Check out the first official image from the "ice age train" movie Snowpiercer. Disney releases a complete character guide for Oz the Great and Powerful. There are two sneak peeks from the series finale of Fringe. Plus tons of hints for what lies ahead on True Blood, Doctor Who, Arrow, and Syfy's Being Human!
Spoilers from here on out!
Top image from Game of Thrones.
Man of Steel
Russell Crowe, who plays Jor-El in Zack Snyder's Superman movie, offers some major praise for the film's portrayal of the iconic superhero:
"It's really complicated, it's really complex. I don't think anyone's really tried to get into the psychology of what it must be like to be Superman. And [how] people would really respond in a modern society if someone like that popped up. Zack Snyder who directed The Watchmen, who directed 300 and a few other things, he was given a great deal of responsibility. Because when it comes to comic book heroes and superhero films, at the top of the food chain is Superman. I think the biggest indicator for me as to how it's looking is that the financier of the film, a lovely fellow by the name of Thomas Tull- quite a reticent man, doesn't mince his word, he's sent me dashing e-mails, he just loves it and thinks its going to go down really well. I'm really looking forward to seeing it.
"It's a massive undertaking, the type of sets we worked on in that film were incredible. It takes you to the ground on Krypton. It takes you to a planet where the sun is four times larger than ours. I think people are going to love it and if you've seen the trailer, you realize that this Superman is not just floating through the air, held up by a wire. This Superman is supersonic, when he decides to fly, he doesn't muck around. I'm really looking forward to the way people respond to it."
[Reelz via Comic Book Movie]
Thor: The Dark World
As we come to the end of the press tour for The Last Stand, here's one last quote from Jaimie Alexander on what to expect from the Thor sequel:
Nothing too juicy. Even Sif must respect the power of the NDA. [Laughter.] I can say that we explore the relationship between Thor and Sif a little more in this film. And you get to see a lot more of the people of Asgard, what their daily lives are like. We get to explore a couple of other worlds as well. I think the fans are really going to like it.
[Mania]
Snowpiercer
We've seen tons of concept art for Bong Joon-ho's English-language debut, but here's the first actual photo from the set of his post-apocalyptic Ice Age train-based revolution movie. This particular photo depicts costar Song Kang-ho, who previously worked with Joon-ho on The Host and Memories of Murder. [First Showing]
Oz the Great and Powerful
Disney has released helpful character descriptions for all the major and some of the minor characters in Sam Raimi's Wizard of Oz prequel. Here's the rundown:
OSCAR DIGGS (James Franco)
Oscar Diggs is a small-time magician who takes his magic act on the road as part of a traveling circus in the Midwest. A man with dubious ethics, Diggs is a handsome, charming charlatan who is skilled at smooth-talking his way out of problems. When he is hurled into the magical Land of Oz, Oscar faces a fight-or-flight dilemma that holds the fate of a kingdom in the balance, forcing him to decide what kind of man he truly is before it is too late.THEODORA (Mila Kunis)
Theodora is a beautiful, naïve witch who is protected by her powerful sister Evanora. Theodora only wants peace to come to the Land of Oz and truly believes that a prophesied wizard will arrive someday to restore order.EVANORA (Rachel Weisz)
Evanora is Theodora's over-protective sister. With her penetrating gaze, she exudes a powerful presence and has positioned herself as the royal advisor and protector of Emerald City.GLINDA (Michelle Williams)
Glinda is a good witch who rules over a peaceful kingdom of simple, kind folk. Beautiful Glinda is not only a compassionate and benevolent witch, but also a fierce protector of her people. Though Glinda sees through Oscar's façade early on, she knows genuine goodness lies within and helps Oscar achieve his true destiny.CHINA GIRL (voiced by Joey King)
China Girl is from the village of China Town, where everything, including the inhabitants, is made of china. When destruction befalls her land, the brave, resilient China Girl encounters Oz and they strike up an unlikely friendship.FINLEY (voiced by Zach Braff)
Finley is a winged monkey that accompanies Oscar on his journey. Finley doesn't have a high opinion of Oscar and lets him know it. Ultimately he becomes a loyal ally and helps Oscar discover his true self.FRANK (Zach Braff)
Frank is Oscar's assistant and right-hand man-he's the money handler, costume mender and prop wrangler for Oscar's magic act. Frank is put upon and underappreciated but is Oscar's only friend.KNUCK (Tony Cox)
Knuck is a dour, unsmiling Munchkin, who, as the Herald of Emerald City, announces all the visitors. Despite his cantankerous demeanor, he is loyal to Glinda and thus reluctantly becomes Oscar's ally.WINKIES
The Winkies are the formidable, spear-carrying, 8-foot tall, uniformed guards of Emerald City under the command of Evanora.QUADLINGS
The Quadlings are inhabitants of Glinda's kingdom. They are kind-hearted, simple country folk who are mostly farmers.TINKERS
The Tinkers, who live in Glinda's kingdom, are tall, thin, old men with long, white beards and elfish ears who can build anything. What they lack in stamina they more than make up for in ingenuity. They are led by the Master Tinker, who Oz finds the perfect foil for his plans.MUNCHKINS
The Munchkins are giggling, happy little people, who live peaceful lives singing and making pretty clothes. Though they don't have a care in the world, they are loyal to Glinda and do their best to help her if and when she needs them.
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Here's a new international trailer. [/Film]
The Dark Knight Returns: Part 2
Here are some short interviews with Robocop star Peter Weller, Person of Interest's Michael Emerson, and Human Target's Mark Valley, who play Batman, the Joker, and Superman respectively in the two-part animated adaptation of the Frank Miller story.
True Blood
Costar Joe Manganiello previews what's in store for Alcide and the sixth season in general:
"[It's] racier. My character's taken over the wolf pack, so as an alpha, and a pack of dogs, you gotta regulate, you gotta set it straight with everybody so there's some violence. It'll be fun. This is Season 6 and the first couple scripts I read -– I think they're doing a lot of stuff that they maybe held back on the past couple years. They're pretty wild. I think it's going to be a pretty wild season."
The second episode will reportedly feature a guest character named Connor Farley, described as someone who is "about 45 and works for the Department of Wildlife [and] on his way to a meeting with the governor, he finds himself in a problematic situation." [SpoilerTV]
Person of Interest
Here's a short synopsis for episode thirteen, "Dead Reckoning", which airs January 31:
REESE FINDS HIMSELF IN THE CROSSHAIRS OF A FORMER ACQUAINTANCE ORCHESTRATING A MASSIVE ACT OF CYBERTERRORISM, ON "PERSON OF INTEREST," THURSDAY, JAN. 31 – Reese is abducted by an old acquaintance planning a massive act of cyber-warfare that could lead to Reese's death.
Once Upon a Time
Being Human (US)
Star Sam Witwer discusses Aidan's crazy flashbacks and an upcoming guest star:
The flashbacks we do this year are more ambitious than any flashback we've ever attempted. We go way further back in his history than we've ever gone. We'll tell a story I knew something about but I just never thought we'd actually attempt it. And we tell that story over four episodes, and we tell it as it relates to what is going on with Aidan in modern day. So it's a really exciting season for that reason too. You're not going to see that until later on.
Lastly, Xander Berkeley (Nikita) makes his debut next week. Tell me about him and how he poses a threat.
The question I had after the first season and after the second season is, ‘Wow, these guys are making a lot of enemies. When is that going to come back and bit them in the ass?' And the answer is Xander Berkeley. He is the father of Connor and Brynn, the two kids that Josh palled around with. And Connor, the male of the two, Aidan shot and killed him after they hunted Aidan through the woods. So [Berkeley] shows up [asking questions] and that's going to obviously go very badly.
[EW]
Elsewhere, Witwer says to expect big things from the season ahead:
"I think we've completely nailed [the tone] on the third season," he says. "While I think we did some really great stuff in the second season and I think our best episode might be in the second season, I also think it got a little bit unbalanced - the darkness didn't necessarily have as much humor to balance it out. So the thing I'm most excited about in season 3 is that there is a very keen balance between the humor and the dark stuff...[Aidan] had a very traumatizing previous season…and the consequences of everything [he's] done are going to haunt [him] this season."
Lost Girl
X-Men: First Class and Twilight actor Edi Gathegi has reportedly been cast as Kyle, described as "a composed agent for a top-secret organization with killer looks and instincts to match [who] doesn't like his time to be wasted, and can easily assess anyone's weaknesses and happily exploit them." [EW]
Additional reporting by Amanda Yesilbas and Charlie Jane Anders.