20th Century Fox has just released a sneak peek at the upcoming “Predators” movie which premiered at SXSW on Friday. In this 2 minute promo, producer, Robert Rodriguez gives us an insides look at director, Nimród Antal’s reimagining of The Predator franchise. It’s a quick behind the scenes presentation that doesn’t give us enough of an assement on the films potential awesome-ness but does show some rather impressive looking footage. We do get glimpse of the mercenary unit lead by Adrien Brody and teases of the Predators themselves, which look potentially more freightening then ever. Except for maybe that bizarre dog like Predator, that was just dumb.

The talent involved in this movie makes me cautiously optimistic. Will it deliver? who knows but someone has to get this franchise right eventually so why not this time.

Official Plot Synopsis: Royce, a mercenary who reluctantly leads a group of elite warriors who come to realize they’ve been brought together on an alien planet… as prey. With the exception of a disgraced physician, they are all cold-blooded killers, mercenaries, Yakuza, convicts, death squad members human “predators” that are now being systemically hunted and eliminated by a new breed of alien Predators.

Coming to theaters on July 7th, 2010

We here at Nerdbastards are always up for an Optimus Prime story. And this one is a sure crowd pleaser. First let me introduce Robosteel, a company based in Ireland that specializes in making handmade, steel sculptures related to movie-memorabilia, collectibles, sci-fi and fantasy. All of their sculptures and hand welded and each one is unique since many different, recycled parts are used to make each one. The sculptures are made out of, and are not limited to, televisions, cars, motorbikes, airplanes, boats and dishwashers. They are all built to last since they are layered with lacquer, and this way can be left outside of the home if they don’t fit.  So now that you have some background info, let me introduce this little gem Robosteel put together, Optimus Prime.

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(Every friday, here at nerdbastards, you can come to find the sexy side of nerd pop culture in a little weekly feature we call “Sexy Cosplay of The Week”. Cosplay is a known term in the nerd-verse when fans dress up as their favorite characters from pop culture, either from movies, comics, TV, gaming and so on. A lot of times it’s quite sexy and what we do is find the sexy and bring it to you, you’re welcome.)

The form of Cosplay has seen it’s share of good, bad and fugly (talkin to you, fatties in spandex) but there are a select few who do it better than anyone else. Fortune may favor the bold but so to does it favor those that are bountiful in bosom and buttocks and are true to the culture of nerd. Very rare does one encounter a curvaceous, curiosty such this. Meagan “VirtualGirl” Vanburkleo is more than a nerd with a vagina. A comic book connoisseur. A masquerading madam. A voluptuous vixen that proves that a nerd males unrealistic fantasy of the female form can be real. Her embodiment of ample chested comic heroines and villains such as Witchblade, Magdelena, Poison Ivy, Catwoman, Wonderwoman, Zantanna and many others are rivaled next to none.

We at nerdbastards salute this gorgeous gal and her astonishing contributions to the cosplay community.

after the jump you will find a small collection of Meagan’s best realizations

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(article by Jeff Sparkman)

How awesome is this? Clever fellow and perhaps mad genius Chris Dimino designed a cuckoo clock that replicates one of the most famous scenes of Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of Stephen King’s “The Shining.”
Every hour, Jack Nicholson (as Jack Torrance) breaks through the door and shouts, “Heeeere’s Johnny!”, followed by a scream from Shelley Duvall. Kickass, right?
Alas, while you can’t traipse down to Target to pick one up just yet, hope springs eternal that one day you could have this baby on a wall to scare the bejesus out of your guests.
It got me thinking about other ideas for similar clocks. Maybe a chestburster from “Alien” popping out of John Hurt every hour? Or a head-explodey-guy from “Scanners” clock? The scary thing is that I bet someone out there is feverishly working on a Tubgirl cuckoo clock.

Note: If you don’t know what Tubgirl is, for the love of baby Cthulhu, don’t look it up. Especially if you have a pudding cup in your lunch today.

source: slashfilm

Here at nerdbastards we love everything in nerd pop culture (obviously). So it makes sense that when someone mashes together two separate pop culture things to make something funny or in some cases better we go nuts over it. Just when we’ve thought we’ve seen everything some cheeky bastard (Katamaran78 on youtube) goes and makes our heads explode. With one of the coolest mash-ups we’ve ever seen: “Battlestar Galactica” set to the Beastie Boys‘ “Sabotage” with scenes cut to mirror the iconic ’90s/faux-’70’s music video (copied nearly shot by shot).

This video was so freaking cool, it will make any Battlestar fan want to watch the whole series all over again but perhaps skip the finale, nobody needs to watch that mess again.

source: buzzfeed

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(article by Jeff Sparkman)

In case you need evidence that people were on drugs in the 80s, you’re in luck this May, because that’s when Warner Home Video will release its Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1980s Volume 1 DVD.

Like all drug dealers, they offer you some good stuff–a chance to own episodes of the beloved “Thundarr the Barbarian“–before sticking you with the shit that’s cut with baby powder. You’ll get to enjoy (maybe that’s too strong a word) “The Biskitts,” “The Flintstone Kids,” and “Monchichis.” To be fair, though, you also get to watch the Mr. T cartoon, imaginatively called “Mr. T,” in which in addition to pitying fools and suckas, he also coaches a coed gymnastic team and drives a van. Because that’s not creepy or anything.

If that’s not enough ass-kickery, there’s also “Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos.” Hells yes.

Other shows represented include “The Completely Mental Adventures of Ed Grimley,” “Galtar and the Golden Lance” (no, that’s not a porn title), “Dragon’s Lair,” “The Kwicky Koala Show,” and “Goldie Gold and Action Jack.”

That last one isn’t a porn title, either.

Now keep in mind this is only the first volume. We can only hope the second volume will include more classics like “Pac-Man,” “Rubik the Amazing Cube,” and “Turbo Teen.”

I never noticed how so many cartoons sound like porn.

The set hits shelves on May 4 and lists for $26.98. BYOB.

Tim Burton’s latest excercise in weirdness, Alice in Wonderland was visually satisfying but a failure in dramatic story telling. How could it have been better, you say? Well, that question is best answered in this video mashup of Lady Gaga in Wonderland by Black20’s

When Wonderland is threatened by a pop-music hating Queen Of Hearts, pop music sensation Lady Gaga returns to her homeland to kick some evil ass… but mainly dance, sing, and weird it up.

This creation is not only far more superior but also offers the energy, curiosity, and emotional draw that Burton failed to deliver.

source: slashfilm

This is not, I repeat NOT our “Sexy Cosplay of The Week” (which is up every Fri. afternoon). No, what this is, is the equivilant of taking your genitals, putting them in a blender and setting it to frap. To say this is a poor execution of cosplay would be a severe understatement. Will never look  at Felicia from Capcom’s Dark Stalkers the same ever again . As much as we are inclined to comment on this great big mess we’re just too afraid of Karma and well, fat girl backlash. We’re bastards but we’re not mean bastards. That’s what the comment section is for. I  am, though, reminded of a old sang thats rings true for todays example of Cosplay gone wrong. As Mama always said “If you can’t be a good example, you just have to be a horrible warning”. This couldn’t be more of a clearer warning to the walking mounds of flesh out there wishing to dress up as their favorite character from pop culture. Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.

full sized pic after the jump. Warning: We are not reasponsible for any permanent or short periods of erectile dysfunction that may occur. Look at your own risk.

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The Iron Man 2 Trailer #2 appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night. With even more action and beautifully rendered affects make this comic book come to life even more so the its predecessor, or any othe comic movies for that matter. With a Star riveted cast including Mickey Rourke, Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson, Don Cheadle and Samuel L. Jackson… Whiplash has more to say this time around and tells you WHY when their is blood in the water the sharks will come, and it makes more sense. It also shows a really cool sequence that explains how after Stark has his race car whipped into shreds and is out of costume, he has a chance against Whiplash. With an assemblage that attaches to his chest and expands to form fit Ala’ Transformers. This trailer is getting me even mor excited for this Sequel..and don’t be nervous guys…Think about Superhero sequels…Spiderman 2: Amazing- X-Men 2: Unbelievable- Dark Knight: Oscar Worthy…So I think Iron Man 2 is a safe bet…as for part 3? Lets cross that Bridge when we come to it.

Iron Man 2 is in theaters May 7, 2010.

Synopsis:

With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) faces pressure from the government, the press, and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, along with Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow), and James “Rhodey” Rhodes (Don Cheadle) at his side, must forge new alliances — and confront powerful enemies.