"M-O @ Sears." (Andrew Stanton)http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/05/24/wall-e-andrew-stanton-shares-some-pixar-family-photos/image010/1Link "M-O @ Sears." (Andrew Stanton)http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/05/24/wall-e-andrew-stanton-shares-some-pixar-family-photos/image009/2Link "M-O @ Sears." (Andrew Stanton)http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/05/24/wall-e-andrew-stanton-shares-some-pixar-family-photos/image008/3Link "M-O @ Sears." (Andrew Stanton)http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/05/24/wall-e-andrew-stanton-shares-some-pixar-family-photos/image007/4Link "M-O @ Sears." (Andrew Stanton)http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/05/24/wall-e-andrew-stanton-shares-some-pixar-family-photos/image006/5Link "M-O @ Sears." (Andrew Stanton)http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/05/24/wall-e-andrew-stanton-shares-some-pixar-family-photos/image005/6Link "M-O @ Sears." (Andrew Stanton)http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/05/24/wall-e-andrew-stanton-shares-some-pixar-family-photos/image004/7Link "M-O @ Sears." (Andrew Stanton)http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/05/24/wall-e-andrew-stanton-shares-some-pixar-family-photos/image003/8Link "M-O @ Sears." (Andrew Stanton)http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/05/24/wall-e-andrew-stanton-shares-some-pixar-family-photos/image002/9Link "M-O @ Sears." (Andrew Stanton)http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/05/24/wall-e-andrew-stanton-shares-some-pixar-family-photos/image001/10Link We’re still recovering from the 2012 Hero Complex Film Festival (maybe you are too) and we’ll be posting videos soon from the long weekend of movies, memorable moments and madness, but first there’s a bit of unfinished business: Andrew Stanton promised to send over some fun behind-the-scenes Pixar photos from the “Wall-E” days and we promised to post them and … here they are. The two-time Oscar winner was the guest after our Sunday matinee ... Continue reading →

Peter Weller is totally insane–in the most delightful way possible. Continue reading →

MAKE ANOTHER JAY AND SILENT BOB MOVIE. If anything, smoking weed will reinforce your writing if you have faith...think about it .... pretty much all the great music was written and composed by people under the influence .. now you can actua...lly become silent bob. write a fucking first-person narrative and get morgan freeman to narrate the bitch. swing for the stars for all your fans that will be stuck in our parents basements until the will turns over.See More Continue reading →

Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), left, Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Captain America (Chris Evans), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) and Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) in a scene from “The Avengers.” (Marvel) “The Avengers” is closing in on $1.2 billion in worldwide box office and has passed “The Dark Knight” to become the biggest superhero film in Hollywood history. The scale of the movie feels as big as those numbers, and one major reason for that is the work of James Chinlund, the production designer whose credits include Darren Aronofsky films “The Fountain” and “Requiem for a Dream.” The New York native has a fine arts background and studied at Cal Arts but also learned a lot in the pages of Marvel Comics. We caught up ... Continue reading →

Rick Baker is surrounded by some of the characters he created for "Men in Black 3" in his Glendale studio. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/05/24/men-in-black-3-rick-bakers-ongoing-search-for-alien-life/171898_baker_gem_/1Link Bob Shayne, left, and Rick Baker's first big-screen ape on the set of John Landis's first movie, 1973's "Schlock." (Courtesy Bob Shayne)http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/05/24/men-in-black-3-rick-bakers-ongoing-search-for-alien-life/clh1-ca-0s-0504-shayne1-q-0/2Link Rick Baker, right, transforms Eddie Murphy into Sherman Klump for 1996's "The Nutty Professor." (Bruce McBroom / Universal)http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/05/24/men-in-black-3-rick-bakers-ongoing-search-for-alien-life/du38tvgy/3Link Rick Baker, right, and David LeRoy Anderson won the Oscar for Makeup for "Men in Black" in 1998. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/05/24/men-in-black-3-rick-bakers-ongoing-search-for-alien-life/es5cz3gy/4Link Rick Baker did all seven characters in the Klump family for both "The Nutty Professor" and its 2000 sequel, "Nutty Professor II: The Klumps." Here, he is shown in his Glendale studio with the dummy ... Continue reading →

We’ve just posted the third episode of “Hero Complex: The Show” and it’s a good one: Part 2 of our interview with Leonard Nimoy at his home has the “Star Trek” icon talking about the origins of the Vulcan salute, the satisfactions of stage work, the vagaries of typecasting and, to top it off, we even talked him into doing an impression of … William Shatner. Yes, that’s right, Nimoy’s take on Kirk’s eulogy scene from “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.” You can watch it all right here, but only if you’ve already seen Part 1. If you’re just joining us, a quick explanation of who we are and what we do: I’ve been writing for the Los Angeles Times for 21 years ... Continue reading →

Harrison Ford and Karen Allen pose for a publicity photo during location shooting in Tunisia for “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” (Lucasfilm) Harrison Ford would be “delighted” to reprise the role of Indiana Jones, the actor said at a 30th anniversary screening of “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” Ford has played the fedora-wearing, bullwhipping character in four films, the most recurring role of his career. “Maybe a fifth, but I ain’t going to Mars,” he joked during the Q&A portion of the screening, hosted by Hero Complex’s Geoff Boucher at L.A. Live Monday evening. “Ark” director Steven Spielberg said earlier that he and George Lucas have discussed a possible fifth installment in the series. Should a script be written, Ford said, he’d be on board. ... Continue reading →

Six minutes of “The Amazing Spider-Man” will screen before “Men in Black III” in IMAX 3D theaters, Sony announced Tuesday. The Andrew Garfield-starring reboot of the Spidey film franchise has been the topic of much anticipation and criticism, with some fans looking forward to Peter Parker’s reappearance on the big screen and others defending Sam Raimi’s Tobey Maguire-starring trilogy, which wrapped up only five years ago. The new film, which hits theaters July 3, is directed by Marc Webb (“500 Days of Summer”), and stars Emma Stone as love interest Gwen Stacy, Denis Leary as her father, NYPD Capt. George Stacy, and Rhys Ifans as villain Dr. Curt Connors, also known as the Lizard. The “Spider-Man” trailer, released in February, features some very un-”500 Days ... Continue reading →

The cover for "Astonishing X-Men" #50. (Dustin Weaver / Marvel Comics)http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/05/22/x-men-gay-marriage-marvel-superhero-proposes-to-his-boyfriend/astonishingxmen_50_cover/1Link A preview of "Astonishing X-Men" #50 features Northstar and his boyfriend Kyle Jinadu. (Mike Merkins and Marjorie Liu / Marvel Comics)http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/05/22/x-men-gay-marriage-marvel-superhero-proposes-to-his-boyfriend/astonishingxmen_50_preview1/2Link A preview of "Astonishing X-Men" #50 features Northstar and his boyfriend Kyle Jinadu. (Mike Merkins and Marjorie Liu / Marvel Comics)http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/05/22/x-men-gay-marriage-marvel-superhero-proposes-to-his-boyfriend/astonishingxmen_50_preview2/3Link The cover for "Astonishing X-Men" #51. (Dustin Weaver / Marvel Comics)http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/05/22/x-men-gay-marriage-marvel-superhero-proposes-to-his-boyfriend/astonishingxmen_51_cover/4Link Northstar, Marvel’s first openly gay superhero, is going to tie the knot with his boyfriend in mainstream comics’ first same-sex wedding in an upcoming issue of “Astonishing X-Men.” The announcement comes on the heels of DC co-publisher Dan DiDio’s revelation that an iconic DC character will reveal he is gay in a June issue, joining prominent lesbian character Batwoman beneath the ... Continue reading →