Took a week off again. It was Father's Day. That's an excuse, right? As of this past Wednesday, I've been a father for 5 years now, and it's been fantastic. I took both my girls to see The Lego Movie. Definitely a movie you should check out, whether you have kids or not. Now, on with the show.
RIP Casey Kasem - Father's Day wasn't all fun and games for the entertainment world. We sadly lost another favorite. Casey Kasem was a disc jockey and actor/voice actor and more. A whole generation will remember him as the voice of Shaggy in the old Scooby Doo cartoons. Even more so, he will be remembered as the host of the American Top 40 for many years. I remember growing up listening to him countdown the current top 40, playing long distance requests, and giving shout-outs to a few different stations each week who aired his program across the country. We'll all miss him (and if you've listened to the crap on radio lately, you'll miss the good music we use to have in the Top 40). Luckily, in my area, I can still pick up repeats of his shows in syndication from the 70's and 80's on weekend mornings. We'll never forget you or your voice Mr. Kasem.
75 Years of the Bat - To celebrate 75 years of Batman, Warner Brothers has tour dedicated to the character in California. For $54 they will take you to different locations from the films and then to the WB studio museum, which has dedicated the whole first floor to Batman. They will have props, replicas, vehicles, and costumes from many of the different movies throughout the years. I now wish I lived in California, because that sounds amazing.
Meanwhile, back at DC headquarters... - The list of DC's planned films has been leaked lately. This seems to be still rumor stages, but it's still worth noting. Shazam, Sandman, Justice League, Wonder Woman, Flash/Green Lantern all in 2016/17, followed by Man of Steel 2 in 2018. If they follow through on this, they will all of a sudden be pumping out more films a year than Marvel. While I'm excited for this (I grew up reading more DC than Marvel), I'm still a little worried too. I'd love to finally see some of these characters up on the big screen, but I'd like to see them take their time to put out a good product. The official announcement is meant to happen at ComicCon this summer. We'll see then. I think one of the big things to note is that they seem to have altogether dropped the entire façade of Batman v Superman being a Man of Steel sequel with the mention of Man of Steel 2.
Irony House - Looking for a home in Long Island? Well, for a mere $12.5M you can own the home used in the Tom Hanks classic Money Pit. The irony is that only the outside was used for shots in the movie, with interior shots being done on sets. And yet, the current owners claim that the actual interior of the house was falling apart when they bought it. Now they have cleaned it up and put this ginormous mansion on the market. Who want's to buy me a house?
Until next time......I'd like to make a long distance dedication.
Weekend top 10 at the box office:
1 - Think Like a Man Too (new release) $30M
2 - 22 Jump Street $29M
3 - How to Train Your Dragon 2 $25.3M
4 - Jersey Boys (new release) $13.5M
5 - Maleficent $13M
6 - Edge of Tomorrow $10.3M
7 - The Fault in our Stars $8.6M
8 - X-Men: Days of Future Past $6.2M
9 - Chef $1.8M
10 - Godzilla $1.8M
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