“The shorthand is, really what we hope we’ve done is create ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ for outlaws,” executive producer Foz Allan said. “The way that ‘Pirates’ has rescued the pirate movie, and made it accessible and good fun again, I think we’re trying to do that on TV for Robin.”
Hundreds of fans of the “Harry Potter” series swarmed Oklahoma bookstores at midnight Friday to be among the first to read the final book, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.”
At the Borders store at 300 Norman Center Court in Norman, dozens of wizards’ capes were slung over the backs of excited attendees.
Writer J. Michael Straczynski, who penned “Amazing Spider-Man” for nearly seven years, and is the creator of the TV show “Babylon 5,” is the writer of the new “Thor” series.
Straczynski said he wanted to feature a key Marvel hero in an area other than New York City.
“I wanted to put this somewhere fresh, somewhere in the American heartland, and for a number of reasons, including the Heavener runestones, this seemed like the perfect place,” Straczynski said in an interview with The Oklahoman.
Writer Stuart Moore’s experience with science fiction, and with Marvel’s Avengers characters, made him a natural choice for “New Avengers-Transformers,” which sees Marvel’s top-selling team face off against Hasbro’s robots in disguise.
“License to Wed” takes an interesting premise, a marriage-prep course, and raises the stakes. Unfortunately, the film feels removed from reality — the difficulties feel forced and lack authenticity.
What does feel real is the chemistry between (Mandy) Moore and (John) Krasinski. Watching “Wed,” one wishes the pair were cast in another, wittier comedy.
Despite the best efforts of the leads, “License to Wed” never quite makes it over the threshold.
