MOVIES: They're giving Ender's Game a chance!

Well the final cast is taking shape for Ender's Game and it's giving me hope! Against my better judgement. Harrison Ford has been confirmed for the role of Colonel Hyram Graff who oversees all of the students at the military academy which Ender attends. Abigail Breslin has also been confirmed for the role of Ender's older sister, Valentine, who is at times the only person in the world Ender truly cares for. I love the relationship between the two in the book and I hope they strike the right chords on screen. Hailee Steinfeld, the incredible actress from True Grit who I still believe should have gotten the lead role for The Hunger Games (especially after seeing the trailers thus far), will be playing Petra one of Ender's close friends in the school. There's also a ton of great actors and actresses still in talks for other parts in the movie but the point is that big names are signing on and it looks like this movie might actually be getting the star treatment it deserves! Boy am I finding it hard to not get overly optimistic right now.

MOVIES: Who will be the villain in Star Trek 2?

Benicio Del Toro has dropped out of playing the villain in the much anticipated Star Trek 2. Apparently an agreement could not be met over monetary issues which is a bummer because I thought Del Toro would make an excellent villain in JJ Abrams Trek universe. It probably won't be long before a replacement is named since filming is set to begin in January. There have been quite a few rumors over the last couple of weeks that Khan will be the villain in Trek 2. This would no doubt be awesome as Khan is perhaps the most notorious villain from the Star Trek saga. I have no doubt that Abrams won't settle on whoever he selects to play the baddie as his love for sci-fi and cinema always seem to show in his work. I'm pumped for Star Trek 2 and can't wait to see who ends up playing the villain!