#22 New Star Trek Villain and Never-Before-Seen Dark Knight Rises Footage

Recently, E! Online has announced the online appearance of two interesting movie clips and snapshots. First, there's Star Trek 2. The untitled sequel to the J.J. Abrams success was filming on February 24, and E! was able to capture a picture of the newest villain on set. Rumored to be portraying superhuman Khan (who was previously depicted by Ricardo Montalban) is Benedict Cumberbatch, star of films such as War Horse and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. In the picture below, his character is howling in pain due to the Vulcan nerve hold that Spock appears to have on him.

Next we have something a bit more juvenile, but just as, if not more interesting. In celebration of The Dark Knight Rises (appears in theaters Summer 2012), a montage artist made a parody that combined The Lion King and The Dark Knight Rises. The result is incredible. If you haven't already seen The Dark Knight Rises trailer, you won't understand the montage, so make sure you watch that first.

The Dark Knight Rises Trailer

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Being the self-proclaimed trekkie I am, it is no surprise that the new Star Trek snapshots caught my attention. I have seen the older movies, one of which starred Ricardo Montalban as Khan, James T. Kirk's superhuman prisoner. This especially excites me because Khan has always been my favorite Star Trek villain, and to have a younger version of him be portrayed in the upcoming Star Trek film would be fantastic. 

In reference to The Lion King montage, I was wowed by how professional the trailer seemed. The mouths, actions, and places each matched up with The Dark Rises trailer in such a precise way that it seemed almost eerie. But hey, Disney did say that they hide small hints of other films in their movies. But who would've thought that their Lion King could be made into The Dark Knight Rises?

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#18 Awake Sneak Peek: Jason Isaacs Gets a Reality Check

A new drama is joining the television show lineup on NBC. Titled 'Awake', this series tells the story of police detective Michael Britten (Jason Isaacs) after he and he wife and child were involved in a horrendous car crash. Britten is immensely shaken by this terrifying incident, and so horror-struck is he that he starts to reside in two different realities. In one, his wife survived the crash. In the other, it was his son who survived. To make everything worse, Michael sees a therapist in each reality and both are attempting to convince him that the reality he's in is the "real" one. It makes a person wonder, what is really going on in Michael Britten's mind? Which is the "real" reality?

Awake Trailer

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Personally, I've always been a fan of Jason Isaacs. The first movie I saw him in was The Patriot, and no one could've played a better Colonel Tavington than him. The possibility of this type of television show excites me. It being so mysterious, my mind has been provoked, and now I really want to know what it's all about.

Jason Isaacs (right) as Colonel Tavington in The Patriot.

#17 Super Bowl Preview: Ferris Bueller and Other Commercials

Every year during the Super Bowl, football and television fans alike find themselves up to their necks in hilarious, clever, and sometimes stupid commercials. According to E! Online, the average cost to play a 30 second ad during the Super Bowl cost more than $2.3 million. And that was in 2007. This past year, the price was $3.1 million. So far this year, it has been said by Forbes that Volkswagen is paying $3.5 million to place a 30 second ad. Although it may seem a little much, these commercials have in fact increased the amount of viewers of the Super Bowl over the years. Just last year, Super Bowl 2011 was crowned as the most watched show ever. More than 111 million people were watching. At least two Super Bowl ads have come out already, an early introduction to their premiere on Sunday. These two include a new Avengers trailer, and a small ad starring Ferris Bueller--- I mean Matthew Broderick. The two videos are included below.

Ferris Bueller Super Bowl Spot

The Avengers Super Bowl Spot

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