Tron 2.0 Casting News

December 25th, 2008 by Mox

Last week, The Hollywood Reporter reported that that actresses Olivia Wilde and Beau Garrett are the first to be signed for the Tron sequel. Wilde is currently a regular on the medical drama House M.D. and will be playing a worker in the virtual world who has to face the MCP. Garrett, who was most recently seen in Made of Honor, will be playing a siren in the virtual world.

While the male lead has not yet been cast, Coming Soon is reporting that Bruce Boxleitner will be joining Jeff Bridges as members of the original cast making appearances in the new movie.

Bridges (who played the dual roles of Flynn and Clu) appeared in test footage that was screened earlier this year at Comic-Con, so his involvement has been presumed, but it’s good to hear that Boxleitner, who played the title character as well as the “user” Alan Bradley, is also attached.

Not much is known of the film’s plot, other than it will be true sequel, not a re-imagining. Shooting is slated to begin in the spring for a 2011 release.

Bento Art

December 22nd, 2008 by Mox

Wall-E BentoEarlier this month, this picture was making the rounds of the internet as the latest example of something I’ve been seeing more of: kyaraben or character bento. And if you’ve read this blog at all (as infrequently as I post), it should be no surprise why it caught my attention.

I’m not a super adventurous eater, so I don’t eat Japanese food very often but I have had the occasional bento. However, I have never had anything so elaborate. It seems that character bento started as a way to get Japanese children more interested in their food and has grown into a bona fide art form. I’m not sure why it is that I suddenly seem to be seeing so much more of it, but it is fun to see the variety and creativity of these edible masterpieces.

Wall-E SandwichThe Wall-E bento above was created by Anna the Red, whose blog details her amazing bento creations along with other food-related how-tos, such as this Wall-E sandwich.