Thank you, George Lucas! After Disney bought Lucasfilm and it's prize jewel, Star Wars, the House of the Mouse sent out a survey to its Disneyland annual pass holders to ask if they would be interested in Star Wars theme park. Uh, yes. Of course they would be!
I haven't been to an amusement park for a number of years now. There READ MORE
Last time in our Comic Book Rookie series, we talked about Marvel comics. This time we're taking a look at DC Comics, which includes one of Bro Council's favorites; Batman. He's not the only superhero they have, but he's been their saving grace over the years. Although "The Man of Steel" is about to make a splash this Summer, READ MORE
Batgirl is the female counterpart to Batman, and resides in Gotham City. Nightwing is a superhero that has gone through several iterations, but originally resided in Krypton - home of Superman. Imgur is an online image hosting service that offers free image hosting, and is based in San Francisco. What do they all have in common? READ MORE
Don't look now but comics are cool again! You just might not know it yet. Take a look at some of the most popular blockbusters, and even some of the horrible bombs, in Hollywood over the last several years: Batman, Spiderman, X-Men (and the Wolverine spin-offs), Iron Man, The Avengers and their individual movies (Thor, Captain READ MORE
By now, we've all heard about the child-abusing Cookie Monster in Times Square and the Elmo impersonator who went on an anti-Semitic rant outside of a New York City toy store; and it sadly it appears the rampant corruption of fictional characters has spread to the west coast as well.
Police in California are searching for a "rogue READ MORE
There are two huge debates about Batman in the comic book world:
Is he better than Superman?
Has Batman ever killed anyone?
Now, for those of you who aren't aware, killing someone is against his code of ethics. And if you watch the Christopher Nolan movies, there is a ton of death around Batman, but he never seems to be READ MORE
In case you missed it the other night on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, we bring you the best interview Harrison Ford has given. The man who played Han Solo has been through a constant barrage of questions about reprising his role as the galaxies best smuggler, and Jimmy Kimmel was doing a good job of playing along with Ford's unwillingness READ MORE
As many Star Wars fans are eagerly awaiting the announcement of the cast for Disney's Star Wars: Episode 7, many acting hopefuls want to get their career started just by being a bit part of the galaxy far far away. Here are 10 celebrities that you probably never knew were part of the Star Wars universe:
1. Jon Bon Jovi
Yep, the READ MORE
I have something in common with Jeffrey Dahmer. No, I am not a disturbed serial killer or monster, but we are both alums of Revere High School, an average rural/suburban high school in the middle of nowhere Ohio. Although I have known this for a long time, I never really gave it a second thought until I read Derf Backderf's READ MORE
It's no secret that we're big fans of zombies here at Bro Council. We love The Walking Dead, we've told you where to go when they start to attack, and we're looking forward to the day that Christopher Walken becomes a zombie.
There is only one problem with zombies, if (when) a real apocalypse happens, they are going to eat us. READ MORE
The 80's were pretty awesome, and two prime examples of why are Rocky Balboa and GI Joe. Yes, I know Rocky came out in the 70's, but it was huge in the 80's. Except for the 5th movie - that one doesn't count, and from this day forward we will not mention it again at Bro Council Headquarters. Luckily, Rocky Balboa made up for that READ MORE
The Digital Animation and Visual Effects (DAVE) School is a computer modeling school based out of Florida. And apparently, some of their students are Star Wars fans. Because of their enthusiasm for the World of Lucas Disney, we now get to see why Jabba the Hut placed a bounty on Han Solo's head for the first time.
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As you may know if you're a loyal reader of the site, Michael Bay is producing a new mixed live action and CGI Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film. Luckily, the script has reportedly changed since Bay changed the mutant turtles to alien turtles, which is a change we're glad he made.
Now, word out of the Bay camp is that Megan Fox READ MORE
Bro Council's resident mohawked man Eric is a big fan of Star Wars, and also a big fan of gaming. Because of that, he talked us into traveling to Hobby Express in Cranberry Township, PA to check out a special pre-release event for the new Millennium Falcon, Slave 1, A Wing, and Tie Interceptor vehicles for the X-Wing Miniatures READ MORE
Disclaimer: there has been no official word on this yet. Now that the disclaimer is out of the way, we can now start spreading crazy rumors. Right? Nevermind, we just checked with the lawyers and that is apparently not allowed. Here's the real scoop as far as we know:
Although neither Disney or Lucasfilm are talking, the ever READ MORE
