{"id":12764,"date":"2017-08-24T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-25T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-lucas-till-as-the-joker-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-song-parody-and-more\/"},"modified":"2017-08-24T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-08-25T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-lucas-till-as-the-joker-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-song-parody-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-lucas-till-as-the-joker-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-song-parody-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: Lucas Till as The Joker, &#039;Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2&#039; Song Parody and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-style:italic;font-size:16px\">By  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-lucas-till-as-joker-39guardians-galaxy-vol-239-song-parody-more\/23018?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\">Christopher Campbell<\/a><\/span>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"ftpimagefix\" style=\"float:left\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-lucas-till-as-joker-39guardians-galaxy-vol-239-song-parody-more\/23018?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201708\/fan_rupertgrint_harrypotter3_20170824.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong><span>Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Dream Casting of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>BossLogic suggests Lucas Till as a young Joker in his newly announced origin movie, and he even shows us what that could look like:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>Or someone young \ud83d\ude00 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lucastill\">@lucastill<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l35EmpGEG7\">pic.twitter.com\/l35EmpGEG7<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 BossLogic (@Bosslogic) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bosslogic\/status\/900199895885381635\">August 23, 2017<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><span>Music Parody of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>What if the <em>Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 <\/em>soundtrack was more on the nose? Here&#8217;s a parody of Jay and the Americans&#8217; &#8220;Come a Little Bit Closer&#8221; so it&#8217;s more of a plot song:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Poster Homage of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>This week&#8217;s official <em>Stranger Things <\/em>poster pays homage to <em>Alien<\/em>, which means they&#8217;re not just honoring &#8217;80s movies:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>This is Will Byers. Only survivor of The Upside Down. Signing on. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StrangerThursdays?src=hash\">#StrangerThursdays<\/a> begins now. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o80kd7DKMA\">pic.twitter.com\/o80kd7DKMA<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 Stranger Things (@Stranger_Things) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Stranger_Things\/status\/900704282613133312\">August 24, 2017<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><span>Supercut of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>You might want to save this for Easter, but Fandor has compiled a supercut of rabbits in movies:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Rupert Grint, who turns 28 today, receives direction from Alfonso Cuaron on the set of <em>Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban <\/em>in 2003:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Actor in the Spotlight:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>The latest edition of No Small Parts highlights the chameleonic career of Giancarlo Esposito:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Filmmaker in Focus:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>This supercut highlights all the wonderful food found in the films of Hayao Miyazaki (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/come-get-food-films-hayao-miyazaki\/\">via Film School Rejects<\/a>):<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Cosplay of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Here are a whole bunch of very committed but anonymous <em>Ghostbusters <\/em>fans cosplaying as the logo:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>Ghostbusters cosplay. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C5EayWVyX0\">pic.twitter.com\/C5EayWVyX0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 Nick de Semlyen (@NickdeSemlyen) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NickdeSemlyen\/status\/900769940986359808\">August 24, 2017<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><span>Studio Formula of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Couch Tomato presents 24 reasons all Pixar movies are the same:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Today is the 75th anniversary of the premiere of Disney&#8217;s <em>Saludos Amigos<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the animated classic below. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span> <\/span><span>and <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/\">Let&#8217;s block ads!<\/a><\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/acceptable.html\">(Why?)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source:: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-lucas-till-as-joker-39guardians-galaxy-vol-239-song-parody-more\/23018?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Today in Movie Culture: Lucas Till as The Joker, &#039;Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2&#039; Song Parody and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-lucas-till-as-joker-39guardians-galaxy-vol-239-song-parody-more\/23018?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ftpimagefix\" style=\"float:left\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-lucas-till-as-joker-39guardians-galaxy-vol-239-song-parody-more\/23018?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201708\/fan_rupertgrint_harrypotter3_20170824.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong><span>Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Dream Casting of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>BossLogic suggests Lucas Till as a young Joker in his newly announced origin movie, and he even shows us what that could look like:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>Or someone young \ud83d\ude00 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lucastill\">@lucastill<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l35EmpGEG7\">pic.twitter.com\/l35EmpGEG7<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 BossLogic (@Bosslogic) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bosslogic\/status\/900199895885381635\">August 23, 2017<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><span>Music Parody of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>What if the <em>Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 <\/em>soundtrack was more on the nose? Here&#8217;s a parody of Jay and the Americans&#8217; &#8220;Come a Little Bit Closer&#8221; so it&#8217;s more of a plot song:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Poster Homage of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>This week&#8217;s official <em>Stranger Things <\/em>poster pays homage to <em>Alien<\/em>, which means they&#8217;re not just honoring &#8217;80s movies:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>This is Will Byers. Only survivor of The Upside Down. Signing on. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StrangerThursdays?src=hash\">#StrangerThursdays<\/a> begins now. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o80kd7DKMA\">pic.twitter.com\/o80kd7DKMA<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 Stranger Things (@Stranger_Things) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Stranger_Things\/status\/900704282613133312\">August 24, 2017<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><span>Supercut of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>You might want to save this for Easter, but Fandor has compiled a supercut of rabbits in movies:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Vintage Image of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Rupert Grint, who turns 28 today, receives direction from Alfonso Cuaron on the set of <em>Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban <\/em>in 2003:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Actor in the Spotlight:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>The latest edition of No Small Parts highlights the chameleonic career of Giancarlo Esposito:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Filmmaker in Focus:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>This supercut highlights all the wonderful food found in the films of Hayao Miyazaki (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/come-get-food-films-hayao-miyazaki\/\">via Film School Rejects<\/a>):<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Cosplay of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Here are a whole bunch of very committed but anonymous <em>Ghostbusters <\/em>fans cosplaying as the logo:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span>Ghostbusters cosplay. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C5EayWVyX0\">pic.twitter.com\/C5EayWVyX0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2014 Nick de Semlyen (@NickdeSemlyen) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NickdeSemlyen\/status\/900769940986359808\">August 24, 2017<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><span>Studio Formula of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Couch Tomato presents 24 reasons all Pixar movies are the same:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Today is the 75th anniversary of the premiere of Disney&#8217;s <em>Saludos Amigos<\/em>. Watch the original trailer for the animated classic below. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span> <\/span><span>and <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/\">Let&#8217;s block ads!<\/a><\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/acceptable.html\">(Why?)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12764"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12764\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}