Will Perkins

Will Perkins

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Will Perkins is a film and game journalist and marketing professional based in Toronto, Ontario. He co-founded ThatShelf.com with Jeff Brown and Lucas Rizoli in 2009. He has contributed to such outlets as Yahoo Movies, Design Bureau, Kill Screen, Maxim and Steel Bananas – work that has afforded him the opportunity to interview some of the world’s most acclaimed filmmakers, actors, and game designers. Will is the former co-owner of Art of the Title.

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  • Game of Thrones - Kit Harington & Richard Madden - Featured
    April 8, 2011
    Game of Thrones Interview:
    Kit Harington

    Today we were lucky enough to speak with actor Kit Harington, who plays Jon Snow in HBO’s epic fantasy series Game of Thrones. We discussed the audition process for the show, his character Jon Snow, the sprawling and illustrious cast, Thrones fan sites, and what he keeps on his dork shelf.

  • Insidious - James Wan - Featured
    March 31, 2011
    Insidious Interview: James Wan & Leigh Whannell

    We recently had the opportunity to sit down with the creative team behind the original Saw, director James Wan and writer/actor Leigh Whannell. We discussed their new film Insidious, the horror genre, their film inspirations and influences, their favourite Toronto haunts and the dark secrets that their respective dork shelves undoubtedly hold.

  • The Rep - Toronto Underground Cinema
    March 27, 2011
    The Rep – Episode 5
    Top Men?

    Dork Shelf.com is now a proud sponsor of The Rep! The ongoing web-series documents the trials and tribulations of our friends at the Toronto Underground Cinema. Episode 5 follows the gang as they travel deep into the depths of a defunct cinema to uncover a mysterious cache of 35mm film cannisters.

  • Captain America: The First Avenger - Featured
    March 25, 2011
    Captain America: The First Avenger Trailer

    The first full length trailer for Captain America: The First Avenger has hit the web. The Marvel Comics adaptation is being directed by Joe Johnston (The Rocketeer, The Wolfman) and stars Chris Evans as the titular super soldier.

  • Super 8 - Featured
    March 14, 2011
    Super 8 Theatrical Trailer Arrives

    After releasing the theatrical trailer for J.J. Abrams’ new film Super 8 on Twitter last Friday, Paramount finally released the high definition version to the rest of the web today. Details about the Steven Spielberg produced film remain scarce, but judging by this new trailer we’d say that Super 8 looks like some strange amalgam of Stand By Me, The Goonies and War of the Worlds.

  • HBO Game of Thrones
    March 4, 2011
    New Trailer for HBO’s Game of Thrones

    HBO unleashed a new trailer for their upcoming fantasy series Game of Thrones today. Based on the novels of George R. R. Martin, Thrones revolves around the medieval world of Westeros, a turbulent kingdom where the ruling houses vie for control of the coveted Iron Throne. The show boasts an amazing cast that includes fantasy vet Sean Bean, Lena Headey, Peter Dinklage and HBO alum Aiden Gillen.

  • Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery - Featured
    February 26, 2011
    Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP Trailer & Release Date

    Toronto developed indie game experiment Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP is an exciting convergence of Canadian talent. The iPhone/iPad game just got a new trailer and release date. Sort of. The mysterious “Audience Calibration Procedure” doesn’t contain an exact release date per se, but it does stress the significance of the Vernal Equinox – the first day of Spring.

  • Green Lantern: Emerald Knights - Featured
    February 23, 2011
    Green Lantern: Emerald Knights Trailer Hits

    The first trailer for the DC universe animated film Green Lantern: Emerald Knights debuted today. Emerald Knights is an anthology of short animated films, in the same vein as the Batman: Gotham Knight film that coincided with the release of The Dark Knight. Similarly, this film will be released in the weeks leading up to the live action Green Lantern film on June 17th.

  • Thor - Chris Hemsworth
    February 17, 2011
    New Thor Trailer Arrives

    A new trailer for the live action adaptation of the Marvel Comics superhero Thor has hit the web. The Kenneth Branagh directed action epic stars Chris Hemsworth as the titular Norse god, robbed of his power and cast down to Earth by his father Odin. The film also stars Anthony Hopkins as Odin, and Natalie Portman as his love interest, Jane Foster.

  • Moebius: Transe-Forme at the Fondation Cartier, Paris - Featured
    February 13, 2011
    Moebius: Transe-Forme Exhibit in Paris

    If you find yourself in or around Paris, France between now and March 13th, I am extremely jealous of you. There is a very special art exhibition taking place at the Fondation Cartier. The spectacular exhibit, titled Moebius: Transe-Forme, is an expansive collection of the work of vaunted comics illustrator, cartoonist and artist Jean Giraud, also known as Moebius.

  • X-Men: First Class - Featured
    February 10, 2011
    X-Men: First Class Trailer

    The trailer for Matthew Vaughn’s anticipated X-Men prequel, X-Men: First Class has just hit the net. Set in the 1960’s during the Cuban Missile Crisis, the film sports a very stellar cast led by Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy as Magneto and Professor Xavier respectively. The film also stars Kevin Bacon, January Jones, Rose Byrne and Oliver Platt.

  • Tales from Space: About a Blob - Featured
    February 9, 2011
    Tales from Space: About a Blob Review

    What’s not to like about blobs? Video games and globular protagonists have gone together like… well, two blobs do. Toronto-based indie developers DrinkBox Studios have been hard at work on Tales from Space: About a Blob for several years now, putting their own spin on blob-based gaming. We have been intrigued by the game ever since its appearance at Gamercamp in 2009, but had not heard much about it until last September, when it was announced that the title had become part of Sony’s Pub Fund program. Now About a Blob is finally available for download on the Playstation Network, but does this platformer-puzzler live up to the gooey pedigree of its blobby forefathers?

  • X-Men First Class Cast
    January 18, 2011
    First Look at X-Men: First Class Cast

    We finally have our first look at the cast of Matthew Vaughn’s upcoming X-Men prequel, X-Men: First Class, and the result are… well, kind of disappointing. Don’t get us wrong, First Class has a pretty stellar cast led by Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy as Magneto and Professor Xavier respectively — Maybe we were just expecting more from this first picture?

  • Game of Thrones - Jon Snow
    January 17, 2011
    New Game of Thrones Teaser

    HBO further teased fans last night, revealing a moody and atmospheric trailer for their new fantasy series Game of Thrones. Based on the novels of George R. R. Martin, the series revolves around the medieval world of Westeros, a turbulent kingdom where the ruling houses vie for control of the coveted Iron Throne. Thrones features an amazing and sprawling cast that includes fantasy vet Sean Bean, Lena Headey, Peter Dinklage and HBO alum Aiden Gillen.