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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  • August 11, 2009
    Three Studios Fight for Vaughn’s Kick-Ass

    After a very strong showing at Comic-Con this year the film Kick-Ass, formerly without a distributor, now has three studios fighting for the right to distribute the superhero flick!  Lionsgate, Universal and Paramount are all in the running to distribute the film.  Kick-Ass is an adaptation of the ultra-violent Mark Millar comic series of the […]

  • August 8, 2009
    The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Trailer

    Yahoo Movies UK has posted the first full trailer for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, the latest film from director Terry Gilliam.  The film also has the distinction of being Heath Ledger’s last film role before his untimely death last year. [youtube width=”560″ height=”344″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wTEOFO2_QY[/youtube] The film has all the visual flair and filmic insanity we’ve […]

  • August 8, 2009
    Iron Man 2 Comic-Con Footage

    A bootleg version of the Iron Man 2 reel shown at the recent San Diego Comic-Con has finally hit the web.  Probable spoilers: the footage features Sam Jackson as Nick Fury and our first look at Mickey Rourke’s Whiplash in action.  We also get to see Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow kicking ass in tight leather […]

  • August 7, 2009
    Dork Shelf Double Bill a Success

    DorkShelf.com just wanted to thank everyone for coming out to Visioneers and Zach Galifianakis: Live at the Purple Onion last night.  We had a great turnout for the event. Congratulations to our trivia contest winners who went home with a copy of Live at the Purple Onion on DVD and the Dork Shelf Gift Bag; […]

  • July 31, 2009
    Toronto After Dark Film Fest: Full Lineup Announced

    The full schedule for the Toronto After Dark Film Festival was released a few days ago.  Ten more titles have been announced, in addition to the eight films that were announced earlier this month.  Among the films added to the schedule is the Norwegian Nazi-Zombie movie Dead Snow and the awesome looking faux-blaxploitation film Black […]

  • July 31, 2009
    Ridley Scott Directing Alien Prequel

    SlashFilm is reporting some huge “holy shit!” worthy news.  It turns out that Ridley Scott will not only be producing but also directing the upcoming Alien reboot/prequel.  Scott, who directed the first Alien film, had originally hired director Carl Erik Rinsch to helm the prequel, but apparently 20th Century Fox had been lobbying hard for […]

  • July 30, 2009
    New District 9 Behind-the-Scenes Video

    WingNut Films has released a behind-the-scenes featurette for District 9. [youtube width=”560″ height=”344″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7Cy9u_-O54[/youtube] Dork Shelf has a huge boner for this movie.  District 9 comes out on August 14th.

  • July 28, 2009
    Saw Director to Helm Castlevania Film

    BloodyDisgusting broke news that James Wan, director of the original Saw film, will be directing the live action Castlevania film. Castlevania is one of Konami‘s longest running video game franchises, dating back to 1986 on the original Nintendo. The central story thread of Castlevania deals with the Belmont clan, a family of vampire hunters who […]

  • July 27, 2009
    Star Wars: What if Obi-Wan had used Force Speed?

    As many Star Wars fans know, Jedi are able to manipulate the force in many ways.  One of those ways is using the force to move extremely fast: force speed they call it.  The climactic three-way (hot) battle from The Phantom Menace would have been a perfect time for Obi-Wan Kenobi to use the force […]

  • July 27, 2009
    New Dork Shelf Contributors and Other Site News

    Regular readers of the site may have noticed some new faces posting articles the past few weeks.  However, there are no new contributors.   It’s actually just been Jeff and Lucas in drag… Sorry to get your hopes up, unless of course you’re into that.  But jokes about my colleagues underwear preference aside, we do […]

  • July 26, 2009
    Moon Review

    Director Duncan Jones had the following conversation with himself. Spoilers ahead. “Okay Zowie, so you want to make a movie, eh?” “Yes, I do.” “Well, what kind of movie do you want to make?” “I don’t know.  I really like Ridley Scott and Stanley Kubrick.  Maybe something in the science fiction genre?” “Alright, that’s a […]

  • July 25, 2009
    Battlefield: The More Things Change

    If you’ve ever played any of EA’s multiplayer Battlefield games, then you know how hard it can be to even get a chance to fly a plane.  Players often camp around the aircraft spawn points, and more often than not it devolves into a desperate foot race to see who can get to the plane […]

  • July 25, 2009
    Hot Tub Time Machine Red Band Trailer

    Hot Tub Time Machine.  Do I need to say more? [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV_BnoZYxWs[/youtube] John Cusack, Rob Cordry, Clark Duke and Craig Robinson star in this ridiculous time-travel comedy due out in February 2010.

  • July 24, 2009
    New Scribblenauts Trailer

    We here at Dork Shelf are very excited about Scribblenauts.  The puzzle-based side-scroller for the Nintendo DS was incredibly well received at E3, and has been generating buzz ever since.  What makes Scribblenauts unique, is that nearly any object the player can think of can be generated just by writing it down on the touch screen; […]