LittleBits: James MacAvoy is the New Crow, ‘Wind Waker’ Inspired By 60’s Cartoon, and More!

This guy’s awesome Calvin & Hobbes site was shut down due to a copyright claim and that makes me a sad panda. [via]

James McAvoy is the new Crow? Man, that guy really loves superhero movies. [via]

Paperman producer kicked out of the Oscars for throwing paper airplanes. Don’t worry, they let her back in. [via]

New set photos from The Amazing Spider-Man 2. God, why couldn’t they have just cast my future wife Emma Stone as Mary Jane from the start? [via]

J.J. Abrams wanted Mark Wahlberg to be in Star Trek, but the actor turned the job down because he didn’t understand the script. Obviously, he now regrets his decision. [via]

The Wii Mini is set to drop in Europe next month. So if you live in Europe and planned on getting a Wii sometime soon, congratulations. [via]

Jay & Silent Bob have a new animated movie and it’s touring the U.S. I hate to say it, but I kind of feel like I grew out of these guys in my early 20’s. [via]

Marvel Comics is teaming up with horror movie legend and godfather of zombie flicks George Romero for something zombie related that will release this fall. [via]

Not really news, but check out this trailer for the 1963 Japanese animated film The Little Prince and the Eight Headed Dragon. It’s art style inspired two little titles you may have heard of: Samurai Jack and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. [via]

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LittleBits: ‘Community’ comes back, Wii U Deluxe deals, ‘Captain America 2’ & more!

1. Community returns in 2013! February 7th is the new October 19th!
2. Wii U Deluxe owners will get 10% back on their digital purchases.
3. Frank Grillo to play Crossbones in Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
4. Nick Offerman (Ron Swanson) Voices Axe Cop. (VIDEO BELOW)
5. Cruise the concrete jungle in style with GLOBE’s Jungle Cruiser Skateboards.
6. Graffiti legend and wildstyle pioneer TRACY186 passes away at the age of 54.
7. Hiyao Miyazaki scored a Japanese Cultural Merit Honor.
8. Tetris + a pumpkin = Pumpktris.

LittleBits: Ghostface Killah reviews the ‘Iron Man 3’ trailer, zombie docs, Death Star chocs, your new favorite gaming website and more.

1. Ghostface Killah reviews the Iron Man 3 trailer.
2. Polygon.com has finally launched. It’s pretty much the classiest and sophisticated gaming site ever. They also produce some really nice videos.
3. Arnold Scwarzenegger is gonna’ be Conan again.
4. Delicious Death Star chocolates.
5. Sexy Skeletor cosplay.
6. Doc of the Dead - a  pretty rad looking documentary about the zombie uprising in pop culture.
7. DumbleDora the Explorer.

LittleBits: Every ‘Walking Dead’ episode ever, Vaders in your Vader, magical Volcano lakes, giant robots in Tokyo, zombies, and more!

1. Every episode of The Walking Dead ever.
2. Mr. Bathing Ape X Regal 2012 Fall/Winter Brogues.
3. Darth Vader head made out of Darth Vader toys.
4. Crazy life-size zombie pumpkin display at the NY Botanical Garden.
5. Nikon 1 V2: An Interchangeable-Lens Camera For Clueless Photographers (And No One Else).
6. They’re building a giant Jehuty mecha statue from Zone of the Enders in Akihabara.
7. There’s a volcanic peak in Indonesia called Kelimutu that has three crater lakes and they each display water in a different color!

LittleBits: Yoshi volcanoes, color-changing Tetris coffee mug, a dancing stingray, and more!

1. Epic color-changing Tetris coffee mug.
2. The Wii U doesn’t come out until November 18th, but Isiah “Triforce” Johnson is already the first dude in line for one. He’s either really rich or still lives with his parents.
3. The PS3 has been hacked. For good.
4. In 1904 there was a man named Louis Coulon who had an 11-foot beard that he could put his cat in.
5. You should probably watch this baby stingray do a cute little dance.
6. Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction are heading back to theaters for one night only in December.
7. This one time a volcano erupted and the smoke looked like Yoshi.

LittleBits: Colbert is a hobbit, Jem is back, color changing mirrors, and more!

1. Stephen Colbert is gonna’ be in The Hobbit.
2. Jem is back.
3. Burger Kings in Japan get Pumpkin Burgers.
4. Indie game favorite Super Crate Box gets a C64 de-make.
5. This little girl goes to school dressed as a different historical figure almost every day.
6. Magic mirror changes the color of clothes you try on.

LittleBits: ‘Ghostbusters 3’ Shooting WITHOUT Bill Murray, ‘Justice League’ Movie Gets A Release Date, & More

Welcome to LittleBits, a new segment where we round up the latest news from all corners of the geek spectrum and serve it to your brains gangster style in the form of links to other sites that are way more qualified to report on these sorts of things than us. Enjoy!

1. Ghostbusters 3 begins shooting next year. (YAY!) Without Bill Murray. (BOO!)
2. Spike Lee’s unnecessary Oldboy remake gets a release date of 10/11/2013.
3. Justice League movie slated for 2015 which is when Avengers 2 is set to drop. Coincidence? Probably not.
4. Pheed is the latest social network that you probably won’t care about.
5. Plots for Iron Man 3 and Thor 2 revealed.
6. Shailene Woodley is the new MJ in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 & 3.
7. Samsung & Google’s Chromebook is getting a 3G version for just $329. (Pre-order)

A Little Bit on the Umbrella Side: There aren’t many things you can do to make an umbrella fun. But that didn’t stop a Japanese company from creating umbrellas with monkey and flying squirrel silhouettes on them. The tails of the animals flap around in the wind as if the wee critters are handing on for dear life. Depending on where you live, you might be able to buy one here.

[Matomeno via notcot]

A Little Bit on the Photorealistic Side: The above picture isn’t a photo; it’s a painting. Jason de Graaf uses acrylic on canvas to create these mind-boggling paintings. He often incorporates spheres and other round-shaped objects to display his ability to capture the refraction and reflection of light. Mind: blown.

A Little Bit On The Pikachewbacca Side: Kodie Koala made this awesome custom based on the famous mashup by cub1k on deviantART. You’ve probably seen the illustrated version floating around the nets or in t-shirt form on Shark Robot

From the artist:

I used a Jakks 2007 Electronic Pikachu and I covered him in Apoxy sculpt and made him look hairy. Their wasn’t a whole lot of material involved, just a lot of time to groove all of it. It probably took a good 10 hours to make the hair look perfect.

Anyone else down for an animated all-Pokemon Star Wars remake?

A Little Bit On The SK8 Upton Side: An entire Tumblr site dedicated to skateboard decks with Kate Upton on them. This is by Jeff Gaudinet, the same dude who brought us Skate Moss. While they’re just concepts and not decks you can actually ride on, the GIF ones below are pretty legit.

(via Freshness)

A Little Bit On The Seinfeld Side: Nina Matsumoto (a.k.a. Space Coyote) turns My Neighbor Totoro into an anime about nothing.

(via space-coyote)

A Little Bit On The Sexy Cosplay Side: We spotted these two lovely ladies cosplaying as Loki at Wizard World Philly this weekend. Needless to say, if either of them ever asked us to kneel, we’d be more than obliged.

A Little Bit On The Fastest Hedgehog Ever Side: Realistic custom Sonic the Hedgehog figure by Kodykoala. Why hasn’t science bred blue hedgehogs yet. I mean, we have glow-in-the-dark cats, so why not?