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Could you possibly think of more odd pairing for a video mashup than Batman and the worst movie ever made, The Room? Patrick Willems wondered what the result would be if Tommy Wiseau, the man responsible for The Room, produced the next Batman movie.

It must have been drugs or something that prompted such a question. It’s like making a pop culture mashup by drawing a name from each of two hats, which were filled with slips of paper by beings from two different planets. That said, he ran with the idea, and Jake Torpey, the guy playing Wiseau, is uncannily accurate except for speaking a bit more clearly than Wiseau ever did. -via Uproxx

On the right, you see William Shatner, the actor who played Captain James T. Kirk on Star Trek. On the left you see the famous astronaut Chris Hadfield of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Col. Hadfield was recently commander of the International Space Station, where he gained fame as a science educator, musician, and mustache cultivator.

Col. Hadfield tweeted this photo and wrote, "Spent a day with 1 of my childhood TV heroes. Great delight - @WilliamShatner is a thoughtful & interesting man."

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You're right, Jar Jar. We need you back, if for no other reason than to kill these other characters.

So The Joy of Tech calls these characters rejected? I think that all it has done has given J.J. Abrams several terrible ideas.

But we can be reasonably sure that Abrams would have eventually come up with Glinty on his own.

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Like any bar with live music, the Chalmun's Cantina, our favorite hangout at Mos Eisley, must hold auditions for live acts every once in a while. What kind of talent does that wretched hive of scum and villainy attract? The likes of Rick Springfield, Weird Al Yankovic, Lisa Loeb, Reggie Watts, and other alien species you will recognize. Which one should end up playing in the new trilogy? College Humor presents their contribution to the Star Wars Day celebrations. -via Viral Viral Videos

Dorkly took a poll of their readers to determine who are the best characters in the Star Wars universe. There were 97 to select from! The results are in, and you can see the rankings and read about each of the top 25. But before you click that link, see how well you can guess the results. I’ll bet you can peg the top five pretty easily, but you be surprised at the ranking some of the others. Believe it or not, Jar-Jar Binks did not come in dead last out of the 97 -he ranked #70.

Behind the scenes photos from classic movies are a fun way for fans to learn more about the production process involved in making their favorite flicks, but when those photos present a disillusioning side of the Hollywood machine those fans may want to tear down their posters and put up pictures of their favorite cartoon characters!

It may be a bit disappointing to find out that Marlon Brando didn't memorize his lines so he needed cue cards, or that the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man was actually a miniature puppet and not a giant guy in a rubber suit (shocking, right?!) but that's why they call it movie magic!

Cracked presents 25 Behind the Scenes Movie Photos You Can't Un-See

(Reaper by Ken Nelson, The Commander by Danny Osterman, Eleventh Dimension by Sugar Coated)

Cincinnati asked artists to decorate pigs, Chicago did the same with cows, Lexington used horses, and now a galaxy far, far away has invited artists to use Stormtrooper helmets as an art medium for a Star Wars Day art exhibit.

Lucasfilm, Disney Consumer Products, and Neff announced today the upcoming Star Wars Legion exhibition. Artists from across The Walt Disney Company including Lucasfilm, Industrial Light & Magic, Marvel, and Pixar -- as well as select street artists chosen by Neff, and celebrity Star Wars fans -- have volunteered to create individualized interpretations of the iconic Stormtrooper helmet in celebration of the global fan holiday, Star Wars Day, or May the 4th.

The altered helmets will be on display May 2-4 at the Robert Vargas Gallery in Los Angeles (free admission!) and even if you can’t make it, you can see a nice selection of them at Laughing Squid.

It was a long time between the first trailer for the new Godzilla film and the latest, in which we finally get a good look at the monster. So how does he stack up? Movie fans on the Japanese forum 2chan think he’s, well, overweight. And internet commenters aren't above a bit of fat-shaming.

Did he get fat?

His neck looks like an American football athlete's.

Is this Sin from Final Fantasy X?

Out of shape Godzilla

He's gone Supersize Me.

There’s more, and at least one Godzilla artist has a counter-argument at Kotaku. Godzilla opens May 16th in the U.S. -via Uproxx

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Ever since kids around the world first caught pocket monster fever, and began their quest to catch ‘em all, those colorful and innumerable Pokemon have captivated fans of cute cartoons, card games and unique critter character designs.

Poke-fans can’t get enough of their favorite collectible creatures, but chances are even the most diehard fans don’t know much about where many Pokemon got their name, or which real world fauna inspired their distinctive appearances, or (gasp!) which Pokemon are edible.

You can discover all of these facts and more by watching this video entitled How Well Do You Know The World Of Pokemon, brought to you by BuzzFeedPop.

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Whether you're obsessed with Cosmos, sci-fi, NASA or just the night sky, pretty much everyone can agree that space offers tons of beautiful sights. While only the stars and a handful of planets can be seen by the naked eye, we all know what galaxies, nebulas and other celestial spectacles look like and now you can even take some of those stunning sights indoors with these cool outer-space-inspired designs.

Over at Homes and Hues, we rounded up over a dozen awesome ways to get stars, moons and planets into your home and some of them are even easy DIY tricks, so check it out: 13 Cool Ways to Bring A Touch of the Cosmos Into Your Space.

This is brilliant! Etsy seller Laurie Marin makes geeky gourds, especially ones with anime themes. She found a gourd that looks just like the body of Totoro--especially after she scrubbed, finished, burned, and dyed it. Her Totoro sculpture is a built-in electric clock which is powered by a single AA battery. It's beautiful.

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Step aside, Boba Fett in a ball gown- Here’s a Death Star in formalwear!

The Badlands Garrison of the 501st Legion Tweeted this picture taken at their booth at the Calgary Expo. It was quite a hit! The maker (and model), Deathstargirl, came to the Badlands Garrison forum to tell us more about the dress.

The outer layer of gray is actually double layered....it has about 900 foam tiles on it, 250 LED light, 12ft of EL wire...and I really couldn't guess how much it weighs...but let me tell you this...it takes 9 "D" batteries to power the lights...and I broke 2 plastic hangers to hold it up....so you can imagine how much fun it is to put into the car...

What really impressed me was her Star Destroyer handbag, which she made! See more pictures of the dress at the forum. -via Geeks Are Sexy

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Disneyland has undergone many changes since Walt first opened the gates back in 1955, and even though the lands, and the costumed characters that inhabit them, have changed quite a bit over the last sixty years many parts of Disneyland remain relatively unchanged.

Fans of the Magic Kingdom love to look through old pictures of the park, to see what they missed on before they were born and how far their favorite theme park has come, so Disneyland fanatics will go absolutely Daffy Goofy for this collection of retro pics entitled So This Is What Disneyland Looked Like Back In The Day, brought to you by the old schoolers over at Smosh.

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Simpsons fans have been waiting patiently for the LEGO-themed episode of the animated sitcom to be aired this Sunday, May 4th. Entitled “Brick Like Me,” the story has Homer waking up as a LEGO minifig and finding the entire world is made of LEGO pieces! He must figure out how it happened before he can get back to his normal life. -via Laughing Squid

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He's the result of the greatest possible DC/Marvel crossover series. Make this movie, Hollywood. You'll save money on actors because you'll need only Robert Downey, Jr. to play Captain SuperWolverIron.

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