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Death of a Superhero Movie

2009-02-24T10:15:00.001-08:00

New Zealand author and filmmaker Anthony McCarten is set to direct from his own critically acclaimed bestselling novel “Death of a Superhero”.

Freddie Highmore and Germany’s Jessica Schwarz are attached to star in the story of a teenage comicbook artist suffering from leukemia who finds escape from the harsh realities of life in his illustrated adventures.

In those stories, the indestructible Miracle Man fights a never-ending battle against his arch-nemesis, the mad scientist known as the Glove.

Credit: Darkhorizons.Com

Iron Man 2 Casting Call

2009-02-24T10:13:00.000-08:00

Iron Man 2 Casting Call

Iron Man 2 - New Casting Call

[HOT BRUNETTE] Beautiful, sexy and authoritative. Please submit Caucasian actresses ages 25 - 28.

[MONGOLIAN GANGSTER] Various ages.

[FRENCH WAITER] Male, 30's. Must have authentic Monaco accent.

[RUSSIAN GUARDS] Various ages. Must speak fluent Russian.

[MALE] late 40's - mid 50's. Handsome, intelligent and dynamic. Please submit Caucasian actors.

[TECHNICIANS] Smart, capable, 20's. Please submit all ethnicities.

Source: Spoiler TV

Tomb Raider sells

2009-02-24T10:09:00.000-08:00

Tomb Raider sells

Eidos, the British gamemaker behind the "Tomb Raider" franchise, has agreed to be purchased by Japanese vidgame company Square Enix for $120 million.

Small sum will significantly hurt Warner Bros., which owned 20% of Eidos, and is now expected to lose $93 million should the deal be approved by investors. It had invested $30 million in Eidos last year on top of the initial $87 million it put into the company in 2006.

Square Enix is buying out WB's stake for $24 million.

Click below for the rest of the story.

Full Story from Variety.Com

Transformers 2 Clip Behind the Scenes of the Fallen

2009-02-22T08:41:00.000-08:00

Transformers 2 Clip

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The First Avenger: Captain America

2009-02-15T00:22:00.000-08:00

The First Avenger: Captain America

Release Date: May 6, 2011
Studio: Paramount Pictures, Marvel Studios
Director: Joe Johnston
Screenwriter: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely
Starring: Not Available
Genre: Action, Adventure
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: Not Available
Review: Not Available
DVD Review: Not Available
DVD: Not Available
Movie Poster: Not Available
Production Stills: Not Available
Plot Summary: In the early days of the Marvel Universe, Steve Rogers volunteers to participate in an experimental program that turns him into the Super Soldier known as Captain America.

New Terminator Site

2009-02-15T00:20:00.001-08:00

New Terminator Site

Looks like there is a new Terminator Salvation viral site up. Click the link below for the Skynet Research Site

Skynet Research

Scarlett Johansson is Black Widow

2009-02-15T00:16:00.000-08:00

Scarlett Johansson is Black Widow

Although there has not been an official announcement from Marvel, sources have confirmed that Scarlett Johansson has been approached for the role and is interested in the project.
It seems the scheduling conflict between Gulliver's Travels and Iron Man 2 that Emily Blunt is facing has prompted Marvel Studios to begin discussions with other actresses to fill the role of Black Widow.
Credit: Comicbookmovie.com

Wolverine: New X Men Origins Pics

2009-02-13T22:02:00.000-08:00

Here are new pics from Wolverine

Eliza Dushku Wants to be Black Widow in Iron Man II

2009-02-13T22:00:00.000-08:00

Eliza Dushku Wants to be Black Widow in Iron Man II

"They're doing Iron Man 2, and I'm so perfect for the Black Widow character, that they just need to get into it. They need to understand I just learned Russian because I had to play a Russian girl in Dollhouse.

Credit: The Howard Stern Show

New Transformers 2 Trailer - Bootleg

2009-02-13T21:55:00.000-08:00

New Transformers 2 Trailer - Bootleg

Giamatti as The Penguin

2009-02-13T21:51:00.000-08:00

MTV Splash Page is reporting that Paul Giamatti would like to get a shot at playing the Penguin from the upcoming Dark Knight Sequel. Click below for the exclusive story

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Green Lantern movie may have director

2009-02-06T09:52:00.000-08:00

Green Lantern movie may have director

Source:
Variety.Com

Read the story below:

Warner Bros. is negotiating with Martin Campbell to direct "Green Lantern," the live-action film based on the DC Comics hero.
Campbell last directed "Casino Royale" and recently wrapped the Mel Gibson starrer "Edge of Darkness," based on the 1985 BBC miniseries that Campbell helmed.

The emergence of Campbell, who also helmed two "Zorro" films and the 007 film "GoldenEye," puts "Green Lantern" at the top of DC properties being set for movie treatment by WB. While the studio is hoping director Chris Nolan will follow its 2008 smash "The Dark Knight" with another Batfilm, DC projects such as Superman and "Justice League" were expected to happen quickly, but have stalled.

Instead, the hot DC titles are "Green Lantern" and "Jonah Hex," the latter of which has Josh Brolin set to play a disfigured gunslinger in a film that begins production in April, directed by Jimmy Heyward ("Horton Hears a Who").

Greg Berlanti wrote the script with Marc Guggenheim and Michael Green.

Donald DeLine will produce with Berlanti.

Samuel Jackson Not Nick Fury

2009-01-18T16:28:00.000-08:00

Samuel Jackson Not Nick Fury

In news that makes me want to puke. Stories are being broke around the web of Samuel L. Jackson not coming back due to a pay dispute with filmmakers. For my own take oh jesus no. One of the fired up moments of Iron Man was the great Sam Jackson showing up at the end. I hope filmmakers decide to up the bread and pay the man. We already lost Terrence Howard. I love Don Cheadle and frankly we got an upgrade in the acting totem pole however, I hate it due to consistency issues. Make sure this happens. Thanks to Comicbookmovie.com

Spider-Man 4 shoots May 2010

2009-01-18T16:24:00.000-08:00

Spider-Man 4 shoots May 2010

According to Splash Page from MTV.Com they got the scoop that Spider Man 4 will start shooting in May 2010. Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire are of course expected to return. No word on villians and such. Click Here for Full Story

Fox and WB reach settlement for Watchmen

2009-01-17T05:33:00.000-08:00

Fox and WB reach settlement for Watchmen

Warner Bros. and Fox have settled their very public battle over "Watchmen." A deal has been hammered out that that gives WB some face-saving points, but which gives Fox the equivalent of a movie star’s gross participation.
Warner Bros. gets the right to open its superhero pic on March 6 as planned, and Fox's logo will not be on the film, sources said.

Fox, on the other hand, will emerge with an upfront cash payment that sources pegged between $5 million and $10 million, covering reimbursement of $1.4 million the studio invested in development fees, and also millions of dollars in legal fees incurred during the case.

More importantly, Fox will get a gross participation in "Watchmen" that scales between 5% and 8.5%, depending on the film’s worldwide revenues. Fox also participates as a gross player in any sequels and spinoffs, sources said.

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Daredevil Trailer - Starring Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Colin Farrell

2009-01-16T17:04:00.000-08:00

Daredevil Trailer - Starring Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Colin Farrell, Michael Clarke Duncan as The Kingpin From Marvel Comics

Punisher: WarZone Teaser Trailer - Starring Ray Stevenson - Marvel Comics

2009-01-16T17:00:00.000-08:00

Punisher: WarZone Teaser Trailer - Starring Ray Stevenson - Marvel Comics

This is the trailer from the reimaging of the Punisher. Credit: Lionsgate

The Punisher Trailer 2

2009-01-16T16:59:00.000-08:00

The Punisher Trailer 2

The Punisher Trailer - Starring Thomas Jane, John Travolta - Marvel Comics

2009-01-16T16:57:00.000-08:00

The Punisher Trailer - Starring Thomas Jane, John Travolta - Marvel Comics

Transformers Teaser Trailer

2009-01-13T17:03:00.000-08:00

Transformers Teaser Trailer

The Hulk Teaser Trailer (2003)

2009-01-13T16:59:00.000-08:00

The Hulk Teaser Trailer - This is the teaser from Ang Lee's Directed Hulk starring Eric Bana, Sam Elliot, and Nick Nolte.

Thor vs The Hulk Clip

2009-01-13T16:55:00.001-08:00

Thor vs The Hulk Clip- From the TV movie from the Original Hulk Series starring the great Bill Bixby.

Incredible Hulk Trailer Number 3

2009-01-13T16:52:00.000-08:00

Incredible Hulk Trailer Number 3 - Part of our goal here is to have every trailer to every superhero movie or tv series ever. So, here's the Hulk.

Justice League: The New Frontier - Trailer

2009-01-11T06:50:00.001-08:00

Justice League: The New Frontier - Trailer

Iron Man HD Trailer 2

2009-01-11T06:49:00.001-08:00

Iron Man HD Trailer 2

Iron Man Trailer 1

2009-01-11T06:46:00.000-08:00

Iron Man Trailer 1

Makeup Oscar Noms for Dark Knight and Hellboy 2

2009-01-08T13:57:00.000-08:00

Still a chance for The Dark Knight and Hellboy 2 to score in the make up category at the Academy Awards. Read coming soon.net article.

ComingSoon.net reports that both The Dark Knight and Hellboy II: The Golden Army are two of the seven films remaining in competition in the Makeup category for the 81st Academy Awards®. On Saturday, January 17, all members of the Academy's Makeup Branch will be invited to view 10-minute excerpts from each of the seven shortlisted films. Following the screenings, members will vote to nominate three films for final Oscar consideration.

Thor Movie Has New Character

2009-01-08T13:55:00.001-08:00

A reliable source tells the IESB that the character of Donald Blake has been added to the end of the script. Let me reiterate that he wasn't there before, the script was set entirely in the land of the Norse Gods.

The introduction of the character is essential to how Marvel will tie Thor into the Avengers that is set in contemporary Tony Stark/Hulk timeframe. It explains how the actual Thor film will be set in the ancient time of the Norse Gods and how they will subsequently bring the character into a modern time with Donald Blake discovering the magical Norse hammer Mjolnir and turning into Thor.

The site adds that Thor director Kenneth Branagh will have an acting part in the film as well.

Thor is coming to theaters on July 16, 2010 and The Avengers a year later on July 15, 2011.

Mickey Rourke and Sam Rockwell Iron Man 2 Villians

2009-01-08T13:47:00.001-08:00

Rourke and Rockwell are the Iron Man 2 Villains!
Source:The Hollywood Reporter, Variety January 7, 2009

Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler) and Sam Rockwell (Frost/Nixon) are in talks to star as the villains in Marvel Studios' Iron Man 2, being directed by Jon Favreau from a script by Justin Theroux, according to Variety and The Hollywood Reporter.

THR says that Rourke would play a tattooed Russian heavy named Ivan who becomes a man with deadly, technologically enhanced coils. Variety adds that Rourke would play the Crimson Dynamo. "He's considered to be an evil version of Iron Man because he battles the superhero in a nuclear-powered suit of armor," says the trade.

Rockwell would play Justin Hammer, a multibillionaire businessman and a rival of industrialist Tony Stark, AKA Iron Man, being played by a returning Robert Downey Jr.

Rourke and Rockwell would be joining a cast that also includes the returning Gwyneth Paltrow and Don Cheadle, who is replacing Terrence Howard.

Another part -- one for Stark's assistant Natasha -- is still open.

The project is eyeing a spring start in Manhattan Beach. Paramount will release the movie May 7, 2010.

DC Comics Put The Flash and Super Max on hold

2009-01-08T13:45:00.000-08:00

If you’re one of the DC Comics faithful and were hoping the dual box office successes of “Iron Man” and “The Dark Knight” would mean more familiar properties on the big screen, you might be disappointed. According to “Dark Knight” scribe David Goyer, many DC Comic films in development at Warner Bros. are currently in a holding pattern — including his planned adaptation of “The Flash” and his Green Arrow prison-break caper “Super Max.”

“A lot of the DC movies at Warner Bros. are all on hold,” Goyer told IESB. “They’re going to come up with some new plan, methodology, things like that so everything has just been pressed pause on at the moment.”

Goyer said the timing was no surprise, either.

“It was the doubleheader of both ‘Iron Man’ and ‘The Dark Knight’ coming out,” said Goyer, “so more than ever I think they’ve realized, I think DC was responsible for 15 percent of Warner Bros’ revenue this year, something crazy like that, so they realized that comic books, it’s become a new genre, one of the most successful genres.”

Still, you’d think that after “Iron Man” grossed $318 million domestically, while “The Dark Knight” did $531 million in the US, studio execs would be fast-tracking every comic book hero they could get their hands on. However, for each superhero blockbuster there are two or three disappointments (see: “Superman Returns,” “Hulk,” “Punisher: War Zone”). At the same time, “Iron Man” and “Dark Knight” weren’t your typical super hero flicks. It seems Warner Bros has taken a look at these adaptations — and their huge profits — and decided to rethink their approach to other comic book properties.

With the economy looking to make 2009 and beyond potentially shaky years at the box office, WB could be thinking that its DC properties are far too valuable to screw up.

Red Tornado Wallpaper and Backgrounds

2009-01-06T15:01:00.000-08:00

Red Tornado Wallpaper and Backgrounds

Red Tornado Wallpaper 1

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Red Tornado Wallpaper 3

Green Arrow Wallpaper and Backgrounds

2009-01-06T14:51:00.000-08:00

Green Arrow Wallpaper and Backgrounds

Green Arrow Wallpaper and Backgrounds

Green Arrow Wallpaper 1

Green Arrow Wallpaper 2

Green Arrow Wallpaper 3

Mystique has Twins

2009-01-06T14:40:00.000-08:00

Rebecca Romijin Stamos has Twin Girls

The new Mommy played the mutant shapeshifter Mystique in the X-Men films and made a big splash in her non-costume made of blue pasties.

Romijin (36) and hubby/daddy Jerry O'Connell (34) named their new girls Dolly Rebecca Rose and Charlie Tamara Tulip. The couple were married in 2007.

Born December 28th, the babies are the couple's first children.

Publicist Lewis Kay said in a statement Monday that "mother, father and both girls are all home and doing well."

Super Max Prison Movie A Go

2009-01-06T14:19:00.000-08:00

Green Arrow "Supermax" Movie is Definitely Happening
Take the Green Arrow, stick him into a prison full of some of the most cutthroat supervillains of all time, and get David Goyer (Batman Begins) to write the whole thing.

Sounds like a dream, right? Well, David Goyer's MySpace blog certainly seems to prove that sometimes, dreams come true.
Super Max Prison Movie A Go

Described by Goyer as "a prison-break story set in a jail designed exclusively for super-villains," Supermax (let's hope they don't actually call it that) will concern the framing of the Green Arrow, who (arrowless, and, if forced into prison garb, likely not green either) will have to simultaneously find a way to escape the prison whilst surviving the attacks of the inmates he put there in the first place.

The story isn't based on any specific comic, making this potentially one of the first films to take place in the DC universe without ever using a specific, pre-existing comic storyline as a point of reference. The film is just a matter of taking the Green Arrow and pitting him against as many badass B-list supervillains that Goyer can think of.

This movie is going to kick so much ass, it isn't even funny.