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Ok, so here it is, the news.

Warning!
This could also be non-news.

Hours ago (internet hours could be like dog years!) someone rumored that Gremlins could be up for a sequel. Or was it a prequel? It doesn't matter because this story is bunk!
"A few days ago, I saw Steve Spielberg, and I asked him the question you just asked me, because I was reading something on the Internet and he said, "Nobody's talked to me about it either." So maybe it's going on behind our backs" said Chris Columbus who served as writer on the previous two films.
But!
This did lead to Goonies sequel news:
"I'd love to see another Goonies movie out there, people ask me about it all the time. The kids would have to be the parents, and their kids would be the Goonies. We just need something, as Steven said the other day, he said, "How do you beat finding an entire pirate ship filled with treasure underground? What can be as exciting?" So we have to come up with something that can be equally as exciting," says Columbus.
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief coming soon to threaten Harry Potter's #1 fantasy for adolescents status. Harry doesn't seem scared. Spielberg's beard was unavailable for comment at press time.

Here's the new Trailer for "Earthling," it's indie Sci-Fi:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8R2I3W0Gtg

Here's a new photo of "the dude" Jeff Bridges (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000313/) in Tron Legacy.

Are you excited yet? Me neither.

Captain America (very mild) Spoilers!

Joe Johnston (Wolfman, Jumanji, Co-designer of Boba Fett) director of captain America isn't shy about spilling a few red white and blue beans!

"The costume is a flag, but the way we're getting around that is we have Steve Rogers forced into the USO circuit," Johnston said. "After he's made into this super-soldier, they decide they can't send him into combat and risk him getting killed. He's the only one and they can't make more. So they say, 'You're going to be in this USO show' and they give him a flag suit. He can't wait to get out of it."

He added that "When he does go AWOL, he covers up the suit but then, after a few things happen, he realizes that this uniform allows him to lead. By then, he's become a star in the public mind and a symbol. The guys get behind him because he embodies something special."

Which leads to a new costume: "In the first USO sequences, the frustrated patriot will be wearing a version that is closer to the classic Jack Kirby-designed costume, but then later as the super-soldier hits the war zone he will be wearing a sturdier, more muted version that he makes himself that is more like battle togs. The stripes across his mid-section, for instance, will be straps, not colored fabric."

Want more of this kind of crap? Go HERE. (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2010/02/captain-america-will-be-a-uso-performer-in-the-movie-director-says.html)

Ryan McPartlin is rumored up for the role of Cappy. I don't know him either because I never watch Chuck.

:ohgod:
Blazing Hot Batman News!

Batman 3 is coming and you will see it. Who could be writing it?
David Goyer and the director's brother Jonah Nolan!
If you avoided Goyer's (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0333060/) Blade 3 count yourself among the very lucky!

"As we know, David Goyer's departure from running "FlashForward" last week was due to commitments to film projects. Now comes word that one of those projects is the third Chris Nolan "Batman" film along with Jonah Nolan..." More? Sucker. (http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/flashforward-showrunner-exits-for-features/#more-24745)

Daredevil news? What? (http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/exclusive-latest-marvel-hero-to-reboot/)

Fox owns the rights to the blind vigilante lawyer in red tights. If they want to retain these rights they have to at least act like they are working on it.
So they hired some dude you've never heard of named David Scarpa (The Day The Earth Stood Still, The Last castle) to write it.
Ben Affleck? Nope, this will be a Spider-Manesque reboot.

GREEN LANTERN NEWS!!!
Susan Sarandon's ex-manwife Tim Robbins signs on the dotted line with AOLTIMEWARNER to pretend to be a Senator.

"Robbins will play Senator Hammond, the disapproving father of the movie's villain, Dr. Hector Hammond (Peter Sarsgaard), who activates his psychic powers.
Ryan Reynolds stars as Green Lantern, with Blake Lively as the hero's love interest, Carol Ferris."
You want more? (http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2010/02/tim-robbins-green-lantern-senator-hammond.html)

Deadpool the Merc with a Mouth is still coming.

Zombieland screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick are still working on cracking the hopefully hilarious script with ex-heart throb Ryan Reynolds to be a spin-off of X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Deadpool fans generally were dismayed at X-Men Origins: Wolverine's treatment of the beloved wise cracking mercenary, so let's all hope this does the B-list Marvel character some justice.

"We're outlining it pretty seriously right now," spoke Reese. "Were in the early stages."

"We just absolutely adore the character and the comic," quipped Wernick. "And tonally, it's right up our alley. He's the unstable, smart-ass, self deprecating guy � and they say write what you know, so [we're perfect for it]."

"One of the nice things about working with Ryan is that he tonally gets it � if we ever do something that is off the Deadpool path, or if it doesn't feel like Deadpool, he catches it," relates Reese. From here<---<<< (http://splashpage.mtv.com/2010/02/08/deadpool-writers-on-working-with-ryan-reynolds-if-it-doesnt-feel-like-deadpool-he-catches-it/#more-28940)



Johnny Depp is threatening to direct again?

"Now that I'm wiser, and that enough time has passed, I can experience directing again," said Depp. "Already next week I'll start working on a Keith Richards documentary. While I'm in Drvengrad, my editor is already working on kilometers of archive footage and footage of his concerts. I'm very touched that Keith agreed to show up in front of my cameras."

More Depp, please. (http://www.latinoreview.com/news/is-depp-back-to-directing-9121)

"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen; G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Pink Panther 2, Land of the Lost, Old Dogs and All About Steve are among the nominees of 2009's worst films at the annual Razzie Awards. (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/16285/news-shorts-february-8th-2010)


Neil Gaiman/Dr. Who re-united!

It has been rumored for months. Niel wrote something for Dr. Who and selfish old BBC wont let you see it.
I fallow Neil Gaiman's not so spooky blog (http://journal.neilgaiman.com/) sometimes, so I know this.

"As anyone who�s read my blog knows, I�m a big fan of a certain long-running British SF TV series. One that started watching � from behind the sofa � when I was three. And while I know it�s cruel to make you wait for things, in about 14 months from now, which is to say, NOT in the upcoming season but early in the one after that, it�s quite possible that I might have written an episode. And if I had, it would originally have been called 'The House of Nothing'. But it definitely isn�t called that any more." He said it here. (http://www.sfx.co.uk/page/sfx?entry=exclusive_neil_gaiman_confirms_doctor)

Got a scoop?
Report it here!

More Captain America and Spidey Reboot News!


According to MY studio guy, the rumors about Chad Michael Murray (One Tree Hill), Ryan McPartlin (Chuck), Jensen Ackles (Supernatural) and other unknowns/television actors reading for Cap are true.

Apparently, when the script came in with World War II sequences (featuring the Invaders), the studio heads decided it was beyond their means to make this movie AND afford A-listers like Brad Pitt and Matt Damon.

Sure sounds like everyone’s high on McPartlin, who evidently just lost out on the Superman role to Brandon Routh.

As for Spidey, the Logan Lerman rumors are just that … rumors. Apparently Sony is waiting for James Vanderbilt’s script to come in (he’s balking on whether Peter Parker is still in school or just out). And they haven’t even come to terms with director Marc Webb yet.

Source (http://www.bigshinyrobot.com/reviews/archives/11986)

Can you say LIVE ACTION STAR WARS!
I just did and any news excites me!!!
If you don't already know a LIVE action STAR WARS series for TV is in the works. It has been for years now. This story has a tidbit that jibes with something producer Rick McCallum has said before and often; Boba Fett will be in it!





George Lucas' live-action Star Wars TV series is still moving forward in Australia, and little clues are slowly popping up here and there as to which characters will turn up, and which Star Wars film will it most emulate.

Author Karen Traviss announced a while back that she is no longer writing her long-awaited Boba Fett novel. The author explained that contract issues were getting in the way of her story line, and it seems like what she was planning for Boba Fett, and what Lucas was planning on his new TV series, conflicted.

Yes, the Boba Fett novel was canceled by the publisher because of potential canon clashes with the upcoming TV series, as you have already heard from other sources. No, I really don't have a clue what those clashes might be. Sorry.

We can only assume that Traviss was planning to base her portrayal of Boba Fett on the canon already established in the six movies — and the TV series is planning to make some major change, or addition, to that canon. Still, this means more Boba on the screen, which is always a good thing.

So where is this new series set? According to Wookiepedia (http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Star_Wars_live-action_TV_series) and The Celebrity Cafe (http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/live-action-%E2%80%98star-wars%E2%80%99-show-still-trudging-02-07-2010), it takes place in the "dark times" between the last prequel and A New Hope. And if you remember, that's when most of the Jedi and anti-emperor politicians were hunted down and killed. It's being toted as a gritty and dark series, which will star many minor characters as we now know Boba Fett, but also C-3PO, and Emperor Palpatine (nothing has been officially confirmed yet).

As far as past Star Wars characters like Han, Luke and Leia, Mark Hamill says he doesn't think there would be a role for him as in this time period Luke would be even younger than he was in A New Hope. But the actor did praise the decision to return to focusing on the story, instead of the sizzle of CG FX and tedious lightsaber fights.

In an interview with Total Film Magazine ( ) Lucas explained that it would be more like the original than the prequels, "

It's [a] lot more talky. It's more of what I would call a soap opera with a bunch of personal dramas in it. It's not really based on action-adventure films from the '30s - it's actually more based on film noir movies from the '40s!"

And, of course, they won't have Star Wars-type funds to make everything CG, so hopefully this will reinforce the "story comes first" motto.

From your interweb friends @ io9 (http://io9.com/5467159/live+action-star-wars-series-is-leaking-details)
and
here too. (http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/live-action-%E2%80%98star-wars%E2%80%99-show-still-trudging-02-07-2010)

Wait, there's more!
theForce.net adds


io9.com has posted a new article about leaked details of the upcoming live-action series. Before you get all excited, please bear in mind a couple of things:

1. Though we're fans of io9, this new article really just re-hashes info we already know such as the time-frame of the series and lack of Jedi.

2. While speaking of the whole Karen Traviss situation, the writer may have gotten the live-action series confused with The Clone Wars. Sure their may have been eventual cannon issues with Boba Fett in the live-action series as there were in the Mando revisions in TCW, but I thought it was The Clone Wars issues that caused the "Travissty" of a situation. Either way, what's done is done. Traviss is no longer a Star Wars writer and the Mandalorians seem to be doing quite fine in the hands of Lucas and Filoni. FEEL the force flow through you. (http://www.theforce.net/latestnews/story/Live_Action_Series_Details_at_io9_129308.asp)

If you thought that Blazing hot Batman 3 news was something, this is a Kryptonian supernona!

Chris Nolan helmer of batman The Dark Knight is taking responsibility for the Superman Returns sequel as "Godfather."



"EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros is trying to ready its DC Comics stalwart Superman to soar again on the Big Screen, and the studio has turned to Chris Nolan to mentor development of the movie. Our insiders say that the brains behind rebooted Batman has been asked to play a "godfather" role and ensure The Man Of Steel gets off the ground after a 3 1/2-year hiatus. Nolan's leadership of the project can set it in the right direction with the critics and the fans, not to mention at the box office. Besides, Nolan is considered something of a god at and has a strong relationship with Warner Bros after the success of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. Though he wasn�t obligated to do so, he gave the studio first crack at his spec script Inception, and Warner Bros was able to buy it before other studios even got a sniff. While Nolan completes that Leonardo DiCaprio-starrer for a July 16th release, he's also hatched an idea for Warner Bros' third Batman installment. Now his brother and frequent collaborator Jonah Nolan, and David Goyer who co-wrote Batman Begins and penned the story for The Dark Knight, are off scripting it."

"Let us emphasize that Superman 3.0 is in the early stages of development. And we doubt Nolan would direct. This wouldn't be a sequel to Superman Returns but a completely fresh franchise. As one of our insiders reassures: �It would definitely not be a followup to Superman Returns." Nolan coming on board follows a hiatus period for Superman after that 2006 reboot as the studio tried to figure out whether or not to make a sequel to that version starring Brandon Routh directed by Bryan Singer. As recently as this summer, Warner Bros was still contemplating how to proceed. We were told that "Bryan or Brandon are not completely out of it yet. But Warner Bros doesn't have a handle yet on it, either. [Producer] Jon Peters is trying to make something happen since he stands to benefit financially. But they [the studio] need to hear a great story that makes sense." Another insider explained to us, "We know what we don't want to do. But we don't know what we want to do. We learned a lot from the last movie, and we want to get it right this time.""

Broke here. (http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/its-a-bird-its-a-plane-its-chris-nolan-hell-mentor-superman-3-0-while-preparing-3rd-batman/)

Intrepid Jr. Reporter Ndi sends this scoop in to yours truly via chat.

The Link (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2010/02/new-batman-dvd-to-peek-out-from-under-the-red-hood.html)

Forthcoming Animated "Batman: Under the Red Hood"


Written by Judd Winick and based on his 2005 Batman comics story line, it's Batman versus another vigilante, Red Hood, who doesn't mind cleaning up Gotham by leaving dead bodies in his wake. Animated guru Bruce Timm exec produces this pretty violent look into crime on the streets, and it's directed by "Superman Doomsday" co-director Brandon Vietti, with a cavalcade of stars as voice talent. It all starts with Bruce Greenwood ("Star Trek") as Batman, then continues with "Supernatural" star Jensen Ackles as Red Hood, Neil Patrick Harris ("How I Met Your Mother") as Nightwing, John DiMaggio ("Futurama") as the Joker and Jason Isaacs (the Harry Potter films) as Ra's Al Ghul.

I'm Batman.

Spider-Man News, yawn.
O.K. so Spider-Man has a date a new announcement that it will be in 3-D.
July 2, 2012 you can put on your 3-D specs and watch Peter Parker's new cinematic adventure at a higher ticket price with gimmicky in your face action.
Yawn.


Commenting on the announcement, "kiss-ass" Blake said, "Spider-Man is the ultimate summer movie-going experience, and we're thrilled the filmmakers are presenting the next installment in 3D. Spider-Man is one of the most popular characters in the world, and we know audiences are eager and excited to discover Marc's fantastic vision for Peter Parker and the franchise." and then I fell asleep.


Pirates of the Caribbean Four = On Stranger Tides

"YArrrr."

I'll keep my opinion of At World's End to myself and say I have hopes that Pirates could get back on coarse.
Penelope Cruz is a great actress and could be a great injection to the chemistry that will be bereft of Bloom and Knightly.

"Cruz's character details are also being kept secret, though she is to be Sparrow's foil and equal in many ways."

"Pirates" begins principle photography in Hawaii this summer. Disney plans for a May 20, 2011, release.

Read more about it here if ye dare. (http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2010/02/penelope-cruz-pirates-of-the-caribbean-sequel.html)

More Cruz news about her in a Lars Van Trier Flick. (http://theplaylist.blogspot.com/2010/02/is-penelope-cruz-starring-in-lars-von.html)

The Last Airbender has a new Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc-VZbhkqbc
Groovy.

The Escape from New York remake is still happening? Really?

“It is not a disaster movie,” says a source close to the project. “It is an expos� of an ecosystem, if you put a huge wall around Manhattan and then dropped in the most fucked-up, dangerous criminals on Earth.” This means New York will still be recognizable to audiences, � la I Am Legend, rather than an entirely new Armageddon Island. (Previous scribe David Kajganich, who wrote The Invasion, is credited with this solution.)

Much like in the original movie, the authorities have set up shop in the Statue of Liberty (though this time it's not the police, it's a private, KBR-like security company)*, and now new prisoners are being processed through Ellis Island. And more importantly, good ol' Snake remains largely the same. Legally, he has to be. We learned that in order to land the rights, New Line had to sign a contract with John Carpenter stipulating, among other things, that Plissken "must be called 'Snake'"; "must wear an eye patch"; and that he would — and we're not making this up — "always be a 'bad-ass.'"; So, if you ever catch the new Snake watching Grey’s Anatomy or complaining that the senator isn't "emotionally available," just know that somewhere, some poor development exec is about to be carted off to jail.
More over here<----<<< (http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/02/vulture_exclusive_the_escape_f.html)



The Hughes brothers (the shameful Alan Moore adaptation From Hell, Dead Presidents, Menace II Society) scream KANEDA!!!!!!
Akira live action adaptation gets a creative team.


Hughes brothers to direct Akira, from a script by Iron Man scribes Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby. (Akira is being produced by Leonardo DiCaprio's company, Appian Way, along with Andrew Lazar, who’s also currently producing an adaptation of DC Comics’ Jonah Hex for Warners.)


Word is this bitch will be adapted from the Manga, not just the Anime yo.
Get the whole scoop here. (http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/02/akira_remake_hughes_bros.html)




Stan Lee Twitters and THE WORLD STANDS BREATHLESS!

Yeah...Stan "the man" Lee has lunch with Edgar Wright and it makes news all over the internets like we didn't already know he was supposed to make an ANT-MAN movie.


To make up for my previous grievous error, here's a little item that may have escaped you. Marvel is prepping a movie starring-- Ant Man!
...
I had lunch with the cool, young director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead) and, as you'd imagine, we had fun discussing the tiny hero
Hank Pym will get his day soonish. Meanwhile look out for the highly anticipated fallow up to Hot Fuzz, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.




Dethlok and Robocop Cybernetic nightmares any year now:

David Self:

I'm still involved with it and Darren Aronofsky's still involved with it," Self said. "He's making another movie right now ('Black Swan'), but we're waiting for MGM to sort things out since they're a larger corporate and it's a situation where we have to be practical. We're waiting to continue with them, we hope that that happens soon and we can get back to it soon."

He added that the film is "definitely not a sequel. It's an origin story, it's an origin to the original RoboCop. It's basically a 'reboot.'"

One project that doesn't look to be going anywhere right now is the adaptation of Marvel's Deathlok.

"I don't know what’s going with that movie honestly," Self added. "I haven't talked to the producers recently about that. I did a rewrite on it several years ago and it shows up on my IMDb all the time. It's been a long while since I worked on it, but I would love to see that happen soon. I love that story and I love that character."

Robocop / Dethlok news ahoy! (http://www.superherohype.com/news.php?id=9062)
In other words, don't hold your breath.

Frank Herbert's
DUNE
Desert Planet.
New Writer.

Chase Palmer has been hired to work on the "Dune" script for director Pierre Morel at Paramount.
I don't know how serious Universal is about this project. It's been kicking around for a while now. The recent news of yet another new director and now a new writer does put positive note to this re-adaptation.
I will always have the Lynch version, but I would like the franchise to be successful and spawn sequels.
It is by will alone I set my mind in motion.


Kyle Newman. You're lookin' at him. You're lookin' at the only kriffin' nerd on the planet more Star Wars nerdy than me. Kyle directed Fanboys and is an all around cool and funny dude. The attractive young lady next to him is his wife Jaime King (who also has done voices in The Clone Wars as well as being in Sin City, My Bloody Valentine 3D and Fanboys, duh.)

Death Ray Films has officially announced plans to fast-track the romantic comedy Journies to the big screen. Production is scheduled start up this coming July and they�ve already got an actress lined up to headline � Jaime King. You may remember her from such films as Sin City, My Bloody Valentine 3D and Fanboys. The romantic comedy entails an online journalist and a young Hollywood ing�nue end up in a date in what was supposed to be a simple interview. Or as it�s further described, "It's Notting Hill with a touch of Entourage for the younger, hipper, Comic-Con crowd."

Kyle Newman Link <----<<< (http://iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8360:jaime-king-headlines-journies-for-death-ray-films&catid=41:news&Itemid=71)


"National Lampoon's" Vacation Get Rebooted?
Nothing gets left alone these days.

New Line is booking a reboot of its "Vacation" franchise and has tapped Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley to write the newest incarnation. The latest project, which will no longer carry the National Lampoon credit, is being described as more of an update than a sequel and will be closer in tone to "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" than the previous chapters. Story will focus on Rusty Griswold, now a grown man, who decides to take his own wife and kids on a road trip to Wally World before it closes forever. Chase is not attached at this time to reprise his role as Clark Griswold, now a grandfather. "Wedding Crashers" helmer David Dobkin is producing the new pic.
Reboot your ass over here<---<<< (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118015026.html?categoryid=13&cs=1)



Breaking Dawn will be Breaking Wind Twice!
"Breaking Dawn", the fangful final chapter in "Twilight" will be shot as two flicks back-to-back shooting in spooky October.
Twilight Sequel News (http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/exclusive-twilight-sagas-final-book-breaking-dawn-will-be-made-into-2-movies/)


Susan Sarandon (Witches of Eastwick, Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Lovely Bones) has a 'Big Valley'
Tim Robbins Ex-Womanhusband Susan Sarandon has got her gigantic eyeballs on "Big Valley" a filmic re-imagining of an old T.V. show you've probably never seen.


Kate Edelman Johnson is producing a feature film version of "The Big Valley," based on the TV show created by her late father, producer Louis F. Edelman, and writer A.I. Bezzerides. The Western series, which ran on ABC from 1965-69, starred Barbara Stanwyck as the matriarch of a ranching family in the 1870s San Joaquin Valley.

Sarandon would take on the part of Victoria Barkley, originated by Stanwyck.

You want some more, buddy?
(http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3iafcbd501634f9b08f32abf5de7803a24)


Oh that Roland Emmerich.
He defeated Godzilla, made disaster Porn new and scary again, now threatens to make an Asimov trilogy.

Isaac Asimov's "Foundation" trilogy is a pillar of the science-fiction community, and director Roland Emmerich is planning to model his three-picture adaptation of the tome after the biggest movie in the history of cinema. (Avatar, duh.)
MTV Get off the Air!<---<<< (http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/02/11/exclusive-roland-emmerich-plans-foundation-as-3-d-motion-capture-epic/)

It's not that I hate the Smurfs, but...I refuse to report about it. Curious? Go see.
Smurfs News. (http://www.ugo.com/movies/papa-smurf-casting)

Can you say LIVE ACTION STAR WARS!
I just did and any news still excites me!!!
As reported earlier Boba Fett looks like he's gonna be in the as of yet untitled Star Wars live action Television series.
Karen Traviss, a disgruntled ex-writer of expanded universe books, spills some beans. Speaking to io9dotcom about her canceled Commando and Boba Fett books:


io9 - You also mentioned a Boba Fett novel that you're not going to do now. That's a separate book from the final Imperial Commando book, right? You mentioned that was also cancelled because of canon clashes with the upcoming TV series � does that mean Clone Wars, or the new live-action show?
Karen - Yes, the Boba Fett book was totally separate, nothing to do with Imperial Commando. The cancellation was due to the live action show, but that's all I know.
So there you have it.
Again.

The Continuing Saga of the Karen Travissty <---<<< (http://io9.com/5466313/is-it-too-late-to-save-the-imperial-commandos?skyline=true&s=i)


The Lone Ranger gets a Disney Movie starring Johnny Depp as Tonto and has a new writer. (http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2010/02/lone-ranger-adaptation-writer-revolutionary-road-haythe.html)


The Three Musketeers get a re-imagining thanks to Sherlock Holmes Producer with new writer. (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118015058.html?categoryid=13&cs=1)


Pitch Black gets an unlikely third flick. (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118015101.html?categoryid=13&cs=1)



TERMINATOR NEWS.

William Wisher (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0936537/) (Terminator 2: Judgment Day, The 13th Warrior ) says:

As a Terminator fanboy myself, I think Wisher has done a terrific job with a plot that accepts the storylines from Jonathan Mostow's Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines and McG's Terminator: Salvation. Most interestingly, he turns the story back to the core characters and time travel storyline of the first two films that Wisher crafted with Cameron... Wisher presents a satisfying conclusion to what by then would be a 6-picture struggle between Skynet's machines and John and Sarah Connor to preserve a future that allows mankind to prevail over the machines. I'd pay to see these movies.

T5 speculation here <----<<< (http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/exclusive-wishers-take-on-terminator-5-6/)

Got a scoop? Post it here!

i hope there's a Terminator 5.

Exciting DC Movie-verse news (http://iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8514:iesb-exclusive-big-plans-for-superman-batman-a-co&catid=43:exclusive-features&Itemid=73)

Monsters Inc 2 maybe (http://www.latinoreview.com/news/exclusive-monsters-inc-2-a-go-9300)

also I don't have a link onhand but John Krazinski is up for Captain America. I am intrigued, tbh. I can see it if he bulked up more even though his voice is nothing like how I read Steve.

Exciting DC Movie-verse news (http://iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8514:iesb-exclusive-big-plans-for-superman-batman-a-co&catid=43:exclusive-features&Itemid=73)

Monsters Inc 2 maybe (http://www.latinoreview.com/news/exclusive-monsters-inc-2-a-go-9300)

also I don't have a link onhand but John Krazinski is up for Captain America. I am intrigued, tbh. I can see it if he bulked up more even though his voice is nothing like how I read Steve.

Captain America is a Human Torch! (http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2010/03/evans-accepts-captain-america-mantle.html)

Chris Evans will play Steve Rogers, also known as Captain America.

Sources tell us the actor has not only accepted Marvel's offer, first detailed on Friday, but that the dealmaking moved so fast it's now all about dotting the i's and crossing the t's.

Marvel would not comment on the development, and CAA, which reps the actor, declined comment.

Evans was offered the role in Marvel Studios' production last week, but there was some question of whether he would accept. Factoring in to the choice was the fact that Evans played Johnny Storm, the flame-covered superhero known as the Human Torch in Fox's "Fantastic Four" movies. Was he ready to play another superhero and take on the trappings that come with such a high-profile part?

Evans took a few days to think it over, and once he decided he was willing to wield the shield, negotiations moved quickly over the weekend.

I really wonder why studios have been so big on using the same people for comic movies. He's already been the Human Torch and has The Losers coming up. Still, he's a pretty good choice. My top pick would've been Mark Valley but since they were set on a younger Cap that wasn't going to happen.

also:

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/MySuperman/news/?a=16235

Angela Bassett is going to be Amanda Waller in Green Lantern. I love Amanda Waller, but man, she looks nothing like Angela Bassett apart from them both being black. She's a good actress though so I'm sure it'll work.

Boba Fett is also going to be in this season's CG Clone Wars.
Daniel Logan will voice him. I sure Hope it's Daniel who plays live action Boba and not Tamura Morrison. Tamura was great in "Once Were Warriors" but every other thing I've seen him in he's been dry stiff and pretty bored sounding.

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/universal/scottpilgrimvstheworld/

Scott Pilgrim trailer. Looks pretty great visually, all the sound effects are perfect too. Hopefully it'll be a fun movie!

I'm tired of Michael Cera but I believe with the source material and Edgar Wright directing, I should still be able to enjoy Scott Pilgrim.

Enjoyed the use of the Street Fighter Alpha 3 "KO" announcer :D

Yeah, it is a little annoying that he is playing Scott Pilgrim pretty much the same way he's played every other part, but otherwise it looks great really. Also, I didn't realize Chris Evans was in this too until I saw the trailer. I wonder if he is into comics in real life.

Captain America Red Skull concept art.



I am psyched. Next summer is going to be good times.

Captain America Red Skull concept art.



I am psyched. Next summer is going to be good times.

That looks excellent. I guess they're be doing it mo-cap face with CGI to finish it.


New "Avatar" trailer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HKrTyPIqrU&feature=player_embedded

The bending effects look great but the monsters only so-so and every thing looks like a cheep 300 plus the fight choreography seems like it's been simplified. The biggest thing though is that it looks all super grim dark serous when the show has quite a bit of light hearted funny moments in it.

http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=17541

It is a great time to be a comic nerd!

I'm so sad about everything happening with The Last Airbender. Avatar was such a well written show, this really could be something fantastic. :(

That's hopful news, We've already got Batman down and have Green Lantern & a new take on Superman which leaves Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Arrow, Martian Manhunter, Aqua Man, & maybe some others.

For some reason I didn't start watching Avatar until last summer but I really wish I would have seen it first run because it's one of the best series I've seen and world is so original having a fantasy set in something that's not a huge lazy rip off of Lord of the Rings.

I just hope the Justice League "plan" doesn't mean they have to shove a cameo or some beat-you-over-the-head namedrop or whatever into the third Batman that isn't really part of Nolan's plan for it. I'm sure it'll work out though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ek3h6v3NJU&feature=player_embedded

This Documentary is called "Trek Nation" it's about Gene Roddenberry's son not only exploring the passion and obsession of the fans but it's also him learning who his father was and why he made Star Trek the way it is.

AintItCool posted a picture of live action Thor:



Looks alright to me!

Everything I've heard about the Thor movie seems great. I have high hopes for it! I should try and read all of JMS' run on Thor before the movie comes out, I love him and I love Oliver Coipel's art, so it would be win all around.

Everything I've heard about the Thor movie seems great. I have high hopes for it! I should try and read all of JMS' run on Thor before the movie comes out, I love him and I love Oliver Coipel's art, so it would be win all around.

I've been avoiding reading too much spoilery info but I do want to know how they're gonna do Thor a supernatural character when in general they've avoided the supernatural and fantastical in Marvel movies, I.E. Galactus not a giant guy, the Phoenix was just Jean, no real sentinels, the Mandarin will probably not be a wizard, Vemon down played, Peter Parker wasn't a super genius.

To Marceline sorry not good at quoting,Oliver Coipel owns and based off my personal opinion I really like the initial story arc to Thor. Why cant the X-men catch a break?

I mostly know his art from House of M, but I'm aware he's worked on Thor a lot, so that is one more reason to read the comics!

If you're talking about X-Men movies, it looks like Matthew Vaughn (who directed Kick-Ass) will be directing X-Men First Class. That's all the X-movie news I have. :(

To Marceliene sorry not good at quoting,Oliver Coipel owns and based of my personal opinion I really like the initial story arc to Thor. Why cant the X-men catch a break?

You quote by pressing the quote button on the lower right side of some one's post. If you want to quote several posts then you press the multi-quote button on every post you want to quote but the last one, which you just press the regular quote button.

Play around with the features and if you screw up just edit it.

If you're talking about X-Men movies, it looks like Matthew Vaughn (who directed Kick-Ass) will be directing X-Men First Class. That's all the X-movie news I have. :(

It's now been confirmed (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=65738) that Matthew Vaughn is directing First Class, and it's also been given a release date: June 3, 2011. Casting news for that will probably start pouring in soon, since it's not very far off.

There's been a whole bunch of casting news for The Walking Dead too, which I'm just gonna link to (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ia9f1b586d3151064e8758fe9be754f0f) because it is long and I don't know how many people here care about The Walking Dead.

Feels like there's been new comic related tv/movie news just about every day lately, not that I'm complaining!

For those of you who don't care about comics, have a Machete trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNB87qjXkJs).

the wiki for the x-men movies has lots of information. iirc, they are maybe planning an x-men 4. hopefully it is a retcon of the god awful third installment and they do a proper phoenix story ^^

A first class X-men movie AND an addition to the other 4 X-men movies? I wonder which series will be part of the Avengers movie universe.

I don't think Marvel owns the rights to the current series of X-Men movies, so they couldn't use them in their movieverse. They'd be able to use First Class characters, though honestly I think the X-Men work better when they're separate from the rest of the Marvelverse.

Can we at least get Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Rebecca Romijn Stamos, & Kelsy Grammer back? They were as close to perfect as I think you could get, all beast needs a a better suit SFX. I Guess the themes of persecuting mutants does kinda look silly when you have gods and monsters on the avengers being led by super soldiers.

Yeah, there was a lot of solid casting in the X-Men films. I think they're probably going to recast everyone, but I'd be happy to be wrong.

Here's the newest Inception trailer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNz1edBioO0

I've avoided the Wolverine prequel, was Ryan Reynolds & the guy they got for Gambit any good? Aside for the hole (http://www.pimpandhost.com/image/3642105-original.html) thing.

I've avoided the Wolverine prequel, was Ryan Reynolds & the guy they got for Gambit any good? Aside for the hole (http://www.pimpandhost.com/image/3642105-original.html) thing.

Sorry to say T3 saw it last week kind of sucked of course,ryan is a good deadpool & gambit was.....ok I guess? Hi Marceline!

Ryan Reynolds was fine. I haven't read much of anything with a sane Deadpool, so I can't compare him with the comics.

I'd say that Gambit was okay too. I totally loved Gambit at a kid and I was super disappointed he never said "chere" or dropped any other french into his dialogue, but that's the script's fault, not the actors.

howdy huggy~

The Inception trailer is already down :(

I thought Ryan Reynolds was a good Deadpool, for you know, the whole minute he got to really do anything :o

ugh, seriously? I'll see if I can find it up somewhere else on Youtube quick.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4H6R-hN-T4

Okay, there. It is a pretty amazing trailer in my opinion. I'm so excited for this movie. The premise is fantastic, the cast is full of actors I like, and Christopher Nolan always make good movies. The music in the trailer is great too.

You've already seen it though, right? I've heard they're showing it with Iron Man 2.

Ryan Reynolds was fine. I haven't read much of anything with a sane Deadpool, so I can't compare him with the comics.

I'd say that Gambit was okay too. I totally loved Gambit at a kid and I was super disappointed he never said "chere" or dropped any other french into his dialogue, but that's the script's fault, not the actors.

howdy huggy~

(Hee hee) Hi-Hi marceline, was it me or did Gambit have telekenesis? Movie liberties I guess......also what was up with Deadpool being Weapon X+1=11. Yo Ktulu!!!!

Here's a picture of Peter Sarsgard lookin' pretty creepy as Hector Hammond on the set of Green Lantern:



Everything but the hair looks perfect, but since he's clearly not in costume I assume not everything is done yet.

And here's Jon Favreau on Iron Man 3 (http://www.empireonline.com/news/feed.asp?NID=27830%E2%80%9D). Yes, already.

I have seen the Inception trailer, yeah. I've liked every Christopher Nolan movie I've seen so I'm sure I'll enjoy that one too.

I don't think any of you have mentioned this yet.

Jon Favreau On IRON MAN 3:
‘I Think I’d Do The Mandarin’!! (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/45017)

I like the fact that itr sounds like he's really thinking about the best way to do the Mandarin not jsut becosue he's magic but also the whole yellow menace thing.

(http://www.pimpandhost.com/image/3823880-original.html)

I don't think any of you have mentioned this yet.

Jon Favreau On IRON MAN 3:
�I Think I�d Do The Mandarin�!! (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/45017)

2 posts up :o

But thanks

I'm wondering if anyone has any updates on the new Buffy the Vampire Slayer film. I've heard Joss Whedon isn't involved and it won't be based on the series.

Yeah, I remember hearing about a Buffy movie years ago, but nothing ever came of it. I'm pretty sure he canned the idea if it hasn't happened yet.

I'd forgotten about this. When it was first announced I remember a bunch of snippets from people involved with Buffy saying that Buffy without Joss was no good, and then the news stopped.

There's an imdb entry for it, but nothing's listed there. The idea might've been scrapped. The original Buffy movie wasn't successful so I'm not sure why they'd try and do something like that again.

Thanks for keeping the thread alive!

Tommy Lee Jones is in Cap:

As rumored, Tommy Lee Jones will act in Captain America: The First Avenger in a still-unknown role. Hayley Atwell, who plays Peggy Carter in the Joe Johnston-directed comic book adaptation, confirmed the news to LeicesterSquareTV. You can watch their interview with Atwell using the player below. They start talking about "Captain America" around the 2:20 mark.

Rumors place the "Men in Black" star in the part of General Chester Phillips, the military officer who chooses Steve Rogers for the super soldier program and who aided in his training soon after the serum took effect.

Phillips was retconned into continuity in "Tales of Suspense #63" in 1965, just two years after Captain America was brought to Marvel's forefront as the leader of the Avengers. Phillips remained a character in the Marvel universe until 2003 when he (now retired) was killed by assassins from the underwater rival-to-Atlantis continent Lemuria.

In addition to Atwell, Jones is joining Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Sebastian Stan, Toby Jones, Samuel L. Jackson and Dominic Cooper in the July 22, 2011 release. From (http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/101676-tommy-lee-jones-confirmed-for-captain-america) (source includes additional embedded video.)

Ridley Scott's Alien Prequel director Carl Rinsch to lens Logan's Run instead as first feature. Check it out. (http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2010/05/logans-run-back-on-track-with-new-director-carl-rinsch.html)
He was to make his debut with the �Alien� prequel before producer Ridley Scott decided he wanted to helm that himself...�Logan�s Run� might be getting a new pair of legs with Carl Rinsch, who is in talks to direct Warner Bros.� long-in-development sci-fi movie being produced by Joel Silver and Akiva Goldsman.

And last, Futurama is still coming back, we promise!


More futurama new pics: http://www.collider.com/2010/05/25/futurama-new-images-return-tv-comedy-central/

Well that's all I got for now.

Guillermo Del Toro Says THE HOBBIT Is Not Greenlit, Not Currently Planned For 3D! (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/45275)

Q: We've been following your production of THE HOBBIT, and every time the production gets delayed. Do you know when you're actually going to start and get on set?

Guillermo del Toro: There cannot be any start dates really until the MGM situation is resolved, because they do hold a considerable portion of the rights, and it's impossible to make a unilateral decision by New Line or Warners to give the greenlight to proceed. We really believe that things will be known after the fact of MGM's fate. Whether they stay and get supported, or they get bought, or they transfer some of the rights: nobody knows. We've been caught in a very tangled negotiation.

Now I've been on the project for nearly two years. We have designed all the creatures; we have designed the sets and wardrobes; we have done animatics and planned very lengthy action sequences and scary sequences and funny sequences. We are very, very prepared for when it's finally triggered, but we don't know anything is sold.

Green Lantern cartoon: http://toynewsi.com/news.php?catid=10&itemid=15911

Hope it focuses on the corps, since that's pretty perfect for a cartoon.

Cartoon Network just keeps getting better and better lately.

More on Lanterns and DC brands leaks over here:
http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2010/05/green-lantern-slide-from-warners-presentation-pic.html

Is Ryan Reynolds really playing GL? & is it about the pilot or the artist?

Ryan Reynolds is playing Hal (the pilot).

Guy Gardner is my favorite Green Lantern but they would've butchered him in a movie so it's good they're not using him. I'm not a huge Hal fan and I would've loved it if they'd gone with John (Marine/Architect/the black one) or Kyle (the artist) because they have the best constructs, but it'll be fine. Depending on how much they use the Corps in the movie they could all be showing up anyways, and the writers can make Hal more creative than he usually is in the comics.

Mostly I'm just excited about seeing lantern constructs in 3D. ^^

If he's creative I'm sure there will be at least some fans to cry about it. GOD WHY DIDN'T HE JUST MAKE GIANT BOXING GLOVES INSTEAD OF THAT COOL GUN THING, GREEN LANTERN IS RUINED FOREVER

haha <3 Giant boxing gloves is always what I use when I'm complaining about Hal's constructs.

In poor Hal's defense it doesn't really seem that in character for him to make awesome things like mech constructs. I saw him make a bear once, that was kind of cool.

Even if his constructs are boring I am pretty sure they won't look boring seeing them on a big screen for the first time. I am easier to please with this stuff than I might seem. :)

Guillermo Leaves The Hobbit!??

Guillermo del Toro leaves 'The Hobbit'

~ After spending the last two years developing "The Hobbit" as his latest directing project, Guillermo del Toro has announced he is leaving the helm of the J. R. R. Tolkien adaptation.

“In light of ongoing delays in the setting of a start date for filming “The Hobbit,” I am faced with the hardest decision of my life,” Guillermo wrote in his announcement on "Lord of the Rings" fansite TheOneRing.net. “After nearly two years of living, breathing and designing a world as rich as Tolkien’s Middle Earth, I must, with great regret, take leave from helming these wonderful pictures."

He said he would continue to co-write the screenplays with Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Phillippa Boyens.

The walls started to crumble for del Toro in recent weeks as the uncertain future of MGM put the project, which was to have been two movies, in a limbo state. The producers had been hoping to be in production this summer but no greenlight was forthcoming.

That put pressure del Toro, who has a laundry list of development projects outlined for the next 10 years, in a position of cutting bait or staying on for more uncertainty. The director moved his wife and children to New Zealand for the shoot, and the first movie was aiming for a December 2012 release.

"The blessings have been plenty, but the mounting pressures of conflicting schedules have overwhelmed the time slot originally allocated for the project," said del Toro in his statement. "Both as a co-writer and as a director, I wish the production nothing but the very best of luck and I will be first in line to see the finished product. I remain an ally to it and its makers, present and future, and fully support a smooth transition to a new director."

Jackson stated he understood del Toro's position: "We understand how the protracted development time on these two films, due to reasons beyond anyone’s control – has compromised his commitment to other long term projects. The bottom line is that Guillermo just didn’t feel he could commit six years to living in New Zealand, exclusively making these films, when his original commitment was for three years."

Jackson said development on "Hobbit" would continue apace, although his statement did not specifically address any possible postponement of the release date.

"New Line and Warner Bros. will sit down with us this week, to ensure a smooth and uneventful transition, as we secure a new director for 'The Hobbit.' We do not anticipate any delay or disruption to ongoing pre-production work," he said.


http://www.theonering.net/

Thanks as always marceline:) Kyle Rayner is my favorite!

Official Green Lantern Movie Synopsis Revealed


'Bringing the enduringly popular superhero to the big screen for the first time, �Green Lantern� stars Ryan Reynolds (�X-Men Origins: Wolverine�) in the title role, under the direction of Martin Campbell (�Casino Royale�).

In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, a small but powerful force has existed for centuries. Protectors of peace and justice, they are called the Green Lantern Corps. A brotherhood of warriors sworn to keep intergalactic order, each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him superpowers. But when a new enemy called Parallax threatens to destroy the balance of power in the Universe, their fate and the fate of Earth lie in the hands of their newest recruit, the first human ever selected: Hal Jordan.

Hal is a gifted and cocky test pilot, but the Green Lanterns have little respect for humans, who have never harnessed the infinite powers of the ring before. But Hal is clearly the missing piece to the puzzle, and along with his determination and willpower, he has one thing no member of the Corps has ever had: humanity. With the encouragement of fellow pilot and childhood sweetheart Carol Ferris (Blake Lively), if Hal can quickly master his new powers and find the courage to overcome his fears, he may prove to be not only the key to defeating Parallax�he will become the greatest Green Lantern of all.
So says comicbookmovie <---<<< for more. (http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/Poniverse/news/?a=18593)



How stupid will Captain America's costume look in IMAX? Those wings on his head seem kind of silly.

CAP'S SUIT SEEN!


(full story link) (http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=32353)

First up there's no hood or wings on his head, rather a "more traditional M1 Army helmet though this helmet does come over the eyes to give Cap a traditional "domino mask" look. Still present is the white "A" in the middle of the hat... the blue of the helmet is much more muted than the blue in the comic costume. A thick black strap comes down over the ears and connects under the chin."

The chest isn't spandex but "more of a leather fabric, like something you'd see on one of the 'X-Men'". Design wise a less prominent white star is there, while "the costume is still split horizontally through the middle with blue on top and red and white stripes on the bottom. But instead of stripes, it's actually just a white base with two red utility straps acting as stripes. These straps affix to a metal loop at the midpoint of the chest and a black strap extends up to the shoulders from that point. His shoulders have pads over them that extend down to about mid-bicep and are attached via a brown strap under the arm. The sleeves are white with a fairly standard brown glove."

The bottom half is blue pants, brown utility boots and an "old school utility belt... made up of brown pockets with a silver buckle." The shield hews closely to the classic design of red/white/red rings with the white star in a blue circle at the middle.

What will you do next now instead of The Hobbit? (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2010/05/guillermo-del-toro-.html)
Guillermo del Toro succinctly replied "TBD very soon!"

H.P. Lovecaft's "At the Mountains of Madness" we hope!

Man, if they do the Emerald Twilight storyline for the second or third Green Lantern movie, that would be awesome. Going crazy Hal is the best Hal.

Ryan Reynolds is playing Hal (the pilot).

I would've loved it if they'd gone with John (Marine/Architect/the black one)
Mostly I'm just excited about seeing lantern constructs in 3D. ^^

And Old Yeller! He might be too wimpy for it and too old but I'd love to see Phil Lamarr play him live action. Would have been nice to get him voicing Jazz in the Bayformers. But they'd have to not kill him in the first place.

A Black Spider-man? (http://io9.com/5552684/donald-glover-for-spider+man-why-the-hell-not)

A Black Spider-man? (http://io9.com/5552684/donald-glover-for-spider+man-why-the-hell-not)


A white Spawn??

A Black Spider-man? (http://io9.com/5552684/donald-glover-for-spider+man-why-the-hell-not)

Donald Glover is hilarious (check out his stand-up guys) and better than the other names I've seen thrown out, at least. Changing Spidey's race isn't really a huge deal since you wouldn't have to change anything about his backstory. I'd prefer there be some story with a black Spider-man in the comics ala Nick Fury before they did this though, since I'm such a nerd and I want things to have a basis in the comics. ; ;

Also, Donald Glover is too old. They should be looking for an unknown teenager who can act and handle the funny stuff, but they probably won't because Hollywood is poo. :(

Donald Glover is hilarious (check out his stand-up guys) and better than the other names I've seen thrown out, at least. Changing Spidey's race isn't really a huge deal since you wouldn't have to change anything about his backstory. I'd prefer there be some story with a black Spider-man in the comics ala Nick Fury before they did this though, since I'm such a nerd and I want things to have a basis in the comics. ; ;

Also, Donald Glover is too old. They should be looking for an unknown teenager who can act and handle the funny stuff, but they probably won't because Hollywood is poo. :(

Just think about it, Peter's Uncle Ben would be the wild rice guy and Aunt May would be changed to Aunt Jemima both of which are successful entrepreneurs and philanthropists who's work is seriously hindering bot Norman Osborn & Wilson Fisk's evil schemes. So they pull a dick move and take almost everything from them.

Osborn/Green Goblin could be the over arcing villian in the first 3 movies leading up to the bridge incadent in the 3rd and with him dead the main villian would switch to the Kingpen for the last 3. (the 6th movie would be called Spider-man, Sinister 6.)

A Black Spider-man? (http://io9.com/5552684/donald-glover-for-spider+man-why-the-hell-not)

Yeah lets just keep F@#king comic book movie adaptations up,but I have always wanted a Native American Captain America......T3 you are an idiot LOL!

Marvel Promotes Quesada to Chief Creative Officer and to continue to serve as Editor-In-Chief, Marvel Publishing


to ensure that all portrayals of Marvel's characters and storytelling remain true to the essence of Marvel's rich history. Additionally, Quesada will provide creative oversight of all areas of Marvel's business including theatrical, television, publishing, animation and games, while also actively participating in all story and script development for Marvel's films and animation. Prior to this promotion, Quesada held the role of Chief Creative Officer & Editor-In-Chief, Marvel Animation & Publishing and oversaw the creative aspects of Marvel Comics and Marvel Animation.

Quesada not fired, in fact we're paying him even more. <---<<< (http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/101946-marvel-promotes-quesada-to-chief-creative-officer)



That cap story gets rendered.
















Growl coming soon!


Thundercats Ho!
Thundercats to return: <------<<<< (http://www.mania.com/first-look-thundercats-return-2011_article_122951.html)

Quesada not fired, in fact we're paying him even more. <---<<< (http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/101946-marvel-promotes-quesada-to-chief-creative-officer)



If they had him just working in a marketing type position and removed him from being EIC I'd be fine. I actually think he's pretty good at this stuff even though he makes weird comments to the press- Marvel's market share is always huge even though they usually don't have the top selling comics each month. Things like Deadpool variants are a good move.

But storywise he's never been very good, and he's made some really bad calls. No matter how you feel about Brand New Day, it's made Spidey sales drop. The X-23 prostitute stuff is really weird too and it's so far away from the Kyle and Yost minis that popularized the character.

It's worth mentioning that this is the same position that DC created for Geoff Johns, who created a hugely successful event (Blackest Night) and reinvigorated the Green Lantern comics to the point where both GL and GLC are usually in the top 10 selling comics of each month. I have my complaints against Johns, but I can see exactly why DC wanted to give him this position. Why would Marvel want this position for Quesada?

also to turn this thread away from my fangirl raging, I would like to say that even though I was never super into Thundercats I will check out the new cartoon. Not sure how I feel about the Cap renders yet but neat to see them so thanks for posting!

http://www.nanarland.com/acteurs/thumb_affiches.php?f=../Chroniques/captainamerica2/jaquette.jpg&amp;height=162%22




GROWL 2011 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1511376/maindetails)

Growl is Fightclub with Werewolves.

THUNDER..THUNDER..THUNDER! Thank you rick says is the movie still in production?

It's been a while since we heard anything about a live action feature for the Thundercats, I suspect it is "in development."

Thanx buddy

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i like the helmet on the fan art piece a bit better than the one that kinda looks like it's just the cowl. Without the wings a stronger helmet would make a better visual impression. But I'm not the hugest fan of Captain America so maybe this design has elements I'm not picking up on.

I wonder if Snarf will be in the new show?

Please no snarf can I start a campaign to secretly assassinate him AURGH! Most annoying character EVER or pretty close

I'm imagining a photorealistic Snarf in my mind right now it isn't pretty.

First it was the Captain America designs that leaked as it turns out.
Now
Thor's costume seems to be here.
What's next tomorrow, Frickin' Ant-man?





Jibes with the official pic



Joblo's Drew says it's real and that's good enough for me.
http://www.joblo.com/yesterday-it-was-captain-america-now-take-a-look-at-thor

Next I render what Boba Fett would look like if Lucas ever got around to actually filming the Live Action Series.


Lucas: "On Hold" - Question & Answer audience session @ 30th Anniversary Empire Strikes Back Screening.

EXCERPT:

Audience: How are things going with the Live-Action TV Show?

Lucas: "The Live-Action TV Show is kind of on hold because we have scripts, but we don't know how to do them. Because they literally are Star Wars - only we're going to have to try to do them - a tenth the cost. It's a huge challenge - lot bigger than what we thought it was gonna be."

This is actual news breaking here because this was overheard and not reported outside of forums and here. (http://www.rebelscum.com/story/front/TESB_30th_Anniversary_Screening_131186.asp)

You heard it here first, unless you didn't!

All hail THOR Odinson!!

There is going to be a live-action "The Adventures Of Tin-tin" movie in 2012

There is going to be a live-action "The Adventures Of Tin-tin" movie in 2012
Thanks for posting, intrepid junior reporter! !

Spoiler Alert!
Mum-ra will be a Villain in the new Thundercats CG Animated Cable Television Program.

Thanks for reminding me, I am slacking on my Bearded news, it's been all superhero lately.

But first, let's get it over with:
Today's

LAME

SUPERHERO

NEWSISHNESS!


"Add Neal McDonough to the list of cast for Captain America: The First Avenger, the Joe Johnston-directed film that will star Chris Evans. McDonough is in talks to play Dum Dum Dugan. Marvel Studios was playing dum on it. Production starts in July in the U.K. and the film will be released by Paramount Pictures July 22, 2011. Hugo Weaving plays the villain, Red Skull. Sebastian Stan and Hayley Atwell have also been set. McDonough is available, as he famously exited the series Scoundrels because of his reluctance to do love scenes."
http://www.deadline.com/2010/06/neal-mcdonough-in-captain-america-chatter/

You heard it here first!
Unless you have deadline dot com bookmarked, but I kind of doubt it.

O.K!

MORE

LAME

SUPERHERO

NEWSISH! !

BATMAN SUPERMAN MEGANEWS NEWSTAKULAR! (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/17419/nolan-talks-superman-batman-)

How can you resist a link with that title, includes:


Empire Magazine has done a rather epic interview with "Inception" director Christopher Nolan and got him to talk a little bit more about both a third "Batman" and the "Superman" reboot he's attached to 'mentor'. Nolan still hasn't officially signed on to direct the next "Batman" and he says its due to workload - "the God's honest truth is I work on one movie at a time. I'm only capable of doing that, so my head will continue to be firmly in ['Inception'] for another few months." His brother Jonah is currently working on the script and Nolan is excited about it because he "particularly like(s) where we are taking the characters and what the ending is... There are things for me to be very excited about in addressing the characters again." He once again confirmed that the film will essentially be the capper of a trilogy rather than a random third entry - "the finishing of a story rather than infinitely blowing up the balloon and expanding the story." One thing he did shoot down are some villain possibilities. Firstly he "emphatically and unhesitatingly" said we will NOT see the return of The Joker with someone else taking on the late Heath Ledger's role - "No, I just don't feel comfortable about it." It also looks like The Penguin and Mr. Freeze are definitely not out....

SOURCE? (http://www.empireonline.com/)

HERO NEWSISH OVER!

Finally, time for BEARDED NEWS!

BEARDED NEWS:

First up is JUNIOR beard Del Toro.
So, your baddass enough to quit the frickin' Hobbit sweet gig, what's up?

(P.S. I <3 Guillermo del Toro )


Still, how about that At The Mountains Of Madness movie now, eh?

I AGREE! (http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=28016)


George Lucas is not making a Star Wars live action show for some reason.
But his companies are making Redtails, Star Wars The Clone Wars Seasons 3, 4 and 5, a Seth Green helmed animated show that's timeline spans the whole Star Wars universe and will be comedic in nature.

@Moar Bearded News PLZ!

Steven is making
* a TV show with Dinosaurs you wont watch until season 2 when you finally get around to torenting it, that is if it's even any good. But then again his TV has been pretty aces so far.
The Mighty Beard is also:
* Producing transformers 3 on orders from Satan.
* Pre-producing Indiana Jones 5, untitled film.
* Producing -codirecting a Tin-Tin series of films with another mighty beard Peter Jackson whom promises to direct one too right after he maybe might directs the Hobbits because he wants to protect MGM's interests and if that's what Peter Jackson is forced to do, then he will; and Tin - Tin will be much much later after the Myan Calander doom 2019.
The Bearded One is also:
* Directing a film based upon Lincoln.
* Communing with Aliens from another dimension channeling the content for another Extradimensional contact series.
* producing - maybe - directing 47 other projects.
* grooming his awesome beard.

Rick's out,
PEACE (http://chud.com/articles/articles/23941/1/WATCH-THIS-NOW-DARK-KNIGHT-BUSTED-IN-HOLLYWOOD/Page1.html)

HahaahaH that was fun reading Yay! for Mumm-ra & ~the powers of evil~ didn't know Agent Smith was playing(if not for Adolf)my most hated Nazi ha! Inception looks cool too saw a trailer yesterday with Ellen Paige(Juno)shit or is it Page? Thanx for the updates rick.....Dum Dum Dugan it just rolls off the lips BTW beards reign Excelsior!

More news you can lose.

HAWKEYE NEWS????????



Soon enough for your casting news on
AVENGERS,
Joss Whedon?
AVENGERS ALREADY CASTING! (http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2010/06/jeremy-renner-poised-to-join-marvels-avengers.html)

Jeremy Renner near deal to join Marvel's 'Avengers'

Renner_jeremy_200 By Borys Kit and Zorianna Kit

Jeremy Renner is in final negotiations to join "The Avengers," Marvel Studios' big-screen take on its superhero team that's being directed by Joss Whedon.

Renner will play the bow-and-arrow-carrying hero Hawkeye, who, while not one of the initial members of the team when it was created in the 1960s, became an integral member soon after when the misguided villain switched sides.

Renner will join Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man/Tony Stark, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Chris Evans as Captain America, Scarlett Johansson as the Black Widow, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and Don Cheadle as War Machine.

The Hulk may also be a character in the movie, but at this stage, there is no deal that would bring back Ed Norton, who starred as the emerald giant in 2008's "The Incredible Hulk."

Renner's involvement was initially rumored last fall, although the actor, who was in the middle of the awards derby with his war thriller "The Hurt Locker," was at the time more taken with Paul Thomas Anderson's untitled drama and was being heavily courted by Universal for "Battleship."

Renner never joined "Battleship," and while he still has definite interest in Anderson's film, that project is still cobbling financing and has seen its start pushed back several times.

Renner saw a chance to take on work in a role that, while key, is not starring in nature and will allow him to slide into Anderson's film if it should come together.

To keep costs manageable for the "Avengers," Marvel is trying to keep a lid on the movie's finances and the actors are taking salary cuts, according to insiders.

Renner, repped by CAA and Untitled Entertainment, next appears in Ben Affleck's "The Town."

Marvel did not confirm that Renner is in negotiations


Ant-MAn news cANT be far behind.

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE! This is pretty cool thanx man for all your effort! If you hear anything more about the Justice League I'm sure you'll let us know you rock rick :)

Lucas cancelled the TV star wars? But he was gonna have competent people work on it and it was going to be about new and less prominent characters so unlike Clone Wars their fate with actually have suspense and Boba Fett would hunt and kill people and the landspeeder racer guys from the droids cartoon was gonna be in it as well.

I am very hopeful for the Tuskegee Airmen movie thought.

Well that kinda sucks I'm still waiting for Star Wars Episode 7 "Wookies Vs Ewoks" :)

Green lantern Logo revealed. (http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/06/04/official-green-lantern-movie-logo-revealed/)

Oooo marketing :)

Seth Green helmed animated show that's timeline spans the whole Star Wars universe and will be comedic in nature.


Update=

MTV's Josh Horowitz spoke briefly with Seth Green at last night's 2010 MTV Movie Awards. Green revealed two interesting details about the animated Star Wars comedy show he's working on for Lucasfilm Animation.

1. It will be CG animation.
2. It will not be set after the events of Return of the Jedi.

Green talks Star Wars with MTV's Horowitz for just 58 seconds, and he lets nothing else slip...
From <---<<< (http://www.theforce.net/latestnews/story/Seth_Green_Talks_SW_Comedy_Series_131739.asp)

Stanley Tucci sent us internets an announcements note=

Stanley Tucci Confirmed as Dr. Abraham Erskine in
Marvel Studios’ CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER

Marvel Studios announced today that Oscar� nominated actor Stanley Tucci has been cast to star as Dr. Abraham Erskine in the studio’s highly anticipated movie CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER opposite Chris Evans, Sebastian Stan, Hugo Weaving, and Hayley Atwell. In the early comics, Dr. Erskine was a German scientist behind Project Rebirth, the secret experiment that created the Super Soldier known as Captain America. Joe Johnston will direct the film penned by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely.

Marvel Studios’ Kevin Feige will produce CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER. Alan Fine, Stan Lee, David Maisel and Louis D’Esposito will executive produce. The film will be released in the US on July 22, 2011 and distributed by Paramount Pictures.

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER will focus on the early days of the Marvel Universe when Steve Rogers volunteers to participate in an experimental program that turns him into the Super Soldier known as Captain America.

Tucci’s credits include JULIE & JULIA, Peter Jackson’s THE LOVELY BONES, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award, and THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA. He can next be seen in the upcoming comedy EASY A as well as the upcoming movie musical BURLESQUE.

In addition to CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER, Marvel Studios most recently released the highly anticipated sequel, IRON MAN 2, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow on May 7, 2010, and will release a slate of films based on the Marvel characters including, THOR on May 6, 2011, and MARVEL STUDIOS’ THE AVENGERS on May 4, 2012. Tucci is represented by CAA.


http://tinyurl.com/2ea%207gqd

Volton Lucky to get a crummy catroon much less a Movie. (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118020276.html?categoryid=4027&cs=1&nid=2562&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+variety%2Fheadlines+(Variety+-+Latest+News))

GTD feels the need to apologize further for some reason:

So, here I am again. As promised, I am posting a longer message before the week's end.

I have to thank those of you that have supported me from the start as well as those that converted along the way. And even say farewell to those that never did convert or believed.

I will miss Mr. Crere, the faith of Compa and Sir DennisC, the wisdom of Voronwe, the joy of Grammaboodawg, the support of Kangi Ska and so many, many others

Now, Pasi, et al- that is what is quite uncommon even on big films. Pete and co stuck to LOTR for years, I've developed films for years and I have shot many a movie on location... but rarely do you relocate for such massive amount of time specially when you have to do major ironclad agreements to put in deep freeze other contractual obligations with multiple studios.

My commitment to the project demanded enormous sacrifices both in personal and professional terms. The consequences of which will ripple for years. I relocated my entire life and family to New Zealand and first came on board in 2008.

So- while the cited delays, contractual complexities or obstacles, cannot be attributed to a single event or entity - you will simply have to believe that they were of sufficient complexity and severity to lead to the current situation. Trust me on this, Pasi- leaving NZ and the Hobbit crew is extremely painful.

As stated before- a wealth of designs, animatics, boards and sculptures is left behind representing accurately my ideas for Mirkwood, Spiders, Wargs, Stone Trolls, etc, etc and everyone (PJ, FW, PB and myself) has the same goal in mind: to try and ensure the best possible transition of the movie to a new director.

I believe these films will happen. Preproduction continues as we speak. The writing team of PJ,FW,PB and myself will keep moving the screenplays forward.

Perhaps even sooner than we may anticipate we will all look at the finished film and then- I will tear up whenever I recognize a set or a creature or a quirk created under my supervision. Everyone on these boards will get two movies. Me? I will be watching filmic family albums. Photos of my children from far away.

I hope you will understand how delicate the subject is for me.

I will drop by now and then, I will read the boards with interest and do hope to see some of you around at SDCC and many other places.

I am not here, however, to provide a blow-by-blow of what happened, but to assure you, as I have, that it has been the toughest situation of my life.

Beyond that- I am simply no longer an official voice for these projects. Be good, be well- and I invite you all to follow me into the next phase of my filmmaking journey.

Sincerely

GDT

From another fine forum <-------<<<< (http://newboards.theonering.net/forum/gforum/perl/gforum.cgi?do=post_view_threaded;post=261703;sb=po st_time;so=DESC;)

We understand Guillermo Del Toro (How do I pronounce name?) and are very bummed out not only at you not doing it but all the trouble you've been put through.

Man thanks for the Voltron info dude :) I had been hearing about the "movie" for years now, its cool transforming lions & vehicles I don't think I would've been able to grasp that.....SIKE(Psych)!

We understand Guillermo Del Toro (How do I pronounce name?) and are very bummed out not only at you not doing it but all the trouble you've been put through.

( Geee-Yair-Mo Del To-ro )

Did that help?


Fassbender Up for Magneto or Unnamed Spiderman Villian? -make up your mind, internet rumors!


X-Men: First Class" director Matthew Vaughn is pursuing him to play the younger version of Ian McKellen’s Magneto in Fox's prequel project which already stars James McAvoy as the younger Professor Charles X. Xavier. That film is slated to kick off filming soon in the UK for release next Summer.

At the same time, Fassbender is being pursued to play the villain in “Spider Man 4" at Sony Pictures. As that film isn't scheduled to hit until mid-2012, its production won't kick off until sometime next year.

Fassbender is expected to choose one over the other, the question is which one and how it will fit into his schedule. The actor is currently shooting David Cronenberg's "A Dangerous Method" and will next star in David Jacobson's "A Single Shot".


YOU demanded it : MOAR BEARDED NEWS!

INDIANA JONES AND THE MISERY OF ATLANTA!




STUFF of New Zwealand says = Harrison Ford's final outing as Indiana Jones will be "emotional and exciting" as the franchise heads back to its roots after a badly received fourth instalment.

Ford is well-known for his portrayal of the archaeologist and adventurer, and has agreed to reprise the role one last time.

Indiana Jones 5 will begin shooting next year, and much of the plot line will be centred around the Bermuda Triangle, an area over the North Atlantic Ocean where a number of aircraft are said to have disappeared.

"George (Lucas) and Steven (Spielberg) have been working on a script and it's almost there," a source explained.

"Harrison is on stand-by for filming next year. This looks like being an emotional and exciting conclusion to the franchise, with Indy facing his biggest challenge yet."

The last film in the franchise, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, was released in 2008 and performed well at the box office, but was savaged by critics.

Shia LaBeouf played Indiana's son Mutt Williams, and he will also appear in the new instalment.

Movie bosses have assured fans the film will stay true to the series' roots, and won't contain lots of state-of-the-art special effects.

"Shia LaBeouf has a central role again as Indy's son but this will be a blockbuster made in the old fashioned way rather than the CGI efforts of the last movie," the source added.

Indiana Jones and the Journalistic Source Rumor (http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/3786936/Indy-5-going-back-to-its-roots)

This is probably just another rumor, we shall see....

new logos:

http://www.collider.com/wp-content/uploads/zookeeper_men_in_black_3_ghostbusters_sony_logo_sl ice.jpg

"Sparticus" actor recovers, cleared to play with swords again.
:
http://www.deadline.com/2010/06/spartacus-star-andy-whitfield-is-cancer-free-ready-to-return-to-the-starz-series/

The "The Pirates" one, is that for a Monky D. Ruffy movie?

7 0f 9 is Sonya Blade in an R rated Mortal Kombat test shoot.
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/45406

More new logos. Pretty much what you would expect.



X-Men's Emma Frost

http://www.forcesofgeek.com/2010/06/fog-exclusive-rosamund-pike-to-enlist.html

BATMAN : Year one by Frank Miller to be animated!
http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/1006/07/index.htm

ugh, why would they have emma in a movie. she's awful

also, no patrick stewart as xavier? fail. he IS xavier as far as i'm concerned

i really really REALLY hope harley is shown in the next batman movie ;; she's too amazing not be.

and an indy 5? not sure how i feel about that.

I just thought I'd add that the Indy 5 stuff has been confirmed as a rumour. They're still making one, but I don't think filming will start any time soon.

Edit: Found the quote
"The rumor about INDY 5 is completely false. Nothing has changed, we are not shooting next year and still in the research phase..."

I just thought I'd add that the Indy 5 stuff has been confirmed as a rumour. They're still making one, but I don't think filming will start any time soon.

Edit: Found the quote
"The rumor about INDY 5 is completely false. Nothing has changed, we are not shooting next year and still in the research phase..."

Last I heard they were still hammering out the basic premise Mc Guffin story ideas as I recall. I doubt Harrison has any time put aside.

Why couldn't Indy 4 have been about Aztec stuff and not stupid aliens. Raders is about jewdaism, Doom is about Hinduaism, & Cursade is about christianity. Even if they didn't want to do research and jsut make something fatasey like up, say the crystal skulls are like dragon balls and once all 7 are collected you can summon Quetzalcoatl and he grants you a wish.

But no, it's aliens because aperently humans where incapable of making anything great until the romans showed up so everything was toi be made by aliens. I bet they won't even adress the unsetling implacations that The Ark, Shankra Stones, & Grail are all alien tech also.




I think I've seen anyname & Mandi talking about Supernatural. Well, it's getting an anime done by the Death Note guys.
http://io9.com/5560282/supernatural-becomes-a-japanese-anime-from-the-creators-of-death-note

Christopher Nolan comments On AICN! (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/45451)

Speaking of, Richard Donner�s Superman was very influential to Nolan on Batman Begins. �I literally pitched the studio my take on Batman by saying I wanted to make the Batman film that had never been made in 1978 or 1979.� He was attracted to the Dick Donner take of putting an extraordinary hero in an ordinary world.

Robert Rodriguez Offered Director’s Chair for Deadpool (http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/06/14/robert-rodriguez-offered-directors-chair-for-deadpool/)

The [final] film [of the twilight series] will attempt to keep its PG-13 rating as it won't be featuring any of the extrenuously gruesome scenes from the novel

lame. i wanted to see bella have her stomach bitten open. i want to see how they handle the imprinting thing though.

Are there any details on this Rob Zombie Blob remake?

http://www.collider.com/wp-content/uploads/zookeeper_men_in_black_3_ghostbusters_sony_logo_sl ice.jpg


I was disappointed to find out that "Arthur Christmas" was not what I thought it was...

I was disappointed to find out that "Arthur Christmas" was not what I thought it was...

Dudley Moore or Aardvark Arthur?