Apparently, today was a pretty big day in comic book movie adaptation news. Lots of stuff was floating around the net today, so I’ve done my best to pin it down. First, we got some news on the next Batman movie from Warner Bros. on the release date of the presumably final installment from director Christopher Nolan. Second, Yahoo! Movies got their hands on the first pic of Chris Hemsworth in costume shooting the Thor film. Lastly, rumor mill is churning over a possible co-star in Captain America joining up. Continue reading for the details on the three projects below.

Batman

Warner Bros. has set a release date for the follow-up to The Dark Knight. On par for some of the news we’ve been hearing for a while, July 20, 2012 is the tentative date. It seems sort of weird for it to be set so late into the summer. It is going to be a few weeks after Sony’s Spider-Man reboot, but regardless it’s going to be a big hit.

Thor

Here’s the first picture of Chris Hemsworth as the title character in Thor.

Captain America

Tommy Lee Jones is supposedly eying a role in the upcoming First Avenger film. Jones is an authority actor who seems perfect for a role in the military. Hopefully we will get confirmation on his involvement in the project shortly.

Stay tuned to Fanboyz.net for updates on all these projects.