Source: Coming Soon The past few hours have rolled out some very interesting news about Marvel’s biggest superhero flicks. First, a new photo from Kenneth Branagh’s Thor has hit the web. It features Thor (with hammer), Loki (his adopted brother) and Odin their father and ruler of Asgard. But there’s some things that just feel [...]
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Two Weird and One Obvious: Spider-Man, Airbender, & Video Games
For anyone who follows movie news regularly, there isn’t much that surprises folks. There are a few things people can count on, including studios doing whatever they think will make them the most amount of money. The past few days have drudged up some interesting happenings in Hollywood. For a look at two strange pieces [...]
The Z Cast Episode 3 – “80′s Movie Weekend”
This coming weekend two big 80s franchises are getting the Hollywood Brazilian treatment. But before Roman and Jordan get to that, they hit up the highlights from the MTV Movie Awards (hint: there’s not any) and discuss some interesting casting news for Marvel’s upcoming hero flicks. However, Roman had a pretty hard time coming up [...]
Who will be Marvel’s Hawkeye and Dum Dum Dugan on film?
A lot of buzz concerning Marvel’s team-up flick THE AVENGERS has rolled out the past few days. First, IRON MAN director Jon Favreau confirmed The Hulk will be a main character in the film. Although Favreau himself isn’t directing the project his franchise films are directly tied to AVENGERS, so it’s safe to say he’d [...]
James McAvoy is Professor X in “X-MEN: FIRST CLASS”
Interesting casting news today for Matthew Vaughn’s X-MEN: FIRST CLASS. James McAvoy, formerly seen in WANTED and ATONEMENT, has been cast in 20th Century Fox’s prequel to the X-MEN series. McAvoy will be playing the cue-ball headed Professor X, the man who helped assemble mutants in his youth with his close personal friend Eric Lensherr. [...]
Hugo Weaving Will Play The Red Skull in ‘Captain America’ Film
The puzzle pieces keep falling into place for THE FIRST AVENGER: CAPTAIN AMERICA as Hugo Weaving has been cast as arch-nemesis The Red Skull. The history of these two characters stretches back to 1941. Captain America was the face of America in WWII and The Red Skull was one of Hitler’s most trusted followers. Weaving [...]
Chris Evans Picks Up Captain America’s Shield
After weeks of speculation on who would wield the shield, it looks like Chris Evans (Fantastic Four, Push) will be Steve Rogers in The First Avenger: Captain America. I love the build we get when a movie is casting for the lead. It always seems like there is one guy who is at the head [...]
Hugo Weaving to Play Red Skull in Captain America?
Hugo Weaving is one of my favorite actors. His roles in V for Vendetta, Lord of the Rings, and The Matrix Trilogy make him stand out in very distinct roles. He can most recently be seen in The Wolfman, and was probably the best part of that film. Now, according to Comingsoon.net, Weaving is in [...]
Update: John Krasinski Out of Captain America Running…Who’s Left?
Numerous sites have been reporting as late as this morning that John Krasinski was about to be cast as Captain America in Marvel’s upcoming First Avenger film. Fans of the hero seemed split on the casting, as many have difficulty seeing him as an action hero after seeing him on The Office and more seriously [...]
Will Captain America Please Step Forward…
Several names got dropped today by The Heat Vision Blog concerning the actors being looked at to play Captain America in the upcoming First Avenger: Captain America movie as well as The Avengers. I usually yawn when it comes to these rumors on casting, but a few of the names listed really caught my attention. [...]
Mark Strong In Talks To Play Sinestro In ‘Green Lantern’
Rumors had been all over the web that Jackie Earle Haley (Watchmen) had been tapped to play the great foe of the Green Lantern’s Sinestro. GL director Martin Campbell sat down with MTV during a press junket to talk about his latest film Edge Of Darkness and Campbell put that rumor to rest and also [...]
Ivan Reitman Will Return to Direct Ghostbusters 3; Script Nearing Completion
While there is a lot of speculation and rumor swirling around the forthcoming Ghostbusters installment, one thing is for sure, Ivan Reitman will return to direct Ghostbusters 3. In an interview with MTV, Ivan confirmed that the first draft of the script has been completed and turned in, and the work on the second draft [...]
Peter Sarsgaard Joins Green Lantern Cast
Comingsoon is reporting that Peter Sarsgaard will be facing off against Ryan Reynolds in next summer’s Green Lantern. After we reported Blake Lively joined the cast as Carrol Ferris, there was a bit of hesitation in the choice of love interest. However, Peter Sarsgaard has the chops to square off against Reynolds as Dr. Hector [...]
Blake Lively Cast as Carol Ferris in Green Lantern
Ryan Reynolds’ Hal Jordan now has a love interest. This weekend the news broke that Gossip Girl star Blake Lively had been cast as Carol Ferris, the love interest to Ryan Reynolds’ superhero character Green Lantern. For months now we have been reporting about all the casting news that has been running rampant. Before Reynolds [...]
Idris Elba Joins Cast of Thor
Source: Comingsoon.net Idris Elba, of RocknRolla and Obsessed, will be joining Kenneth Branagh’s comic adaptation Thor. As Heimdall, he guards the Bifrost Bridge in Asgard and protect Thor’s homeland. This project is beginning to quickly take shape, preparing for photography to begin this January. The cast is looking great, branching off from cardboard cutout Hollywood [...]
Khan on the Way for Star Trek 2?
Star Trek was one of the best franchise reboots in recent years. It told a great story, handled the time-travel plot device much better then other films, collected a great cast, and gave sci-fi fans awesome space action. Inevitably, sequel talks have been flying all over the internet, with rumors and conjecture ranging from storyline [...]
Casting News: Bruce Willis Joins The Expendables
As if this cast wasn’t already awesome enough we have news today that Bruce Willis will join the all star crew of The Expendables Moviehole is reporting. Willis is teaming with fellow action stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone in this big budget action film being directed by Stallone. The cast also includes Jet Li, [...]
Jim Carrey Out, Paul Giamatti in Farrelly Brother’s Three Stooges Movie?
The turmoil surrounding the Farrelly Brother’s movie The Three Stooges has hit a new level. Earlier this summer we reported that Sean Penn was taking a break from Hollywood and would therefore be dropping out of Three Stooges. Penn’s departure leaved an opening for the role of Larry which has now been filled by actor [...]
Michael Sheen Will Play Villain in Tron Legacy
We learned last week that the sequel to Tron from the 1980′s would now be titled Tron Legacy. We saw some footage, some great concept art, and we experienced a viral marketing campaign for the film. Today we have news to report on the movie and that is actor Michael Sheen will be joining the [...]
