According to Deadline, Marvel Studios is planning a big screen adaptation of the Marvel character Iron Fist. The character was created in 1974 by Roy Thomas and Gil Kane as a martial arts superhero in the Marvel universe. You may not have heard of Iron Fist before if you aren’t a comic book reader, but [...]
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THE AVENGERS Starts Filming in February for 2012 Release
Marvel plans to begin shooting their new superhero ensemble movie The Avengers in February for a 2012 release. SuperHeroHype is reporting that Marvel and Paramount are planning to release the star-studded movie on May 4, 2012. If for some reason you missed the big news from Comic-Con last month, The Avengersis a hugely ambitious project [...]
Marvel: The World Still Needs Heroes
This teaser image has just shown up on Marvel.com. For Thor fans everywhere we all know that this mace belongs to Thor’s fallen ally Thunderstrike. The headline at Marvel read “One Shall Rise in November, 2010″. It’s clear to see that the mace is meant to be the main focus, however, one cannot help but [...]
Who Are THE AVENGERS: Cast and Character Breakdown
Last week at the San Diego Comic-Con a huge announcement was made during the Marvel Studios panel. After their presentation of footage from upcoming films like Thor and Captain America, Marvel president Kevin Fiege asked audiences to hold on for a little longer, as they had one more thing to show the audience. The lights [...]
Cover of the Week: SDCC Steve Rogers: Super Soldier #1 Variant
Along with action figure exclusive, San Diego Comic- Con also does some comic books as well. The offerings range from each publisher and most times the covers are pretty good. The fact that we are in San Diego has caused me to choose the SDCC Steve Rogers: Super Soldier #1 sketch variant. It shows a [...]
Comic-Con: THE AVENGERS Movie Confirmed; Mark Ruffalo to play Hulk; Whedon to Direct!
The big news of the day at San Diego Comic-Con waited until the last moment of the night during Marvel’s panel. Featuring Captain America and Thor footage, Marvel surprised the audience at the end of the panel with a special announcement. The lights went dark and on screen came a logo for The Avengers. We [...]
Comic-Con: Helmets from THOR Revealed
Straight from the San Diego Comic-Con Marvel has revealed the helmets of Thor, Odin, and Loki in the upcoming Thor movie directed by Kenneth Branagh. The photo above displays the actual helmets worn by the actors who portray these characters in the comic book based movie. Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, and Anthony Hopkins all wore [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Matthew Vaughn Confirmed for X-MEN: FIRST CLASS
20th Century Fox wasn’t joking when they said that they wanted to put X-MEN: FIRST CLASS on the fast track as they have announced that KICK-ASS director, Matthew Vaughn, will be leading the project. Last week reports began to circulate that Vaughn was in talks to step into the directors chair as Marvel wanted to [...]
Two IMAX Posters for IRON MAN 2 Hit the Net
With just a little over two weeks before it arrives, we have a couple new posters for Iron Man 2. Both are IMAX posters which hit the net this morning. Comingsoon had the first poster (via Paramount) which features the Iron Man armor and the IMAX logo. The second poster was an exclusive for Screen [...]
We Game: Allies and Villains Join Arkham Asylum 2; Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Trailer Hits
Two big pieces of news hit the web today, both dealing with some of the biggest names in comics and video games. First, the lineup for Batman: Arkham Asylum 2 is starting to come together. Everyone knew from the teaser trailer for AA2 that Joker and Harley would be back and the venue is changing. [...]
AVENGERS: THE CHILDREN’S CRUSADE Coming in July from Marvel
When the Avengers decided to disband after the mental break down and horrific attack by teammate the Scarlet Witch, a group of would be heroes decided that the world needed them more than they knew. Comprised mostly of teens who have a link to the Avengers lineage, the Young Avengers were born. They have been [...]
Joss Whedon in Final Talks to Direct AVENGERS Film
Can it be? Am I dreaming? Reports are circulating on the web that Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon is in final talks to direct the upcoming AVENGERS film. According to a post on April Fools Day IESB posted that Whedon was on a short list of directors that were up for consideration to [...]
Get Ready for the SECOND COMING
The series title hearkens back to biblical times. The birth of a savior returning to lead mutants against evil. It all began when the mutant population was decimated by the haunting phrase “No more mutants”. (Read HOUSE OF M) These words were uttered by Wanda Maximoff (The Scarlett Witch), the daughter of Mutant-kinds biggest supporter [...]
Check Out these Books: Week of March 24th
Comic book fans have known for years that Wednesday is a sacred day. The day that our favorite titles break loose from the gates of heaven and rain down upon us. Every week there are ups and downs, highs and lows. It would be nice to get some direction in a sea of series that [...]
Bryan Singer X-MEN: FIRST CLASS Update
Last week we reported that director Bryan Singer was not only set to direct X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, the story of the early years of the X-Men, but that he was being considered to return to the original franchise and helm X-Men 4 and possibly a Wolverine sequel. As with many of these types of early [...]
