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No more spidey speculation. Sony and Marvel have officially announced the next Spider-Man, and it's that kid from the Parnassus movies: Andrew Garfield. More »
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Is this what David Tennant left Doctor Who for? Word comes that he's joined the remake of ultra-campy vampire movie Fright Night. On the plus side, he's joined by Red Mist/McLovin actor Christopher Mintz-Plasse. More »
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Rumors are circulating that Kim Kardashian wants to play Lara Croft in the next Tomb Raider film. As Croft's only prerequisites are to fill out the gun holsters and have a braided pony tail, we say she's perfect! [ShowbizSpy] More »
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Read the synopsis for what is possibly the most brilliant idea ever pitched in the history of mermaid movies. What happened after the Titanic sunk? The passengers were saved by mermaids - and Jack Dawson was elected mermaid King, naturally. More »
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Sounds like Marvel has been reading our fantasy casting list. First it there were the Nathan Fillion rumors, and now the shirtless demi-god Josh Holloway is the newest rumored Avengers cast member. But who should he play? More »
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Taylor Kitsch is slowly becoming science fiction's next movie hero. Not only is he starring in John Carter of Mars, but he just landed the lead role in Peter Berg's epic Hasbro board game-inspired Battleship movie. More »
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Looks like the rumors are true — Ryan Phillippe could be our new Steve Rogers. But before we can even chew on the idea of a Cruel Intentions Cap, another actor has stepped up to the plate: G.I. Joe's Duke. More »
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Today in completely crazed superhero news, Ryan Phillippe is rumored to be the top contender for Marvel's Captain spot. Meanwhile, it turns out Christian Bale almost won the part of Superman in Wolfgang Petersen's abortive Batman Vs. Superman picture. More »
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Professional villain Hugo Weaving is the Red Skull. Captain America is screwed. More »
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The latest Captain America casting saga continues. Turns out yesterday's sure thing, John Krasinski, is out, and has been replaced with the Human Torch himself, Chris Evans. More »
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Earlier today, we reported that Michael Cassidy was out for Captain America. And now our favorite Cap hopeful has also announced the he too is out of the superhero race. More »
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Last week, a list of possible actors testing to play Captain America was leaked. We can now cross one of those hopefuls off the list. Also, one persistent Peter Parker casting rumor is squished for good. More »
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Last week, a long list of actors testing for Marvel's Captain America movie was leaked. Among mostly square-jawed handsome stars was Cloverfield's Mike Vogel. We caught up with Vogel this weekend and got his take on the Cap casting. More »
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A list of the actors screen-testing to play Captain America has leaked. The list contains a few familiar faces and some unknowns, but the biggest surprise is John Krasinski. What the Hell? More »
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Robert Rodriguez is going full hovermobile ahead with his live-action Jetsons movie. Which means we could be just a year away from seeing Judy Jetson live and in the flesh. So let's talk our dream white-wig casting. More »
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The Flash buzz is kicking up again, and possible names are starting to float around but the one were most excited about is the one and only NPH. Please let Doogie don the gold boots. More »
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A Venom spin off is in the works, because clearly everyone liked him more than Peter Parker in Spider-Man 3. This may be partly due to the fact that Topher Grace's acting completely eclipsed all three standard recurring characters thus far. Alas, the rumor is there will be no Topher in this Venom (not a big enough star). Although we still think Topher could carry a tentpole production (he was a lovely foil to Spidey), click through to see our suggestions for back-up Venoms. More »
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Rumors are churning that the Wachowski Brothers are itching to make a movie based on the adventures of Plastic Man, starring their favorite Hollywood hero Keanu Reeves. Am I the only one confused by this match up? Plastic Man was practically the definition of body humor, and slapstick comedy isn't really in Reeves' wheelhouse. I actually can't think of the last time Reeves made anyone laugh on purpose. This is a terrible match. We've got a list of who we think would actually do a good job playing the bendy superhero. More »
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Guillermo del Toro teased our classic scifi hearts by giving us an idea of who he'd like to cast as the Monster in his adaptation of Frankenstein (a project del Toro has had on the back burner for many months). "For the monster, I would love to have Doug Jones," del Toro told Shock Till You Drop. The famed creature actor is playing Abe Sapien in Hellboy II. An amusing joke or a pretty brilliant casting idea? Maybe a little of both. Click through to see who we'd cast as the monster. More »
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