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Did Marvel Let Favreau Back For Iron Man 2 To Shut Him Up?
You can put your pitchforks and online petitions down - it's looking increasingly likely that Jon Favreau and Marvel Studios have patched up their differences (read: arguments over money) and that Favreau will, in fact, be directing Iron Man 2 for the planned 2010 release date. While details about the make-up are still sketchy, here's a possible reason why it's happened: To get Favreau to stop spoiling future Marvel movies, already. Very minor Captain America: The First Avenger and Iron Man 2 spoilers under the jump. More »
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Superheroes Stage Shelf-Space Takeover In This Week's Comics
If certain retailers are to be believed, this week's new comic releases mark a peculiar milestone, as a certain troubled publisher finds its main rival mounting a serious attack on its real-estate of shelf space. But outside of what's either a bold grab for market share or a coincidental clusterfuck of shipping dates, it's another relatively quiet week for new releases in this week's comic stores as the industry begins to prepare in earnest for next month's San Diego Comic-Con. More about the conspiracy theory of release dates and what you may (or may not) find in your local store under the jump. More »
9:00 AM on Tue Jun 24 2008
By Graeme McMillan
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Latest by Juancho: @Numerous: Ditto. Prices and stuff like this have sucked the fun out of comics. It's ironic, because when Quesada took over, trades are what saved Marvel from the scrap heap. He made it a priority to break out of the more »
captain america
Casting Leonardo Dicaprio As Captain America Would Be Titanically Wrong
Rumor is out that Marvel wants to cast Leonardo Dicaprio as Captain America, because he was so hard core in Gangs of New York or something. Captain America is a master of hand to hand combat, a rough and tumble soldier and the perfect human being. While Leonardo DiCaprio is a fantastic actor, you're not going to stop the Nazis with forlorn looks and inner turmoil. Leo can drink all the muscle milk in every Super Size Wal-Mart in the country, it's not going to be enough for an ass kicking patriotic role, Captain Planet maybe, Captain America not so much. We need someone who's going to teach kids English with their fists and then do a round house kick to the face Chuck Norris style when they don't listen. Click through to see the actors we'd like to cast for Captain America. More »
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Can Anything Kill The Superhero Movie Trend?
It seems like the superhero movies are an unstoppable force, their radiation-blasted muscles pushing past all obstacles. Increasingly, the summer belongs to men and women in silly outfits flying around zapping each other. But every fad has to end sometime, and the superpowered epic trend is no different. What could bring the reign of the superheroes to an end? More »
incredible hulk
Look, Just Make Up Your Minds Already: Is Cap In Hulk Or Not?
So, first we have Incredible Hulk director Louis Letterier saying that we "might see" Captain America in the new Hulk movie, then we hear that that scene's been cut from the theatrical release. Now we have the movie's producer telling us that Captain America is in the theatrical version of the movie after all... sort of. More »
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Captain America Disses The Hulk!
Wondering what happened to the Captain America cameo we were promised in The Incredible Hulk? It's gone, thanks to Marvel's busy editing scissors. You may also notice some key scenes that were in the movie's own trailers don't show up in the theatrical release. Marvel cut a full 70 minutes of agonizing Bruce Banner guilt out of the theatrical release, to make the movie more sunshiny and family-friendly. More »
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More Heroes Than You'd Expect In The Hulk
As if you needed another reason to go and see The Incredible Hulk outside of the possibility of another gamma-irradiated box office bomb and a cameo from Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark, director Louis Letterier let slip a pretty big, previously-unknown, potential guest shot this weekend. One that ties in with both Iron Man and also two future Marvel movies. Spoilers after the jump. More »
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Captain America Still Part Of The Greatest Generation
How do you update the origin of a hero like Captain America, whose comics storyline is so closely tied to one particular era? Turns out you don't even try. Marvel's Kevin Feige explained to IESB how 2011's Captain America movie will handle his rich backstory. He also addressed reports about a certain armored hero's tinkering with the Captain's shield, and casting rumors. More »
the incredible hulk
See The Mad Science That Created Captain America
Last week we reported that an important part of Captain America's get-up appeared on Tony Stark's workbench in Iron Man. Now it seems as if the new The Incredible Hulk movie gives us our first look at the secrets of the military mad science that created the Captain in the first place. Minor spoilers, plus a gallery of new images, including one where Betty Ross is wearing a white shirt in the rain, after the jump. More »
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Look What's On Tony Stark's Workbench In Iron Man
We already knew Iron Man was full of little "easter eggs" and clues about the future of the Marvel movies. And now it looks as though one more hidden clue has turned up. Just look at this screengrab from the movie's trailer, and then compare it with a picture of the same scene in the final movie, to see what was added. Spoilers ahead. Update: A reader sent us a better quality picture that shows the alleged item. More »
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It's All Super-Soldiers And Gods In Upcoming Marvel Movies
Between mecha-fighter Iron Man's second movie, coming in April 30, 2010, and military-sponsored super-soldier Captain America, coming May 6, 2011, Marvel Comics' upcoming movie slate has a very militaristic feel. But where's the peaceful shrinking scientist Ant-Man, who communicates with ants? Apprently his movie's on hold, so we can get Norse god Thor's movie, directed by Matthew Vaughn (Stardust, Layer Cake), on June 4, 2010. Captain America's full title will be The First Avenger: Captain America, and his film will be followed by The Avengers in July 2011. Also in the pipeline: Spider-Man: The Musical and Spider-Man the video game (out in fall 2008). [AP Press via Newsarama]
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Captain America Teaches English Lessons -- With His Fists
The Red Skull sounds like Tweety Bird with a fakey Italian accent in this awesome clip from the original live-action Captain America movie. All the Skull wants is some English lessons, but instead Captain America kicks his ass, only to wind up strapped to a silly-looking Nazi rocket. The scene ends with the obligatory villain self-amputation, one of my favorite action-movie cliches. With Marvel working on a new Captain America film, this is the perfect time to celebrate the little-known original, with another clip after the jump. More »
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Find Out How J.J. Abrams' Star Trek Ends!
This morning's batch of spoilers includes yet another bunch of hints for the new Star Trek movie, which continues to sound more and more like a cheese-fest. There's also spoilers (and delusional theories) for Lost, new photos from Iron Man, and a behind-the-scenes video of the filming of X-Files 2. Click through to let the spoiling happen. More »
No Marvel Movies In 2009?
If you think the writers' strike only hurt television and didn't affect the movie industry, just ask Marvel Entertainment. Marvel is only slating one movie for 2009, instead of the two per year it would normally put out. (Currently in development: Ant-man, Captain America, Thor and The Avengers.) But even that one movie isn't certain, execs told Wall Street analysts in a conference call on Marvel's fourth-quarter 2007 earnings. Also, Marvel warned that the horrendous shape of the U.S. economy could hurt its (currently healthy) finances in 2008, but execs couldn't point to any specific warning signs. If you see Spider-Man selling underoos off a sidewalk card table, you'll know why. [Transcript]
If you think the writers' strike only hurt television and didn't affect the movie industry, just ask Marvel Entertainment. Marvel is only slating one movie for 2009, instead of the two per year it would normally put out. (Currently in development: Ant-man, Captain America, Thor and The Avengers.) But even that one movie isn't certain, execs told Wall Street analysts in a conference call on Marvel's fourth-quarter 2007 earnings. Also, Marvel warned that the horrendous shape of the U.S. economy could hurt its (currently healthy) finances in 2008, but execs couldn't point to any specific warning signs. If you see Spider-Man selling underoos off a sidewalk card table, you'll know why. [Transcript]
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The Last Glimpse Of The Last Man On Earth
Let the New York Daily News claim that this week in comics is all about the replacement for the dead Captain America. Sure, watching Bucky Barnes go from teen sidekick in WWII to cyborg assassin in the Cold War to new Sentinel of Liberty may be an enjoyable pastime. But for those of us in the know, there's only one comic book that's a must have this week, and it ain't that one. To find out what it is, join me after the jump.More »
9:00 AM on Tue Jan 29 2008
By grae
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Latest by jcormier: How about the Geriatric Stem-Cell Kung-Fu Marmots? more »
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The Joy Of Watching Spider-Man's Marriage Go Plop
The holiday season is the perfect time to celebrate families torn asunder due to demonic intervention. This week sees the release of the long-dreaded Amazing Spider-Man #545, the comic which writer J.M. Straczynski almost took his name off. The demon Mephisto has offered to save the life of Peter Parker's Aunt May — but at the cost of undoing Parker's marriage to Mary Jane. We already know what choice Spidey will make, but the fun is in watching his marriage splinter, and bitching about it online afterwards. More new comics coming Friday (thanks to holiday delays) after the jump. More »
9:00 AM on Wed Dec 26 2007
By charliejane
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