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Worst Secret Superhero Club Ever

The 1997 Justice League TV movie is like a tutorial on how not to do superheroes on film, from the stiff, I-can't-move costumes to the incredibly cheesy dialogue and acting. (Although I think the little documentary-interview segments are a neat idea, just horribly executed.) Here's the scene where our point-of-view character Tori Olafsdotter meets the rest of the League, who are based on the mid-1990s comics lineup of characters you've never heard of except Flash and Green Lantern. No matter how awful George Miller's abortive Justice League: Mortal might have been, it would have looked great compared to this disaster. More »

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Hulk Doomed?

Creative infighting between Edward Norton and Marvel, and weak buzz about the first trailer, have many observers predicting the Incredible Hulk will be the summer's biggest bomb. Even Stan Lee, the Hulk's co-creator, doesn't think it'll do as well as Iron Man, which has supreme buzz and fans drooling over every clip. More »

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Justice League's Superman Could Actually Be Super After All

You can stop hunting for Kryptonite. That rumor that Hayden "Annie" Christensen is playing Superman in the troubled new Justice League movie... is just a rumor. Christensen's reps denied the report, which had been based on what Justice League: Mortal actor Adam Brody supposedly told a woman in a bar. The really shocking news, though, is that the embattled JLA movie is still moving forward. [Cinemablend]

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Monsters, Browncoats Invade This Week's Comic Stories

Okay, so this week's comics don't have Sarah Michelle Gellar doing the [SPOILER] with a hot young [SPOILER], but that doesn't mean Joss Whedon fans need to be sad. In fact, it's time for River Tam fans to rejoice. Plus, the decline and fall of Frankenstein's Monster is something, right...? Yeah, I know. You'd rather have Buffster in the buff. But take a look at tomorrow's haul anyway. You just may be surprised. More »

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Amazons Vs. Space Zombies In This Week's Comic Haul

What's that you say? You feel that the world of comics may have many things for many people — including, this week, the long-awaited Wonder Woman revamp by a Gray's Anatomy writer, alcoholic corporate superheroes and time-traveling cyborg mutants — but it's still lacking the crucial element of video-game-based space zombies? Well, you're in for a treat with this week's haul, my friend. Click under the jump to find out why. More »

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What The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen Movie Could Have Been

The film version of Alan Moore's graphic novel The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is probably the worst movie adaptation of all time. It failed to capture the spirit of the graphic novel, didn't stay true to the characters, and devolved into just another vehicle for Sean Connery. But take heart. Check out this trailer for Tarsem Singh's The Fall, which is everything League could have been. The flick has been playing all over the world, and will finally be coming to the U.S. in March. More »

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Cartoon Justice Beats The Live-Action Version Any Day

With the animated Justice League: The New Frontier hitting stores today, you may find yourself hankering for more Justice League action, but not knowing quite where to get it. Now that production of the live action movie (now rumored to be called Justice League: Mortal) has hit another snag, you could find yourself lacking for Justice. So here's a guide to the other Justice League productions you can already watch. More »

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New Spoilers For Justice League Movie

If we had a superhero for every mutually contradictory plot synopsis we've read for George Miller's Justice League movie, we'd have enough for three super-teams. But the latest League plot info supposedly comes from a casting notice, and sounds just dumb enough to be real. We also have spoilers for Wolverine, Lost and Torchwood. Plus a preview of Joss Whedon's next issue of Runaways. More »

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How The Justice League Movie Could Still Be Saved

We all felt relieved when the Justice League movie was put on ice, maybe for good. After all, everything we'd heard about the movie's storyline sounded hokey and convoluted, with way too many random plots from the comics. (Not to mention the kiddie cast.) But putting together a JLA that doesn't feel scattershot would be a massive challenge for any writer. Here are some ideas for making it work. More »

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The Justice League Of America Goes Steampunk

The big screen version of the Justice League of America has been put on hold and sent back to the drawing board. Plus, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen movie was fairly craptastic. But pretend, for a moment, that the two projects collided in your imagination and the resulting movie kicked ass. Got it? Now imagine that it had some even more kick-ass action figures to go with it. Stop pretending and feast your eyes on the gallery below. More »

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Justice League Movie Punched Out By Studio

The hammer came down yesterday for the Justice League movie, and Warner Bros. has now officially put the project on "indefinite hold." That sound you may have heard was a billion JLA fans around the globe sighing in relief. But what, aside from the writers' strike, made studio execs decide to activate the lasers and eradicate this project? More »

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Justice League Movie Gets Bitchslapped

The writers strike is forcing executives to actually consider some of the rash decisions they've made. Case in point, the Justice League movie. Before the holidays there were announcements of cast members, chatter about the shooting location, a script that needed some work, and even rumblings from the Christian Bale/The Dark Knight camp that they weren't happy about another Batman hitting the screen. Looks like Warner Bros. has finally listened and is putting the skids down on the movie, hard. More »

Kiwi Togs For Justice Leaguers Producer Barrie Osborne let the news slip that the New Zealand based WETA Workshop will be designing the costumes for the upcoming Justice League movie. Additional WETA Digital will be working on some of the digital effects, if they have time. While the costume part should lead to some awesome results (we can't wait to see what the new Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman costumes will look like), it's the "if they have time" for the digital effects part that alarms us.

Harvey Milk Is The New Kryptonite Bryan Singer probably won't direct the next Superman movie after all, because he's too busy with his Tom Cruise Nazi movie, followed by his Harvey Milk biopic. Also, George Miller's Justice League movie is probably delayed until after the writers' strike, which means it may actually have a real script. But there's one piece of good news: Warners is already talking about a third Christopher Nolan-helmed Batman movie. [Variety, via Superhero Hype]

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First Glimpse Of Indiana Jones Aliens -- In Lego!

Those rumors about aliens in the new Indiana Jones movie? Appear to be true, judging from new images of the Lego playset. Click through for a picture of skeletons in alien helmets, plus Terminator TV and movie spoilers. It's all part of Morning Spoilers, where we reveal the plot twists of tomorrow. More »

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New Justice League Flick Puts Green Lantern in the Korean War

The award-winning retro-futurist graphic novel DC: The New Frontier will become a stylish movie, judging from this newly released trailer. This direct-to-DVD animated film, based on the Darwyn Cooke graphic novel, follows Green Lantern (voiced by David "Angel" Boreanaz) from the Korean War to the Kennedy administration. It's also part of a trend toward putting DC Comics characters back in the bygone eras that spawned them. More comic book journeys into U.S. history after the jump. More »

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One-Breasted Man-Killers Get An Origin Story

  • We'll learn the origins of those one-breasted psycho killers, the Daughters of the Amazon, in the movie version of Y: The Last Man movie. [Comics 2 Film]
  • Steven Spielberg's Interstellar, about explorers who travel through a wormhole to another dimension, will come out in 2009 and won't violate any laws of physics. [Not Even Wrong]

Deadlier spoilers for Sarah Connor Chronicles and Smallville follow, so be warned... More »

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Hulk and Iron Man In Super-Movie Crossover

Despite the attempts at super top-secret security on movie sets these days (which apparently means drawing as much attention to yourself as possible and then denying everything later) news has leaked out that the Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk crews are teaming up to film a scene together. Versions of that scene will appear in both movies, but the really exciting part is which kickass actor will be in both scenes. More »