tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72027378966250923702011-07-31T02:21:19.725-04:00EVERYTHING THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT MARVEL MOVIESJoenoreply@blogger.comBlogger2331100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-70212922603124874572009-10-13T10:07:00.015-04:002009-10-13T10:48:42.776-04:00

I don't know if I am going to continue this blog...the whole Disney thing has me looking at Marvel in a new light...I'm no longer excitedly following the growth of a dynamic upstart movie studio whose work is based on some of the greatest modern myths of our time...myths created by a small group of caring individuals known collectively as "Marvel"...I'm instead now following one more arm of a

Joenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-85431254419291583372009-09-01T14:42:00.001-04:002009-09-01T14:44:48.741-04:00

All the Disney hub-bub overshadowed this bit of potentially promising news...

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-66050733545900170902009-09-01T14:39:00.001-04:002009-09-01T14:40:41.816-04:00

The comedic possibilities are endless...

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-7262502952869617202009-09-01T13:13:00.003-04:002009-09-01T13:14:42.289-04:00

Stan Lee says buyout is a good thing for Marvel.

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-40882104687080209882009-08-31T17:53:00.010-04:002009-08-31T18:25:06.851-04:00

That's right - you read it correctly - DISNEY IS REPORTEDLY BUYING MARVEL!--MORE: MARVEL.COMMORE: CNNMORE: CNNMORE: CNNMORE: ABCNEWSMORE: CBSNEWSMORE: VARIETYMORE: WALL STREET JOURNALMORE: FORBESMORE: YAHOO

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-76908206877676021812009-08-04T17:11:00.004-04:002009-08-04T17:14:39.986-04:00

...Raimi's episodes start to fizzle, or he loses interest, and Cameron decides to take a shot?

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-6003092596579826582009-08-03T09:57:00.014-04:002009-08-03T15:11:36.074-04:00

Captain America, Avengers possibilities: /FilmInterview with Scarlett Johansson: io9Kick-Ass Comic Con clips: bscreview.comJon Favreau interview: ComicBookMovie.comRobert Downey Jr. interview: ComicBookMovie.comScarlett Johansson interview: ComicBookMovie.comSam Rockwell interview: ComicBookMovie.comKevin Feige on Iron Man 2: Latino Review

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-91839946678255988562009-07-31T11:40:00.003-04:002009-07-31T11:43:19.363-04:00

Read this bit of non-news that may actually indicate there is news here.--MMB: HULK

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And yet they have a website! :) --MMB: IRON MAN

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Perhaps we'll see Iron Man 3 in 3D...--MMB: IRON MAN

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Click for the larger image on JOBLO.COM.--MMB: IRON MAN

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-73364007284760420072009-07-27T10:31:00.013-04:002009-07-27T11:04:24.596-04:00

Some more Marvel Movie news coming out of this year's Comic-Con: Kevin Feige on Thor progress; starts shooting in 2010: ACESHOWBIZ.COM.Don Cheadle on War Machine in Iron Man 2: MTVSPLASHPAGE.COM.Feige on the Avengers roster: COLLIDER.COM.Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje possible for Black Panther: MTVSPLASHPAGE.COM. Ruminations on the possibility of the Skrulls in the Avengers movie: CHUD.COM.

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-55499282719090388792009-07-26T02:36:00.010-04:002009-07-26T02:49:06.618-04:00

Read all about the Iron Man 2 footage shown at Comic-Con 2009 on Wired or AICN! And check out this interview with Scarlett Johansson:--MMB: IRON MAN

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-28048403879635616252009-07-23T12:12:00.005-04:002009-07-23T12:23:21.845-04:00

Is it me, or does everyone working for Marvel Studios seem to be really emotionally invested in what they're doing? Every time I read an interview with one of the actors, directors, producers, FX guys, or whoever, they always seem totally psyched to be on the team they are on and associated with whichever project they're involved with. Favreau and Downey Jr. seem like they genuinely want Iron Man

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-31098359797718596032009-07-23T11:48:00.008-04:002009-07-23T11:59:15.740-04:00

Check out the eight image slideshow on USAToday.com. There are a couple of quotes from the cast accompanying the slideshow that seem to indicate they are all psyched for the film and very eager to deliver the goods to a very demanding fan base. --MMB: IRON MAN

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-25032009319707132592009-07-20T09:17:00.007-04:002009-07-20T12:13:31.970-04:00

From /Film. Looks like some kind of courtroom drama in store for the sequel. Could Justin Hammer be using all sorts of attacks on Stark, including legal ones? Or might Stark be defending himself as a result of being framed by Hammer, as he was in the comics (the "Demon in a Bottle" storyline)...?--MMB: IRON MAN

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-50674519838883567322009-07-18T15:46:00.001-04:002009-07-18T15:48:47.301-04:00

Iron Man 2 finishes principal photography.--MMB: IRON MAN

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-66747456086580271392009-07-16T10:35:00.008-04:002009-07-20T12:13:50.436-04:00

Check it out on EW.com! The accompanying article is pretty interesting and worth reading. Take for example this passage: ...Rourke, for his part, wanted to instill some lightness into the role of the heavy. "I told Favreau, 'I don't want to just play him as a one-dimensional p----,'" he says. "He let me have a cockatoo, who I talk to and get drunk with while I’m making my suit."--MMB: IRON MAN

Joenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-15099250223730606862009-07-16T09:29:00.011-04:002009-07-20T12:14:43.768-04:00

Thanks to FirstShowing.net! She looks great! Rourke looks badass, Downey Jr. looks like Tony Stark come to life, Favreau is the best...this movie is going to rock.--MMB: IRON MAN

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-73992379692043821422009-07-13T14:37:00.007-04:002009-07-13T17:03:01.955-04:00

It's been rumored for a while, but now it's official: Natalie Portman has been cast as Jane Foster in Thor.Two immediate thoughts:1) She's perfect for the role. My 'mind's eye' summary of Jane Foster is: graceful, intelligent, energetic, beautiful, thoughtful and classy. In other words - Natalie Portman.2) This says a lot about the growing clout of Marvel Studios. Robert Downey Jr., Ed Norton,

Joenoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-44964416103956356592009-07-13T11:10:00.005-04:002009-07-13T16:15:00.157-04:00

Edgar Wright spoke to Empire Online and it seems like Ant-Man may be moving further and further back in the pipeline. A quote from Wright in regards to Baby Driver, his next project: "So once I’m doing one thing, like this, I’m only doing this. Other things – like Ant-Man and me and Simon’s next film – have all gone away until I’m done with this." So we'll see what happens.--MMB: ANT-MAN

Joenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-61750243274675823262009-07-13T10:16:00.013-04:002009-07-13T10:21:59.706-04:00

Favreau's twitter feed here.

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-84566359543408124092009-07-13T10:04:00.004-04:002009-07-13T10:13:15.856-04:00

Marvel is really shaping up to become the next Disney. You see their characters everywhere. The licensing opportunities are endless, as evidenced by one of their newest pacts with Hallmark.

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-13242014023783548862009-07-10T09:21:00.021-04:002009-07-10T12:18:01.456-04:00

So we all know that Gary Ross is rewriting the Spider-Man 4 script (he's the third writer to work on the project). But what we don't know is how this will affect the final outcome. Do several re-writes indicate trouble with the script? Or are several rewrites just a typical part of the movie making process? I did a ridiculously brief google search and it seems that rewrites are somewhat common

Joenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-31987652242062733072009-07-08T11:24:00.002-04:002009-07-08T11:26:53.199-04:00

Check them out here.--MMB: IRON MAN

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-44621032898038520662009-07-08T11:10:00.003-04:002009-07-08T11:18:44.328-04:00

Evidently a Deacon Frost film (a Blade spinoff/prequel) is in the works.--MORE: DEACON FROST AT WIKIPEDIA

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-5420214513687716042009-07-01T14:30:00.021-04:002009-07-17T09:52:42.626-04:00

I know it's not a movie, but Marvel.com has a new web page up about the Spider-Man Broadway musical. The reason I'm writing about it here is because the first video on that page (embedded below) may contain what could be a verbal/mental slip regarding the villain of Spider-Man 4 (or more likely could just be me reading waay too much into things).When director Julie Taymor discusses her approach

Joenoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-19464148430500515982009-07-01T14:19:00.003-04:002009-07-01T14:24:43.128-04:00

Could be considered a very mild spoiler in a reverse sort of way - basically Jackson is saying that [very mild spoiler alert] Nick Fury sees no real action in the film.--MMB: IRON MAN

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-69728383294631183982009-06-30T09:36:00.003-04:002009-06-30T09:41:32.799-04:00

Favreau says of Rourke on his Twitter page: "We have quite a villain".--MMB: IRON MAN

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The site claims that [mild spoiler alert] Stan Lee will be playing Larry King (or perhaps a Larry King type character) in the sequel, interviewing Tony Stark.--MORE: LIST OF STAN LEE CAMEOS IN MARVEL FILMSMMB: IRON MANMMB: STAN LEE

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Actor interrupts filming as it is in progress to aid an extra severely injured during the scene.--MMB: IRON MAN

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-7880258776849019592009-06-26T12:35:00.002-04:002009-06-26T12:44:24.290-04:00

Actor Michael Papajohn (who played Uncle Ben's 'killer' in Spider-Man 1 and 3) told Superherohype.com that he would be back for Spider-Man 4. What can this possibly mean? Why would they need this actor to shoot more footage, if not to reveal more information about Uncle Ben's death? And what could that information possibly be?--MMB: SPIDER-MAN

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What a comedian :)--MMB: IRON MAN

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-31125175067441154472009-06-25T11:08:00.002-04:002009-06-25T11:15:58.229-04:00

Read what he had to say at scifiwire.com. Most promising quote:"...There's a board that is tracking what is happening. [We'll see] how this movie overlaps in that movie. ... Marvel is autonomous now. It is night and day: Everyone has read every comic. They know how to make a cool movie."--MMB: AVENGERS

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-74969864331158316502009-06-24T16:52:00.001-04:002009-06-24T16:54:19.465-04:00

Read about his experience and his conversations with a few of the actors, primarily Mickey Rourke, over at CBR.--MMB: IRON MAN

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-78534359075103208052009-06-23T20:23:00.003-04:002009-06-23T20:27:52.686-04:00

ScreenRant has some shots that may or may not be Iron Man 2 set pics. Oooh, George Lucas is going to be so jealous!--MMB: IRON MAN

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-30272107742601626852009-06-23T20:17:00.002-04:002009-06-23T20:19:33.779-04:00

Iron Man 2 promo poster from Cinema Expo International at film1.nl.--MMB: IRON MAN

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Olivia Munn lands part in Iron Man 2.--MORE: OLIVIA MUNN ON IMDBMORE: OLIVIA MUNN GOOGLE IMAGE SEARCHMMB: IRON MAN

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-37772918203537987352009-06-18T10:15:00.004-04:002009-06-18T10:19:08.808-04:00

Pop over to CBR for the interview, which was posted on Tuesday.--MMB: THORMMB: IRON MAN

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Jon Favreau reports on his twitter feed that helicopters are attempting to spy on the set of Iron Man 2. While it must be annoying for the crew and actors, on a positive note it does speak to the level of interest in the film . . .--MMB: IRON MAN

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-40891423634937473792009-06-16T09:20:00.004-04:002009-06-16T09:24:48.313-04:00

Leave a comment with your thoughts...only clue we have right now is producer Todd Black's comments:"We’re just coming up with who the villain is now,” he said. “We’ll be shooting in New York again. Trust me, people will appreciate who we pick, because it’ll be a big part of New York.”--MMB: SPIDER-MAN

Joenoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-46519187566069361702009-06-12T13:15:00.003-04:002009-06-12T13:22:34.824-04:00

The guys over at /film should moonlight as private investigators - they really scrutinized the two official Iron Man 2 pictures that have been released so far and have come up with some theories on how the two pictures might be related. Nice work guys! [Warning: if their theories are correct, the article contains some mild spoilers] --MMB: IRON MAN

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-57158585612830583672009-06-11T14:22:00.007-04:002009-06-11T15:13:27.787-04:00

Sam Rockwell is one of my favorite actors. I've enjoyed his work ever since first seeing him as 'Wild Bill Wharton' in The Green Mile. He was interviewed recently and touched very briefly on Iron Man 2. He mentions in the interview that he received the Iron Man 2 script only one week before shooting (which seems like a crazy short amount of time to prepare to me), and that one way Iron Man 2

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-12642880560658154562009-06-10T21:34:00.004-04:002009-06-10T21:59:26.319-04:00

Wow. I never gave one second of thought to how these things happen. Evidently the 'franchisor' (sort of Burger King 'corporate', I guess?) floats marketing ideas to the 'franchisees' (individual restaurant owners), who then vote on those ideas. Looks like the Burger King franchisees didn't like whatever Iron Man 2 marketing plan the franchisor had proposed, and voted it down. Yeah, I don't

Joenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-63725749035600357152009-06-10T14:47:00.010-04:002009-06-10T15:13:42.903-04:00

So we've all seen the picture of Mickey Rourke as Whiplash - the one where we can see that his body is covered in tattoos. I was wondering what the tattoos said, so I asked my friend to ask his friend, who is from Russia, what she thinks they might mean. Here's what he came back with:ok - its hard to make out - but this is what she thinks... under the boat is the clearest - "will make me free" -

Joenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-20434890978405721042009-06-09T22:46:00.009-04:002009-06-09T23:16:09.807-04:00

Click here for the pic! Here for the USA Today article about it.--MORE: EMPIRE ONLINEMMB: IRON MAN

Joenoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-25707318401877868222009-06-08T07:29:00.007-04:002009-06-08T11:46:36.759-04:00

Firstshowing.net was at the "Produced By" conference over the weekend and has posted a summary of Kevin Feige's comments from that event. I'm not 100% sure if these comments are the exact same ones he made on the Iron Man 2 set last week (comments that were reported on, and then pulled, by most websites), but they do seem to cover some of the same ground. Some highlights: No Donald Blake in

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-30994088046796654332009-06-07T15:15:00.009-04:002009-06-07T16:00:17.057-04:00

Kristen Dunst is a fine actress but I never thought she was right for the role of Mary Jane Watson and was hoping we might get a new spin on the character in Spider-Man 4. No such luck, according to a NY Post blog entry featuring and interview with Spider-Man 4 producer Todd Black. The blog entry also mentions that Black says there is no truth to the rumor that Morbius the Living Vampire will be

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-26780304645398436552009-06-05T09:54:00.011-04:002009-06-05T15:08:32.211-04:00

Durig the set visit to Iron Man 2, Kevin Feige gave reporters some information about Marvel's future movies (and movie characters). Moviehole has a breakdown of his comments here, and I'm sure more will be published throughout the day on the other sites whose people were lucky enough to be invited.EDIT: Evidently the summary I linked to above has been pulled. It also appears that an actual

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What the...?--MMB: SPIDER-MAN

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-59533882897944084712009-06-04T15:06:00.012-04:002009-06-04T15:47:03.820-04:00

Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub was on the set of Iron Man 2 yesterday (along with a bunch of other online reporters and bloggers from various different websites; see the "more" links below) and reports back on what he can on Collider. He expresses a great deal of confidence in the entire production team after seeing whatever it was he saw on the set (he's extremely vague). He also hints that Jon

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-49707264838326109872009-06-04T10:28:00.006-04:002009-06-04T10:56:15.202-04:00

While scrutinizing the Spider-Man 4 teaser poster recently posted on AICN (hoping to discover some kind of hidden clue about the film's plot or villain) I noticed something (besides the setting sun which everyone seems to think may be a hint that 'Morbius the Living Vampire' is the villain): the web is ripped. The majority of the web is neat and orderly, but the part around the 4 is torn. So

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-65918109427824262002009-06-03T09:55:00.006-04:002009-06-03T10:33:27.076-04:00

Bleeding Cool posted yesterday that actor Brian Blessed may have been cast as Odin in the upcoming Thor film. You may recognize him (well, his voice) as Boss Nass from the Phantom Menace; if you're really old you'll remember him as Prince Vultan from 1980's Flash Gordon (as I do). He's a 'larger than life' type and I think he can easily handle the role and all it entails.--MORE: GEEKS OF DOOMMORE

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--MMB: IRON MAN

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-46503731666643215932009-06-03T09:32:00.002-04:002009-06-03T09:36:54.959-04:00

AICN has a shot of what appears to be artwork for four upcoming Marvel Movies. If I saw this as a kid I'd have lost my mind with overwhelming anticipation and excitement.--MMB: IRON MANMMB: THOR MMB: CAPTAIN AMERICAMMB: AVENGERS

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-21174640652722322612009-06-02T09:23:00.008-04:002009-06-02T09:35:02.449-04:00

This may be old but I just saw it for the first time on IGN.com:This epic adventure spans the Marvel Universe; from present day Earth to the realm of Asgard. At the center of the story is The Mighty Thor, a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans as punishment. Once here, Thor learns what it takes to

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-9270626359220499862009-06-01T09:05:00.005-04:002009-06-01T09:35:24.868-04:00

Ashley seems to be a good pick for the Thor writing team. She's got related genre experience, she's a fan of the comic, and if this interview on Cinefools is any indication, she is treating the subject matter thoughtfully and seriously. Below are a couple of choice quotes - check out the entire article here....Would you like me to pull my Simonson run out of its bags and boards? Zack [her writing

Joenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-76417006207420391152009-06-01T09:04:00.003-04:002009-06-01T10:53:28.903-04:00

Actor tells Hitflix the planned film is going to be "...just like the comic books".--MMB: DEADPOOL

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-65057577509992368922009-05-28T09:32:00.002-04:002009-05-28T09:40:13.088-04:00

Jon Favreau spoke with Empire and briefly touched on topics such as Tony's struggle with becoming a role model and James Rhodes place in the scheme of things.--MORE: JON FAVREAU'S TWITTER FEEDMMB: IRON MAN

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Check out pics of the star and the director of Iron Man greeting members of the USAF at Edwards Air Force Base (one of the many locations for the highly anticipated sequel).--MMB: IRON MANMORE: COMINGSOON.NET

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Supposedly Katee Sackhoff was in the Los Angeles Golden Apple comic book store buying Marvel titles in order to research the role of Daredevil reoccurring/supporting character Typhoid Mary. No official confirmation of anything at this point, only rumors. /Film theorizes that the potential role may actually be part of the planned Deadpool film, not the rumored Daredevil reboot.--MMB: DAREDEVIL

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-55416903541140211962009-05-22T09:51:00.013-04:002009-05-22T10:13:43.654-04:00

Secrecy may be a thing of the past thanks to this newfangled internet contraption. Word on the web is that Iron Man 2's 'secret' shooting name is Rasputin, and it seems that sightings of Rasputin production are starting to pop up all over - Sepulveda Dam being the latest spot.--MORE: ELITES TVMORE: MILITANT ANGELENO BLOGMORE: SUPERHEROHYPE.COMMMB: IRON MAN

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Looks like the pictures are from the same training session linked to below, but this batch has a few more close-ups. --MMB: IRON MAN

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Courtesy of ComingSoon.net.--MMB: IRON MAN

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According to an article (it contains minor spoilers so beware) on Hollyscoop, there is some friction between Iron Man 2 stars Gwyneth Paltrow and Scarlett Johansson. There is so much gossip out there you never know what to believe. But if Pepper and the Widow have an antagonistic relationship on-screen, maybe the actresses not getting along off-screen will actually help with their performances.

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Marvel announced the casting news on their website.--MMB: THOR

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Nikki Finke is breaking the Marvel movie news like mad this week! Hot on the heels of her Thor scoop, she brings us news on the casting of his nefarious brother, Loki. His name is Tom Hiddleston and according to her article he is relatively unknown here in the USA.--MORE: TOM HIDDLESTON GOOGLE IMAGE SEARCHMORE: TOM HIDDLESTON ON IMDBMMB: THOR

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Chris Hemsworth (who can be currently seen as George Kirk in the new Star Trek) is apparently Marvel's choice for the big screen version of the Mighty Thor. Below is a Chris Hemsworth interview on The Morning Show (Australia) from YouTube.--MORE: MARVEL STUDIOS TO OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE SOON?MORE: CHRIS HEMSWORTH GOOGLE IMAGE SEARCHMORE: CHRIS HEMSWORTH AT IMDBMORE: VARIETY ARTICLEMMB: THOR

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MTV Splash Page posted an interview with Channing Tatum today wherein the actor expresses his strong interest in playing Captain America as well as his having heard that Will Smith might still be up for the part. I'm still undecided on Captain America in terms of established actors and wonder if casting an unknown might be the way to go here. When rumors first circulated that Robert Downey Jr.

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I would classify both Spider-Man 1 and Spider-Man 2 as comic-book movie "home runs". I'll call Spider-Man 3 a double that could have been stretched to a triple if the ball had travelled just a few more feet. Spider-Man 4 represents a make or break at-bat in the series. Another home run and we have a strong set of four films. A mere single, or even worse, a strike-out, and we're looking at a

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Thor is going to be tough to cast. He's a unique character and the role will require an actor who can successfully walk that tightrope between gravitas and camp. Branagh says they are in the final stages of casting - let's hope Marvel nails this one as they did with Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark.--MMB: THOR

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'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' parody. If you've seen the film you'll understand.--MMB: WOLVERINE

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Most of you Marvel Movie fans know that Hugh Jackman was actually not the first choice of the X-Men producers to play Wolverine. But did you know that it may have been the perm Jackman was sporting at the time of his first audition that initially turned them off?--MORE: IO9's TALES OF CASTING WOLVERINEMORE: YAHOO'S 10 ESSENTIAL FACTS ABOUT WOLVERINE

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Star Trek took over the top spot at the box-office this weekend, pushing Wolverine down to number two. Wolverine still maintains the best opening weekend numbers of the year, but it looks like it may end up being the worst performing film in the X-Men franchise.--MMB: WOLVERINE

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Who: Thor, Green LanternWhat: Superhero SlugfestWhen: June 17, 2011Where: Theaters all over the worldWhy: Settle the Marvel vs DC scoreMy money is on the Hammer, but I'm biased--MORE: IESB.NETMORE: UGO.COMMMB: THOR

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Check them out here.--MORE: COLLIDERMMB: IRON MAN

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Check it out on People.com--MMB: IRON MAN

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Fox is now saying that the pirated workprint of Wolverine has been downloaded over 4 million times. Hollywood Reporter does the math on that and arrives at an estimate of potentially 28.7 million dollars in lost revenue. Add that to the 85 million dollar actual opening and you're looking at what could have been a 113 million dollar tally.--MORE: NEWSARAMA.COMMMB: WOLVERINE

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NOTE: A few of these links contain Wolverine spoilers--X-Men gave us Wolverine, and apparently Wolverine is giving us Deadpool.--MORE: PEOPLEMORE: EMPIRE

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Brief bits on these upcoming films here and here.--MMB: THORMMB: CAPTAIN AMERICAMMB: AVENGERS

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Seems like the formula these days: big opening weekend, guaranteed sequel.--MORE: DEN OF GEEK

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'X-Men: Origins: Wolverine' took home 87 million dollars in it's opening weekend.--MORE: BLOOMBERG.COMMORE: BLOGGINGSTOCKSMMB: WOLVERINE

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At USA Today.--MORE: FIRSTSHOWING.NETMMB: IRON MAN

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Jon Favreau has twittered: "First official pic from IM2 will run in USA Today on Friday. I'll post a link." Read about it at Superhero Flix.--MMB: IRON MAN

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NOTE: Many of the reviews linked to below contain spoilers.--Yikes. Ebert not loving 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine'.--MMB: WOLVERINE

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While we wait for the rest of the reviews to come in, let's take a look at Madame Tussauds in Las Vegas, where a wax sculpture of the mutant of the moment has just gone on display.--MMB: WOLVERINE

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-54966634833590891262009-04-29T22:33:00.020-04:002009-05-04T10:03:46.054-04:00

NOTE: Many of the reviews linked to below contain spoilers.--So we're getting more of this:"Well-acted, with spectacular action and witty one-liners. The special effects are top-notch."- Claudia Puig USA TODAY reviewBut now some of this:"A keen disappointment as action and effects take over from a poorly conceived story."- Kirk Honeycutt The Hollywood ReporterNo clear-cut general consensus seems

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-45852294940766353622009-04-29T09:46:00.014-04:002009-04-29T23:27:19.613-04:00

NOTE: Many of the reviews linked to below contain spoilers.--"X-Men Prequel is Kickass Kickoff to Blockbuster Season"- Lou Lumenick NY POST reviewWe've seen some great reviews of 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine', but the aggregate rating at Rotten Tomatoes has cooled somewhat for the time being. It's still above average, but down from it's initial '100% fresh' rating. What we're seeing right now is

Joenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-44070888919133334722009-04-28T10:47:00.003-04:002009-04-29T23:27:44.963-04:00

NOTE: Many of the reviews linked to below contain spoilers.--So far, so good!--MMB: WOLVERINE

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You have to hand it to Hugh Jackman. He's really making a consistent effort to incorporate the fans into the whole 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' process. Check out this little excerpt from an article about the premiere on ABC15.com:Jackman also bought breakfast for the X-Men fans who camped out at the Tempe Marketplace early Monday morning. They were trying to stake out the best seats in the movie

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-45767492251116752732009-04-27T13:20:00.003-04:002009-04-27T13:31:12.542-04:00

It's being reported that Kirsten Dunst has not yet signed on for Spider-Man 4. I'm of the opinion that the franchise can continue without her and still be successful. Tobey Maguire really captured the essence of Peter Parker and the series would really need to find a fantastic replacement for him, if that were even possible. But Dunst was never a convincing Mary Jane in my eyes - she's a great

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-24971814762395744442009-04-25T01:16:00.005-04:002009-04-25T09:47:02.473-04:00

Alex Billington at FirstShowing.net is reporting that Wolverine will have a few different 'secret' endings - and the one you will see will depend on what theater you see the film in!--MORE: WIKIPEDIA - ALTERNATE ENDINGSMMB: WOLVERINE

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-54144991708372310422009-04-24T11:53:00.003-04:002009-04-24T11:58:25.069-04:00

Check it out.---MMB: WOLVERINE

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Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-88373688910347105332009-04-23T11:26:00.003-04:002009-04-23T11:38:50.921-04:00

How great would this be?--MORE: GET THE BIG PICTUREMORE: DEN OF GEEKMORE: FORBESMMB: SPIDER-MAN

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Here's the cliff-notes version: Tom Rothman, chairman of Twentieth Century Fox, says the workprint is "about 10 minutes shorter..." than the finished film."Apparently that was a lie", says Scott Mendelson, film critic for the Huffington Post. He notes that both workprint and final film have identical running times: 107 minutes.MovieLine cites a Fox source as responding to Mendelson's assertion

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-82102411584284852282009-04-22T11:40:00.002-04:002009-04-22T11:47:04.631-04:00

SCI FI Wire posted a brief interview with Lauren Shuler Donner this morning. In it she discusses the Gavin Hood/Richard Donner directing rumors as well as her thoughts on the workprint leak.--MMB: WOLVERINE

Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202737896625092370.post-43252701467659199822009-04-22T10:29:00.004-04:002009-04-22T10:43:53.557-04:00

IGN Movies spoke with Charlie Hunnam about rumors that the actor had been screen-tested for Thor. He confirmed these rumors, saying that he had one screen test so far. I'm not familiar with his work, but appearance-wise, he looks the part to me (although he would definitely have to bulk up a lot).--MORE: CHARLIE HUNNAM ON IMDBMMB: THOR

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Check it out.

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