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Christopher McQuarrie To Write WOLVERINE Sequel

August 13, 2009 Bill Gatevackes

In the opinion of many, it would be hard for a Wolverine sequel to not get better. But few could expect that an Oscar-winning screenwriter would be tapped to write the follow up, and his involvement [click for more]

State Of The DC Comics Cinema Universe

July 23, 2009 Rich Drees

At this point last summer, fans of comic book movies were buzzing over Marvel Studios’ slate of films. With both Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk getting positive response from critics and ticket buyers alike, [click for more]

New IRON MAN 2 Photos

July 22, 2009 Rich Drees

A few more new photos for Iron Man 2 have shown up, this time courtesy of USA Today. (Click on any picture for a bigger version.) The first picture is of star Robert Downey Jr. [click for more]

First Look: Johansson as Black Widow In IRON MAN 2

July 16, 2009 Rich Drees

Since it was announced that Scarlett Johansson would be appearing in Iron Man 2 as the beautiful Russian spy known as the Black Widow, I’ve been interested in seeing a picture of her in costume. [click for more]

Natalie Portman Is Jane Foster In THOR

July 13, 2009 Rich Drees

We ended last week with some comic book movie casting news and so we start the new week with some more. Marvel Studios has announced that Academy Award nominated actress Natalie Portman has been picked [click for more]

Garth Ennis On Possible PREACHER And BOYS Flicks

July 6, 2009 Rich Drees

Many recent comic book to film adaptations have made it seem as if it were relatively easy to translate their four-color superhero stories to the big screen. But as comics writer Garth Ennis relates, that [click for more]

300 Sequel? 301?

June 26, 2009 Bill Gatevackes

It might be just me, but I think 300 is a fairly self-contained film. The adaptation of the Frank Miller graphic novel retelling the Battle of Thermopylae, where 300 Spartan soldiers faced off against Persian [click for more]

Live Action AKIRA Is Dead

June 14, 2009 Rich Drees

Well, here’s a story of a project that has stalled out in Developmen Hell that I won’t shed any tears over. The live action-version of Katsuhiro Otomo’s classic anime feature Akira being developed by Leonard [click for more]

First Look: Rourke As Whiplash In IRON MAN 2

June 9, 2009 Rich Drees

The last time an Academy Award-nominated actor followed up their nomination for an Oscar with the role of a comic book villain, we got Halle Berry in Catwoman. Thankfully, I don’t think we have that [click for more]

Brian Blessed To Play THOR’s Dad Odin

June 2, 2009 Rich Drees

It looks as if Brian Blessed has been cast in the upcoming adaptation of the Norse god-turned-superhero Marvel Comic Thor, as the god of thunder’s father Odin. The news comes from the recently launched Bleeding Coolcomics [click for more]