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Is Samuel L. Jackson Not Playing Nick Fury After All?

January 14, 2009 Rich Drees

One of the pieces of connective tissue helping to link Marvel Studios’ superhero franchise has been the Department of Homeland Security branch known as SHIELD. It was first introduced in last May’s Iron Man and [click for more]

New KICK-ASS Photos

January 14, 2009 Rich Drees

When Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.’s comic book Kick-Ass premiered a few months back, I passed it by for a couple of reasons. First and most of all, I was tired of the whole [click for more]

DARK KNIGHT Scribe- DC Comics Movies ”On Hold”

January 9, 2009 Rich Drees

If you have a favorite DC Comics superhero you were hoping to see on the big screen any time soon, you’ll have to wait a little bit longer. David Goyer, screenwriter on The Dark Knight, [click for more]

Rourke And Rockwell Slated For IRON MAN II Villains

January 7, 2009 Rich Drees

Well how’s this for irony? No sooner do I get home from being impressed by Mickey Rourke’s performance at a screening of The Wrestler than I find the news that he has beenin talks to [click for more]

Japanese WATCHMEN Trailer Has New Footage!

January 6, 2009 Rich Drees

I think I’ve figured out Warner Brothers’ strategy. In case they wind up loosing their legal tussell with 20th Century Fox over their graphic novel adaptation Watchmen, they are sneakily releasing the film in little [click for more]

Superheroes Dominate Films On Visual Effects Shortlist

January 6, 2009 Rich Drees

For better (The Dark Knight) and worse (The Spirit), 2008 has been a pretty newsworthy year for comic book adaptations at the box office. That trend continues as three of the seven films on the [click for more]

Not Coming To A Theater Near You: SHAZAM

January 6, 2009 Rich Drees

Last month, we told you about Warner Brothers head Alan Horn stating that Green Lantern would probably be the next superhero film from the studio. For those of you who may have been following the [click for more]

Some Interesting THOR Updates

January 5, 2009 Rich Drees

Anyone who has read the early draft script for Marvel Studios Norse god-turned-superhero Thor film, and lets face it, it is fairly easy to get ahold of at this point, has to be wondering how [click for more]

New WATCHMEN Promo Offers New Footage

January 1, 2009 Rich Drees

“Watchmen is a massive spectacle unlike anything you’ve ever seen.” So enthuses director Zack Snyder about his adaptation of the classic graphic novel at the end of the promotional video embedded below. But will we [click for more]

New Photo: Rub-A-Dub-Dub, WOLVERINE In The Tub

January 1, 2009 Rich Drees

What better way to start off the New Year than with a new look at a the upcoming X-Men prequel, X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Hugh Jackman is back as comic book fandom’s favorite cigar-chomping mutant superhero. And [click for more]