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Arnold Schwarzenegger Returns to The Entertainment World as ‘The Governator’

Written on April 1, 2011 – 2:45 pm | by Seth Quillen |

The greatest action hero of all time is teaming up with the greatest comic book creator of all time. It’s a fanboys dream come true. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Stan Lee (creator of Spider-man) are working on an animated TV show and companion comic book called The Governator. Schwarzenegger, who just left the California governor’s mansion a [...]

Elizabeth Hurley, Tracie Thoms and Cary Elwes All Join NBC’s ‘Wonder Woman’ Cast

Written on March 4, 2011 – 7:23 pm | by Seth Quillen |

A lot of casting is going on over at the NBC Wonder Woman revamp. Last month it was announced that Friday Night Lights star Adrianne Palicki would play Diana Prince/Diana Themyscira/Wonder Woman in David E. Kelley’s superhero reboot television series. Now it looks like Palicki is getting a Villain and a few friends to help her fight some crime. Yesterday Deadline [...]

Viggo Mortensen Could Be A ‘Superman’ Villain

Written on February 26, 2011 – 5:30 pm | by Seth Quillen |

Sources tell THR that producer Christopher Nolan and director Zack Snyder are zeroing in on Viggo Mortensen to play the villain General Zod in their Superman: Man of Steel film. Last month Henry Cavill was cast as Superman/Clark Kent, now Nolan and Snyder are working on filling out the rest of the cast. No talks [...]

Kevin Costner Up For A Key Role In ‘Superman: Man of Steel’

Written on February 21, 2011 – 2:45 pm | by Seth Quillen |

Deadline is reporting there is a high interest to get Kevin Costner to play a key role in Zack Snyder’s upcoming Superman: Man of Steel film. No word on who Costner would play yet but I’d say he’s up for a role in big movie. It’s been a while since he’s been part of a big [...]

Trailer: Here’s The New ‘Thor’ Trailer

Written on February 18, 2011 – 12:37 pm | by Seth Quillen |

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‘Lethal Weapon’ Writer Shane Black May Direct ‘Iron Man 3’

Written on February 17, 2011 – 1:49 pm | by Seth Quillen |

UPDATE: Deadline has confirmed that the ever secretive Marvel Studios is in final negotiations with Shane Black to direct Iron Man 3 set to be released on May 3, 2013. ——— Recently Jon Favreau announced he will not be directing the third installment in the Iron Man franchise. And now Marvel is on the hunt [...]

Marc Webb’s Reboot Is ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ First Official Photo Of Full Suited Andrew Garfield

Written on February 14, 2011 – 3:49 pm | by Seth Quillen |

Some really cool Spider-man news came out today! First the Marc Webb Spider-man reboot starring Andrew Garfield has officially been named The Amazing Spider-Man. And second we got the first official full suited Garfield, mask and all. The comic book series carried the title of The Amazing Spider-Man for so long it’s great to have [...]

Two Hour ‘Smallville’ Finale Airs May 13

Written on February 8, 2011 – 6:48 pm | by Seth Quillen |

The WB announced yesterday that Smallville will conclude its epic 10-year run on May 13 with a special two-hour series finale. Smallville dove into the anthology of Superman like no other series or film before it. The series began with a young Clark Kent (Tom Welling) at Smallville High School and has ever so shown [...]

Cobie Smulders in ‘The Avengers’ Movie

Written on February 8, 2011 – 2:39 am | by Seth Quillen |

According to Heat Vision, Cobie Smulders, the How I met Your Mother star, is in final negotiations to take a role in Marvel’s The Avengers movie. The Avengers movie is being written and directed by fanboy favorite,  Joss Whedon (Dollhouse, Serenity). It was reported last week that Smulder’s was a candidate. Smulders will play Samuel [...]

‘Captain America: The First Avenger’ – Super Bowl Spot

Written on February 6, 2011 – 8:44 pm | by Seth Quillen |

The Captain America: The First Avenger Super Bowl spot… Awesome! In it, we got to see the first official footage of the first Avenger and if you were paying close attention you saw Hugo Weaving as Red Skull. Captain America: The First Avenger stars Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Tommy Lee Jones and hits theaters July [...]

Possible Superman Leading Ladies And They Won’t Play Lois Lane

Written on February 5, 2011 – 7:33 pm | by Seth Quillen |

Last week Henry Cavill was cast as the new Superman in Zach Snyder’s reboot Superman: Man of Steel. We now have a short list of possible leading ladies, who according to Variety will not play Superman’s long time love interest Lois Lane. The list includes Alice Eve, Diane Kruger and Rosamund Pike in a lead [...]

FIRST LOOK: ‘Captain America’ Movie Poster

Written on February 4, 2011 – 6:24 pm | by Seth Quillen |

While you wait to catch the first live-action footage from Captain America: The First Avenger during this Sunday’s Super Bowl XLV, Marvel has released the film’s first one-sheet! Chris Evans stands solemn as Captain America in the first poster, and it looks like he’s been through a lot up to this point. Notice the poster is heavy on [...]

The Shortlist For Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury Sidekick in ‘The Avengers’

Written on February 3, 2011 – 5:11 pm | by Seth Quillen |

Last night Samuel L. Jackson revealed on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon that his Marvel character, Nick Fury would be taking on a female sidekick in The Avengers film, directed by Joss Whedon. Today THR followed up with some info on who’s in the running for the gig. THR is reporting a short list actresses, of which includes V star Morena [...]

Video: Samuel L. Jackson Confirms He’ll Be In ‘Thor’ ‘Captain America’ and ‘The Avengers’ and He’s Getting a Famale Sidekick

Written on February 3, 2011 – 3:00 pm | by Seth Quillen |

Last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Samuel L. Jackson drop a few nuggets of information on his Nick Fury Marvel comic character and which movies he’ll be popping up in over the next year or two. Samual confirmed with Fallan that he will appear in the 3D adventures Captain America, Thor and The Avengers. In the [...]

Zack Snyder’s Superman Reboot Casts Henry Cavill as The Man of Steel

Written on January 30, 2011 – 10:47 pm | by Seth Quillen |

Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures have announced via Deadline that they have found their new leading man for the Superman reboot. British actor Henry Cavill, who is probably best known for his role as Charles Brandon on the Showtime series The Tudors, will put on the cape in Zach Snyder’s Superman: Man of Steel. The [...]