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FROM MULTIPLAYER: I was not allowed to play the main storyline mode of “Batman Arkham Asylum” yesterday during a press demo of the new game in San Francisco yesterday.

I was only allowed to beat up thugs in two challenge rooms. That unexpected opportunity showed me shades of “Bioshock“’s re-release for the PS3. That game added to the campaign of the Xbox 360 release with a series of rooms that let players test strategies to determine the best way to complete them.

The “Arkham Asylum” game will contain rooms pulled from the game’s campaign that present timed and scored challenges. Excellent performance in these rooms will be ranked online. One room that I played involved beating up groups of prison thugs in a multi-round single-room brawl. Another put Batman in the rafters of a room that was half-warehouse and half-laboratory. The first room was designed for brawling tactics. The second was made for Batman’s stealth moves.

For more first impressions of the "Batman: Arkham Asylum" game head over to MultiplayerBlog.MTV.com.

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By Josh Wigler

Another day, another reason to join Twitter. "Iron Man 2" director Jon Favreau has updated his Twitter page several times over the last week with news from the superhero sequel, revealing that rehearsals have begun and posting an image of actor Sam Rockwell getting ready for his role in the film.

"Great rehearsal today with Gwyneth, RDJ and Don Cheadle," Favreau wrote on March 24. Just yesterday, he added, "Rehearsed today with Mr. Rockwell."

Rockwell is expected to play Justin Hammer, a corporate rival of Tony Stark. Favreau even offered up a picture of Rockwell, which we've posted after the jump. Read more...

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We've seen our share of comic books heroes make the jump from the four-color page to the silver screen over the years, but could we be on the verge of seeing a comic book enemy -- better yet, Public Enemy -- heading to the multiplex?

While we're not in the habit of breaking stories based on anonymous sources, a tipster dropped us a line recently and mentioned that the faces of the iconic rap crew -- Chuck D and Flavor Flav -- are in talks with a major animation studio to produce a feature film based on the band and their recent comic book exploits, with an all-new P.E. album being recorded for the movie. A second, very reliable source then backed up the original tipster's claim, stating a script is indeed in the works, adding, "The first 'Public Enemy' graphic novel collection comes out in May and there is a lot of interest from Hollywood." Read more...

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Yesterday we premiered the first of three brand-new, exclusive clips from "Dragonball Evolution," the live-action adaptation of one of the anime and manga worlds' most popular series, here on Splash Page. Just in case you missed the big debut, we've collected all three installments of the new "Dragonball Evolution" footage in one post -- featuring Justin Chatwin (Goku), Jamie Chung (Chi Chi), Emmy Rossum (Bulma), Chow Yun-Fat (Master Roshi) and Randall Duk Kim (Grandpa Gohan).

After the jump, check out the other two clips of exclusive "Dragonball Evolution" footage. Read more...

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To a certain breed of comic fan (i.e., those who take their funnybooks very light-heartedly), David Hasselhoff is synonymous with Nick Fury -- regardless of Samuel L. Jackson's mega-Marvel deal. However, in an exclusive sit-down with MTV News, "The 'Hoff" revealed that he came very close to being the living embodiment of another, quite popular superhero.

"Believe it or not, I was up for Superman -- the original Superman," said Hasselhoff. "Christopher Reeve was on a soap at the time, and tall and skinny, and I was on a soap at the time and also tall and skinny, and I was up for Superman, too." Read more...

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By Josh Wigler

"X-Men Origins: Wolverine" isn't even out in theaters yet, but the endless amount of "Wolverine" movie footage and sound bites from the "Wolverine" cast might have you thinking otherwise. Whatever the case might be, the studio bigwigs behind Logan's solo debut are banking on the fact that you're gonna love the picture -- since they're already thinking about a sequel!

Earlier in the week, Ain't It Cool News and SlashFilm separately posted reports that "Slumdog Millionaire" writer Simon Beaufoy was tapped to write a sequel to "X-Men Origins: Wolverine." While the rumor has since been debunked, there now appears to be some element of truth to the initial report -- Beaufoy was contacted by producers, Entertainment Weekly reports. Read more...

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We've been seeing quite a bit lately in terms of "Dragonball Evolution" hype -- most recently, a series of exclusive "Dragonball Evolution" clips right here on Splash Page -- in anticipation of the film's April 8 release. However, it looks like we'll be getting more pre-release marketing in the coming days... well, at least two more days worth.

According to SuperHeroHype, the intended April 8 release date for "Dragonball Evolution" has been pushed back two days, and will now hit the multiplex circuit on the following Friday, April 10. This means Goku and his crew will now face off against Seth Rogen's "Observe and Report" and "Hannah Montana: The Movie" at the box office. Read more...

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By Josh Wigler

While "The Dark Knight" was certainly the film to beat last summer, there's no question that Marvel Studios has their ducks in a row with the mega-hit "Iron Man" and even the less profitable "Incredible Hulk." Marvel's unprecedented move to cross-link their films has laid the groundwork for crossover continuity from the likes of Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury and more, culminating in 2012's superhero team-up flick "The Avengers."

Now, Marvel is pioneering yet another unprecedented initiative. (No, not a real-life Avengers Initiative.) According to Variety, Marvel Studios will take a cue from television by assembling groups of writing staffs to work on their various film properties. These writers can include, but are not limited to, many of the writers that fans already love in the comic book industry. Read more...

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As comic book fans, we've seen it all too often before; a studio picks up a property, claiming they want to keep faithful to the source material, then hands it over to screenwriters, a director and assorted gears in the "Hollywood Machine." In the end, what we're left with is a far cry from what we'd grown to love through our monthly funnybook fix. However, according to Eric Powell, that hasn't been the case with director/producer David Fincher and the upcoming animated adaptation of Powell's quirky horror series "The Goon."

"It was pretty thrilling to hear that he was interested in the comic," Powell told MTV News in an exclusive interview. "I had initial meetings with him and he got it. He got the comic. He understood the quirkiness of it and the atmosphere, and if we took that out, it wouldn’t be 'The Goon' anymore. That’s what really sold me on the idea of doing it as an animated film with him." Read more...

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The April 8 release of "Dragonball Evolution," the live-action adaptation of the popular anime/manga property, is nearly upon us -- and we have three brand new clips (as well as a variety of other "Dragonball Evolution" video) premiering here on MTV's Splash Page!

The first of our exclusive "Dragonball Evolution" clips features Goku (Justin Chatwin) engaged in some high-wire sparring with Grandpa Gohan (Randall Duk Kim). Read more...

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