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Recently, "The Dark Knight" scribe David Goyer weighed in on the status of "Super Max" and even a fourth "Blade" film. Another superhero—or supervillain, rather—Goyer's been connected to with big-screen plans in the works is the Master of Magnetism himself: Magneto.

Goyer spoke with MTV News about the long rumored "X-Men Origins: Magneto" project, and while the filmmaker acknowledged its prospects, he also mentioned that "Magneto" is just one in a long line of potential X-films.

"They're still thinking about doing it," Goyer revealed to MTV News. "They're definitely looking into doing other X-Men spinoffs." Read more...

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This week's news was all over the spectrum, with lots of exclusive interviews factoring into the mix, and everyone from Don Cheadle to Danny DeVito popping into the Top 10. Here's how the week looked:

10. Our early peek at "Batman: Arkham Asylum" yielded big results and nice list of reasons to love the upcoming game.

9. Liev Schreiber explained if—and how—he'd like to see Sabretooth return in the X-Men film franchise.

8. Danny DeVito offered some frank thoughts on the current Batman film franchise, and whether he'd liek to see another appearance of The Penguin in Batman's big-screen adventures. Read more...

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If the last few years have taught us anything, it's that we shouldn't settle for adaptations of comic book properties in movies, video games and television series that are good relative to other comic book adaptations—they should be good relative to all the projects in their respective medium. With the critical success of "The Dark Knight" and "Iron Man" last year, comic book fans are finding a lot more to be proud of in Hollywood—and with the upcoming release of "Batman: Arkham Asylum," they have yet another project to be proud of in the gaming world, too.

Over on MTV's gaming blog, Multiplayer, editor Russ Frushtick posted a review of "Batman: Arkham Asylum" that assessed the game's high and low points, and concluded with his belief that the game ranks as one of the best of the year thus far. Keep in mind: that's not the best "comic book game," but the best game of any type whatsoever.

While Russ had high praise for "Arkham Asylum" (and I couldn't agree more with his assessment), we approached the game from very different perspectives, and with very different sets of burning questions. So, with that in mind, here's a "Batman: Arkham Asylum" review from the comics side of MTV HQ. Read more...

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Brian Michael Bendis reaffirmed his hope for the "Thor" film yesterday with some high expectations coming out of a mystery meeting. Director Jon Favreau, meanwhile, has been getting out more now that shooting for "Iron Man 2" has wrapped, and went out to see "District 9." You can check out his reactions below.

In other comic-based movie news, "Kick-Ass" cast members Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Chloe Moretz exchanged tweets yesterday about their upcoming release based on the Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. series of the same name. Sadly, the Twitter Report feed also picked up a tweet from webcomic marathoner John Allison, who finished drawing the last installment of his long-running series "Scary Go Round."

Check out what they all had to say, who went to a midnight screening of "Inglourious Basterds," and much more. It's in the Twitter Report for August 21, 2009. Read more...

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They've matched wits. They've matched muscle. And now, in the latest match-up between Batman and The Joker, the DC duo take it to the streets in a break-dancing competition.

Wait... what?

The latest viral video to hit the 'Net from stop-motion filmmaker Patrick Boivin (who previously created the "Iron Man vs. Bruce Lee" video) pits DC's iconic arch-enemies against each other in a battle that I'm pretty sure won't ever find its way into any of Christopher Nolan's Bat-films. Even better, the "B-Boy Joker" scene develops with input from the viewer, who chooses which character to focus on and jumps between YouTube videos to determine the outcome of the Batman/Joker dance-off. Read more...

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As Multiplayer editor Russ Frushtick points out in his review of "Batman: Arkham Asylum," there's a lot for gamers to like about The Dark Knight's latest adventure. But if you're a comic book fan, it's even better.

Having finished the main storyline and found 80 percent of the game's secrets, I'll have a review of "Arkham Asylum" posted shortly with an eye toward providing a comics-side take on the game. Until then, here are some of my favorite nods and winks to the comics world to keep an eye out for—and an open ear—during "Batman: Arkham Asylum."

THE BEST AT WHAT THEY SAY: Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill provided the voices of Batman and The Joker, respectively, in what is one of the duo's most celebrated incarnations outside of comics with "Batman: The Animated Series," so it's a great nod to fans' love for that series that they were brought in to reprise those roles in "Arkham Asylum." No one pulls off The Dark Knight's growl like Conroy (not even Christian Bale), and just a few hours with "Arkham Asylum" will remind you why Hamill has become the go-to voice for the Clown Prince of Crime. By the end of the game, you're fighting the urge to kill The Joker just as much as Batman. Read more...

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One of the great "What If?" situations of comic book movie history centers on Bryan Singer's departure from the "X-Men" franchise. What if he hadn't abandoned the third X-film in favor of "Superman Returns"? How different would his version of the movie have been from "X-Men: The Last Stand"? And now that his days with "Superman" appear numbered, will Singer once again set foot inside of Xavier's School for the Gifted?

The answer could well be yes, if a well-hidden bit of news is any indication. At the tail-end of a Variety article detailing Bryan Singer's upcoming obligations as a director and producer, it's mentioned that the filmmaker is "flirting with directing 'X-Men: First Class,'" marking a potential return to the mutant franchise he pioneered on the big screen. Read more...

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Scott Stewart's live-action adaptation of the TokyoPop comic "Priest" continues to move along with casting, adding "Star Trek" and "Lord of the Rings" actor Karl Urban as the story's main villain.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Urban will play Black Hat, the leader of the murderous vampires who kidnap the niece of a warrior priest and vampire hunter played by Paul Bettany.

Along with a sheriff played by "Twilight" actor Cam Gigandet and a warrior priestess/hunter played by Maggie Q, Bettany's character pursues Urban's blood-sucking villain—who also happens to be a former warrior priest and hunter himself.

Production on "Priest" is scheduled to begin in Los Angeles next week.

Looking forward to "Priest"? Sound off in the comment section or on Twitter!

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He's already had his way with Marvel's mutants and he's about to dive into the world of Rob Liefeld's "Youngblood" (with Robert Pattinson at the helm, if the director has any say in the matter) but there's one comic book character that has eluded director Brett Ratner.

For some time, Ratner was attached to direct the upcoming "Conan" movie, which he described as neither an homage or a remake, but a new exploration of the Cimmerian's classic roots. But sooner than you could pray to Crom, the "X-Men: The Last Stand" director was off the project, with Marcus Nispel taking his place.

"I really wanted to do that," Ratner confessed to MTV News about his departure from the "Conan" movie. "I'm sad about it, because I loved the script." Read more...

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Whether you know him from "Reading Rainbow" or "Star Trek: The Next Generation," LeVar Burton most likely had an impact on your life in some way, shape or form if you grew up during the '80s or '90s. But Burton is set to meet a whole new generation of fans with his upcoming role in "Superman/Batman: Public Enemies," in which he plays the heroic Black Lightning.

According to the actor, assuming the role of a comic book character wasn't a terribly difficult task—in fact, he believes the ability to become such a persona exists in everyone.

"I think everybody has a superhero that lives inside of them, so I just went to that place, that deep kind of superhero voice," Burton described of his process. "[As] an actor, sitting in front of a microphone and creating is just so much fun because it really does break it down to its most pure and elemental level. It's just you and the voice and the character telling a story." Read more...

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