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The New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies are officially going head-to-head in this year's World Series, causing folks from all walks of life to root for one baseball team or the other—in fact, even the heroes of the Marvel Universe are taking sides.

Earlier in the season, Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Joe Quesada spoke with MLB.com about the various baseball franchises competing for a shot at the World Series title, which has now been whittled down to the Yankees and the Phillies.

According to Quesada, the two characters in the Marvel Universe that would most easily be identified as Yankees fans are Wolverine and the Thing. Read more...

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Earlier this year, it was announced that Universal had picked up the film rights to Rick Remender and Tony Moore’s epic sci-fi comic, “Fear Agent.” And while the series may be wrapping up next year, Remender is hinting that “Fear Agent” may have an even brighter future on the silver screen.

“The details are being ironed out,” Remender teased to Newsarama. “The real announcement will be much cooler and come with fireworks and dancing ladies with boobs. If this happens the way it might happen, it’ll be great.”

Back in August, Remender told MTV News that he hoped “Fear Agent” would become “a giant $100 million dollar movie.” Remender also stated that “Mad Man” star Jon Hamm would be one of his top choices to play the series' main character, Heath Hudson. Apparently, Jon Hamm is also heavily favored by Remender's “Fear Agent” co-creator and artist, Tony Moore. Read more...

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A slow week this time around, but it ended with a big post. Three of the Top 10 stories involved Brian Bendis, while the week's top post hit the site less than 24 hours ago!

Curious which one it was?

Here's how the week looked for the Top 10 stories:

10. Can Thor play nice with the rest of the Marvel movies? Brian Bendis thinks so.

9. That "Torso" movie? NOT. DEAD. YET.

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Activision revealed yet another new character joining the ranks of the upcoming "Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2" downloadable content pack. Previously, the developer announced that psychotic symbiote Carnage would be available for download in the pack, along with former X-Men member Psylocke.

This time around, it's another mutant. Check out Cable's big debut in the video below:

There's no word yet on when the download pack will be available or how much it will cost, but you can feast your eyes on Psylocke's trailer after the jump, as well as some shots of Carnage in action. Read more...

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It's been a busy year at the movies for robots big and small, from blockbusters like "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" and "Terminator: Salvation" to this week's significantly more tame "Astro Boy." This November, Marvel Comics’ classic, semi-robotic antihero Deathlok heads back to print in a big way, too—with a new seven-issue miniseries from Marvel’s mature label, MAX.

Originally created in the '70s by Rich Buckler and Doug Moench, Deathlok is the name adopted by Luther Manning, an American soldier in a post-apocalyptic future who is killed in action then resurrected as an experimental cyborg. And it all happened years before "Robocop."

Marvel has provided Splash Page readers with a preview of "Deathlok" #1, featuring a story by acclaimed novelist Charlie Huston (“Moon Knight”) and artist Lan Medina (“Foolkiller”). Read more...

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Mastodon's rumored role as composers for the "Jonah Hex" score has since been confirmed, and the band has now opened up with some details about what their tracks will sound like behind Josh Brolin, Megan Fox and John Malkovich. When "Jonah Hex" hits theaters in 2010, it will have an original sound playing behind it that channels both Pink Floyd and Neil Young.

"Some of it was heavy, some of it was very moody," Mastodon bassist Troy Sanders told Paste. "A lot of it was spacey, Melvins B-sides, Pink Floyd-like, surreal outer space, like Neil Young’s 'Dead Man.' Swirling, nausea music." Read more...

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"Astro Boy," based on the long-standing manga and anime series of the same name, rockets into theaters this weekend with an impressive voice cast that includes Freddie Highmore, Kristen Bell and Nicolas Cage.

While the animated adaptation already has connections to the comic book world by its very nature, several members of the film's cast have their own ties to the paneled page outside of "Astro Boy"—just check out the following five actors to see their connections to other comic book and superhero-related projects! Read more...

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Geoff Johns opened up with some episode titles and director info for his two-part "Smallville" story that's coming up, and Tom Welling will direct the second part, titled "Legends," according to those tweets. Johns said he has the utmost confidence that Hawkman, Dr. Fate and Stargirl will be treated with respect.

Todd Nauck, meanwhile, showed some tweet respect to Johns, dedicating a Slurpee pic to him. You can find that, along with Chip Zdarsky's Astro Boy artwork, Edgar Wright's evaluation of "The Vampire's Assistant" and Mark Waid's post from Singapore.

They're all waiting after the jump in the Friday Twitter Report for October 23, 2009. Read more...

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The film adaptation of Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner's “Red” will reportedly start shooting in January.

According to Mania, principle photography will begin in Toronto before moving to Louisiana. Bruce Willis is attached to star as a retired CIA Agent who is targeted for assassination. Morgan Freeman is also signed for a currently unrevealed role.

Earlier this summer, “Red” director Robert Schwentke exclusively told MTV News that the tone of the film would be much lighter than Ellis’ original story. Read more...

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Last spring's "Thor" casting contest conjured more rumors than most fans could shake an Uru hammer at, so when the storm had finally settled to reveal Chris Hemsworth as the son of Odin, many reserved judgment—that is, until they saw him lead a starship as Captain George Kirk.

While his heroic role fetched plenty of fan support, Hemsworth's biggest booster to date may just be his former "Star Trek" director J.J. Abrams, who had nothing but great things to say about the actor's Starfleet performance.

"It’s very exciting. We really lucked out," Abrams told MTV News in an exclusive interview ahead of the "Star Trek" DVD/Blu-Ray release next month. "He’s so crazy handsome and he’s so strapping with the classic leading man look. I sort of wish I had dirtied him up a little bit, messed his hair up a little bit." Read more...

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