Much of the current "Green Lantern" speculation focuses on whether Hector Hammond or Sinestro will be the first film's central villain, but there's another question fans are asking these days, too: how much of the movie is set in space?

Given the intergalactic setting of the "Green Lantern" mythology, it's a virtual certainty that the upcoming DC Comics adaptation will spend some time amongst the stars, but just how much otherworldly screen time we'll see remains up in the air.

While the "Edge of Darkness" director didn't have an exact percentage of the balance between space scenes and earthbound events, director Martin Campbell told MTV News that there would be plenty of action spent outside of Earth's orbit. Read More...

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Rob BuckleyDoes Captain America hail from Tree Hill, North Carolina? If "One Tree Hill" actor Rob Buckley has his way, he just might.

In an interview with Popeater (relevant portions of the transcript seem to only be available on Geek Week at the moment), Buckley revealed his rarely spoken passion for comic books and related culture, including his affinity for Marvel's star-spangled superhero. During the conversation, the actor declared his desire to play Steve Rogers in "The First Avenger: Captain America."

"Well, hands down I would be Captain America," he said. "Yeah, it's kind of a no contest right there." Read More...

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DESCLast week, it was revealed that Brian Michael Bendis had help from a new collaborator in bringing "Powers" to the small screen on the FX Network, though the writer's identity remained unnamed at the time.

Now, thanks to the folks at Premium Hollywood, a name can be put to the mystery man — none other than Kevin Falls, the creator and showrunner of NBC's short-lived but well-received "Journeyman."

FX's President and General Manager John Landgraf revealed Falls' identity on Friday, following up on an earlier interview where he described some of the changes and revisions necessary in adapting "Powers" for television. Read More...

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The cast for "Green Lantern" is starting to fill out. Over the last several weeks, the previously cast Ryan Reynolds has been joined by "Gossip Girl" leading lady Blake Lively as Hal Jordan's love interest Carol Ferris, "An Education" star Peter Sarsgaard as the villainous Hector Hammond and "Sherlock Holmes" bad guy Mark Strong as Sinestro, Hal's mentor turned nemesis.

While there are still other actors remaining to join Martin Campbell's "Green Lantern," Reynolds could only speak to the cast members that are officially on board — specifically Lively, who the eventual defender of Space Sector 2814 described as a perfect fit for the film's female lead. Read More...

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In brightest day of Sundance's fog, does Ryan Reynolds know Green Lantern's song? That's the question that MTV News put to the "Green Lantern" star during the Sundance Film Festival this weekend — and sadly, the answer is sure to disappoint fans of the DC Comics franchise.

While Reynolds insisted that he knows the Green Lantern Oath by heart, the actor refused to recite it when requested by MTV's Josh Horowitz.

"I'm not doing the oath for you on national internet," Reynolds declared, staring directly into the camera's lens. "Of course I know the Oath — the Oath is very simple — but no, Josh, I'm absolutely not doing it." Read More...

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In April of last year, it was announced that actress Kate Mara was joining the cast of "Iron Man 2," but details beyond that initial revelation were entirely up in the air. Speculation ran rampant that she'd play an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. alongside Samuel L. Jackson's role of Nick Fury or perhaps even Bethany Cabe, a girlfriend and ally of Tony Stark's in the comic books.

With the cat still in the bag regarding Mara's role, MTV News couldn't help but ask the actress about her specific involvement in the "Iron Man" sequel during an interview at the Sundance Film Festival this weekend. According to the actress, rumors that she'll play Bethany Cabe are entirely untrue. Read More...

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In the days since Marc Webb become the directorial heir to Sam Raimi's big screen "Spider-Man" franchise, online speculation has suggested Webb could turn to some familiar talent to fill the shoes—and the spandex—of Peter Parker: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, whom he directed in "(500) Days of Summer."

On that particular rumor, Gordon-Levitt didn't have much to say when he stopped by MTV News' Sundance suite. Literally. The 28-year-old actor would only offer a series of shrugs and sly grins when the topic of taking over the role of Parker came up (hit play on the video and make of that body language what you will).

Gordon-Levitt was considerably more forthcoming when it came to the subject of Webb's take on the franchise. "I've had some really cool conversations about what he wants to do with it, and I think it's going to be a really good movie," he said. Read More...

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Spider-ManWhen this week started, "Spider-Man" was looking for a director, there was still a chance Superman could make a cameo in the "Green Lantern" movie, and the "Tonight Show" drama was still escalating with Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien. Now, just a few days later, the upcoming "Spider-Man" reboot has a filmmaker (and he has some great ideas about source material), we know that Clark Kent won't be appearing alongside Hal Jordan on the big screen, and the biggest story of the week from the TV world didn't involve Leno or O'Brien.

But that's not all of the surprises in this week's recap. Read on for the Top 10 Stories of the Week — because they might surprise you! Read More...

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BuzzardEarlier this week, we brought you an exclusive interview with "The Goon" creator Eric Powell about his upcoming return to the series and his character's debut on the iPhone. Today, we have your first look at the project bringing Powell back to The Goon's comic book universe: a three-issue miniseries focusing on Buzzard, the former sheriff turned tragic, flesh-hungry hero.

According to Powell, the series picks up after Buzzard's climactic showdown with the evil Zombie Priest, and finds the cursed hero wandering into a village terrorized by bestial creatures.

"When I originally created Buzzard, he was intended to be a standalone character outside of 'The Goon,'" Powell told MTV News of the character's origins. Read More...

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Twitter Report - Iron ManLate-night Twitterers may have caught a note from "Spider-Man" carjacker Michael Papajohn last night revealing that he's been cast in a "Jonah Hex" role for the reshoots currently going on. Jon Favreau offered a brief update on his "Iron Man 2" editing as well.

In paper comics tweets, Chris Eliopoulos has been slaving over "Pet Avengers" pages and seems to have reached a few benchmarks. Jeff Lemire, meanwhile, moved into a new house and has a fresh workspace for "Sweet Tooth." You can read those retweets below along with a note on the second anniversary of Heath Ledger's death, Stan Lee's advice for the "Big Bang Theory" cast and Bryan Lee O'Malley's recollection of a Harry Potter dream.

I'm @brianwarmoth, and all of that is in the mix for the Twitter Report for January 22, 2010. Read More...

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Splash Page welcomes Ed Tadem to our cover artist family (our custom-designed theme up top). Currently working on the forthcoming "Avengers" animated series, Tadem's work can also be seen in the "Jackie Karma" issues of Image's "'76," and in "Pop Gun, Volume 1." Ed Tadem can be found online at EdTadem.com.
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