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While it certainly appears that Angelina Jolie's days as a "Wanted" woman are over, director Timur Bekmembatov is already eying a replacement killer in the form of "Twilight" leading lady Kristen Stewart.

According to E! Online, Stewart is Bekmambetov's top choice to replace Jolie in "Wanted 2," pitting her against the returning James McAvoy as reluctant assassin Wesley Gibson. If hired, Stewart would play "a young, ass-kicking assassin in the Fraternity."

Contacted for comment, Stewart's representatives did not respond by time of publication. Read more...

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Eyjafjallajokull is still wreaking havoc from the look of Australia-based colorist Dylan McCrae's tweets, which indicate that the volcano disrupted comics deliveries for him this week. The Twitter Report feed was just full of depressing news today, as it also appears that Sterling Gates and Christian Beranek caught a new "South Park" episode lampooning Alan Moore's Batman story "The Killing Joke" — it's sad because I missed it.

Bryan Hitch had something to celebrate today, however, and the T-Report joins Twitter newcomer Mark Millar in wishing him a happy birthday. Find it all after the jump along with Bryan Lee O'Malley's thoughts on the PG-13 rating for "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World" and Ron Marz on Archie Comics' first openly gay character.

It's all in the Twitter Report for April 22, 2010. Read more...

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Of all of the celebrity cameos in "Iron Man 2," the appearance by Adam Goldstein (aka DJ. A.M.) has a particular resonance for director Jon Favreau, due to Goldstein's sudden demise last summer.

"I was just a fan of his, just an admirer of his work, and it was supposed to be a one-day bit," Favreau told The Los Angeles Times. "But Robert [Downey Jr.] took a real shine to him, as we all did. His energy was amazing, he was such a inspiring guy and there was a lot of depth to him and this positive energy.

"He ended up staying on with us for about a week and it was just great," continued Favreau. "We set up this turntable and between takes he would give me pointers." Read more...

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From Lady Gaga to Kristen Stewart, Bluewater Productions' new line of "Fame" biography comics has put the spotlight on a host of pop-culture celebrities — and now we have your first look at a new cover for their latest subject: award-winning musician Taylor Swift.

Hitting comic book shops in July, "Fame: Taylor Swift" promises to chronicle the musician's "rise from young singer/songwriter to mega-selling recording artist." The 32-page comic is written by CW Cooke and PR McCormack, and features interior art by Erick Adrian Marquez and covers by Marquez and JuanMar Studios.

You can get your exclusive first look at Marquez's cover below, as well as the alternate cover by JuanMar Studios, and the official synopsis for the comic. Read more...

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"The Losers" hits theaters this Friday, April 23, featuring a cast of actors with some history in the comic book movie world. Among them is Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who previously played The Comedian in Zack Snyder's 2009 adaptation of "Watchmen," Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' groundbreaking comic book series.

When MTV News caught up with him on the set of "The Losers," Morgan explained why films based on comics are so appealing to him these days.

"I like the genre, but it seems to me that the best scripts coming out right now are based on graphic novels and comic books," Morgan told MTV News. "The best characters and the smartest writing is coming from that world." Read more...

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Late last month, Will Smith was reportedly deciding between returning for "Men In Black 3" or starring in the original film, "City That Sailed."

However, it now appears that Smith will be donning his familiar black suit and shades once again.

According to Showbiz 411, director Barry Sonnenfeld has confirmed that both Smith and Tommy Lee Jones are on board for "Men In Black 3." Sonnenfeld also revealed that the third "Men In Black" film will be in 3D. The report also speculates that the sequel may be in theaters as soon as May 2011. Read more...

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Last year, when word first broke that Scarlett Johansson was up for the role of Black Widow in "Iron Man 2," one of the most anticipated questions among fans was how Johansson would look in the character's skin-tight outfit.

However, when Johannson saw the actual costume for the first time, the actress had a brief moment of trepidation.

"I knew it was going to be some kind of sexy unitard, because I had researched the character in the comics," revealed Johansson during an interview with Sci-Fi Movie Page. "I’ve never worn anything like it before, so I had a freak-out moment that lasted about half a day, but then I said ‘Okay, time to suck it up’ and just went full force into getting in shape to wear the costume and perform the physical action so it looked just right.” Read more...

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THE STORY: "Incredible Change-Bots" by Jeffrey Brown - Top Shelf Productions

WHAT IT'S ABOUT: Forced off their war-ravaged home planet of Electrocybercircuitron, the Awesomebots and Fantasticons continue their struggle on Earth, utilizing their advanced technology and ability to transform from robots to vehicles (and back again).

Sure, it sounds familiar — but that's intentional with this nostalgic mash-up of giant-robot adventures a la Transformers and Go-Bots. While Brown makes no shortage of references to the '80s cartoon and toy lines (Awesomebots leader "Big Rig" turns into a tractor trailer, while his Fantasticons counterpart, "Shootertron," changes into a gun), his tales have the robots treading new, hilarious ground. Read more...

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Breaking into comics is one of those topics that seems to resurface every few lunar cycles in the comics blog and Twittersphere. Creators like Jeff Parker and Chris Eliopoulos have heard the conversation a hundred times or more, I'm sure, but luckily that means they can now share their sage advice via tweets.

You can read their advice and that of others today, along with an evaluation of "The Losers" by someone who saw it, a theory about Troma movies and thoughts about bleeding panels out to the edge of the page.

It's all in the Twitter Report for April 21st, 2010. Read more...

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Yesterday, we gave you a new clip from "The Losers" featuring the team in their early days — before the whole framed-and-left-for-dead deal.

Now we have a new scene from the film featuring team leader Clay (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) engaging in a very physical encounter with Aisha (Zoe Saldana), the mysterious, brutal mercenary who joins the team.

Let us know what you think of the clip in the comment section or on Twitter!

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