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Last month, the title role in Marc Webb's upcoming "Spider-Man" reboot was reportedly down to five actors. However, as Sony nears a decision on the part, a few new names have been added to the mix as well.

According to Deadline, Anton Yelchin ("Star Trek"), Aaron Johnson ("Kick-Ass"), and Logan Lerman ("Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief") recently completed screentests for Peter Parker; in addition to previously announced finalists Jamie Bell ("The Eagle of the Ninth"), Andrew Garfield ("The Social Network") and Alden Ehrenreich ("Tetro").

Frank Dillane ("Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince") and Michael Angerano ("Lords of Dogtown") were also mentioned as potential candidates, but Josh Hutcherson ("Red Dawn") was not listed in the report despite his previous confirmation that he is a contender for "Spider-Man." Read more...

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There's no question that one of most hotly anticipated films for the coming years is the third installment of director Christopher Nolan's "Batman" film franchise.

"The Dark Knight" director has made it clear that the next Batman movie will be his last, and recent reports have indicated that the studio is targeting a July 2012 debut in theaters. So, when MTV News sat down with Nolan to discuss his new film "Inception," we had to find out where things were at these days with "Batman 3."

When asked about the film's reported July 2012 premiere and subsequent assertion by L.A. Times blog Hero Complex that the film would begin filming in March 2011, Nolan said, "Yes and no, I suppose, would be the answer." Read more...

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Episode Title: "Vincent And The Doctor"

Written By: Richard Curtis

Story: While visiting the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, The Doctor and Amy Pond notice a strange creature in one of the paintings by Vincent van Gogh, and decide to travel back in time to investigate. The pair meets the famous painter, and discover that his well-known personal struggles aren't the only problem he's facing in 1890 — there's also a mysterious creature prowling the city streets, and Van Gogh is being blamed for its bloody work.

Oh, and Van Gogh happens to be the only one who can see the creature. Geronimo! Read more...

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Yes, it's the return of the Back-Issue Bin here on Splash Page, where we count down our top stories from the week and tell you which post was the most popular among readers.

This time around, the first trailer for Michel Gondry's "Green Hornet" made a case for itself as one of the week's biggest news items, while a bunch of "Jonah Hex" interviews packed the top stories. Meanwhile, a fan film featuring everyone's favorite Gothamite brought in Hollywood-sized traffic, and "The Last Airbender" bent the online elements in its favor.

Read on for the week's top stories! Read more...

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"Octopus Pie: There Are No Stars In Brooklyn" hit shelves this week, bringing writer/artist Meredith Gran's celebrated webcomic to the print world.

And though the arrival of "Octopus Pie" on shelves is big news on its own, this seems like a good time to bring your attention to a few other print collections of webcomics that you might want to check out, too.

Each of the three books I highlight here manages to offer something new to fans of the series online, while also giving first-time readers a great standalone story. Rather than serve as an excerpt or teaser for the ongoing comics each collection is culled from, the books offer full stories unfolding in their respective comics' universes and great examples of why each series continues to be so popular among fans. Read more...

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A new clip from M. Night Shyamalan's "The Last Airbender" arrived online this week, and fans of the hit Nickelodeon animated series it's based on should immediately recognize the scene.

The new clip premiered on Yahoo Movies, and for those who aren't familiar with the series, it features Sokka (Jackson Rathbone) and Princess Yue (Seychelle Gabriel) encountering the soot-filled snow that heralds the Fire Nation's attack on the Northern Water Tribe. Read more...

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Way back last year, you may remember hearing some rumblings about a "Firebreather" series headed to the Cartoon Network. Well, creator Phil Hester tweeted some info yesterday that you may be interested in about a certain TV movie being discussed at San Diego this year.

By the time Comic-Con roles around, I'm sure people will still be discussing the iPhone 4, which came out this week. A handful of creators have been tweeting about the reported reception issues the device has been experiencing. Check out what their consensus is after the jump, as well as a "Glee" episode micro-review from Phil Jimenez and some comics criticism from Gail Simone and Brian Keene.

My name is @brianwarmoth, and this is your Twitter Report for June 25, 2010. Read more...

Tags alejandro arbona, bill amend, brian denham, brian keene, cameron stewart, gail simone, phil hester, phil jimenez, skottie young, Twitter Report

AMC has released a pair of new images from "The Walking Dead" television series set to premiere later this year.

While we got our first official look at Andrew Lincoln as the series' main character, police officer Rick Grimes, earlier this week, another shot of Lincoln in action was posted on AMC's official "Walking Dead" blog. But that's not all the network posted, as a new shot of one of the shuffling, shambling creatures populating the series' post-apocalyptic world also found its way online.

Braaaaaains!!! Read more...

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Near the beginning of the month, rumors began to fly that Michael Fassbender was a leading contender to appear in "X-Men: First Class" or the "Spider-Man" reboot. And while Fassbender was later confirmed to be in talks to portray Magneto in "X-Men: First Class," there has been no official news since.

However, Fassbender is now rumored to have officially accepted the role of Magneto, according to Showbiz411 (which was the source of the original rumor linking Fassbender to "First Class"). If confirmed, Fassbender will appear opposite James McAvoy as Professor Xavier and Benjamin Walker as the Beast.

Fassbender's most recent role was in "Jonah Hex," which was released in theaters last week. He has also previously appeared in "300," "Inglourious Bastards" and "Band of Brothers." Read more...

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With Comic-Con International just around the corner, it shouldn't be long before fans get some new official information regarding "The Avengers," the superhero team-up flick featuring the likes of Iron Man, Captain America and Thor. But there are other heroes said to be involved from Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye to the repeated rumors of Nathan Fillion as Hank Pym.

Another Avenger to consider is Janet Van Dyne, the shrinking scientist superhero best known to fans as The Wasp. With few females on the Avengers roster aside from Black Widow, it's a virtual certainty that Wasp will buzz onto the scene when the film hits theaters in 2012 — the only question is, who's going to play her?

After the jump, we've listed a few of the candidates we'd like to see take a sting at Wasp when "The Avengers" assemble on the big screen! Read more...

Tags Amy Acker, Evangeline Lilly, Grace Park, January Jones, Krysten Ritter, wasp