Posted 3/25/11 11:28 am EST by Danica Davidson in Marvel, News
“Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance” won’t be released until next year, but actor Johnny Whitworth is already talking about it and his role as the villain Blackout.
In an interview with ShockTillYouDrop, Whitworth answered questions about the film and his favorite elements of the pseudo-sequel. His favorite part of shooting? Well, besides working with Nicolas Cage, it’s the whole comic-book thing.
“I got to be a comic book character,” Whitworth gloated. Read More...
Posted 3/25/11 10:43 am EST by Adam Rosenberg in DC Comics, News
With all of the lead roles (seemingly) now squared away, the rest of the cast of Christopher Nolan's trilogy-capper "The Dark Knight Rises" is coming together. In fact, a new name has just been confirmed: Juno Temple.
The young actress joins the cast as a "street-smart Gotham girl," Variety reports.
How large a role her character will play in the story is a mystery, but Variety probably rightly guesses that, given the general character description and lack of a proper name, it's a small part. Read More...
Posted 3/25/11 10:01 am EST by Chris Arrant in Image Comics, News
Showtime has had a big appetite for new projects these days — and it looks like they're biting off a piece of the hit comic series "Chew" by Jonathan Layman and Rob Guillory.
According to Deadline Hollywood, Showtime bought the script as a half-hour cop show with Stephen Hopkins ("Californication", "Predator 2") attached to both direct and executive produce the project.
The comic series "Chew" centers around a police detective named Tony Chu with the unorthodox ability to receive psychic impressions from whatever he eats. Odd as it may be, through the years-long series it's borne out to be a valuable skill as Chu works for the police and a militarized F.D.A. Read More...
Posted 3/24/11 5:01 pm EST by Rick Marshall in Dark Horse, News
It's been a while since we heard anything official regarding "Xerxes," the pseudo-prequel to "300" that Frank Miller penned in graphic novel form (it debuts in next month's "Dark Horse Presents") and Zack Snyder has indicated plans to adapt.
A rumor that made the rounds in February suggested that Snyder's work on the upcoming "Superman: Man Of Steel" and his new film "Sucker Punch" could make it unlikely he'll be behind the camera for "Xerxes." With that in mind, we asked the director about the status of the film on the "Sucker Punch" red carpet this week.
"['300' co-writer Kurt Johnstadt] and I have finished the script," Snyder told MTV News. "We have a script and... it would be cool to make it." Read More...
Posted 3/24/11 3:31 pm EST by Rachel Molino in DC Comics, News
Abin Sur’s incubated corpse was a big draw for the Warner Bros. booth at this past summer’s San Diego Comic Con. Unless you were one of many tightly squeezed attendants, however, you might not have gotten such a good look.
Cosmic Book News was early in scoring an image fans can now spot in issues of Green Lantern #64.
Played by Temuera Morrison, Sur was also (very) briefly visible within the “Green Lantern” trailer. Fans of Star Wars entire cannon might remember Morrison as Jengo Fett in “Attack of the Clones." Read More...
Posted 3/24/11 2:13 pm EST by Brian Warmoth in Twitter Report
Two new movies dominated discussion in the Twitter Report feed this morning, and the verdicts varied. While the new "Captain America: The First Avenger" trailer attracted scads of exclamation marks about its cast and teases, Zack Snyder's "Sucker Punch," meanwhile, has folks like Brian Michael Bendis and Skottie Young a little more wary, and a couple of micro-reviews that showed up were even less friendly.
On a personal note, all the film has to do for me is be as good as or better than Rob Bowman's "Reign of Fire." If Snyder does that much, I'll be fine.
Elsewhere, Mark Millar mentioned that he's got yet another film project in the works, bringing his Millarworld slate up to five by his count. Place your bets on what it might be and see if you're on the same page as Dave Gibbons and Kevin Maguire about Chris Evans down below.
I'm @brianwarmoth, and this is your Twitter Report for March 24, 2011. Read More...
Posted 3/24/11 1:13 pm EST by Adam Rosenberg in DC Comics, News
It's difficult to keep track of the "Sandman" TV series news that's been flying around the last few months, so let's review some of the recent happenings before we get into the latest news.
Toward the end of last year, Warner Bros TV was reported to be working on developing an adaptation of the Neil Gaiman graphic novel series. Then "Supernatural" creator Eric Kripke, a top choice to develop the project, said that there's nothing happening on the "Sandman" front, "at least not for this season." Then DC Entertainment COO Geoff Johns took to Twitter to reassure everyone that the series is happening, and Gaiman is involved.
That was last week. This week, Gaiman himself has spoken up to address what's going on. Read More...
Posted 3/24/11 12:01 pm EST by Rick Marshall in Hot Stuff, Marvel
The first full-length "Captain America: The First Avenger" trailer is live, and though we've already seen many of the big moments in the early clips that were released, it's nice to see the whole package as it's meant to be presented.
Keep an eye on MTV Splash Page later today for a full breakdown of the trailer featuring your friendly neighborhood editor (me) and MTV Movies Blog editor (and former Splash Page writer) Josh Wigler, in which we talk smart about every little detail of the new footage. Until then, however, we've compiled a list of some of the key scenes from the new "Captain America" trailer.
From skinny Steve and Tony Stark's dad to Howling Commandos and a potential Cosmic Cube sighting, they're all in there! Oh, and SPOILER ALERT! Read More...
Posted 3/23/11 10:01 pm EST by Rick Marshall in Marvel, News, Video
After numerous clips, previews, and sneak peeks, the new "Captain America: The First Avenger" trailer has arrived!
While there's not exactly a lot of new footage to be seen in the trailer — given how much of it we've seen already — now you can see the whole package in one cool place. Read More...
'Captain America' Trailer Commentary: We Break Down 'The First Avenger' Footage!
Posted 3/24/11 5:31 pm EST by Rick Marshall in Commentary, Hot Stuff, Marvel
The first full-length "Captain America: The First Avenger" trailer has arrived online, ending a week of sneak peeks, early clips, and anticipation. Earlier today, I analyzed some of the key scenes from the new footage, and now it's time for some full-on trailer commentary, courtesy of yours truly (MTV Splash Page Editor Rick Marshall) and MTV Movies Blog Editor (and former Splash Page writer) Josh Wigler.
What did we think of the trailer? What did we think while we were watching the trailer? Check out the video below to find out:
Quite a dashing pair, aren't we? But enough about us — what did you think of the trailer? Read More...
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