Posted 8/11/11 4:13 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Marvel, News
Hopefully by now you already know that Marvel Studios is going to have a big presence at the D23 Expo later this month, with the "Avengers" assembling for the big show. Now we know exactly what the House of Ideas has up their sleeves when they bring their superhero squad to Anaheim in a few weeks.
See past the jump for Marvel's latest press release about their plans for D23!
Posted 8/11/11 3:17 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in DC Comics
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a... slightly uninspiring potential first-look at Kevin Costner on the set of "Man of Steel."
The photo comes to us courtesy of the unofficial Man of Steel Facebook fan page, and though slightly grainy seems to show a tease of Costner in his Jonathan Kent costume. One imagines that the Hollywood actor could buy a better-fitting sweater and pair of pants than the one he's modeling in this photo, unless he's in character.
No confirmation yet on whether or not it's actually Costner or a strikingly similar crew member, but I'd recognize that squint anywhere.
Posted 8/11/11 1:59 pm EST by Brian Warmoth in Twitter Report
Stan Lee has been an exceptionally popular guy since Comic-Con a few weeks ago — or so his many photo-posts would have us believe. Most recently, it seems he's been buddying up with Jim Carrey.
"Captain America: The First Avenger" is still making friends too. Paul Cornell, I think, hit the nail on the head with his assessment of how the film represented World War II in the Marvel Universe. See what he thought, what Mark Sable wondered about the film and what Pete Woods thinks might help him sell a few more comics. Brainstorming and retirement proposals await you after the jump.
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Posted 8/11/11 12:10 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in DC Comics, News
The first footage of Joseph Gordon-Levitt filming "The Dark Knight Rises" has hit the Internet, and it seems as though his character John Blake isn't all that he appears to be on the surface.
Little is known about Blake as a character to begin with. He isn't a familiar face in the comic books, and all that was released about him when Gordon-Levitt's casting was announced was that he would be a cop working for Gotham PD. So while the footage doesn't give away much, it's still more than the little we have.
In a snowy Gotham street, JGL is seen walking after a Tumbler prototype while holding a gasoline tank in his hand. So will he be Batman's ally or another one of his foes? We speculate after the jump.
Posted 8/10/11 7:30 pm EST by Josh Wigler in DC Comics, News
Ninety percent. If Anne Hathaway is to be believed, that number represents the amount of things the actress' controversial Catwoman costume can accomplish that "Dark Knight Rises" fans have yet to see.
Looking at the initial Catwoman photo, it's somewhat hard to imagine how much more complicated the sleek and simple leather suit can get… but let's take Hathaway at her word for the sake of passing time. If we've only seen a tenth of what the Catwoman suit can do, what will we see when the rest of it is revealed? Our wish list is after the jump!
Posted 8/10/11 4:53 pm EST by Josh Wigler in DC Comics, News, Vertigo
DC Entertainment's Vertigo imprint contains some of the best (and frequently bleakest) comic books on the market today, including Brian Wood's soon-to-conclude series "DMZ." If you're hoping to see a live-action adaptation of the project some day, you may get your wish — but it doesn't sound likely any time soon.
On his blog, Wood revealed that a television version of "DMZ" has been in the works for a little while now, but the deal has apparently fallen through.
"We also had a near miss with setting DMZ up as a television show, at a verrrry respectable network, and its a bit crushing," Wood wrote on his blog. "I had hoped the whole new 'DC Entertainment' meant they’d be better about this sort of thing… and this deal seemed like a gift from heaven… but apparently not."
Posted 8/10/11 4:18 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Boom Studios, News
"2 Guns" might have gained Mark Wahlberg, but it has lost director David O. Russell and former star Vince Vaughn.
Russell had been circling the project in January when it was first announced that he would rewrite and direct the movie with Vince Vaughn in one of the lead roles. But now Deadline is reporting that Wahlberg is in negotiations for a starring role, while The Hollywood Reporter says that Russell and Vaughn are both out.
One wonders if Universal will go back to an earlier draft of the script, written by "Brotherhood's" Blake Masters.
Posted 8/10/11 1:03 pm EST by Brian Warmoth in Twitter Report
With all of the terrible happenings in the news this week, today felt like the perfect Wednesday to veer away from contentious opinions, looting in London and big events impacting individuals who happen to work in comics. So here, without further ado are the ten tweets in the Twitter Report feed from the last 24 hours that were most likely to induce happiness.
They include details about the "Locke and Key" game from Joe Hill, Eric Powell Godzilla art and Stan Lee smiling next to a real life Stripperella. (Spoiler alert: He looks really, really happy.) They are in no particular order except for the best one being last.
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Posted 8/10/11 12:16 pm EST by Aubrey Sitterson in DC Comics, News
Recently, when speaking with MTV News about her Catwoman suit, Anne Hathaway said that we’ve only seen “about a tenth of what that suit can do” in "The Dark Knight Rises." Apparently, that extra 90% involves the ability to destroy super-expensive cameras at but a moment’s notice!
While we got a look at Catwoman’s suit and bike late last week, now we also have a shot of the character in action.
In a scene that appears to feature Gotham City police officers beating the bejeezus out of people outside Gotham City Hall, one of Hathaway’s stunt doubles rides the all-terrain bike down a set of stairs -- right before plowing directly into one of the production’s super-high-tech and super-expensive IMAX cameras.
'Dark Knight Rises': What's With All The Tumblers?
Posted 8/11/11 5:45 pm EST by Splash Page Team in Commentary, DC Comics
There has been much rumor and speculation surrounding "The Dark Knight Rises," ranging from the motives of Joseph Gordon-Levitt to the merit of Anne Hathaway’s Catwoman costume, and even the involvement of Ra’s al Ghul. Yet nobody seems to be asking the most important question of all: what is up with all these tumblers?
It seems tumblers have taken over Gotham City. In almost every photo surfacing online a tumbler is there, ready to photobomb. Don’t believe me? Let me break it down for you: Joseph Gordon-Levitt holding a gas can looking shady? Behind him, a tumbler. Bane assaulting the field of a Gotham Rogues football game, who does he have in tow? A group of tumblers three. Marion Cotillard on set standing on top of a rather large vehicle? You guessed it, it’s a tumbler. And lastly, Catwoman is riding a motorcycle, the same model that lurks in the jaws of Batman's own tumbler.
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