2011 December - Part 7

First 'Amazing Spider-Man' Poster Is A Shadowy, Leggy Tease

Posted 12/9/11 7:52 pm EST by Kara Warner in Marvel, News, Posters

Had enough superhero movie-related news for the week yet? No? Good, because we've got one more for you before we head into the weekend. It looks like the folks over at Superhero Hype have gotten their hands on the first poster for Sony's upcoming, anticipated blockbuster, "The Amazing Spider-Man."

Contrary to the first teaser poster, which was unveiled over the summer at San Diego Comic-Con, this one features a full-length Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) perched on or descending down a stone wall. The strategic and sparse lighting is such that where Parker's two hands and feet are making contact with the wall, they cast long dark shadows beneath them, which form the perfect outline of a spider. It is super cool and only slightly creepy, which is a creative success for Sony in my mind. Curiously enough there is no titling on the poster, just the tagline "The Untold Story" at the bottom along with the July 3, 2012 release date.
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'Dark Knight Rises' Viral Revealed: Operation Early Bird Leads To Prologue Screenings

Posted 12/9/11 4:36 pm EST by Kevin P. Sullivan in DC Comics, News

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Well, the countdown clock has expired and we know the secret of Operation Early Bird: fans in the US and Canada will get a chance to see the first six minutes of "The Dark Knight Rises" at select IMAX screens on December 13, with UK screenings the following day.

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Patty Jenkins Speaks Out On 'Thor 2' Exit

Posted 12/9/11 3:46 pm EST by Jeremy Gordon in Marvel, News

A few days ago, we brought you the news that director Patty Jenkins was dropping out of "Thor 2" due to creative differences. Today, Jenkins spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about her decision to leave the project and what her future plans are.

"I have had a great time working at Marvel," she told THR. "We parted on very good terms, and I look forward to working with them again."

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Warner Bros. Montreal: Movie Games Market Is 'Gone'

Posted 12/9/11 3:20 pm EST by Matt Clark in DC Comics, News, video games

An age-old tradition exists within the realm of licensed games: take an already established franchise, adapt that into a movie, then adapt that movie into a game. The "matryoshka doll effect" of an adaptation within an adaptation often leads to less-than-stellar results; the developers are essentially attempting to emulate a copy of a copy.

The adaptation problem rings ever true in the realm of comic-book titles, as so many licensed games are really just timely movie tie-ins. Warner Bros.' Montreal studio are hoping to change all that, though, taking the lessons learned from "Batman: Arkham City" and applying that mindset to their upcoming DC superhero titles.

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Best Superhero Of 2011: Cast Your Vote!

Posted 12/9/11 2:30 pm EST by Splash Page Team in DC Comics, dynamite entertainment, Marvel, Polls

With "The Dark Knight Rises," "The Avengers," "The Amazing Spider-Man" and more on the horizon in 2012, it can be easy to forget about the fantastic comic book movies that already passed this year. No doubt about it, 2011 brought some of our all-time favorite superheroes to the big screen for the very first time.

We have our favorites, of course, but the question is, who was your favorite superhero of 2011? Click past the jump to see our candidates and make your voice heard!

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Extra Dies On 'Dark Knight Rises' New York Set

Posted 12/9/11 1:45 pm EST by Kevin P. Sullivan in DC Comics, News

Sad news from the city of Gotham. Both Warner Bros. and the Screen Actors Guild have confirmed that an unidentified male extra died of natural causes while working as a background actor last month on the New York City set of "The Dark Knight Rises."

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Robert Downey Jr. Says 'Iron Man 3' Script Is 'Best' He's Read In Years

Posted 12/9/11 11:48 am EST by Jeremy Gordon in Marvel, News

“Iron Man 2" was entertaining, but it lacked the tightness of the first film. Mickey Rourke’s Ivan Vanko was sort of shuffled around, the Avengers elements felt a little rushed, and if you forgot, Tony Stark actually invented a new element in the middle of things. Just like that, a new element! Well, whatever, it happens when you’re rushing to capitalize on box office and critical success.

But according to Robert Downey Jr., the script for “Iron Man 3" is all killer and no filler.

"'Iron Man 3' is probably the best script I've read in five years, which is so funny," he said in an interview with Extra, via Comic Book Movie. “I mean, things have come so full circle that a genre superhero movie can actually be the most artistic bit of writing I read."

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'Dark Knight Rises' Prologue Reactions From 'Iron Man,' 'Scott Pilgrim' Directors

Posted 12/9/11 11:10 am EST by Josh Wigler in DC Comics, News, Twitter Report

The "Dark Knight Rises" prologue bows on December 16, but a lucky few have already seen the highly anticipated six-minute sequence from Christopher Nolan's last Batman movie. MTV News staff writer Kara Warner was on hand, for instance. (She is now my mortal nemesis, by the way, but that's neither here nor there!)

But it wasn't just select journalists who got to see the "Dark Knight" prologue a little bit early. A special Los Angeles screening was apparently held for some of Hollywood's elite, based on late-night and early-morning Twitter activity from directors like Jon Favreau and Edgar Wright. See what they thought of the "Dark Knight Rises" footage in today's special edition of the Twitter Report.

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Andrew Garfield Swings In New 'Spider-Man' Photos

Posted 12/9/11 10:14 am EST by Josh Wigler in Marvel, News

Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does whatever a spider can—and "whatever a spider can" apparently includes hanging out on top of street lampposts in the middle of a beautiful day!

Reshoots on "The Amazing Spider-Man" were recently underway in New York City, and now, Los Angeles is once again the site to double as the wall-crawler's Big Apple. Actor Andrew Garfield has been in LA this week for some additional "Spider-Man" shoots, with photos popping up online—right here on Splash Page, above you in fact!—of the friendly neighborhood webhead swinging around on a wire.

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The 'Dark Knight Rises' Viral Marketing Survival Guide

Posted 12/9/11 9:15 am EST by Splash Page Team in DC Comics, News

by Josh Wigler and Kevin P. Sullivan

The "Dark Knight Rises" viral campaign is set to explode in just a few short hours in the form of Operation Early Bird, a mysterious initiative set into motion just this week. Fans who participated in the intensely interactive Joker-themed "Dark Knight" viral marketing scheme are bound to get just as knee-deep in today's events.

But what exactly are you in store for? Not just in terms of the actual mystery that lies ahead—we're asking, are you prepared for what today might entail? These events can be physically taxing (in the best of ways), so it's imperative that you plan ahead before plugging into Operation Early Bird.

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