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Danny BoyleFROM MOVIES BLOG: Slumdog Millionaire” director Danny Boyle may not like superhero movies, but that hasn’t stopped his production company DNA Films from picking up the rights to a new “Judge Dredd” installment. Asked about his personal involvement, the Academy Award buzz-maker played it coy.

“Someone asked me about Judge Dredd the other day!” Boyle told Empire. “I hated the last version of it; I can't imagine the next one will be any better.”

Those strong words don’t bode well for rumors that Boyle could be in line to direct DNA’s new film, which has already seen "Judge Dredd" concept art from comics artist Jock hitting the 'Net.

Read more of Danny Boyle's comments on "Judge Dredd" and superhero movies at MoviesBlog.MTV.com.

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Tales of the Black FreighterYou know "Watchmen" is going to be dark. Now it looks like its tandem DVD-release pirate story may be even darker. Last year, the New York Times reported that Warner Bros. would be releasing two of the “Watchmen” graphic novel’s stories-within-the-story as their own DVD feature. Today, it looks the pirate comic within the comic, “Tales of the Black Freighter,” may have earned an R rating from the MPAA, according to RopeofSilicon.com.

Warner Bros. has been breaking out loads of extra “Watchmen” content ahead of the film’s March 6 release date, which may be dangling by a thread. And anyone who’s been watching the trailers knows director Zack Snyder fully intends to flesh out original writer Alan Moore’s bleak portrait on superheroes. Read More...

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Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor in 'Superman Returns'Perhaps an atomic non-story today, rumors have popped up that Lex Luthor may be out as the main villain for the potential sequel to “Superman Returns” (possibly titled "Man of Steel").

The arch-nemesis of the Last Son of Krypton, most recently played by Kevin Spacey, may not be the one Supes has to worry about when Kal-El comes back to the big screen, according to The Latino Review.

“Writers have been told to come in to the studio to pitch a story with a new villain but again, the WB hasn't bit on anything they heard yet,” claims the website's writer "El Mayimbe," citing anonymous sources inside Warner Bros. Read More...

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Cover Artist

Splash Page welcomes Ed Tadem to our cover artist family (our custom-designed theme up top). Currently working on the forthcoming "Avengers" animated series, Tadem's work can also be seen in the "Jackie Karma" issues of Image's "'76," and in "Pop Gun, Volume 1." Ed Tadem can be found online at EdTadem.com.