http://splashpage.mtv.com When comics and movies collide, we pick up the pieces. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:42:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Rumors, spin-offs, cameos and behind-the-scenes art dominated this week's headlines, and the week's top stories reflected that trend. From "Spider-Man 4" and "Thor" to "Fantastic Mr. Fox" and, yes, Chuck Norris, it was a week of varied projects. Here's how the week's most popular stories stacked up: 10. Wes Anderson gave us ... http://splashpage.mtv.com/2009/11/20/more-spider-man-4-rumors-a-weird-superman-and-chuck-norris-its-the-back-issue-bin/ By now you've all heard the latest "Spider-Man 4" casting rumors — depending on which source you read, both Julia Stiles and Anne Hathaway are up for the role of Felicia Hardy, the burglar known as Black Cat. We offered up our own suggestions for the role a while back ... http://splashpage.mtv.com/2009/11/20/julia-stiles-debunks-comic-book-casting-rumor-but-not-the-one-you-think/ When "Shaun of the Dead" director Edgar Wright was first announced for the big-screen adaptation of of Bryan Lee O'Malley's "Scott Pilgrim" series, you could practically hear the collective sigh of relief around the 'Net. For many fans, the belief was that if anyone can successfully bring the surreal adventures ... http://splashpage.mtv.com/2009/11/20/jason-schwartzman-on-scott-pilgrim-director-edgar-wright-hes-such-a-fan/ Mining the multitude of fan-made trailers on the 'Net occasionally yields a real gem (for example: "Thundercats: The Movie"), and that's definitely the case for this "Batman 3" mash-up trailer that offers up a hypothetical brawl between Christian Bale as Batman, Johnny Depp as The Riddler and Philip Seymour Hoffman ... http://splashpage.mtv.com/2009/11/20/fan-made-batman-3-trailer-casts-johnny-depp-as-riddler-philip-seymour-hoffman-as-penguin/ The worlds of comic books and "Twilight" overlapped unexpectedly back in August when "Youngblood" director Brett Ratner mentioned a desire to see "Twilight Saga" star Robert Pattinson in the lead role for the superhero team-up movie. Now, on the eve of the "New Moon" premiere, we have another "Twilight"/"Youngblood" crossover ... http://splashpage.mtv.com/2009/11/19/twilight-meets-youngblood-again-rob-liefeld-describes-badrock-screenplay-by-new-moon-director/ This one veers off our normal subject matter a bit, but it's so full of awesome I had to pass it along. Boing Boing's Xeni Jardin alerted me to the recent debut of an animated music video for "Spacious Thoughts," a collaboration between Tom Waits and Kool Keith (no, seriously!) ... http://splashpage.mtv.com/2009/11/19/animation-tom-waits-kool-keith-230-awesome/ Sure, Anne Hathaway is the latest in a long line of rumored contenders for the role of Black Cat in "Spider-Man 4" (even though there's no confirmation the character is even in the film), but does anyone remember another rumor from a few years back that cast an entirely different ... http://splashpage.mtv.com/2009/11/19/spider-man-4-black-cat-casting-what-about-eliza-dushku/ Last week, we gave you an exclusive peek at "Transformers: Continuum," the one-shot comic that catches readers up with the current Transformers continuity before IDW Publishing kicks off its new, ongoing series featuring the robots in disguise. The first issue of "Transformers" #1 arrived on shelves today, but the publisher ... http://splashpage.mtv.com/2009/11/18/new-transformers-series-begins-with-optimus-prime-quitting/ Over on MTV Movies Blog, they have a nifty little weekly feature called "Sick Day Stash," in which they highlight a lesser-known, older film that our writers hold near and dear to their hearts. While they're always a fun read, this week's author is regular Splash Page writer Josh Wigler, ... http://splashpage.mtv.com/2009/11/18/condorman-on-mtv-movies-blog-great-superhero-movie-or-greatest-superhero-movie/ A while back, the third "Batman" movie seemed to be the subject of new casting rumors every day — from Michael Caine's assertion that Johnny Depp would play The Riddler to a British tabloid's "scoop" that Shia LaBeouf would play Robin. Nowadays, though, "Spider-Man 4" has been receiving the lion's ... http://splashpage.mtv.com/2009/11/18/which-spider-man-4-rumor-do-you-wish-were-true/