Fantastic Four

Clear eyes. Full hearts. Flame on.

Word on the street today is that "Chronicle" duo Josh Trank and Michael B. Jordan are once again teaming up for a take on superheroes — and this time, it's Marvel's First Family. According to a report from The Wrap, the "Friday Night Lights" vet is in talks to star in Trank's "Fantastic Four" reboot as Johnny Storm, the Human Torch. This douses rumors of Noel Fisher getting the part and comes hot on the heels of Allison Williams being rumored for the part of Invisible Woman.

My fingers are crossed that this one works out, if only because every movie should star someone from "Friday Night Lights." Honestly, every movie should star everyone from "Friday Night Lights," especially "Fantastic Four."

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RIPD

It doesn't look like Ryan Reynolds will return as Green Lantern anytime soon, and it doesn't look great for "Deadpool" moving forward, either. But neither of those facts can keep the actor away from the comic book movie game for long.

In fact, Reynolds is right back in the thick of it with this summer's "R.I.P.D.," an action-comedy based on the Dark Horse Comics series of the same name. A brand new poster for the film has gone online via Collider, showing Reynolds and co-star Jeff Bridges glowering with guns aglow.

See the full poster below!

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Xavier

Old Man Xavier is about to stage a comeback — and he's got a brand new outfit just for the occasion!

As he's done with somewhat astonishing frequency over the last several weeks and months, director Bryan Singer has taken to Twitter once again to reveal new secrets about "X-Men: Days of Future Past," his first time directing an X-movie since "X2: X-Men United." This latest revelation is perhaps the greatest to date, too: Patrick Stewart back in action as Professor X.

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Batman

The 2013 MTV Movie Awards are this Sunday, April 14th. The fate of one category, Best Hero, rests in your social-media-savvy hands. But there isn't much of a choice in this category — at least not according to Splash Page writer Josh Wigler.

What's got two thumbs, a multi-billion-dollar corporation to his name, a secret lair and arsenal of highly sophisticated anti-crime technology, and is the Best Hero of the year?

The answer, unfortunately, is not "this guy," as much as I'd like it to be. Instead, I'm throwing all of my hero worship behind the Batman, easily the most deserving candidate in the Best Hero category at the 2013 MTV Movie Awards.

"Why is Batman the Best Hero," you ask? Really? We have to answer that question? We'll limit ourselves to ten responses, otherwise we would be here all day.

1. He has a Bat Cave and you do not.

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Ant-Man

Excuse me, Marvel Studios. Did you just get some "Ant-Man" into my "Iron Man 3"?

That's certainly one rumor on the street based on recent Twitter activity from Edgar Wright, the visionary filmmaker behind "Shaun of the Dead," "Hot Fuzz," "Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World" and, in the not-too-distant future, "Ant-Man," the November 2015 superhero flick tasked with kicking off Phase Three of Marvel Studios.

Wright, who directed this coming summer's apocalyptic comedy "The World's End," recently wrote on Twitter, "Aside from 'The World's End,' I directed one shot in another summer movie. But which? #IProbablyWillNotTell." Ten minutes later, he provided the following update: "Yeah. Some of you got it right."

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300

Madness? This is not madness. These are Sparta's neighbors!

A first look at photos from "300: Rise of an Empire," the follow-up to Zack Snyder's "300," has gone online courtesy of USA Today, highlighting new leading man Sullivan Stapleton as Themistokles, the Greek general leading soldiers out to sea against the Persian army.

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Walking Dead

Don't start getting all hopeful for season four of "The Walking Dead." Sure, things could have ended much worse for Rick Grimes and the gang at the end of season three — the Governor has faded away into the background, the people of Woodbury are now safely aligned with Rick inside the prison walls — but the show's signature scares and body count will continue well into AMC's new season, according to executive producer Gale Anne Hurd.

"We are living in a zombie apocalypse," she told IGN. "We're living in an apocalypse where we know that unless someone has brain trauma, they're going to come back. Regardless of how they die, they're going to turn into a zombie. So I think it would be a good bet to say that the zombies become more threatening in seasons to come."

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Deadpool

by Brett White

The folks over at Collider had a nice chat with Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, the duo behind the finished "Deadpool" screenplay that's currently in limbo over at Fox. The 'Zombieland' writers say that "Deadpool" is their personal favorite of all the scripts they've written. The interview lays out a lot of facts about the project that are reassuring (it has mind-blowing test footage, Ryan Reynolds is still on board, it could be made for $50 million, it's a hard R and tonally nails how Deadpool should be on the big screen), which makes it even more disappointing that Fox is hesitant to pull the trigger.

Check out the full interview below.

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Kick-Ass

It's finally here — your first official look at "Kick-Ass 2" has arrived!

MTV News has debuted the "Kick-Ass 2" red-band trailer, your first extended look at the superhero flick directed by Jeff Wadlow and produced by Matthew Vaughn. Based on the comic book penned by Mark Millar and illustrated by John Romita Jr., "Kick-Ass 2" continues the story of Dave Lizewski, your every day comic book nerd who just so happens to fight crime on the side. Aaron Taylor Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz and Christopher Mintz-Plasse are all back for the sequel, followed by a bunch of newcomers including Jim Carrey as Colonel Stars and Stripes.

Click on to see the "Kick-Ass 2" red-band trailer and the official one-sheet. Needless to say, the trailer is not safe for work, so proceed with caution!

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Kick-Ass

Just as you were thinking this Wednesday wouldn't have enough blood-soaked superhero action, here we come to save the day with the following news: at 12 p.m. ET, MTV News will be premiering the red-band trailer for "Kick-Ass 2," director Jeff Wadlow's sequel to the 2010 comic book adaptation. It will be your first look at how Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloe Moretz and Christopher Mintz-Plasse have all evolved since kicking every kind of ass in the original film — and it'll also be your first look at Jim Carrey as Colonel Stars and Stripes, among other highlights.

Check back with us at 12 p.m. ET for a full look at the trailer!

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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.
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