Scarlet Witch Quicksilver

by Ryan Rigley

Before last week, the general public had never heard of the names Quicksilver or Scarlet Witch. Now however, thanks to a legal battle between Marvel Studios and Fox, practically everyone is talking about the mutant siblings! Born the children of Magneto, the legal rights to Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch are very tricky in that both characters have played integral parts in both the "X-Men" and "Avengers" comic book series.

Basically, as Joss Whedon made apparent in his initial "Avengers 2" reveal, when it comes down to these two characters, it seemed to be all about whoever got to them first. Now Bryan Singer's cast Quicksilver in "X-Men: Days of Future Past" and Whedon still intends to use him in "Avengers 2." But despite the attention, the vast majority of people still have absolutely no idea who they are. But not to worry! MTV Splash Page has the perfect introductory reading list for all of your Quicksilver and/or Scarlet Witch needs.

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Booster Gold

by Ryan Rigley

It's been over a year and a half, but it seems as though the "Booster Gold" live action series is finally in motion. Earlier this week, "Arrow" producer Andrew Kreisberg announced, via Twitter, that the "Booster Gold" pilot he wrote for SyFy is finally making its way over to the television network next week. While SyFy initially ordered a pilot script from Kreisberg back in November 2011, it's likely that their decision to move ahead with the pilot was heavily influenced by the success of the CW's "Arrow."

Now it still may be a ways away, but we can't help but think of what the next steps would be towards producing an actual "Booster Gold" pilot episode. With a script from a proven successful producer in hand, all SyFy needs now is a brilliant lead actor to portray Booster Gold on the small screen. So what are our options here? Click past the jump to find out!

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Lee Pace

by Ryan Rigley

Big news on the "Guardians of the Galaxy" front this weekend as HitFix reports John C. Reilly could potentially be up for a role in Marvel's first purely-cosmic film. The role in question? Rhomann Dey, leader of the Nova Corps and human liaison between S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Guardians of the Galaxy. Yes, you read that correctly. Not only is it looking like S.H.I.E.L.D. might have its hand in "Guardians" but so is the entirety of the Nova Corps!

HitFix was also kind enough as to shed some light on Michael Rooker's Yondu and Lee Pace's mysterious role. Apparently, Yondu will be the main villain of "Guardians" (is Thanos taking a backseat?) and Pace will be playing a character that starts as a villain but becomes a hero by the end of the film, thus allowing for another spinoff franchise.

So who exactly is Lee Pace playing? Here are five guesses!

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Michelle Rodriguez

by Brett White

Judging by the film's epic opening weekend haul, odds are you saw "Fast & Furious 6" and therefore saw one of the most brutal girl fights ever captured on film. Seriously, Michelle Rodriguez and Gina Carano go at it with a fury and ferocity so intense that it puts nearly every other fight in the movie to shame. So of course, me being me, I immediately wanted Rodriguez in a superhero movie (and Carano too, while we're at it). But Rodriguez revealed to Entertainment Weekly that she just doesn't think the female superheroes out there right now are worth playing.

"I love all the great male superheroes," says Rodriguez. "They're awesome. I especially love the rebellious ones like the Punisher. Like when he went head to head with Spider-Man? That was so cool! ... There aren't a lot of chicks that I like at all in comics. As a matter of fact, in order to have one, I'd probably have to invent one. They just don't exist now."

You lost us at "they just don't exist."

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Smallville

by Ryan Rigley

Season one of the CW's "Arrow" may have just ended, but that hasn't stopped us, or the rest of the country for that matter, from speculating about season two. In fact, "Arrow" executive producer Marc Guggenheim has already starting dropping a few hints as to what to expect from next year's episodes. "In Season 2, we'll actually have two big bads," Guggenhim reveals in a recent interview with TV Guide. "They'll both be very recognizable names to fans of the comic book. We're really excited about both of them."

However, there's still the matter of actually waiting for season two of "Arrow" to roll around. In the meantime, we thought it best to take a look back at some of television's previously aired series based on comic books. Take the CW's "Smallville" for example. Before there was Henry Cavill's "Man of Steel," there was Tom Welling, dispensing justice and breaking hearts in the cornfields of Smallville, Kansas.

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by Brett White

Fans have been waiting for something like the Battle for Quicksilver to happen, ever since it was made clear that the film rights for the X-Men, Fantastic Four and Spider-Man would not be returning to Marvel Studios anytime soon. Now it seems likely that two versions of the same superhero will be appearing in different franchises, with one or both films not able to fully depict the character as he is in the comics.

At this point it'd help to have a checklist of exactly which studios own what characters, because it's pretty confusing the way it stands right now. Fox owns the X-Men and Fantastic Four, but mutants can apparently appear in Marvel Studios films as long as they're not called mutants (and possibly not called by their code names). Sony owns Spider-Man, and he's not moving studios, not ever. That means we'll never see Norman Osborn clash with the Avengers in a Marvel Studios film. Galactus and Silver Surfer, two essential characters for Marvel Studios considering they're going cosmic, are owned by Fox as part of the Fantastic Four deal. But that ownership doesn't extend to the Inhumans, who are Fantastic Four characters that Marvel Studios is boldly talking about turning into a film.

It's all really confusing.

And as Marvel movies continue to make big bucks, more characters are going to get introduced. Here are seven more characters that could result in Quicksilver-level confusion, with assumed studio ownership marked throughout.

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Evan Peters

by Brett White

And things just got very, very interesting for Marvel.

"X-Men: Days of Future Past" director Bryan Singer dropped a bomb via Twitter this afternoon when he announced that Evan Peters, best known for his roles in the TV series "American Horror Story," has been cast as Quicksilver in next year's mutant film. This comes as great news for fans of the character, who has frequently popped up as a member of the super hero teams X-Factor and the Avengers.

Oh yeah, the Avengers. This is a bombshell because writer and director Joss Whedon has been very vocal about Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch's involvement in his early drafts of "Avengers 2." Since the characters have spent the majority of their 50 year comic book career as members of the Avengers, it makes sense for Whedon to include Quicksilver and his twin sister in an Avengers sequel. But since the characters are mutants, and Magneto's children to boot, they're also fair game for Bryan Singer. This is a problem since the Avengers and X-Men's film rights are owned by two different studios.

Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has gone on record saying that the characters are fair game for either studio, but it seemed like this was a first-come first-served type thing. So what does this mean for Quicksilver's involvement in "The Avengers 2"?

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Superman

FROM MTV GEEK

"Man of Steel's" release date is quickly approaching and, going by the most recent, exhilarating trailer, it seems like it's one action packed affair. For fans of all ages wishing to recreate the punchier moments of this summer's Superman film, Mattel has a line of action figures in stores for just such a purpose. The Movie Masters line of figures includes Superman, Jor-El and General Zod, with more figures on the way (like fellow Kryptonian Faora). We reported on these figures a little while ago, and now, thanks to MTV Geek, you can see the figure in action with an in-depth review. Check out the review over at MTV Geek, and be sure to catch up on all the latest "Man of Steel" news!

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Arrow

by Brett White

With "Arrow" executive producer Marc Guggenheim promising to double up the evil in the show's second season, fan speculation is starting about just who he could be referring to. The show did a solid job of featuring a number of classic villains from DC's "Green Arrow" comic books, including versions of Malcolm Merlyn (season one's big bad), Constantine Drakon, Count Vertigo, Deadshot and China White. The producers even adapted Kevin Smith's Onomatopoeia into Mr. Blank. And that leaves out Deathstroke, who will join the cast full time next season.

It's entirely possible that Manu Bennett's Deathstroke will be one of the show's big villains next year. But what if he isn't? What other villains could show up to torment Arrow for the long haul? This is a topic we brought up over a year ago, before the show's first episode had even aired. Four of those six villains did make their way onto the show, but the other two lead off our new list of 5 villains we want to see on "Arrow" season two.

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Aziz Ansari

by Brett White

After hearing Chris O'Dowd answer questions about his upcoming cameo in "Thor: The Dark World," comedian Aziz Ansari chimed in with a statement that got our Splash Page brains working.

Ansari joked, "How come those Marvel guys can't draw some Indian dudes so I can show up in one of those movies?"

Regardless of how serious Ansari's desire is to fly alongside Iron Man, it got us wondering which Marvel characters he'd be a good fit for. He is right though, as Marvel has disappointingly few Indian heroes to consider for Ansari (obscure early '00s X-Man Neal Shaara, the third hero to use the name Thunderbird, is the most prominent one).

As one of the funniest stand up comics working today and one of the best parts of NBC's "Parks and Recreation" (a show that is comprised of 100% best parts), Ansari would definitely bring a totally different voice to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We came up with a few superhero roles we think Ansari would be perfect for.

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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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