Posted 5/22/12 10:00 am EST by Josh Wigler in Image Comics, News, TV
There's room for all types of people in the zombie apocalypse, even the funny guys. That's the case according to some new "Walking Dead" casting calls, at least, one of which calls for a new "comic relief" character.
E! Online and TVLine have the scoop on two new characters joining the third season of the AMC apocalyptic drama. One of these characters is Harold, described as "the exact opposite of Shane" and more like the late Dale.
Posted 5/22/12 9:00 am EST by Josh Wigler in Marvel, News
Agent J and Agent K are back on the big-screen this weekend for a third round of alien ass-kicking action, but the return of Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones (and the debut of Josh Brolin as a younger K) aren't the only reasons to check out the new "Men in Black" flick: if you're more of the web-slinging type, you'll want to hit the theater as well.
The "Amazing Spider-Man" Facebook page has announced that an exclusive six-minute sneak peek of the upcoming reboot will be attached to IMAX 3-D showings of "Men in Black 3" starting Thursday at midnight. The exact details of the preview are under wraps, but regardless of what's shown, it's your first chance to check out extended footage from the Marvel flick before it hits theaters in early July.
Posted 5/22/12 8:01 am EST by Josh Wigler in Marvel, News
If you're a fan of those "Agent Coulson is the Vision" rumors stemming from "Avengers," you'll want to turn away now: someone very high up at Marvel doesn't think you're on the right track.
At the Kapow! Comic Convention in London over the weekend, Marvel Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada was asked about his thoughts on the popular theory, which posits that everyone's favorite S.H.I.E.L.D. agent will make a surprise appearance in a future Marvel movie as the android known as Vision.
"The fans desire for him to become the Vision? I dunno man, it doesn't feel right," was his answer to the theory, according to the good folks at Comic Book Movie.
Posted 5/21/12 7:03 pm EST by warnerk in DC Comics, News
Where the first "Dark Knight Rises" teaser poster indicated that Gotham might fall, as in into pieces, this new poster tells us that it will very likely burn, as in to the ground. Well, probably not entirely to the ground, but given the intensity on display here, you get what we mean. Christopher Nolan is not messing around -- this movie is going to be dark and dangerous.
Check out the full poster after the jump!
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Posted 5/21/12 4:21 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Dark Horse, News
Against all odds, "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" is a thing that's actually happening. Years and years have passed in the time since Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller first brought "Sin City" to cinematic life, and they're finally looking to top themselves with the upcoming sequel, shooting this summer and bowing in the fall of 2013.
At Cannes, Rodriguez spoke a bit more about his "Sin City" plans, saying that while it's still too early to make too many casting announcements (returning players Mickey Rourke and Jessica Alba are confirmed for the sequel), he'll be meeting some "seriously big names" for other parts in the very near future.
One such part: Ava Lord, the femme fatale at the heart of the movie, long rumored to be played by Angelina Jolie.
Posted 5/21/12 3:57 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Marvel, News
It looks like Spider-Man is in for a beating, based on the new behind-the-scenes "Amazing Spider-Man" photos that have hit the web.
The images come courtesy of the Tumblr account for Andrew Garfield's stunt double, William Spencer. Some of the images posted on the account are of Spencer, but others show Garfield posing for him as they're about to do an action scene.
"I suppose I should be doing this out of solidarity for my double. After all, I came up with the idea!" Garfield said to him, according to Spencer.
Posted 5/21/12 3:43 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Image Comics, News, TV
Things are going to get bloody in the third season of "The Walking Dead." And, according to a new behind-the-scenes video released from the set of the show, everything's going to get a whole lot crazier for Rick and the rest of the survivors.
The Huffington Post was lucky enough to visit the set of AMC's hit post-apocalyptic drama, and based on the amount of blood coating stars Andrew Lincoln and Norman Reedus, we expect things are going to get messy quickly in season three.
"It's very ominous and dark and gloomy," Reedus teased about what we have in store for us. "People start losing their minds, love blossoms and a whole lot of gross zombie kills."
Posted 5/21/12 3:14 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Marvel, News
If you've already seen "The Avengers" about 500 times in theaters, wondering where to catch your next fix of Earth's mightiest heroes… well, there's no shortage of places to turn to. The comics are thriving, there's an "Avengers" cartoon to enjoy, and perhaps best of all, there's that special kind of love you can own in your home.
To that end, Hot Toys is a tough act to top. Their toys are always as realistic as humanly possible, and their "Avengers" offerings are no exception, as seen by shots of their upcoming Loki figure. Check some photos out past the jump!
Posted 5/21/12 2:42 pm EST by Jeremy Gordon in News
For entirely reasonable reasons, the announcement of Jeff Wadlow as the director of "Kick-Ass 2” rose a few eyebrows amongst concerned comics fans. To begin with, Wadlow has only directed two major films of note -- "Cry Wolf” and "Never Back Down” -- neither of which were immensely successful or acclaimed in any way. But listening to him talk about his plans for the sequel to the goofily gorey superhero send-up, maybe he’s just been looking for the proper shot to showcase his ideas.
ComicBookMovie.com helpfully transcribed Wadlow’s comments about "Kick-Ass 2” at the Kapow! Comic Convention, where he appeared on a panel over the past weekend.
"It's been an interesting process because for those of you who know the property really well, the movie takes some significant liberties with the first comic book,” he said. "Then Mark did the sequel to the comic book which is ‘Kick-Ass 2.’ So I had sort of this movie and the comic book and I had to find the intersection. An adaptation was quite a challenge, but one that I really enjoyed and loved."
Posted 5/21/12 1:54 pm EST by Jeremy Gordon in News
Zack Snyder and Robert Kirkman have more in common besides their ability to grow beards: both are familiar with superheroes, zombies, and blowing everything to hell.
That made them a natural pair for a Q&A at Friday’s Hero Complex Film Festival, following a screening of Snyder’s "Dawn of the Dead" remake. Unsurprisingly, they had a lot to say about all of those topics.
First off: This may surprise you, but superhero fans are less intense than horror fans. Snyder would know, having presided over remakes of two highly regarded achievements in each genre. "I feel like the ‘Watchmen’ fans, you can reason with them, you know. When they have you in an alley, you can talk your way kind of out of there," he said. "But zombie fans are certainly much more — especially before the movie came out, and we were just talking about what the movie would be, and how we would remake ‘Dawn of the Dead,’ it was pretty intense."
