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Josh Brolin 'Nervous' About Spike Lee's 'Oldboy' Remake

Posted 5/4/12 2:30 pm EST by in News


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For those of you still skeptical about Spike Lee's upcoming remake of "Oldboy," here's something that should assure you a bit: original director Park Chan-wook gave the movie his blessing.

At the junket for "Men in Black 3" (via /Film), leading man Josh Brolin was asked for his thoughts on "Oldboy." He admitted that it makes him "nervous," but he wouldn't have signed on board with without the South Korean director's stamp of approval.

"I love 'Oldboy' and I’m close with Chan-wook Park and I emailed him a couple months ago, just asking for his blessing to do this movie because if he had said ‘No,’ I wouldn't have done it," Brolin said. "But I really respect his movie and we’ll make a little different movie and this whole idea of a more Hollywood version of it? Whatever. We’re just going to make a different version but have respect to the initial story and premise. I’m looking forward to it, man. I’m talking about it nervously right now because it makes me nervous."

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'The Avengers' Assemble In Special Edition Of Tights

Posted 5/4/12 1:43 pm EST by in Tights


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There is certainly no short of reading material on "The Avengers." (We aren't complaining.) There's so much, in fact, that we've rounded up some of the best from the past couple days in one very special, all-"Avengers" edition of Tights.

After the jump, you'll be able to learn about Clark Gregg's five favorite Marvel movie moments and who the hell that guy at the end of "Avengers" is.

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The Avengers 'After Hours' Collection: Earth's Mightiest Comedians?

Posted 5/4/12 11:33 am EST by in Humor, Marvel


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Joel Hanek

After counting down the years of anticipation, months of tortuous speculations, and days of tormenting internal anxieties about whether or not to read spoilers - “Avengers” day is finally upon us! Earth’s Mightiest Heroes have finally assembled to give us the summer blockbuster we’ve all been waiting for – and in honor of Marvel’s cavalry of superheroes, we’re celebrating by assembling our favorite “After Hours” segments with the film’s stars. If you can’t get enough of “Avengers” – watch the cast set aside their hammers and shields and show off their comedy chops.

“LOKI'D” with Tom Hiddleston
Earlier this week the charismatic and totally non-evil Tom Hiddleston arrived at MTV News HQ to unleash his surprisingly hilariousness for “LOKI’d!” - the Asgardian God of Mischief’s version of “PUNK’D.” You’ll never see Loki the same away again.

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'Amazing Spider-Man' Trailer Slings A Ton Of New Footage

Posted 5/4/12 11:10 am EST by in Marvel, Video


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"The Amazing Spider-Man" is in a bad way right now. With "The Avengers" hitting screens last night and "The Dark Knight Rises" poised to melt minds in July, the latest adventures of your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man has the highest mountain to climb of any of the superhero tent poles this year.

The combination Sam Raimi's trilogy still feeling fresh in the audience's memory and the so-so reception of the first person point-of-view in the teaser trailer immediately handicapped the reboot of Marvel's most recognizable hero.

But a new trailer over at iTunes shows off a bunch of new footage and more details about plot.

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'The Avengers': What Did You Think?

Posted 5/4/12 9:41 am EST by in Marvel, Polls


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By now you're probably recovering from your midnight showing of the ultimate superhero event of the millennium, "The Avengers." Hopefully the coffee has started to kick in and you can finally process all of the awesome that you witnessed last night.

But what did you think? Did seeing Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk and Thor all together on the same screen do it for you? Was the Hulk everything that people hyped him up to be?

The majority of opinions out there for "The Avengers" certainly have been favoring the positive, lest Samuel L. Jackson lash out at you on Twitter. It seems like Joss Whedon and company have delivered on the hopes and dreams of every fanboy and fangirl out there.

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Tom Hiddleston Dissects The Thor-Loki Relationship In 'Avengers'

Posted 5/3/12 5:00 pm EST by in Marvel, News


If there's one bone to pick with "Marvel's The Avengers"—and "Thor" for that matter—it's that the involvement of Thor and Loki is pretty unfair for everyone else. They're demigods, for cryin' out loud.

It just seems like their powers should and would trump all others, no matter the atmospheric conditions or extenuating circumstances. But this is a question for someone with a more extensive Marvel knowledge base, like Tom Hiddleston for example, who unsurprisingly had a perfect explanation for why Loki and Thor are perfect fighting foils.

"I think [Loki's most formidable opponent] has to be Thor in every respect, because he's emotionally invested and so that's a weakness," Hiddleston said.

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Kevin Feige Talks S.H.I.E.L.D., 'Captain America 2' And Missing Spider-Man

Posted 5/3/12 4:15 pm EST by in interviews, Marvel


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If there's a true superhero in the Marvel universe, it's got to be Kevin Feige.

The president of Marvel Studios sat down for a lengthy (and we mean lengthy) chat with Wired in anticipation of "The Avengers" hitting theaters tomorrow. We picked out some of the most interesting nuggets from the interview, but we highly recommend reading the full transcription.

S.H.I.E.L.D. Was An Afterthought
It turns out that Agent Coulson existed before the folks behind "Iron Man" even thought about introducing S.H.I.E.L.D. to the story. Feige and director Jon Favreau liked Clark Gregg's character so much that they decided they should give him something more to do.

"Tony's a big weapons industrialist, and we know that that would get the attention of the government. So we thought, 'Hey, we're the Marvel universe, can we use SHIELD?' Clark ended up doing such a great job that we wrote more and more scenes for him during production," Feige explained. "And either just before production or at some point during that I got a call from Sam Jackson’s agents, 'Hey, anything for Sam? He's a big fan, loves doing these movies.' So I asked, 'Why don't you check in with him, is there any chance he'd want to do a fun little cameo for us in this one?' He said yes."

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Will Smith 'Energized' To Make 'Hancock 2', Says Peter Berg

Posted 5/3/12 3:15 pm EST by in interviews, News, Video


With director Peter Berg making the media rounds in support of his upcoming summer blockbuster "Battleship," there's plenty of talk about the nuts and bolts of the action-packed blockbuster that isn't "Transformers at sea", but also a few updates about the other projects Berg has cookin', like "Hancock 2."

"There was a phone call. That’s movement. We had a phone call last week and [producer] Akiva [Goldsman] and Will Smith were on the phone. Everyone's got ideas, and everyone seems energized," Berg said.

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Spider-Man: Part-Time Member Of The Avengers

Posted 5/3/12 1:30 pm EST by in Commentary, Marvel


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In honor of another huge Marvel franchise opening this week, we thought it might be a good chance to take a look at Spidey's history with Earth's Mightiest Heroes— The Avengers.

Now just as a caveat, for anyone hoping for a cinematic crossover between the Avengers and Spider-Man, the chances are pretty unlikely. The film rights to your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man are currently owned by Sony, and Marvel Studios is producing The Avengers. And movie studios haven't grasped the concept of sharing quite yet.

So putting aside the films for a bit, Spider-Man and the Avengers have quite the history. The Avengers' team has always had a bit of a revolving-door membership policy. While Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America have remained the core of the Avengers, the rest of the roster has been made-up by a who's-who of the Marvel Universe over the franchise's nearly 50-year history. But Spider-Man has always had a special place within the team though.

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Tom Hiddleston Loves Mischief In New 'After Hours'

Posted 5/3/12 12:45 pm EST by in Humor, Marvel, Video


Tom Hiddleston is certainly one of the best parts of "The Avengers," but have you ever asked yourself why he's so good as Loki, the god of mischief? It's because the man loves a good prank.

Unfortunately, he's terrible at them.

MTV News' Josh Horowitz found out the hard way in the newest episode of "After Hours." Hiddleston had originally stopped by for an interview, but wound up causing a series of minor inconveniences for Josh. Or as Hiddleston likes to say, he got "Loki'd."

Check out the brand new episode of "After Hours" with Tom Hiddleston above.

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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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