Last summer's "Iron Man" made waves when it snuck in an surprise visit from Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury after the ending credits, planting the seeds for the upcoming "Thor," "The First Avenger: Captain America," and "Avengers" films. So when MTV News caught up with "Iron Man 2" star Don Cheadle, the question of an after-credits surprise had to be asked.
Spoiler alert: Cheadle is hilarious.
“Thor and Hulk both make an appearance in this film. They work at a diner," Cheadle told MTV News, “You heard it hear first. Thor is actually in the movie. He eats Tony Stark. He consumes him into his godlike belly and spews him into the world. He turns into stars actually.” Read more...
Nicktoons' animated "Wolverine And The X-Men" series continues to be a hit among kids and comic book lovers alike, and in the next volume of the series to hit DVD (arriving on shelves today), Logan squares off against the foe that first introduced him to the comics world: The Hulk.
Titled "Wolverine and the X-Men: Deadly Enemies," the latest collection of the animated series includes five episodes that feature everyone from Nightcrawler and Gambit to the villainous Shadow King and (my personal favorite) Mojo. And then there's that aforementioned brawl with the green goliath -- which, as you can see in the clip below, offers a nice nod to the blue-and-yellow "whiskered" costume Wolverine wore when he made his debut in the now-classic 1974 issue of "The Incredible Hulk."
Nice use of grenades, eh? After the jump, get the lowdown on all the "Deadly Enemies" DVD specs. Read more...
Yesterday evening we received our first look at Mickey Rourke as Whiplash in "Iron Man 2," and it was a peek that not only cleared up some confusion about the character he'll play in the much-anticipated sequel, but also stirred up some powerful reactions from fans.
While the new image and various reports accompanying it confirm that "The Wrestler" star will play an amalgam of Crimson Dynamo and Whiplash rather than one or the other (as had previously been pondered), there is one big question that remains: was the decision to combine several characters into a new character a wise move? Read more...
As much as Adam Savage, Jamie Hyneman and their "Build Team" of Kari Byron, Tory Belleci and Grant Imahara seem to appreciate superheroes, toppling fans' suspended disbelief doesn't seem to bother them one bit. Following their foray into super-powered phenomena, such as Spider-Man's arachnid origins, the Hulk's gamma-powered transformations and Namor's undersea breathing capacity, the "MythBusters" team continues to tackle the paneled powers of comic book characters this week on Discovery Channel.
Tonight's episode, "Curving Bullets," looks at the physics behind 2008's "Wanted," which may or may not debunk the powers of weavers. Read more...
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To some people, the big debut of “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” was impressive, but expected -- just another “X-Men” hit. Yet, I couldn’t help but think about the fact that Logan has now shed his superhero-group trappings, and moved into the rare stratosphere occupied by Batman, Superman and the like. It remains to be seen where the character goes from here, but it’s hard to imagine Wolverine ever relying on Storm, Cyclops and the other mutants for box-office help in the years to come.
With that in mind, I began studying comic book movies not by title, but by character. Over the course of doing so, I came up with a formula that would provide a “Power Ranking” for each hero. You can read the final results of the Superhero Power Ranking over at MTV.com, but here's a breakdown of what went into those rankings. Read more...
The third issue of Marvel's famously delayed six-issue series "Ultimate Wolverine Vs. Hulk" finally hit shelves last month, and while writer (and "Lost" co-creator) Damon Lindelof has never been shy about taking blame for the long period between issues hitting shelves, his efforts appear to have paid off with impressive sales -- and hefty amounts of praise -- for the series' return.
Now, with the debut of the "Ultimate" version of She-Hulk in last month's issue, and next week's chapter promising to make the showdown between Wolverine and Hulk a three-way brawl, Lindelof took some time to chat with MTV News about the series and offer an exclusive preview of "Ultimate Wolverine Vs. Hulk" #4.
What characters can we expect to see in the remaining issues? Will Wolverine retrieve the lower half of his body before or after its been through Hulk's digestive tract? We pressed the hardworking writer for answers. Read more...
Fans of this past summer’s “The Incredible Hulk” had a smile put on their faces recently when producer Gale Anne Hurd revealed to MTV News that a proper sequel for the big green guy was very much in the works. As it turns out, they weren’t the only ones.
“I know Gale Ann was talking to you guys about that recently, and I liked hearing it,” beamed an enthusiastic Tim Blake Nelson when MTV spoke with him recently, telling us that he’s on board with Hurd’s plan to have him play the villainous Leader in the next film.
These days, the talented writer/director/actor is in a dark editing bay assembling “Leaves of Grass,” a quirky 2009 drama that features Edward Norton in a dual performance. Nelson told us that during the shooting of “Leaves,” he and Norton sometimes spoke about their recent blockbuster experience, but he still can’t say with confidence that Norton will return following his rumored falling-out with Marvel Studios. Read more...
Sure, in the Marvel Comics universe, Stephen Colbert is running for President of the United States. Here in the live-action U.S., though, we have Barack Obama, John McCain, Bob Barr, Ralph Nader and a host of other candidates who are bringing people to the polls in big numbers this year. But how would our real-life candidates fare in the comics world?
We posed that question to various comic book writers, asking them how some of the characters they're well-known for scripting would've voted in today's election. Here's how they responded:
"All of the X-Men voted early either in person or by mail for Barack Obama," said "Uncanny X-Men" writer Matt Fraction.
"Astonishing X-Men" writer Warren Ellis didn't exactly disagree with Fraction's assessment, but he did tell MTV, "God, you wouldn't want those people to vote. Have you seen how they dress?" Read more...
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Back in July, Splash Page brought you the first exclusive clip from Marvel and Lionsgate's upcoming "Hulk Vs." direct to DVD/Blu-Ray animated feature, showing the classic battle between Hulk and Wolverine in the aptly titled "Hulk Vs. Wolverine" movie.
And now -- despite his constant requests to be left alone -- Marvel has dropped yet another clip from the January '09 DVD, this time showing Hulk facing off against the combined armies of Asgard, led by the Thunder God himself, in "Hulk vs. Thor." You can either watch the trailer at Marvel.com, or you can check it out below...
What do you say, readers? Gonna be picking up this DVD when it hits stores in January? Talk to us in the comments.
As many of you know, the "Incredible Hulk" DVD hits stores this week featuring a deleted scene that shows a cool blink-and-you'll-miss-it Easter Egg: Captain America frozen in ice.
We just took a new interview live with producer Gale Anne Hurd in which she talks about the future of the character, "Hulk 2” vs. "Avengers," and who'll be battling the green guy in the next film. She also explained to us that she didn't get her signals crossed with "Incredible" filmmaker Louis Leterrier when she said Cap wasn't in the movie – because at the time, that was still true.
"No, he wasn't in the movie, and that's what people had asked me," she reasoned. "It was something that was thought of to be in the movie, but then the sequence wasn't completed, so it was completed for the DVD." Read more...