Chris Hemsworth may believe that Thor's hammer and costume sell the movie, but only he knows what it's like to engage in battle bearing those props. In fact, he also knows what it's like to wield Mjolnir while learning from former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson.

"First, we looked at the comic books and the posturing, the way [Thor] moves and fights, and a lot of his power seems to be drawn up through the ground," the actor told MTV News. "We talked about boxers, you know, Mike Tyson, very low to the ground and big open chest and big shoulder swings and very sort of brutal but graceful at the same time, and then as we shot stuff things became easier." Read More...

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Marvel and Paramount have released a set of three videos from the Marvel Studios panel at Comic-Con featuring the cast of "Captain America," "Thor," and "The Avengers."

While the video doesn't include any of the footage shown during the panel, it does include some interesting bites from the discussion and subsequent Q&A portions of the event.

Here's the "Thor" video:

There's also some cool footage from the "Captain America" and "Avengers" portions of the panel, too. Read More...

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Back in April, we brought you the first word on "Black Sky," the upcoming comic and "illustrated film" project in the works from "Welcome to Hoxford" and "Choker" creator (and "30 Days of Night" co-creator) Ben Templesmith.

Today we have a trio of exclusive images from the project that debuted during the Halo-8 panel in Comic-Con.

Black Sky

Directed by Matt Pizzolo, "Black Sky" is a post-apocalyptic story described as "'Band of Brothers' vs. 'Cthulhu.'" Planned as both a comic and an illustrated film produced by Halo-8, "Black Sky" is expected to debut this Fall. Read More...

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One of the biggest reveals to occur during this year's Comic-Con was the first look at Chris Evans in his "Captain America" costume shown during Marvel's movie panel Saturday evening.

Marvel's teaser only gave us a brief look at Evans in the familiar red, white, and blue suit, so when we got some time to chat with the "Captain America" lead, we had to ask: how much more will we see him in costume during the film? [WARNING: Potential SPOILERS!]

"There's a couple stages [of the suit]," Evans told MTV News. "Initially in the script, Steve [Rogers] isn't Captain America right away. He gets the injection and isn't asked to go to war right off the bat, he's used in different areas and different facets. So he has a couple different stages of the suit. I don't think he jumps in the final suit until the third act of the film." Read More...

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Comic-Con reactionsWhatever swag you may have grabbed at San Diego Comic-Con over the weekend, it probably wasn't as cool as the gift Brian Michael Bendis received. He and a good chunk of the entertainment industry departed the San Diego Convention Center Sunday. David Petersen snagged an impressive Duncan Fegrado Harry Potter commission. Nathan Fillion felt sentimental. And Jimmy Palmiotti sounded like he had a good time, but he didn't feel like he was at a comic book show.

Those who made it home in time got to catch the premiere of "Mad Men" Season 4. Neil Kleid, for one, was grateful for that. Stan Lee, meanwhile, is looking ahead to his "Entourage" guest appearance. Find out exactly when that will be after the jump, along with a critique of "Inspector Gadget" and what Ron Marz doesn't know about the future of CrossGen properties at Marvel.

I'm @brianwarmoth, and this is the Twitter Report for July 26, 2010. Read More...

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"The Goon" may not have full funding yet, but that didn't stop David Fincher from getting behind his animated film adaptation of Eric Powell's quirky horror/noir series. The "Fight Club" and "Social Network" director admitted that 2010 marked his first trip San Diego for Comic-Con International, but he hopes the trip will prove worthwhile and result in financial backing to get the project completed and out to audiences.

"It doesn't make any sense to make a movie that people say, 'We can't sell this,' so it should find a place where people go, 'We understand how to get this to theaters,'" Fincher told MTV News. Read More...

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Carol Ferris' transition into becoming Star Sapphire came up briefly at the San Diego Comic-Con "Green Lantern" panel, and Blake Lively had a few more thoughts on the subject when she was asked about becoming a villain. She didn't get into heavy details, but it's something she looks forward to, and the chance to land a couple of punches on her co-star Ryan Reynolds may warrant a training session with a certain "Avengers" actress.

"Oh my gosh, I would love to," Lively told MTV News. "To get to beat him up? Best day ever!"

Lively has taken note of Reynolds' wife Scarlet Johansson's moves as Black Widow, and she thinks the "Iron Man 2" actress would react the same way, possibility even with some advice. Read More...

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Joss Whedon wants to show conflict between Captain America and Iron Man in "The Avengers," Chris Evans believes Whedon is "the guy for the job," and Chris Hemsworth sounds like he agrees with both of their perspectives. The actor will play The Mighty Thor on screen for director Kenneth Branagh before he moves on to "The Avengers," but he already has a history with Whedon and he's looking forward to what's in store. Asked if he's spoken with the man bringing Marvel's heroes together about his plans, Hemsworth acknowledged that the answer is yes.

"I have, yeah. I worked on '[The] Cabin in the Woods' with Joss," he told MTV News. "So I knew him from back then, and then had a chat to him about a month ago about 'The Avengers' and what he plans on doing, and it is incredibly impressive, you know, and exciting."

Hemsworth nodded that pulling the Avengers' group of egos together onto one team would be a significant issue when Whedon's story kicks into gear. He also made it clear that Thor doesn't like to get pushed around any more than his teammates do. Read More...

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A Contract with God movieWill Eisner left behind a lifetime of work that goes well beyond "The Spirit" when he died in 2005, and few creators can claim to have pushed the graphic novel into popular existence the way he did with his book "A Contract with God." Now, a group of directors and producers that includes former DC Comics editor Bob Schreck have announced that they plan on bringing Eisner's story collection to film.

"Getting to know Will Eisner was one of the great honors of both my personal and professional journeys," Schreck said in a press release. "We are all well aware that the work ahead has a very high bar of excellence to aspire to set by Mr. Eisner's pioneering achievements in storytelling." Read More...

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One of the biggest surprises at this year's Comic-Con was the debut of a new "Thor" trailer that offered the first taste of what we can expect when Marvel's god of thunder arrives on the big screen.

While we've seen images of Chris Hemsworth as Thor already, the footage shown at the Marvel movies panel featured the actor in action as the film's title character — and so much more. When MTV News snagged some time with Hemsworth, we asked him about the character's iconic look.

"I put the costume on for the first time and had the camera test and Anthony Hopkins was there with me," he told MTV News. "We looked at each other and he said, 'God, there's no acting required here, is there?'" Read More...

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