FROM MTV MOVIES: If you wanted to be nominated for Best Male Performance at this year's MTV Movie Awards, it was all about embracing your inner action hero — unless you're Zac Efron.

With four of the men — Christian Bale ("The Dark Knight"), Robert Downey Jr. ("Iron Man"), Shia LaBeouf ("Eagle Eye") and Vin Diesel ( "Fast & Furious") — nominated for action flicks, Efron stands alone, thanks to reprising his role as Troy Bolton in "High School Musical 3: Senior Year."

Continue reading our breakdown of the MTV Movie Awards "Best Male Performance" nominees over at Movies.MTV.com.

For a man with a substantial chunk of geek cred -- please see his publicly acknowledged "Dungeons and Dragons" loyalty -- "Fast and Furious" star Vin Diesel has remained surprisingly squeamish when it comes to comic book films, declaring that he makes his own superhero characters instead. Interestingly, it might be that superheroes aren't his preference, as the actor recently told MTV News that he's got his eye on some more villainous roles.

"I would be more apt to play a villain," Diesel revealed to MTV News. "[I'd like to play] the protagonist of a story that is also like a Marvel villain -- like Doctor Doom or something." Read more...

By Josh Wigler

Despite starring in a bevy of action films from "The Chronicles of Riddick" to the "Fast and Furious" franchise, Vin Diesel has yet to strap on the cape and tights for a superhero movie. When MTV News asked the actor why he's stayed away from comic book fare, Diesel replied matter-of-factly, "I do my own superhero movies."

"It's very fascinating," Diesel told MTV News. "I think what happens is [the audience] doesn't need to put me in tights to get that superhero feel." Read more...

It would've taken 20 longboxes to hold all the news that hit this week, so here's a quick recap of some of biggest stories from your friends at Splash Page:

- Cher won the "Rumor of the Week" award when it was reported that she had landed the coveted role of Catwoman in the next "Batman" film...only to find out later that it was all just a big ol' rumor. Shocking...

- Devil's Due gave us an exclusive sneak peek at Milo Ventimigila’s "Rest."

- As if he doesn't do it enough, Method Man apparently wants to 'Kick' more 'Ass.'

- The biggest names in comics gave their 2-cents on if Superman should go dark.

- Marvel and Matt Fraction took us beyond the "Iron Man" movie with an exclusive look at "Invincible Iron Man."

- We took some guesses as to which Marvel villain Vin Diesel wants to play.

- Sam Raimi and Bryce Dallas Howard dished on "Spider-Man 4."

- Arvid Nelson gave us an inside look at "Rex Mundi's" long journey from comics to film.

- And Kevin Smith sounded off about his upcoming three issue mini-series, "Batman: Cacophony," and its main villain, Onomatopoeia.

And there you have it, folks. We hope you have a great holiday weekend, and we'll see ya next Tuesday!

In a recent interview with MTV, Vin Diesel was asked -- given his stock as an action film star -- why he hasn't made the foray into comic book movies. While he gave numerous reasons, Diesel made it clear that he's looking for a unique take on comic book films. Meaning? He wants to play a certain mysterious Marvel villain...and a complex one at that. Check out his full answer in the video clip below...

So which Marvel baddie would Diesel be best suited for? Since he wasn't ready to reveal his dream role quite yet, we figured we'd offer up some of our suggestions and guesses after the jump. Read more...