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Stan Lee Confirms Thor Cameo

2 hours ago | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »

Stan Lee has become the Hitchcock of comic adaptations. Actually, he.s become more of a cameo junkie, if you ask me. Check out his IMDb page, and you.ll see that he.s been in some 25 movies since 2000. His cameos have been like real life Where.s Waldo with movies like Spider-Man and Iron Man, some proving easier than others. And it seems this trend will continue in Marvel.s coming flicks. According to the man himself (via Twitter), Stan Lee will definitely have a cameo in Thor. Stan tweeted, .Due to Thor, I must start rehearsing my thee's and thou's. So, if thou objecteth not, I wish thee well! 'Nuff saideth.. Thor, which will be released in May of 2011, already has Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman and Anthony Hopkins signed on to star. Considering that Thor is one of the least popular Marvel characters, it may still be a »

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'Sherlock Holmes'' Robert Downey, Jr. makes impression at Grauman's

3 hours ago | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »

Robert Downey, Jr. doesn't turn off the entertaining gene even when he's being honored.

The "Sherlock Holmes" and "Iron Man" star hammed it up and hunkered down to leave his hand and footprints in the cement in front of Hollywood's famed Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Monday, Dec. 7.

Also on hand to support the 44-year-old was his mother Elsie and wife Susan.

Downey has received two Oscar nominations, one for his lead role in "Chaplin" and another for a supporting turn in "Tropic Thunder."

Check out the amusing photos.

"Sherlock Holmes," in which Downey plays the titular sleuth, opens nationwide on Christmas Day. Jude Law and Rachel McAdams also star.

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The Hobbit Casting Begins This Week

6 hours ago | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

When rumors hit the Net last week that the highly-anticipated adaptation of The Hobbit was being delayed a full year, it wasn’t good news for fans who are dying to see this film on the big-screen. However, we were right to treat it as a rumor, as soon afterward, producer Peter Jackson debunked the rumor, saying that as far as he’s concerned there’s been no delay and the film (Part 1) is still on course for a December 2011 release.

So, with that out of the way, one of the biggest questions hovering over The Hobbit is that of who will bring the characters of the classic fantasy tale to life, most importantly (I think you’ll agree) the role of Bilbo Baggins. Clearly, with the story taking place six decades before The Fellowship of the Ring, they can’t use Ian Holm again. Ian McKellen has said in »

- Ross Miller

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Marvel Studios Chairman To Step Down When Disney Deal Is Finalized

7 hours ago | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

With the impending sale of Marvel to Disney set to be finalized by the end of the year, we could be seeing the first significant sign of change.

Variety is reporting that Marvel Studios chairman David Maisel will step down as soon as Disney takes control of Marvel. Maisel joined the company in 2004 as the president of the newly formed Marvel Studios and was instrumental in raising the $525 million capital that allowed Marvel to finance and produce its own films, including “Iron Man” and “The Incredible Hulk.”

Maisel was previously a development executive at Disney and he is credited as being one of the first Marvel executives to speak with Disney about a potential deal.

Maisel will stay on “Iron Man 2”, “Thor” and “Captain America” as an assistant executive producer before leaving to pursue “other opportunities.” Kevin Feige — the current Marvel Studios President and often Marvel’s public face »

- Blair Marnell

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The Best Films of the Decade (aka "The Naughties")

12 hours ago | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »

Best Films Of The Decade (aka The Naughties) From Alex & Terry

List # 1

By Alex Simon

When Terry and I initially discussed writing these lists, I had a tough time thinking back on 20 films over the past decade which I was really taken with, thinking that movies have sunk so low over the past ten years, that even choosing a dozen would be a short-order job. Thirty minutes into it, my list had nearly 60 titles on it! After much cutting, pasting, and re-cutting and pasting, here are my top 20 films (in no particular order) of the first decade of the 21st century, dubbed by many as “the naughties.” --A.S.

1. No Country for Old Men (Coen Brothers, 2007) An elegiac blend of stark beauty and full-throttle despair from two of our finest filmmakers, set in the contemporary American West. Every frame is damn near flawless, and would have been an even more »

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David Maisel leaving Marvel as chairman

18 hours ago | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »

The chairman of Marvel Studios is departing the company when The Walt Disney Company finishes formalizing its acquisition of the comic book publisher. David Maisel, the guy that helped attract investors to give up $525 million dollars of financing money so Marvel Studios could go out and make movies of Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk, as well as the upcoming ones Thor, The Avengers and Captain America, is headed out the door.

Maisel once worked for Disney as director of corporate development and strategic planning; ironically, the merger between Marvel and his former employer may be the cause for his departure. Actually, the reason why Maisel is leaving Marvel but hasn't been offered a job with Disney or the new Marvel makes the move all the more speculatitive. It's not like Maisel hasn't done a good job for the company's investors; all indications are that Marvel Studios is about to »

- Patrick Sauriol

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Marvel Studios chairman out after Disney deal

19 hours ago | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »

Is a Marvel master fleeing The Mouse?

The Los Angeles Times confirms a Bloomberg report that Marvel Entertainment Inc.'s movie studio chairman David Maisel plans to step down once Walt Disney Co. acquires the comic book company for $4 billion.

Maisel will still remain an executive producer on the upcoming Marvel films "Iron Man 2," "Captain America" and "Thor."

He's overseen the studio in various positions since 2004 and became chairman in 2007.

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Thor Updates: Rehearsals Begin & Stan Lee’s Cameo

21 hours ago | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

Marvel Studios’ upcoming production of Thor, the Mighty God of Thunder, is about to get underway in January as we’ve seen a stream of updates in recent months leading up to the exciting project.

In just the last few weeks alone, Idris Elba and Kat Dennings joined the ensemble cast along with Stuart Townsend, Ray Stevenson, and Tadanobu Asano as The Warriors Three; Joe Quesada’s talked up the movie and its director, Kenneth Branagh. And last but not least, rumors of Jeremy Renner playing Hawkeye have spread with the possibility of the character having a cameo role in Thor.

With all of the casting announcements, one thing was missing: Stan Lee’s role! Stan talked in a few interviews about meeting director Branagh, praising him and revealing that Branagh promised him a role in the movie.  Now it has been confirmed from Stan the Man himself!

 

On his Twitter account yesterday, »

- Rob Keyes

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Marvel Comics On Sale This Week

7 December 2009 2:00 PM, PST | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »

Our friends at Marvel are out with quite a few new books this week, on Wednesday the 9th of course, so following is a list of them for you to make sure you’re up to date. Among the new books we’re looking forward to this week are the latest Deathlok, the latest Punisher Noir, X-Men Noir: Mark of Cain, S.W.O.R.D. #2 and the debut of Nation, which looks pretty interesting.

As always, click through to check out larger versions of covers for some of these cool new comics. Enjoy.

Comics On-Sale:

Amazing Spider-man #614 (Gntlt)

Black Widow: Deadly Origin #2

Dark Reign: The List – Punisher 2Nd Printing Variant

Dark Reign: The List – Wolverine 2Nd Printing Variant

Dark X-men #2

Deadpool #18

Deathlok #2

Ender’S Game: War Of Gifts Special

Ghost Riders: Heaven’S On Fire #5

Incredible Hulk #605

Incredible Hulk #605 Djurdjevic 70Th Anniversary Variant

Invincible Iron Man #20

Invincible Iron Man »

- Joe Gillis

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Cool Stuff: Iron Man 12” Tony Stark Mech Test Collectible Figure

7 December 2009 1:00 PM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

Hot Toys have released photos of their Iron Man Mech Test Version of their 12” Tony Stark collectible figure. More photos after the jump. The 1/6th scale figure specially features: Newly sculpted head with authentic and detailed fully realized likeness of Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark in the movie Iron Man Approximately 30 cm tall figure Abs material TrueType body with newly designed chest, forearms and forelegs 34 points of articulations Two pairs of interchangeable hand palms Led-lighted heart device, hand gauntlet and boots (battery operated) ** batteries included Real-like mechanically wired hand gauntlet and boots Each piece of head sculpt is specially hand-painted Detailed Accessories: Articulated mechanical robot with 360° rotated base and fire extinguisher as accident detector Belt with one large and one small bag A pair of knee pads A pair of real-like leather shoes Value-added Equipment: 6” X 6” black-color square-shape figure stage Cardboard backdrop imitating Tony Stark workshop setting where he »

- Peter Sciretta

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‘Vlad’ To Reimagine Dracula’s Early Days

7 December 2009 12:24 PM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

Christmas has come early for those of you desperately wishing for just one more story about vampires.  Heat Vision reports that the folks behind The Twilight Saga, Summit Entertainment, are putting together a project called Vlad, centering around the early years of Vlad the Impaler, who was the inspiration for the original Dracula myth.

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Plan B, aka Brad Pitt’s production company, will be producing the film and Dede Gardner and Pitt are listed as co-producers.  The script was penned by Charlie Hunnam, who we’ve seen as Jackson Teller on Sons of Anarchy on FX and the film will be directed by Anthony Mandler, who’s done music videos for Eminem, Rihanna and The Killers.  Collider tells us this will be an action-adventure film and that Summit was already developing the project but it got an energy boost when Mandler came on board.

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- Scott Miller

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Trailer For 'Grant Morrison' Biopic Arrives Online

7 December 2009 11:33 AM, PST | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

An upcoming biopic spotlighting iconic comic book writer Grant Morrison has generated a lot of buzz lately, and today we have our first trailer for the documentary about one of the industry's most interesting creative minds.

Titled "Grant Morrison: Talking With Gods," the film is directed by Patrick Meaney, who's been chronicling the "We3" and "The Invisibles" writer's life for quite a while now, and interviewing various personalities in and around the comics scene. Among the many notable comic creators that appear in the trailer are Jason Aaron ("Ghost Rider"), Matt Fraction ("Invincible Iron Man"), Geoff Johns ("Blackest Night"), and Mark Waid ("The Flash," "Incorruptible").

The film is currently scheduled to debut during the 2010 Comic-Con International in San Diego. »

- Rick Marshall

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Why I'm starting to worry about Iron Man 2 | Stuart Heritage

7 December 2009 8:57 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

The film is beginning to sound like Spider-Man 3, and we all know that is not a good thing

The nights are drawing in and it's chilly outside. Yes, it's winter and thus the perfect time for Hollywood to start banging on about its big summer blockbusters. That's why, right now, you can barely move for photos and snippets and rumours about Iron Man 2.

The point of them, of course, is to gee everybody up into a breathless froth ready for its release in May. However – and I might alone here – every new snippet of information about Iron Man 2 is making me a little bit more worried about it.

Although it ended up getting overshadowed by The Dark Knight, the first Iron Man felt like a breath of fresh air when it was released last year. Although it had to balance Tony Stark's origins story with Gwyneth Paltrow, »

- Stuart Heritage

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Sam Worthington linked to Captain America role

7 December 2009 7:25 AM, PST | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »

Would Australian actor Sam Worthington make a good Captain America?

That's the question superhero fans are asking after the star was seen wearing an Avengers T-shirt during an interview about Avatar on MTV.

No actor has yet been cast as the lead in Marvel's The First Avenger: Captain America, due out in July 2011. The script was completed last month and filming begins next summer.

The hero will then feature alongside Robert Downey Jr's Iron Man, Chris Hemsworth's Thor and others in team-up movie The Avengers in 2012.

Worthington stars in James Cameron's upcoming Avatar and was previously seen in Terminator Salvation.

His Avengers T-shirt (pictured) is being seen by some as an indication that he wants the role of Captain America or even that he is already under consideration by the film's director Joe Johnston.

Others say he would make a good Hawkeye - a role in the »

- David Bentley

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Not Every Suit's A War Machine: Five Armors That Won't Appear In 'Iron Man 2'

7 December 2009 6:01 AM, PST | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

This week's debut of the first official "Iron Man 2" poster impressed a lot of fans by showcasing Tony Stark's latest duds back-to-back with James Rhodes' righteous War Machine armor.

Generally speaking, fans seem to have responded well to what appear to be two pretty spot-on comic book adaptations modernized for a contemporary movie-going audience. It's a good thing too, because not every outfit that's rolled out of Stark's lab has necessarily met present-day cinematic specifications. As brilliant as the many versions of Tony Stark have been over the years, his fashion sense hasn't always been in line with the summer of 2010.

Continue reading for a glimpse of armors that aren't — and likely will never be — ready for the big screen.

Heroes Reborn

Everyone likes Jim Lee, but his "Heroes Reborn" Iron Man redesign circa 1996 had some less-than-practical extremities (crazy back vent tubes, meshy underarmor) and an overall beefiness that »

- Caleb Goellner

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Fashion fix: Human Tree T-Shirt from The Hangover

7 December 2009 3:17 AM, PST | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »

It’ll come as no surprise to anyone that we reckon Tony Stark will look good in next year’s Iron Man sequel. There are simply some movies that are just so glossy, some characters so well groomed that you know they’ll cause a style sensation. And then there’s The Hangover. The comedy hit of the year wasn’t completely absent some clothing credentials; Bradley Cooper and Justin Bartha looked good and yet neither of them became the film’s pin-up earning a fashion following that would make James Bond green with envy. Step forward the hairy, round-bellied Zach Galafianakis who, as the goofy Alan, wore The movie T-shirt of 2009 – the Human Tree tee. And we know just where to get it! »

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Another Iron Man 2 Movie Still

6 December 2009 11:30 PM, PST | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »

Here’s another brand new movie still from the upcoming film “Iron Man 2″ by director Jon Favreau (Iron Man) and starring Robert Downey, Jr. (Sherlock Holmes), Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Mickey Rourke, Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson and Samuel L. Jackson. Click on the image below to see the full size photograph on Marvel.com. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Iron Man 2. Synopsis: “Demon in a Bottle is one of the very strongest story lines of the of the series, and Iron Man is not a comic book character who is known for having wonderful storylines. He’s known for having great suits, great characters, but the villains kind [...] »

- Brian Corder

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Concept Art for Marvel's $1B Dubai Theme Park

6 December 2009 9:05 PM, PST | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »

Now that Disney has absorbed Marvel into its giant maw, a proposed Marvel superhero theme park for Dubai may not be as safe a bet as planners had originally hoped. Back in 2007, United Arab Emirate-based Al Ahli Group and Marvel Entertainment, Inc. announced a partnership that would bring Marvel's full roster of Super Heroes — including 'Spider-Man', 'Iron Man', 'The X-Men', 'Incredible Hulk', 'The Fantastic Four' and 'Silver Surfer' — to Dubai for a major new theme park destination being developed by Aag.

Scheduled to open in 2011, the $1B theme park has faced some delays and is now being slated to open in 2012, assuming, of course, that Marvel's new parent company, Disney, doesn't balk at the investment, given that the Dubai economy has slowed in 2009...along with the rest of the world economy.

When the project was announced the press release said that "New technology and unparalleled visitor experiences will »

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The Avatar effect: Men in Black 3 in 3D but not Spider-Man 4

6 December 2009 12:40 PM, PST | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »

James Cameron'S imminent sci-fi adventure Avatar, depicting an alien world in eye-popping 3D, is expected to revolutionise the future of cinema and TV through the pioneering technology used to create the film.

It's already leading to more and more films being made in 3D. These include Resident Evil 4, Underworld 4, Tron Legacy, Arabian Nights, Swamp Thing, Shady Talez and, possibly, Ronin and Star Trek 2. Cameron also intends to convert Titanic and Terminator 2 into the format, while next year's Iron Man 2 could also be processed into three dimensions.

You'd think that Spider-Man's panoramic skyscraper-swinging might also lend itself to coming right out of the screen at the viewer, but apparently not.

Sony chief executive Howard Stringer has said he does not expect the next Spider-Man instalment to be released in 3D on the big screen, according to Associated Press.

He added that the DVD and Blu-ray of Michael Jackson »

- David Bentley

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Clive Owen Ready To Spend All His Time On Stage

6 December 2009 2:48 AM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »

There's a lot of retirement talk going around these days. Viggo Mortensen says he's not really high on the notion of making more movies. Robert Downey, Jr. commented recently that he's perfectly content making Sherlock Holmes and Iron Man movies and nothing else for a while and then calling it a career. Now Clive Owen is saying he might transition to only performing on stage.

He tells Germany's Tele5 that "I'm actually pretty sure that this will happen soon. I would imagine I have to stop the films in order to concentrate entirely on my stage career."

Unlike Mortensen and Downey, who sounded like they were just burned out and weren't looking to keep up that schedule much longer, Owen has a calculated career shift in mind. He wants to keep working, just not in movies. And he's downright philosophical about it. »

- Colin Boyd

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