— by SEAN GERSKI — On Monday, I heard from someone in the industry that John Krasinski (who plays Jim on “The Office”) was a more-than-legit candidate to play Captain America and, admittedly, I had to let the idea sink in. I really like Krasinski. He’s a great-looking g[...]
Archive for the ‘Superheroes’ Category
About That Next ‘Blade’ Movie …
— by CAM SMITH — The 21st century has not been kind to Wesley Snipes. Despite being groomed for super-stardom in the ’90s, and cast in hugely marketable studio vehicles like “Rising Sun,” “White Men Can’t Jump,” “Demolition Man” and “Passenger 57,” as of late[...]
Mark Strong Confirmed as Sinestro in ‘Green Lantern’
— by BEN FOWLER — Comic-book uber genius and all round good guy Geoff Johns has posted a tantalising report from the New Orleans based set of Green Lantern. On Johns’ own Twitter feed today, the writer posted “Back from an amazing trip to Green Lantern town a.k.a. New Orleans[...]
Has An ‘Awesome’ Choice Been Made for Captain America?
— by BEN FOWLER — Who has been, reportedly, in the frame for the Captain America role? A better question might be who HASN’T been up for the role. The winged mask of the star-spangled Avenger is one that most of the cream of Hollywood’s leading, and up-and-coming men, have been[...]
Those DC Movie Plans You Heard About? Rumors (Possibly)
— by CAM SMITH — It’s nice to see DC Comics finally getting their act together and making some serious Hollywood power-player moves after almost of a decade of quivering in Marvel’s grand shadow. With their plentiful pantheon of powerful and personable protagonists, they could and[...]
DC Entertainment Names Executive Team
Here is the official press release: DC Entertainment, founded in September 2009 to unleash the power of the DC Comics library of characters across all media platforms, has named its executive management team, including new co-publishers of DC Comics and a Chief Creative Officer, as well as heads of [...]
Review: Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
— by KENNETH DAVIS — With several successful movies under their belts, DC comics and Warner Bros. bring us yet another excellent film with “Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths,” co-directed by Sam Liu (of “Superman/Batman: Public Enemies”) and Lauren[...]
Is ‘Batman 3’ Finally A Go?
— by BEN FOWLER — A moderately-successful film followed by the (now) third most successful film of all time — sounds like a threequel would be a sure thing, no? Not in the Caped Crusader’s case it appeared. After 2008’s uber smash-hit “The Dark Knight,” director[...]
Signed ‘Smallville’ Scripts Auctioned For Charity
— by KENNETH DAVIS — A few months ago, Craig Byrnes of Kryptonsite posted links to an auction that was to help promote the Heshima Kenya charity. This auction was for the signed scripts of the “Smallville: Absolute Justice” movie that ran on The CW Feb. 5. The movie[...]
Under Review: ‘Planet Hulk’
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — The Hulk has had the privilege of having been the subject of more DVD movies than any other Marvel character. With “Hulk vs. Thor” and “Hulk vs. Wolverine” just released last year, it is impressive that they have now released “Planet[...]
More Details from ‘Batman: Under The Red Hood’
— by CAM SMITH — While I’m usually not at all a fan of DTV animated superhero flicks, I must admit that my interest has been slightly piqued by the impending “Batman: Under The Red Hood” feature, which will be given a plum advertising spot on the new Justice League movie “Crisis [...]
Is Aquaman Ready to Emerge?
— by DAN SCAGLIONE — It appears that Aquaman could soon be making some waves in the world of DVD, starting in the upcoming “Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths” DTV — with that movie’s co-director, Lauren Montgomery, recently letting slip that not[...]
About That ‘Ant-Man’ Movie …
— by CAM SMITH — God Bless Stan Lee. Ever since the 88-year-old comic-book godfather discovered the fast-paced joys of Twitter, he’s been a veritable fountain of colorfully candid discourse, giddily yakking about all Marvel latest projects and gracing his thousands of followers with a [...]