http://superherohype.com SuperheroHype RSS en-us Feb 9, 2010 While Marvel Studios is moving full steam ahead with Kenneth Branagh's Thor and Joe Johnston has been all over the place talking about his The First Avenger: Captain America this past weekend, there's still one very elusive missing piece to the Avengers puzzle, and that would be... Ant-Man ! A movie about the diminutive Avenger, Dr. Hank Pym, who is in fact one of the charter members of the team, has been in the works for some time. In fact, Edgar Wright was on hand at that very same Marvel Studios Comic-Con panel back in 2006 when Jon Favreau and Louis Letterier were first talking about their upcoming projects Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk . (You can read our interview from those times here .) When Disney bought Marvel, there were some rumors Pixar might take over... http://superherohype.com/news/avengersnews.php?id=9061 http://superherohype.com/news/avengersnews.php?id=9061 Feb 9, 2010 In possibly one of the biggest superhero movie shockers since the last one--when was the Spider-Man reboot, three weeks ago?-- Deadline Hollywood is now reporting that The Dark Knight and Batman Begins director Christopher Nolan has been assigned the potentially thankless task of being the latest filmmaker assigned by Warner Bros. to try to save the "Superman" franchise, in this case in a mentoring capacity to figure out the best way to proceed. Director Bryan Singer helmed the last installment Superman Returns three and a half years ago, which grossed $391 million worldwide, but wasn't seen as a hit due to its reported $270 million production budget. (Remember that the studio doesn't get 100% of those theatrical grosses.) Since then, various names have... http://superherohype.com/news/supermannews.php?id=9058 http://superherohype.com/news/supermannews.php?id=9058 Feb 9, 2010 IGN has posted a new video interview segment in which Mark Millar ( Kick-Ass , Wanted ) talked more about his new secret superhero movie. Millar says he will direct the independently-financed film this summer in Scotland. You can watch the clip below! http://superherohype.com/news.php?id=9060 http://superherohype.com/news.php?id=9060 Feb 9, 2010 The Associated Press is reporting that Imagi International Holdings stopped funding its computer animation studio on February 5 to "to further preserve its limited liquidity and shareholder value." The studio will ask a Hong Kong court to name liquidators. According to the report, Imagi said it will continue to develop movie ideas and outsource the actual animation work to mainland China and other countries, where costs are lower. We assume this means that the CG-animated Gatchaman is safe. Nickelodeon and Paramount recently announced they are making a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie for 2012, but that will be live action. In 2007, Imagi released its first feature movie TMNT , which earned $95.6 million worldwide. But Imagi's second release, Astro Boy... http://superherohype.com/news.php?id=9059 http://superherohype.com/news.php?id=9059 Feb 9, 2010 Tim Robbins has joined the cast of director Martin Campbell's Green Lantern at Warner Bros. Pictures, reports Heat Vision . Robbins will play Senator Hammond, the disapproving father of the movie's villain, Dr. Hector Hammond (Peter Sarsgaard), who becomes infused with psychic powers. Ryan Reynolds stars as Green Lantern, with Blake Lively as the hero's love interest, Carol Ferris. Filming is set to star in March in New Orleans. The studio is planning a June 17, 2011 release. http://superherohype.com/news/greenlanternnews.php?id=9055 http://superherohype.com/news/greenlanternnews.php?id=9055 Feb 9, 2010 MTV talked to Zombieland screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick who are collaborating with Ryan Reynolds on the script for X-Men Origins: Wolverine spin-off Deadpool . "We're outlining it pretty seriously right now," Reese said. "Were in the early stages." "We just absolutely adore the character and the comic," added Wernick. "And tonally, it's right up our alley. He's the unstable, smart-ass, self deprecating guy — and they say write what you know, so [we're perfect for it]." So what has it been like working with Reynolds? "One of the nice things about working with Ryan is that he tonally gets it — if we ever do something that is off the Deadpool path, or if it doesn't feel like Deadpool, he catches it," Reese... http://superherohype.com/news/x-mennews.php?id=9056 http://superherohype.com/news/x-mennews.php?id=9056 Feb 8, 2010 Last week, news broke that David Goyer was exiting ABC's "FlashForward" as showrunner so that he can again concentrate on his feature career. "As my feature projects have started ramping up again, I felt I was being pulled in too many directions," Goyer said. "I'm proud of the show and excited about the relaunch. It's in great hands." Once again buried in a story on Deadline Hollywood is the revelation that one of those features is none other than The Dark Knight follow-up: Of course, Goyer's feature career is really heating up, since he co-wrote Batman Begins, and penned the story for The Dark Knight, and is now writing the third Batman installment with Chris Nolan's brother Jonah. Stay tuned... http://superherohype.com/news/batmannews.php?id=9054 http://superherohype.com/news/batmannews.php?id=9054 Feb 7, 2010 On Saturday, we got a chance to talk to The First Avenger: Captain America director Joe Johnston about the anticipated film (you can read that here ) and the Los Angeles Times got some more costume, story and casting details from the helmer ( Spoilers ahead! ). "The costume is a flag, but the way we're getting around that is we have Steve Rogers forced into the USO circuit," Johnston said. "After he's made into this super-soldier, they decide they can't send him into combat and risk him getting killed. He's the only one and they can't make more. So they say, 'You're going to be in this USO show' and they give him a flag suit. He can't wait to get out of it." He added that "When he does go AWOL, he covers up the suit but then, after a few things... http://superherohype.com/news/captainamericanews.php?id=9053 http://superherohype.com/news/captainamericanews.php?id=9053 Feb 7, 2010 Universal Pictures announced on Friday that the Peter Berg-directed Battleship was moving from July 29, 2011 to May 25, 2012. That would have left the July 29 spot to only Sony's The Smurfs , but Universal now also says that the Jon Favreau-directed Cowboys & Aliens will be coming to theaters that weekend. The DreamWorks project, based on the Platinum Studios Comics graphic novel written by Fred Van Lente and Andrew Foley, will star Daniel Craig and Olivia Wilde. Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Damon Lindelof wrote the script. The sci-fi Western explores what would happen if the traditional Old West enemies -- cowboys and Native Americans -- found the prairie attacked by aliens in mid-1800s Arizona. http://superherohype.com/news.php?id=9052 http://superherohype.com/news.php?id=9052 Feb 6, 2010 Joe Johnston, director of the forthcoming The First Avenger: Captain America , has been doing press all day out in Los Angeles for his new movie The Wolfman and ShockTillYouDrop.com Managing Editor Ryan Rotten had a chance to talk with Johnston about the movie and what to expect. Johnston confirmed that the Red Skull will indeed be the villain of the first movie and told Ryan a bit more about why they decided to set the majority of the movie during WWII: "Virtually the entire story except the bookends are in World War II because we all recognize we have one chance to tell the origin story of how he became Captain America, you can't tell a modern story and then go back and tell the origin story. If you're going to do it, let's do it. Let's do it first. Everyone... http://superherohype.com/news/captainamericanews.php?id=9051 http://superherohype.com/news/captainamericanews.php?id=9051 Feb 5, 2010 Universal Pictures has announced that "The Twilight Saga" star Taylor Lautner will play the title character in Stretch Armstrong , to be released in 2012. The announcement was made today by Universal Pictures Chairman Adam Fogelson and Co-Chairman Donna Langley. Stretch Armstrong is moving to 2012 to allot time to shape the project into a 3-D superhero adventure and to accommodate Lautner's existing commitments. "In the past two years, Taylor has emerged as a real star at the global box office. He brings the perfect balance of energy and athleticism to the role of an unlikely super hero with a fantastic super power," said Langley. "We couldn't be more pleased that he has agreed to be our Stretch." Stretch Armstrong is based on the... http://superherohype.com/news.php?id=9050 http://superherohype.com/news.php?id=9050 Feb 5, 2010 In order to keep the movie rights to Marvel Comics' "Daredevil" under their belt, 20th Century Fox and New Regency are looking to develop a reboot of the sightless superhero with News Corp VP Peter Chernin producing and David Scarpa ( The Day the Earth Stood Still ) writing a script, according to Mike Fleming at Deadline Hollywood . The original movie directed by Mark Steven Johnson and starring Ben Affleck in the title role (and his current wife Jennifer Garner as Elektra) was released almost exactly seven years ago and grossed $179.2 million worldwide. This probably shouldn't come as too big a surprise as there has been talk of some sort of reboot ever since Disney bought Marvel last year, but this is the first confirmation that one is being actively developed. http://superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=9049 http://superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=9049 Feb 5, 2010 Screen Gems' Priest will be released in 3D in theaters nationwide on January 14, 2011, it was announced today by Jeff Blake, Chairman of Sony Pictures Worldwide Marketing & Distribution. In Priest , a warrior priest disobeys Church law by teaming with a young sheriff and a beautiful priestess. The three band together to track down a band of renegade vampires who have kidnapped the priest's niece before they turn her into one of them. The film stars Paul Bettany, Cam Gigandet, Karl Urban, and Maggie Q, and is directed by Scott Stewart. The screenplay is by Cory Goodman, based on the graphic novel series "Priest" by Min-Woo Hyung. The film is produced by Michael DeLuca, Josh Donen, and Mitchell Peck. Commenting on the announcement, Clint Culpepper, President of... http://superherohype.com/news.php?id=9048 http://superherohype.com/news.php?id=9048 Feb 5, 2010 Latino Review reports that Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci will produce a feature adaptation of IDW Publishing's "Locke & Key," written by Joe Hill and illustrated by Gabriel Rodriguez, at DreamWorks Studios. "Locke & Key" tells of Keyhouse, an unlikely New England mansion, with fantastic doors that transform all who dare to walk through them... and home to a hate-filled and relentless creature that will not rest until it forces open the most terrible door of them all. http://superherohype.com/news.php?id=9047 http://superherohype.com/news.php?id=9047 Feb 4, 2010 UPDATE: Heat Vision reports that both Sony and the actor's reps say that Lerman is not the frontrunner just yet and that no actual "business discussions" have been made with Lerman. Both Columbia Pictures and the actor’s camp have denied that Lerman, who stars as the title character in “Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief,” is the lead candidate for job. In an interview with Access Hollywood, Lerman reportedly said, “There have been a few discussions; it’s definitely something I’m looking into.” That has led to reports that Lerman is the new Parker. While a “wide net” is being cast, according to a studio spokesman, “No offers have been made, nor have any business discussions been made with Lerman.” Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief star... http://superherohype.com/news/spider-mannews.php?id=9045 http://superherohype.com/news/spider-mannews.php?id=9045 Feb 4, 2010 Sega of America has revealed the new trailer for " Iron Man 2: The Video Game " which you can watch using the player below. You can also check out the game's official website at IronMan2Game.com . http://superherohype.com/news/ironmannews.php?id=9046 http://superherohype.com/news/ironmannews.php?id=9046 Feb 4, 2010 Paramount Pictures has debuted the Super Bowl spot for M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender online and you can watch it using the player below. The official website has also been updated with movie info, a gallery, videos and downloads, including icons and wallpapers. The big screen adaptation of Nickelodeon's animated TV series, opening July 2, stars Noah Ringer, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, Dev Patel, Jessica Jade Andres, Aasif Mandvi, Shaun Toub, Cliff Curtis and Keong Sim. http://superherohype.com/news.php?id=9044 http://superherohype.com/news.php?id=9044 Feb 4, 2010 The web has been going wild with rumors after Bleeding Cool published this article about a possible Watchmen sequel. Granted, they were referring mostly to a possible sequel to the graphic novel and not the movie, but the site did make a brief mention of who the movie sequel rights belonged to. Deadline Hollywood 's Nikki Finki checked it out and received the following: But a well-placed insider tells me: "There is no truth to anything related to a movie sequel. Not a chance by a longshot. With regards to the comics, well, I guess anything is possible. I'll keep my opinion to myself as to whether it's a smart idea to do so." Zack Snyder's Watchmen wasn't a big hit for Warner Bros., making $185.3 million worldwide on a budget of $130 million. http://superherohype.com/news/watchmennews.php?id=9043 http://superherohype.com/news/watchmennews.php?id=9043 Feb 4, 2010 Despite previous reports that it was a done deal, it doesn't look like Paramount Pictures and Marvel Studios will be airing a Super Bowl spot for Iron Man 2 on Sunday. Variety says: Paramount is buying ads to tubthump "Shutter Island" and M. Night Shyamalan's "The Last Airbender." It had three spots last year for "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," "Star Trek" and "G.I. Joe." Studio decided not to run an ad for Marvel's "Iron Man 2." We're guessing we'll see a new trailer soon though, considering the May 7 release is creeping closer. http://superherohype.com/news/ironmannews.php?id=9042 http://superherohype.com/news/ironmannews.php?id=9042 Feb 4, 2010 Time Warner Inc. Chairman & CEO Jeff Bewkes revealed during the company's quarterly earnings call on Tuesday that announcements are coming soon from DC Entertainment. "We are going to have a fairly interesting set of announcements and presentations pretty soon like in a matter of weeks, I think, about our plans for DC," Bewkes said. "And basically if you look across the title of the whole band of hits whether its Batman, The Dark Knight, Green Lantern coming up, Superman, there have been a huge number of franchised films that have been part of the Warner [tent pole] strategy that's been the reason for Warner's unparallel high and consistent earnings advantage over the other studios and DC has already been a part of that and we are now going to outline an even more... http://superherohype.com/news.php?id=9041 http://superherohype.com/news.php?id=9041 Feb 4, 2010 The First Avenger: Captain America director Joe Johnston told SCI FI Wire that they'll have their Captain America very soon: "We need to cast it soon," Johnston said. "We have a very short list, but we're still juggling actors here. I'd say within the next couple of weeks we'll have ourselves a Captain America, I hope." He added that the movie is expected to start shooting at the end of June. He said, "We're getting ready to go to the U.K., it looks like." You can read more of the interview here ! The First Avenger: Captain America is scheduled for a July 22, 2011 release. http://superherohype.com/news/captainamericanews.php?id=9040 http://superherohype.com/news/captainamericanews.php?id=9040 Feb 3, 2010 Planet Hulk hit stores yesterday and along with it came a preview of Marvel Studios and Lionsgate Home Entertainment's next animated release, Thor: Tales of Asgard . MTV has brought the clip online which you can watch using the player below! Movie Trailers - Movies Blog http://superherohype.com/news/thornews.php?id=9039 http://superherohype.com/news/thornews.php?id=9039 Feb 3, 2010 IGN got a chance to talk to Mark Millar about Wanted and what we can expect from Wanted 2 . You can watch the interview segment using the player below. More Wanted 2 News & Previews http://superherohype.com/news/wantednews.php?id=9038 http://superherohype.com/news/wantednews.php?id=9038 Feb 2, 2010 In an article at Variety talking about films getting converted into 3D, the trade says it is still a possibility that Transformers 3 might add a dimension: Bay's next project is "Transformers 3," and there have been discussions among Bay, Paramount and Industrial Light & Magic about going 3D with the pic. The big stumbling block is the extra time required to do production and visual effects in 3D, as the movie's release date is already set. Having the pic post-converted could alleviate that problem. The third installment is scheduled for a July 1, 2011 release. http://superherohype.com/news/transformersnews.php?id=9037 http://superherohype.com/news/transformersnews.php?id=9037 Feb 2, 2010 Lionsgate has provided us with this new international Red Band trailer for Kick-Ass . We've also received the new international poster and Quad, which you can check out here and here . Directed by Matthew Vaughn, the action-adventure stars Nicolas Cage, Aaron Johnson, Lyndsy Fonseca, Mark Strong, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Chloe Moretz. The movie is based on the best-selling comic by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. http://superherohype.com/news.php?id=9036 http://superherohype.com/news.php?id=9036 Feb 2, 2010 In an article at Variety , the trade mentioned which company will head up the visual effects for Kenneth Branagh's Thor : In a second coup for France, Paris' Buf Compagnie, a top Gallic vfx/toon house, will serve as the lead vfx house on "Thor," channeling tax coin into the Marvel production. The company has been in business for 25 years and some of its latest projects included Avatar , Knowing and Solomon Kane . You can learn much more at BUF's official website where you'll also find a video showing the company's effects work over the years. http://superherohype.com/news/thornews.php?id=9035 http://superherohype.com/news/thornews.php?id=9035 Feb 1, 2010 Olivia Wilde (upcoming Tron Legacy ) is in negotiations to star opposite Daniel Craig in the graphic novel adaptation Cowboys & Aliens , to be directed by Jon Favreau for DreamWorks. Based on the Platinum Studios title written by Fred Van Lente and Andrew Foley, the sci-fi Western explores what would happen if the traditional Old West enemies -- cowboys and Native Americans -- found the prairie attacked by aliens in mid-1800s Arizona. Wilde will play a character named Ella who joins up with the mysterious gunslinger (Craig). Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are producing and wrote the script with "Lost" co-creator Damon Lindelof. Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard and Brian Grazer are also producing along with Scott Mitchell Rosenberg. Favreau and Denis Stewart... http://superherohype.com/news.php?id=9033 http://superherohype.com/news.php?id=9033 Feb 1, 2010 Lakeshore Entertainment's chairman and CEO Tom Rosenberg announced today that Lakeshore will re-team with writer/actor Kevin Grevioux and director/award-winning special effects designer Patrick Tatopoulos of the "Underworld" franchise on I, Frankenstein . Production is scheduled to begin in July of 2010. I, Frankenstein is a contemporary fantasy thriller in which the original monster of Victor Frankenstein stands between the human race and an uprising of supernatural creatures determined to overthrow the world. "Patrick Tatopoulos made his directorial debut with us on "Underworld: Rise of the Lycans" and Tom and I were so pleased that we have been looking for another opportunity to work with Patrick," said Gary Lucchesi, President of... http://superherohype.com/news.php?id=9032 http://superherohype.com/news.php?id=9032 Feb 1, 2010 Producer Joel Silver revealed to the Los Angeles Times that comic book adaptation Sgt. Rock has found new life at Warner Bros. Pictures, but that the film won't take place in WWII. Instead, the plan is for Sgt. Rock to serve his country in the not-too-distant future. "It's a little bit in the future," Silver said. "As a war movie, it's not going to be 'where it's been,' it's going to be 'where it's going.' We didn't want to do Iraq, we didn't want to do a contemporary war. We wanted to do a sort of futuristic war. It's pretty strong. Chad St. John wrote the script and we've got Francis Lawrence involved in developing it with us. It's not a 'go' movie yet but I'm feeling good about it." As far as the status, Silver added that they just received a new... http://superherohype.com/news.php?id=9034 http://superherohype.com/news.php?id=9034 Feb 1, 2010 Marvel Animated Features and Lionsgate Home Entertainment will release Planet Hulk on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download on Tuesday, February 2nd. Acclaimed comic artist Alex Ross painted an original cover for the release and now SuperHeroHype is giving away two posters featuring the art signed by Ross! Click here to enter the giveaway! http://superherohype.com/news/hulknews.php?id=9031 http://superherohype.com/news/hulknews.php?id=9031