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Did you love Utopia as much as we did?  Will that excitement carry over into Chapter Two?  What's going to happen to mutants?  Has Emma really reverted back to her dark roots (no, I'm not talking about her hair color...).

 

Do you like Terry Dodson's art?  What do you think of the "Dark X-Men"?  What is Scott going to think?  What is Emma's plan?  Is she going to hook up (again) with Namor?

I debated whether or not to report this the other day.  As you know, a Venom movie is being planned.  There's no word on how it will tie into Spider-Man 3, if at all.  Sony is aware of Venom's popularity and it's a smart move to try to make a movie while they retain the rights.  Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (co-writers and executive producers of Sony's upcoming Zombieland) gave Sony a pitch and things are looking good for the duo.

Reese and Wernick recently spoke to Superherohype and discussed the project.  Despite the movie only being in the planning stages, they (and other sites) are reporting that Stan Lee will appear in the movie.

Why was I hesitant to report this?  For one thing, it hasn't been officially confirmed.  This report was from a bit overlooked in an interview with Reese and Wernick from back in April.  What they say is that Stan Lee is " in the script."  That doesn't mean he's actually going to appear.  We also had some talk over this when I reported Stan's role in Iron Man 2.  He seems to only appear in movies based on characters he actually created.  Will he break that tradition and appear in the Venom movie (if the movie actually happens)?  The writers could write me into their script but that doesn't mean I'd be in the movie. 

Do you think Stan should appear in a movie if he wasn't involved with creating the character?  What do you think the Venom movie would be like?  Most likely it wouldn't be directly tied to Spider-Man.

I believe this "trailer" hit youtube the other day.  It's a decent attempt at an Avengers trailer.  Some of the characters popping up don't quite make sense ( FF? Professor X?  Doc Ock?) but what I liked was the idea.  Imagine if we could get a movie like this.  One that brings in other movie/characters that we've seen.  That is what Marvel is trying to do with the current Iron Man/Thor/Captain America movies.  But what if we could see the FF pop up?  Or Spider-Man?  It's going to have to be a crazy movie to really kick ass.  Let's hope that they're already trying to map out the awesomeness that we're going to want and expect.

 

What do you think of this trailer?  What (or who) caused that meteor shower?  What did you think of this?  Good or lame?  What "event" do you think will actually bring the Avengers together in the actual movie?

Marvel has a brilliant marketing scheme.  Most people do like the J. Scott Campbell artwork.  I know people have asked why they have him do covers rather than interiors.  I'm sure it's easier to whip out 22 covers versus 22 pages of continuous story.  Also spread that artwork over 22 books, you're likely to have better sales.  I've seen this referred to as "Sex In The City With Superheroes."  Is that a good selling point?  Who is this marketed to?  Did you read this?

 

Is this a concept that can work?  Do you want to see this side of the female characters?  What if we had a comic with "locker room" talk among the male superheroes?  Is this what female readers want?  Do you care enough about these characters to read this and continue reading the rest of the series?

Looks to me like Fox is getting,...well...cocky. At least she's a realist, though. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Megan Fox voiced her real feelings about the film that turned her into a star virtually overnight.

“I can’t s**t on this movie because it did give me a career and open all the doors for me. But I don’t want to blow smoke up people’s a**. People are well aware that that this is not a movie about acting.”

Well, she isn't known for her ingenuity; but at least the girl is honest. She has a lot to owe to Michael Bay, and if I were her, I would keep my mouth shut, or at least refrain from using "Sh**" and "a**" in an interview.

We've previously reported how sentimental Director Michael Bay has gotten in the past when he's had to come to the defense of his summer blockbusters; this time was no different. Seems Bay took what Fox said pretty personally.

“Well, that’s Megan Fox for you. She says some very ridiculous things because she’s 23 years old and she still has a lot of growing to do...“Nic Cage wasn’t a big actor when I cast him, nor was Ben Affleck before I put him in Armageddon. Shia LaBeouf wasn’t a big movie star before he did Transformers - and then he exploded. Not to mention Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, from Bad Boys...Nobody in the world knew about Megan Fox until I found her and put her in Transformers. I like to think that I’ve had some luck in building actors’ careers with my films.”

Michael Bay is certainly very modest, isn't he?

So, if you like spoilers then you'll love this. Although the movie itself is not set for release until 2010, we keep seeing tons of leaked footage and pictures from the set of Iron Man 2. Today is apparently, no exception. It looks like Tony will be hitting the  race track in the sequel to 'Iron Man.' Check out his hot new ride below courtesy of Road and Track Magazine!

Feels like it's been a little while since Ryan Reynolds talked about the Deadpool movie.  It's just too bad production hasn't actually started.  Reynolds has lots of good ideas.  He should definitely be involved as more than just an actor.  With all his thoughts about the character, perhaps if he had more control, X-Men  Origins: Wolverine would have ended better.

Reynolds recently spoke to Empire Online and gives up an update.  We know that Reynolds is a big fan of the character and that there are lots of Deadpool fanboys.

I’m one of them. I’ve always been a fan, at least for the last eight or nine years. I feel a bit of validation because I knew going into Wolverine that there’s a huge fanbase for this and I don’t think anyone else did.

He knows that in order for the movie to succeed, it has to be done correctly.  What about Deadpool breaking the fourth wall?

Break the fourth wall? Oh yeah, he’s got to. I want to see him break the Great Wall.

The studio's working on a script and trying to find a director. The main goal is to make sure it stays close to the source material.

Would breaking the fourth wall work in a movie?  He basically did in one of the endings of Wolverine Origins.  Also, Ferris Bueller did it.  Why not Deadpool?

What can we say about Superman Returns?  It seems that most people were not crazy about it.  I've seen a lot of bashing of the movie.  I, too, had some issues.  I didn't like that Superman tried breaking up Lois' relationship, especially when for all he knew, Richard White was the father of the kid.  Speaking of the kid, why would they have Lois have a kid?  Also, we can't forget that Superman was basically a deadbeat dad. 

I wouldnt say it was a horrible movie.  There have been worse Superman films.  With these issues and the lackluster box office performance, a sequel was never pushed right away.  Moviehole posted a link to a link (or something like that) of an interview with Routh.  He mentions that The Dark Knight shows that a sequel could be bigger than the previous movie.  He thinks another Superman movie could be done better and improve upon Superman Returns.

Unfortunately for Routh, he may not have the chance to prove that idea.  Apparently his contract with Warner Bros. has expired.  He is no longer the Man Of Steel.  Currently, no one is.  If another movie were to be made, casting would have to take place once again.  Routh does say that he wouldn't "think twice" about taking the role again.  There's no word on if and when another Superman movie will be made.

Did you think Routh did a good job as Superman?  Would you want to see him again or a new actor?  What about Tom Welling?  Should a new Superman movie reboot things and get rid of the superbrat?  Will Superman ever get the respect he deserves?

  
 
        



The great thing about this comic book is that it takes place completely out of continuity. Usually, I am not crazy about comics set up in this manner, but I made the exception for this one. I loved it. Did you read it? Did you enjoy it?  

Did you get the second issue of Batman and Robin?  Did you like it as much as the first?  What's up with this strange circus and what happened to Mr. Toad?  Do you think Dick can keep Damian in line?  What do you think of this new Dynamic Duo?