Wow! I'm speechles, amazed, blown away! Thor, Jane, Loki, Odin, Sif, Frigga, Volstagg, Fandral, Hogun, Heimdall, Agent Coulson, Destroyer, OH MY! More captures from the trailer can be found here.
Thor will be released on May 6, 2011.
Popwatch, an Entertainment Weekly blog, talked to Mark Ruffalo about talking over the role of Bruce Banner and becoming part of the Avengers.
You had a pretty interesting weekend.
Yeah, you can say that.
What was it like appearing en masse at Comic-Con last weekend and being introduced to 6,500 screaming comic book fans?
It was very exciting - and I realized I had some pretty big shoes to fill. Those were my heroes up there! I was a comic book fan growing up. I loved the Hulk and the Avengers - it's just strange to be entering that world as an actor. I never would have imagined that before.
You had never been to Comic-Con before?
No, I had not. I was very, very nervous. I didn't know what to expect. That's as close you're going to get to being a rock star as an actor. The fans - they have very strong feelings toward their comic book heroes.
You'll be playing Bruce Banner, the Hulk's human alter ego. What are your thoughts on the character?
He's a guy struggling with two sides of himself - the dark and the light - and everything he does in his life is filtered through issues of control. I grew up on the Bill Bixby TV series, which I thought was a really nuanced and real human way to look at the Hulk. I like that the part has those qualities.
Did you have any trepidation taking the role, given the very public way Marvel split with Edward Norton?
I'm a friend of Ed's, and yeah, that wasn't a great way for all that to go down. But the way I see it is that Ed has bequeathed this part to me. I look at it as my generation's Hamlet.
When do you start shooting?
Sometime in the winter. I'm not sure.
The Avengers will be released on May 4, 2012.
Marvel continued posting episodes from Avengers: United They Stand, next up is episode seven.
- Number - 107 (Season 1, Episode 7)
- Title - To Rule Atlantis
- Original Airdate - December 18, 1999
- Synopsis:
Mysterious earthquakes are plaguing the city and the Avengers suspect that prince Namor of Atlantis is behind the disturbance. But when they dive deep into the ocean to investigate, they discover that Attuma is using the Dynamo machine to create earthquakes in his plot to conquer Atlantis.
A full episode guide with each episode released so far can be viewed here.
ScreenRant is reporting that the Thing in Fantastic Four Reborn will be completely computer-generated.In 1994's Fantastic Four, which was never released to the public, Carl Ciarfalio became the first actor to wear a Thing suit (Michael Bailey Smith played Ben Grimm). In 2005, Michael Chiklis became the second actor to wear a Thing suit in Tim Story's Fantastic Four and again in 2007's Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
When the franchise is rebooted, 20th Century Fox will not be using practical effects to create the Thing, but rather 100% CGI. The film, now called Fantastic Four Reborn, will be written by Michael Green (Green Lantern) and produced by Akiva Goldsman (I Am Legend, Hancock).
No release date, cast, or crew has been set for the reboot.
Marvel has posted the first episode from season five of Spider-Man: The Animated Series.
- Number - 501 (Season 5, Episode 1)
- Title - Wedding
- Original Airdate - September 12, 1997
- Synopsis:
Peter and Mary Jane are getting ready for their wedding, but their plans are interrupted when the Scorpion kidnaps Aunt May. To make matters worse, Harry Osborn shows up as the Green Goblin at the wedding with the intent of marrying Mary Jane before Peter does. With a little help from Black Cat and the Mega-Slayer (controlled by Kingpin), Spider-Man may just get through his wedding day unscathed.
A full episode guide with each episode released so far can be viewed here.
Fox News via Showbiz Spy is reporting that Eva Longoria Parker is set to join the Avengers as Janet Pym aka the Wasp.
According to Fox News, the Desperate Housewives actress is in talks with studio Marvel about starring in the second Avengers film as the Wasp. "Marvel is in negotiations with Eva and she is just right for the role," a source said.
"First, she read for the part, then she went into the studio for camera tests. The team liked her for the Wasp so much that she did green screen work in the late spring. She's perfect in size and attitude. Eva is cute, sexy and full of energy for the part. The character is a bit like Gabby, her character on Desperate Housewives."
The source said Eva will likely shoot her scenes in New York, where much of the film will be shot in the coming months. "The movie is going to start filming this fall. There's a lot going on, and scheduling all these busy actors is a task, but so far it seems like everyone’s schedule is coming together," the insider said.
"Right now, Captain America: The First Avenger, starring Chris Evans, is shooting in England and it will pretty much be back to back films."
Back in September 2008, which seems like ages ago, the actress was seen leaving Marvel offices with a stack of Avengers' comics which started some casting rumors.
The Marvel Heroes will be coming to McDonald's Happy Meals.
The Human Torch lights up, Wolverine retracts his claws, Silver Surfer mounts and dismounts his board, the Thing says "It's Clobberin' Time," Spider-Man sticks to your fridge like a magnet, Iron Man works like an R/C car by pulling him back and letting him zoom forward, Captain America "throws" his shield and the Hulk's arms come together.
McDonalds released a set of eight Marvel happy meal toys in 1996 as well.
Latino Review received an audition video for Josh Hutcherson, who was considered for the role of Peter Parker in Marc Webb's Spider-Man.
Larnell Stovall, who also worked on Kevin Tancharoen's Mortal Kombat: Rebirth, was the fight choreographer for the audition. The role of Peter Parker ended up going to Andrew Garfield.
Deadline New York is reporting that Edi Gathegi will be playing Darwin in X-Men: First Class.
Darwin, the first bi-racial mutant in the comic series, has the power of "reactive evolution," which allows him to adapt to any situation or environment. For example, he'll grow gills underwater, gain night vision in pitch black and his skin will grow fire retardant when burned.
Gathegi, who played Laurent in the Twilight films, just wrapped production on the Paul Johansson-directed adaptation of the Ayn Rand novel Atlas Shrugged. His other credits include Gone Baby Gone, the Fifth Patient, House M.D., Lincoln Heights and Crank.
X-Men: First Class director Matthew Vaughn has set James McAvoy to play Charles Xavier, Michael Fassbender to play Eric Lensherr, Alice Eve as Emma Frost, Nicholas Hoult to play Beast, Jennifer Lawrence to play Mystique, Caleb Landry Jones to play Banshee and Lucas Till to play Havoc. Kevin Bacon is playing the villain.
X-Men: First Class will be released on June 3, 2011.
Superhero Hype talked to Eva Longoria Parker about the recent rumors attaching her name to the Avengers' Wasp.
"I keep hearing about that," Longoria Parker said on the Wisteria Lane set of her TV series Desperate Housewives. "I think it's an Internet rumor as of now. I love comics' stuff. I do, I think it's fun, but I don't know anything about that character. I don't know who or what that is."
"I think it's a fantastic rumor!" she added with a laugh. "We're just going to go with it. Maybe it'll get me hired."
"I had taken a meeting about a different movie at Marvel, and that's where the rumor started. When I was walking out, paparazzi caught me walking out and they thought I was going in to meet about that."
Since the notion came up, Longoria Parker hasn't had a chance to check out the Wasp, despite some assurances that she might actually be perfect for the part. "I know she's small," she laughed. "I've got to talk to somebody about that. I've got to Google her."
Fox News reported that the actress is in negotiations for the role earlier today.
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