New X-Men: Days of Future Past Character Video Spotlights The Wolverine

Source : superherohype.com

20th Century Fox has brought online a new character video that spotlights Hugh Jackman's Wolverine in the upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past.

Opening in theaters on May 23, the film also stars Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Halle Berry, Nicholas Hoult, Ellen Page, Shawn Ashmore, Peter Dinklage, Omar Sy, Daniel Cudmore, Fan Bingbing, Boo Boo Stewart, Adan Canto, Evan Peters, Josh Helman, Lucas Till and Evan Jonigkeit.

The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods in X-Men: Days of Future Past. The beloved characters from the original "X-Men" film trilogy join forces with their younger selves from X-Men: First Class, in an epic battle that must change the past – to save our future.

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Twentieth Century Fox has cast the new Marvel's The Fantastic Four!

Source: TheWrap

Twentieth Century Fox has cast the new Marvel's The Fantastic Four! Jamie Bell, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara and Miles Teller are Josh Trank's The Fantastic Four. TheWrap broke the news, confirming months of rumors surrounding the involvement of Jordan, Mara and Teller and were the first to name Jamie Bell as the studio's choice for Ben Grimm, aka The Thing. Bell seems to be the only one without an official offer on the table, but it is very much expected that he will be confirmed by the studio shortly.

Teller will play Reed Richards (Mr. Fantastic), Mara will be Sue Storm (The Invisible Woman), Jordan is set to play Johnny Storm (The Human Torch) and Bell (likely through motion-capture) would be Ben Grimm (The Thing). Previous reports have suggested that Trank's iteration of the story also involves Dr. Victor Von Doom, so expect more casting on The Fantastic Four very soon.

Filming on The Fantastic Four is expected to begin in Baton Rouge this March. Josh Trank will direct the big screen adaptation, which is currently set for release on June 19, 2015.

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Sony Announces THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 3 and 4 Release

Source : collider.com

Just as Warner Bros. is celebrating its successful launch of what will hopefully be a fruitful DC Comics Movie Universe with the release of Man of Steel, Sony and Marvel have swooped in to steal some of that DC thunder.  Sony Pictures has announced that The Amazing Spider-Man 3 and The Amazing Spider-Man 4 will be released in theaters on June 10, 2016 and May 4, 2018, respectively.  The studio rebooted the Spidey franchise last year with director Marc Webb’s The Amazing Spider-Man to the tune of over $750 million in worldwide box office, and Webb is currently hard at work filming the follow-up.  However, it appears as though Sony is wasting no time in continuing the franchise even further.  Hit the jump for more.

Given that we haven’t even seen a trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 yet, details for Spider-Man 3 and 4 are unsurprisingly non-existent.  The films don’t have confirmed writers or directors, but given that Andrew Garfield and co. likely signed multi-picture contracts, the main cast is presumably locked in to appear in Spider-Man 3 and 4.  Sony is basically confirming that it will never, ever, ever give up the rights to Spider-Man, so those holding their breath for Spidey to join The Avengers can probably let it go.

In lieu of Marvel’s successful Cinematic Universe over at Disney, we got a hint of a similar kind of connectivity at the end of Webb’s first film as we saw Rhys Ifans’ The Lizard locked away and being visited by a mysterious figure.  While The Amazing Spider-Man teased “the untold story” of Peter Parker, the character’s origin was subsequently retooled into more of a mystery as the studio opted to play it out over a series of films instead of wrapping up the new origin within the first pic.  We’ll likely get more of this with Spider-Man 2, but just how much of a gameplan Sony has in mind for The Amazing Spider-Man 3 and 4 is unknown at this point.  Mary-Jane Watson is poised to be introduced in Spidey 2, played by Shailene Woodley, so one presumes that character will have a much larger role to play in these recently announced films.

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The Avengers 2 Won’t Feature Loki

Source : screencrush.com


This latest news might come as a bit of a disappointment for all you Loki-lovers out there — it seems Thor‘s antagonistic and mischievous brother won’t be returning for ‘The Avengers 2.’

In a recent interview with the Empire Movie Podcast, writer and director Joss Whedon revealed that Tom Hiddleston will not be reprising his role as Loki in ‘The Avengers 2′ when it hits theaters in May, 2015. That’s because there won’t be any Loki in ‘The Avengers 2.’

Whedon was asked about the status of the film, and he gave the same update we’ve heard a couple times before:

    “I’ve turned in a first draft, but the story is very set. Everybody’s very much on board with the exact movie I’m trying to make which is what worked the first time.”

When asked about Loki’s role in the first film and how that might play into the sequel, Whedon shifted gears and dropped this tidbit:

    “Imitating what I did before is the surest way to do it not as well. Second of all, and Loki is not there to say those terrible things. “

Don’t worry, Loki fans, you can still get your fix of Asgard’s shameful villain when ‘Thor: The Dark World‘ hits theaters this November. As hinted in the trailers, though, it seems that Thor might be down to kill his pesky brother — maybe that’s why he’s not around for ‘The Avengers 2′?

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Dan Gilroy to Write Stan Lee's The Annihilator

Source : Magic Storm Entertainment

Screenwriter Dan Gilroy has signed on to pen The Annihilator (working title) for Magic Storm Entertainment. CEO Eric Mika has announced that Gilroy would introduce a new Stan Lee superhero of Chinese heritage to global audiences with the company's first film project. Based on an original Stan Lee's POW! Entertainment treatment acquired by Magic Storm Entertainment, the story chronicles a young man who is given a second chance as an international superhero and returns home to mete out justice.

"Words can't express how excited I am about this project. It's based on the most incredibly original and unique superhero I've created in a long time," said Stan Lee. "Best of all, we're excited to be working with a writer as talented as Dan Gilroy to helm the script. I expect the startling saga of our hero, The Annihilator, to become one of the most talked-about and popular franchises for a new generation worldwide!" Stan Lee exclaimed.

Gilroy's most recent international box office success includes Disney's Real Steel. As an established filmmaker of over twenty years, his credits include Universal's Two for the Money, starring wife Rene Russo and Al Pacino, as well as The Bourne Legacy, currently in production.


"Stan's created a ground-breaking superhero for our globalized world. The story spans cultures and continents in thrilling, character-driven style. Stan is straight-up at the top of his game and it's a joy to have a hand in bringing this to the screen," said Gilroy.

"We could not be more pleased than to have Dan Gilroy come aboard to write this exciting script for our film," said Eric Mika, CEO of Magic Storm Entertainment. "Dan's knowledge and creative mind will undoubtedly create a strong base for a new franchise to the super hero genre world-wide."

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Captain America 2 Will Be Set "Primarily" In Modern Day

Source : The HD Room

With Captain America: The First Avenger hitting DVD and Blu-ray this Tuesday, writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely have been making the press rounds. In a conversation today with The HD Room, the pair reiterated that the sequel will stick mostly to the filmic Marvel Universe's present day.

"I think it's safe for us to say that it's primarily set in the modern day," says Markus. "That seems to have been the biggest question people have been wondering about regarding the sequel... We've been left with room to explore Cap entering the modern day wondering, 'What is all this? What's happened to the world' and so on."

"We made a movie where the world was in context for Steve Rogers," adds McFeely. "It was a movie where it was a more pure time, where there were clearly black-and-white, right-and-wrong, good-and-evil scenarios. And Cap is a guy who symbolizes that. Now he's in the now, and there is nothing black-and-white. So what do you do with that guy? How does he react to a much more uncertain time? So you're given this huge new palate to work with, but you can keep him the same."

Chris Evans' Captain America next appears in Marvel's The Avengers on May 4, 2012. Unfortunately, it may be a bit before his next solo adventure. Evans recently revealed that Captain America 2 will probably have to wait until 2014.

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