Matt McGloin created, designed and launched Cosmic Book News in 2008, an independent website that covers entertainment news including movies, comics, tv, video games and more. Matt helped Marvel Comics promote 'Guardians of the Galaxy' and 'Nova' and has expanded into movies, TV and more.
If you happen to recall the stellar Krypton opening in Man of Steel that lasted 20 minutes or so, you will be seeing something similar in Batman Vs. Superman.
While it’s more than likely not another Krypton scene (Doomsday battle maybe?), Weta Digital’s Senior Visual Effects Supervisor Joe Letteri lets it be known in a video interview they are working on another big standalone scene for Batman Vs. Superman.
“We are doing a completely different sequence,” Letteri stated when asked if he was involved in the Batman Vs. Superman Comic-Con trailer. “The sequence that we are doing is sort of self-contained. I don’t think you have seen any of that yet.”
Letteri is then asked if the sequence they are doing for Batman Vs. Superman is on par with the Man of Steel Krypton scene.
“I can’t really give any of it away, but it is a standalone sequence that I think you will be able to pick it out when you see it.
“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” has a March 25, 2016 release starring Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Jeremy Irons as Alfred, Jesse Eisenberg as LexLuthor, Ray Fisher as Cyborg with CallanMulvey, Holly Hunter and Tao Okamoto in new character roles for the film. Justice League is to follow directed by Zack Snyder as well.
For more news on the “Man of Steel” and related movies head on over to the Cosmic Book News Superman movie hub.
DnA fans, I guess you can blame Marvel Studios for the cancellation of your favorite title as Marvel Comics President of Print Dan Buckley says in an interview that they relaunched the book under Bendis because of the movie.
The general philosophy is we’re going to try to build some heat around a character 18 months to a year before the movie releases within the comic continuity. That way we’ll have some fresh trades and collections on the shelves, with high level talent, when the movie releases. You’ll have some back issues; you’ll have some trades; there’ll be a market. The books will feel contemporary with the best read and art that we can provide at that time.
If you go back over the last 10 years, you probably could go through Previews and pick out the #1 that shipped 18 months to two years before the movie came out and track the talent and see what we did there. Guardians is a great example of it: Brian Bendis and Steve McNiven was last April.
Buckley also believes the new Guardians of the Galaxy is a “fresh product,” and goes on to admit they got caught with their pants down when Thanos showed up in The Avengers movie.
The only time we got caught flat-footed on that was probably Thanos with the Avengers because we didn’t know what the tag was going to be. They didn’t know what the tag was going to be until very late either. And that caught everyone kind of flat-footed with the Avengers film.
And if you are wondering why your favorite comic happens to be more and more like the Marvel Studios film?
In order to help the print business we need to get as many people as possible excited about the content we’re delivering them, and the less confusing it is for them to engage in our product, the more success we’re going to have.
The last episode forGame of Thrones drew record ratings for the series on HBO bringing in 5.3 million viewers in its 9pm time slot.
That’s the third week in a row that Game of Thrones continued to break its own viewership records with the two previous weeks scoring 4.9 million on April 21st and 4.4 million on March 31st.
Here are some highlights:
The March 31st episode saw the epic sword fight between the King Slayer, Jaime Lannister (played by Danish actor NikolajCoster-Waldau), and Brienne of Tarth (Gwendoline Christie).
Following that on April 21st, Lannister had his hand cut off.
And this past week’s episode saw another epic battle take place between Sandor “The Hound” Clegane (Rory McCann) and BericDondarrion (Richard Dormer).
It was also revealed that both TyrionLannister (Peter Dinklage) and CerseiLannister (Lena Headey) are to marry for the benefit of their family.
Tyrion was told to by his father, King Tywin (Charles Dance), to marry the young Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner), with Cersei to wed Loras Tyrell (Finn Jones).
While all that was happening, DaenerysTargaryen (Emilia Clarke) managed to put together a formidable army.
Set for a July 3rd 2012 release is the new Spider-Man movie!
Sony just announced that playing Peter Parker will be Andrew Garfield!
Check out the official Press Release below for more on Garfield.
Press Release
After a comprehensive worldwide casting search, Andrew Garfield has been chosen to portray Peter Parker when Spider-Man swings back onto the screen in 3D on July 3, 2012. The new film will begin production in early December directed by Marc Webb from a screenplay by James Vanderbilt. Laura Ziskin and Avi Arad will produce the film from Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios.
Today’s confirmation culminates what has been one of the most eagerly anticipated casting announcements in recent memory. Bloggers, pop culture speculators, and everyday fans have pored over and analyzed every conceivable online rumor in an attempt to discover the identity of the next actor to play Peter Parker. Garfield will immediately begin preparing for the coveted role.
The Spider-Man franchise is one of the most successful in film history and the three previous motion pictures have collectively grossed more than $2.5 billion in worldwide box office.
On selecting Garfield, director Marc Webb said, “Though his name may be new to many, those who know this young actor’s work understand his extraordinary talents. He has a rare combination of intelligence, wit, and humanity. Mark my words, you will love Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker.”
Commenting on the announcement, Amy Pascal, co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Matt Tolmach, President of Columbia Pictures said, “Spider-Man is a classic superhero — a young man who balances his responsibility to serve humanity and crush evil with the shyness and normalcy of someone struggling to find himself. The role demands an extraordinary actor. You need someone who can magically transform himself from Peter Parker into Spider-Man. An actor who will depict the vulnerability of youth and the strength and confidence of a legendary figure at the same moment. We have found that actor in Andrew Garfield. From the first time we saw him in the upcoming film The Social Network, to his glorious screen test, which floored all of us, we knew that we had found our new Peter Parker.”
Producer Avi Arad added, “I’m incredibly excited about Andrew Garfield. In the Spider-Man tradition, we were looking for a smart, sensitive, and cool new Peter Parker who can inspire us and make us laugh, cry, and cheer. We believe we have found the perfect choice to take on this role and lead us into the future.”
Producer Laura Ziskin said, “We are thrilled to have Andrew Garfield for this new incarnation of Spider-Man under Marc Webb’s direction. We were fortunate enough to meet with a group of fantastically talented young men. In the end, we all agreed that in addition to being an extraordinary actor, Andrew had the right mix of humor, youth, and pathos, along with an underlying sense of strength and power necessary to bring Peter Parker and Spider-Man to life on screen.”
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Garfield is fast becoming one of the most respected and sought-after young actors working in the industry today. In a short career, spanning only five years, he has already been directed by, and starred alongside, some of the greatest names and received a BAFTA for a role that won him international praise.
Garfield most recently worked with director David Fincher on the upcoming film The Social Network. He previously starred for Spike Jonze on his robot love story I’m Here, which premiered at Sundance this year. He plays the lead male opposite Keira Knightley and Carey Mulligan in Mark Romanek’s Never Let Me Go, due for release later this year.
Other notable screen credits include Terry Gilliam’s The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus playing opposite Christopher Plummer, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, Jude Law and the late Heath Ledger, Robert Redford’s Lions For Lambs, where he starred alongside Redford, Tom Cruise and Meryl Streep; Revolution Films’ “Red Riding Trilogy – 1974” directed by Julian Jarrold, where he lead a stellar cast including Rebecca Hall and David Morrissey, and his unforgettable portrayal of a young ex-con in John Crowley’s “Boy A,” for which he earned the best actor BAFTA in 2008.
Garfield’s career began in theatre and in 2006 his performances in “Beautiful Thing” (Sound Space/Kit Productions), “The Overwhelming,” and “Burn / Chatroom / Citizenship” (Royal National Theatre) won him the Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer at the Evening Standard awards and the Jack Tinker Award for Most Promising Newcomer at the Critics Circle Theatre Awards. Other notable theatre credits include “Romeo and Juliet” (Manchester Royal Exchange) and “Kes” (Manchester Royal Exchange), for which he received the Most Promising Newcomer Award at the Manchester Evening News Awards 2004.
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