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Watch: Pre-Battle Justice League: Gods & Monsters Clip

With Justice League: Gods & Monsters now available, WB has released a new clip with “Pre-Battle.”

You can check out three more clips that were released yesterday as well.

You can order Justice League: Gods & Monsters through Amazon.

Synopsis:

Animation legend Bruce Timm returns to the popular DC Universe Original Movies with his unique new vision of a Justice League you’ve never seen before. “Justice League: Gods & Monsters” features a Superman born of General Zod’s blood, a Batman with a healthy dose of bat in the man, and a Wonder Woman rising from the ranks of the New Gods. This ain’t your daddy’s Justice League. They are as likely the world’s saviors as Earth’s despotic rulers. When a group of famed scientists experience untimely “accidents,” a government task force follows the trail of clues to the Justice League — and into a high stakes game of intrigue, mystery and action that asks the question: How do you serve justice to those above the law? The star-laden voice cast includes MichaelC. Hall (Dexter) as Batman, Benjamin Bratt (Law & Order, 24) as Superman, Tamara Taylor (Bones), as Wonder Woman; Paget Brewster (Criminal Minds), as Lois Lane; C. Thomas Howell (E.T., Southland), as Dr. Will Magnus; Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter films, Dig) as Lex Luthor, Richard Chamberlain (Dr. Kildare, The Thorn Birds) as Highfather, and Tahmoh Penikett (Battlestar Galactica) as Steve Trevor.  

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Chris Pine Cast As Steve Trevor In Wonder Woman

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While Chris Pine won’t be donning a Green Lantern ring (at least we don’t think so), the Star Trek actor will be a part of the DC Cinematic Universe.

The Wrap reports Chris Pine has signed on to star opposite Gal Gadot in the Wonder Woman movie as Steve Trevor in what is said to be a multi-picture deal that includes sequels.

In the comics, Steve Trevor is the love interest to Wonder Woman and a member of the military.

The report doesn’t mention plot specifics, but does offer Pine will be involved in a lot of action.

Pine was previously rumored to be playing Hal Jordan in the Green Lantern Corps movie.

The Wonder Woman movie has a 2017 release with Patty Jenkins on board as director; Zack and Deborah Snyder are producing with Charles Roven and Richard Suckle; Jason Fuchs is writing the script.

Gal Gadot will first appear in Batman Vs. Superman next March.

Pine is also starring in the upcoming Star Trek Beyond, which hits July 2016.

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Channing Tatum Said To Be Leaving Gambit

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It’s being reported the Gambit movie is in jeapardy of falling apart as Channing Tatum is planning on leaving the movie.

The Gambit movie has been talked about and in the works for the past couple of years with Tatum rather enthusiastic about the movie while speaking about it in interviews.

The Wrap reports that it’s unknown why exactly Channing Tatum plans on leaving Gambit other than stating sources have filled them in that “something is up” with it suggested Tatum may have his eye set on bigger projects that may include directing.

It’s said director Rupert Wyatt may need to cast another leading man for the role of Gambit. The studios has currently been testing young actresses as the female lead, including Lea Seydoux.

It’s suggested that Tatum could possibly stay on board Gambit in a producing capacity, but that is unknown as well.

The news comes as a surprise as Tatum recently appeared at Comic-Con with Bryan Singer and the cast of X-Men: Apocalypse. In addition, Gambit has a planned October 7, 2016 release, so it needs to begin filming soon.

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Fox Keeping Fantastic Four Reviews Under Wraps Until Release

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When various news sites are given advanced viewings of movies, their reviews are usually first given to the movie studios, with the studios also setting the timetable the reviews can be released.

Some reviews are online a week or two in advance of the movie’s release, which helps to give said movie a little free publicity. In addition, movie aggregate sites like WB’s Rotten Tomatoes can then rate the movie and so forth.

Regarding the advanced reviews for the Fantastic Four movie, it’s learned Fox Studios is holding them out until the film’s release, which obviously raises the question whether the reviews are mostly negative.

Kyle Buchanan, a Senior Editor at Vulture, tweeted out that Fox won’t let the online reviews for Fantastic Four be released until the day before the movie is out, and the paper reviews only when the movie is officially released.

“Fantastic Four” has an August 7, 2015 release directed by Josh Trank from a screenplay by Jeremy Slater, Simon Kinberg and Josh Trank; produced by Matthew Vaughn, Simon Kinberg, Hutch Parker, Robert Kulzar and Gregory Goodman; starring: Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, Jamie Bell and Toby Kebbell.

Synopsis:

FANTASTIC FOUR, a contemporary re-imagining of Marvel’s original and longest-running superhero team, centers on four young outsiders who teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe, which alters their physical form in shocking ways. Their lives irrevocably upended, the team must learn to harness their daunting new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.

Trailer:

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Jeremy Renner Teases Team Captain America For Civil War

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Yesterday saw Jeremy Renner offer that he has a lot of action in Captain America: Civil War, and now if the below image has anything to do with the movie, it seems as if Hawkeye will be battling Iron Man.

The Civil War storyline sees Marvel’s heroes take sides over super hero registration with one led by Captain America and the other by Iron Man.

Jeremy Renner was spotted in his civies wearing a baseball hat that reads: “Team Captain America.”

Of course, we don’t know whether Renner himself is Team Cap or if Hawkeye actually sides with Iron Man.

Maybe the bigger question is, where can we get a hat like that?

(images originated at Just Jared)

“Captain America: Civil War” has  a May 6, 2016 release date directed by Anthony and Joe Russo starring Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Frank Grillo, Paul Bettany, Don Cheadle, Emily VanCamp, William Hurt, Martin Freeman and Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther.

Synopsis:

Captain America: Civil War picks up where Avengers: Age of Ultron left off, as Steve Rogers leads the new team of Avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard humanity. After another international incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability and a governing body to determine when to enlist the services of the team. The new status quo fractures the Avengers while they try to protect the world from a new and nefarious villain.

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Liam Neeson Spotted With Drastic Weight Loss Raising Concerns

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Liam Neeson, the action star behind the likes of Star Wars and Taken, has recently been spotted in NYC looking rather frail after appearing to have lost a significant amount of weight.

Images popped up online of the actor where the 63-year-old actor has been described as almost unrecognizable.

It’s unknown what precipated the weight loss – whether it’s for a new role or health related – but fans have taken to Twitter to voice their concerns.

Checking out the actor’s iMDB page, it doesn’t seem as if Neeson has anything in the pipeline, and the Irish-born actor did recently reveal he is done with the Taken franchise, so maybe Liam Neeson doesn’t necessarily need to keep up with his “action star” appearance — hopefully it’s not health related.

Update: Liam Neeson’s spokesperson has stated “he has never been healthier” and begins filming a new movie in September.

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Fantastic Four Promo Makes Fun Of Why Thing Has No Pants

Fox must be listening to the online chatter surrounding the Fantastic Four reboot as the above viral video takes on why the Thing has no pants.

Other than the fact that the Thing must not need to go to the bathroom(?), or that it’s guessed The Thing doesn’t have any junk (?), the video explains that the suits used by the members of the Fantastic Four are containment suits, and as the Thing’s skin is impenetrable, he doesn’t need one.

“For obvious reasons it was unnecessary to develop a containment suit for asset four,” the video states.

“Fantastic Four” has an August 7, 2015 release directed by Josh Trank from a screenplay by Jeremy Slater, Simon Kinberg and Josh Trank; produced by Matthew Vaughn, Simon Kinberg, Hutch Parker, Robert Kulzar and Gregory Goodman; starring: Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, Jamie Bell and Toby Kebbell.

Synopsis:

FANTASTIC FOUR, a contemporary re-imagining of Marvel’s original and longest-running superhero team, centers on four young outsiders who teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe, which alters their physical form in shocking ways. Their lives irrevocably upended, the team must learn to harness their daunting new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.

Trailer:

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New Spider-Man Director Jon Watts Talks Tom Holland & More

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The new writers of Spider-Man previously dropped some details on the direction they are taking the character, and now we hear from new director Jon Watts.

Watts will be helming the standalone Spider-Man movie starring Tom Holland which bows in 2017.

“He can be a real high school student,” Watts said of Holland to EW.com. “That’s why people love Spider-Man. He’s the most grounded, relatable of superheroes. And Tom can really do that. He captures that. And he can do a standing back-flip. He’s perfect.”

Watts also talks about the Spider-Man connection to the rest of the Marvel Universe, which is a first for both Sony and Marvel.

“It’s a big universe, so everyone sort of works with each other to make sure that there’s continuity and that it all fits together,” Watts said. “It’s really exciting actually. We’re just getting started, working on the script and all that, but it’s going to be a great process.”

The untitled Spider-Man movie has a July 28, 2017 release with the script being written by John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein. Holland is expected to first appear in Captain America: Civil War, and Marisa Tomei is rumored to be playing Aunt May.

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Hugh Jackman Blown Away By Wolverine Responses (Video)

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Yesterday saw Hugh Jackman release the above concept art for The Wolverine sequel in which the actor also asked fans what they wanted to see in the movie one last time.

The overwhelming majority seem to want Hugh Jackman in the classic Wolverine costume.

Now Jackman has posted the following video on Facebook thanking the fans for their responses mentioning he’s blown away.

Check it out:

“The Wolverine” sequel has a March 3, 2017 release with James Mangold returning to direct.

 

AWESOME RESPONSE! #THANKYOU

Posted by Hugh Jackman on Tuesday, July 28, 2015

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First Look At Turtle Lair In TMNT 2

Check out a look at the Turtle Lair in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2.

An Instagram user posted the following set pic.

“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2” has a June 3, 2016 release directed by David Green and produced by Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller, starring Megan Fox as April O’Neil, Will Arnett as Vernon, Stephen Amell as Casey Jones, Tyler Perry as Baxter Stockman, Brian Tee as Shredder, with the movie also featuring Bebop and Rocksteady.

 

#FirstLook at the new #TurtleLair on the set of #TMNT2 courtesy of @angelwetrust #repost #regram

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Three New Deadpool Images

Check out three new Deadpool images including Ryan Reynolds unmasked with Morena Baccarin, Deadpool with Brianna Hildebrand’s Negasonic Teenage Warhead, and another of the Merc With The Mouth.

“Deadpool” has a February 12, 2016 release directed by Tim Miller starring Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool, TJ Miller as Weasel, Gina Carano as Angel Dust, Brianna Hildebrand as Negasonic Teenage Warhead, Morena Baccarin as Copycat and Ed Skrein as Ajax.

Synopsis:

Based upon Marvel Comics’ most unconventional anti-hero, DEADPOOL tells the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.  

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New Superman, Batman & Lex Images For Dawn of Justice


Batman Vs. Superman Comic-Con Trailer
 

In addition to the low-res images, three new images stills from Batman Vs. Superman have been released by Empire featuring Henry Cavill as Superman in Wayne Manor, Ben Affleck as Batman with the Bat signal and Jesse Eisernberg’s Lex Luthor in LexCorp.

“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 Lex Luthor, Ray Fisher as Cyborg with Callan Mulvey, Holly Hunter and Tao Okamoto in new character roles for the film. Justice League is to follow directed by Zack Snyder as well.

Synopsis:

Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.

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Marvel Releases Wasp Suit Official Image

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Marvel has officially released an image of the Wasp suit from the mid-credit scene in Ant-Man (watch here).

While Wasp won’t be appearing in Captain America: Civil War, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has promised Wasp and Evangeline Lilly will be a big part of an upcoming Marvel Phase 3 film.

“Ant-Man” is currently in theaters directed by Peyton Reed starring Michael Douglas as Hank Pym, Paul Rudd as Scott Lang, Evangeline Lilly as Hope Van Dyne and Corey Stoll as Darren Cross/Yellowjacket.

Synopsis:

The next evolution of the Marvel Cinematic Universe brings a founding member of The Avengers to the big screen for the first time with Marvel Studios’ “Ant-Man.” Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.

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New Spider-Man Writers Offer Details

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John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein, the writing duo being the Vaction sequel, recently confirmed being on board Spider-Man, and now offer the following on how it went down in addition to a few details.

Below you can check out the text (via Deadline), but worth pointing out is that the new Spider-Man will be:

• An action comedy similar to a John Hughes movie set throughout high school.

• They are approaching it from the standpoint Peter Parker/Spider-Man is a real kid, a high school geek who gets super powers he really doesn’t want, and he doesn’t become a super hero right away.

• Described as a “long journey” in that Spider-Man won’t be saving the whole world right away.

Our agent helped get our foot in the door with Marvel, sending them a script we had written, and letting them know our track record and that we’d love to move from broad comedy to action and action comedy. Also, it helped that Kevin Feige wanted to draw on the spirit of John Hughes for this Spider-Man, and we had just written and directed a sequel to a John Hughes-created franchise with Vacation. We’d pitched ourselves to both write and direct, and so our pitch included a pretty extensive story outline that appealed to them. After Jon Watts got the directing job, they came back and asked if we would be interested in doing the script. The answer was, yes.

Lot of specifics still have to be worked out, and we’ll be sitting with Jon Watts to figure it out, shortly. We definitely were attracted to approaching it from the standpoint of a real kid, a high school geek who, just because he gets super powers he doesn’t really want, doesn’t become a superhero right away.

It’s a long journey. You don’t want him to become someone capable of saving the world by second act. There is a wish fulfillment opportunity here in that few superheroes are given powers like this, and then has to navigate how to use them in a responsible way. Peter Parker is a geek, like us, and one of the very few superheroes who would actually read comic books. Stan Lee has said he wrote it that way, with wish fulfillment in mind, where most superheroes are very handsome adults, with superpowers. This is a real kid we’re talking about.

Spider-Man is speculated to be first appearing next May in Captain America: Civil War; the new standalone Spider-Man movie is due out July 28, 2017 directed by Jon Watts starring Tom Holland.

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Kevin Conroy Wants To Join Mark Hamill In Batman: The Killing Joke

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Earlier it was confirmed that Mark Hamill will be reprising as the Joker for the Batman: The Killing Joke animated movie.

So with the iconic voice that Hamill presents back on board, how about Kevin Conroy, easily considered the definitive Batman voice, in Batman: The Killing Joke as well?

With the confirmation of Mark Hamill as Joker, ComicBook.com reached out to Conroy who stated he would like to do that.

“There’s an online petition to have us do it! Oh, God! Are you kidding me? I’d do it in a heartbeat,” Conroy said. “I love working with him. I couldn’t believe when they killed off The Joker. I would love to do it, and I hope that that happens.”

It’s actually possible Conroy might already be involved in the movie as the previous report stated Hamill already recorded his Joker parts for the film.

Cross your fingers, guys.

The Batman: The Killing Joke animated movie is expected in 2016.

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Old Man Logan Concept Art For Wolverine Sequel Officially Released

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First shown off at Comic-Con, now Hugh Jackman has released the concept art for the sequel to The Wolverine, which will be the actor’s last film as the berserker raging mutie.

Jackman posted the image on his social media accounts, which has the hashtag “one last time” in addition to asking fans: “As you may have heard …. It’s my last time putting on the claws. What do you want to see happen? 50 words or less. I will read as many as possible.”

At Comic-Con, it was stated Jackman’s last Wolverine movie would be “Old Man Logan,” which is the Marvel Comics storyline by Mark Millar (Kick-Ass, Civil War) set fifty years in the future where super villains band together to destroy all the super heroes.

Regarding what fans want to see from Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, the current favorite on Jackman’s Facebook is of the suit and mask (assuming yellow) as the comment has over 4,500 likes, which reads: “the suit and the mask bro, the suit. please.”

The untitled Wolverine sequel has a March 3, 2017 release with James Mangold returning to direct. It’s also been said Patrick Stewart may reprise one last time in the movie as Professor X.

 

As you may have heard …. It’s my last time putting on the claws. What do you want to see happen? 50 words or less. I will read as many as possible. #ONELASTTIME

Posted by Hugh Jackman on Monday, July 27, 2015

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Mark Hamill Confirmed As Joker For Batman: The Killing Joke

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This past Comic-Con saw WB announce plans for the Batman: The Killing Joke animated movie.

As the comic focuses on the Joker, who better to voice the character than veteran Joker voice actor Mark Hamill?

It turns out that is exactly what is happening as Collider is reporting Mark Hamill already recorded his voice for the film.

Hamill actually stated back at 2011 Comic-Con that he wanted to voice the character, and mostly recently teased he is voicing Joker for Batman: The Killing Joke when he tweeted, “Fingers crossed.”

Update: Kevin Conroy wants to reprise as Batman.

The graphic novel at Amazon is described as:

According to the grinning engine of madness and mayhem known as The Joker, that’s all that separates the sane from the psychotic. Freed once again from the confines of Arkham Asylum, he’s out to prove his deranged point. And he¿s going to use Gotham City’s top cop, Commissioner Jim Gordon, and his brilliant and beautiful daughter Barbara to do it.

Now Batman must race to stop his archnemesis before his reign of terror claims two of the Dark Knight’s closest friends. Can he finally put an end to the cycle of bloodlust andlunacy that links these two iconic foes before it leads to its fatal conclusion? And as the horrifying origin of the Clown Prince of Crime is finally revealed, will the thin line that separates Batman’s nobility and The Joker’s insanity snap once and for all? 

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Jonathan Aris Cast In Star Wars: Rogue One

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We get our first confirmed casting for Star Wars: Rogue One as Jonathan Aris will be playing Senator Jebel.

Aris’ spotlight.com page was apparently updated with the info, but then removed; however, the BBC managed to take a screenshot.

Jonathan Aris is known for roles in The World’s End, Sherlock and Humans.

Star Wars: Rogue One has a December 16, 2016 release directed by Gareth Edwards starring Felicity Jones.

The movie centers around a brave band of resistance fighters uniting to steal the plans to the Death Star.

Star Wars: Rogue One teaser:

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Jeremy Renner Talks Captain America Civil War & Marvel Future (Video)

Jeremy Renner is starring in the latest Mission Impossible movie, which hits this week. Screen Rant caught up with the Hawkeye actor to chat about Captain America: Civil War as well as his future with Marvel.

Worth pointing out is that Renner says he thinks Marvel is not big into replacing actors in roles, but would rather introduce new characters.

Here’s the text:

Yeah, yeah. [Captain America: Civil War is] more active. A lot of fun stuff happening in that one. I can’t speak too much for it. They’re still filming that sucker right now. But yeah, there’s a lot of stuff happening in that one physically for me anyway. Then who knows in the future? I don’t know what’s going to happen.

On his future with Marvel:

It’s always great to know that you are going have a job next year or something. That’s a fantastic blessing for any actor. It’s nice to be able to continue things and characters that you’ve kind of grown with. But it’s always great to have new faces come in. They’re not big on replacing people and characters so much, which I think is smart, because there’s so many different characters. I think there’s going to be a lot of new faces coming up in that world. I’m happy just to be a part of that big universe.

“Captain America: Civil War” has  a May 6, 2016 release date directed by Anthony and Joe Russo starring Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Frank Grillo, Paul Bettany, Don Cheadle, Emily VanCamp, William Hurt, Martin Freeman and Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther.

Synopsis:

Captain America: Civil War picks up where Avengers: Age of Ultron left off, as Steve Rogers leads the new team of Avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard humanity. After another international incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability and a governing body to determine when to enlist the services of the team. The new status quo fractures the Avengers while they try to protect the world from a new and nefarious villain.

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Watch: Hitman: Agent 47 Eminem Spot

Check out the cool spot for the Hitman: Agent 47 movie with “Won’t Back Down,” which features the music of Eminem.

Hitman: Agent 47 has an August 28, 2015 release directed by Aleksander Bach starring Rupert Friend, Hannah Ware, Zachary Quinto, Ciarán Hinds and Thomas Kretschmann.

Synopsis:

HITMAN: AGENT 47 centers on an elite assassin who was genetically engineered from conception to be the perfect killing machine, and is known only by the last two digits on the barcode tattooed on the back of his neck. He is the culmination of decades of research – and forty-six earlier Agent clones — endowing him with unprecedented strength, speed, stamina and intelligence. His latest target is a mega-corporation that plans to unlock the secret of Agent 47’s past to create an army of killers whose powers surpass even his own. Teaming up with a young woman who may hold the secret to overcoming their powerful and clandestine enemies, 47 confronts stunning revelations about his own origins and squares off in an epic battle with his deadliest foe.

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Bryan Singer Teases Tomb For X-Men: Apocalypse

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Bryan Singer has taken to Instagram to further tease and release set pics for X-Men: Apocalypse.

It appears as if Singer is teasing the origins of Apocalypse as he released an image of what looks to be a tomb protected by Anubis, the protector of graves and god of mummification and the afterlife.

Singer also posted a pic with the cast and actor Patton Oswald, who happens to be a big comic fan.

“X-Men: Apocalypse” has a May 27, 2016 release directed by Bryan Singer starring Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, Nicholas Hoult, Evan Peters, Ian McKellen, Rose Byrne, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, Alexandra Shipp and Oscar Isaac.

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New Batman Vs. Superman & Deadpool Images

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Yesterday saw the cover released for Empire Magazine featuring Ben Affleck as Batman and Henry Cavill as Superman, and now a new behind-the-scenes Batman Vs. Superman image has been released in addition to a new pic of Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool.

The pics aren’t all that great, but once the issue gets released at the end of the week, higher-res versions should sprout online.

Fans also created a text-less version of the Batman Vs. Superman cover, which can be checked out below as well.

Updated: with Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne, and Henry Cavill as Clark Kent image.

“Deadpool” hits February 12, 2016, with “Batman Vs. Superman” getting released March 25, 2016.

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Sebastian Stan Talks Captain America: Civil War & Ant-Man Post-Credit Scene

The Ant-Man post-credit scene (watch above) featured none other than a clip from Captain America: Civil War, the next Marvel movie.

The scene features Captain America and Falcon as they come upon the Winter Soldier, who has his metal arm (speculated to be vibranium) in a vise.

Buzz Feed caught up with Sebastian Stan who offered there is more than meets the eye to the scene:

I think [what Bucky was caught in was] more of a vise. But it would never happen at his own hand, by his own doing.

In terms of that scene in Ant-Man, I’ve seen some of the ideas people have about it and I would just say that whatever you’re seeing on the surface, it’s not as obvious as that.

There might be a whole lot more to the scene. I would say someone would probably want to put him in a vise.

“Captain America: Civil War” has  a May 6, 2016 release date directed by Anthony and Joe Russo starring Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Frank Grillo, Paul Bettany, Don Cheadle, Emily VanCamp, William Hurt, Martin Freeman and Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther.

Synopsis:

Captain America: Civil War picks up where Avengers: Age of Ultron left off, as Steve Rogers leads the new team of Avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard humanity. After another international incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability and a governing body to determine when to enlist the services of the team. The new status quo fractures the Avengers while they try to protect the world from a new and nefarious villain.

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Stan Lee Supports Michael B. Jordan: Defends Fans’ Complaints

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While Stan Lee doesn’t want Spider-Man to change any time soon, the 92-year-old Marvel creator says he is okay with Michael B. Jordan playing Human Torch in the Fantastic Four movie, and Stan Lee even defends fans who have complained about it.

“It was more than okay,” Lee told EW.com about Jordan cast as Johnny Storm. “I thought it was a great idea!”

Michael B. Jordan weighed in as well noting Stan Lee sent Fantastic Four director Josh Trank an e-mail about it.

“[If] Stan Lee writes an email to my director saying, ‘You’re good. I’m okay with this,’ who am I to go against that?” Jordan questioned.

While true, there have been many complaints online about the casting (actually, not just about the casting, but a lot of other things such as the Thing not having any pants), Stan Lee offers it’s not about being racist, but about the fact that the Human Torch has changed.

“They’re outraged not because of any personal prejudice,” Lee offered. “They’re outraged because they hate to see any change made on a series and characters they had gotten familiar with. In Spider-Man, when they got a new actor, that bothered them, even though it was a white actor. I don’t think it had to do with racial prejudice as much as they don’t like things changed. But I think they’re gonna get to love this character. So I’m not the least bit worried about it. I always tried to pepper these groups with as much racial diversity as possible because that’s the way the world is.”

“Fantastic Four” has an August 7, 2015 release directed by Josh Trank from a screenplay by Jeremy Slater, Simon Kinberg and Josh Trank; produced by Matthew Vaughn, Simon Kinberg, Hutch Parker, Robert Kulzar and Gregory Goodman; starring: Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, Jamie Bell and Toby Kebbell.

Synopsis:

FANTASTIC FOUR, a contemporary re-imagining of Marvel’s original and longest-running superhero team, centers on four young outsiders who teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe, which alters their physical form in shocking ways. Their lives irrevocably upended, the team must learn to harness their daunting new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.

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Watch: Justice League: Gods & Monsters “Save Or Rule” Clip

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment offers an all-new official clip from Justice League: Gods & Monsters, an original animated film featuring Bruce Timm’s new vision of the world’s greatest super heroes.

Updated: with two more clips below.

Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, Justice League: Gods & Monsters arrives on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD this Tuesday – July 28, 2015.

The clip features Superman (voiced by Benjamin Bratt), Wonder Woman (Tamara Taylor) and Batman (Michael C. Hall) preparing for battle with the U.S. Army … and a question as to whether or not this trinity will be perceived as saving or ruling the planet. The clip also includes the voice of Tahmoh Penikett as Steve Trevor.

Synopsis:

Animation legend Bruce Timm returns to the popular DC Universe Original Movies with his unique new vision of a Justice League you’ve never seen before. “Justice League: Gods & Monsters” features a Superman born of General Zod’s blood, a Batman with a healthy dose of bat in the man, and a Wonder Woman rising from the ranks of the New Gods. This ain’t your daddy’s Justice League. They are as likely the world’s saviors as Earth’s despotic rulers. When a group of famed scientists experience untimely “accidents,” a government task force follows the trail of clues to the Justice League — and into a high stakes game of intrigue, mystery and action that asks the question: How do you serve justice to those above the law? The star-laden voice cast includes Michael C. Hall (Dexter) as Batman, Benjamin Bratt (Law & Order, 24) as Superman, Tamara Taylor (Bones), as Wonder Woman; Paget Brewster (Criminal Minds), as Lois Lane; C. Thomas Howell (E.T., Southland), as Dr. Will Magnus; Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter films, Dig) as Lex Luthor, Richard Chamberlain (Dr. Kildare, The Thorn Birds) as Highfather, and Tahmoh Penikett (Battlestar Galactica) as Steve Trevor.  

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Find Out How Thomas The Train Appeared In Ant-Man


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Wondering how Marvel got Thomas the Train in the Ant-Man movie?

Director Peyton Reed explains original writer and director Edgar Wright had the scene featuring a train in earlier versions of the script. Reed revealed when he came on board Ant-Man, it had been changed to Thomas the Train, explaining the situation with Film School Rejects:

“I believe in Edgar [Wright] and Joe Cornish’s original drafts it was a train set. At some point in the process that predated my involvement it became Thomas. As I came on, they had not secured the rights to Thomas. We had to do this whole thing where we did this presentation for the people who own the rights to Thomas. Thank God they agreed and found it funny, but there were definite stipulations. For example, nobody could be tied to the tracks and run over by Thomas. Thomas couldn’t be doing anything that could be perceived by children as evil Thomas. Thomas had to stay neutral in the battle, which was always our intention. Like anybody, they’re protective of their brand. I didn’t know what we were going to do if we didn’t get the rights to that. There are certain things I was going to be devastated about if we couldn’t have them. Thomas was one, because… you could do any kind of toy train, but the personality of that thing and the eyes moving back and forth give it a whole vibe and took it to another level.”

Not only does Thomas appear in a Marvel movie, but DC recently release an animated Justice League Thomas and Friends mash-up.

“Ant-Man” is currently in theaters.

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Ant-Man Tops Box Office Followed By Pixels

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For the second week in a row, Ant-Man has topped the box office domestically, just narrowly beating out the new Adam Sandler movie Pixels.

Ant-Man nabbed $24.8 million to Pixels $24 million.

Ant-Man has now surpassed the $100 million mark in the U.S. ($106m) and stands at a worldwide cume of $226.4 million.

While Sandler and Pixels have been getting berated online, I actually loved the movie and thought it was really entertaining and fun (wasn’t expecting an Oscar-award winning film here, folks!), as did my two kids and their friend.

Thursday night saw the shooting in the Lafayette, Louisiana theater, but the tradgedy doesn’t appear to have affected movie goers as sales were actually up slightly this year compared to the same time last year (+2.4%).

Minions came in third for the week, followed by Trainwreck, Paper Towns and Southpaw.

Worth a note is that Jurassic World passed The Avengers: Age Of Ultron domestically hauling in $623.8 million (so far) to The Avengers 2‘s $623.4 million.

Things should pick up a bit next week with the release of Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation.

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Spider-Man, Hulk & Ultron Teased For Captain America: Civil War

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In conjunction with the Ant-Man movie, Marvel launched a marketing campaign featuring WHiH News (yeah, it’s fake).

Various YouTube videos were posted including an exclusive interview with Scott Lang, Darren Cross and reports associated with the movie.

As the videos progressed, much like any other real news telecast, a ticker showcased other “news” worthy items, which turns out are teases for what went down in Avengers 2 and also for Captain America: Civil War.

Worth a note is that mention is made of the Hulk post-Avengers 2; that the Ultron tech has survived; that the ticker also appears to be teasing Spider-Man with mention made that Stark Industries gave out scholarships to urban schools (Peter Parker?) and about an unclaimed lotto ticket (which happened with Spidey in the comics).

A user on Reddit went ahead and put the tickers together. Check them out:

• … has resurfaced in eastern europe remain unconfirmed after many thought the organization to be dissolved

• California braces for record drought

• Renowned astrophysicist Jane Foster to Lecture on her experiences with interspace and dimensional travel

• Rogue Hydra Agent Wolfgang Von Strucker confirmed, dead, his body was found in its cell after a supposed raid on an eastern detention facility

• Earthquake rocks South Africa.

• Steve Rogers to attend updated museum exhibit dedicated to his heroic efforts in WWII

• California continues efforts to address issues from record drought

• Stark Industries announces new scholarships for promising students from urban city schools

• Multiple countries recovering from catastrophic damage caused by sentient robot Ultron

• Leaders asking for aid, and for the avengers to be held accountable

• Senate hearings expected to continue into next week regarding relief efforts

• Tony Stark says that public concerns about Dr. Bruce Banner are “Baseless” and “Irresponsible” after the South Africa incident involving the hulk

• Pym technologies CEO Darren Cross says “Astonishing” new venture coming this week 

• Winning lottery ticket of $675 million still unclaimed

• Biography “The life and times of industrialist Howard Stark” to be published later this year

• Efforts to recover the remaining Ultron technology continue, as components from the advanced robotics are capturing large sums on the black market

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