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Exclusive: Batman 2016 Movie Reboot To Feature Batman As Second Year Hero; Ties Into Justice League Movie
We have some more news to share with you, and this time it is in regards to the reboot of the Batman franchise. Previously, news came out about the Justice League movie being written by Will Beall, and we were informed that the upcoming Man of Steel movie would be spearheading a new DC shared…
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Man of Steel Spearheading Shared Universe: Justice League Starring Superman Henry Cavill
News hit earlier that Warner Bros. had anticipated the success of The Avengers movie and has hired Will Beall to pen the Justice League movie script. I’ve received some new information from our source who has been giving us inside info on the Green Lantern movie, The Dark Knight Rises as well as the new Superman…
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Justice League Movie In The Works; Being Written By Will Beall
Warner Bros. has apparently hired Will Beall to pen the Justice League Movie. Variety has it that Warner Bros. has been planning a Justice League Movie in anticipation that The Avengers movie would do well, rather than in response to The Avengers movie’s success. Beall, who has yet to turn in a Justice League Movie…
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The Dark Knight Rises (2012): AMC Theater Tickets Go On Sale June 11
It’s official! You can get your tickets for The Dark Knight Rises starting June 11th at 12pm ET. AMC Theaters announced the news that tickets for The Dark Knight Rises will be going on sale on June 11th — nationwide! This also includes tickets for The Dark Knight marathon Trilogy Event which takes place the…
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Ombis (2013): Angola, NY Set Report For June 2, 2012
EIC MATT MCGLOIN This past Saturday saw the indie sci-fi horror movie, Ombis, filmed in Angola, NY — about a 45-minute drive from the CBN offices near Buffalo. Yours truly was on hand to not only check out all the action, but I actually got to play the part of a victim — a victim that was attacked by the Ombis Slime…
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Advanced Review: X-O Manowar #2
Valiant is exploding on the scene this week! Not only does the amazing Harbinger #1 hit the shelves at your local comic shop this Wednesday, but the second installment of Robert Venditti and Cary Nord’s — X-O Manowar does as well! Issue two of Valiant’s flagship series begins directly after Aric and his most trusted…
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Advanced Review: Harbinger #1
I have to admit, I never read the original Harbinger series! My favorite Valiant book had always been Shadowman, ask me anything about Jack Dominique Boniface — and you will have my undivided attention. Harbinger however, never had enough characterization for me. It didn’t have enough “meat on its bones” to pique my interest. Well, just…
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Star Trek Sequel (2013): Simon Pegg Says It’s Not Khan
“It’s not Khan,” Simon Pegg told The Telegraph. Pegg, who plays Chief Engineer Montgomery “Scotty” Scott added, “That’s a myth. Everyone’s saying it is, but it’s not.” And what is “it?” Unless you have been living under a rock, “it” has been said that Star Trek villain Benedict Cumberbatch is playing the role of Khan Noonien Singh.…
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“Ombis” Teaser Trailer – Buffalo, NY’s Alien Sci-Fi Film
Ombis is a local alien sci-fi movie being filmed near the CBN offices located in Western New York. The movie is directed and written by Adam Steigert, whose production company, Deftone Pictures Studios, was also behind Gore, Bitez, and The Final Night and Day. This Saturday will see the movie filming with over 200 extras with…
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What’s Your Angle On The Tesseract?
Just What The “DOC” Ordered “What’s Your Angle On The Tesseract?” By: Chris “DOC” Bushley Ever since Marvel Comics decided to unveil their most powerful weapon in Iron Man 2, the cosmic cube – renamed the Tesseract – has been causing fanboys to drool and movie goers to ponder, “What is a Tesseract?” That’s the…
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Top 10 Reasons Carol Danvers Will Never Work As Captain Marvel
Let’s see: How many Captain Marvels have I read about since the beginning of my comics career? Seven, eight — I lose count because I was not around for Genis; I did meet Phylla, however (well, not personally, lol). Since Billy Batson and the noble Mar-Vell, the name has been as busy as Hank Pym’s business…
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Dear Marvel and DC: I Could Give A Bleep About Gay Marriages and Characters – Just Make Good Stories
(Editor’s Note: The below is an opinion article and does necessarily reflect the thoughts and opinions of Cosmic Book News – cheers) Well, the big news to hit the big newspapers this week is not AvX or the reboot of the DCU — it’s that this character is getting married or that this “iconic” character…
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The Future of Hollywood Entertainment through The Avengers’ Eyes
Guess What? It’s Still Good and Still Worth Your Money A Meta-Review of The Avengers By: Lawrence Napoli Here we are, CosmicBookNews.com faithful, three weeks removed from the release of The Avengers and (hopefully) you have all subjected yourselves to the unmitigated joy and undeniable fun that can be found within. Our three part podcast…
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Andrew Garfield Wants To Play Spider-Man In Avengers 2
While many were speculating that we might be getting an Andrew Garfield cameo in The Avengers movie, which we are not afraid to say we had a hand in, we of course now know that not to be true. However, that doesn’t mean we will not see Spider-Man in The Avengers 2! Even though Sony…
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Disney XD’s Ultimate Spider-Man: Watch Spidey’s first encounter with Doctor Octopus (Video)
Check out Spidey’s first encounter with Doctor Octopus in this video from a future episode of Disney XD’s Ultimate Spider-Man. Ultimate Spider-Man airs Sundays on Disney XD.
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Jim Starlin Had To Pay For His Own Ticket To The Avengers and Received No Compensation (Spoilers)
*Spoilers below for The Avengers movie* If you haven’t been wrapped up in some cosmic cocoon, you certainly know by now that Thanos is in The Avengers movie. Thanos was created by cosmic scribe, Jim Starlin, and the LA Times HeroComplex caught up Starlin to discuss Thanos and The Avengers. Seems Marvel Studios didn’t exactly…
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Joss Whedon Trumped Justice League Movie With Thanos In The Avengers Movie?
Spoilers below for The Avengers movie. A couple interesting things to come out of the recent press surrounding The Avengers movie. First off, Warner Bros. seemingly “dissed” Joss Whedon when they turned down his Batman script and canceled Firefly — in the same day. Well, we know that was a big mistake. And then we…
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TV Review: Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes – Michael Korvac (Season 2, Episode 6)
Wow! Talk about cosmic! If Marvel can be this good in their kiddy toons, why can’t their books be this great? Here we are with this Sunday’s episode of Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and we have not only Adam Warlock and Michael Korvac together, but also Star-Lord, Quasar (Phyla edition; sorry, Matt), Groot, Rocket Raccoon…
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Review: Young Justice: Invasion “Happy New Year”
Now that the Justice League has been restored to their proper mindset by the combined effort of the Young Justice team and Red Tornado, there are some questions that are in need of answering: “Where is the real Speedy?” and “Just what did the six Leaguers do for the sixteen hours they are unaccounted for?”…
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TV Review: Green Lantern: The Animated Series: “… In Love and War†(Season 1, Episode 9)
There is some more super computer animation and a great script that belies its place on a “kiddy network” when viewing this morning’s Green Lantern: the Animated Series. This time around, the Star Sapphires are introduced. For the uninitiated, these are gals who get their ring powered by the emotion of love. But do not…