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Matthew Vaughn To Direct Justice League Movie?
With J.J. Abrams directing Star Wars Episode VII, does this leave Matthew Vaughn available? Though Vaughn is reportedly set to take on Mark Millar’s Secret Service, it was said that he pitched an idea to Disney with Chloe Moretz as the lead. So what we can take from that is, Matthew Vaughn at least wanted to…
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Chloe Moretz Was Matthew Vaughn’s Choice For Star Wars Episode VII Lead
We just learned that Star Trek Into Darkness director J.J. Abrams has been picked to helm Star Wars Episode VII, but a previous rumor strongly suggested that Matthew Vaughn was to take the gig. We now learn that apparently was the case as SlashFilm is reporting that Kathleen Kennedy was in talks with Mathew Vaughn,…
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Annette O’Toole In The Superman Man of Steel Movie? Listen For Yourself
Word surfaced the other day that a classic Superman actor will have a role in the upcoming Man of Steel movie. The possibilities are endless, but could the identity of the actor have already been known? Maybe we just had to look a little harder? Scratch that. Not look. Listen. CBN reader Andrew Francis pointed…
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Christopher Nolan Snuck Joker Into The Dark Knight Rises?
Did The Joker appear in The Dark Knight Rises after all? An image has landed on Reddit of a particular scene in the movie which may suggest that Heath Ledger’s Joker is on the cover of a book. We know that the Joker wasn’t officially in the movie, but he was at least mentioned in…
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Matt Fraction Admits Marvel Studios Interferes With The Comic Books
It’s not as if we didn’t know, but the former writer on Thor, Matt Fraction, comes out and admits that the Marvel Studios plans for their movies has a hand in the direction of the comic books. And if you read Fraction’s Thor, it explains a lot, and probably a lot of other books as…
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Movie Review: Gangster Squad (2013)
Not Quite Noir Enough A Film Review of Gangster Squad By: Lawrence Napoli Who doesn’t like a good crime/cop drama? Most Americans apparently do. The majority of our TV programming revolves around this subject matter whose popularity originates from the grittiness of the American film noir genre that began in the 1940s which was best…
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Avengers #9 Confirms New Universe & Features Star Brand (Hickman)
As we previously thought from the last batch of Jonathan Hickman’s Avengers covers, we now have confirmation that the New Universe will return and we also see the Star Brand on the cover of April’s Avengers #9. I wonder if Hickman will touch upon the fact that the Living Tribunal sealed off the Star Brand…
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Image Comics Reveals Invincible Universe #1 by Phil Hester & Todd Nauck
We can add another Invincible comic book to Robert Kirkman’s popular cosmic title as Image Comics revealed Invincible Universe #1 slated for this April. I’m also expecting a second The Walking Dead title to be added this year with the skyrocketing popularity it has achieved as of late. Here’s the cover and solicit followed by…
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Cosmic Book News Gets A Front Cover Quote On Archer & Armstrong #6
Thank you Valiant Comics! As we see below in the following preview pages for this week’s issue of Archer & Armstrong #6 from Valiant Comics, a quote from one of our reviews has been placed on the front cover. It comes from CBN reviewer Chris “DOC” Bushley’s review of Archer & Armstrong #5, with the…
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Exclusive: Justice League Movie To Feature New Genesis, Mother Box & M-Theory
Our DC Entertainment source who has provided us a batch of info on the upcoming Justice League movie as well as the Man of Steel, and the Batman reboot 2016 movie, and more, provided us the following tidbits. Previously it’s been said that Darkseid will be the villain in the movie with the plot said to…
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Exclusive: Justice League Movie Pushed Back To 2016? Ridley Scott Passes; List Down To 5
Cosmic Book News received an update about the Justice League movie from our DC Entertainment source. Our source previously provided us recent news on the cast of characters that might be a part of the movie, Aquaman movie news, Green Lantern 2 script details, as well as gave us some inside info about the Man…
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Ryan Gosling As The Flash In Justice League Movie? Actor Doesn’t Shoot It Down
With the Justice League Movie set to debut in 2015, fans have been waiting patiently for not only a director but any casting news they can get their hands on. It’s all but confirmed that Henry Cavill will play Superman, but what about the other Justice Leaguers? Well, how about Ryan Gosling as The Flash?…
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Christopher Nolan Looks To Direct SF Time Travel Movie “Interstellar”
Following The Dark Knight Rises, it’s being reported that Christopher Nolan wants to next direct and produce the science-fiction time travel movie, Interstellar. THR reports that Nolan is in negotiations to direct the movie, which is written by his brother Jonathan Nolan, and will be a joint venture from Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures. The…
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Transformers 4 Adds Jack Reynor In A Lead Role; New Trilogy Announced
In addition to Mark Wahlberg, Michael Bay has added Jack Reynor to the cast of Transformers 4. It’s thought that Reynor will play the race-car-driving boyfriend of Wahlberg’s daughter, a part previously rumored. Bay let the news be known on his website and made a point of mentioning again that it’s not a reboot and…
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Krull Remake Should Be Made!
How about a Krull remake? 1983 saw the debut of Star Wars meets Dungeons & Dragons with — Krull! I was 8 years young at the time and remember being awestruck by the planet Krull and its inhabitants as they went on a quest to free the princess, vanquish The Beast, and save the galaxy!…
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Matt Bomer Finally Plays The Man of Steel With Superman Unbound Animated Movie; First Look
Matt Bomer finally gets his chance to play Superman in the upcoming Superman Unbound animated movie from Warner Bros. Animation. Bomer was previously in contention to play the Man of Steel for both the previous Superman movies with it being said that he was passed on because of being gay. Whether that is true or not…
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt As Star-Lord In The Guardians of the Galaxy Movie?!
Now this would be pretty big for James Gunn and the Guardians of the Galaxy movie. How about Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Peter Quill aka Star-Lord? Could you get on board with this, Cosmic Book News readers? Previously, a batch of names was rumored for the lead role of Star-Lord, which director James Gunn came out…
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Jim Starlin Teases A Helmet For His New DC Comics Series
Jim Starlin teased the following image of a helmet that will be a part of his new DC Comics on-going series. Starlin revealed the image on his all-new Facebook Page. We don’t know much about the new series other than Starlin has completed the first two issues of and that he will be taking over…
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Film Review of Les Misérables
Do You Hear the Oscars Sing? A Film Review of Les Misérables By: Lawrence Napoli I remember having read the original novel by Victor Hugo in high school and despite viewing class as a complete and utter task, this was a story I genuinely enjoyed. I remember having been treated to a Broadway performance of…
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New Superior Spider-Man Is A Rapist?
Spoilers follow. Doc Ock has taken over the body of Peter Parker. He knowingly deceived and switched bodies with Parker who seemingly perished in Amazing Spider-Man #700. Doc Ock also has access to all of Spider-Man’s memories, which is how he can become the new Superior Spider-Man without anybody catching on. Well, in the latest…