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Chris McCoy is being tapped to rewrite Guardians of the Galaxy , Marvel Studios’ space adventure movie. Galaxy is part of Marvel’s second wave of movies and is the only new title among the crop of mostly sequels featuring Iron Man, Thor and Captain America . It was revealed as the company’s mystery movie in late June and officially announced at Comic-Con in July. While there have been several incarnations of the team in the comics over the years, the movie’s lineup will include Drax the Destroyer , a human resurrected as a green warrior with the sole purpose of killing Thanos (the villain in the Avengers final-scene tease); Groot , a giant tree-man; Star-Lord , a gun-toting half-human/half-alien intergalactic vigilante; Rocket Raccoon , a genetically engineered animal with a knack for guns and explosives; and Gamora , the last survivor of her species who was saved by Thanos to be his assassin but now battles him. Nicole Perlman wrote the previous draft. Perlman is graduate of

Having launched two franchises with Sherlock Holmes and Iron Man , Robert Downey Jr is looking to keep the iconic roles coming by developing a new movie based on the Perry Mason character originally created by novelist Erle Stanley Gardner. Warner Bros., which has produced the Sherlock films, is involved with the Mason development, kicked off once estate attorney Joe Horacek nabbed the rights to the character. Downey and co-producer David Gambino have come up with a story idea and are now in the process of finding a writer to turn it into a screenplay. While the character of Perry Mason is best known to audiences through the Raymond Burr-starring TV series, the legal eagle actual first stalked the courts in Gardner’s books, the first of which was published in 1933. The author went on to write 82 novels and many short stories, which revolved around Mason, secretary Della Street, private eye Paul Drake and the team’s legal nemesis, Hamilton Burger. And this won’t be the firs

“ The History of Comic Book Heroes ” : While huge comic book fans are very much aware, there are many that don’t know the historical timeline of comic book heroes and who followed who. The most historically impactful aspect of Captain America is that he was the first and he came before all others. Captain America’s First comic appearance was in March 1941 I will be giving away, Captain America shirts, Posters and Baskin Robbins  Gift cards next week. Make sure you like SandwichJohnFilms on Facebook to become a winner. Winners will be chosen at random. The film is scheduled for release on July 22, 2011. - The Hulk Real Name: Bruce Banner Ability: A pioneer in gamma ray technology, Banner fell victim to an accident that causes him (often uncontrollably) to turn into a much larger humanoid green monster with unparalleled strength and aggression Affiliate: Member of the original avengers First appearance:  May 1962 - Thor Real Name: Thor Odinson Ability: Thor is the No

Jon_Favreau  twitted this little hidden gem over on Youtube . The video is brought to use by Patrick Boivin . Boivin a little known director. This guys is a one man recking machine, he does everything when it comes to his videos. The animation, lighting, camera and directing. I wouldn't be surprised if this doesn't generate some buzz for him. In the video we get to see Black Widow kick everyones butt from Whiplash, T-1000, Rocky,Batman and even Michael Jackson . Watch the video after the Jump... Please Leave A Comment-

The Creator Gets His Star Stan Lee , considered to have exerted more influence over the comic book industry than anyone else in history, received the 2,428th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today. One-time Spider-Man writer and illustrator turned Spawn creator Todd McFarlane and Gill Champion, president and chief operating officer of POW! Entertainment , which Lee founded and serves as chairman and chief creative officer, were among those joining Lee at the ceremony in front of the Live Nation building on Hollywood Boulevard. Lee created or co-created 90 percent of Marvel Comics' characters, including Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, X-Men, The Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Daredevil, The Avengers, Silver Surfer and Dr. Strange . Born Stanley Martin Lieber on Dec. 28, 1922, in New York City, Lee began his career in 1939 as an assistant at Timely Comics with such duties as getting lunch, filling inkwells and proofreading. His first published work was as a text filler for Ca

Marvel Comics Joins The Grid In anticipation of Walt Disney Pictures' 3D high-tech adventure, TRON: LEGACY , in theaters on Dec. 17, 2010 -- Marvel Comics is proud to announce variant covers celebrating the film. Beginning in November, the Marvel Universe gets “ TRON-ified ” on selected variant covers featuring Marvel’s biggest heroes— Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor and more—re-interpreted out in the unique visual style of the TRON universe. The issues featuring TRON variants, and spotlighted characters, are as follows: • Amazing Spider-Man #651 TRON Variant, featuring Spider-Man • Avengers #7 TRON Variant. featuring Spider-Woman • Avengers Academy #7 TRON Variant, featuring Quicksilver • Captain America #612 TRON Variant, featuring Captain America • Incredible Hulks #618 TRON Variant, featuring Ghost Rider • Invincible Iron Man #33 TRON Variant, featuring Iron Man • New Avengers #7 TRON Variant, featuring Ms. Marvel • Secret Avengers #7

“Thor”Film To Stand On It's Own “ Thor ” director Kenneth Branagh is a big fan of the “ Iron Man ” tandem of director Jon Favreau and star Robert Downey Jr. , but he says his entry into the ever-expanding cinema of the Marvel Universe will be quite different in tone and construction. “It’s a different story, and also, in that regard, Jon is a bit of a genius when it comes to that orchestration and getting the max out of another genius in Downey,” Branagh said. “It’s how you dance pretty close to the edge to get the sort of modernity and the edge that ‘Iron Man’ has and the real sharp comic sensibility of those two men,” he said. “So it’s a different kind of dance. “I think ‘Thor’ comes from a different place story-wise and character-wise. We have both Norse histories for Thor, hundreds of myths and fables told in many different ways, in addition to what Marvel has pillaged for the past 40 years or so to come up with their version of things, which sits in very strong str

The Original Avengers vs. The New Avengers By:Jonathan Cyfer The Avengers is a unique superhero team because, from the very beginning, they were never meant to have a permanent roster. If you recall the comic book origin from way back in 1963, The evil Loki , half-brother to the heroic Thunder God, was planning a trap for Thor by tricking the powerful but hapless Hulk into destroying a railroad trestle. At the last second, the Hulk was able to save the train, including passengers and crew, from falling into a canyon, but it was too late to keep him from being branded a "killer". Loki was hoping to trick Thor into going after the Hulk, then springing whatever trap he had in mind, but he goofed. When he diverted a radio message about the Hulk's attack that was intended for the Fantastic Four , so that it could be heard on an ordinary radio in the office of Dr. Don Blake (Thor's alter ego), he didn't count on it also being picked up by Tony Stark (

Movie Studios Build Hype With Comic-Con When the seventh annual San Diego Comic-Con took place in 1976, the gathering of a few thousand fans was just what its name implied: a convention about comic books. That year, however, Lucasfilm Ltd . set up a booth and held a slideshow presentation about a movie nearly a year away from release, " Star Wars ." More than 30 years later, the convention appears to be more and more a place where movie studios and television networks can follow in the footsteps of "Star Wars'" by giving hard-core fans an early look at upcoming releases. Sometimes, it's a very early look. Walt Disney Pictures came to Comic-Con in 2008 with test footage from what was then referred to as "TR2N," a sequel to the 1982 cult classic " Tron ," one of the first films to use computer-generated imagery. The special effects and appearance by Jeff Bridges, reprising his role in the original, made a big splash with the audienc

Edward Norton Address "The Hulk" Controversy And Not Reprising His Role What a few days it has been with the news breaking that Edward Norton would not be returning to reprise his role as The Hulk in the upcoming " Avengers " film. We got responses from the studio and from Norton's agent. But nothing from Norton until now. " The Incredible Hulk " star Edward Norton released a statement on his Facebook page about how he won't be involved with Marvel's upcoming "Avengers" movie. As most of you know, I don't like to talk much about the business of making movies because it means a lot to me to protect the audience's fullest enjoyment of the 'magic' that films can have. But I am so appreciative of the outpouring of support from fans of the Hulk and the Avengers that I feel it would be rude not to respond. So here goes: It seems it won't work out for me to continue playing Bruce Banner for Marvel in "The Aven

Nathan Fillion & Eva Longoria To Join Cast Of The Avengers? The rumor that Nathan Fillion and Eva Longoria have joined the cast of Joss Whedon’s The Avengers continues to pick up steam. Should the rumors be true, Fillion, a long time Whedon collaborator, would portray Dr. Henry Pym , aka Ant Man , and Longoria would play his wife, Janet Van Dyne , aka The Wasp . Supposedly the two of them would show up as S.H.I.E.L.D. scientists before revealing their true, super powered nature. Please Leave A Comment- Source- comicbookmovie

Joss Whedon To Take On The Avengers Film There goes the neighborhood. Deadline is confirming that  Joss Whedon is in final talks to direct Marvel's proposed The Avengers movie. I am not sure that I would trust such a high profile franchise with Whedon with his track record being just the film Serenity. I understand he has a Huge following with fanboys and girls and he has written the scripts for several (including his upcoming Cabin in the Woods) and is a well-known script doctor in Hollywood. He's also got a long relationship with Marvel, having written Astonishing X-Men, not to mention an early draft of the X-Men movie, among other things. Please Leave A Comment- Source- Deadline / Syfy

Kevin Feige Talks Upcoming Marvel Films Kevin Feige went onto to talk about the upcoming Marvel films and how it will effect The upcoming Avengers movie which is slated for May 4, 2012. Also read the fine detail some interesting news about possible movies that might get made.Or characters that could return. "It's fun now, and we're introducing some new characters in ['Iron Man 2']," he told the magazine. "But it's not about just cramming in lots of new people; that's sort of the cardinal sin of the sequel - adding in too many characters. This is totally Tony Stark's story. And that's gonna weave into Thor's story, and Steve Rogers' story, and it's already ingrained with Nick Fury's story and an organization known as S.H.I.E.L.D." He says that it is important to first focus on each character. "My only concern is that when we launch a franchise--whichever character's franchise that may be--it should stand on it

Jack Kirby Estate Trying To Regain His Share Of Copyright The estate of Jack Kirby , co-creator of Captain America, The Fantastic Four, The X-Men, The Avengers, Iron Man, Hulk, The Silver Surfer and Thor and has sent notices terminating copyright to publishers Marvel and Disney, as well as film studios that have made movies and TV shows based on characters he created or co-created, including Sony, Universal, 20th Century Fox and Paramount Pictures. Just as the Jerry Siegel estate has done so with rights to Superman, so Kirby's estate is looking to regain his share of copyright in the characters and their use in comics and other media. the estate is using the same lawyers as the Siegels, Toberoff & Associates, who have been fairly successful in their case against DC/Warner so far. Such claims, if found valid, would begin from 2014 and, as always, its worth noting that Marvel/Disney will still own the trademarks of the characters in comics, and the studios in movies. The likelih

Disney Is Taking Over The World. Well Actually Just Marvel So now when you go to Disneyland not only can you take your picture with Mickey Mouse. You can get a shot with Iron Man. I wonder how Universal Studio's is going to feel about this? While at Universal Studios u can met the Marvel Cast there. The Walt Disney Co. has agreed to acquire Marvel Ent . in a stock and cash transaction worth $4 billion. Under the terms of the deal, Marvel shareholders would receive $30 per share in cash plus approximately 0.745 Disney shares for each Marvel share they own. Based on the closing price of Disney stock on Friday, the transaction value is $50 per Marvel share or approximately $4 billion. Disney will acquire ownership of more than 5,000 Marvel characters, including Iron Man, Spider-Man, X-Men, Captain America, Fantastic Four and Thor. The boards of both companies have approved the pact, which is subject to antitrust review and the approval of Marvel shareholders. Robert A. Iger, Mouse H

Thanks to spoilertv For the pictures. Here are some of the new Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury pictures. On set @ Randy's Donuts . Earlier this month Jon Favreau Twittered photos of Robert Downey Jr. wearing the Iron Man suit and sitting inside the giant doughnut. Comment and let me know what you think.