Comic Movie Updates: Superman, Batman, The Avengers, X-Men, and More!

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'Captain America: The First Avenger' Trailer Hits The Net!

Yea, it looks pretty awesome...

'Captain America: The First Avenger' Update 03.17.11

The Red Skull, Howling Commandos, and a new image of Cap...

Versus # 3 - Captain America vs. Deathstroke

The Battle of the Super Soldier

Super Bowl Movie Trailers!!!

Captain America, Transformers, Cowboys & Aliens, Priest, Fast Five, Battle: Los Angeles...

'Captain America: The First Avenger' Update 02.05.11

A buttload of pictures, plus some interviews, what more do ya want?

Marvel News: X-Men: First Class Cast Photo, Plus Cap, Thor, and Spider-Man

A lot of new pics and a little news has been released about the upcoming Marvel slate of movies recently, so I figured the best way to properly optimize both your time and mine was to incorporate all the stories into one convenient read for ya.


All right, I'm just feeling really lazy today. Whatever.


Let's start with some of the biggest news that dropped today, one of the first photos from X-Men: First Class was leaked online, but there are a few doubts regarding it's legitimacy. If it's real, this would be a huge leak as it reveals a lot of cast members and costumes I'm sure they weren't quite ready to reveal yet. Topless Robot has the pic:

So I don't know where I quite stand on this pic, as it's still uncomfirmed, and I was pretty distracted by January Jones as Emma Frost to really form any opinions of my own. But Splashpage did:

So here's the deal: The image first appeared at MSN.com earlier today, and though the page where it appeared was subsequently removed, The Hollywood Reporter has indicated that it's legit. Even so, we're still a bit skeptical about the shot, given the strong photoshop vibe coming from the image and how unlikely it would be for the studio to reveal this much of the cast at once rather than teasing out each character.

Until we get confirmation one way or the other, though, it's certainly worth discussing.

For example, what do you think about Azazel's appearance in the promo shot? The image also seems to give us our first look at January Jones' revealing take on Emma Frost — which appears to be quite faithful to the character's wardrobe in the comics world.

And while we're still waiting for word from the studio about the image's validity, here's a quick refresher on the characters depicted in it. From left to right, that's Michael Fassbender as Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto, Rose Byrne as Dr. Moira MacTaggert, January Jones as Emma Frost, Jason Flemyng as Azazel, Nicholas Hoult as Hank McCoy/Beast, Lucas Till as Alex Summers/Havok, Zoë Kravitz as Angel Salvadore, Jennifer Lawrence as Raven Darkholme/Mystique, and James McAvoy as Professor Charles Xavier.

They also added this:

UPDATE: Fox has indicated to MTV News that this is not an authorized image from the "X-Men: First Class" movie.

So, "not an authorized" image doesn't mean that the characters and costumes portrayed aren't real, just that that exact image wasn't approved by Fox. Interesting. Moving on.

Another new shot of Chris Evans as Captain America has been released, and this one's cool because he's running. Plus he's running beside bombs so that's ACTION! 

Followed by a new shot of Chris Hemsworth as Thor, looking all Lion-O. Right? Anyone? Snarf snarf?

And finally, we move on to Spider-Man. The first shot of Denis Leary as Capt. George Stacy was released, as well as an interview segment with Conan where he talks about the accident prone Spider-Man musical:

Conan asked Leary if he’s seen the musical yet, and he answered:

“No, but I’m dying to see it. I’m not big on musical theater, I don’t really go, but if I can go to the theater and be guaranteed that guys are going to smash into walls and fall into the audience . . . that’s like NASCAR theater to me and I’ll pay extra money. I don’t want to see anybody seriously hurt, but I’ll pay an extra $400 if the guys are going to land on the people in front of me. I think it’s great. I think it’s a whole new kind of theater.”

There's also some more behind the scene shots of Spidey running down the streets of NYC as well as a Daily Bugle van, plus a couple more here:

/Film has a video of Spider-Man in action! Well, it's a behind the scenes video of a stuntman in a Spidey suit flipping into the back of a truck which you can view at the link, cuz I can't seem to embed it. Sorry. 

Anyway, that does it for this Marvel Movie Update, and I like it, so expect some more of these coming up, since as I mentioned before, I'm quite lazy. 

First Look: Garfield's Spider-Man and Evans' Captain America

I know that you want to get right to it and see the costume for Marc Webb's upcoming Spider-Man reboot, but I think I'll make you wait a little bit. But don't worry, I won't make you wait listening to crappy muzak or anything. I have another first look for you.


So we already saw the cover to EW that featured Evans kind of in costume, and we've seen him in what I'm calling his USO uniform, you can check both of those in the link above. But we finally have a pic (from Collider.com) of not only Evans in full costume, but the one thing that makes Captain America...well... Captain America:

BAM!!! Captain America with his shield in full costume. And I gotta say, I like it. It's a little '90's pouch ridden, but effective nonetheless. I like the Ultimates style helmet, and that shield is dynamite. Electric dynamite. The robot... Nemesis reject looking things are kind of lame, but whatever, it's Cap with his frickin shield.


And now that I've built up some suspense let's take a look at the moment we've all been waiting for! Our first look at Andrew Garfield in his Spider-Man costume, and it's not quite what everyone expected. Check it out:

Okay, now when I first saw that a few thoughts popped into my head... SACRILEGE!!! POPPYCOCK!!! And then I looked at it some more, and calmed the die hard comic nerd inside me down, and then laughed cause I had thought POPPYCOCK!!! But that's besides the point. 


I wasn't surprised that the costume ended up to be different from the comics, even though they perfectly retained the original throughout the first Spider-Man trilogy. I'm not surprised because although this movie was touted as more than likely drawing from the Ultimate Spider-Man series, from certain casting and possible story ideas that have come out it looks to be more than a little non-canon.


But that's conjecture, as we just haven't seen enough from the film to make any certain predictions. So let's talk costume. Actually, I'll let Splashpage tell you the "Five Key Changes in Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man Costume", because they quite aptly sum it up:

1. The WEB-SHOOTERS

See those metal discs on Peter Parker's wrists? If they're mechanical web-shooters, the new franchise could be planning a major reboot of the character's history, as longtime fans know that Peter Parker's web-shooting ability originally stemmed from a pair of mechanical bracelet-like contraptions that he wore under his gloves. In the comics universe, the "webs" he shot were composed of a chemical he invented, and not a product of the radioactive spider-bite that gave him his other powers. Recent storylines in Spidey's comics universe have gone back and forth on the "organic vs. mechanical webbing" debate, with the prior movie franchise going full organic for this plot point.

Could the new films be veering back to mechanical web-shooters, or are the discs just a new element that facilitates Spidey's organic web-shooting abilities?

2. THE SYMBOL

Every iteration of Spider-Man's costume in the comic book, television, and movie worlds have always added their own unique tweak to the spider symbol on Peter Parker's chest. Sometimes it's been a wide, shoulder-to-shoulder look, other times it's been reduced to a small badge centered on the character's chest. In some cases, the symbol has stretched vertically from Peter's shoulders to his waist — which appears to be the direction they're going with this new costume.

3. THE GLOVES

Given his web-shooting requirements, Spider-Man's gloves have always been an important part of the costume. In this new iteration of the iconic red-and-blues, we not only get some silver, possibly web-shootery discs, but we also get a gauntlet that wraps around Spidey's upper forearm. I'm not sure what to think about the spiral style of the new gloves, but it definitely puts a new spin (sorry, I couldn't help it) on the old favorite.

4. THE PROFILE

I mentioned earlier that the new spider symbol on the costume accentuates the leaner, lankier actor underneath it, but that isn't the only element of the costume that seems designed to reinvent our impression of the ol' web-head. The new costume seems to give significantly more space to the slimming blue sections of the rib area and pants, and offers a narrower red vertical on the chest than we've seen on most of Spidey's movie costumes — or many of his animated incarnations, for that matter.

The new costume also seems to have eliminated the horizontal, red "belt" portion of the uniform, which only adds to the aforementioned slimming effect. This version of Peter Parker is bringing the skinny back, it seems.

5. THE MATERIAL

While past iterations of Spider-Man's costume seemed to opt for a more spandex look (with occasional ribbing on the webs), this new costume seems to be composed of a more mesh-like material. The webs no longer seemed to be glued on after the fact, and instead seem to be a part of the same material that makes up the rest of the costume. It's a small change, but a noticeable one. Here's hoping we get some explanation of where he got the costume this time around!

Well said. So there's our First Look at both Chris Evans/Captain America and Andrew Garfield/Spider-Man. What do you think? Be sure to comment below!

First Look At The Cosmic Cube!

The Cosmic Cube is well known in the Marvel U. as being a major pain in the ass. It's a "cosmic containment device capable of altering reality", so basically you don't want this thing getting into the wrong hands. Well, SuperHeroHype has a pic released from Captain America: The First Avenger, and yea, that just happened:

Now, in the comics, pretty much everybody and their grandmother has had access to one or more Cosmic Cubes, and a few of them have even evolved into sentient beings. In the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) The Cube (or Tesseract) is a Norse mythological device that Johann Schmidt/Red Skull (played by Hugo Weaving, natch) is searching for, and apparently finds. A nice tie in to Thor to really drive home the point that all of these movies and characters exist in the same universe.

That being said, expect the Cube to pop up somewhere in Thor as another easter egg, like Cap's shield in Iron Man.

Spoiler Time!!! 'Captain America: The First Avenger'

There's been a lot of possible spoilers lately about all the upcoming Marvel films, so why should Captain America: The First Avenger be any different. This report has quite a few revealing details, so once again, don't read if you don't want to know.

It's Spoiler Time!!!


So this report comes to us from The Daily Blam, who got it from French mag L'Ecran Fantastique. It's an interview with production designer Rick Heinrichs, and he drops quite a few previously unreleased details:


- 90% of the film takes place during the period 1939-1945, but the beginning and end of the feature film takes place today ...



Pretty much knew that one already, moving on...


- As an introduction, we see an exploration team discovered the remains of a giant bomber under the snows of the Arctic. Flashback (true beginning of the film): attack on a village in Norway (Hansberg) by troops from Hydra. Johann Scmidt is present (Skull), who has a passion for Nordic mythology. He looks for an object, the Cube [as seen in the Comic Con footage]


Logical beginning, and the Cube will also be known as the Tesseract in the movie.


- The Skull is a former Nazi party member who left to found the organization Hydra. His vehicle is a car which is nine feet long, shielded and armed ... Hydra's secret base is located in the Alps, and he worked on controlling the energy of the Cube. The Cube is able to open a portal to "other dimensions of space-time. His "human" face is just a mask hiding his true appearance: Red Skull.


Cool...


- Steve Rogers is a young man puny victim of mockery by thugs in Brooklyn. The body of actor Chris Evans will be digitally processed to give it that look. Steve is already friends with Bucky Barnes [his sidekick in the film]. Unlike Steve, he was accepted into the army and he was preparing to leave.


- The two friends visit an exhibition in New York, "The world of tomorrow." Among the exhibitors? Howard Stark [Tony's father]. There is a showcasing of anti-gravity boots, which only have a fraction of the energy of the cube. Stark Sr. will create the shield of Cap.


- After his transformation, Steve Rogers is used as a mascot in cinema, theater and performing in a music hall. During a performance (at Radio City Music Hall in New York) Rogers ended his show by hitting an actor dressed as Hitler (reenacting the cover of Captain America comic issue #1).


- He became a celebrity, while remaining down to earth, once sent to Europe, where he learns that Bucky was captured in a weapons factory in the Hydra. During this first mission, he frees a group that will become the Invaders.

- There will be a quick montage with several missions of Captain America: for example the sabotage of a train of Hydra. Cap and his crew rappel down a mountain and atterrisent on the roof of the train.


So that's a lot of info that was previously rumored on, such as Stark Sr.'s involvement, and Cap in a USO show. I like the reenactment of Cap punching Hitler, that's classic.


- The final scene: The Red Skull's purpose is to build a carrier style bomber, containing planes carrying bombs, which are destined for London and U.S. cities. The armament and machinery will be important. Red Skull uses the cube to power these machines (huge tank, bomber). There will be a great battle between the Red Skull and Captain America in the plane which eventually crashed in the Arctic.


- Captain America 2: Heinrichs evokes the possibility of a film blending the past and the present [as the current Ed Brubaker stories show]. Especially at a time of the interview, he speaks of the Hydra as an organization still in existence, and Nick Fury is fighting still fighting against it.


There we go, we now have pretty much seen the movie, as well as a vague teaser for the sequel. I like the direction the movie seems to be taking, and am still looking forward to it. I don't know which I'm looking forward to more, Cap or Thor, but Thor comes out first so at least we won't have to wait long.


Captain America: The First Avenger comes out on July 22, 2011.

'Captain America' Behind The Scenes Pics And Teaser Footage!

About 4 seconds of footage... but you still want to watch it, don't you?

'Captain America: Super Soldier' Official Site Launched

Easy now, Marvel didn't change the title of the upcoming Captain America movie, this is the video game. Captain America: Super Soldier is the new game from SEGA that ties-in to the movie, Captain America: The First Avenger. The official site has been released, showcasing some screens, trailer, and game info. It looks decent, although nothing in it really blew my mind. You take a look and tell me what you think:



Hmmm... underwhelmed is the feeling I would have to describe here. In this day and age when we are constantly blown away by amazing video games, this almost seems like a mediocre offering.

Here's a quick synopsis from SuperHeroHype:

In the game, players will become Captain America as he faces the Red Skull and his army in an epic third- person action adventure set in the darkest days of World War II. Wielding Captain America's legendary shield, gamers will engage in free-flowing combat and acrobatic platforming to infiltrate Hydra’s mysterious castle and battle the infamous Iron Cross, the forces of Hydra, and a host of nefarious enemies serving the Red Skull. As the First Avenger himself, players must defeat the evil scientist Arnim Zola and his wartime experiments, combining powerful melee combos and shield attacks to devastating effect.


I still have to play it, of course, and I will probably enjoy it, cause I'm a nerd and that's how I roll. What do you think, Action News Team? Does this look like a game you are going to line up to buy? Comment below!

Captain America: The First Avenger Photos!

The race for the casting of Steve Rogers in the upcoming Captain America: The First Avenger directed by Joe Johnston (Jurassic Park III, The Wolfman) had a lot of ups and downs, and nobody seemed to be able to agree on who should play the star spangled hero, leading to many heated debates on nerd boy comment boards. And then the lead was chosen, and the nerd world finally united... in potential disappointment. Chris Evans (Fantastic Four, The Losers) was offered the role and he accepted. Again, debates ensued. Nobody really knew what to think.

Now don't get me wrong, I don't have a crazy hate on for Evans, he's funny and he does well in the roles that suit him. I mean, his turn as Lucas Lee in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (which was one of the best movies I have seen in a long time, hands down) was hilarious. But I just didn't know if he could pull off the Sentinel of Liberty, I mean, those are some pretty big combat boots to fill.

But I'm still uber-excited for this movie, and some recently released pics certainly help me believe that Evans might be able to pull this off. Plus the costume looks pretty cool: But don't take my word for it, check it out for yourself.

First here's Evans in costume on the cover of Entertainment Weekly:

“At the time, I remember telling a buddy of mine, ‘If the movie bombs, I’m f—-ed. If the movie hits, I’m f—-ed!’” After declining the part three times, Evans took a meeting with Marvel execs and Johnston and was dazzled by their plans for the movie. He still felt wary about suiting up for Captain America — but then he had an epiphany. “I was just scared,” he says. “I realized my whole decision making process was fear based, and you never want to make a decision out of fear.’” Evans signed a six-picture deal with Marvel to play the character, and he has no regrets: “I can’t believe was almost too chicken to play Captain America.”

6 picture deal! Dollah Dollah billz, y'all.That would be 3 Captain America and 3 Avenger's movies, for those wondering. Still, they gave Sam "Bad Mutha Fucka" Jackson a 9 picture deal as Nick Fury, so I'm not surprised. There's also a lot of photos including Haley Atwell as Peggy Carter, Hugo Weaving as Johann Schmidt/ Red Skull, and Toby Jones as Dr. Arnim Zola:

"No really, that was some other guy who played Human Torch. Why does everybody keep asking me that?"

"What, do I have something on my face?"

"No, I'm just wondering what that ginger scientist behind you is looking at..."

Cue sad walking away music from The Incredible Hulk

"Yea... I'm funny."

"All right, did anybody bring any batteries?"

"Herr Schmidt, I shrunk the kids..."

Click the pics for the Hi-Res version.Captain America: The First Avenger is set to hit theaters on July 22, 2011.