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A common complaint, fair or not, among comic book fans is that DC Comics are more confusing than Marvel Comics.
Without indulging that argument, it’s undeniable that at the moment the upcoming slate of Marvel Studios films is much, much less complicated than Warner Bros. films based on the “distinguished competition” currently in development. Since May […]

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Counting inflation, Warner Bros. Pictures’ The Dark Knight has now officially surpassed Spider-Man to become the biggest comic book movie of all time. The Christopher Nolan sequel has reached $492.689 million domestically while Spider-Man hit a total of $491.952 when you look at the inflated number ($403.7 million without inflation).Looking at the worldwide numbers, Variety […]

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Last week, it was reported that New Regency had put Voltron: Defender of the Universe into turnaround. The news said that Relativity Media is now backing the property with a more moderate budget, utilizing the type of cost-effective technology employed in films like 300. A director was going to be attached in a week.Now, Latino […]

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Vin Diesel is known for his action flicks and tough-guy roles, but he has yet to appear in a superhero movie. MTV News caught up with him to find out why that is, especially since he has previously been rumored for “Daredevil” and “Hellboy.” Apparently, Diesel has already got something planned.
“I’ve been holding out and […]

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Last week, Warner Bros announced that they would be interested in rebooting the “Superman” franchise in favor of making it a bit more like “The Dark Knight.” The idea is to make the next Superman movie more dark and gritty.
Many fans immediately pleaded their cases, but so did the filmmakers. MTV News caught up with […]

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While the internet is going crazy with casting rumors that aren’t true for Christopher Nolan’s possible third Batman movie, the director himself is on vacation as The Dark Knight approaches $500 million domestically.The Hollywood Reporter has published an interesting article about the film’s marketing and the deaths of both Heath Ledger and Conway Wickliffe before […]

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National Lampoon is moving forward with its next in-house production, “National Lampoon’s The Legend of Awesomest Maximus,” a spoof of sword-and-sandal flicks such as “Gladiator,” “300″ and “Troy.”
“Mad TV’s” Will Sasso will lead a cast that includes Kristanna Loken (”Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines”), Ian Ziering (”Beverly Hills, 90210″), Sophie Monk (”Date Movie”), Tony […]

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ComingSoon.net reports that The Dark Knight continued to do well in North America and overseas in its sixth weekend in theaters:Christopher Nolan’s mega-blockbuster The Dark Knight (Warner Bros.) continues to thrive with $10.3 million in its sixth weekend, the first time since opening where it’s not in the Top 5 for its respective weekend compared […]

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The superheroes of Marvel Entertainment have been turned into toys, cartoons and, perhaps most profitably, live action films like “Iron Man” and the “Spider-Man” series. NY Times now reports that they are being adapted again — this time specifically for the Japanese market.
Marvel is teaming up with Madhouse, a renowned Japanese animation studio, to develop […]

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