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FANTASTIC FOUR Reboot Compared To BATMAN BEGINS

Ultimate Fantastic Four courtesy Marvel
Ultimate Fantastic Four courtesy Marvel

With the global launch of X-Men: Days of Future Past behind him there’s no rest for Simon Kinberg. The producer/writer is on the set of the Fantastic Four reboot. Movie franchises starring the Children of the Atom and Marvel’s First Family are both controlled by Fox.

 

In a new interview Kinberg tells The Daily Beast the tone of the Fantastic Four will be different:

 

“The tone of this movie will feel as unique as when you saw Iron Man, X-Men, or Batman Begins for the first time. Continue reading FANTASTIC FOUR Reboot Compared To BATMAN BEGINS

THE FLASH Mystery Role Revealed

courtesy Warner Brothers, photo by Jack Rowand
courtesy Warner Brothers, photo by Jack Rowand

John Wesley Shipp will be playing Barry Allen’s father in the upcoming series The Flash on The CW. He played the Scarlet Speedster in a short-lived CBS series in the 1990’s. Grant Gustin will play the DC Comics hero in the upcoming series.

 

“Given his history with The Flash, Andrew [Kreisberg], Geoff [Johns] and I could only think of one person we wanted to play Barry’s father and that was John Wesley Shipp,” executive producer Greg Berlanti told The Hollywood Reporter The Live Feed. “He gives a fantastic and emotional performance in the pilot, and we are looking forward to his presence in many more episodes.” Continue reading THE FLASH Mystery Role Revealed

YOUNG AVENGERS ORIGINAL SINS Preview

Original Sins #2 courtesy Marvel
Original Sins #2 courtesy Marvel

The Young Avengers return in Original Sins.

 

It’s not the entire gang back together but four of the teen super team in a limited series connected to Marvel’s big event Original Sin.

 

While Earth’s heroes search for The Watcher’s killer in the Jason Aaron/Mike Deodato book, the fallout of the Watcher’s secrets will ripple across the universe. Continue reading YOUNG AVENGERS ORIGINAL SINS Preview

Top Comics For May 28, 2014

Batman #31 courtesy DC Comics
Batman #31 courtesy DC Comics

Batman #31 Bruce Wayne’s transformation into the Dark Night, how he formed an alliance with James Gordon and how he saved Gotham City from the Riddler. It’s a critical chapter in Zero Year: Savage City by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo.

 

Deadly Class #5 High school is hell but when you’re in an elite academy for assassins in training – every test could be your last. The “hero” is forced to face his bloody past while dodging killer classmates eager Continue reading Top Comics For May 28, 2014

X-MEN APOCALYPSE Behind the Teaser

Uncanny X-Men #377 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny X-Men #377 courtesy Marvel

X-Men: Days of Future Past opened to rave reviews and generated astonishing box-office results.

 

After uniting the cast of the original trilogy and X-Men: First Class in a time travel epic that introduced Sentinels – what will they do next?

 

Go for what some consider the biggest X-villain (after the Master of Magnetism) and introduce the first mutant.

 

Director Bryan Singer already revealed the next film is X-Men: Apocalypse so the post-credits sequence shouldn’t be a surprise but just to be safe here’s a…

 

SPOILER WARNING! Continue reading X-MEN APOCALYPSE Behind the Teaser

AXEL ALONSO talks AXIS & REMENDER

courtesy Marvel and Previews
courtesy Marvel and Previews

Avengers. X-Men. Villains. Rick Remender.

 

That’s all we know so far about Marvel’s next big event called AXIS.

 

After writing Uncanny X-Force, Captain America and Uncanny Avengers this marks Remender’s first shot at a big line wide event.

 

“Rick brings such an embarrassment of riches to every story outline, he’s constantly leaving juicy ideas on the cutting room floor. Continue reading AXEL ALONSO talks AXIS & REMENDER