It looks like The Rock could be playing The Main Man! Dwayne Johnson revealed via Twitter that he is in talks to play Lobo, the intergalactic bounter hunter of DC Comics.
“Rumors of me possibly playing LOBO are true. Joel Silver and Brad Peyton working on it now. That could be fun” he states on Twitter.
Thanks to Dark Horizons.
Johnson is in talks to play Hercules too. This film would be based on Hercules: The Thracian Wars from Radical Publishing.
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We know it wasn’t going to have a happy ending for everybody? Marvel is now teasing AvX Consequences by Kieron Gillen. Senior Editor Nick Lowe tells Marvel.com “It deals with the effects of AvX on both the X-side and the A-side!” and that he could not comment further “without spoiling AvX!”
“It is pretty hardcore. If you like what Kieron’s doing on ‘Uncanny,’ this book will blow your mind,” Lowe continued.
“‘AvX’ ends with a bang, it’s going to be very controversial,” says Editor in Chief Axel Alonso. “A lot of you will be very pissed at us, a lot of you will be clapping,” he said, mentioning one team will deal with the question of new leadership.
Does this mean the death of Cyclops? Cyke was seen on the Joe Quesada Marvel NOW! promo art but that doesn’t mean it’s the current Scott Summers. Gillen has been writing the flagship X-book for a while and there’s no mention yet of his role in the Marvel NOW! revamp. With Havok taking a leadership rile on the Uncanny Avengers, Uncanny X-Men ending to make way for All-New X-Men starring the original five students of Xavier and no word on the future of Scott and Emma could this signal the end of Cyclops?
I’ve been playing with the idea of Emma Frost’s Avenging X-Men. This is just speculation but let me know what you think? Do you want to see Cyke killed at the end of AvX?
Anne Hathaway is winning huge praise from director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale for her performance as Selena Kyle in The Dark Knight Rises. Nolan even said Hathaway’s Selena Kyle deserved the opportunity to star in a Catwoman solo film. Bale reportedly said that Hathaway “has the toughest job on the film because the Catwoman role has been defined previously.”
Catwoman is one of the most iconic female characters in comic book history. I was inspired to collect some of Catwoman’s greatest “cuts” as the world waits to see how Christopher Nolan and Anne Hathaway will portray her in The Dark Knight Rises.
Television: As a little kid I raced off the school bus so I didn’t miss a moment of the Batman television show. I loved Julie Newmar as Catwoman. The dramatic purrs on words were part of the show’s camp but Newmar embodied the conflicted bad girl you hope would change her ways for Batman. Eartha Kitt only played Catwoman three times but what an impression. Kitt played Catwoman with a harder, dangerous edge. That cat would do a lot worse than scratch!
Movies: Michelle Pfeifer’s Catwoman was a deadly kitten with a whip in Batman Returns. Tim Burton’s origin for Selina was very different from the comic books but Pfeiffer made it work. This secretary turned feminist avenger was a deadly mix of empowerment and sex appeal.
Comics: Bob Kane created The Cat as a socialite turned catburglar villain for Batman. Selina Kyle developed into an antihero with love/hate romantic relationship with Batman. In the 1990’s writers took Selina’s character into dark territory. Modern creators interpretted her disguise and life of crime as a response to a history of abuse. Selina became an avenger of women on the streets of Gotham City.
The Dark End of the Street, Crooked Little Town, Relentless, and Wild Ride show Catwoman as a vigilante antihero in modern crime noir tales. During this era Selina takes in an ex-hooker and junkie as a protogee in her war on crime. The look in these collections are similar to the style Anne Hathaway has in photos on the set of The Dark Knight Rises.
Trail of the Catwoman marked Selina’s return to her infamous persona after a long absence with a new costume. Selina hunts a serial killer targetting the streetwalkers of Gotham City.
When in Rome is Catwoman versus the Falcone crime family. This is a sexier colorful tale of the cat burglar on a mysterious adventure in Italy.
Hush is one of my all time favorite Batman epics. The Dark Knight and Catwoman’s twisted relationship is at this most romantic and intense during this year long mystery in which a new villian uses Batman’s greatest enemies as pawns in a mind twisting game. Jim Lee’s Catwoman is perfect.
I have to give Adam Hughes praise for his portraits of Catwoman. Cover Run includes many of his iconic DC covers starring the femme fatale.
DC Comics The New 52 Catwoman title has been the target of praise and controversy. Legendary scribe Ann Nocenti is set to take over from Judd Winnick. Nocenti is famed for her powerful femme fatales in other books so this could be a continued era of greatness for DC’s most infamous anti-heroine.
Yes, I left out the Catwoman movie starring Halle Berry. Great actress. Unique take on the character. Nuff said.
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Michael Fassbender (Prometheus, X-Men: First Class) will star and produce Assassin’s Creed based on the hit Ubisoft video game according to The Hollywood Reporter Heat Vision. The in-demand actor will play Desmond Miles, a man descended from a long line of assassins. The story takes place in modern and ancient times as Miles faces the Knights Templar.
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Marvel announced Daredevil: End of Days coming this October with the promise of more to be revealed at Comic Con. The book’s creative dream team is Brian Michael Bendis and David Mack writing with Klaus Janson and Bill Sienkiewicz on art.
“This takes place in the not-too-distant future and we get to see what the Marvel Universe may look like. In the vein of Daredevil, it’s a more realistic future. In the very first issue, some very large things happen, including Daredevil’s very public murder, which sends Ben Urich on his final assignment, once again telling the story of Matt Murdock,” said Bendis
“This is the Daredevil all-star team, but in order to get everybody together, we needed to dance between the raindrops. We think it’s worth the wait. It’s beautiful,” Bendis explained.
“We wanted to get a lot of people associated with Daredevil through the years together on one book and use it as the culmination of our passion for this character. We see almost every character who has been associated with Daredevil through the years as well,” Klaus Janson added.
Although set in the near future the creators reflect on the retro cinematic feel of the project.
“The idea of doing a ‘Mean Streets’ version of Daredevil, with all the characters we love and loath, ups the excitement factor for me as a fan,” said Bill Sienkiewwicz
“This is like 70’s film. Even though it exists in the near future, it has an old style New York City grit to it,” David Mack added.
Mark Waid’s current tone is more heroic and upbeat so this project may be a shocker to new readers.
“Our book will be dark and violent and shocking to people who followed our runs on Daredevil. To people reading Daredevil now, it will be doubly so. This is not Mark Waid, who is doing a phenomenal job. I was trying to shock readers of our stuff!” explained Bendis of the tone.
Bendis and Mack delve into Matt Murdock’s past and supporting cast.
“Just about every major girlfriend and every rogue of Daredevil plays some role in the story,” says Mack.
“You’ll see how all of Matt’s interactions with women affected them 10 years down the line,” adds Bendis.
“One of the more intriguing characteristics of this project is the little glimpses of the Marvel Universe in the future. They’re not in your face, but they’re around the corner. I find that as important a part of the story as the main plot. My curiosity is always piqued,” says Janson.
“You get the story from Ben Urich’s point of view, so you get the story from his point of view as far as what characters he encounters. One of my favorite pieces Klaus and Bill have done thus far is of Nick Fury,” adds Bendis.
“Daredevil has been a comic that has always enable a lot of experimentation by very different artists. There’s something really interesting about the character that allows for a lot of interpretation. With this project we’re trying to let all the different styles shine in service of the story,” says Mack
“In life, Daredevil had questions he could never answer, itches he could never scratch. Some characters get to a point where they’re ok, but Daredevil is not like that. He’ll never get over what happened to his parents, he’ll never save enough people. His battles with forces of nature like Kingpin, Bullseye and Elektra force him to become a force of nature. To give it 10 years and see the fallout of that is very interesting to write about. Also, we’re not getting it from Daredevil’s perspective, we’re getting it from perspective of somebody who may be willing to dig deeper than Matt even would have,” says Bendis
For more quotes from the creative team here’s the Marvel.com link. Daredevil End of Days #1 arrives in October.
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A new image of the Joker getting ready for his return to DC Comic The New 52. Last week it was announced the clown prince of crime would return in Batman #13 by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo.
The villain has been missing for a year since the finale of Detective Comics #1. Only his carved off face was left nailed up in a cell of Arkham Asylum. This new image by Capullo on DC Comics The Source shows the face back on and Joker readying his trademark look -blood red lips.
Batman #13 arrives October 10th.
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The genius viral marketing of Prometheus has inspired other studios with pending sci-fi spectacles. Viral videos revealed more about Peter Weyland and the projects of Weyland Industries.
OmniCorp is the company bringing law and order with corporate efficiency in the world of Robocop. You can visit their site at omnicorp.com to view their full line of products except all those access denies projects! Watch the video below with a tease for the man who will become Robocop.
Joel Kinnaman plays the police officer who will be transformed into Robocop in the new remake. Gary Oldman and Samuel L. Jackson are part of the reboot. Thanks for Dark Horizons.
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Bloodshot is reborn. Half man-half machine. All bad ass. The deadliest hero of the Valiant Universe is back this week in a new series by crime writer Duane Swierczynski with artists Manual Garcia and Arturo Lozzi.
He was a broken soldier resurrected by nanotechnology but he’s not sure which memory is right. You can be sure Bloodshot’s war on terror will lead back to his masters – and we’ll love him for it!
Earlier this year it was Sony reportedly was planning a Bloodshot film. No updates on the film but the comic book comeback is sure to fire up interest in the project.
Valiant’s Harbinger #2 is also out this week.
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