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Our 10 Favorite Stan Lee Cameos
3 December 2009 3:20 AM, PST
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For someone about to turn 87 (Dec. 28), Stan Lee sure gets around. Not that this is news to anyone who’s been to a Comic-Con in the past decade or watches talk shows with any degree of regularity. From what we can gather, the only thing Lee loves more than adding exclamation points to his comics is appearing on-screen.
While his appearances used to be limited to what he could talk himself into, Lee's been seemingly everywhere this decade — ever since the explosion of Marvel properties being adapted into movies. Well, everywhere for about 15 seconds a movie.
With all the talk surrounding his upcoming cameo in Iron Man 2 (and an almost-for-certain appearance in Spider-Man 4), we decided to take a look back at his best appearances so far. Check out Our 10 Favorite Stan Lee Cameos.
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Silver Surfer Solo Movie Not Dead
1 December 2009 8:11 PM, PST
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So what some thought was dead is apparently a miscommunication. Say it ain’t so you mean something can get misconstrued on the internet? Anyway, sarcasm aside, Collider in an interview with Silver Surfer writer J. Michael Straczynski, quoted him saying “if they do a Silver Surfer film down the road, it’ll have to be its own separate thing.”
Thats a confusing statement and it got misconstrued with internet reports that the Silver Surfer spin-off movie was dead mainly because Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer didn’t do as well as Fox wanted.
Now, Straczynski emailed our pals Latino Review and explained that it’s not dead its just being screwed around with by Fox who is going a different route and having someone else write a script for them instead of using his.
We didn’t report on the earlier news because we are lazy and
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Silver Surfer Movie (Sort of) Happening [Updated]
25 November 2009 4:42 AM, PST
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[Update: Silver Surfer isn't as dead as first reported. See post for details.]
The last significant update we heard on the proposed Silver Surfer movie was last summer when director Alex Proyas said he’s definitely not working on the project, emphasizing that he’d never work with Fox studios again.
Since then, we have found out that Fox is pushing forward with the Fantastic Four reboot and that it would feature an entirely new cast. What does that mean for the Silver Surfer spin-off many were hoping for? Well, it’s unlikely to happen anytime soon.
Writer J. Michael Straczynski recently spoke with Collider last week and touched on the subject, saying that the not-so-hot reception to Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer made the studio put plans for the Silver Surfer character on hold.
Straczynski’s script has been done for a while and is in the hands of Fox, however it’s tied into the last Fantastic Four movie
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Straczynski: 'Surfer script in limbo'
24 November 2009 11:27 AM, PST
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Writer J. Michael Straczynski has revealed that the script for his Silver Surfer film is currently "in limbo" at Fox. According to the acclaimed comic book scribe, the studio is hesitant to green light the project due to the performance of 2007's Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer at the box office. "What happened was when FF2 didn't do as well as they hoped it would do, it caused them to call into question a Silver Surfer movie," Straczynski told Collider. "The script that I wrote picked up right where FF2 left off. So if they do a Silver Surfer film down the road, it'll have to be its own separate things." It was previously reported that Doug Jones, who portrayed the Surfer (more)
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J. Michael Straczynski Says 'Silver Surfer' Script Stalled, Reveals Story Details
24 November 2009 8:22 AM, PST
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“Babylon 5” creator and noted comic scribe J. Michael Straczynski said his “Silver Surfer” script is in limbo at Fox thanks to the lukewarm response received by “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.”
“What happened was when ‘FF2’ didn’t do as well as they hoped it would do, it caused them to call into question a ‘Silver Surfer’ movie,” noted Straczynski in an interview with Collider during last weekend’s “Ninja Assassin” press junket. “The script that I wrote picked up right where ‘FF2’ left off. So if they do a ‘Silver Surfer’ film down the road, it’ll have to be its own separate things.”
Straczynski added, “It was definitely adult fare. I wanted to tell the origin of the Surfer and get into that whole thing.”
Last month, actor Doug Jones (“Hellboy”) expressed his desire to reprise his role as the Silver Surfer even though the
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Doug Jones Unsure of the Future of the Silver Surfer Movie
16 October 2009 3:30 AM, PDT
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You may not recognize actor Doug Jones' name or even his face, but you've most likely seen his work as the "fish man" Abe Sapien in Hellboy or as the far-out surfer from beyond the stars in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
Jones, who trained as a mime and a contortionist, got his start doing commercials, including the famous "Mac Tonight" McDonald's ads that ran from 1987 to 1991, and is now the go-to guy for any "bendy" characters. Jones portrayed the creepy Faun in Pan's Labyrinth, will appear as the Ice Cream Man in the upcoming Legion, and is rumored to have a role in The Hobbit.
But, what about the Silver Surfer movie that was supposed to spin off of the Fantastic Four? The latest news has
Michael Green, co-executive producer of Heroes and the co-writer of Green Lantern working on a script aimed to reboot the franchise.
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Video Game Review: ‘Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2’ Delivers Amazing Action
15 October 2009 2:27 PM, PDT
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Video Game Rating: 4.0/5.0
Chicago – For every “Iron Man” or “The Dark Knight,” there are a half dozen movies like “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer” or “Elektra” littering the marketplace. Naturally, those of us well-versed in the world of superhero entertainment consider ourselves lucky if every other product featuring caped men (or women) actually works.
So, when “Batman: Arkham Asylum” totally exceeded already high expectations to deliver what is arguably the Game of the Year to date, there’s a small part of me, the part that never gets two great superhero-themed products in a row, that thought, “Well, now Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 is going to suck.” That part was So wrong.
It’s nowhere near as thematically rich as “Arkham” and it’s not as graphically remarkable an experience, but “Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2” is not meant to be. This title is simply a straight-up blast. Just as “Iron Man
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'Psy-Ops' to be Bold Venture
14 October 2009 11:50 AM, PDT
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A gritty war film featuring soldiers with psychic powers? It's as if Scott Stewart and Gus Krieger are reading my mind.
Stewart, who is directing the upcoming vampire action flick Priest, dreamed up the premise of 'Psy-Ops', which Bold Films has picked up. According to The Hollywood Reporter, he then developed the idea with Krieger, who will be writing the script for first-time director Stuart Maschwitz.
'Psy-Ops' centers around an elite U.S. military unit composed of psychics whose modus operandi is exploiting the enemy’s deepest fears. However, during a routine mission to the Amazon Basin, they encounter a force more disturbing than anything their training could have prepared them for.
Bold, which released the family-friendly 3-D thriller The Hole this year, hopes 'Psy-Ops' is a successful hybrid of Alien and Predator with the realism of Blackhawk Down. One assumes they’re also optimistic about emulating the financial success
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Chris Evans Talks Scott Pilgrim and the Possibility of Reprising His Fantastic Four Role
14 September 2009 10:08 AM, PDT
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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World isn't your typical comic book-turned-movie adaptation. There are no costumes, no super powers, just a slacker anti-hero and his dream girl's seven "evil" ex-boyfriends. Based on the comic by Bryan Lee O'Malley, Pilgrim recently wrapped principal photography. Chris Evans, who plays Lucas Lee in the film, told Collider.com that the experience was "fantastic," if too short, but that working with director Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz) was a unique experience.
I've never felt so secure with a director. He gets his days because, you know again, there's no fat. He's not working anything out in the day. He's done his homework. He's on-set like a machine and I've never seen producers ... give a director so much freedom.
And, speaking of "fantastic," when asked about the rumors that the Fantastic Four franchise might receive a reboot, Evans was not totally against the idea and said that
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Werewolves Growl Their Way into Ultimate Fighting
10 September 2009 3:38 AM, PDT
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Now here's a movie after my own heart. Because aren't we overdue for a mixed martial arts movie featuring werewolves? The film-to-be is titled Growl. The very notion of a movie about a traveling pack of underground Mma fighting werewolves makes me want to cheer.
ShockTilYouDrop got the exclusive first word on Growl straight from the producers:
"A traveling underground fight club called 'The Brawlers' arrive at a derelict ghost town tucked away in the Colorado Rockies. They meet the town's only residents, the Maxilla family who want to buy on to the fight card. But the Maxilla family's true intentions for the Brawler crew is soon revealed in teeth and claws. Some will be hunted, some will be feed, and some will become part of the family...whether they like it or not."
The writer/director of Growl is a fellow with the unpronouncable name of Sxv'leithan Essex, a
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Ioan Gruffudd and Alice Evans' First Child Born, Rep Confirms
9 September 2009 7:21 PM, PDT
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Actor Ioan Gruffudd and his actress wife Alice Evans are the proud parents of a baby girl. Making announcement is his representative who confirms that Alice gave birth to the bundle of joy after a 40-hour labor.
Detailing on the infant, named Ella Betsi Evans, the representative tells Us Weekly she was born at 2:16 A.M. on Sunday morning, September 6. She weighed in at 6 pounds 3 ounces and was 21 inches long at time of birth.
Ella is the first child for Ioan and Alice, who have been married since September 2007. The family currently resides in Los Angeles.
Ioan Gruffudd's notable role is the one as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic in 2005 flick "Fantastic Four" and its sequel "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer". He was last seen starring in biography-drama movie "W" as Prime Minister Tony Blair.
As for Alice Evans, she is an English actress and has most
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Ritchie Up For 'Lobo'
3 September 2009 10:08 PM, PDT
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Those DC Comics-based movies are just popping up everywhere. It was recently announced that Warner Bros. has an agreement with Guy Ritchie to direct Lobo, about an alien bounty hunter known for being a real bastich.
The character first appeared in a 1983 issue of 'Omega Men', written by Roger Slifer and Keith Giffen, and since then, Lobo has appeared in several books with varying degrees of graphic violence. The movie version of Lobo will be an indestructible, blue-skinned, seven-foot-tall and heavily-muscled anti-hero who drives a pimped-out space motorcycle. According to Variety, he'll land on Earth in search of four fugitives with a crazy, world-endangering plot, which will require him teaming up with a small-town teenaged girl to stop them.
Fans of Lobo's extremely violent exploits, illustrated by fan favorite artist Simon Bisley, may not like the fact Warners is aiming for a PG-13 rating. But the movie will be produced
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Guy Ritchie To Direct Lobo
3 September 2009 12:12 PM, PDT
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Sherlock Holmes director Guy Ritchie has signed on to direct a live-action adaptation of DC Comics’ bad boy anti-hero Lobo, a character originated in 1983 in “Omega Men” by Roger Slifer and Keith Giffen.
Lobo is a alien interstellar bounty hunter. The seven-foot tall, blue-skinned, indestructible and heavily muscled anti-hero drives a pimped out motorcycle, and lands on Earth in search of four fugitives who are bent on wreaking havoc.
Don Payne will pen the script (The Simpsons, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, My Super Ex-Girlfriend) and Joel Silver (The Matrix, Speed Racer, RocknRolla, Ninja Assassin), Akiva Goldsman (Deep Blue Sea, Starsky & Hutch, I Am Legend), and Andrew Rona (The Brothers Grimm) are producing along with Warner Bros, who owns DC Comics and all of its characters.
Shooting kicks off early next year and is aiming for a PG-13 rating. [source: Variety]
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Guy Ritchie to Direct Lobo
3 September 2009 6:37 AM, PDT
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One of the stranger comic book to movie adaptations that has been rumoured for a while now is a live action version of Roger Slifer and Keith Giffen's Lobo. The badass alien bounty hunter was originally created as a parody of ultra-violent comic book characters in the '80s and gained popularity throughout the '90s. Earlier this year it was believed that Joel Silver and Warner Brothers were finally moving forward with the property, and now we actually have confirmation that a director has been named.
According to THR's Heat Vision blog [1], Guy Ritchie will be taking the reins on this project, replacing Doug Liman who had been attached previously. The script was penned by The Simpsons writer Don Payne (My Super Ex-Girlfriend, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer). Something tells me this isn't the right creative team to handle Lobo. I know Guy Ritchie can direct
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Guy Ritchie Named to Direct a PG-13 Lobo Movie
3 September 2009 2:33 AM, PDT
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Sherlock Holmes director Guy Ritchie has been tapped to take on a DC Comics character — an insane space tracker called Lobo. But will Ritchie be able to do it as a PG-13 offering?
The comics character is one of DC's crudest and bloodiest, but according to Variety:
WB is aiming for a PG-13 rating. Pic will be strong on visual effects, and Ritchie will bring the irreverent, gruff tone of past films like Snatch and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
With all the recent news and attention on Disney's Marvel deal, one wonders if this is an attempt by WB to shine the light on their productions. The picture is set to begin next year. Don Payne will pen the script (The Simpsons, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, My Super Ex-Girlfriend), with Joel Silver, Akiva Goldsman, and Andrew Rona producing.
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Guy Ritchie Running with DC Comics’ Lobo
2 September 2009 7:47 PM, PDT
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Guy Ritchie is directing a live-action adaptation of Lobo, a comic book series centered on an alien bounty hunter. Joel Silver (The Matrix) is producing along with Warner Bros, who owns DC Comics and all of its characters.
Lobo, whose abilities include superhuman strength and durability, was initially created as a parody of Marvel’s Wolverine. Though when he became injured, (like Wolverine) he puts his healing factor to good use. As for killing tools, Lobo wears a large titanium chain around his wrist attached to a gutting hook, plus a slew of advanced alien weaponry. He’s also extremely violent, like what Rob Zombie would look like if he was an alien.
According to Variety, in the film Lobo will be an indestructible, blue-skinned, 7-foot-tall and heavily muscled antihero who drives a pimped-out motorcycle and lands on Earth in search of four fugitives bent on wreaking havoc. Lobo teams
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Guy Ritchie Set for Lobo Adaptation
2 September 2009 3:47 PM, PDT
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According to Variety, Warner Bros. has signed on Guy Ritchie to direct an adaptation of the DC comics character Lobo, alien interstellar bounty hunter. Joel Silver, Akiva Goldsman and Andrew Rona are producing.
The character originated in 1983 in Omega Men, written by Roger Slifer and Keith Giffen. Although introduced as a hardened, rarely-used noir villain in the 1980s, he languished in limbo until his revival as an anti-hero biker in the early 1990s. The character enjoyed a short run as one of DC’s most popular characters throughout the 1990s
In the film, he is a seven-foot tall, blue-skinned, indestructible and heavily muscled anti-hero who drives a pimped out motorcycle, and lands on Earth in search of four fugitives who are bent on wreaking havoc. Lobo teams with a small town teenaged girl to stop the creatures. Don Payne (Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer) wrote the most recent draft of the script.
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New 'Fantastic Four' Movie Is In The Works
1 September 2009 9:14 AM, PDT
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Fox announces franchise reboot right after Disney reveals plans to buy Marvel.
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Monday's news regarding the Walt Disney Company's plans to acquire Marvel Entertainment had comic book movie fans buzzing about what would happen to Iron Man and Captain America. But now it looks like the publisher's first family of superheroes will receive a fresh coat of paint too.
According to Variety, 20th Century Fox has announced plans to overhaul the "Fantastic Four" film franchise with a new movie produced by Akiva Goldsman and scripted by Michael Green.
No strangers to comics-to-film adaptations, Goldsman is currently producing movies based on DC properties "Jonah Hex" and "The Losers," while Green is both the co-writer of the upcoming "Green Lantern" movie (starring Ryan Reynolds) and co-executive producer of NBC's "Heroes."
At this point, there's no word on whether "Fantastic Four" stars Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba,
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Fantastic Four Reboot Moving Forward
1 September 2009 4:33 AM, PDT
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Disney may have purchased Marvel Comics, but Fox still owns the rights to the Fantastic Four movies and is moving ahead with a reboot. Variety reports that Fox has hired Michael Green (Green Lantern) to write the script, while screenwriter-producer Akiva Goldsman (I Am Legend, Jonah Hex) will produce.
Whether the cast from the two previous Fantastic Four movies will return is unknown. However, earlier this year Chris Evans, who played The Human Torch, declared the franchise "done": "I think if there was talk [about a sequel] I think that I would've heard about it by now." Evans may feel "done" with the Fantastic Four, but Fox may not be done with him.
What Evans may not realize is that if Fox doesn't continue to develop properties like Fantastic Four or Daredevil, the rights to those characters will revert to Marvel Entertainment and, now, Disney as well. And once Disney owns the rights,
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Fox Planning ‘Fantastic Four’ Reboot
31 August 2009 10:10 PM, PDT
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Disney may have bought Marvel Entertainment, but Fox is keeping a firm grip on a few of their superhero properties. A Wolverine sequel is already being written, a mutant teen project titled X-Men: First Class is in early development, and now another shot at Fantastic Four before the rights expire.
20th Century Fox is planning a reboot of the Fantastic Four films after two hokey kids flicks starring Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis, Ioan Gruffudd, and Chris Evans. None of those actors are expected to return as the studio heads in another direction just two years after the PG sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
Michael Green (Green Lantern) is writing the script, but according to Variety, details on the restart are being kept secret for now. Let’s hope he can come up with something a little more clever than “now the Four fight a Ferris wheel!”
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