Who the fuck else where you going to find who can act and has that perfect bulky muscular build that Michael Clarke Duncan has.

You kidding? Between Jackman and Berre's salaries? It'll need to make 500 million dollars just to break even. And that's not counting the rest of the cast, special effects, wardobe, and main characters kill.

Not to mention JAckson is in keeping with the Ultimates version for Fury.

I don't know why they made him black for the new comics, but it's not like it's out of character.

I'm just worried instead of playing Fury, he's going to play Sammy Jackson like he's done a lot recently.

Unless they're just cameos.

It's a joke. Go with it.

http://movies.ign.com/articles/816/816483p1.html

August 28, 2007 - The official publicity site for Lionsgate Films has revealed that the title for the Punisher sequel will be Punisher: War Zone. No release date for the Lexi Alexander-directed sequel was given; the film is only listed as "coming soon."

Earlier reports had pegged The Punisher 2 as being called The Punisher: Welcome Back, Frank. The Punisher: War Zone was also the name of a Marvel comic book series that ran from 1992-95, as well as the title for a previous film sequel screenplay penned by Jonathan Hensleigh, who also directed the 2004 Punisher film.

Ray Stevenson stars as Frank Castle in this film, succeeding Thomas Jane in the role. The screenplay was written by Nick Santora, Kurt Sutter, Matt Holloway and Art Marcum. Filming begins this fall in Montreal for a release sometime in 2008.

How odd, i was just about to post the same news.

The story of the film has quite a lot going on as well, they are looking to make it more realistict than the first one....no kevin nash then.

Ray Stevenson is a good choice for the lead imo.

Magneto:

They're in the scouting and budgeting phase now. It's not so much a Magneto thing as it'll cover Xavier as well.

Can't wait for the Punisher film. I really enjoyed the first one and the character is one of my faves. My only complaint is no Tom Jane. I thought he was an excellent choice for Frank Castle. Oh well...

As for the Magneto one, it'll be cool if they got Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellan together again. I thought those two worked well together. :y:

Never heard of Ray Stevenson.

Why Swing When You Can Fly A Mech:

Tobey M of Spidey fame is set to produce and star in a Robotech project, so let's talk about that even though it isn't Marvel...

Tobey's very interested in it's 'rich mythology' and sees it as a 'sci-fi epic' in the making. This ofcourse puts his Spider-Man future in question, on top of rumors already stating that new leads were in the mix for Spidey 4. In either case geeks will get their fill of Tobey in the future.

Dolph Lundgren was the best Punisher. Too bad he's close to 70 now.

Thor Director Speaks:

I wonder how Nick Fury will cameo this one.

He was Titus Pulo(sp?) in Rome!

Spidey Reboot:

Sam Raimi has been meeting with Marvel and Sony execs about taking the Spider-Man franchise in new directions. They've been meeting with various writers who are giving their own spin on where the series can go from where it ended.

What better way to abandon unfinished story arcs and hire hot young actors who'd do a Spidey movie for slave pay. But I suppose I'm being spiteful over the current climate of comic-movies. It can be frustrating...

Anyway, Raimi may be in the other geeks target sights as he's expressed interest in directing the LotR prequel The Hobbit, if Peter Jackson doesn't return.

BTW: Raimi's 30 Days of Night opens this week.

Hey Bub:

Wolverine's solo flick is expected to drop the summer of 2009. Liev Schreiber has been cast as a young William Stryker, the villain from X2. There will also be appearences from Victor Creed (Sabertooth) and other mutants from the X-Men series as well as ones new to live action. The official title is "X-Men Origins: Wolverine". We could expect the same treatment with Magneto's movie.

Captain America's Director Found?:

Nick Cassavetes, an actor/director, has been linked to directing the upcoming Captain America movie. Its not conclusive in any way, but production is said to begin sometime in 2008 so who knows.

Story details so far put the movie setting 50/50 with the present and WW2 eras.

Wolverine To Cover Origin?:

Kid actor Kodi Smit-McPhee as been cast as a young Logan in the upcoming X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Appearently the kid's a great actor, but I'm wondering if featuring a lil James Howlette means there'll be scenes adapted from my favorite Wolverine story, Origin. It would be kick-ass to include them, and I order you to check the book out if you haven't.

http://www.typingmonkeys.com/Images/...ine-Origin.jpg http://www.romulusmyfather.com.au/images/kodi.jpg

Isn't the movie CALLED Wolverine: Origin or something?

"X-Men Origins", a prefix title for future X-Men solo films (Like XM Origins: Magneto). I don't think its a direct connection to the book.

Ah. Well it still hints that they will in some way deal with origins.

I'm all for it, I love that book.

The Iron Man game by SEGA is looking hot, but games these days look hot by default.

Bruce "Not Eric Bana" Banner First Look:

http://moviesmedia.ign.com/movies/im...1198817073.jpg

My gay crush on Edward Norton continues

lol

who the fuck gives a shit about a picture with ed norton as bruce banner....he looks like ed fucking norton. we need to see the hulk.

The fools better be giving me a look at the hulk soon:mad: :madgreen: :mad:

The idea of 'First Production Shots' is more or less a "Look, we're really doing it" by the studio. They tend to be unimpressive but hey; they're doing it.

Avengers Assemble, Baby!:

Jon Favreau enjoys directing Iron Man so much he's willing to do Avengers as well. He's excited enough to get right on it, but the studio told him to chill until the other heroes had their franchises established. Once the other heroes had their time in lime light, they'd be bought together (played by their actors and all) in the mega super-team movie event.

Everything I ever said about Marvel having inferior movies compared to DC over the years I take back with a side of crow pie. They're taking this super-team project seriously. How seriously?

Its rumored that Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) will cameo in the upcoming Hulk film. [AIC News]

Go Marvel.

Didn't Thomas Jane cameo in Spider-man 3?

His stunt man. It was Raimi's unofficial Punisher easter egg for those with a good eye. To my knowledge neither Punisher or Spidey are included in the Avengers project.

Woops...:

They reported awhile back that Liev Schreiber would portray the young William Stryker in the Wolverine solo film. Well that's actually not the case... He's actually set up to be Logan's nemesis Sabretooth. This naturally means Tyler Mane was probably never involved in the film (don't mind much).

Frank "Not Thomas Jane" Castle First Look:

<a href='http://movies.ign.com/dor/punisher-war-zone/382367/images/punisher-war-zone-20071206031410342.html'><img src='http://moviesmedia.ign.com/movies/image/article/840/840058/punisher-war-zone-20071206031410342.jpg' alt='Punisher: War Zone Pictures'>

Iron "They Got It Right" Man Random Shot:

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I wonder if they are going to use Wolverines actual name in the movie... for those of you that dont know its James Howlett not Logan

I knew...

Hey, all my pics are down!!

"What Do You Think Of That, Tiger?":

Marvel is pushing for a Venom solo flick. They're calling it a spin-off which leads me to believe Topher Grace may return in the suit. To those that may not like that (I do, IMO) remember the legacy of the symbiote [in fiction] means anybody could wear the suit and be Venom, so a recast could fit in the current Spidey continuity as well (or whatever continuity comes of number four).

Speaking Of That:

James Vanderbilt (writer; "Zodiac") recently stated that he's eager to get down on the script for Spidey 4.

That means ofcourse a story was accepted, but I can't say what it is (til they report it... I want my own sources!).

Iron Man Superbowl Spot:

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New X-Men Cartoon Gearing Up:

Plot Summary Press Release:

"When an explosive event shatters the lives of the X-Men and takes away their mentor, the beaten heroes walk away from it all. But then they're given a rare glimpse into the future, and see a world in utter ruin, ruled by giant destructive robots. A world that spiraled out of control because the X-Men had given up. So now the most legendary of all X-Men takes the lead - Wolverine! Reuniting these broken heroes, Wolverine embarks on the ultimate mission - to prevent de world's destruction. To rescue us from ourselves. To save the future."

In the past decade the X-Men franchise has produced two top quality cartoons (Animated Series, Evolution), and it may continue with this new high concept series.

Never watched Evolution, hated the art.

Evolution was a great spin on the mythos.

Actually, I saw a commercial for that somewhere.

Definitely has potential.

Shit, I keep thinking Sean Penn is playing Hulk for some reason. Have to remember Edward Norton. :nono:

I think it helps that the guy playing Banner looks like a wimp.