Click this link to see the first quick glimpse of Two-Face from “Dark Knight.”

Saw “The Incredible Hulk” and I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought it would. The best way to describe it is just sub out Jason Borne for Bruce Banner and then add in an occasional green monster who smashes things. What surprised me most about the movie was just how close my plot guessing based off the trailers was. I got several key points wrong (partially because the scenes in the trailers weren’t even in the movie) but I got the majority of it right.

This clip alone shows just how hilarious and great of an actor Edward Norton is.

Apparently there have been internet roomers that Marvel has been lowballing Jon Favreau in regards to “Iron Man 2” but Nikki Finke says that’s not true:

I learned this morning that Marvel Studios boss David Maisel very recently put out an offer to Jon Favreau to direct the sequel and that the offer is “definitely” richer than what the helmer received for the original.  Even so, the negotiation has only just begun. So all that Internet blather about how Marvel doesn’t want to bring back Favreau because the studio is lowballing him is just b.s. As an insider told me, “They’re not paying him the same wage. They’re definitely paying him a higher fee to direct this one. What, do people think Marvel is stupid? Of course, the movie was successful, so they’re offering him more.”

“Iron Man 2″ was announced for May 2010, but apparently John Favreau isn’t too happy about that. He did a brief rant on his myspace page explained that neither he nor Robert Downey Jr. were

I am concerned, however, about the announced release date of April 2010. Neither Robert nor I were consulted about this and we are both concerned about how realistic the date is in light of the fact that we have no script, story or even writers hired yet. This genre of movie is best when it is done thoughtfully and with plenty of preparation.

In this new trailer for “Hulk” you can see Tony Stark at the very beginning.

Better watch the Jokerized version of the “Dark Knight” trailer before it’s yanked.

According to Nikki Finke’s math, “Iron Man” made over $200 million this weekend!

With this addition, the total estimated box office is $104,250,000. The estimated international box office for the weekend is $96,750,000 from 57 territories. The total combined estimated global box office for Marvel Studios’ Iron Man is $201,000,000.

Not only are those numbers insane (most box office gurus were saying it would only make around $70 million), but its second highest opening for a non-sequel (The first being “Spider-Man” which made over $140 million).

The problem with “The Incredible Hulk” trailers is that they show the whole movie. In fact, based on the two trailers I’ve put together a plot breakdown. Now I don’t know for sure what is going to happen in the movie, so nothing below is an actual spoiler, just speculation based on the trailers. However beware… (Read on …)

Saw an 8p.m. show of “Iron Man” last night. It was really good. What made the movie such a success is that it was funny without dropping down to that campy-tone that made you roll your eyes in X-Men 3, Spider-Man 3, or the Fantastic Four movies.

Robert Downey Jr. does a terrific Tony Stark. Previously, I would have said Harry in “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” has been his best/funniest role, but he and Tony were meant to be. I mean he does these rapid fire one-liners and makes them WORK. It’s so much fun.

Then the action, pacing, and overall story may not be the greatest thing since slice bread, but they get the job done without lagging. So if you are looking for an entertaining big-summer-movie then definitely go see “Iron Man.”

“Watchmen” is holding a contest that could earn you a cameo in the final film. What they want is for people to make a commercial for Veidt Enterprise and to upload it here (there are also logos and graphics).

To get started, download the standard definition and/or high definition assets from the links below, and then shoot your own original TV commercial that advertises one of the products! Remember, the movie is set in 1985, so TV commercials should be in 4:3 aspect ratio (so it looks like standard TV, not widescreen) and they should be either 15, 30 or 60 seconds in length. The products are all made by “Veidt Enterprises,” and you can download the product logos for your use as well.

Encase you missed these last week, these are still from Frank Miller’s “Will Eisner’s “The Spirit.”

Ain’t It Cool News is reporting that Thomas Sangster, who you probably recognize from “Doctor Who” or “Love Actually,” has been cast as Tin Tin in the new “Tin Tin” movie.

I finally got around to watching the new Hulk trailer and I was disappointed. My problem with it was that it felt forced. It tried too hard to make the movie look like a big summer tent pole movie without actually being one. Guess we may end up getting another “Ghost Rider” or “Fantastic Four” with this franchise re-launch as opposed to a “Spider-Man 2″ or “X-men 2.”

I’m really enjoying the new “Spectacular Spider-Man” cartoon. It’s fate is being held in limbo since Kids WB is no more, so we may only get 22 episodes of the show, but I really hope we get more. Not only is it fun and Spider-Man, but they cram soooo much into each episode. You watch it and feel like you’re actually getting story. Plus from the very first episode they started laying foundations for character arcs and future villians and its nice to have a modern cartoon that has continuity.

Encase you missed them, the above pics are the recently released “Watchmen” pictures.

Did you hear about how Edward Norton and Marvel are bashing heads over the final cut of “Incredible Hulk?”

“There’s a lot of posturing going on between Edward’s camp and Marvel over how you edit the final version.” Sources also tell me that, starting last night and continuing at least throughout today, the actor will be holed up with Marvel Studios chairman David Maisel, Marvel Studios president of production Kevin Feige, and director Louis Leterrier to try to “reach an amicable resolution” to this $150+ million film feud.

Looks like “Scott Pilgrim” may be getting the full feature treatment. Edgar Wrigth (“Hot Fuzz” “Sean of the Dead”) is set to direct, while Michael Cera is in talks to star in the big screen adaptation.

Cera and Wright had mutual admiration for each other’s work, which manifested itself when Wright stepped in to act alongside Cera and Jonah Hill in a viral promo for “Superbad”; Wright acted as a snarky interviewer to an exasperated Cera and Hill. The studio is eyeing a fall start.

From a writing standpoint “Scott Pilgrim” is a hard property to adapt because the overall story is being told in seven volumes. On one hand its hard to squeeze all seven volumes into one movie, but at the same time they almost have to do that because there won’t be much of a pay off for a movie audience if Scott Pilgrim only takes on 2 of Ramona’s seven evil boyfriends.

It’s true. “Bone” my all time favorite comic book series has been optioned by Warner Brothers. Jeff Smith, the comics creator had this to say about it:

The whole thing happened very quickly last Friday night. Warners called and made us a real offer, it was as simple as that.  They stated their seriousness to stay true to the books, and after a couple of back and forths, the whole thing was over in an hour and a half. Vijaya and I had a celebratory drink and went to bed. We woke up Saturday morning to find the internet on fire!

The cast of “Wolverine: Origins” was seriously fleshed out this past week. Left to right we have:

• Agent Zero – played by Daniel Henney
• William Stryker – played by Danny Huston
• Sabertooh – played by Live Schreiber
• Beak – played by Dominic Monaghan
• Gambit – played by Taylor Kitsch
• Silverfox – played by Lynn Collins
• Deadpool - played by Ryan Reynolds

20th Century Fox filed suit against Warner Brothers claiming that they own the movie rights to the best selling graphic novel. The lawsuit isn’t inspected to hinder production, but it could delay or completely stop the film from being released.

Fox claims that between 1986 and 1990, it acquired all movie rights to the 12-issue DC Comics series and screenplays by Charles McKeown and Sam Hamm. In 1991, Fox assigned some rights via a quitclaim to Largo International with the understanding that the studio held exclusive rights to distribute the first motion picture based on “Watchmen,” according to the lawsuit.

When Largo dismantled, the rights were transferred to producer Lawrence Gordon. Under a “turnaround agreement” between Fox and Gordon, the producer agreed to pay a buy-out price to Fox if he entered into any agreement with another studio or third party to develop or produce “Watchmen,” among other things.

The project apparently bounced around to Universal and Paramount before returning to Warners. Now, Fox claims that neither Gordon nor Warners has paid the buy-out price or advised the studio of any other conditions required under the agreement, including procedures necessary to acquire the rights to “Watchmen” from Fox.

With Marvel Studios having formed an deal with the WGA, their writers have gotten back to work and word on the street is that instead of moving forward with a “Spider-Man 4″ script the are searching for a writer to handle a “Venom” spin-off. Since the strike (for the moment) is still ongoing they are actually going after higher-end writers who normally wouldn’t be interesting in writer a summer tent-pole movie.

The “Iron Man” super bowl spot is now on the movie’s official site.

Joe Quesada appeared on last night’s “Colbert Report” to hype the skrull invasion and to talk about Captain America’s return. There was no mention or hard pressing questions about Peter Parker’s and Mary Jane’s divorce, but Joe Q did announce that in the Marvel Universe Colbert is still running for president and is polling extremely high.

If you missed it, don’t worry. You didn’t miss anything, plus we all know that someone will eventually post it on You Tube. Besides the Conan/Jon Stewart bit was a billion times funnier and more interesting then Joe Quesada talking out of his butt.

“The Dark Knight” director Christopher Nolan revealed to The Los Angeles Times that despite his major presence in the trailer, the upcoming “Batman Begins” sequel is far from a Joker-centric affair. 

He says the character “sort of cuts through the film — he’s got no story arc, he’s just a force of nature tearing through. Heath has given an amazing performance in the role, it’s really extraordinary.”

Rumors were first swirling that Liev Schreiber was going to be playing a young Striker, but instead he has been cast as Sabertooth in “X-Men Origins: Wolverine. The film will be set in the 1970’s during Logan’s involvement with Weapon-X.

It also seems that “Dexter” star Michael C. Hall is in talks for the role of Stryker, while Michelle Monaghan is being sought for Silver Fox.

TV Guide is reporting the following:

Keri Russell is in advanced talks to voice the title role in Warner Bros’ straight-to-DVD animated Wonder Woman feature. The flick, which is slated for release in late ‘08/early ‘09, is part of a new line of DVD feature adaptations by Warner Bros.

The next DC animated film to be released is “Justice League: New Frontier” which will be followed by “Gotham Knight” and then the “Wonder Woman” film. I also want to point out that AA really isn’t too “in touch” with the comic book world but he’s obsessed with Keri Russel, so even though no one else is reporting this yet, I believe him.

Hints of an “Avengers” movie, the Marvel Comics equivalent of the Justice League, may be closer than you think with the upcoming “Hulk” reinvention with Edward Norton. According to a scooper for AICN, a scene was shot for Universal’s “The Incredible Hulk” featuring General Thunderbolt (William Hurt) having a meeting with the “Iron Man” himself Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.).

Wow. Got to see “Stardust” since it’s out on video. I was supposed to see it last summer with someone but there was drama and we never made it to the theater. So I was super excited to watch it. It completely met my expectations. If you’re a fan of fantasy, romantic-comedies, or Neil Gaimen then definitely check out “Stardust.”

Movie stills from “Hellboy II” are popping up all over the internet. I’m too lazy to post the 15-20 pics that were leaked, but if you google they are easy to find.

Stan Lee is telling the press that Marvel is planning a “Power Pack” movie.

“They’ve been talking about…now they’re not working on it but they have been discussing whether to do it–Power Pack.”

The Power Pack is the first team of preteen superheroes ever in the Marvel Universe and first appeared in their own comic book series in 1984. The series lasted a little over the year, but recenty its become an all-age book with nonstop crossovers with all the major Marvel Characters.

Peter Jackson is set to reteam with his “King Kong” and “Lord of the Rings” performance-capture star Andy Serkis for DreamWorks’ Tintin trilogy reports the trades.

Steven Spielberg and Jackson will each helm at least one of the three films, though the specific lineup is unknown. The films will chronicle the adventures of Tintin, a junior reporter who will follow stories even though he often finds his own life in jeopardy.

This is the poster that was released today.

The above pics (click to enlarge) are the newest promos for “The Dark Knight.”

“Watchmen” director Zach Snyder shares the first stills of sets as well as some weird facts.

Here are a few interesting facts about the backlot:
• 5,800 feet of neon requiring 24,000 watts of power
• 100 unique and custom-designed graphics created for the various storefronts
• 5,000 square feet of custom posters (Read on …)

Bruce Willis will star in the film adaptation of “The Surrogates,” which is based off the Top Shelf graphic novel.

The story is set in the near future, where humans live in isolation and interact vicariously through surrogate robots who are better-looking versions of themselves. Willis plays a cop who, through his surrogate, investigates the murders of others’ surrogates. The cop is forced to venture from his own home for the first time in years and unravels a conspiracy.

The movie’s script is locked and even if the strike continues it is set to begin filming in Febuary.

Did you hear about “The War Room” aver at “The Watchmen” movie site?

It’s a huge space. We used this room frequently for meetings during pre-production. Surrounding the many seats and long tables in the middle of the room, all the walls are covered and sectioned off into individual scenes – all the concept art, visual reference and any other related materials are grouped together for display.

The Stuff reports that the upcoming “Wolverine” movie will be set in the 1970’s and much of the explosive finale will be shot on New Zealand’s south island. The scenes, which include a sniper rocket blowing up a barn of a farmhouse property called Hudson Farm, will be shot around Arcadia Station in mid-January for eight days. Sets are being constructed there and at Deer Park Heights. Other scenes will be shot at Kingston Beach, Milford Sound, Rees Valley, Skippers Canyon and Naseby Forest. Pre-production is currently under way at Fox Studios in Sydney.

Dwayne Johnson, The Rock, announced that he will be playing Black Adam in the “Shazam” movie.

Black Adam is a super human who is the flipside of Captain Marvel, according to Wikipedia. “When I was doing the junket for the Game Plan, someone had asked me about Shazam! again, and I said, ‘Well, to be honest with you, … what I would like to see is for the fans to decide who they would like me to play,’” Johnson said, adding: “Considering how passionate the fans are about this, I said, ‘I don’t believe it’s up to the studio or the director or myself.’ So there’s [Captain Marvel]. And there’s Black Adam. And I said, ‘So, you guys let me know who?’ And across the board, it was all Black Adam.”