Ok I’m trying my best to stay calm. 10, 9, 8, ….ok. Ok the first pictures of my precious Scarlett Johansson as the Black Widow (one of my favorite Marvel Femme Fatales) were released today.

Uh….I think “OH MY DEAR LORD! About covers it. I mean really this is just….wow.

It also turns out that Mickey Rouke has been given a lot of free reign with his character and Robert Downey Jr said….

OH MY DEAR LORD! Look at her! Ok sorry everyone just read the story here and let me know what you think about it. I need to go take a shower. Not to cool down mind you but to clean up.

TMI?

Paramount just released two more spots for G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, coming to theaters on August 7. The film will focus on...what the hell? Who am I kidding? No cares about this movie! Well yeah I suppose there are a few people (maybe 7) that do care but those people don't care about a plot. Plots are so distracting with all the talking and stuff. Let's just watch stuff blow up.

Morons.

But hey if you still want to see the two new spots check them out here and here.

moron

By the way I was going to just embed the vids but apparently they don't want the trailers to "get out" because let's face it, the more people that see the trailers the less people that will show up to see it.

I had heard a few months back that Natalie Portman would be in the new Thor movie. Well guess what? Now it's official!

Natalie Portman is starring as Jane Foster, the Thunder God’s love interest. In the original comics the character was a nurse who worked for Dr. Donald Blake, a regular old cripple who sometimes turned into Thor. - CHUD

[From Marvel’s press release] Marvel Studios expands its film universe with a new type of superhero: THOR. This epic adventure spans the Marvel Universe; from present day Earth to the realm of Asgard. At the center of the story is The Mighty Thor, a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans as punishment. Once here, Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth.

I gotta say, this Thor movie is really starting to piss me off. I don’t give a rat’s ass about Thor. If you came up to me asking for the ass of a rat I would say sure. But if you told me that the rat’s ass was for Thor I would say no way. That’s how I feel about Thor.

Yet this movie has Kenneth Branagh as the director. I love Kenneth Branagh. I would give him a rat’s ass in a second.

Now I hear Natalie Portman has been cast! My sweet Natalie. So pretty.

But this still doesn’t mean this movie won’t suck. Even though Kenneth Branagh rocks and Portman is beautiful and talented this is Thor we’re talking about. Plus Kenneth Branagh and Portman don’t have the best of track records. Let’s not forget about Branagh’s Frankenstein and the last Star Wars movies.

Variety has reported that Ryan Reynolds will play the Green Lantern.

Warner Bros. Pictures has hired X-Men Origins: Wolverine and The Proposal star
Ryan Reynolds to play the title role in the anticipated Green Lantern, scheduled
for a June 17, 2011 release.

Based on the DC Comics hero, the
action-adventure will be directed by Martin Campbell (Casino Royale, GoldenEye)
and produced by Donald De Line and Greg Berlanti. Berlanti wrote the script with
Marc Guggenheim and Michael Green.

The Hollywood trades say that
Reynolds and his camp entered negotiations for the part Friday, after the studio
held two rounds of screen tests, along with actors Bradley Cooper and Jared
Leto. Justin Timberlake also did a screen test. The studio had holding options
on the actors, but, except for Reynolds, those expired Monday. Reynolds' option
would have expired end of day Friday.

Production is expected to begin in
January.

The "Green Lantern" was created in 1940 by writer Bill Finger
and artist Martin Nodell. Introduced in 1959, Hal Jordan is a second-generation
test pilot, an ordinary man who was given the power ring and battery (lantern)
by a dying alien named Abin Sur. When Abin Sur's spaceship crashed on Earth, the
alien used his ring to seek out an individual to take his place as Green
Lantern: someone who was "utterly honest and born without fear."

Reynolds will be the only actor to have played heroes for both Marvel
and DC. He recently starred in Fox's "Wolverine," in which he played Wade
Wilson/Deadpool. The character is now being developed for a spin-off to which
Reynolds is attached. He also played Hannibal King in Blade: Trinity.

Wow first I thought they were going to cast Bradley Cooper, then I heard that they may ass rape Green Lantern by casting Justin Timberlake but this is actually pretty good news for the movie. I really like Ryan Reynolds. Even though he did marry Scarlett Johansson...yeah...he...married...her.

Nevermind what I just said. I hate Ryan Reynolds. Hate him I say. Besides the Green Lantern is lame anyway. I mean his weakness is the color yellow for crying out loud! YELLOW!

Although it is still in the rumor phase I still thought it was important to mention that Ain't it Cool News is reporting that Justin Timberlake is being considered for director Martin Campbell's Green Lantern movie.

Got an unconfirmed rumor that at Leavesden Studios - there's been some Warner Bros. screen testing on GREEN LANTERN and that Justin Timberlake was suiting up for the test. That does not mean that JT is going to be Hal Jordan, but just that he's one of the guys that they've been seriously considering for the role of our Emerald Knight.

I fully admit I'm not the Green Lantern's biggest fan and by "biggest fan" I mean I really don't like the character. But come on! He doesn't deserve this shit! Justin Timberlake. Justing frikkin' Timberlake? Rumor or not that is just wrong.

Does Marvel own Australia or something? It seems like everyone they cast for lead roles in their movies are Austalian.

I mean we have Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, Eric Bana was the Hulk, but that was recast with American Ed Norton. But hey Robert Downey Jr is...American. So is Tobey Mcguire and Wesley Snipes. Ben Affleck isn't even human, I think he's just a boring android. Damn come to think of it hardly anyone has been Australian.

Did I have a point?

Oh yeah! Thor has been cast.

Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige and director Kenneth Branagh have chosen their THOR -- and it's Chris Hemsworth, who can currently be seen as "George Kirk" in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek reboot and also just snagged the lead in Red Dawn for United Artists on Thursday.

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Hitfix posted a story about some dude named Bradley Cooper (pictured above) playing Green Lantern, ironically in the Green Lantern movie. The article start off by asking the question "Who the hell is Bradley Cooper?", which I'm sure thrilled Bradley because he was mentioned by name.

***Pointless story begin***
I actually do recognize this dude from the Wedding Crashers (he played the douche bag boyfriend of Rachel McAdams). Plus I just saw Yes Man over the weekend (I was captured by terrorists and subjected to torture part of which was watching :Yes Man) and he was in that also. Yep he sure was.
***Pointless story end***

In case you couldn't figure it out from the title of this post, Fox is gearing up for a Deadpool movie starring Ryan Reynolds. Variety

Twentieth Century Fox has begun development on "Deadpool," an "X-Men" spinoff that will be crafted as a star vehicle for Ryan Reynolds, who played the character in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine."

Wow. Didn't see that one coming did you? I thought for sure they would give a deal to Will I Am before doing something like this? Wow totally outta left field. I have to say though, I can't really say anything negative about Reynolds** because he does play a great smart ass, not as good as Jason Lee but still good, and he was the only way I made it through Blade Trinity.

**It should be noted he did steal Scarlett Johansson from me. I know my fan mail was working it's magic before he stepped in and foiled my plans. I'll get you for that Reynolds. You just wait.

It looks like Fox is already planning a sequel for Wolverine, which will focus on his samurai training. Yes you read that correctly. Variety

The Seed partners have begun planning the sequel, which they are squarely focusing on the samurai storyline originated in the comic series, and whose Japanese locale was teased after the film's final credits. A writer has yet to be hired. Seed will produce.

For those of you who don't know, in the comics Wolverine traveled to Japan and received Samurai training all while wearing an eye patch. You know because when you are an amnesic mutant Canadian super soldier, with adamantium claws you need to wear a disguise while training to be a samurai and what better disguise is there than an eye patch? It should also be noted that while in disguise he cleverly called himself Patch and also worked as a Private Investigator. Anyone else want to ask me why I don't like this character?

No thanks to me Wolverine Origins opened at 87 million, proving you don't really need a plot, character developement, continuity, or a story that even remotely remains true to the source material to be a success. If anything it may help. Don't believe me? Just ask Zack Snyder, the director of Watchmen.

USA today finally posted some news that I care about today by releasing the first picture from Iron Man 2. Sadly it's Scarlett Johansson free (she is playing the Black Widow you know) but still it's a look at the new movie. Pretty basic shot...yup. Suits are in the background. That's pretty cool right? Yeah...


Who wants a sandwich?

So below is the latest and last Wolverine trailer that will hit the internet. Just scroll below and you will find the last official trailer; bone claws and all.

This trailer leaves me asking just one question. Does Wolverine use hairspray or mouse? I know he blow dries. I betcha he usually mouse. You know to "save the planet". Damn hippie.

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are set to return to the big screen in a live action movie slated for 2011. Variety:

The Mirage Group, which owns the property, is moving forward with a live-action film focusing on the origins of the iconic crime fighters. Project, targeted for release in 2011, would mark the fifth bigscreen outing for the sewer-dwelling heroes Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael as well as their master Splinter.

If you like me when you read "live action" you probably thought "great they are going to ass rape TMNT". But it may not be all that bad.

Legendary Pictures former chief marketing officer Scott Mednick is producing the new pic alongside Galen Walker, who produced the 2007 computer-animated "TMNT" pic, the most recent installment in the franchise. Peter Laird, Gary Richardson, Frederick Fierst, Eric Crown and Napoleon Smith III are exec producing the film, which is based on the characters created by Laird and Kevin Eastman.

News coincides with the Turtles' 25th anniversary celebration, which kicks off Thursday in New York as the first "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" film unspools at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Since the producer of the 2007 computer animated movie is involved I will reserve further judgement. I thought the 2007 movie captured the characters perfectly and just rocked plain and simple. So let's just hope a live action verison is in the same vain.

In a related story Ray Park is trying to make a turle costume during lunch hour.