Armie Hammer, who played the Winkelvoss twins in "The Social Network", has been cast to play the title role in "The Lone Ranger" opposite Johnny Depp who will play Tonto. The movie will be directed by Gore Verbinski who worked with Depp on the first three Pirates of the Caribbean movies.

    Here's another trailer for "Captain America: The First Avenger" which will be released in a few weeks and will be the final puzzle piece leading the next year's "The Avengers" arrives. This one includes his confrontation with his nemesis, The Red Skull.

                                                              

     In related news, because of the leak of a script from set of "The Avengers", set security has become so tight nothing will be revealed until Joss Whedon gives the go ahead. However, there has been one official movie poster released. Given the plethora of fan created photoshop posters, I was pleasantly surprised to see this genuine movie poster on Entertainment Tonight.

 

 

                           

     Cartoon Network will pre miere the new ThunderCats animated series with a one-hour special on Friday, July 29 at p.m. (ET/PT) Following the premiere, the show will air regularly on Cartoon Network on Fridays at 8:30 p.m. (ET/PT) beginning Aug. 5.

 

 

                         
                                                

     Gene Colan, a brilliant and talented comic book artist with a body of work spanning 60 years, died at the age of 84. a comic book artist best know for his Marvel Comics work which included runs on Daredevil, Iron Man, Captain America, Tomb of Dracula, and Howard the Duck. He and Marv Wolfman created Blade the Vampire Hunter. One of the greatest comic book artists, he will definitely be missed.

             

   "Green Lantern" was No.1 at the box office last weekend with an estimated $52.7 million easily beating "Super 8" and "Mr. Popper's Penguins".
    Last week, Angela Bassett appeared on The Today Show with Kathie Lee and Hoda to discuss her career and her role in "Green Lantern" as Amanda Waller. The character, who is a regular staple of DC Comics, has previously appeared in "Justice League Unlimited" voiced by actress CCH Pounder and in "Smallville" played by 70's film icon Pam Grier.

   The new CG - animated version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles scheduled to debut on Nickelodeon in fall 2012 has revealed the voice cast. Sean Astin will voice Raphael, Jason Biggs as Leonardo, Greg Cipes as Michelangelo, and Rob Paulsen as Donatello. Paulsen voiced the original Raphael in the first series from 1987 - 1996.

 

                                                                             

 

    A live-action "Powers" series is in production for the FX cable network. Kyle Chandler was rumored to star as Detective Christian Walker. However, despite their best efforts Chandler passed on the project. The series is a police procedural with a twist. The homocide detectives investigate murders that involve people with super powers. Lucy Punch (Bad Teacher) has been cast as rookie detective Deena Pilgrim and Jason Patric (The Losers) will play Detective Christian Walker. The comic book series creators, writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Michael Avon Oeming are on board as producers.

 

 

    The next Batman animated series to follow "Batman: The Brave and the Bold" on Cartoon Network will feature computer generated animation. Glen Murakami (Teen Titans, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien) will produce the series.

    In related news, A promo for the upcoming "Green Lantern: The Animated Series" is running on Cartoon Network. The series will be CG-animated like the upcoming Batman animated series. 

 

                                                                     

    The powerhouse combo of Director J.J. Abrams and Producer Steven Spielberg struck paydirt. "Super 8" was number one at the box office. The movie described as a next generation "E.T." drew an estimated $37.0 million and is expected to be a definite summer movie hit. Here's the trailer just in case you haven't seen it.

 

 

                                                           

 

    "X-Men: The First Class" was number two at the box office with an estimated $25.0 million. Damon Lindelof writer and producer of "Lost" and "Star Trek" praised the movie via Twitter, especially McAvoy and Fassbender for their performances. He made some less than stellar comments regarding "Mad Men" actress January Jones performance as Emma Frost which he later backtracked, but otherwise loved the movie.

 

                                                                     

                                                                    

 

 

   Last week, the "Green Lantern: Emerald Knights" animated movie was released on DVD and Blu-ray and revealed once again the brilliance of Warner animation studio. They crafted a series of vignettes that tie into the main story and reveal the origins of the Green Lantern Corps and tells their diverse stories. It definitely isn't required viewing to enjoy or understand the soon to be released live action "Green Lantern" movie, however, I highly recommend it.  

 

 

                                                                      

 

 

    I remember reading that the Warner animation next project following the upcoming "Batman: Year One" is tentatively titled "Justice League: Doom", written by the late Dwayne McDuffie and based on the "Justice League: Babel" comics story. The story, for those who aren't familiar with it, involves Batman's nemesis Ra's Al Ghul taking on the Justice League by using and completely manipulating The Batman.  A great comic story written by Mark Waid and illustrated by Howard Porter. I highly recommend reading the complete original story in collected in trade paperback. 

     Cartoon Network has signed an agreement with producer Joel Silver and Silver Pictures to develop a live action motion picture for "Ben10". The property was created by Man of Action: Joe Casey, Joe Kelly, Duncan Rouleau, and Steven Seagle. The animated series premiered in January 2006 and spun off into "Ben 10: Alien Force" in 2008 and current seen as "Ben 10: Ultimate Alien". Cartoon Network has previously aired two live-action movies featuring the character. "In Ben 10, Cartoon Network has built a property that is loved across the world," Silver said. "It has a fun premise with a great leading character that lends itself to the big screen and I am looking forward to seeing how we can take it to the next level."

 

                                                                  

 

 

   Sneak peek at a trailer for four new Marvel anime series coming to G4 in July.

 

 

                                                         

    Eliza Dushku (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dollhouse) who voices Selina Kyle/Catwoman in the upcoming animated movie "Batman: Year One", will also voice a character in an online animated motion comic based on the upcoming series "Torchwood: Miracle Day", playing on Starz. The motion comic will be called "Torchwood: Web of Lies", and will also feature voicework by "Torchwood" stars John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness and Eve Myles as Gwen Cooper. Perhaps, this will lead to her appearing in the live series. We can only dream.

   The once seemingly defunct BBC America series "Torchwood", a spin-off of "Doctor Who", will be making a comeback on Starz as a new original series "Torchwood: Miracle Day" which premieres Friday,July 8. John Barrowman and Eve Myles will reprise their roles as Captain Jack Harkness and Gwen Cooper. Also starring, Mekhi Phifer, Bill Pullman, Lauren Ambrose, Alexa Havins, Arlene Tur, and Kai Owen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    The MTV Movie Awards this past weekend unveiled a few exclusive trailers: "Fright Night", "Twilight: Breaking Dawn", and "Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part II". For anyone who didn't see them I've included them here. These look like some very exciting upcoming movies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     With the release of  "Green Lantern: Emerald Knights" animated movie we got a sneak peek at the upcoming DC animated movie "Batman: Year One". We get the an insight into the creation of this animated movie based on the groundbreaking comic series by Frank Miller and David Mazzuchelli. The sneak peak includes the voice actors and the look and feel of the movie.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    " The Amazing Spider-Man'  movie which is scheduled for July 2012 release reboots and recasts the franchise. Andrew Garfield (The Social Network) tackles the role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man and Emma Stone (Easy A) as love interest/girlfriend Gwen Stacy. The cast includes Denis Leary as George Stacy, Martin Sheen as Ben Parker, Sally Field as May Parker, and Rhys Ifan as Dr. Curt Connors/The Lizard. Nels Van Adder/ Proto-Goblin and Campbell Scott as Richard Parker and Embeth Davidtz as Mary Parker. Sounds quite interesting.