Ive neglected to post any news in awhile, so I'll offer up all that I know.Â
Jim Carrey has joined Kick Ass 2: Balls to the Wall. He will play Colonel Stars.Â
Metal Hurlant Chronicles (repackaged as Heavy Metal stateside) is being developed in France as a half-hour television show. I never knew the magazine, but the animated Heavy Metal movie was one of the coolest and strangest things I saw as a young child.Â
For better or worse, CW is looking for the next 'Smallville'. 'Arrow', based on the first exploits of Green Arrow debuts this fall. And in development is 'Amazon' which would apply the 'Smallville' premise to Wonder Woman.Â
Bloodstrike, based on the early 90's Image Comics series, is getting the film treatment. It's the story of a "Bloodstrike" unit, which consists of soldiers who have been enhanced with vampire blood, making them an elite fighting force. On a personal note, I'm tired of vampires.Â
The character of Radioactive Man may be in Iron Man 3, but that is still unconfirmed.
In casting news for Thor: The Dark World, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, from GI Joe and Lost, will play Algrim the Strong and Algrim's 'leveled-up' form Kurse. The 9th Doctor Christopher Eccleston will be Malekith the Accursed, ruler of the Dark Elves of Svartalfheim.Â
I usually don't post rumors, but this one intrigued me. A person by the name of Roger Wardell claims to have inside info on the goings on of the Marvel movies in production. Recently, he tweeted this: "Inside News: There's something "Strange" about Thor: The Dark World."
So far the plan is to have Ant-Man go into production as soon as Thor is finished.Â
The sequel to First Class will be called X-Men: Days of Future Past.Â
The film rights to Daredevil have reverted back to Marvel. No plans for a movie at the time.Â
ABC has greenlit a pilot to go into production based on SHIELD that will take place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Joss Weadon will be an executive producer and may direct the pilot episode. I think it to be a great opportunity to showcase lesser Marvel characters that would never see any screen time otherwise.Â
Justice League is still penciled in for 2015. Ben Affleck says he will not direct. Warner Bros is now eyeing the Wachowskis as thier top choice. They still may use it as a launching point for Batman and other standalone, but intertwined DC films. You can imagine the brass at WB shooting glares at The Avengers while trying to figure out what the hell to do with Aquaman.Â