MTV Movies Blog (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
FROM SPLASH PAGE: Everything in the Marvel Film Universe is leading to the eventual superhero tag team-up, “The Avengers,” with Iron Man, Ant-Man, Thor, and Captain America all fighting side-by-side. What possible villain could compete with that? “The Incredible Hulk” director Louis Leterrier told MTV News this past June that he didn’t think any villain [...]
Film School Rejects (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
With a bevy of superhero movies currently in active pre-production -- everything from Thor to Iron Man 2 to X-Men Origins: Magneto -- there are bound to be plenty of casting announcements coming in the next few months. And while today doesn't bring an official announcement, it does bring some ...
GeekiNtertainment (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
In this episode, Scott’s been reading while Ben hasn’t done much of anything. We read emails and discuss Adaptation, quoteable movies, and Black20. News involves Thor getting the Shakespeare treatment, Dick Grayson getting the Smallville treatment, several movies getting the IMAX treatment, and much more. Movies To Watch For focuses on the film Defendor. Trailers [...]
Screenhead (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Marvel is set to stay in Los Angeles, reports Variety, which notes that as part of the long-term deal, Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers will be all shot at Raleigh. This pact makes Marvel the largest tenant on the Raleigh Manhattan Beach Studios lot, which consists of 14 soundstages and 300,000 [...]
Film School Rejects (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Over on IGN, you can read the news that Marvel has signed an agreement to shoot it's next immediate series of superhero flicks at Raleigh Studios in Manhattan Beach, CA. But the big news is not where they're shooting, but what they're shooting. Scheduled for May 7, 2010 is Iron ...
Marvel (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
"Iron Man 2," "Thor," The First Avenger: Captain America" and "The Avengers" films will be produced at Raleigh Manhattan Beach Studios.
Film School Rejects (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Bad Moon (1996) Synopsis: After a series of strange animal attacks, "Uncle Ted" decides to pay a visit to his sister, her son, and their German Shepherd, Thor. When the strange attacks continue, Ted displays bad behavior, and Thor smells something amiss, claws clash while Ted attempts, and fails, to control ...
Film Junk (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Comic book fans got a bit of a shock this week when they heard that Shakespearean filmmaker Kenneth Branagh might be directing the Thor movie, while talk of a Scorsese/DeNiro reunion got plenty of people reminiscing about the good ol’ days. Blindness sparked controversy (and lacklustre reviews), and a leaked Dragonball trailer didn’t get much [...]
http://www.availableimages.com/feed (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
8 Hotel for Dogs movie photos added : Hotel for Dogs (production of DreamWorks SKG) is a comedy movie directed by Thor Freudenthal. Release Date: 2009-01-23
Rotten Tomatoes (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
This week's Ketchup sees the announcements of two movies with ties to the JFK conspiracy theories, the obligatory 1980s remake project, and lots of news for comic book projects.
VH1 (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Kenneth Branagh is in talks to direct Marvel's Thor film, but is a guy known for Shakespearean roles the right choice for a superhero movie?
MTV Movies Blog (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
FROM SPLASH PAGE: With the internet absolutely a’blaze over the recent announcement that Kenneth Branagh could possibly be the director on Marvel’s upcoming “Thor” film, Splash Page decided to get current “Thor” comics writer J. Michael Straczynski’s take on the news. “Honestly, I can’t imagine anyone better suited to this,” said Straczynski, who is more [...]
Needcoffee.com (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
Marvel has signed a deal with Paramount to distribute their next five films. This after they, you know, didn't do too shabby working together on Iron Man. The films included? Iron Man 2 (May 7, 2010); Thor (July 16, 2010); the needlessly long-titled The First Avenger: Captain America (May 6, 2011); The [...]
Word Around the Net (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
"I say thee nay! Now here's an odd bit of movie news: Kenneth Branagh is being considered for the directorial chair for the upcoming Thor movie. Branagh is best known for his Shakespearan work (his first directing job was for the excellent Henry V movie in 1989), so he'd be comfortable with Thor's ancient diction and language. According to Michael Fleming at Variety: Kenneth Branagh is
THE BEAT (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
§ Wow, shocker! Kenneth Branagh is gonna direct THOR? Branagh is a trained Shakespearean actor, acclaimed for his dynamic screen and stage renditions of the Bard’s work, so getting attached to a superhero movie sounds like a big stretch. But it is? This news was so momentous that The Beat was quoted on E! Online and [...]
