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SECRET IDENTITY: Casting Roland In ‘The Dark Tower’
A live-action adaptation of "The Dark Tower" is finally arriving thanks to a partnership between Ron Howard, Akiva Goldsman, Brian Grazer, Universal Pictures and NBC Universal Television Entertainment. But there's a catch — Stephen King's classic novel series is not only getting the big screen treatment with three film adaptations, [read more]
SECRET IDENTITY: Who Should Direct ‘Wolverine 2′?
By all accounts, 20th Century Fox is sharpening its claws for the "X-Men" franchise. With Matthew Vaughn about to direct "X-Men: First Class" and Robert Rodriguez being courted for "Deadpool," the race is now on to find a director for "Wolverine 2."
Some interesting names have popped up for the "Wolverine" [read more]
SECRET IDENTITY: Casting ‘Iron Fist’ Danny Rand
The "Iron Fist" movie is on the way with "xXx" screenwriter Rich Wilkes on board to tackle the script. But even as the project moves forward, some big questions remain — namely, who's going to direct the film and, just as importantly, who's going to star as Danny Rand?
In today's [read more]
SECRET IDENTITY: Casting Spider-Man’s New Leading Lady!
The search is on for Peter Parker's new love interest in the upcoming "Spider-Man" reboot, with the list currently narrowed down to five young actresses — Lilly Collins ("Priest"), Ophelia Lovibond ("Nowhere Boy"), Teresa Palmer ("The Sorcerer's Apprentice"), Imogen Poots ("Fright Night") and Emma Roberts ("4.3.2.1."). Curiously enough, none of [read more]
SECRET IDENTITY: Casting Marvel’s ‘Runaways’ Movie!
Despite some teases, Marvel Studios is keeping their post-"Avengers" plans fairly close to the vest, with one notable exception: a planned adaptation of "Runaways," based on Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona's popular comic book series.
"Runaways" focuses on six youngsters who learn that their parents are all members of a [read more]
SECRET IDENTITY: The Voice Of ‘Ultimate Spider-Man’
Veteran writer and producer Paul Dini is making his Marvel by joining the creative team for the "Ultimate Spider-Man" series, saddling up alongside a formidable crew that includes Brian Michael Bendis and the "Man of Action" collective of Duncan Rouleau, Joe Casey, Joe Kelly and Steven T. Seagle. Certainly, the [read more]
SECRET IDENTITY: Who Should Play The Punisher For Marvel Studios?
Worry not, Punisher fans — Frank Castle has come home.
Announced at the Marvel Studios panel at Comic-Con, the rights for the Punisher have returned to Marvel, allowing the studio to put their character back on the big or small screen in anyway that they see fit. It's excellent news for [read more]
SECRET IDENTITY: Christopher Nolan’s ‘Inception’ Cast Goes To Gotham City & Metropolis!
"Inception" arrives in theaters today, providing moviegoers with yet another healthy dose of Christopher Nolan's crazy adventures in filmmaking. Of course, "Inception" isn't necessarily what comic book fans are most eager to see from Nolan's camp — those fans are more likely craving Nolan's return to Gotham City in the [read more]
SECRET IDENTITY: Who Should Kevin Bacon Play In ‘X-Men: First Class’?
As the cast for "X-Men: First Class" continues to fill out with confirmed additions and rumors aplenty, one particular report stands out among the rest — Kevin Bacon is reportedly in negotiations to play the villain opposite James McAvoy's Charles Xavier and Michael Fassbender's Magneto.
Bacon's involvement isn't confirmed yet, but [read more]
SECRET IDENTITY: With ‘Spider-Man’ Spoken For, Who Should Josh Hutcherson Play?
Josh Hutcherson was long mentioned as a front-runner for the lead role of Peter Parker in Sony's "Spider-Man" reboot -- some even pegged him as a virtual lock for the part -- but as we're all no doubt aware by now, Hutcherson won't be spinning webs for Sony. That's a [read more]
SECRET IDENTITY: Recasting The ‘Twilight Saga: Eclipse’ Stars As Comic Book Characters
For many comic book and genre fans, "The Last Airbender" is the most interesting movie entering the box office arena this weekend. For others, it's "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse," which already earned a heaping pile of money on its opening day this past Wednesday.
There's no question that "Eclipse" is [read more]
SECRET IDENTITY: Who Should Play The Wasp In ‘The Avengers’?
With Comic-Con International just around the corner, it shouldn't be long before fans get some new official information regarding "The Avengers," the superhero team-up flick featuring the likes of Iron Man, Captain America and Thor. But there are other heroes said to be involved from Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye to [read more]
SECRET IDENTITY: Who Should Play Barry Allen In ‘The Flash’?
It was announced earlier this week that Greg Berlanti, Michael Green and Marc Guggenheim had been hired to write a treatment for "The Flash," adding further credibility to reports that DC Entertainment is putting the Scarlet Speedster on the fast track.
There are several factors to consider before "The Flash" moves [read more]
SECRET IDENTITY: Comic Book Roles For The ‘True Blood’ Cast
There are many connections between the cast of "True Blood" and the comic book world — Anna Paquin played Rogue in "X-Men," Alexander Skargård was a "Thor" contender and the whole gang is getting grouped together in a new comic book series from IDW Publishing.
But there are still plenty of [read more]
SECRET IDENTITY: Casting The Members Of ‘Dynamo 5′
Earlier this year, I talked about how fun it would be to see a "Dynamo 5" movie come to the big screen. For the uninitiated, Jay Faerber and Mahmud Asrar's Image series tells the story of a group of five estranged siblings coming together as heroes under the tutelage of [read more]
SECRET IDENTITY: Who Should Play Hank Pym In ‘The Avengers’ And ‘Ant-Man’?
Director Edgar Wright's attachment to "Ant-Man" goes back quite a ways, but the movie isn't scheduled to hit until after "The Avengers" in 2012. Still, that's not to say that Hank Pym won't show up before his solo movie debut — in fact, there's a very good chance he'll show up [read more]
SECRET IDENTITY: Who Should Play The Mandarin In ‘Iron Man 3′?
For the moviegoers who have seen "Iron Man 2," Tony Stark's latest battle against Whiplash and Justin Hammer is at an end. That means the Armored Avenger must look ahead towards the next fight, and luckily for us, we already have an idea of who he's going to square up [read more]
SECRET IDENTITY: Casting Matthew Vaughn’s ‘X-Men: First Class’
With "Kick-Ass" director Matthew Vaughn officially locked and loaded for "X-Men: First Class" with a release date scheduled for June 3, 2011, it's time to start thinking about the next major piece of the puzzle: casting.
One of the concerns with "First Class" is its status as a prequel to the [read more]