Wednesday, October 15, 2008

News You Already Know

* Terrance Howard is out of Iron Man 2 and Don Cheadle is in. Terrance Howard wanted more money than Marvel Studios wanted to pay. So the easy solution was to replace him with the great Don Cheadle. I'm not a big fan of recasting but Don Cheadle is a much better actor than Howard.

* Fanboys will be yelling "MORTAL KOMBAT" sooner than expected. Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe has just been moved from December to November 16th.

* "Iron Man" screenwriters Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby told MTV that they want a certain green skinned giant as the film's antagonist. "I hope 'The Avengers' embraces that," Fergus said. "You don't want like 10 super-badass good guys fighting together. Where's the fun in that? Let's break it off a little. Friends or colleagues who become enemies is always an interesting thing because you know it's based on love and friendship and that's always the worst thing to have turn bad - someone you actually care about and someone you actually believe in."

Monday, October 13, 2008

Cee Diddy Video Blog

News You Already Know

* Everyone wants to know if there is a deleted scene in the "Incredible Hulk" dvd that features a frozen Captain America. I am going out on a limb and saying the answer to that is NO. What you will see if you pay very close attention is a photo of a frozen Captain America in the movie's new intro. You can see the pic below.

* Marc Guggenheim is in the middle of writing the screen adaptation of "Green Lantern" for Warner Brothers. The studio is hoping to start filming the movie in 2009 for a 2010 release. There's a rumor that Ryan Gosling is up for the role of Green Lantern: Hal Jordan.

* The little book that could is coming to an end. "Amazing Spider-Girl" is coming to an end with issue #30. This book actually lasted for a few years and avoided cancellation on multiple occasions.

* Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Lex Luthor will be making a return to Smallville at some point this season.