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* It is official, Robert Downey Jr. and Don Cheadle are both signed for Iron Man 2 and The Avengers. Jon Favreau will be directing Iron Man 2 and will serve as the Executive Producer of The Avengers.

* The Tony award winning, David Lindsay-Abaire is in final negations to write Spider-Man 4. Many were under the idea that the movie was already written. Hopefully this will hurt the chances of the film coming out in 2011.

* J. Michael Straczynski is working on a the screenplay for a remake of Forbidden Planet. Straczynski is known for his work on Thor, Amazing Spider-man, and The Twelve.

* In typical fashion, Marvel has pushed back the release of the final part of "Secret Invasion" by two weeks.

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* 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."

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Marvel Studios debuted in a big way over the weekend with Iron Man. The iron-clad avenger brought in 100.7 million dollars domestic, and over 200 mil worldwide. It's no surprise that Marvel Studio announced a sequel today that is slated for April 30, 2010. Marvel Studios also announced the rest of their movies for the next three years. Here's a quick recap of what was announced.

• Iron Man 2 - 4/10/10
• Thor - 6/4/10
• Captain America 5/6/11
• The Avengers - July 2011

Absent from this list is the previously mentioned Ant-Man movie. It has also been said by Marvel Studios that they only want to release during the key summer season, therefore they do not have a 2009 release. Although Wolverine comes out in 2009, it is not being released by Marvel Studios.

We have until 2010 before the next piece of The Avengers puzzle is put in to place. That's more than enough time to speculate about what to expect. Will see War Machine in Iron Man 2? Will the Thor movie take place in Asgard? Can Marvel Studios deliver a Captain America movie that completely takes place during WW2? Are we really going to get an Avengers movie in 2011? One thing we know for sure. It is good to be a comic book movie fan again.