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News You Already Know

* 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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It's time to settle the debate that fanboys have been talking about all summer. Iron Man vs Dark Knight!

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."

Crazy Ass Rumors

* Kingdom Come 2 was mentioned by DC Comics one month and never spoken of again. The rumors are circulating now that the sequel will be coming in 2009 and is not exactly what you think. The book will be done by Geoff Johns and Alex Ross, but takes place in the current DC universe.

* In "Secret Invasion" #4 we saw Reed Richards lay some smack down and start revealing some Skrulls. the speculation that I'm hearing is that from here out the series will be more about fighting and less about who is and who isn't a skrull. Maybe the "Who do you Trust?" was more hype than anything. If true then we know not to trust Marvel Comics.

* Bruce Wayne became Batman when his parents were gunned down in Crime Alley. Will the death of Alfred during "Batman R.I.P." be the moment that retires Bruce Wayne? Will Alfred's last words to Master Wayne be, "I am proud of you Son."

* There's another Avengers shake-up coming soon. Expect Captain America to join New Avengers after "Secret Invasion"

* Time for some new Batman movie rumors. Brian Austin Green from 90210 to play the Riddler in the next film. Not sure where this one started but its too funny to ignore. The Angelina Jolie/Catwoman rumor is still going strong too. David Goyer has commented that maybe they won't use any of the more well known villains. I call bullshit on three of those items.

* Speaking of sequels. Word is that character of Dr. Donald Blake will play a part in the next Iron Man movie. Most fans know that the good Dr.Blake is the human host for the Thunder God known as Thor. Although a second script has not come in yet, unconfirmed director Jon Favreu wants a shot at Hulk in the movie, as a cameo.

* What if Robert Downey Jr doesn't want to be an Avenger? There are early reports that Terrance Howard will be kept on contract to play War Machine in an Avengers movie if Robert Downey losses interest by 2011.

* Punisher: Warzone will end up being rated pG-13, instead of the R we were all waiting for. Just a reminder, the last film was rated R.

For the Ladies

Welcome to a new post that is specially catered for the ladies. Each post will be unique and help the lovely ladies who love nerds, understand them even more.

10 Phrases That Could Turn the "Clark Kent" of Any Nerd in to a "Man of Steel"

1. I just finished reading Alan Moore's "The Watchmen" again.
2. Introducing Mary Jane in the Spider-Man movie before Gwen Stacy was a crappy move.
3. Should I bring over the Wonder Woman costume or the Ms. Marvel one?
4. I can't believe "The Dark Knight" was only two and a half hours.
5. Why can't they have Comic Con every month?
6. I hate when holidays delay comic book releases.
7. Batman could totally kick Iron Man's ass in a fight.
8. You should have purchased all three of the variant covers for that issue.
9. Don't bend the package it's a collectible.
10. Joel Schumacher ruined my childhood by making two Batman movies.

News You Already Know

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.