News You Already Know

* Marvel Studios as debunked the Will Smith rumors regarding Captain America. As of right now we still have no leads on who will be playing the Star-Spangled Avenger.

* Phillip Seymour Hoffman as also debunked rumors that he is playing Penguin in the next Batman film. Mr.Hoffman also reminded everyone that the same rumor was going around five years ago after the first Batman film.

* Marvel has announced a new Avengers title that starts after "Secret Invasion". "Dark Avengers" will be written by Brian Micheal Benids. Bendis will be leaving "Mighty Avengers" but staying on "New Avengers". "Dark Avengers" will reflect the status change in the Marvel Universe after "Secret Invasion". All the Marvel books will be labeled with "Dark Reign" after the invasion is over. This adds fuel to the rumor that the Skrulls win control of Earth.

* Chuck Dixon has found a new home at IDW. The former writer of DC titles such as "Robin" and "Booster Gold", will be writing "G.I. Joe" for IDW. You can check out part one of a round table interview with Chuck Dixon, Larry Hama, Andy Schmidt, Chris Ryall, and Mike Costa, HERE.

* Mark Millar made it official that his return to Marvel's Ultimate Universe will be in the new "Ultimate Avengers" series. Millar has promised that every story arc will be an epic event similar to a "Secret Invasion" or "Civil War". The book will feature different line-ups in each book also. No word if this title will be replacing "The Ultimates".

* In January "The Dark Knight" will return to IMAX theaters for a limited release. Warner Bros. is hoping this will help remind the academy when the Oscars roll around. Remember nerds, if Star Wars and LOTR can get nominated, so can Batman.

News You Already Know: SDCC 08' Edition

Here by popular request is the "News You Already Know: SDCC 08' Edition"

* Neil Gaiman and Andy Kubert will be reuniting for a small run on Batman. The story is titled "What Ever Happened to the Cape Crusader". The title is a play off of the classic Superman story, "What Ever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow". The story will be taking place after "Batman R.I.P." The interesting thing is that Alan Moore's Superman story of a similar title was the closing chapter on an entire chapter of Superman. "What Ever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow" ended the character's silver age continuity so that an upcoming reboot could take place. Does this mean the same will be happening for Batman?

* Mark Millar will be returning to Marvel's Ultimate Universe. No word on exactly which title he will be working on. Early speculation is a return to "The Ultimates"

* Andy Diggle and artist Roberto De La Torre have been announced as the new creative team for Marvel's "Thunderbolts". Expect a few new members to be added to the team.

* DC Comics has acquired the rights to the "Archie Heroes". Characters like The Shield, The Web, The Comet, The Fly, The Jaguar, and The Black Hood are all being brought in to the DC mainstream by writer J. Michael Straczynski. JMS will be reintroducing these forgotten character in his upcoming run on "Brave & the Bold".

* Geoff Johns has written an episode of "Smallville" that will introduce Legion in to the series.

* Writer Valerie D'Orazio will be bringing Marvel Comics a new "Cloak & Dagger" series. The two fans of the series are planning to throw a party.

* Kevin Smith is writing a three part Batman mini series. The good news is that three scripts have already been turned in. Expect the third part to be done in ten years.

* DC is bringing back the Milestone characters and will be incorporating them in to the mainstream universe. Already announced is that Static will be joining the Teen Titans.

News You Already Know: WW Phily 08' Edition

Let's start this off by letting everyone know if they want GOOD coverage of this year's Wizard World Philly Convention they should go over to Newsarama.com and check out the great updates they gave us all weekend.

* Writer Greg Pak (Phoenix: End Song) and penciler Carmine Di Giandomenico (Daredevil: Battlin' Jack Murdoch) will be bringing us "Magneto: Testament" in September. The book will follow the young Magneto and his family through Germany and Poland from 1935 to 1945. the story takes a look at the families struggle as they the Nazis rise to power.

* "The Age of Sentry" will be brought to us by writers Jeff Parker and Paul Tobin. The miniseries will take place during the Sentry's forgotten past.

* Doug Braithwaite has signed an exclusive deal with Marvel. His first project will be penciling duties on "Thor: Secret Invasion"

* Ed Brubacker (Daredevil, Criminal) will bringing the new character Lady Bullseye to the pages of Daredevil. Brubacker has said that she does have a link to the original Bullseye. I"m thinking she works for the same guy that Bullseye once worked for.

* Marvel Zombies 3 comes to life this year in October. It's being brought to us by the creative team of Van Lente and Kev Walker. Early details tell us that the Marvel Zombies are going to show up in the 616 Marvel Universe.

* Dan Didio confirmed once again that Barry Allen was returning as The Flash. Didn't say how long he would be around though.

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.

Fact or Fact?

Here at Cee Diddy Holla we only present the FACTS. Welcome to our new column entitled "Fact or Fact?'

FACT - Nick Fury is the MAN and will remind you of this during Secret Invasion!

FACT - Myspace is GAY!

FACT - Grant Morrison is the greatest Batman writer of all time!

FACT - Having long hair is more metal than having no hair!

FACT - Iron Maiden is the BEST live show you'll ever see!

FACT - DC's Final Crisis will PWN Marvel's Secret Invasion!

FACT - The Karate Kid is the greatest movie of all time!

FACT - The greatest wrestler of all time retired at Wrestlemania 24!

FACT - The New York Comicon is next week and I will be there!

Crazy Ass Rumors

Welcome back to Crazy Ass Rumors. The title pretty much sums it up so let's get started.

* Silver Age Flash, Barry Allen has been dead for a long time. He died during a little crossover called "Crisis on Infinite Earths". Every time DC has a Crisis, the fanboys demand the return of Barry Allen. With Grant Morrison's "Final Crisis" approaching, fans of the original scarlet speedster are speculating that this could be the event that would return Barry Allen to the realm of the living. The rumor I've come across is that Barry Allen is returning but in the form of a Black Lantern. After a small stint as a Black Lantern he will be restored to his good old living self. Does this mean Wally is going to die during "Final Crisis"?

* The secret invasion going on in the Marvel universe has everyone curious as to who is or isn't a Skrull. Before the invasion started we were promised by Marvel that Tony Stark was NOT a Skrull. Many fans wanted to believe that Mr.Stark would be revealed as a Skrull and not just the dick that started Civil War. Now there's a strong rumor going around that Tony Stark is a Skrull but has only been one since the end of Civil War.

* Speaking of Skrulls. Johnny Storm from the Fantastic Four once married a Skrull. Look for her to return in the "Fantastic Four: Secret Invasion" special. There's now a rumor going around that Johnny wasn't the only hero to marry someone with green skin. The Black Panther has a secret invasion tie-in coming up from writer Jason Aaron. Some are speculating that this tie-in will reveal that Black Panther's wife, Storm is actually a Skrull. This might also explain as to why Storm will be back with the X-Men in Warren Ellis' "Astonishing X-Men" run.

* DC Comics has been giving Batman rouge, The Penguin a pretty good run lately. Rumor has it they're killing him off in the last issue of "Gotham Underground".

Holy Shit We're Under Attack!

Years of planning by Marvel Comics and award winning writer Brian Bendis (New Avengers, Mighty Avengers) have started to pay off as Secret Invasion issue 1 hit newsstands this past Wednesday. Bendis is once again teamed up with artist Leinil Yu (New Avengers) to bring us eight issues of Skrully goodness.

Here's what you need to know so far. The Skrulls are the shapesfiting aliens of the Marvel Universe. Not to long ago the Skrulls home planet was destroyed. The survivors of this tragedy decided that Earth should be their new home, and for years have been planning a very hostile takeover. In the past Skrulls were identifiable to the heroes of the Marvel Universe, now not so much. Last year the tag line for "Civil War" was "Whose Side Are You On?", this year fans are presented with a new question, "Who Do You Trust?"

Every week we plan on taking a look at what's going in the Marvel Universe as the Secret Invasion goes very public. We will recap who has been outed as a Skrull and how might still be in the green closet. Here are a few of the facts that we know already.

* Elektra was the first hidden Skrull to be found by the New Avengers while in Japan.

* Black Bolt was the second to be outed as a Skrull at the end of World War Hulk.

* During issue one it was revealed that "Dum Dum" Duggan, Jarvis, and Hank Pym have all been skrulls for some time now.

* The prison doors of the Raft and the Cube are now open to cause complete chaos.

* Either Captain Marvel or Captain Marvel Skrull has attacked The Thunderbolts.

* Tony Stark is completely screwed by a virus that has effected everything on Earth.

* A ship has crash landed in the Savage Land. The people who have emerged from the ship seem to be heroes from Marvel's 70's era that include, Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, Ms.Marvel, Spider-Man, Jean Grey, Beast, Emma Frost, Mockingbird, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and more.

* One last thing to keep in mind. With the people that have been revealed as Skrulls so far we can now state that for some amount of time the Skrulls have led ninja clan known as The Hand. Ruled the Kingdom of the Inhumans. Worked inside S.H.E.I.L.D. as a senior officer. Helped establish The Initiative. And most importantly did the laundry for the Mighty Avengers. The Marvel Universe is so screwed.

More details will be spilling out of the pages of New Avengers and Mighty Avengers in the coming weeks. For speculations and rumors, keep an eye open for "Crazy Ass Rumors" later this week.