So many rumors have been floating around the internet about which characters the announced actors will play in Guardians of the Galaxy. When Benicio Del Toro was signed on for multiple films the the news just fed the fires of speculation. Now that the Guardians has begun filming in the UK it is a little bit harder to conceal identities, even for superheroes.
In the world of Twitter it was asked of Russell Crowe if he would like to reprise his role of Jor-El in the next Man of Steel film. He stated, “A lot of you are asking about a KRYPTON prequel, if that’s something you feel strongly about let @Legendary pictures know your thoughts”. It goes without saying that the Krypton scenes were the best part of the film and I think I’m not the only one who would love to see Jor-El in another Superman flick.
A new Avengers Assemble clip was released this week with a lot of speculation on some traitors in the group. In the clip that was previewed to press we find out that it is entirely possible that Hawkeye might be up to some fishy business. This new series is the most highly anticipated animated show to air this year. It now shows on Sundays at 11a/10c inside Marvel Universe on Disney XD.
Fans have been waiting for Guillermo Del Toro to announce the coming of the third installment in his Hellboy series. This movie has been in the works for quite awhile and there is a huge fan base following it. This week Del Toro decided that he was going to allude to some new work, even if it doesn’t come in the form of Hellboy 3.
She’s one of the biggest new characters to debut in the Marvel Universe and today Marvel is proud to unveil your first look at Milo Manara’s jaw dropping variant cover to Guardians of The Galaxy #5, featuring ANGELA! Starting this July, Neil Gaiman teams with blockbuster writer Brian Michael Bendis and fan favorite artist Sara Pichelli to take the angelic bounty hunter to the outer limits of the Marvel Universe in an all new arc starting in Guardians Of The Galaxy #5!
DEVILDRIVER will be releasing their sixth studio album Winter Kills August 27th via Napalm Records. Winter Kills is available in four configurations including a Deluxe Digibook with CD (including two bonus tracks: “Shudder” and “Back Down to the Grave”) and Live DVD (Featuring 45 minutes of live raw DEVILDRIVER power. No studio over dubs at all just the band at their best and includes fan favorites “Clouds over California” and “The Wretched”), standard CD version, digital version and for the first time in DEVILDRIVER history, a 2LP Gatefold edition (including the 2 bonus tracks and a digital download).
Disney officially now owns the distribution rights of all the Marvel phase one films. This includes Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Thor, and Captain America: The First Avenger. A press release tells us that Paramount, the original distributor of most of Marvel’s films prior to Disney acquiring the studio in 2009, “was paid for the transfer of the distribution rights.” Fantastic, money money money, so what does this mean?
Jagex has announced that RuneScape 3 will be launched on July 22. This game is 12 years old and is being revamped to fit HTML5. The game will feature a make your own fate features which will impact their journey through the world of Gielinor. July 22 fans will also see the start of RuneScape 3’s inaugural community-driven world event, The Battle for Lumbridge.
Everywhere you look you cannot stop reading or hearing about what is going on with Lamb of God. After Randy’s release and exemption from charges, the bankruptcy of the band and what they are intending on doing about getting back into the scene has been spread all over sites and podcasts everywhere. As the band prepares to tour Europe in August, Blythe is busy recapping his experiences for fans.