In a recent interview with Collider, actor Toby Kebell talked about his upcoming role as Doctor Doom in the movie reboot of The Fantastic Four. The key sticking point was the reveal that the character’s origin story will be drastically changed for the movie:
Fox’s first two attempts at adapting the Fantastic Four franchise to the big screen weren’t exactly well-received by fans, so it’s not surprising that their planned remake is being anticipated by people just to see how they plan to address the issues that plagued the originals. However, it seems like people might want to adjust their schedule as Fox has pushed back the release date to August 15, taking over the slot that was initially reserved for Assassin’s Creed.
According to a recent Collider report, Marvel has finally decided to go ahead with a big screen adaptation of Inhumans, with Joe Robert Cole having written a script that Marvel is happy with. Now, the studio is trying to find a director who will helm the project.
Another actor has been announced by Fox as having joined the cast for their upcoming Fantastic Four reboot, which already has Kate Mara playing Sue Storm, Michael B. Jordan playing Johnny Storm. The Storm family will be rounded out by the addition of Reg E. Cathey (who played Norman Wilson on the Wire) as the patriarch Dr. Storm.
20th Century Fox has recently released a major announcement about a number of their upcoming big-name projects, namely ones from the Marvel properties that are in their care, including sequels to both The Wolverine and The Fantastic Four.
Rumors have already started to surface for Josh Trank’s planned reboot of The Fantastic Four movie franchise, and it seems to be pointing towards a much younger cast this time around. There’s already reports that Michael B. Jordan will be playing Johnny Storm and Miles Teller is also rumored to be playing Mr. Fantastic, now there are reports floating around that Josh Gad has been linked to the role of Ben Grimm.
There’s no other details so it wasn’t clear whether Josh is only linked to the role of the human Ben Grimm or whether they’re also going to map his face on the CGI Thing, like Marvel did with Mark Ruffalo and the Hulk.
It seems that the recent box office successes of superhero films such as The Avengers and The Amazing Spider-man finally woke 20th Century Fox and made them remember that they’re still sitting on two [previously failed] Marvel franchises, namely Fantastic Four and Daredevil, as the studio has recently announced plans for a reboot of both comic book franchises.
Fantastic Four is the first of the two that will arrive, with Chronicle director Josh Trank set to begin production as soon as The Wolverine and X-Men: First Class 2 are up and running. A release date is still pending.
Just in time for Halloween, Archie Comics and Moonscoop have unveiled their realized plans to bring Sabrina the Teenage Witch back to TV. With an all new animated look, the show will bring Sabrina to new audiences, with up to date style and modern-day witch issues. While also producing hit toons like the Fantastic Four and Hero: 108, Moonscoop hopes to have the show ready to air in 2012. No network has yet been named, though Nickelodeon does have a long-standing relationship with the brand, having run the live-action version with Melissa Joan Hart for several seasons. Take a look at some renderings of the character!
For the past ten or fifteen years, it is undeniable how popular CG animated toons have been; the Toy Story franchise, Shrek, How to train your Dragon, Cars, Madagascar, etc, etc. In that same span of time, it is similarly clear that this is also the age of the super hero; The Batman and Dark Knight films, Spider-Man, X-Men and Wolverine, Iron Man, Captain America, etc. So, in 2004, Disney teamed with Pixar to release what would seemingly be the perfect storm collaboration: The Incredibles, a CG animated film about super heroes. Seven years later, the package is ready for home viewing on the highest of definitions, Blu-ray, asking us the question “how was it?” In a ridiculously cliched description; Incredible.
For years, Teletoon has been a gift to animation fans. The joint venture of Astral Media and Corus Entertainment has again and again offered the treat of cartoons to fans in Canada, Latin America, and other regions in a fashion identical to Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Disney, and others in American regions. Teletoon Retro holds a similar place in the heart, offering fans a look at some of the classic toons we’ve all come to know and love; The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show, Scooby-Doo, The Flintstones, Inspector Gadget, Batman: The Animated Series, Fantastic Four, ThunderCats, G.I. Joe, and many more. How many of you guys are watching Teletoon on a regular basis?
Gazillion Entertainment has a good project on it’s hands with Marvel. The video game company is working with the comic book company on a MMORPG game based on the Cartoon Network series Marvel Super Hero Squad. The game, appropriately titled Marvel Super Hero Squad Online, finally has some footage available for us to review and drool over. While it’s still not slated to launch until next year, you can already see the amazing progress in the visuals, which closely resemble both the toon and their action figure byproducts. What say you?
Just a few weeks after Marvel officially announced Chris Evans will don Captain America’s mask and shield in the upcoming film The First Avenger: Captain America, the comic book company is ready to debut Cap’s sidekick, Bucky. Sebastian Stan (known for roles on Gossip Girl and Kings) will take on the role of Bucky Barnes, whose supporting character position is similar to Batman’s Robin. Stan had originally tried out for the role of Captain America, himself, but studio execs at the Disney owned company felt he was a better fit as Bucky. Filming begins this summer in Europe, with the film slated for a July 22, 2011 release. What are your thoughts on the casting?
