As "The First Avenger: Captain America" gears up for a June production start, director Joe Johnston's first priority is to find an actor to wield the character's shield. But while he works on the casting process, he's already got plans in motion for two of the film's other major elements — the villain and the [...]

"Dreamworks and Universal Pictures' upcoming adaptation of Platinum Studios' "Cowboys & Aliens" has finally set a date to infiltrate movie theaters. On Friday, Universal Pictures announced that "Cowboys & Aliens" will be released on July 29, 2011, opposite Sony's adaptation of "The Smurfs." "Cowboys & Aliens" was originally published in 2007 as a graphic novel by [...]

Paramount's reported decision to buy ad spots during Super Bowl XLIV for "The Last Airbender" and "Shutter Island" instead of reserving a slot for a new "Iron Man 2" trailer might go down as the biggest Big Game disappointment for comic book fans since "Blade II" got a better trailer than "Spider-Man" during Super Bowl [...]

One of the greatest things about The Super Bowl is its ability to bring together folks from all walks of life in a celebration of teamwork. It's not unlike the theme of "G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero" and its comic book offspring in that regard, demonstrating how a group of spirited individuals can work [...]

Celebrity comics dominated this week's headlines, but a fair share of high-profile heroes carved out a place for themselves among the week's most popular posts. A potential "Spider-Man" casting slip set the 'Net on fire just a few days after our weekly poll asked readers who should play Peter Parker. Rumors surrounding potential "Watchmen" sequels [...]

FROM MTV.COM: Team Jacob has reason to celebrate: "Twilight" star Taylor Lautner has signed on to star in "Stretch Armstrong," based on the action figure from Hasbro. The Hollywood Reporter announced Lautner's commitment to "Armstrong," Universal's upcoming 3-D adaptation of the Hasbro toy property slated for release at some point in 2012. The film was initially [...]

Episode Title: "Absolute Justice" Written By: Geoff Johns Story: Clark Kent (Tom Welling) and his allies investigate a series of murders after a former superhero (Sylvester Pemberton, a.k.a. the Star Spangled Kid) is killed while approaching Chloe Sullivan (Allison Mack). They soon discover that Pemberton was fully aware of Clark and the nascent Justice League led by [...]

'Tis the season for reboots, it seems — and Marvel's blind protector of Hell's Kitchen is next on the list. According to Deadline Hollywood, a new "Daredevil" movie is in the works, written by "The Day The Earth Stood Still" screenwriter David Scarpa. The film will be produced by former News Corp President Peter Chernin. While [...]

On Thursday, 18-year-old actor Logan Lerman let slip that he has been in discussions about taking on the role of Peter Parker in the Marc Webb-directed reboot of "Spider-Man." By the next day, at the junket for “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief,” the young star's lips were tightly sealed about all things [...]

The setup of "Priest" may sound like the beginning of a joke, "So a priest, a sherrif and a priestess…" but once the plot point of rescuing the priests' niece from vampires is thrown into the mix, the premise becomes relatively rich with action and horror potential. Those factors could very well be the reason [...]

"Watchmen" writer Alan Moore may have given up on Hollywood years ago, but if a recent rumor is to be believed, the author may have yet another reason to have his name stricken from film credits. While there's been no official announcement, BleedingCool.com reports that a change in DC Entertainment's corporate structure has freed up the [...]

Episode Title: "Sanctuary" Story: Christopher Chance (Mark Valley) accepts a mission to protect a troubled youth on the run from the law. The catch is that the young man, John Gray (Sam Huntington), is seeking reformation within a monastery that possesses a valuable scroll, something that Gray's old enemies would like to get their hands on. [...]

THE STORY: "King City" by Brandon Graham (W/A) - Image Comics/Tokyopop WHAT IT'S ABOUT: A 20-something, lock-picking adventurer named Joe returns to his home city of the future with unclear intentions and a kind-hearted friend named Pete who gets in over his head while agreeing to help some Mafiosos take care of a life-size sea-monkey [...]

We kicked February off with an exclusive preview of Zack Whedon's "Terminator" comic book series, but as you can probably guess, we made sure to slip in a few questions about another little project with his name on it that fans are hungry to know more about: "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog." In this case, however, we [...]

"Planet Hulk," the latest animated feature from Marvel Studios and Lionsgate Home Entertainment, hit shelves this week. We posted our "Planet Hulk" review yesterday, and today we have a bonus for you: an exclusive first look at "Thor: Tales Of Asgard," Marvel's next animated feature. This "Thor: Tales of Asgard" preview is a special feature on [...]