Can Jon Favreau's reality-based "Iron Man" share the same universe as Kenneth Branagh's fantasy-focused "Thor"? What about the space-faring "Green Lantern" film and Christopher Nolan's gritty take on Batman? These are valid concerns both for fans and movie executives as Marvel Studios and DC Entertainment plan live-action adaptations of "The Avengers" and "Justice League," respectively. [...]

The adaptation of Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner’s “Red” could be adding some additional Hollywood star power to its already impressive cast with Julian McMahon, Ernest Borgnine, Richard Dreyfuss and Brian Cox. According to The Hollywood Reporter, McMahon would portray the Vice President who is at the center of the conspiracy to kill a former CIA [...]

Based on the latest superhero movie rumors making the rounds, it looks like I caught the wrong cat last week. Speculation is running rampant that Peter Parker will go web-to-claw against Black Cat in "Spider-Man 4," with "Wedding Crashers" leading lady Rachel McAdams a supposed frontrunner for the role. Black Cat's involvement in the superhero sequel [...]

The "Marvel Super Hero Squad" cartoon premiered in September with a host of uber-cute versions of its characters, but the latest addition to the animated series' roster seemed worth a call-out. Boys and girls, check out the kid-friendly version of Marvel's wielder of the power cosmic: the sentinel of the spaceways known as... "silver britches"? [...]

It's no secret that many creators in and around the comics scene have embraced Twitter these days—and many of them make regular appearances in our daily Twitter Report. Perhaps one of the most surprising creators with a regular presence in the Twitterverse, however, is one of the industry's most beloved icons: Stan Lee. The co-creator of [...]

The U.S. distribution rights for the film adaptation of Robert E. Howard’s “Solomon Kane” have been acquired by Lionsgate. According to Fangoria, the rights were picked up at the American Film Market and may lead to “Solomon Kane” having a full theatrical release before coming out on DVD. The $40 million film was written and [...]

Since his comic book debut in 1990, Warren Ellis has been one of the most prolific writers in the comic industry with dozens of original creations in addition to several books for Marvel and DC. Following the recent announcement that “Black Summer” was optioned by Vigilante Entertainment in addition to the upcoming film adaptations of [...]

FROM MOVIES BLOG: "Dollhouse" fans, the news you've been dreading has officially arrived—Joss Whedon's latest television endeavor is dead. The Hollywood Reporter has the breaking news that Fox has canceled "Dollhouse," the Eliza Dushku-starring series created by Whedon. The article notes that despite a DVR-induced ratings bump, "Dollhouse" just couldn't cut it by the network's standards. [...]

Okay, so the upcoming remake of "Clash of the Titans" isn't a comic book movie. I could try to make all sorts of connections between the film's cast (Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Danny Huston, etc.) and comic book movies ("Green Lantern," "Batman Begins," "Wolverine"), but let's be honest here: it looks really freakin' cool and [...]

Earlier today the first "Kick-Ass" teaser trailer hit the 'Net, and now we have another poster from Matthew Vaughn's adaptation of John Romita Jr. and Mark Millar's comic book series. While the last batch of "Kick-Ass" posters offered a rear view of the film's costumed vigilantes peering over the city in heroic fashion, the new poster [...]

THE STORY: "Hard Time" by Steve Gerber (W) & Brian Hurtt (A) WHAT IT'S ABOUT: No one was supposed to get hurt when Ethan Harrow and his friend Brandon held their local high school hostage with masks on and guns at the ready—they just wanted to teach the school bullies a lesson. But Brandon's quick trigger [...]

FROM MOVIES BLOG: A few months ago, Viggo Mortensen told MTV that he could see his "Lord of the Rings" character, Aragorn, popping up in a film meant to bridge the stories between "The Hobbit" and the "Rings" trilogy. The only problem there is that the bridge chapter is looking increasingly unlikely. Then again, maybe not. [...]

It sounds like Idris Elba is already looking beyond the "The Losers" for his next potential project—but he isn't straying far from DC's Vertigo imprint. In speaking with Slash Film, the actor—who plays betrayed black ops agent Roque in the aforementioned Vertigo adaptation—is looking to load up his schedule with "100 Bullets," based off of the [...]

Even though Veteran's Day doesn't give your kid a day off from school (Neil Gaiman checked), the Twitter Report joins all of the creators in our feed today acknowledging the risks taken and sacrifices made by service men and women alike. Not all of the V's in today's posts belonged to Veteran's Day, though. Now in [...]

Now that "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" is a bona fide award-winner with a sequel on the way, everyone wants to know what's next for Dr. Horrible, Captain Hammer and the rest of the gang. I recently spoke to "Dr. Horrible" co-writer Zack Whedon, who scripted the inline musical along with brothers Joss and Jed and Jed's [...]