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  • Comic Artist Arne Starr Envisions Kevin Mckidd as Thor

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    Comic artist and actor Arne Starr, currently seen as “Arne the attending physician” on Grey’s Anatomy, has produced several concept pieces of TV stars he’s worked alongside as several Hollywood bound Marvel and DC characters, including: Several images of Kevin McKidd (Journeyman, Grey’s Anatomy) as the Mighty Thor. Patrick Dempsey (Grey’s Anatomy) as the Sorcerer…

  • Possible Joker in Batman 3, Morbius for Spiderman 4

    Possible Joker in Batman 3, Morbius for Spiderman 4

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    Several treats I unearthed while probing the internet like a pig with a truffle habit: Another Joker in Batman 3? Dark Knight producer Chuck Roven recently spoke to MTV about the possible inclusion of the Joker in the third Batman movie, stating: “On a personal level, Heath was a friend of mine. We had worked…

  • Iron Man 2 Movie Gets Villains, The Thor Movie Hits Earth

    Iron Man 2 Movie Gets Villains, The Thor Movie Hits Earth

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    Tiny drops of speculation I inhaled while swimming the vast oceans of the web this week: Iron Man 2 Villains The Iron Man 2 rumour currently spreading across the internet like wildfire, courtesy of THR.com is that comeback kid Mickey Rourke and the excellent Sam Rockwell are in talks to play Stark’s dual antagonists. People…

  • The Spirit Movie Review

    The Spirit Movie Review

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    2009 Director: Frank Miller Script: Frank Miller Cast: Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Eva Mendes, Dan Lauria, Sarah Paulson, Paz Vega, Stana Katic, Jaime King, Louis Lombardi Frank Miller’s directorial debut sees him emulating Rodriguez emulating Miller emulating Will Eisner, in this turgid adaptation of the seminal crime-fighter comic strip. Whereas Sin City…

  • Hellboy II Movie Review

    Hellboy II Movie Review

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    2008 Director: Guillermo del Toro Script: Guillermo del Toro, Mike Mignola Cast: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, Jeffrey Tambor, Luke Goss, Anna Walton, John Hurt As much as it may agitate the bitter pro-auterist cinephile, there’s a lot to be said for imposed creative restriction. If the excessive Brontosaurus chase in the recent remake…

  • The Dark Knight Movie Review

    The Dark Knight Movie Review

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    2008 Director: Christopher Nolan Script: Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan, David S. Goyer Cast: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman, Eric Roberts, Cillian Murphy, William Fichtner Outside of the animated feature Mask of the Phantasm, Batman has never really received the cinematic treatment he deserves. Despite a large…

  • Hellboy 2 Fists Competition

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    Hellboy 2, which us Brit’s will have to wait until late August for, has enjoyed a blistering opening weekend of around $35.9m, according to Box Office Mojo. This not only means that Guillermo del Toro’s big red sequel has already bettered it’s predecessor’s $23.1m release, but knocked the befuddled Will Smith vehicle Hancock into second…

  • Batman: Gotham Knight DVD Review

    Batman: Gotham Knight DVD Review

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    Directors: Shojiro Nishimi, Futoshi Higashide, Hiroshi Morioka, Yasuhiro Aoki, Toshiyuki Kubooka, Jong-Sik Nam Writers: Brian Azzarello, Josh Olson, David Goyer, Greg Rucka, Jordan Camera Goldberg, Alan Burnett Cast: Kevin Conroy, Gary Dourdan, David McCallum, Parminder Nagra, Ana Ortiz An anthology of six different shorts from six disparate art teams, Batman: Gotham Knight was perhaps an…