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Trailer Debut: Super

“SHUT UP CRIME!” Now there’s a catch phrase we can all relate to. Yep, the superhero film craze seems finally to be finished with its 180 on self-reflexivity. Turning the protractor another six degrees of Kevin Bacon back towards the audience, Super is a superhero flick that looks as though it’s going to implode. From […]

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Peter Sarsgaard in to play Green Lantern villain?

source: heatvisionblog.com Peter Sarsgaard is in talks to play the villain in Warner Bros upcoming superhero flick The Green Lantern. Ryan Reynolds is set to play Hal Jordan, the test pilot who happens upon a powerful ring enabling him to join the intergalactic police force known as The Green Lanterns. Sarsgaard is considering the role […]

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Nic Cage drops out of Green Hornet!

source: thr.com Nicolas Cage has turned down the opportunity to portray the villain in The Green Hornet. The irony being of course that Nicolas Cage NEVER TURNS DOWN ANYTHING! It was revealed in July that Nicolas Cage was being considered to portray the gangster villain in the Michel Gondry-directed film. Star, writer and co-producer Seth […]

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If vigilantes were real – Defendor trailer debut!

source: traileraddict.comThe trailer for the indie-superhero flick Defendor has debuted online and it is one of the most intriguing teasers I’ve seen this year. Woody Harrelson stars as Arthur Poppington, a make-shift superhero on the hunt for a mysterious villain named Captain Industry. The film is the directorial debut of television writer Peter Stebbings. Defendor […]

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Deadpool, Gambit AND CYCLOPS (!) in new Wolverine trailer!

source: traileraddict.com We make no apologies for posting three Wolverine articles in three days. The third aforementioned TV spot entitled “Legends” has debuted online, with footage to really get excited about. http://www.traileraddict.com/emd/8922 Was that really Cyclops in that trailer? Why haven’t we heard about this earlier?! I mean, it was confirmed back in May 2008, […]

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Watchmen Trailer Debut – Eye-Bleedingly Good

source: ew.com Sure, we were disappointed when the trailer for Watchmen didn’t screen before the The Dark Knight. The same goes for the similarly promised trailer for the new Terminator film. Thankfully, both have made it online. Billy Crudup as John Osterman/Dr Manhattan We’ve already mentioned the Terminator: Salvation trailer. We thought it looked cool. […]

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Who Watches the Watchmen? We Do!

source: http://watchmenmovie.warnerbros.com/ With all the overwhelming hype for superhero flicks Iron Man, Incredible Hulk, Hellboy 2 and The Dark Knight, one of the most important releases of 2009 has been overlooked: the adaptation of the classic graphic novel Watchmen. Watchmen was a 12-issue comic book series originally released in 1986. Written by the legendary Alan […]

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