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Astonishing new Comic-Con 2010 posters revealed for Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger

Ahead of their big panels at San Diego Comic-Con this week, Marvel has released two incredible new posters for Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger. These Comic-Con International posters are based on production concept art by Ryan Meinerding. Thor, directed by Kenneth Branagh (Hamlet), and starring Chris Hemsworth (A Perfect Getaway) as the hammer-wielding ….

Fantastic Fest schedule includes yakuza crime thrillers, cult horrors and martial arts heroes

The sixth edition of Fantastic Fest, which describes itself as a film festival with the boring parts cut out, is scheduled for September 23-30th, in Austin, Texas. The festival announced part of its programming for this year’s event, including: Bedevilled (2010) Director: Cheol-soo Jang, South Korea, 115 minutes If you beat, brutalize, dehumanize and torment ….

Win one of 3 Stargate Universe 1.5 three-disc DVD sets

It’s starting again. That’s right, we’re running a new edition of “Film Fetish Fest,” our celebration of sci-fi, action and fantasy films, where we giveaway everything we can get our hands on… including the kitchen sink. This edition will be better than ever, with brand new DVD sets, 3D modeling software, professional industry tools, cool ….

Simon Pegg in talks to return for Brad Bird-directed Mission: Impossible 4

Simon Pegg is in negotiations to reprise his role as lab geek Benji Dunn in Paramount’s Mission: Impossible 4, which will be directed by Brad Bird, according to Heat Vision. While not officially greenlit, the film is eyeing an early September start. Brad Bird is known for animated fare, including Ratatouille, The Incredibles and animated ….

Will Smith circling Legend Of Cain Bible story with vampires?

According to Deadline, Will Smith has attached himself to star in and produce The Legend Of Cain, an epic re-telling of the Biblical sibling tale, only this time it will have a vampiric twist. The report states that Smith would play Cain, and he’ll produce with Overbrook Entertainment partners Jada Pinkett Smith, James Lassiter and ….

New photos and poster from George Clooney assassination thriller The American

The suspense thriller The American, which is being directed by Anton Corbijn (Control), stars Academy Award winner George Clooney as a world-class assassin, who’s trying to get out of the killing game forever. Moviefone has posted some exclusive pics from the new thriller, and Focus Features has released the first poster from the film as ….

West Wing creator to direct John Edwards biographical drama

Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, who created the TV shows The West Wing and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, has nabbed rights to the Andrew Young book centered on former presidential candidate John Edwards, titled The Politician: An Insider’s Account of John Edwards’s Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal That Brought Him Down, according to ….

Fans can board “The Nostromo” during SDCC 2010 to celebrate release of Alien Anthology

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment presents one of the most successful and terrifying film franchises of all time when the Alien Anthology debuts on Blu-ray for the first time ever from October 25th internationally and on October 26th in North America. All four Alien films have been reinvigorated for an intense Blu-ray high-definition viewing experience. ….

First look at Ryan Reynolds as Green Lantern plus other characters from the adaptation

Screencrave has posted the Ryan Reynolds cover for next week’s San Diego Comic-Con 2010 issue of Entertainment Weekly. It features Reynolds as the Green Lantern with his mask and power ring at the ready. According to the report, the costume will be completely CGI, which which was gleaned from photos of Reynolds on set wearing ….

Dare Comics to unveil concept art from The Hunter film adaptation at SDCC 2010

Dare Comics is set to unveil concept designs for The Hunter feature film at San Diego Comic-Con 2010 next week, to give fans a sense of how the comic will translate to film. Australian director Shane Abbess, noted for directing feature film Gabriel, has been instrumental in shaping the strong aesthetic. Dare Comics writer and ….

Universal Pictures to exclusively preview sci-fi thriller Skyline at San Diego Comic-Con 2010

Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, and Rogue Pictures will present an exclusive look at the sci-fi thriller Skyline, which is produced and directed by the Brothers Strause (Alien vs. Predator: Requiem), whose company Hydraulx has provided visual effects for Avatar, Iron Man 2, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and 300. In Skyline, strange lights descend ….