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James McAvoy to play Professor X in X-Men: First Class

James McAvoy is set to play a young Charles Xavier, aka Professor X, in the Matthew Vaughn-directed X-Men: First Class according to HeatVisionBlog. X-Men: First Class will document the roots of the X-Men saga. Before Charles Xavier and Eric Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers. ….

Transformers director Michael Bay producing new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Depending on the type of films you like, you’re either happy or cringing about this one. Paramount and Nickelodeon have tapped Michael Bay and his Platinum Dunes partners Brad Fuller and Andrew Form to produce a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles live-action film, according to Deadline. Producers will start meeting writers in the next few ….

Sherlock Holmes 2, The Hangover 2, Green Lantern 3D and more films confirmed for WB in 2011, plus Batman and Superman in 2012

Warner Bros. has scheduled Sherlock Holmes 2 for a December 16, 2011 release date and is apparently close to giving the green light on a film adaptation of DC Comics hero Flash, according to HeatVisionBlog. The announcements were made during a slide during a presentation Thursday by Warner chairman and CEO Barry Meyer, as part ….