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John Malkovich still attached to Spider-Man 4 as lead villain

According to SlashFilm, John Malkovich recently confirmed recent rumors that he has been cast in Sam Raimi’s troubled Spider-Man 4…well, sort of. Many suggestions were that as Malkovich would play lead villain The Vulture (a.k.a. Adrian Toomes), if Raimi – who hated the most recent version of the script – gets his way. However, Sony ….

Planet Hulk animated film having free World Premiere screenings in New York and Los Angeles

New York Comic Con and Newsarama.com announced a bicoastal event on January 14th, at The Paley Center for Media in New York and in Los Angeles centered around Marvel Animation’s Planet Hulk saga that originally debuted to comic book fans in 2006. The event will feature an exclusive first screening of the upcoming animated film ….

Win one of 2 copies of the sci-fi action thriller Surrogates on DVD

On January 26th, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment will release Bruce Willis’ sci-fi action thriller Surrogates on DVD. To celebrate the release, FilmFetish is giving away two copies of the DVD edition of Surrogates to readers. PLEASE NOTE: To be considered to win this and all other contests, your eNews profile must be updated with ….

Female lead cast for live-action Green Lantern film

Blake Lively (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Gossip Girl) has been cast as the female lead opposite Ryan Reynolds in Warner Bros.’ upcoming live-action Green Lantern film, according to THR’s Heat Vision Blog. According to reports, Lively will play Carol Ferris, who runs her father’s aerospace company and hires test pilot Hal Jordan (Reynolds), ….

First flaming on-camera pics from Scott Pilgrim vs. the World online

While director Edgar Wright has been steadily posting behind-the-scenes photos on his blog for at least the last year, the first official on-camera shots from Scott Pilgrim vs. the World have shown up online, one featuring the film’s namesake hero Michael Cera in action with a flaming sword. I saw these at Empire’s website, but ….

Holiday cards from comic publishers

The editor of MTV Splash Page posted screenshots of some great comic-inspired greeting cards that were received at their offices for the holidays, including this Bernie Wrightson-drawn submission from Dark Horse Publishing. CLICK HERE to see a larger version of this one, along with really cool other examples from Radical, DC, IDW and more.

Warner Bros. producer talks Justice League of America, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern movies and more

Collider has posted a detailed interview with producer Dan Lin, who helped steer films including The Departed, Terminator Salvation, Shorts, Sherlock Holmes. In it, he discussed Warner Bros.’ long-in-development Justice League of America and Wonder Woman film projects. It turns out that Wonder Woman may not be a film after all, but could be a ….

Neat Stuff Collectibles buying & selling entire comic and memorabilia collections this weekend during special event

Neat Stuff Collectibles and Joseph Koch have a million dollars to spend on buying your comic book collection. Bring it in this weekend and they’re offering cash on the spot. They’re looking for Comic Books, Sports Cards and Collectibles, Non-Sports Cards, World’s Fair items, James Bond, Star Trek, Star Wars, GI Joe, Original Comic Book ….