The villain in Zack Snyder’s Superman: Man of Steel is General Zod. Michael Shannon (Boardwalk Empire and Revolutionary Road) will play Zod.
Author: Timothy
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Superman: Man of Steel Finds its Villain in Michael Shannon
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Update on Deadpool Film
Finally more news comes in for 20th Century Fox’s comic adaptation of Deadpool: Tim Miller, the man who has done effects work on the first two X-Men films and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World will direct. It’ll be interesting since it’ll be his first time directing a feature-length film.
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Andy Serkis (Gollum) as Second Unit Director on The Hobbit
Peter Jackson continues bringing people on board for The Hobbit (part 1 and 2) who had a hand in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Andy Serkis, who portrayed Gollum, won’t just reprise his role, but will fill in the role of the second unit director on both films of The Hobbit.
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Silent Hill: Revelation Gains Malcolm McDowell and Carrie-Anne Moss
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ThunderCats Reboot Trailer from WonderCon
Warner Bros. released a trailer showcasing their reboot of the cartoon ThunderCats at WonderCon.
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WonderCon Green Lantern Footage
Warner Bros. showed off footage from Green Lantern at WonderCon, and what can I say? It shows a different tone from the prior trailers, which seemed to rely on humor. The new footage focuses on the scope of the impending danger, the Green Lantern Corps. and Hal Jordan’s induction.
I gotta admit: I’m now stoked for Green Lantern.
The film comes out June 17, 2011.
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Marvel Finds the Hulk in Chris Norton
Marvel Studios made another change to The Avengers lineup which involves the part of the Hulk being recast once again. Action star and philanthropist Chris Norton will now portray Bruce Banner in the film. Joss Whedon explained that Chris Norton earned the part due to “that look in his eyes, where you know he’s on the verge of snapping”.