Captain America, Batman The Dark Knight Rises, Battlestar Galictica: Caprica

This week's Entertainment Weekly (on sale October 29) features a cover giving us a first look at actor Chris Evans in his red, white, and blue Captain America costume that will be seen in Marvel Studios' Captain America: The First Avenger. The issue will feature a story giving readers more details about the movie and the actor's thoughts on bringing Cap to the big screen. You can see the cover now at Popwatch.ew.com.

As reported yesterday, director Christopher Nolan told the Los Angeles Times' Geoff Boucher that his third Batman film will be titled The Dark Knight Rises and not feature The Riddler. Today, Nolan is back and discusses his decision to not shoot the film in 3-D. Source: Herocomplex.latimes.com.

SyFy has announced that it has cancelled Battlestar Galactica: Caprica, with the last five episodes of its first and only season to air in Q1 2011. Earlier this week it was announced that the network had greenlit Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome, apparently Caprica's successor. Source: Deadline.com.

Marvel’s Thor & Captain America Films Go 3-D, Thor Pics Unveiled

Marvel’s Thor & Captain America Films Go 3-D, Thor Pics Unveiled
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Marvel Studios’ next two blockbusters – Kenneth Branagh’s Thor and Joe Johnston’s The First Avenger: Captain America – have both been officially upgraded from standard to 3-D films, according to multiple sources including MTV.com and The Los Angeles Times.


According to Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige, fans can expect nothing less than the best from the 3-D conversion process being applied to these movies, part of Marvel’s expansion of The Avengers family of films that includes the Iron Man and Hulk franchises.

"In being able to think in 3-D from the start – and having every bit of our special effects rendered in true 3-D – we have the opportunity to do it right," Feige said. "When you're working with a director like Ken Branagh or Joe Johnston, they're not going to settle for less than perfect image. They're not going to settle for something that isn't up to the artistry of everything else they've done on the film ... they're not going to put on some overlay in the last 10 to 12 weeks of post-production for a fiscal reason."

You can see the MRD Thor collection at http://www.moviereplicasdirect.com/thor.html

Hugo Weaving Cast in Marvel's Upcoming Captain America Film

Hugo Weaving, the Australian best-known for his roles as Agent Smith in The Matrix trilogy and Elrond the Half-Elven Lord of Rivendell in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, has been cast as the Red Skull in Marvel's upcoming Captain America: The First Avenger film.


Starring Chris Evans as Marvel's patriotic hero, Captain America: The First Avenger will be directed by The Rocketeer's Joe Johnston and will reach theaters on July 22, 2011.

The Red Skull is Captain America's long-time nemesis, a henchman to Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime and a feared assassin.

Captain America: The First Avenger is not Weaving's first comic book adaptation; previously, he starred as the terrorist V in 2006's V For Vendetta. Most recently, he starred in Universal's remake of The Wolfman as a Scotland Yard investigator.

Look for more on Captain America: The First Avenger in the weeks and months to come.