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The 1950's sci-fi comic hero may be hitting the big screen. Which actor is signed to play Dan Dare...

Marvel Studios are very close to choosing who will wear the stars and stripes and carry the shield of Captain America for their 2011 theatrical release "The First Avenger: Captain America". Find out who are the front runners to play Captain America...

Chris Nolan dishes out the details about the upcoming new Superman movie "MAN OF STEEL" and he also finds time to drop some tidbits about the next BATMAN movie...

The last two days have provided alot of comic book movie news. Here is a quick rundown of a few news items for movie projects involving WOLVERINE, THE SHADOW, & more...

Take this with a grain of salt because I am not totally sure about this rumor. Apparently Warner Bros. Studios has selected a writer for a new SUPERMAN movie. There is also plot details floating around as well. Who is the man chosen to bring the Red and Blue back to the silver screen...

DC Entertainment, founded in September 2009 to unleash the power of the DC Comics library of characters across all media platforms, has named its executive management team, including new co-publishers of DC Comics and a Chief Creative Officer, as well as heads of Sales/Marketing/Business Development and Finance/Administration. Diane Nelson, President, DC Entertainment, made the announcement Thursday (Feb. 18th, 2010).

This past weekend supplied us fans with more Captain America movie news. ShockTillYouDrop.com and The L.A. Times have both interviewed Joe Johnston and obtained some info about "The First Avenger: Captain America" Here's a quick rundown of what Johnston had to say about the film. (Spoiler Alert, read at your own risk)

Sci-fi Wire spoke with Joe Johnston director of "The First Avenger: Captain America". In the interview he expresses his feelings towards the character and gives a status update for the casting of "Steve Rogers/Captain America"

Last year Warner Bros. announced Guy Ritchie was hired to direct the movie adaptation of DC Comics character "Lobo". Recently Guy Ritchie directed "Sherlock Holmes" starring Robert Downey Jr., the studio wants to move forward with "Sherlock Holmes 2", and they want Guy Ritchie to return for the sequel. The L.A. Times spoke with producer Joel Silver who is producing both properties and asked if "Sherlock Holmes 2" will delay the production of "Lobo" until Ritchie is free to direct. "I would guess a different director" said Silver, "It's all happening at once now. Everybody is talking about everything .... It's an ongoing conversation."

Source: The L.A. Times

Actor Peter Sarsgaard is in talks with Warner Bros. to play the role of villain Dr. Hector Hammond in the Green Lantern movie. Sarsgaard just finished making the movie "Knight and Day" also featuring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz. In the Green Lantern comics Dr. Hector Hammond is the son of a pathologist and after finding a meteor obtains psychic abilities.

Source: HeatVisionBlog.com