Joe Johnston on How Captain America Will Tie In To The Other Marvel Films

Source: slashfilm.com

We know you have a lot of questions about Marvel’s upcoming Captain America: The First Avenger. Top of the list probably isn’t ‘how does this film tie into the other Marvel films?’ and yet that’s the question that is being answered for now. Director Joe Johnston is talking about the tie-in moments, and the answer might actually be refreshing.

Director Joe Johnston told CBR:

There are links between all the Marvel films, mostly ones that only the fans will pick up on. We have several subtle references to certain elements in Thor, but since Captain America is a period picture taking place in the 40’s, there are fewer opportunities for contemporary links to the rest of the Marvel universe. We can, however, create events in our story that will be paid off in Avengers and other Marvel pictures.

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Dwayne Johnson Joins ‘Journey to the Center of the Earth’ Sequel

Source: theflickcast.com

Brendan Fraser will not be returning to the Journey to the Center of the Earth franchise, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Fraser dropped out due to scheduling conflicts, so the torch will now be passed to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson for the next installment of the adventure series, entitled Journey 2: The Mysterious Island.

Johnson will not reprise Fraser’s role in the sequel. He will play the boyfriend of the mother of aspiring adventurer Sean Anderson (Josh Hutcherson.)

Family friendly Journey to the Center of the Earth was one of the first films to capitalize on the 3D craze, and earned over $100M domestically, and $250 worldwide.

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Kick-Ass 2 has been greenlit, according to Mark Millar

By Meredith Woerner at io9

Even though comic book movie Kick-Ass didn’t do so well in the theaters, the DVD sales were pretty good. So good, in fact, that the graphic novel’s writer, Mark Millar, says the next movie has been greenlit.

While we’re pumped for another awesome Kick-Ass film, we’re urging everyone to take Millar’s word with a giant grain of salt. An AICN commenter heard Millar on the radio claiming that Kick-Ass 2, the movie, was good to go.

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Jonathan Liebesman Given Thankless Task of ‘Clash of the Titans 2′

via I Watch Stuff

Despite no one really caring for it all that much, Clash of the Titans‘s mix of Sam Worthington, CGI and an afterthought of 3-D was somehow enticing enough for it to make nearly half-a-billion dollars worldwide, so, no surprise, we’re getting a second one. But who will accept the chore of making a big-budget sequel to an immediately shrugged off would-be franchise? The director of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, obviously. After what the Hollywood Reporter claims were a full summer of negotiations, Jonathan Liebesman was finally offered enough money to take the job of directing the film. Godspeed.

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The Summer Sci-Fi Movie Awards

By Peter Hall at Hollywood.com

Welcome to the first-ever batch of MindFood Sci-Fi Movie Awards, where I assign completely arbitrary awards (henceforth known as MindFoodies) in categories I’ve just made up to signify how I’ll always remember a film. Now that the summer movie season is over, it’s a perfect time to look back and hand out some newly minted, yet still largely irreverent, MindFoodies to all the theatrical sci-fi(ish) films that came out between May and September.

Best Reminder That Mickey Rourke Is Insane – Iron Man 2

Iron Man 2 could have easily stood to lose 20 minutes of non-action, but even with its flabby midsection intact, I still wound up having more fun with it than I did the first film (yes, I know I’m in the minority here). Jon Favreau’s superb augmenting of practical effects with CGI is, once again, top notch; Downey Jr. is just as roguishly charming as he was the first time out; Sam Rockwell is hilariously scummy; and Scarlett Johansson kicks a surprising amount of ass in it. But for me the truly memorable addition was none other than Mickey Rourke. That accent, those tattoos, his dreadlocks, the freakin’ cockatoo — the man lives in a different world than the rest of us, and I love that we’re seeing that personality bleed from off camera to on (he took it to an even more “WTF is he doing?” level in The Expendables).

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Do you think Kick-Ass 2 should be made? What about Clash of the Titans 2? What was your favorite movie of the summer?

Peter Facinelli Live Stream Today

www.twilightlexicon.com: Join the Tom’s of Maine “Wicked Fresh! Wednesdays” free online chat series kicking off with Peter Facinelli (Dr. Carlisle Cullen from the Twilight series and Dr. Cooper on “Nurse Jackie”), who will give fans a peek into his life both on and off set. The Wicked Fresh! chat series is open to the public and questions for Peter will be accepted prior to and during the chat session. Wednesday, September 1, 2010 – 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. PST / 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. EST

Spike TV’s Nominees for Scream 2010

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The voting for the 2010 Scream Awards start today and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is among the nominees, just like several of the cast members. The Scream Awards air 10/19/10 9:00pm ET on Spike TV and you can VOTE here for your favorite!

The Ultimate Scream: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Best Fantasy Movie: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Best Actress in a Fantasy Movie or TV Show:
Kristen Stewart; The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Best Actor in a Fantasy Movie or TV Show:
Robert Pattinson; The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Taylor Lautner; The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Breakout Male Performance:
Xavier Samuel; The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Peter is LIVE right now, so don’t miss that He has a little pig.

Vote for eclipse and it’s cast members. Will you be watching the Scream Awards? who else would you vote for?

New Plot Details About Ghostbusters III Revealed

Source: insidepulse.com

Harold Ramis confirmed it. Ivan Reitman is directing it. Bill Murray spoiled a little bit of it for us.

But still, what is the extremely anticipated Ghostbusters 3 going to be about? Now we finally have a little bit of an idea.

If you’re looking to not know a thing about the film, then I’d sincerely avoid this report because you don’t want to be spoiled or anything. For those of you too anxious and antsy to go much longer without knowing about our favorite quartet of paranormal warriors, then continue on.

Bloody-Disgusting has reported that Reitman is looking to jump-start a brand new franchise in the ghost-busting world by inserting some younger generations.

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The storyline sounds a little predictable- but, it’s GHOSTBUSTERS, so really, I guess the key will be to make it fun and kooky and just a little bit creepy (or , at least it was creepy when I saw it when I was a kiddie). I guess the question is, do we need another ghostbusters movie? Does anyone care what happened after 2? (I do like that Ackroyd, Ramis, Murray, Hudson and Moranis have all signed on, though)

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Meet the Newest ‘Twilight’ Hunk

www.etonline.com: ET’s introducing you to one of the new castmembers of ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn.’ ET correspondent Kate Gosselin chatted with new ‘Twilight’ hunk Rami Malek, at ET’s exclusive Emmy party.

Malek told ET that he was thrilled about his upcoming role in “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2.”

“I think it’s going to be great. It’s going to be super exciting and I’m thrilled,”

Malek said of joining the superstar cast that includes Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner.

Wow, this is so great. We finally get more information on who will be joining the Breaking Dawn cast! There’s rumors some start training on September others until October but we’re almost there and we’ll certainly have a full cast soon.

What do you think of Rami Malek as Benjamin? What other actors and actresses would you like to see join the cast?