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Deadpool Movie: "Tough to Get By a Studio"

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What’s up with the Deadpool movie? Who knows. Last we heard back in October, director Tim Miller and scripters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick had turned in their screenplay to the studio. But there’s no go date and Fox has been quiet on the project since then.

Ryan Reynolds Has “Little Interest” in Playing Green Lantern in JLA

Ryan Reynolds, who has long been attached to play the title character, recently guested on Empire Magazine’s podcast where he discussed the project… though he doesn’t sound very optimistic about it getting made at this point.

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Movies

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Shane Black on Iron Man 3's Maya Hansen

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This summer’s Iron Man 3 is shaping up to deliver a fun, but slightly different take on the Tony Stark we’ve seen in previous Marvel movies. Likewise, the film will introduce several new characters, including Rebecca Hall’s Maya Hansen, who plays a big role in developing the film’s Extremis technology.

However, director Shane Black has made it clear that Hansen isn’t just your run-of-the-mill sexy scientist. “It’s one thing we loved about the comic book, which was that it’s someone Tony meets in one capacity at one point in his life, and he proves to be touched by that encounter,” the filmmaker told Empire Magazine (via ComicBookMovie.com).

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Movies

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New Thor: The Dark World Details Revealed

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There’s no question that Thor was one of the tougher nuts to crack in Marvel’s Phase One slate of films. But thanks to both Chris Hemsworth‘s dedicated performance and Kenneth Branagh‘s classy direction, the first Thor movie ended up being the surprise hit of the studio’s first round of Avenger movies.

But now with Game of Thrones’ Alan Taylor taking up the Asgardian reins for Thor: The Dark World, one can’t help but wonder what’s in store of the God of Thunder and his cherished home world.

“By bringing director Alan Taylor into the mix, with his expertise on The Sopranos, Mad Men and Game of Thrones, we came up with a take that allows us to get more into the nooks and crannies of Asgard and its people,” Marvel Studios executive producer Craig Kyle told Empire Magazine. “We spend more time on the ground with the commoners, as opposed to in the palace.”

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Movies