Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Casting for Captain America has slowed down to a crawl. Last month, director Joe Johnston said casting of the title role was only a few weeks away and even hinted that the casting process would be over by March 1. Now it seems with each and every day, another name …
Read More »Marvel Starts Screentests to find Captain America
Marvel is conducting screen tests this week to find the actor to play Steve Rogers/Captain America in the film The First Avenger: Captain America (working title), according to The Hollywood Reporter. Captain America is the latest super hero from the Marvel Universe to be getting the big screen treatment. The …
Read More »Marvel Enters The Heroic Age
For the past several years, the Marvel universe has been a dark place. From Avenger Disassembled and Civil War through The Secret Invasion, to the Siege, a dark and dreary atmosphere has permeated Marvel’s comics, but all that is about to change. Beginning in May 2010 with the release of Avengers …
Read More »Marvel Battles Kirby Estate
Marvel is suing to keep the rights to superheroes including The Hulk, the Fantastic Four and X-Men. The federal lawsuit filed Friday in Manhattan asks a judge to invalidate notices sent by the heirs of artist Jack Kirby to try to terminate Marvel’s copyrights. The heirs sent notified several companies last …
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