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Superhero Bits: The Avengers 2, The Dark Knight Rises, Lego Batman, Arrow, Iron Man, Spider-Man Where is there a clue thatVin Dieselwants to star inThe Avengers 2? How is it possible to createBatmanandThe Jokerin Lego, in the same piece? Which two characters make up the look ofBane? Why isIron Manfighting drunk withSpider-Manand how can you make your own Bat Symbol? All this and more in today’s Superhero Bits. Vin Dieselposted a new profile photo to his Facebook, the characterVision, which caught the attention ofComic Book Therapy(viaCinemablend)....

The “Gears Are Turning” On A ‘Community’ Movie, At The Potential Cost Of Dan Harmon’s Sanity Alternately a meme, a rallying cry, and simply a fun running gag inCommunity, the promise of “Six Seasons and a Movie” has hovered in front of every fan’s eyes ever since the high-concept comedy show came to an end in 2015. Like the proverbial carrot on a stick, we seem to always be moving closer to an actual confirmation without ever making any real progress....

The ‘True Detective’ Season 3 Main Character Was Written As White, Until Mahershala Ali Fought For The Part Mahershala Aliwon an Academy Award for his amazing work inMoonlight, but he still had to fight to land a lead role recently. The actor is the star of the upcomingTrue Detectiveseason 3, playing a part that was originally written as a white person. As Ali reveals, he was offered a supporting role on the show instead, but fought hard to convince series creator and showrunnerNic Pizzolattoto cast him as the main character instead....

The 11 Most Memorable Movie Performances Of 2020 Year-end coverage often focuses on the award-worthy contenders. While 2020 featured no shortage of Oscar potential, what’s most notable about the performances this year was the element of surprise. Unexpected breakout roles, actors that chewed scenery like no tomorrow, and daringly bold choices resulted in many unforgettable characters that brought immense joy and entertainment during a dark period. Save the award talk for another time; here we’re celebrating the weird, quirky, and remarkable parts that reminded us of why we love movies so much....

The 600th Edition Of Superhero Bits Want to see a video on the secrets ofThe Amazing Spider-Man 2? When can you rewatchMarvel Studios: Assembling a Universe? Which characters doesBryan Singerwant inX-Men: Apocalypse? HasJames Gunndone some additional shooting onGuardians of the Galaxy? Are theCaptain America: The Winter Soldierdirectors doing their own comic book? Read about all this and more in the landmark 600th edition of Superhero Bits. Don’t forget theX-Men: Days of Future Pasttrailer hits Monday....

The Animated ‘Bone’ Movie Gets ‘Kung Fu Panda’ Director Mark Osborne If you were to corner me in a darkened alley and place a gun against my head and demand to know my favorite comic book of all time, I’d say Jeff Smith’sBone. And you wouldn’t even have to go through with the theatrics. Ask me about favorite comic book series of all time in a public space on a sunny day and I’d still tell you all about howBoneis one of the finest achievements in all of sequential art, an adventure story that is funny, adorable, ambitious, filled with unforgettable characters, and never afraid to take its audience down a dark path when necessary....

The First Four Episodes Of ‘Grace And Frankie’ Season 7 Are Now Streaming On Netflix Surprise,Grace and Frankiefans!Jane FondaandLily Tomlinannounced on Twitter late last night that the first four episodes of the hilarious show’s seventh and final season are now available to stream on Netflix. This is months ahead of schedule, so you can imagine my delighted surprise when the news hit Twitter in the wee hours of the morning....

The Morning Watch: Creating Snake Jazz For ‘Rick And Morty’, Fact-Checking ‘The Crown’ & More The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, find out about the creation of “Snake Jazz” from one of the season four episodes ofRick and Morty....

The Oscars Shortlist Contenders Have Been Announced, And Palme d’Or Winner Titane Was Left Out The shortlists in 10 categories for the upcoming 94th Oscars ceremony have been announced by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, and, uh, I have several questions. Shortlist voting ended last week, and nomination voting begins on August 26, 2025. The 10 categories announced include Original Song, International Feature, Documentary Feature, Makeup and Hairstyling, Sound, Visual Effects, Original Score, Animated Short Film, Documentary Short Subject, and Live Action Short....

Tribeca Movie Review: A Story Of People In War & Peace The following movie was reviewed at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. A Story of People in War & Peace World Documentary Competition 2006, Armenia Dir: Vardan Hovhannisyan In 1994 a truce was arrived at between Armenia and neighboring Azerbaijan, ending a bloody confrontation that had swept both nations after the fall of the Soviet Union. These two former satellites of the Soviet empire were newly independent and both desperate to claim land they both believed pertained to them....

Virtual Cannes Market Reveals New Movies With Bruce Willis, Liam Neeson, And Chris Pine The Virtual Cannes Market is currently in full swing, which means we’re learning about a whole slew of new movies. These films are hoping to find backing so they can eventually find their way to audiences. Dream big, Cannes Market movies. Dream big. Three new titles announced include films featuringBruce Willis,Liam Neeson, andChris Pine. Honest Thief The saying goes that there’s no such thing as an honest thief, but don’t tell that to Open Road Films....

Watch ‘Man Of Steel’ Scenes With ‘Batman V. Superman’ Trailer’s Metropolis Destruction By now you’ve probably seen theBatman v. Superman: Dawn of Justicetrailer that premiered at Comic-Conand went online shortly thereafter. Or maybe you’ve seen theslightly shorter theatrical editof the trailer that was released last week. Either way, you’ve seen some of the destruction of Metropolis repeated as we now see part of the final battle fromMan of Steelfrom the perspective ofBen Affleckas Bruce Wayne, watching as one of his buildings is destroyed....

We Rank The Remaining ‘Hunger Games’ Roles As Paula Malcomson Joins As Mrs. Everdeen UPDATE: Just as this was published, rumors surfaced thatJohn C. Reillyis in talks to portray Haymitch Abernathy, the #1 character on this list.Read about it here. Even on a slow news day,The Hunger Gameskeeps on casting. DirectorGary Rossand Lionsgate seem dead set on slowly but surely flooding your Twitter and RSS feeds with daily news of roles filled in their would-be-blockbuster opening July 23, 2025 and Good Friday is no different....