Superhero Bits: Thor 2, Man Of Steel, Dark Knight Rises, War Machine, Amazing Spider-Man
Want to read a letterGeorge R.R. Martinwrote toMarvelseveral decades ago? How about a few brand new quotes fromJoss WhedonandMarc WebbaboutThe AvengersandThe Amazing Spider-Man? What wasMorgan Freemansporting on the set ofThe Dark Knight Risesthat could be considered a possible spoiler? Which twoSix Flagstheme parks are getting newSupermanrides in 2012? DidTom Hiddlestonhave any juicy gossip to drop when it comes toThor 2? Find out the answers to all of these and more in today’s Superhero Bits.
I honestly don’t know what to make of this photo but I kind of love it becauseBatmanloves me. Thanks to theMovie Club.
There are cosplayers, then there’sAnthony Le. Dude is legit. Check out his upgraded War Machine suit thanks toReddit(viaThe Daily What).
Joss Whedonspoke toTotal Filmabout his choices directingThe Avengers:
LikeGalactus? Like Noodles? Then this shirt fromShirtoidmight be just your thing.
Heath Ledgeras the Joker.Hugh Jackmanas Wolverine. Both were great comic book movie casting decisions but neither is the best of all time according toWhatCulture. Check out their theirTop 10 Best Comic Book Castings in History.
This is the newBatman Imaginext Batcave Playsetthat’ll be available later this month. I’m not 8 so I’m a little out of the age range but, it’s pretty sweet. Thanks toGeekalerts.
We’ve seen so much fan art fromThe Dark Knight RisesandMan of Steelbut where’s the love forThe Amazing Spider-Man?Comic Book Moviepoints us to theSuperhero Hypemessage boards where several pieces of art have been put up. I dig this one by “ntbone” and there’s a Drew Struzan-inspired one too which I dig less.
Tom Hiddlestonspoke to MTVaboutThor 2and more or less confirmed that he’ll be in it and also suggested that directorBryan Kirkmight not have the job yet. Head over there to read all of his thoughts but here’s an excerpt of what he thinks will be in store for his character due toThe Avengers:
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Six Flagsannounced their new rides for 2012 which include twoSupermanrides. AtSix Flags Discovery Kingdomoutside San Franscisco, they’re openingSuperman Ultimate Flight(which you can see on the previous page) “a new launch coaster, blasts riders at over 60 miles-per-hour through two vertical twists and a high-flying 150-foot-high inversion, ranking it among the tallest inversions in the world.” And atSix Flags Magic Mountainoutside Los Angeles they’ll openLex Luthor Drop of Doom(above) which will be “world’s tallest vertical drop ride….At a sky-scraping 400 feet, this engineering phenomenon drops riders at speeds of up to 85 miles-per-hour.” Thanks toSuperhero Hype.Geek Tyrantpoints us to this work byRetrovenus Miravisat theCGHubof a monstrous Iron Man. Pretty cool, I’d read this comic.Marc Webbspoke toTotal FilmaboutThe Amazing Spider-Man. He touched upon his reservations taking the project, the amazing source material they drew from and also some of the 3D stunts:
In 1964,George R.R. Martin, the author ofSong of Fire and Ice Series(commonly known asGame of Thronesnow) wrote a letter toStan Leeand Marvel aboutThe AvengersandFantastic Four. The letter first appeared onTwitterviaThe Daily What.
Here’s a recent entry into afunny daily comic seriescalledHijinks EnsuebyJoel Watson.
We’ve all seen girls with some version of an “I Love Geeks” t-shirt and, apparently, those girls have their own handbook too.Geekalertsalert us to a book calledA Girl’s Guide To Dating A GeekbyOmi M. Inouye.
More War Machine today. A custom Dunny byMone Art Design & Customthanks toToysrevil.
THE NEXT PAGE HAS POTENTIAL SPOILERS FORTHE DARK KNIGHT RISESANDMAN OF STEEL.
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Looks like there might be another big explosion for the Gotham Police Department inThe Dark Knight Rises.A description over onSuperhero Hype(viaCBM) describes a massive stunt being shot in Los Angeles with explosions, fire, ice and more. Above are some images (viaTwitter) of the probable targets.
This Facebook pagecomplied a bunch of different manipulations fans on Superhero Hype made to theMan of SteelSuperman suit. The top left is the original, the rest are fakes.
There’sMorgan Freemanleaving the set ofThe Dark Knight Rises. Seems harmless but look closer, is he going all Michael Jackson with his hand or is that a prosthetic? What has happened to Lucius Fox? Thanks to Phil Ranger ofSHH(viaCBM) for the image.
Here’s an image of a Faora stuntwoman on the set ofMan of Steel. Pay close attention to her legs. What’s going on there? Thanks to theMOS FacebookviaCBM.
