Superhero Bits: Thor 2, Man Of Steel, The Avengers, Supercrooks, Superman Lives, Spider-Man
When and where willThor 2be shooting? What would a scrappedSupermanvideo game have looked like? WasHeath Ledgerposessed on the set ofThe Dark Knight? Where can you play an officialAvengersvideo game? DoesTom Hardythink his life will change afterThe Dark Knight Rises? Has Marvel started advertisingThe Avengers? Want to read some ofMark Millar’sSupercrooks? Is The League of Shadows inThe Dark Knight Rises? Read about all of this and more in today’s Superhero Bits.
Just Push Start(viaComic Book Movie) has posted a ton of concept images from a scrappedSupermanvideo game. Most are better than this one, just smaller, but I wanted to call your attention to it.Tom Hiddlestonconfirmed to Empire (viaSuperhero Hype) thatThor 2will begin shooting in London this summer.Rifftraxwill be releasing an alternative version ofCaptain America: The First Avengerthis week. Watch this preview clip for an idea of what to expect. Thanks toSuper Punch.Moviewebdid an interview with exorcist expert Reverend Bob Larson aboutThe Devil Insideand he surmises thatHeath Ledgerwas, indeed, possessed when he shotThe Dark Knight. Here’s a sample of the wacky interview:
Geek Tyranthas posted someMarvelandDCthemed art byDeviantArtartistDennis Salatiersuch asSpider-Manabove.Joey King, the young actress who appears inThe Dark Knight Rises, spoke toTeen Spot(viaCBM) about her work in the film. It’s mostly pointless butt-kissing, but this is kind of interesting:
This 3D rendering ofWolverineis kind of creepy. Head over toCool Vibeto see the full image byIvan Kisil Miskalo.
TheBBC(viaYou Bent My WookieandNerd Basterds) is running at story that scientists have developed a new, stronger type of silk, engineered from spider-webs. Can real life web-shooters be far behind?
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Deviant artistDazTibbleshas made some cool “School YardAvengers” drawings. They should totally make this TV show if the movie is a big hit. Head there to see the individual characters.
The Sports Herothinks they have found visual confirmation that the League of Shadows is, indeed, inThe Dark Knight Rises. No spoiler alert needed, it’s in the trailer.
Super cuteHarley Quinncosplay byRachel Laraover atComic Book Cosplay(viaFashionably Geek).
While we won’t see that coolAvengersgame which leaked a few months back, Marvel is releasing an Avengers game on Facebook.Superhero Hypesays it’s calledMarvel: Avengers Alliance. Check out the trailer above.
Loki’s stunt double,Paul Lacovara, spoke toComicus(viaCBM) and dropped a bunch of info aboutThe Avengers. Here’s a highlight:
When I got the call for this film, I found out what we had coming up and really started training with one weapon in particular. I’d say which one it is, but don’t want to give any hints as to how badass Loki really is or say anything I’m not supposed to. Perhaps more will be revealed through upcoming trailers. We also had quite a bit of rehearsal time for our fights and Tom was there kicking ass, day in and day out.
ThisPlanet Pulpsite has some fantastic superhero art on it, all seen through a pulpy lens. Here’s aCatwomansketch byBrett Parson.
Tom Hardyspoke toThe Mirror(viaCBM) about his postDark Knight Risesexpectations:
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Comic Book Resourceshas an exclusive look at several pages of the newMark Millarcomic,Supercrooks, whichNacho Vigalondowill hopefully be adapting into a film.
Remember thatStar Trek: The Next Generation/X-Mencrossover novel? Wait, you don’t? Exactly.io9 hasa great write up on the cross over that time forgot.
Concept designerPeter Rubinspoke tofilmsketchr(viaCBM) about his work onMan of Steel, including the new logo. Interesting stuff. Here’s a taste:
I’m a huge Superman fan going back to childhood, and so was very, very glad to be a part of it. I got some amazing design opportunities. For one, I was asked to design the new “S” insignia, the one that Henry Cavill is wearing in all those leaked on-set photos. I’ve been drawing that in one version or another since I was four years old. I was hitting in the sweet spot, and it felt like one of the high points of my career as a designer. There were some interesting struggles associated with it.
LadySpider-Manin full body paint fromCBCPviaFashionably Geek.
More and moreSuperman Livesconcept art has surfaced fromTimBurton.JP(viaCBM). That’s Brainaic’s ship above. Looks like Unicron fromTransformers.
Finally,Unleash the Fanboy(viaCBM) has posted a few international billboard promotingThe Avengers. It’s starting, people.
