New pictures and poster for “Thor 2″ and “The Amazing Spider-Man 2″

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Jamie Foxx as Max Dillon

Jamie Foxx as Max Dillon

The Amazing Spider-Man 2Director Marc Webb is definitely keeping his Twitter followers involved in the making of what will no doubt be one of 2014′s biggest blockbusters.

Dane DeHaan as Harry Osborn in "The Amazing Spider-Man 2."

Dane DeHaan as Harry Osborn.

He recently shared two pics of the new additions to the cast: Jamie Foxx in his pre-Electro Max Dillon look and Dane DeHaan as Harry Osborn.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2” comes to theaters on May 2, 2014. More

Review: The Cabin in the Woods

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Lionsgate Publicity[From left] Curt (Chris Hemsworth), Holden (Jesse Williams), Jules (Anna Hutchison), Marty (Fran Kranz) and Dana (Kristen Connolly) in "THE CABIN IN THE WOODS."

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[From left] Curt (Chris Hemsworth), Holden (Jesse Williams), Jules (Anna Hutchison), Marty (Fran Kranz) and Dana (Kristen Connolly) in “THE CABIN IN THE WOODS.”

One of the reasons I like horror movies is because they’re simple. They feature some evil force whether some near indestructible boogeyman finding creative ways to kill teens or some creepy curse possessing people and slowly wiping them out. It’s a good and safe formula and one that’s worked pretty well for a long time.

To paraphrase Ke$ha (and how many times do you think those words have been uttered?) horror movies are what they are. Occasionally there’s room for a horror movie with a twist ending you don’t see coming like a “Friday the 13th” or “Scream,” but since horror fans are the least demanding fans, it’s not necessary.

Director/Writer Drew Goddard (“Lost”) and co-writer Joss Whedon (“Serenity”) unite to put a new spin on the genre with “The Cabin in the Woods,” a hodgepodge of every horror cliché with a bit of reality TV thrown just for fun.   More

Buying off the comic book rack – Nov. 28, 2012

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After holiday shopping, here’s this week’s new releases courtesy of Third Eye Comics‘ Steve Anderson:

 

ATTN: BRONIES — IDW is MAGIC this Wednesday!

Whether you’re a brony, or you’ve got a My Little Pony fan in your life, IDW’s new FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC comic series is a must-have.

Welcome to Ponyville, home of Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Applejack and all the rest. Something’s not right in the town though, as some of it’s inhabitants are acting very, very strange. It’s up to the Mane Six to find the source of the weirdness before it’s too late.

Folks, remember when the ADVENTURE TIME comics came out last year, and totally went bananas in their popularity? It’s about to happen all over again with the new MY LITTLE PONY: FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC series.  More

Hot Toys reveals Marvel’s The Avengers SHIELD Agent Coulson figure

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Hot Toys’ Marvel’s The Avengers” 12″ collectible line has already cranked out versions of Loki, Captain America, Thor, Hawkeye, Black Widow, Iron Man, The Hulk and Nick Fury and they just revealed a few more pictures of one of my favorite characters in the movie universe – Agent (Phil) Coulson. More

Buying off the comic book rack – Nov. 14, 2012

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Third Eye Comics‘ Steve Anderson selects his top picks once again and this looks like a good week and easily my favorite is the Deadpool is unimpressed variant covers spoofing the infamous McKayla Maroney shot from the Olympics. Doesn’t that seem like it was three years ago already? That’s why I never hate on the Olympians squeezing out every second of their four-year 15 minutes of fame. Anyway, here’s Steve:

ALL NEW X-MEN #1 LAUNCHES THIS WEDNESDAY

ALL-NEW X-MEN arrives this Wednesday and we could not be more pumped.

Brian Michael Bendis and Stuart Immonen, bring a fresh new voice to the X-Titles, and we could not be more pumped. This looks phenomenal.

We’re shown the original team of X-Men arriving from the past. Cyclops. Iceman. The Beast. Jean Grey. Angel. All still teenagers, all still unprepared for what awaits them in the here and now.

When they arrive, behaving like they just stepped off the set of MAD MEN, the future is a very scary place.  How do they get from the past to the present? What’s the motivation of it, and who brings them here? That’s the surprise we want to save for you guys. Issue #1 of this was the best X-Book we’ve read since WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN #1 (which is our current fave), and we highly, highly recommend picking this one up.

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Update on “Thor” sequel – “Thor: The Dark World”

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Thor (Chris Hemsworth) readies for another battle.

It’s not too soon to start getting hyped up for the second phase of the Avengers initiative, is it?

Walt Disney announced a number of updates on their record-breaking franchise including the not-too shocking announcement that “Thor: The Dark World” will be arriving on Nov. 8, 2013 in 3D.  The 2011 original had some 3D elements, but it wasn’t essential to the experience. I’m hoping this second go-round, the filmmakers will really go nuts with making it a complete 3D experience. More

Hot Toys “Marvel’s The Avengers” Iron Man Mark VII collectible figure

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Well, you knew it was just a matter of time before Hot Toys delivered everyone’s favorite Armored Avenger for its Marvel’s The Avengers” 12″ collectable line. They’ve already done  Loki, Captain America, Thor, Hawkeye and Black Widow so now’s as good a time as any to showcase a lot of people’s favorite character – Iron Man. More

Hot Toys’ “Marvel’s The Avengers” collectible figure teasers

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Hot Toys is going to be at the annual Ani-Com & Games Hong Kong event starting Friday. They’ve announced some pretty anticipated figures from both their “Marvel’s The Avengers” line – see Loki, Captain America, Thor, Hawkeye and Black Widow here as well as “The Dark Knight Rises” [see their work on Batman, Bane, the Joker, Lt. Gordon and the Bat-pod] but today they offered a teaser of one of my favorite characters from The Avengers and it may be the first time I’m this excited to see what a guy in a suit looks like… More

Hot Toys “Marvel’s The Avengers” Thor collectible figure

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Hot Toys’ has concocted a brilliant plan to break my wallet in 2012 as they continue pumping out these awesome “Marvel’s The Avengers” collectible figures. This time with their amazing work on Thor.

I’ve already shown you the Hot Toys’ Loki figure so now it’s time to show his brother, Thor.

And not surprising at all for anyone who’s followed Hot Toys, this is about as perfect as 12″ reproduction of Chris Hemsworth’s Thor as you can get without using a shrink ray.

About the only nitpick I can make here is that this is the final battle version of Thor with the armor covering the arms so you won’t be able to re-enact the “Shakespeare in the Park” stand-off with Iron Man and Captain America.

Here’s the official writeup:

Sideshow Collectibles and Hot Toys are proud to present the Thor Sixth Scale Limited Edition Sixth Scale figure from Marvel Studios’ The Avengers movie. The film-accurate collectible is specially crafted based on the image of Chris Hemsworth as Thor, highlighting the newly developed head sculpt, highly detailed costume, accessories and signature mjolnir.

If you’re interested, you can take a further look or buy Thor from the good folks at Sideshow Collectibles.

Box Office Roundup – May 14, 2012 – the fight for #2

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It really wasn’t even close this week as Marvel’s The Avengers crushed the competition in its record-breaking second week atop the box office. Here’s the Box Office Roundup – May 14, 2012 – the fight for #2.

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