Superhero Hype.com recently talked with Lauren Schuler Donner, producer of the upcoming “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” movie, a solo spin-off of the popular character starring Hugh Jackman as the clawed Canadian mutant hero. Not only did she hint at several sources of material the writers of “Wolverine” drew from for the script, which also stars Liev Schreiber, Danny Hudson, Ryan Reynolds, and Kevin Durand, but also hinted at the possibility of spinning off another character from “Wolverine”, Deadpool, played by Reynolds, into his own film franchise.

Rumors have been circulating on the internet for years about the big-screen adaptation of the beloved “Merc with a Mouth”, a Bea Arthur-loving samurai sword-and-gun [...]

IESB got the chance to sit down and talk with Tom Rothman, the co-chairman of 20th Century Fox about the possibilities of a second “Daredevil” film, featuring Marvel Comic’s blind avenger and as a sequel or reboot of the 2003 film directed by Mark Steven Johnson, and starring Ben Affleck as the red-clad hero Daredevil, Jennifer Garner as his love interest, the ninja Elektra, Colin Farrell as the villainous assassin Bullseye, and Michael Clarke Duncan as the crime lord The Kingpin.
Rothman talked the power of the reboot for Marvel, particularly in using “The Incredible Hulk” reboot to help pave the way for the upcoming “Avengers” movie and says “A Daredevil [...]

What’s believed to be the synopsis for Marvel’s Captain America movie “The First Avenger: Captain America” is online now and Cinema Blend.com has it.
“Born during the Great Depression, Steve Rogers grew up a frail youth in a poor family. Horrified by the newsreel footage of the Nazis in Europe, Rogers was inspired to enlist in the army. However, because of his frailty and sickness, he was rejected. Overhearing the boy’s earnest plea, General Chester Phillips offered Rogers the opportunity to take part in a special experiment… Operation: Rebirth. After weeks of tests, Rogers was at last administered the Super-Solider Serum and bombarded by “vita-rays.” Steve Rogers emerged from the treatment [...]

Variety is reporting that Kenneth Branagh, known for directing and starring in the big-screen adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic tale of bloody war and intrigue, Henry V, is in talks with Marvel Studios to direct the film adaptation of the comic company’s character Thor, the God of Thunder. And while Marvel’s choice of Branagh seems odd to some, many point to his recent resurgence onstage in London in “Ivanov” to critical success, as well as his upcoming roles in the notorious Bryan Singer and Tom Cruise “Valkyrie” and “The Boat That Rocked”, directed by Richard Curtis. There is a tentative scheduled release date of 2010 for the upcoming “Thor” [...]

With the success of Marvel Enterprise’s Iron Man movie and the abounding rumors of upcoming Captain America and Avengers movies, Mark Millar, is talking about his upcoming work at Marvel and how much of an influence the Ultimate line, where classic Marvel titles and characters are given modern revamps, is having on upcoming Marvel Enterprise film projects. In an interview with Newsarama, Millar, the creator of both Wanted and Kick-Ass, said “I’d say the biggest success I’ve had, the one thing I feel very confident doing, is a new spin on the old characters. […] all these guys worked out really well in Ultimates, so much so that Marvel [...]