Happy holiday, Shockya.com readers! As you’ve still got a few hours until the fireworks and BBQs begin, why not catch up on your week of movie news? This week’s Movie News Cheat Sheet is absolutely brimming with sequels. Not only is the Toy Story franchise likely to continue, but Thor and Red are poised for seconds, too. As for the sequels already in production, we’ve got a roundup of the latest out of the The Dark Knight Rises set as well as an update on Paramount’s casting effort for G.I. Joe 2: Cobra Strikes. Justifying all of this sequel buzz, Transformers: Dark of the Moon proves that franchises do pack…

Marvel Television announced that Adrian Pasdar (“Heroes”, “Castle”, “Profit”)and Milo Ventimiglia (“Gilmore Girls”, “Rocky Balboa”, “Heroes”)will lend their voices to “Iron Man” and “Wolverine”, two new Marvel anime shows coming to G4. According to the press release, Pasdar will play Tony Stark in the “Iron Man” series, in which Stark travels to Japan and battles the evil Zodiac Organization.Ventimiglia will star as Wolverine in the character’s new series, which will chronicle Logan’s battles through Japan’s underworld. “Adrian and Milo are perfect as Iron Man and Wolverine,” said Marvel’s Head of Television Jeph Loeb. “It’s extremely exciting to see these talented guys take on two of the most iconic Super Hero…

So, what’d you think of our first installment of the new weekly feature Movie News Cheat Sheet? Hopefully you found it entertaining and informative because we’re back for more! In the latest addition we bring you even more SXSW updates, a handful of new trailers, the best of the best over at the box office and much more. Keep on reading to get the perfect dose of the latest to let you confidently dive headfirst into a week packed with movie news banter. 1. SXSW: Just before the festival winds down we’ve got a few more films for you to consider. First up is Kristen Wiig’s writing debut, Bridesmaids, which…

According to The Hollywood Reporter, “Black Swan” director Darren Aronofsky has decided to leave the sequel to “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”, “The Wolverine” . According to the site, the director felt that film production would have him out of the country for too long. In a joint statement with Fox, Aronofsky stated his point of view. “As I talked more about the film with my collaborators at Fox, it became clear that the production of ‘The Wolverine’ would keep me out of the country for over a year… I was not comfortable being away from my family for that length of time. I am sad that I won’t be able to see…

Wolverine is sharpening his claws for movie #2. As reported by THR, Hugh Jackman will travel to Japan to film next January. Christopher McQuarrie’s script is good to go “and will be very different than the first film.” How different? Love story different. Apparently round two will focus on a storyline from Frank Miller and Chris Claremont’s comic book. It’ll still include the usual Wolverine beat downs, but it will be a “beautiful story’ with a romance featuring a Japanese actress at its core. X-Men Origins: Wolverine took in a whopping $373 million worldwide, but did anyone actually love the film? Hopefully whoever is hired to direct will seize the…

Electrix is reporting that Tim Pocock, who played a young Scott Summers/Cyclops in the summer smash “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”, spilled the beans that he’ll be reprising his eyebeam-wielding mutant role in 20th Century Fox’s upcoming planned “X-Men: First Class”. Written by Josh Schwartz, the film will reportedly be loosely based on the 2006 comic of the same name, which told new stories about the young original X-Men, as well as retelling classic early “X-Men” stories. Pocock recently Twittered that he is working on an Australian TV series up through February 2010 and then was going into “X-Men: First Class”. Backing this up is “Wolverine” producer Lauren Shuler Donner recently having…

Hugh Jackman and his Seed Productions partner John Palermo are in development to work on a sequel to “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”. The Seed partners have alreadybegun planning the sequel according to a report by Variety.com, which will spin off of the post-credits scene of the film that takes place in Japan. They indicate that they will be sticking with the Japanese and samurai-oriented history of the Wolverine character, an important part of the comic character’s backstory and his comic series. A writer has yet to be hired. Seed will produce. “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”, which detailed the early years and mysterious connection to Weapon X that the mutant hero Wolverine had,…

You can get a spoiler-iffic sneak peak of Dominic Monaghan as the electric mutant Bolt right here. Wolverine’s tangle with Fred Dukes, aka The Blob, can be seen right here. You can check out a bunch more videos from the film here, courtesy of MTV. “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” stars Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, Liev Schreiber as Sabretooth, Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool, Danny Huston as William Stryker, Taylor Kitsch as Gambit, Will. I. Am as Kestrel, Kevin Durand as the Blob, and Lynn Colins as Silver Fox. Taking place 20 years before the first X-Men film, it covers Logan’s mysterious past and relationship with Sabretooth, his true love, his dealings with…

Here’s the latest cast poster of the upcoming film “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” by director Gavin Hood and starring Hugh Jackman, Maggie Q and Liev Schreiber. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”. Synopsis: The mutant known as Wolverine breaks off into his off spin-off film from the successful X-MEN! franchise. Hugh Jackman (X1, X2, Van Helsing) returns as Logan/ Wolverine-A mutant with regenerative powers, three claws on each hand and a skeleton all laced with the rare metal known as adamantium. Logan struggles to find the secrets to his past. After learning little information through the help of Charles Xavier (X2′s Patrick Stewart), Logan takes…

“X-Men Origins: Wolverine” director Gavin Hood recently sat down with Scifiwire.com and talked about a few things in his upcoming chapter of the X-Men film franchise. He told reporters on Friday at a press screening that the film would feature not one, but two, different easter eggs at the end of the film’s credits. Talking about the cameo surprises in 2008′s summer smashes “Iron Man” of Samuel L Jackson as Nick Fury, and Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark in “The Incredible Hulk”, Hood hinted that one of them might hint to the future of Wade Wilson, aka Deadpool, the Weapon X scarred, sword-wielding, and wisecracking mercenary. Hood also talked…