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Superhero Bits: Booster Gold, Kick Ass 2, The Joker, Spider-Man, The Avengers
[1] Is DC hero Booster Gold coming to TV? What did Chloe Moretz have to say about Kick Ass 2 this time? Why is Marvel spoiling Fantastic Four #600 in the mainstream media? Did Gary Oldman enjoy shooting IMAX scenes in The Dark Knight Rises? Which movie from the 1920s influenced the development of Batman’s arch-nemesis The Joker? Read about all of this and much more in today’s Superhero Bits. SyFy has ordered a pilot to be written based on the DC Comics character Booster Gold. It’ll be written by Fringe writer Andrew Kreisberg. Head to The Hollywood Reporter [2] for more information. There’s a major revelation coming up in Fantastic Four #600 and Marvel has spoiled it in various news media. Head to Bleeding Cool [3] to read the spoiler and about the controversy. Superman and his potential marriage to Lois Lane get a little skewering in this clip from an upcoming episode of Robot Chicken. Thanks to Comic Book Movie [4]. Kenneth Branagh, the director of Thor, once again commented on Patty Jenkins, the director of Thor 2 in an interview with Vulture [5]: We haven’t spoken, we’ve exchanged letters, really just saying “well done” and “how thrilling.” I think it s a great choice and I’m really excited about that, and I think Marvel have always been so imaginative about the way they match these projects with directors who may have very particular things to bring to them but may not be superficially a natural kind of fit. But my gut tells me this is a tremendous choice, so I’m very excited. I’m also thrilled that the second movie is being made, and I just think her in combination with those actors is such a terrific thing. And I think she’ll get on in the way that I did with the Marvel guys, which was a very happy, creative collaboration.” Check out this Victorian Wonder Woman via Superheroes [6] (thanks to Fashionably Geek [7]). Gary Oldman spoke to Collider [8] about shooting IMAX camera for The Dark Knight Rises: Well we shot, obviously Wally Pfister [the director of photography] and Chris [Nolan] shoot film. The IMAX camera, it s a strange thing. There s only so much film that you can put through the gate, you get two takes from a roll I guess. The thing is, it s very loud. It s a very noisy piece of equipment and it s quite cumbersome, it s quite a large you don t hold an IMAX camera, I mean you can steadicam it. But of course you have to loop, you have to dub everything you do on the IMAX because you can t hear the dialogue. Continue Reading Superhero Bits >> [9] Due to the amount of graphics and images included in Superhero Bits, we have to split this post over TWO pages. Click the link above to continue to the second page of Superhero Bits. [1] http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/Daniel-Clarke-Marvel-Header.jpg [2] http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/syfy-booster-gold-greg-berlanti-261801 [3] http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/11/23/marvel-spoil-fantastic-four-600-in-national-news [4] http://comicbookmovie.com/fansites/nuck82/news/?a=50153 [5] http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/11/kenneth-branagh-my-week-with-marilyn.html [6] http://superheroes.memebase.com/2011/11/18/superheroes-batman-superman-a-victorian-wonder/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+supermemes+%28Super+Heroes%29 [7] http://fashionablygeek.com/costumes/the-victorian-wonder-woman-cosplay/ [8] http://collider.com/gary-oldman-akira-dark-knight-rises-interview/127976/ [9] http://www.slashfilm.com/superhero-bits-127/2/