Details are scant, but Warner Bros. just dropped the bombshell that Michelle Maclaren (Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad) will no longer direct Wonder Woman.

The studio said in a statement:

“Given creative differences, Warner Bros. and Michelle MacLaren have decided not to move forward with plans to develop and direct Wonder Woman together.”

I cannot wait until the gossip about what happened here gets going. In the meantime, the studio will be looking to replace MacLaren to keep the film on track for its 2017 release date. They were previously adamant about hiring a female director. Who do you think they’ll look to next? (Don’t say Kathryn Bigelow.)

Source: EW

Just yesterday we learned from Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige that the studio was currently on the hunt for writers take on their Captain Marvel project. Well, the hunt is over because they are going to hire two writers to develop the screenplay.

Guardians of the Galaxy writer Nicole Perlman and Inside Out writer Meg LeFauve are currently in negotiations with the studio. There’s still no director or actress attached to the film, but I’m sure those things aren’t too far behind.

Perlman is also set to write Guardians of the Galaxy 2 with James Gunn. Captain Marvel will be LeFauve's next project. Before she wrote Pixar's Inside Out, she wrote The Dangerous Lives of Alter Boys, which was an entertaining indie film that I really enjoyed.

As far as I’m concerned ,Captain Marvel is great hands, and I’m sure this writing team will deliver a great script for the awesome character. The movie is set to be released on July 6th, 2018.

Source: Variety

For you geek girls out there looking for a fun outfit to wear to Avengers: Age of Ultron, I've found the perfect dress! As you can see, the dress is inspired by Captain America's latest costume, and it even includes the shield on the back. The dress comes from Think Geek, and it only costs $44.99. It's also the perfect dress to wear out to any geek conventions you attend. 

A new clip and four new TV spots have been released for Avengers: Age of Ultron, and they all include some cool new footage that you might want to see. The clip features a confrontation between The Avengers, Ultron, and the twins, which leads to a battle between Iron Man and Ultron.

We also have four new TV spots for you to watch. One of them features The Vision assembling with the superhero team, which is pretty damn cool. I can’t wait to see him fighting alongside them when the movie is released on May 1st! Another one spotlights Scarlet Witch. The others just contain various footage. You can also check out three other clips from the film that we posted yesterday here and here.

Hot Toys has revealed several of their Avengers: Age of Ultron action figures, and I've been waiting to see Paul Bettany's The Vision added to that collection. The toy company has now released a teaser image showing us a side of the character we haven't really seen before. The image shows him from behind hovering over Earth, and we get a detailed look at the cool design of his cloak. The full reveal of the collectible figure will be released soon, so stay tuned.

Is Vision the savior of the world from the terrifying Ultron? Is he the secret weapon of the Avengers? We will all find out when the epic Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron starts to hit theatres worldwide later this month.

Get ready for more Avengers: Age of Ultron collectibles with astonishing likeness and incredible details by Hot Toys coming soon!

We’ve recently learned that the next version of Peter Parker will be a 15 or 16 year old high school teenager, and thankfully, the studio is going to skip the origin story. In case you’re wondering how long Peter Parker/Spider-Man is going to be able to play around in the Marvel cinematic universe, you’ll be happy to know that he will be around with The Avengers for years to come. 

In an interview with Badass Digest, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige spoke about the deal they made with Sony Pictures, and how long Spider-Man will be in play. Feige explained,

"For as forward thinking as we always try to be, there’s only so far you can tend to think, and our plan is fairly solid for those four or five years. I’ve never considered it in the Rom Spaceknight vernacular, necessarily.

"So much of the anxiety at Marvel has been ‘Who do we have contracts with, who is still involved’? You want to plot out all these years of imagination based on amazing comics, but you need real people to make time in their lives to do, and to make career decisions to do it. That has been the hardest thing to manage… but for the first time, that’s all settled. It’s all settled through [2019]. It’s all set. And we’re able to focus now just on [telling stories].

"It’s everything we announced last October, and we’ve added your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man to the mix… and it’s all set."

Who knows what will happen after the Avengers: Infinity War saga in 2019, though. Maybe they will have to renegotiate terms. Asked about what happens after that, Feige said,

"Here’s what I know: the movies will continue. With whom and how? I’m not even thinking about it now."

I ready do hope that Marvel will be allowed to play with Spider-Man as much as they want for as long as they want, but that has yet to be seen. I’ve also included an interview from IGN in which Feige talks a little bit more about Marvel’s take on Spider-Man and compares the reboot to Batman Begins.

This daddy and daughter cosplay team is spending some quality time together dressed up as big Groot and baby Groot from James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy. These costume designs are pretty incredible. The detail on the normal Groot costume is impressive, and the baby Groot is just insanely adorable. The photo comes from brianfroud, Thanks to Fashionably Geek for the tip!

The classic 1983 National Lampoon’s Vacation is getting a new sequel, and today we have our first look at the Griswold family in a couple of photos from the film. Ed Helms leads the film as a grown up Rusty Griswald, who is going to take his own family on a road trip to Wally World just like his dad and mom did when he was a kid. As you might have guessed, their trip isn't going to go smoothly. It will be filled all kinds of comedic craziness.

As you can see in the photo above, Chevy Chase and Beverly D’ Angelo are reprising their roles in the film, which is something I am really looking forward to seeing. Then the photo below features the family at Wally World! It doesn't look like they had to hold anyone up to get in this time around. 

The next generation of Griswolds is at it again—and on the road for another ill-fated adventure. Following in his father’s footsteps and hoping for some much-needed family bonding, a grown-up Rusty Griswold (Helms) surprises his wife, Debbie (Christina Applegate), and their two sons with a cross-country trip back to America’s “favorite family fun park,” Walley World.

Vacation was written and directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein. They are the writers of Horrible Bosses and The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, and they are making their directorial debut. Warner Bros. plans on releasing the comedy on July 31st.

Source: USA Today

Last night Marvel had their big Avengers: Age of Ultron premiere at the El Capitain in Hollywood CA. Afterward, several of the actors went next door to Jimmy Kimmel's set to appear on his late night show and have a little fun.

Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, and Jeremy Renner all showed up to talk about the highly anticipated Marvel sequel, and play an amusing game of Family Feud and Telephone. They also talk about a lot of other stuff, and I included a few videos below for you to watch, one of which include a Jimmy Kimmel Live post-credits scene with Ant-Man star Paul Rudd. 

As you'll see in the videos below, everyone was having a blast! 

We’ve got great new trailer for HBO’s upcoming Entourage movie, which looks like a hell of a lot of fun. I’m a fan of the series and its characters. Seeing them all back together making Ari’s life a living hell is going to be a blast. The new trailer hails from the U.K. and features some entertaining new footage as well as highlights several of the cameos that we’ll see in the film. 

Entourage, the much-anticipated big-screen version of the award-winning hit HBO series, reunites the show’s original cast, led by Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, Jeremy Piven and special guests Mark Wahlberg, Piers Morgan, Thierry Henry, Liam Neeson, Jessica Alba and many more.

Movie star Vincent Chase (Grenier), together with his boys, Eric (Connolly), Turtle (Ferrara) and Johnny (Dillon), are back…and back in business with super agent-turned-studio head Ari Gold (Piven). Some of their ambitions have changed, but the bond between them remains strong as they navigate the capricious and often cutthroat world of Hollywood.

Also starring are Billy Bob Thornton and Haley Joel Osment as father and son, Larsen and Travis McCredle. Returning cast from the series also includes Perrey Reeves as Ari Gold’s wife; Emmanuelle Chriqui as Sloan; Rhys Coiro as Billy Walsh; Debi Mazar as Vince’s publicist, Shauna; Rex Lee as Lloyd; Constance Zimmer as Dana Gordon; and Nora Dunn as Dr. Marcus. Emily Ratajkowski appears as herself. Rounding out the cast are Alan Dale, who appeared in the series, rapper Scott Mescudi, and Rhonda Rousey.

The movie hits theaters on June 5th!

Yesterday, Marvel dropped a new Ant-Man trailer that seemed to spark a lot of excitement in the fans. I loved what I saw in that trailer, and this movie looks like it's going to be amazingly entertaining, especially with its great mix of action and comedy.

Mr. Sunday Movies, who created this Daredevil Easter egg video, released a new video that points out six things we may have missed in the Ant-Man trailer. The new trailer offered us a lot more information about the film, but why not dive into it a little bit more? Check out the video below, and then let us know if there's anything that you caught in the trailer that the video may have missed. 

Fan made poster by DiamondDesignHD

I love movie technology, and the company at the forefront is IMAX. Their theater experience is unmatched and continually evolving. Part of what makes movies look incredible in IMAX is when they are shot in its native format. The major drawback is how loud, heavy, and cumbersome these 70mm cameras are, which can really slow a production down.

Arri makes arguably the best film cameras, digital cameras, and lenses. In partnership, IMAX and Arri have developed a next generation IMAX digital camera based on the Alexa 65.

Captain America: Civil War will be the first movie to use these new cameras. At least 15 minutes or one major sequence will be shot in the large format.

Co-director Joe Russo told Variety:

“We like being on the cutting edge of technology, and we like to enhance storytelling with technology in a way that pushes the narrative forward creatively. When you’re working on a Marvel film, there’s a sense of showmanship that goes along with the movies, and no exhibitor exploits that better than Imax.”

Because of how small these digital system are/becoming, it's entirely possible that a future blockbuster could be shot completely using these new cameras.

Captain America: Civil War opens in theaters May 6th, 2016 (USA).

Here are a couple pieces of fan art that feature superheroes locked in battles with the main characters of hit video games. The first one pits Wolverine against Kratos from God of War, and the second has Batman battling Ezio from Assassin’s Creed. These were made by DeviantArt user MrEdgyart, and they turned out awesome. In all seriousness, who do you think would win in each of these battles? Do you think Kratos could destroy Wolverine? Or that Batman could beat the hell out of Ezio? They are both really good match ups!

Via: XombieDirge

This is our first look at Bryan Cranston's elderly superhero character Titanium Rex, whom he voices in Crackle's upcoming stop-motion animated comedy called SuperMansion. The story centers on Rex and a few other elderly superheroes who make up a team called The League of Freedom. They all live together in the same mansion, and the series follows their attempt to stay relevant in the modern world.

SuperMansion is a satire comic book series that was created by Zeb Wells and Matthew Senreich of Robot Chicken. There was a pilot episode for the series that aired on Adult Swim in 2013 called "Übermansion." The other actors who will be lending their voices to characters in the series include Seth Green (Robot Chicken), Keegan Michael Key (Key & Peele), who are reprising their roles from the pilot. The cast also includes Jillian Bell (22 Jump Street).

If you want to watch the pilot episode, click here. This is a great concept for a series, and knowing that it comes from Stoopid Buddy Stoodios, we can rest assured that it's going to be funny. 

What does Wonder Woman wear on her time off? Artist Ben Oliver imagines the more casual side of Princess Diana of Themyscira. All of Wonder Woman's iconic design details are intact but given a more fashionable, modern feel. You can see more of Oliver's work on his Twitter and Facebook.

H/T: XombieDirge

Marvel continues their blitz of pumping out promotional material for Avengers: Age of Ultron with two new clips and a featurette. The clips appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live, and they can both be watched in the embed below. The first clip features an early version of Ultron interrupting a fun little get together that the Avengers are having at Avengers Tower. It includes some new footage mixed in with stuff we've seen in the past. The second clip features Ultron having a little talk with the superhero team after he crashes the party.

I've also included a featurette for the film called "No Strings Attached." It gives us even more footage from the movie as the cast and crew discuss the origins of James Spader's artificial intelligence villain.

I wonder how much more we'll see from the film before it finally opens on May 1st. As long as it's not ruining major plot points, twists, or the ending, I'm good with watching whatever they throw at us.

We've posted a couple other Avengers related posts today that you can see at the following links: Iron Man Fights Ultron in New Clip and TV Spots for AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON and The Avengers Play Family Feud and More on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

The first season of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is far and away the best this series has to offer across the board. Truth be told, if it weren't for the second and third series, it would easily top the list of my favorite anime of all time. We'll dive further into my gripes with Stardust Crusaders here in a bit but, for now, let's focus on the positive. The first season of this series had it all, and when I say "all," I mean...

• Intense action sequences
• Excessive gore
• Evil Vampires
• Late 19th Century scenery
• Kung fu
• Classic rock references galore
• Jack The Ripper exploding out of a horse corpse

That just touches on some of the things you see that make you say, "Okay, this show earns having 'bizarre' in its title." Following characters named DIO, Robert E.O. Speedwagon, and Jonathan Joestar, we are pulled into this 2,000-year old war reviving in 19th century England. I can't really go too much into the plot because I will invariably spoil some of the crazy twists that make this series so great, but I will tell you this is a series that needs some time to develop.

First episode in, you'll think you are just watching some basic cheese ball anime with an Americanized pop art style, and you are, but things develop very quickly from Episode 2 on. Rather intentionally I would presume, the series gets progressively weirder as it goes. It's something to appreciate, as you begin to develop a love for the story before you become enamored to the quirkiness and BIZARRENESS (omg he said it) it's known for.

This series looks beautiful, which is hilarious as Japanese audiences panned its art style, citing it as "cheap" upon its release. This is supposedly because Jojo's Bizarre Adventure is the most commercially successful manga on the market and its art style is supposedly museum level, but I ain't reading manga so I think the s*** looks great. You will too, and if you're a classic animist connoisseur like I am, you'll love the random color swap scenes ala most '90s anime.

Like I mentioned before, I won't go into the first season's plot too much but just to give you a brief 'what-you're-getting-into' sort of synopsis, here's what you need to know:

• This series is about a 2,000-year war between two tribes: Hamon and The Pillar Men. Hamon users possess supreme superhuman abilities through altered breathing, and Pillar Men are a dominant race of human species who wish to convert humanity into a new era of existence.
• The story primarily takes place throughout the course of the 20th century. Lots of old world goodness to be seen.
• There will be twists, and some won't make sense. But don't worry, the bizarreness of the show will make it forgiven.
• Dio is a bad mother*****

In terms of evil anime villains, Dio may very well top my list in the first episode. Sure, I've seen others slaughter planets, children, entire galaxies... but nothing will wrench your gut more than witnessing a dog being cooked alive inside of a wood-fired oven. I almost turned it off because I was so distressed over an imaginary dog, and I think that's when this series won my love. It's also its ending credits that gave me a love for the band Yes.

This series capitalizes on grizzly action and gut wrenching heartache. And at 9 hours, it's worth your time. The only downside? After it's over you'll really want to see where the story continues from there and then you'll really be disappointed when you experience...

JOJO's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders

That title alone should tell you this is not what the first series is. Let me begin by saying that Stardust Crusaders is not at all bad, but it is in no way as good as the first season by any stretch. In fact, the only reason I held onto it was that tiny glimmer of hope that it was all a slow burn to return to the series' original form. Instead, I was exposed to a changed product that was just lesser in every respect.

Gone is the power of Hamon and Kung fu, and instead everyone has this new thing called a Stand. Stands are basically spirits within your body that fight and have special powers. Things aren't nearly as bizarre, and the whole thing plays out like some crappy marriage of Sailor Moon, Zatch Bell, and Johnny Quest. Each character, including the now Japanese Joestar Jotaro, are very much paper thin in terms of character, and no character becomes developed enough for you to gain any attachment.

Dammit, it's just so okay and that's not enough after watching such a fantastic first season. I do recommend you watch the first season, but the finale will make you want to watch the rest and you'll be disappointed. It's okay, just hold onto that first season and power through the rest.

For those of you who won't be able to attend Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, CA this weekend, don't worry! It has been announced that StarWars.com will live-stream 30 hours of content from the event, which will include the big panel everyone is excited about for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. That panel takes place on Thursday morning, and there they will reveal the new trailer for the film, along with the poster. We'll be there to cover it, but now you have the option to just watch it for yourselves for free, which is pretty damn awesome. 

Here are all the details that you need to know about the live-stream event:

For the first time ever, highlights and more than 30 hours of exclusive video content from Star Wars Celebration Anaheim will be officially live streamed to a worldwide community of fans on StarWars.com, all powered by Verizon.

Launching with a live stream of the highly-anticipated kickoff panel featuring Star Wars: The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams and producer Kathleen Kennedy, the StarWars.com Celebration live stream powered by Verizon will continue providing coverage throughout the four-day event from a specially-designed Star Wars Cantina set located in the middle of the action on the convention floor.

Verizon and StarWars.com will deliver 30-plus hours of live streamed content following Thursday’s Celebration kickoff, featuring over a dozen panels and events, including discussions with actors Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams, Ian McDiarmid, and several other performers associated with the Star Wars saga. Additionally, StarWars.com and Verizon will be live streaming the Star Wars Fan Film Awards; the Smuggler’s Bounty radio drama; EA’s new Battlefront videogame; and several other exclusive Celebration events that might otherwise be missed by members from Star Wars’ global fan community.

Between the live, on-stage events, StarWars.com will feature live interviews with celebrity guests within the Star Wars Cantina set specially built to capture the mood and atmosphere of the infamous Mos Eisley watering hole from A New Hope. These segments will have a fun, variety show flavor to them that brings a bit of the Star Wars Celebration vibe to those enjoying the event from afar.

Exclusive clips from throughout Star Wars Celebration event will also be available on demand from Verizon, allowing fans to celebrate Star Wars long after the live streams are over.

The live streaming begins at 10:00 a.m. PST, Thursday, April 16, on StarWars.com with the Celebration kickoff panel and continues with 30-plus hours of coverage through the closing ceremony on Sunday, April 19, beginning at 3:30 p.m. PST. Watch exclusive highlights and on-demand clips from Verizon on Twitter,@VerizonWireless, and at Facebook.com/Verizon.

We have a crazy short film for you to watch today called "How to Make a Nightmare," which envisions a fantasy world where people's nightmares are created in underground laboratories operated by disgusting looking creatures. The story follows one of these creatures as he falls in love with one of his victims, and this event sparks an insane situation that spirals out of control. 

The film was directed by Noah Aust and, as you'll see, it's a dark and intriguing short that mixes live action with wonderfully creepy stop-motion animation. There's a lot of ghoulish weirdness in this short, and I absolutely loved it. Since it deals with nightmares, the creators aren't really bound by any rules, and they just went for it. 

Batman Vs. Robin is available digitally and on Blu-ray today. The GeekTyrant editors have already posted a video review and a video panel with the actors and director from WonderCon. If you enjoyed Son of Batman, you will enjoy the superior storyline of Batman Vs. Robin.

We have three clips from the film of Batman and Robin in a heated argument, Batman fighting the Court of Owls, and Robin talking to Talon.