DC promotes The New 52 with a relaunch commercial!

With literally just 2 weeks to go until the inevitable relaunch of their universe under the "New 52" banner, DC Comics has taken the initiative to promote their upcoming reboot in all forms of media, including this new commercial that originally appeared as a 30 second TV Spot in Hero Complex. Now, the extended 2 minute version has appeared and hit itself up on YouTube. Check it out below and see what will become of legendary heroes like Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the JLA in the new reimagined universe.


DC The New 52 Extended Commericial Like what you see or are you among those still skeptical about the reboot? For more on this story, visit the source post at Hero Complex.

DC The New 52 launches with the all-new Justice League #1 on August 31, with the other books following afterwards starting September!

*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

Jon Favreau and RDJ Talk Avengers and Iron Man 3!

This past weekend at the Hero Complex Film Festival, Iron Man star and Tony Stark actor Robert Downey Jr. made a surprise appearance at the show, joining his former director and the festival's esteemed guest Jon Favreau for a Q & A session that the duo answered for the people in attendance. They talked mostly about Iron Man I and II's creative process, and later on delved into Marvel's upcoming 2012 blockbuster superhero team up film Avengers, as well as giving some of their own thoughts about Iron Man 3 and its new director Shane Black as well, whom RDJ has worked with before in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Via Superherohype, here are videos captured by a person in attendance and uploaded in You Tube for peeps online to see!

Jon Favreau and RDJ at the Hero Complex Film Festival! Part I

Jon Favreau and RDJ at the Hero Complex Film Festival! Part II
The Avengers is slated for a May 2012 release, while Iron Man 3 flies into theaters on the same month the following year!

*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

Slick retro Captain America: The First Avenger poster unveiled!

With just over a month to go before it appears in theaters, Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment have released this slick and neat looking "retro poster" for Captain America: The First Avenger, featuring the entire cast in a "World War II" style campaign movie type one sheet!

This impressive one sheet only appears as an exclusive to member's of the film's crew, and those attending Hero Complex's Film Festival can win a copy of it as well. The design pays tribute to Captain America Comics #1, showing Cap punching the lights out of Adolf Hitler, as illustrated by talented artist Paolo Rivera! For more on the poster as well as details on the Hero Complex Film Festival (which is rumored to have the NEW Cap trailer debut in it), check out the source posts at SuperHeroHype and Hero Complex!

Captain America: The First Avenger barges into theaters with shield in hand come July 22!

*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

Geoffrey Rush voices Tomar-Re in Green Lantern!

After delivering amazing roles in flicks like the award-winning movie The King Speech and The Pirates of the Caribbean series, legendary actor Geoffrey Rush can now add superhero to his list of credentials, as websites Bleeding Cool and Hero Complex now report that he is slated to voice the role of Tomar-Re, one of the more distinguished and well known aliens that make up the infamous space police force known as the Green Lantern Corps, who are set to appear alongside Ryan Reynolds' Hal Jordan in June's epic superhero sci-fi flick - Green Lantern!

The news comes as a fresh and pleasant surprise, since Geoffrey Rush's performance in The King's Speech as mentor/ teacher/ speech therapist Bertie was one of the most dynamic roles I've ever witnessed in the history of cinema, not to mention his performances as the swashbuckling and calculating rival of Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean, Barbossa! He'll fit right and well voicing Tomar-Re, the signature "Chicken Fish" looking Lantern who serves as one of the many mentors and allies Hal Jordan encounters in his travels as a Green Lantern in the movie! Rumors also have it that a second trailer is due with screenings of Thor, and that Michael Clark Duncan may voice the great GL drill instructor Kilowog (another perfect fit if it's true!), but that news hasn't been confirmed just yet. For now, we can be assured of another great performance with Geoffrey Rush on board. For more info and confirmation on his role as Tomar-Re, visit the source posts over at Bleeding Cool and Hero Complex!

Green Lantern lights his emerald ring to theaters worldwide this June 17!

*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

Captain America Update: Joe Johnston talks more about his inspiration, and new photos surface!

Posted in the LA Times' Hero Complex page, Captain America: The First Avenger director Joe Johnston talked more about his inspirations behind making the film. Having had experience working in the seminal Steven Spielberg/ George Lucas adventure film "Raiders of the Lost Ark" as visual effects art director and directing the Disney hero flick The Rocketeer, it's no wonder that Johnston drew inspiration from the first Indiana Jones flick to create the backdrop and World War II setting that Cap's movie is based in. However, he goes on to note that the Marvel movie eventually came into its own as filming took place, and what we eventually see in the trailers and promotional stills is a product that fans hungry for some superhero action will definitely not miss out when the movie opens on July 22 this year.

Speaking about pic stills, movie blog site Slash Film has also posted new ones that show off a couple of "Behind-The-Scenes" filmmaking moments that we've seen in the recent trailer. For more information and details, visit LA Times Hero Complex (for Johnston's interview) and Slash Film (for the pics)!

Captain America: The First Avenger fights his way to cinemas on July 22, 2011!

*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm