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Superhero Stories Assemble! 'Green Lantern' Trailer, 'Spider-Man' Set Photos, and More!
"And there came a day, a day unlike any other, when several superhero stories found themselves united in a single article. On that day, 'Superhero Stories' was born - to contain the film and TV news no single blog post could withstand! Heed the call, then - for now...
Superhero Stories Assemble!"
The first official full-length theatrical trailer for WB's 'Green Lantern' was unveiled yesterday (presumably the very moment they were done adding the voicework for Kilowog from recently-cast Michael Clarke Duncan). In it, we see more of Planet Oa (including a glimpse of the Guardians - the originators and seemingly inscrutable leaders of the Green Lanterns), and more of Hal's training from Sinestro (Mark Strong), Kilowog (Michael Clarke Duncan) and Tomar-Re (Geoffrey Rush):
The production is still racing to complete the massive amount of visual effects shots in the film but with $9 mil worth of new employees working on them Warner Bros. is confident they'll hit their June 17th release date.
Just recently "Certified Fresh" on rottentomatoes.com with a 92% rating (slipped down to 87% among critics), Marvel's 'Thor' has been garnering attention all week long as the US prepares for it's opening weekend. Already raking in nearly $93 million dollars internationally, the film is expected to do well here in the states and be yet another successful Marvel franchise. 
In a recent interview, leading man Chris Hemsworth talked about the challenges and hard work that went into the film, care of director Kenneth Branagh. In addition to "motion coaching" to learn how to embody Thor's fighting style and physicality, Branagh apparently also went the extra mile to prepare his actors for the multiple facets of their characters. According to Hemsworth, the first week on the job Branagh handed him the St. Crispin's Day monologue from Shakespeare's 'Henry V' and told him to be ready to perform it on camera the next day as a "regal diction and cadence exercise".
"Having a director who is also an actor makes for that very relaxed way of working and it’s empowering... You’re no longer walking a tightrope and wondering what you have to hold back. You experiment and play and that’s the way it should be. That’s when the magic happens. It makes a difference to have someone so heavily involved in story and character as the director on a film like this. It’s so easy to get lost in the special effects and the spectacle of it all; you see that happen all the time and you get movies that don’t really have any heart."
As for his character's future in the Marvel film universe, Hemsworth spoke in an interview with Speakeasy about preparations for his role in 'The Avengers':
"During ['Thor'] filming, I didn’t think about it at all. The film I was doing was my focus. But I certainly now take away from that experience and say, okay, I’ve got to bring that back now and keep it consistent to some degree. As far as the character goes, I hope for some sort of evolution, that he has new challenges and conflicts and whatnot, and that also is the director and the writer’s decision. But having read the script, there certainly is it is that next step for Thor, and I feel like it is he has matured in a sense, and I couldn’t be happier with what I got to work with in ['The Avengers']."
As for the Avengers script - despite rumors of a delay due to the recent theft of Samuel L. Jackson's shooting script, Marvel has assured fans that there is nothing to worry about, stating: "Filming on The Avengers is on schedule and going well."
Now that they've completed most - if not all - of their interior scenes on soundstages in Hollywood, the cast and crew of 'The Amazing Spider-Man' have set up shop in New York City for location shoots and exterior scenes. Thanks to the photographers over at Splash News, we have an onslaught of new photos to show you:
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The most surprising thing about these shots is the revelation that a large portion of the web-slinging in the film will be accomplished using wirework and practical effects, instead of the completely CG webswinging from Raimi's previous franchise (which was arguably one of the better parts of the series). Practical effects are far cheaper (director Marc Webb is on a very tight budget after all), but we'll have to wait and see how the final product looks. On one hand, using wires and actual stuntmen could make the webswinging look more real and visceral. On the other hand, it may lose the grand sense of scale that the CG version had, with swooping movements and roller-coaster-like dives. Then again, very little is known about the film, so it's possible that they could be using a combination of the two and only using practical effects for close-up shots and specific scenes.
Premiering on MTV.com, we have three brand new character profiles for Matthew Vaughn's 'X-Men: First Class' featuring Banshee (Caleb Landry Jones), Havok (Lucas Till), and Hank McCoy (Nicholas Hoult). Possibly spoilerific, so avoid if you want to be surprised when the film arrives on June 3rd:
Until next time!
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Comment by The GodDamn Fatman on May 10, 2011 at 4:43am -
I know I'm always saying that I prefer practical over CG. But that was for monsters. Not Web Slinging. I thought that was really cool CG because it seemed like this roller coaster ride. It made me feel like I was flying through the air. And is it just me or do the white parts on the bottom of Spiderman's feet make it look like he is wearing flats.
Oh and I liked the 2nd Green lantern trailer better.
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Staff Comment by Fungusmonkey on May 10, 2011 at 1:28am -
@Doktor Awesome - No kidding! If they'd done that exact same suit in real materials and then just added the CG effects over the top, not only would they have seriously reduced their visual effects budget, but they probably would have brought the film in on time and under-budget. It's not like there's anything super-complex about it - even CG it's still just a basic light-up body suit. Nothing difficult there.
re: Spider-Man, actually it's a really small budget which is why they're going practical for the webslinging. It's still a lot of money ($80 million), but compared to other films it's teeny tiny. So most of the effects are going to be practical effects and they're not going to do a lot of super-expensive scenes. However, it also means that it doesn't have to do very well at the box office to make it's money back and be a success for the studio.
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Comment by Lealand Blacksmih on May 9, 2011 at 4:12pm -
I'm reading some of these comments about the upcoming superhero flicks for this summer based on their trailers.... I'm sorry and I might be a little hypocritical but I think the xmen trailers are completely bad ass... The story line, cast, and even director seem to be on point..... I'm excited even for greenlatern, spiderman not so much... But we'll see what happens when they open.. I'm willing to bet more than half of you talking shhhhhhhhh about xmen will change your opinion....
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Comment by nerdilicouse?! on May 9, 2011 at 10:32am -
I cannot be excited for any of this.... I KNOW, I know, I havent seen them yet BUT look at that pic of the green lantern, really? it looks god aweful and I cannot wait to see how they destroy the story of spiderman and the xmen even more than they already have
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Comment by artastrophe on May 9, 2011 at 9:49am -
I liked the music in the X-Men trailers... That's about the only thing I'm going to commit to at this point. x3 The rest I will have to wait and see!
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Comment by Doktor Awesome on May 9, 2011 at 3:24am -
Green Lantern: Looks promising (but I've said that about terrible movies before). The CGI is okay, it still looks like it needs a bit of work. My biggest problem, and I don't think they can really do anything to fix it now, and it's not gonna get better as the movie goes on, is the Costume and the Mask. Do either of them need to actually be that CG looking and that bright? I mean, the tones just don't jive, and they look terrible. As members of the LEOG have said, a black mask would have fit just fine. And I think a costume designer should have just made a functional costume. And I totally agree with @Sgtcrispy that the brass shells coming out of the gun are bug worthy. It just looks wrong and makes no sense in context of the Green Lantern lore.
The Amazing Spiderman: Practical effects?! In another high budget comic book movie?! ...Okay, let's see how this plays out. One of the better aspects to Rami's Spiderman movies (there weren't a lot) was how exhilarating it was when you had the right shot when Spiderman would swing through New York. Granted, it got old fast when those were the ONLY shots being used. The costume has looked cool and kinda edgy and I'm digging on that. And I'm willing to give Marc Webb a lot of leeway for this movie. Hopefully he can create some great chemistry between Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone much like he did with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Dechenel.
X-Men: First Class: Out of those three mini-trailers, the Banshee one was by far superior. It actually looked really awesome to do the loop with Banshee and the way the camera followed his face. The Havok trailer was pretty "meh" altogether. It seems that his aspect of the story will be pretty basic and boring. Beasts' trailer wasn't all that impressive either, but it seems that his story will be the most interesting with him going through such an extreme meta-physical change during the movie. I just hope the relationship they give him with that pretty blonde lady is actually worth investing in, instead of something boring, dopey, and predictable.
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Comment by Wolf Navy on May 8, 2011 at 3:04pm -
@Eiji Hino
Good for you man, good for you..
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Comment by Happy Birthday Roboto on May 8, 2011 at 8:57am -
@Eiji Hino
Well, well, well, I see someone has managed to repair their computer and is back online looking for trouble!
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Comment by Sgtcrispy on May 8, 2011 at 3:14am -
@Eiji Hino
God forbid people be excited over upcoming films.
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Comment by Eiji Hino on May 7, 2011 at 11:23pm -
I wish I had no taste like some of you guys so I too could possibly enjoy this summer...
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