What If Superman Returns II Happened?

The Superman franchise is of course moving on with Zach Snyder directing.  But in a recent interview screenwriter Michael Dougherty said has revealed details in what would have been seen in a sequel to Superman Returns if he and Bryan Singer had made it. 

     Promising first and foremost that the sequel would have been action heavy, Dougherty explained that it would have revolved around a group of Kryptonians who come to Earth and, while they wouldn't have been outright evil a la General Zod, they would have challenged Superman's views of his role on Earth. 

 

"Brainiac was always intersting," Dougherty also teased, regarding what classic Superman villains he would have included in the screenplay.

 

The Trick 'r Treat director also offered some hope for fans who would like to see Brandon Routh again don the cape and tights, though admits that he doesn't have any specific insider knowledge.

 

“I’m sure they’ll talk," he said, referring to the upcoming Warner Bros. production, "... at least I’d like to think so”.

 

We Got Posters - Tron Legacy Posters

The Tron Legacy posters continue, this time it's Flynn and when combined with Clu, it forms a cool triple quad poster!

The Legacy of Tron Posters Continues!

Yeah it's more Tron Legacy posters but they are just too cool not to share, especially the one that is a direct homage to the original film!

New Trailer Packs A Sucker Punch

Zach Snyder's Sucker Punch comes out next March and the first trailer was pretty cool.  This new trailer is even more coolness.  Hot chicks, dragons, explosions.  Sounds like a winner!  Watch the new trailer at the link below!

Sucker Punch Trailer

SWAGAPALOOZA!! Comics Of The Week

It's that time of the week again for new comics!  A new Serenity book is in stores!! Awesome!

Serenity:  The Shepards Tale HC
Written By Joss Whedon & Zach Whedon
Art By Chris Samnee

One of Serenity's greatest mysteries is finally revealed in Shepherd's Tale, filling in the life of one of the show's most beloved characters--Shepherd Book!

Who was Book before meeting Mal and the rest of the Serenity crew, how did he become one of their most trusted allies, and how did he find God in a bowl of soup? Answers to these and more questions about Book's past are uncovered in this original graphic novel by rising stars Zack Whedon (Dr. Horrible, Terminator, Fringe) and Chris Samnee (Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps, Daredevil). A pivotal chapter in the ongoing Serenity saga, Shepherd's Tale is also a rollicking, action-packed epic in its own right!

Superboy #1

Written By Jeff Lemire

Art By Pier Gallo

Superboy is back in a brand-new ongoing series! Join Jeff Lemire (Sweet Tooth) and amazing up-and-coming artist Pier Gallo as they take Superboy on a journey to a side of Smallville not even Superman knows about! What mysteries lurk beneath the surface of this all-American town, and what are their direct ties to Superboy? The start of the next great DC Universe epic begins right here! 

Batman & Robin #16

Written by GRANT MORRISON
Art by CAMERON STEWART 

Don't miss this fantastic finale as BATMAN AND ROBIN's storyline connects with THE RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE! The climactic showdown between Batman and the Black Glove is finally here. It's payback time for The Dark Knight as Batman and Robin face the ultimate evil. Will Damian betray his father's legacy? Will Bruce Wayne return just in time to see Dick Grayson die? Plus, The Joker and Professor Pyg!

This is only the beginning of a startling new status quo for the Batman…



Tron The Original Movie Adaption #1 of 2


Marvel adapts the original Tron movie for a new generation as they prepare to witness Tron Legacy in theaters this December!  join Flynn as he tries to save the digital world from a super computer bound to take it over!

Green Lantern Images

Several of these Green Lantern images have been seen in the Entertainment Weekly issue from a while back, but some better clear versions have shown up online and they ahve never been shown here at Comicpalooza!

Get A Clu With These Clips & Posters

Tron Legacy marketing is in full steam!  Here's a new TV Spot, a new clip, and an awesome new poster of Clu in the film!

The DVD Update

Movies movies movies!  It's time for your DVD update with a  few flicks announced as coming soon to your home theaters!

Machete
In Stores January 4th

IGN.com is reporting that Machete hits homes on January 4, 2011.  No special features have been announced yet but do you really need any?  The film is awesome that's all that matters!

Resident Evil: Afterlife
In Stores December 28th

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that, on December 28, it will release Resident Evil: Afterlife on Blu-ray, in two editions: a 2D Blu-ray and a 3D Blu-ray (which also includes the 2D version). Note that, unlike most other live-action 3D movies, the latest installment in the Resident Evil franchise was shot natively in 3D, using the same Cameron/Pace cameras used for Avatar.

Caprica Season 1.5
In Stores December 14th

Caprica was recently canceled with another Battlestar Gallactica spin off on the way instead.  Let's hope it's more interesting like the original show.  Caprica was boring, depressing, and just not interesting at all, but if your a completest then the second half of the first and only season is hitting DVD before Christmas!

The A-Team
In Stores December 14th

The A-Team was previously announced but this is the final artwork for the disc!

Laugh It Up Fuzzball: The Family Guy Trilogy
In Stores December 21st

The Family Guy Trilogy is coming just before Christmas on DVD and Blu-Ray. The set includes Blue Harvest, Something Something Something Darkside, and the new parody of Return Of The Jedi, It's A Trap!.

Tron In Korean Is Awesome

Some of the artwork is similar to what we have seen before, but none the less, these Korean Tron Legacy posters are awesome so check them out!

Dark Of The Moon Logo Revealed

The official website for Transformers: Dark Of The Moon is updated revealing the logo for the film and not much else!  Let's just hope that Michael Bay makes a better movie this time than Revenge Of  The Fallen.

John Carpenter To Direct Darkchylde

Master of Horror set to bring you the girl of your dreams. John Carpenter is onboard to direct Darkchylde, based on the comic by Randy Queen about a good hearted southern teen cursed to become the creatures from her many recurring nightmares. Every time Ariel Chylde transforms, she sheds her skin and a new nightmare emerges from her Id to act out her deepest, darkest impulses.

John Carpenter and Sandy King’s Storm King Productions have allied with Randy and Sarah Queen’s Darkchylde Ent. to produce the film, following the release of test footage created by Richard Taylor’s Academy Award Winning Weta Workshop.  The promo image below was also released with the announcement!

Tom Cruise Welcomes The Ghost Protocol

Tom Cruise is obviously making the safe picture since lately his career has taken a bit of a hit.  That safe picture is Mission: Impossible 4 which is now officially called Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol.  I'm ok with him making this, I enjoy the M:I flicks so why not have another go around.  It should be fun.  M:I 4 is due in theaters December 16, 2011.

CP Reviews With Andrew

Andrew is back with a Walking Dead special as well as a look at new comics this week!  Check 'em out!

Lost Costume Photos From Tim Burton's Never Made Superman Lives

Superman Lives was to be director Tim Burton's reboot of Superman in the late 90's.  The project began development with Nicolas Cage set to star but it obviously never did get made, and probably it's a good thing.  People may not have liked Superman Returns but Superman Lives probably would have ended up a  disaster.  You can find the script floating around online, and let's just say it wasn't very good.  Well some lost pictures have shown up on visual effects artists Steve Johnson's facebook page of some work that he did on it when pre-production began before the project got scrapped.  Interesting stuff to take a look at.

The First Avenger Arrives In Entertainment Weekly!

Entertainment Weekly has brand new exclusive images from Captain America: The First Avenger.  These include the first looks at Chris Evans in costume as well as the first look at Hugo Weaving as The Red Skull and more!! Check them all out below!

A Wilde Tron Legacy Clip

A new clip from Tron Legacy has been released in anticipation of Tron Night in theaters across the country tonight. The clip shows Quorra played by Olivia Wilde taking Sam Flynn played by Garrett Hedlund for a ride on those awesome light bikes

The Dark Knight Rises Details Emerge

So the conclusion of Christopher Nolan's Batman Trilogy will be called The Dark Knight Rises.  Nolan has also revealed that The Riddler will not be the villain and sources say he doesn't like Mr Freeze or The Penguin either.  So Catwoman possibly?  Did Two-Face really die?  Possibly not since Nolan said in his interview today that many old characters will return as well as some new ones.  Which ever way Nolan takes the film, it's sure to be another masterpiece.Nolan also revealed in another LA times interview today that the film will not be shot in 3D and gave his reasons why. 
     "The title of the new film is 'The Dark Knight Rises' and we will be shooting and exhibiting the film in 2-D. We want the look and feel of the film to be faithful to what has come before in the first two films. There was a large canvas and operatic sweep to 'The Dark Knight' and we want to make a film that will carry on with that look and feel."
      "Stereoscopic presentation would have significantly changed the feel of certain 'Dark Knight' scenes, such as rooftop and aerial shots in Hong Kong that created vast and startling night vistas. There’s an intimacy at times with spatial illusion of the 3-D effect and we didn’t want to lose scale." 
     "Our ambition for the third movie is to complete a story that has begun. This is not starting over, this not rebooting. We’re finishing something, and keeping a consistency with what’s come before has real value. We’re looking to do something technologically that’s never been done before. Our ambitions are to make a great movie." 

The Dark Knight Rises is set to be released on July 20, 2012!

Batman 3 Has A Title

According to the LA Times Hero Complex blog, Christopher Nolan has decided to call Batman 3:

The Dark Knight Rises

Interesting title if this is indeed legit and in the interview he also confirms that the Riddler will not be the villian. “We’ll use many of the same characters as we have all along, and we’ll be introducing some new ones,” Nolan said cryptically. He also confirmed the film will be shot in IMAX but not in 3D.  Thank goodness for that!.

SWAGAPALOOZA! Comics Of The Week

Maybe it's just me but it seems to be slim pickings at the comic stores this week, but here's a couple to get your hands on!

Superman: Earth One HC

Written ByJ. Michael Straczynski

Art By Shane Davis & Sandra Hope

Forget everything you know about The Man of Steel and brace yourself for a staggering new take on the world's most popular super-hero. Best-selling, Hugo Award-winning writer J. Michael Straczynski red-hot rising star artist Shane Davis team up for this exciting launch of the Earth One graphic novel series. Set in an all-new continuity re-imagining DC's top heroes, Earth One is a wave of original, standalone graphic novels produced by the top writers and artists in the industry. The groundbreaking new line rockets into effect right here with the super-hero who started it all — Superman! What would happen if the origin of the Man of Tomorrow were introduced today for the very first time? 

Terminator 1984 #2

Written By Zach Whedon
Art By Andy MacDonald

Kyle Reese nears the completion of his mission in the past when he locates Sarah Connor in 1984 Los Angeles. However, protecting her from the Terminator sent to kill her proves more difficult than he realized. In 2029 Kyle had backup, advanced weaponry, and obvious targets--now he's on his own against killer machines that look just like people. Fortunately, Ben is making progress in his own mission-protecting Kyle--as he finally catches up with his friend.

Billy the Kid’s Old Timey Oddities and the Ghastly Fiend of London #2

Written & Art By Eric Powell

Billy the Kid managed to make it nearly a full day in London without passing out drunk and being carted off to jail, which unfortunately wasn't long enough to find Jack the Ripper, who is still on the loose. The remaining members of Fineas Sproule's traveling spectacle of biological curiosities are on the case, but with "freaks" suspected of being behind the Ripper murders, none of them are safe. It's up to a very hung--over Billy and conjoined twins Malcolm and Miles to break out of jail and find the real killer.

Daft Punk Unleashes More Tron Legacy Coolness!

Tron Legacy is getting closer! First up a cool motion poster then second the new music video from Daft Punk featuring new Tron Legacy footage!  Tron Legacy hits theaters December 17th!



Daft Punk Music Video!