Wolverine and X-Men cartoon will debut at Comic-Con
Although the new Wolverine and the X-Men animated series won’t air on Nicktoons until early 2009, the three-part pilot will get an early premiere on July 26 at Comic-Con International.
In the cartoon, an attack on the mansion leads to the disappearance of Prof. Xavier and Jean Grey, and the disbanding of the X-Men. But after Emma Frost locates a comatose Xavier in the care of Magneto in Genosha, the professor telepathically orders Wolverine to reassemble the X-Men to save the world from The Sentinels and the Brotherhood of Mutants.
A new trailer is available at Marvel.com.
Does ‘some legal trouble’ endanger future Superman movies?
Get Smart director Peter Segal talks with AMC’s SciFi Scanner a little about Billy Batson and the Legend of Shazam, and may reveal something about the future of the Superman movie franchise. I stress may.
Addressing potential comparisons between Captain Marvel and the Man of Steel, Segal says: “I’ll name two incredibly successful comics right now that are about a millionaire who wants to fight crime and uses technology to build suits and gadgets to help him do so. But quite frankly, I was concerned: Superman literally squashed Captain Marvel in the ’40s. There are a lot of Captain Marvel fans who are saying he got a raw deal. And since there seems to be some legal trouble in ever bringing another Superman to the screen, now feels like the right time.”
That last part, about “some legal trouble,” raises an eyebrow. I presume Segal is referring to the copyright ruling in the Siegels’ lawsuit against Warner Bros., but that would be the first I’ve seen of the decision serving as an obstacle to further Superman movies. If Segal a.) is referring to the ruling and b.) has his facts straight, this is a pretty big deal.
The Ticker
• I tossed a link to this USA Today article in yesterday’s “Ticker,” because I thought Stan Lee and Joe Simon talking about the origins of Marvel’s movie superheroes was interesting but not really “news.” But others seem to see it as a big deal because Iron Man director Jon Favreau may or may not reveal the lineup for the planned Avengers movie: Captain America, Hulk, Thor, Ant-Man and Iron Man. I figure those are a given — with the exception, perhaps, of Ant-Man — considering Marvel’s movie slate for the next couple of years. However, just in case it’s not obvious to everyone else … there you go. [FirstShowing.net]
• A few photos of character posters for G.I. Joe have trickled out of Cinema EXPO in Amsterdam, and they reveal the movie’s full title: G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra. [ComingSoon.net, IESB]
• More images have been released from Batman: The Dark Knight, including a shot of Batman laying the smackdown on The Joker in a police interrogation room. [IESB]
• Spoiler-filled photos from the set of Heroes Season 3 have hit the Internet. [TheBadandUgly.com]
• Everyone is offering Warner Bros. advice on what to do about its DC Comics superhero-based movies. [MTV Movies Blog, SciFi Scanner]
June 24th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
Can’t we call him, “The Hulk,” instead of “Hulk?” It’s THE Hulk, dang it!
June 24th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
What is with these fan-fiction Hasbro titles? Rise of Cobra, Revenge of the Fallen? How horribly unwieldy they are when said out loud, yikes.
June 24th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
Revenge of the Fallen I actually like.
June 24th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Dittos towards Brad and Erech.
June 24th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
Erech, it makes no difference.
When people ask for the movie tickets, they’ll say “GI Joe,” and “Transformers,” just like they asked for “Star Wars” for all the prequels and “Indy” for the newest one.
June 24th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
Damnit, I want the next Bryan Singer Superman movie. Quit dicking around and make it happen.
June 24th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
The Wolvie/X-Men 2 trailer on Marvel.com doesn’t play well with their video-player. I keep getting jumps ahead & the sound isn’t in-synch. Anyone know where I can find this trailer, like on YouTube?
June 24th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
Superman did not “squash” Captain Marvel in the 40s. On the contrary, Captain Marvel equaled or even outsold Superman on occasion. Why would National (DC) file a lawsuit against a rival character if they did not pose a financial obstacle.
June 24th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
“But quite frankly, I was concerned: Superman literally squashed Captain Marvel in the ’40s.”
That’s wrong. Captain Marvel was outselling Superman in the 40′s, which is why DC sued the pants off them and drove them out of business.
However, it’s not Segal’s lack of comic history knowledge that scares me — I sincerely doubt Chris Nolan knows how much Batman was selling in the 40′s, let alone right now, actually — it’s the fact that it’s the same guy who directed “Get Smart” doing “Shazam”
June 24th, 2008 at 10:58 pm
wolverine and the x-men looks so coool
June 25th, 2008 at 4:49 am
I was thinking that his use of the word squashed referred to what DC did to fawcett and not the sales the books generated
June 25th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
“DC sued the pants off them and drove them out of business.”
They didn’t drive Fawcett out of business. The lawsuit was basically at a stalemate when Fawcett took a look at where the comics industry was going and where the paperback original industry was going and they decided to settle and focus on publishing paperback novels. Which was a good move for them because they were even more successful at publishing those than they were at comics, which is saying something.