James Gunn Is Working Chris Pratt and Dave Bautista Extra Hard For GOTG

James Gunn tweeted that he made Chris Pratt and Dave Bautista reshoot an action scene 22 times to get it just right!  That is dedication!

Today I worked @DaveBautista & @prattprattpratt harder than anyone since @Michael_Rooker on Slither. 22 takes of a 1 shot action sequence!
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) August 20, 2013

Keep up the good work, boys!

Is Elizabeth Olsen Going To Be Scarlet Witch In The AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON?

According to Bleeding Cool news sources, Saoirse Ronan has decided to pass on the opportunity to play Wanda Maximoff, aka The Scarlet Witch, in Marvel's The Avengers sequel.  So according to the same source, the studio has now set their sights on Elizabeth Olsen, who is starring in Godzilla and Old Boy.  

I honestly didn't even know that the Olsen twins had a younger sister. You can see the family resemblance though.  She is a very pretty girl.  I haven't seen any of her previous films, so I really cannot pass judgment on this possible casting.  I am glad to hear that Saoirse Ronan passed on the part though.  She just doesn't fit for me.

Zero Percent Chance Of GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Comic-Con Footage Being Released

When asked what the odds are of the critically acclaimed Guardians of the Galaxy Comic-Con footage being officially released by Marvel/Disney, Director James Gunn replied, " Zero precent chance, sorry! I know a lot of you have seen the shaky camera footage, but it was made after 12 days of shooting and isn't a true reflection of the awesomeness we're trying to create for you."

BOOOOOO!  This is absolute crap.  If it doesn't represent the movie you are trying to create, then why show it at all at Comic-Con and D23 Expo?!  I am now on a mission to hunt down someone who cammed the entire presentation.  I WILL see this complete footage.

If you haven't seen the 30 second shaky came, here it is:

And here is a snippet regarding Rocket Raccoon:

And here is a snippet featuring more Star-Lord:

New Stills From Darren Aronofsky’s NOAH

A few stills from Darren Aronofsky's NOAH leaked online today.  They showcase the beautiful Icelandic landscapes.  I found most of these on Tumblr since major site have had them pulled by the studio.  Check them out before they get yanked.

Synopsis:  Noah is a close adaptation of the Biblical story of Noah’s Ark. In a world ravaged by human sin, Noah is given a divine mission: to build an Ark to save creation from the coming flood. The screenplay was written by Darren Aronofsky and Ari Handel and revised by Academy Award®-nominated screenwriter John Logan (Gladiator, Hugo). Scott Franklin and Aronofsky of Protozoa Pictures, along with Mary Parent of Disruption Entertainment, will produce the film. The film will be executive produced by Ari Handel (Black Swan), Arnon Milchan of New Regency and Chris Brigham (Inception, Argo). 

Edgar Wright Speaks On ANT-MAN's Villain

Us comic book fans know full well that Ultron is Hank Pym, aka Ant-Man's, big claim to fame and main villain.  His other villains are quite...cheesy.  We also know that Avengers 2's main villain will in fact be Ultron, leaving many to speculate that Ultron's origin story will be altered to stem from Tony Stark and not Hank Pym.  This leaves Ant-Man without a clear fan favorite villain.

Edgar Wright (Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, The World's End, Hot Fuzz), director for Marvel's upcoming Ant-Man movie spoke on his decision to not use Ultron as his main villain, "It was never in my script.  Because even just to sort of set up what Ant-Man does is enough for one movie.  It's why I think "Iron Man" is extremely successful because it keeps it really simple.  You have one [villain] sort of -- the villain comes from the hero's technology.  Its simple. So I think why that film really works and why, sometime, superhero films fail -- or they have mixed results -- because they have to set up a hero and a villain at the same time.  And that's really tough.  And sometimes its unbalanced."

Wright also mentions that he is enjoying that Ant-Man, while relatively popular among comic book fans, isn't very popular in mainstream and his backstory is not well known.  "I think theres something in that its a lesser known character, there's hopefully more license.  For the one percent of people who are like "Wait, Hank Pym would never do that!" there's 99 percent going "Who's Hank Pym?" So, to me, the source material is great but it also frees you up to be like: I'm going to make a movie.  This movie is not going to represent 50 years of Marcel comics because thats impossible.  But I'm going to make a 100 minute movie -- or a 110 minutes [laughs]."

Now comes the speculation.  Based off of Wright's comments, will Hank Pym's foe be Scott Lang who steals Hank Pym's technology?  If so, can we get Bradley Cooper for that part?  That'd be excellent.

Ant-Man's real nemesis

New Clip From AGENT CARTER

Hayley Atwell reprises her role from Captain America: The First Avenger in this new clip from Marvel's one-shot Agent Carter.  The short will be available on the Iron Man 3 Blu-ray.

KICK-ASS 2 Not Doing So "Kick Ass" After All

Despite early predictions that Kick-Ass 2 would dominate the top spot in the North American box office weekend, the film has earned only 13.6 million and is tied for third place with last week's Elysium.  We know Universal was hoping for much more and expected the sequel to take in more money domestically than the original Kick-Ass movie.  

The budget for Kick-Ass 2 was only $28 million, so the sequel still has some time to turn things around. The movie kicked off its international run with 6.3 million and will open in more territories next weekend.

"We were disappointed we didn't match the opening of the first movie," said Nikki Rocco, Universal president of distribution. "The good thing is that it represented very minimal risk for the studio, and the first film did very well in ancillary markets, so we'll see where this goes domestically and internationally."

Poor Kick-Ass.  If this saddens you, here is a picture of a sexy Aaron Johnson to cheer you up.