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After spending something like a minute and a half as Nick Fury after the credits of Iron Man, Sam Jackson was in. He probably didn’t know it at the time, but neither Marvel Studios or the fans would ever let that character go. It’s just how these things go.

Now we know what happens when you attempt to shaft Shaft.

Forget the Best and the Worst of 2008. These are the actors, directors and producers that made the biggest impact on the world of film and how they might impact us in 2009.

Director Kenneth Branagh explained when he spoke for the first time about the project this week to MTV that the appeal of Thor is “to work on a story about one of the immortals, Gods, extraordinary beings, inter-dimensional creatures.” Cool.

Rome and Grey’s Anatomy star Kevin McKidd has confirmed that he’s still in the running to play Thor. He’s got the look, but does he have the chops?

Marvel Studios has rounded out their directorial team for their next three movies this evening, signing Joe Johnston to direct the ‘period piece’ known as The First Avenger: Captain America.

With The Incredible Hulk making its way onto DVD today, it has got all the various deciders at Marvel making the press rounds. And with that, of course, comes plenty of questions about the plans that Marvel has for its green behemoth.

It isn’t the first time that we’ve found some common ground with actor Terrence Howard, but it is the most recent. Today, like Howard, we find ourselves befuddled.

Reports are coming in this morning that talks have broken down between Marvel Studios and Terrence Howard, leading to the studio turning toward actor Don Cheadle to replace him in the role of James Rhodes in Iron Man 2. Bad Idea? I certainly think so.

Over the course of the last few weeks, we’ve seen all kinds of comments about the upcoming Thor movie, most of which were negative. With that in mind, we would like to set everyone straight with a list of reasons why Thor is going to work on the big screen.

Over on IGN, you can read the news that Marvel has signed an agreement to shoot its next immediate series of superhero flicks at Raleigh Studios in Manhattan Beach, CA. But the big news is not where they’re shooting, but what they’re shooting.

If you thought Iron Man was cool on the big screen, wait until you see where he came from.

Paramount Pictures and Marvel Studios announced today that they will be teaming up once again, and again, and again on a slew of upcoming flicks, all in the hopes of recapturing the magic of this past summer’s success.

Marvel Studios could be throwing us a curve-ball, as they have engaged in talks with thespian Kenneth Branagh for the directorial gig on Thor. An interesting choice, indeed.

There is no doubt that Marvel Studios is probably planning out their next four big films, as they’ve set a very tight timetable for them all. But to see Eva Longoria leaving with Avengers comics in hand is quite a surprise.

At a press conference to celebrate Iron Man’s DVD release, director Jon Favreau wet the whistles of fans by mentioning two interesting terms: 3D and IMAX.

Please note the question mark in the title above as there has been no official announcement regarding Vin Diesel playing a super villain in the Marvel universe… but that may change soon if he has anything to say about it.

Thanks to the internet and the infinite rate at which casting rumors seem to travel, it has now become quite easy for a fledgling celebrity to drum up interest in their good name.

With Comic-Con over and done, we want to take a moment to pause and look back, at the year so far. We do this in a format that we like to call “Ten Things We Liked, 5 Things We Didn’t.”

I fibbed a bit in the title above, and I’m sorry. Technically though, Marvel still has yet to sign Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr. to direct and star in the inevitable (and already scheduled) sequel, so perhaps this post will prove prophetic…