Entry Level Geek: ComicBookMovie.com

I know we just had an Entry Level Geek a week ago, but I was catching up on ComicBookMovie.com, and there’s been all sorts of superhero news coming up lately, so another edition was necessary. Here’s the best of what they’ve recently posted.

We talked last week about a tweet by Deadpool creator Rob Liefield:

Warner Bros. just trying to protect their investment. They don’t want Ryan Reynolds playing Deadpool AND Green Lantern. Interesting 2 watch

Well it sounds like whatever hurdles they were encountering have been cleared. He recently posed this to his twitter account:

Woke up this a.m. to GREAT Deadpool movie news! Full steam ahead baby…

More updates after the break.

The Fantastic Four reboot seems to be taking shape. The Thing is going to be CGI for this one, so the casting is simply voice related, but it sounds like Bruce Willis could be on the short list for that role, and there’s been rumors about True Blood’s Stephen Moyer being on the wish list as Doctor Doom. There are 3 directors in contention to take over this film, each offers interesting possibilities if they get chosen. Here’s the list of rumors:

*No casting notices have been released by the studio; none of the actors mentioned below can or will be officially attached to the project until the studio signs a director.

Fantastic Four Reborn
– Production to begin in May 2011, for a summer 2012 theatrical release.
– The team’s origin (and transformation) will take place during the opening credits of the film (similar to the Incredible Hulk).
Possible Directors: David Yates, Joe Carnahan, James McTeigue
Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic: Adrien Brody, Jonathan Rhys Meyers (courtesy of Rob Keyes at ScreenRant)
Sue Storm/Invisible Woman: Alice Eve, Amber Heard
Johnny Storm/Human Torch: Kevin Pennington
Victor Von Doom/Doctor Doom: Stephen Moyer

There’s an interesting article about Mark Ruffalo talking about why he decided to be the next Bruce Banner. The most interesting quote was this:

“I probably wouldn’t have done this movie in the past. But because of what Robert Downey Jr. had done and where the genre has gone since then, I did it.”

Speaking of interesting interviews, Joss Whedon was in Australia recently to discuss storytelling at the Melbourne Writers Festival and discussed The Avengers.

“This is a gig I’ve waited my whole life to do.”

“I feel connected to this movie in that it’s about a gruop of broken people. And if you look at my work, it’s very clear that that’s the sort of thing that appeals to me.”