Superhero Bits: Iron Man 3, The Dark Knight Rises, Justice League, X-Men Destiny, Superman
Want to see a list of all the special features on the Captain America: The First Avenger Blu-ray? How about watch all the deleted scenes from the Thor Blu-ray? What are five things Christopher Nolan has to get right with Bane in The Dark Knight Rises? Have pictures of the Batcave leaked? Could Sony have snuck Christoph Waltz into The Amazing Spider-Man? Which Avengers actor confirmed they'd be appearing in Iron Man 3? Read about all of this and more in today's Superhero Bits.
Batman has problems on Facebook and now Superman is having problems with Google+ thanks to Joy of Tech via High Definite.
If you're a regular reader of Superhero Bits, we knew last week that Captain America: The First Avenger hits Blu-ray and DVD on October 25. Now BBFC (via CBM) has got a list of all the special features and deleted scenes. There's a lot of stuff, but nothing longer than 11 minutes:
03:44:01 MARVEL ONE-SHOT: A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THOR'S HAMMER
01:08:17 THE AVENGERS – EARTH'S MIGHTIEST HEROES!
03:40:16 (CAPTAIN AMERICA'S ORIGIN)
10:20:20 (OUTFITTING A HERO)
05:47:02 (HOWLING COMMANDOS)
11:41:07 (HEIGHTENED TECHNOLOGY)
09:53:15 (BEHIND THE SKULL)
08:23:13 (THE TRANSFORMATION)
02:13:15 CAPTAIN AMERICA – SUPER SOLDIER
01:37:13 THE AVENGERS
00:38:06 (DELETED SCENES: NORWAY TANK ATTACK)
01:29:22 (DELETED SCENES: BUCKY'S BATTLE)
00:57:23 (DELETED SCENES: YOU DESERVE A MEDAL)
02:02:22 (DELETED SCENES: THERE'S A PLACE FOR YOU HERE)
00:39:08 (DELETED SCENES: NORWAY TANK ATTACK W/COMMENTARY)
01:29:24 (DELETED SCENES: BUCKY'S BATTLE W/COMMENTARY)
00:57:23 (DELETED SCENES: YOU DESERVE A MEDAL W/COMMENTARY)
02:18:05 CAPTAIN AMERICA – THE FIRST AVENGER (THEATRICAL TRAILER #1)
02:17:19 CAPTAIN AMERICA – THE FIRST AVENGER (THEATRICAL TRAILER #2)
This is just the beginning of a long, hilarious, interaction on Facebook between General Zod, Lex Luthor and a bunch of special guests. Thanks to Dorkly via Nerd Approved.
True Blood actor Joe Manganiello, who was up for the part of Superman in Man of Steel, has another idea of a comic book character he'd love to play. Here's what he said in an interview with the Huffington Post:
I'd love to do a version of 'The Punisher,' but it would have to be directed by Michael Mann. Like a hardcore, rated-R version of 'The Punisher.'
Everyone is talking about the new, relaunched, Justice League #1 from DC Comics. Artist Ted Brandt did his own visual relaunch, reimaging the team as a Western posse. Head to Gamma Squad to see the full sideshow.
Geek Tyrant has a terrific, eye-opening article called 5 Things You Hope Christopher Nolan Knows About Bane. Simple facts like he speaks, he's a brilliant tactician, he's incredibly strong even without his venom and more. I know I learned a thing or two and you've gotta hope this stuff is in The Dark Knight Rises.
Here's a cool spin on the classic picture frame from ThinkGeek. It comes with speech bubble stickers so you can customize your own comic book page in picture form.
I Am Rogue spoke to Stellan Skarsgard about a bunch of things but, of course, got into his experiences in The Avengers. Here's a quote:
Well with the scene we did in Thor, it was like Loki, one way or the other, entered Eric's mind. And in Avengers, you will see more clarity in how Loki is using Eric's mind....He is of importance but the size of the role is not big. It's a small role and it is a pretty crowded film with a lot of actors in it.
This is the box art for X-Men Destiny, which you've seen some images from in previous columns. It'll be out on September 27. Thanks to the Daily Blam. Check out the new trailer too.
Brand new behind the scenes trailer for X-Men Destiny.
The Movie Pool has published an article called The 4 Ways to Fix Marvel's Movies. I didn't think they necessarily need "fixing" just yet, but, the writer (/Film reader Jordan M) does make a bunch of great points including the incredibly logical: Pace Yourself, Don't Rush.
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99.9% a typo but on the download page for The Amazing Spider-Man teaser trailer on the PlayStation Network, run by Sony who is also making the movie, you'll see Christoph Waltz listed as a cast member. Probably just a botched copy/paste job from The Green Hornet but, it could be interesting. Thanks to Superhero Hype via Comic Book Movie.
I'm not sure if this is creepy, hot or some combination of both but Nerd Bastards has created a list of the 10 Ten Female Comic Book Character Asses. It's slightly NSFW but it's all illustrated.
I don't advocate you actually donate money to this guy, unless you really want to, but a man has started a Kickstarter account to try and actually become Batman. Geeks of Doom got the scoop.
Maybe you don't like the movie likenesses that Sideshow Collectibles makes. Maybe you're more of a comic book guy. Well then $350 is a small price to pay for this huge Joker figure.
Nerd Bastards found all eleven deleted scenes from Thor and embedded them on their site. The write up says the load times are insanely long so I'm gonna just direct you over there instead of embedding here.
Batmobiles from Tim Burton's 1989 Batman are a dime a dozen but few are this nice or famous. This Batmobile, which was in Superhero Bits months ago, is turbine powered, runs on an iPad and much more and can be yours for only $620,000 dollars. Head to eBay to read this specs, thanks to The Hollywood Reporter.
Plenty of celebrities write comic books. Who are the 10 nerdiest? Topless Robot has created a list.
Skottie Young has done some interesting looking comic character interpretations such as this Ghost Rider above. See more at his site or Geek Tyrant.
THE THIRD PAGE HAS SPOILERS FOR THE DARK KNIGHT RISES AND THE AVENGERS.
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Odds are this is total BS but a site called Dark Knight Rises Rumors (Via Ain't It Cool) is running photos of the Turda Salt Mines in Romania which might stand in for the Batcave in the film. I heard the Batcave is on a stage here in Los Angeles but maybe this could be used for some wide shots. We'll see.
/Film reader Aldo C was strolling through downtown Los Angeles when he saw these Gotham Police Department cars all smashed up, probably from the Dark Knight Rises stunt we described yesterday.
Clark Gregg tweeted (via CBM) that he will not die in The Avengers and will appear in Iron Man 3. Well thanks for ruining the drama about Agent Coulson, Clark.