An entertaining new web series has been developed called Hero Swap which focuses on swapping certain movie characters with superheroes. The series comes from a team-up of How it Should Have Ended and Klomp! Animation.

The first episode of the series features Iron Man replacing Russell Crowe's character Maximus in Ridley Scott's Gladiator. I especially enjoyed how this ended. This first episode turned out to be pretty cool, and it seems like it'll be a fun series to watch. I'm looking forward to seeing what they will do for their next installment. 

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British writer/producer/actor Stephen Merchant is best known for creating comedies like The Office, Life's Too Short, and HBO's underrated gem Hello Ladies, but now he's secured his highest-profile acting job yet: he'll appear opposite Hugh Jackman in the upcoming superhero film Wolverine 3.

This will be his biggest film credit by far. Thus far in his career, he's had roles in movies like Hot Fuzz, Burke & Hare, and Hall Pass, so a superhero film is definitely going to open him up to a wider audience who's probably unfamiliar with his work (as least as an actor). There's no word yet about who exactly he'll be playing, but as this Instagram video reveals, he's buzzed his hair for the role:

An actor prepares. #Wolverine3

A video posted by Stephen Merchant (@stephenmerchant) on Apr 27, 2016 at 6:53pm PDT

At this point, the official plot specifics of Wolverine 3 are still being kept under lock and key. There's been plenty of speculation that it will at least loosely follow the famous Old Man Logan storyline from the comics, and that seems to be the case considering producer Simon Kinberg confirmed the story will take place in the future. We know Patrick Stewart's Professor X is coming back, there's a mad scientist involved, Boyd Holbrook has been cast as the villain, X-23 is rumored to appear, Sabretooth may be coming back, and Wolverine may finally bust out the berserker rage, but we're still mostly in the dark with this movie.

James Mangold directs Wolverine 3, which hits theaters on March 23, 2017.

What you are about to witness is perhaps the epitome of extreme fandom. The Save Point Guild has made a 13-minute video explaining the nuances of Rick and Morty just to prove that a fan favorite character who died isn't dead after all! It's absolutely insane! It's also super cool, because he brings a lot of science and points out a lot of stuff in Rick and Morty that I used to think was just mumbo jumbo.

I hope at the very least if this guy is right or wrong, Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland make some mention of him in the upcoming season! Seriously, I don't know whether to be impressed or sad at the amount of thought that went into this!

Surprisingly, Sylvester Stallone is making his television acting debut sometime soon. THR says the actor will star in Antoine Fuqua's adaptation of Mario Puzo's Omerta, which is the final book in The Godfather series. If you've never read the books, that's a bit confusing as you would assume Omerta = The Godfather III, when in fact all three stories are part of the first book.

Omerta was released after Puzo's death and follows a mafioso family in New York. Big surprise, right? They even go to Sicily! All jokes aside, Puzo basically is the godfather of the gangster genre so I'm sure whatever is being adapted will be top-notch! Sidebar: am I the only one who thinks it's crazy Sylvester Stallone is making his acting debut in scripted television just now?! I would've sworn it would have happened sooner than that!

I've somehow never even heard of Watership Down, but I understand it had a profound impact on a lot of people when they were growing up. Now the story will be able to find a larger audience and reach a whole new generation, as the BBC and Netflix are teaming for an animated miniseries adaptation of Richard Adams' novel. Variety reports that the show will be available sometime in 2017. The outlet has a good breakdown of the story and an announcement of its impressive cast:

Set in the idyllic rural landscape of southern England, the adventure tale follows a band of rabbits on their flight from the intrusion of man and the certain destruction of their home. Led by a stouthearted pair of brothers, they journey forth from their native Sandleford Warren through the harrowing trials posed by predators and adversaries, toward a promised land and a more perfect society.

The series, written by Tom Bidwell (BAFTA-nominated “My Mad Fat Diary”) and directed by Noam Murro (“300: Rise of the Empire”), will star [James] McAvoy (“Filth,” “X-Men”) as Hazel, [Nicholas] Hoult (“Mad Max: Fury Road,” “X-Men”) as Fiver, [Ben] Kingsley (“Shutter Island,” “Iron Man 3”) as General Woundwort, [John] Boyega (“Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens”) as Bigwig, Gemma Arterton (“Made in Dagenham”) as Clover, Miles Jupp (“Rev,” “The Thick of It”) as Blackberry, Freddie Fox (“Pride”) as Captain Holly, Olivia Colman (“The Night Manager,” “The Lobster”) as Strawberry, and Anne-Marie Duff (“Suffragette”) as Hyzenthlay.

This story really seems to have shaken people to the core when they were kids, and since I've never heard of it before and don't have any basis for comparison, I think I'm just going to continue in my ignorance of this property and watch this new series with fresh eyes when it comes out next year to get the full experience for myself. I'm looking forward to seeing exactly what caused so many people to have such a strong reaction to it.

After watching Justified and Hitman, I never would've guessed Timothy Olyphant was such a funny dude! I guess that's why they call it "acting." The actor appeared on Conan to explain the nuances of acting in films and theater (Olyphant is currently starring in Hold On To Me My Darling on Broadway) as well as talk about all the free stuff he steals from sets. It's moments like these that make me love Conan!

What does the future of the X-Men film franchise look like after X-Men: Apocalypse? For a while, it sounded like that would be Jennifer Lawrence's last movie as Mystique, but more recently she said she was "dying" to come back for more movies (and James McAvoy is game, too). While it's still unclear exactly which veteran actors will return for future adventures, we've heard that the next X-Men movie after Apocalypse might center on Jean Grey's Dark Phoenix saga, meaning that Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner is coming back for more movies. Now we know at least one more actor is signed for multiple films, because EW revealed that Tye Sheridan — the young actor playing Cyclops in Apocalypse — is contracted for two more sequels.

Jean Grey and Scott Summers go hand in hand, so it'd be crazy to think there'd be a Dark Phoenix movie without Cyclops being involved. But that whole Dark Phoenix thing is still a rumor at this point, and this is the first official word we've heard that any of the actors new to the X-franchise (Sheridan, Turner, Kodi Smit-McPhee, and Alexandra Shipp) are coming back for more. We all assumed they'd be around for a while, but now we know that's the studio's plan. There's been some talk about Apocalypse and Wolverine 3 being the end of Bryan Singer's X-Men movie-verse, but it seems like 20th Century Fox is still interested in keeping the franchise alive and moving it forward, even if some of the original cast members are eventually phased out.

While there's an outcry over in the states over Scarlett Johansson being cast as the lead in Ghost in the Shell, Japanese fans don't really see the controversy! Obviously, this video could've been edited to show a bias, but it looks like very few Japanese understand why Americans don't want her in the role, and even make convincing arguments as to why she SHOULD be in the role.

What I found funny is the anime argument being used in reverse. Where I've heard "anime characters only appear white because America is predominantly white," they say "they chose a white person because it's an anime." They say it in the sense that anime characters don't look like typical people and in Japanese culture, they are the typical person. Actually pretty riveting culturally relevant stuff being said here.

Hats off to TJMY for doing this video! I was curious to the response from Japan, and now I have my answer!

Spoilers ahead for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

Mads Mikkelsen was absent from the awesome first trailer for Gareth Edwards' new Star Wars film, leaving fans wondering exactly what his role will be in the film. But now he's revealed that information in an interview with Sky News:

Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen reveals that he's playing the father of the main character in Star Wars film Rogue One https://t.co/6dagUqZB2j

— Sky News (@SkyNews) April 28, 2016

“I read the script, and it was very beautiful, and Felicity's playing this lovely, young, strong woman, and I play her…father. That was too much, I’m sorry.”

First off, just to get this out of the way, this video shows that even the actors can get confused about the Star Wars timeline. Rogue One does not take place "before anything you've ever seen in the Star Wars universe," it takes place after Revenge of the Sith but before the events of A New Hope. Moving on.

Secondly, his admission that he's playing Jyn Erso's father is confirmation of an old rumor that he'd be playing an Oppenheimer-esque scientist. Here's what that rumor stated:

Mads Mikkelsen (Galen appears to be his name in the film) is kind of the key to the film in a way. He is a scientist that took over the Geonosian Death Star project. He solved several of the flaws the Empire could not and is sort of a revered person in the Empire for his contributions. However, Mikkelsen’s character is a Robert Oppenheimer-type character. Oppenheimer helped design the atomic bomb only to say, “Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.” The guilt “Galen” feels for his contributions to the Empire become too much and he defects, attempting to make things right. In order to do this, he enlists the help of his only daughter….

Mikkelsen's claim validates at least part of this rumor, so it's a pretty good bet the rest of it is true as well.

Via: The Mary Sue

"Who else but Colin Furze," I said to myself as I watched this video today. Of course the geek mad scientist of the Internet would come up with something like this! He really doesn't have a way to control it (that includes stopping), but I wouldn't be surprised if he's already being contacted by developers wishing to make this commercially viable!

Hell, this looks more safe than those "hover" boards...and it actually hovers!

Buried among the plugs for Audi in this new featurette for Captain America: Civil War, you'll find some cool behind-the-scenes moments and footage of the chase we've seen in the trailers between Black Panther, Cap, and Bucky (aka The Winter Soldier). I was a little hesitant to watch something like this so close to when we're all going to see the movie — just a little more than a week away! — but it's not spoilery and does a good job of getting me hyped to see all of the amazing-looking action sequences the Russo Brothers pulled off here.

A few days ago, Burger Fiction released a video detailing the evolution of Iron Man in film and television through the years. I suspected that they'd soon be releasing a similar video for Captain America since the two heroes square off against each other in next week's Captain America: Civil War, and now that video has arrived.

From his first appearance in 1944 all the way through his various animated shows and movies and Chris Evans' current, masterful portrayal in live action, Cap has been there hoisting the red, white, and blue shield and serving as a symbol of patriotism and justice. Enjoy:

It's been really cool to watch Paul Rudd's career evolve from smaller movies like Clueless and Wet Hot American Summer to behemoths like Ant-Man and Captain America: Civil War, and the best part about it has been that he's willing to keep all sorts of different projects in the mix. He's clearly graduated to the big leagues, but he still makes little comedies like They Came Together and Netflix's Wet Hot prequel First Day of Camp in between blockbusters.

Deadline announced that Rudd will be starring in The Catcher Was a Spy, the true story of Moe Berg, a baseball player who also served as a secret agent for the OSS. Here's how the outlet describes it:

Rudd will play Moe Berg, an Ivy League grad and attorney who spoke nine languages, but that wasn’t the only reason he stood out among his baseball teammates when he spent 15 years as a journeyman player for such teams as the New York Robins and Chicago White Sox. Their biggest worry might have been hitting a curveball; Berg doubled as a top secret spy for the OSS (a forerunner for the CIA), who helped the U.S. win the race against Germany to build the atomic bomb. Perhaps Berg was helped in his efforts to stay under the radar by the fact his skills were not going to make anyone forget about Babe Ruth. When Berg played for the Senators, teammate Dave Harris once famously said, “Moe Berg can speak twelve languages, but can’t hit any of them!” His story was previously developed by Warner Bros as a vehicle for George Clooney and before that, both HBO and Miramax tried but struck out.

Sounds like Rudd's the right guy to finally step into the batter's box on this project. Saving Private Ryan writer Robert Rodat wrote the screenplay based on Nicholas Dawidoff's book, and Ben Lewin — who directed the underseen The Sessions back in 2012 (then called The Surrogate) — is behind the camera on this one.

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Game of Thrones is back, and I'm going to try to stick to my plan of writing about each episode after it airs. (Here's my little write-up about the season six premiere.) But while we wait for this Sunday's episode (entitled "Home," see photos here), the ScreenJunkies are back with another Honest Trailer for the fourth and fifth season.

At this point, you know what to expect from these videos: cheesy jokes, obvious observations, a childish approach to women and nudity, etc. This one's no different.

While many fans were holding out hope that Star Wars actress Daisy Ridley would end up scoring the lead role of Lara Croft in the upcoming live-action reboot of Tomb Raider, Variety reports that Oscar-winning actress Alicia Vikander will play the part instead.

This is the first I'm hearing about Vikander's attachment to the project, but Variety's report claims that the actress has been the producers' top choice from the beginning (though they did meet with Ridley for the part, too). Vikander has had a Jessica Chastain-esque rise to fame, going from essentially an unknown to a full-fledged star in basically one year. Movies like Ex Machina, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and The Danish Girl put her on the map, and she's capitalized in a big way and scored roles in Jason Bourne and now this. While I would have liked to have seen Ridley in the role, I think Vikander has the potential to be great, and I'm especially interested to see if she has the physicality necessary for the part. This movie is going to be based on the 2013 video game reboot, and Lara takes some serious lumps during that game, so it'll be fascinating to see how closely they stick to that story and if Vikander can hack it.

The studio has apparently been waiting for a new draft of the screenplay, written by Geneva Robertson-Dworet, and it sounds like they've received it and all parties are satisfied. Roar Uthaug (The Wave) is directing, and this movie might hit theaters as soon as October 6, 2017. What do you think about Vikander as the new Lara Croft?

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It feels like we're at a turning point when it comes to San Diego Comic-Con and the way studios approach the convention. In terms of movies, I think the convention peaked around the time The Avengers united on stage for the first time, and it's been going downhill ever since — Marvel Studios didn't even bother to show up last year, and with Disney's D23 Expo and Star Wars Celebration splintering off into their own events, it seems that moments like last year's concert are going to be harder and harder to justify for studios. It's so expensive for them to pimp their movies there, and there's no guarantee of success outside of the con crowd — Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is the prime example of this.

Now it looks like 20th Century Fox is going to be contributing to the con's decline for movie fans, because The Wrap reports that the studio will not be showing any exclusive footage because of fears that it will leak online. Of course it will leak online — that's a given at this point when people are streaming entire panels from inside the hall through Periscope. The studios should just be ready to upload everything they reveal in Hall H on YouTube immediately after it plays at the con, so the people who waited in line can be the first to witness it in person, and everyone else can see it online afterwards in a legitimate HD version instead of some crappy cam.

But it sounds like Fox isn't willing to do that, so fans won't get to see anything from Assassin's Creed, War For The Planet of The Apes, Deadpool 2, Wolverine 3, or any other geek-friendly movie they have in the pipeline. There are rumors that Disney might bail on this year's con as well, and that would be a huge blow for fandom: no Marvel, no Star Wars. For the record, Disney apparently denies this claim, but since they have their own conventions already, it almost doesn't make sense for them to trot things out at SDCC anymore. The only major players left are going to be Warner Bros. and the DC Extended Universe movies and maybe Paramount's Transformers and G.I. Joe properties, and while the diehard fans are still going to show up at the con regardless of which studios bring content, it seems like the Golden Age of Comic-Con is in the past.

We’ve been hearing a lot of talk from Deadpool director Tim Miller and producer Simon Kinberg about bringing Spider-Man into Deadpool and Fox’s X-Men cinematic universe. Now the directors of Captain America: Civil War, Joe and Anthony Russo, are saying that they’d love to see Deadpool in the MCU.

The directors and writers of Civil War recently did a Q&A with Screen Junkies while analyzing the Honest Trailer for Captain America: The Winter Soldier. During the Q&A, Deadpool was brought up, and Joe Russo said:

"He's (Anthony) seen Deadpool, I have not. Tim Miller is a very good friend of ours.” 

As you know Miller has done a lot of work with Marvel through his animation group Blur Studios. That led to the question of if they thought Deadpool would ever crossover into the MCU and this is what Joe said:

"We'd love to see Deadpool jump into the MCU. But that's probably all I have to say about that."

Anthony added:

"Yeah, yeah, The great thing about Marvel is that there is an attitude of nothing's impossible... but that doesn't mean everything is possible. You just have to chase it."

We already know that Miller is chasing it, and if the Russo bros. are friends with him, it’s safe to say they’ve talked about the possibility together. Now all we need is for Marvel Studios and Fox Studios to actually talk about it and make it happen. Obviously, everyone else involved with the movies on both ends wants it!