Geek News for Wednesday, October 8, 2008

MOVIE NEWS

Latino Review has a rumor that Ryan Gosling may have been cast as Hal Jordan in the upcoming Green Lantern movie.

TELEVISION NEWS

The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Marvel has started production on The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, a cartoon based on The Avengers comics.

VIDEO GAME NEWS

WOW Insider has the system requirements of World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King.

The new trailer for Saint's Row 2 will give the media a field day about video games corrupting the youth.

Geek News for Monday, September 29, 2008

MOVIE NEWS

First Showing talked to Donald De Line, producer of the upcoming Green Lantern film, who said that the film should start filming in spring of 2009.

Marvel has signed a deal with Paramount to have them distribute their next 5 self-produced films, Iron Man 2, Thor, First Avenger: Captain America, Avengers, and Iron Man 3. via IESB

Variety has revealed that Marvel is looking at Kenneth Branagh to direct Thor.

TECHNOLOGY NEWS

9 to 5 Mac has a rumor that the iphone may be coming to Verizon Wireless next year.

Geek News for Monday, September 15, 2008

MOVIE NEWS

Marvel may have cast Eva Longoria as Wasp in the upcoming Avengers movie (due out in July 2011). She was seen coming out of Marvel carying a stack of comic book and on top was an Avengers issue. via the LA Times.


Moviehole is reporting that David Boreanaz maybe playing Hal Jordan (the Silver Age Green Lantern) in the upcoming Green Lantern movie (due in 2010).

In other Green Lantern news, concept art for the movie has been released and can be viewed at Movie Web.

TELEVISION NEWS

CW has released a clip from this week's Smallville, the Season 8 premiere.



G4 has released a trailer for their upcoming Spaceballs: The Animated Series, due to premiere on September 21.

VIDEO GAME NEWS

WOW Insider has revealed what is coming with the collectors edition of World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, which is to be released on November 13.

The new trailer for Saints Row 2 has been released and features the two presidential canidates, John McCain and Barack Obama. via Joystiq

COMIC BOOK NEWS

io9 has released the first picture of the new Batman and Robin. At this time there has been no identification on who is behind the masks.

TECHNOLOGY NEWS

Best Buy has bought Napster for 121 million dollars, according to the Wall Street Journal, to try to compete with Apple.

The second Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld commercial has been released and can be viewed below.