Astonishing X-Men, Gifted Ep. 6 Clips

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Watch new clips from episode 6 of the hard-hitting motion comic ''Astonishing X-Men, Gifted.'' available for download on iTunes Wednesday, January 6!

The Weekly Watcher: December 31, 2009

In this, the very last Watcher of 2009, host Ben Morse delivers news about free Marvel swag, a Nick Fury toy and some special decade retrospectives!

Astonishing X-Men MC: Funny Outtakes

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Marvel Hotline: Bendis on House of M

Brian Michael Bendis' multi-part Marvel Hotline series continues with a look back at his first collaboration with artist Olivier Coipel on House of M!

The Weekly Watcher: December 24, 2009

Ben Morse gets into the holiday spirit to deliver the latest Marvel news, including info on the newest episodes of "What The--?!" and the ASTONISHING X-MEN Motion Comic, Stan Lee's role in "The Super Hero Squad Show, comics coming out in March and more!

Astonishing X-Men, Gifted Ep. 5 Clips

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Take a look behind the scenes of the hit Motion Comic!
Enjoy clips from episode 5 of the hard-hitting motion comic.

Stan Lee for Mayor!

The Marvel legend talks about his upcoming role in The Super Hero Squad Show's elections!

Colossus as a Vampire

Daniel Cudmore as Felix in Twilight: New Moon.

Bryan Singer back on X-Men duty - From Inside the Box - Zap2it

Bryan Singer back on 'X-Men' duty - From Inside the Box - Zap2it
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Bryan Singer, who directed the first two "X-Men" movies before moving on to a different superhero, Superman, is getting back in business with the Marvel Comics mutants.

Singer has agreed to develop and direct "X-Men: First Class," a prequel of sorts to the franchise that follows several characters as teenagers. Jamie Moss ("Street Kings") is attached to write the script, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "Chuck" co-creator Josh Schwartz had taken an earlier pass at the project.

Singer mentioned his involvement with the movie, which is based on a limited-run Marvel series, at the "Avatar" premiere Wednesday night, and studio 20th Century Fox confirmed it Thursday. The comic tells the story of several of the original X-Men -- Cyclops, Jean Grey, Beast, Iceman and Angel -- attending Professor Xavier's school as teenagers. (In the movies, the latter two are portrayed as younger characters and probably wouldn't be featured in "First Class.")

Singer's return to the "X-Men" franchise comes six years after he directed "X2," then parted ways with Fox to helm "Superman Returns" at Warner Bros. Brett Ratner directed "X-Men: The Last Stand," and Gavin Hood helmed this year's "X-Men Origins: Wolverine."

One Title to Rule Them All: Peter Jackson, Patrick Stewart Get Knighted

One Title to Rule Them All: Peter Jackson, Patrick Stewart Get Knighted
From: E!

Call it the Return of the Queen.

In a host of end-of-year honors, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson and Star Trek actor Patrick Stewart were both feted with knighthood by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.

Jackson, the mastermind behind The Lord of the Rings trilogy and its final entry, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, which won the most Oscars ever, called the honor given out by the monarch and New Zealand's head of state an "incredible moment."

''I didn't think anything would surpass the 2004 Academy Awards, but I was wrong," the humbled helmer said in a written statement.

Must have the precious!

Jackson just finished up the script to a two-part prequel of The Hobbit that Mexican filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro is directing and he's producing, which is expected to start shooting early next year. His latest flick, The Lovely Bones, was just released in the U.S. to mixed reviews.

After starting out directing low-budget horror films and working his way up Hollywood's ranks, Jackson was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2002 for making the blockbuster The Lord of the Rings.

His achievement in adapting J.R.R. Tolkien's famed fantasy novels helped make the independent British Commonwealth a prime destination for film production and special effects thanks to his Weta Workshop and Weta Digital facilities in New Zealand's capitol of Wellington.

Those units are currently hard at work on Jackson's latest big-screen foray, a trilogy of films based on Tintin, the popular Belgian boy detective comic strip, which he's doing with Steven Spielberg.

Meanwhile the stately 69-year-old Stewart topped the list of Britons named honorary knights, ensuring forever more he will be known as "Sir Patrick."

After forging a successful career in British theater as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company as well as on such acclaimed TV series as I Claudius, the thesp went to Hollywood and gained a whole new (primarily geek) following portraying Capt. Jean-Luc Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation and its accompanying movies.

Aside from his famous bald pate, Stewart is also known for taking on the role of Charles Xavier in the blockbuster X-Men movies as well as starring in his one-man stage adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol as well as playing Scrooge in a TV version of the classic story.

The Divide on LJ

	The Divide is a young but active and growing multi-canon Marvel/DC/Independent Universe hybrid game following an AU branch of the Marvel Civil War series. The setting allows players to introduce their favourite characters from any comic in whichever canon format they prefer.
	THE DIVIDE OOC -//- THE DIVIDE COMMUNITY -//- THE DIVIDE INFO
	RULES -//- F.A.Q. -//- PREMISE -//- WANTED -//- TAKEN -//- APPLY
	On June 21st at 5:24 am, a group of heroes in opposition to the Super Human Registration Act breaks into a facility where a machine capable of transporting people to another dimension is being built. This device is key to the government's plan to build an impenetrable prison in another reality, where heroes refusing to register can be held safely. The rebellion succeeds in putting the machine out of commission, but unfortunately the uncontrolled destruction of the device leads to a tear in reality itself, displacing an as of yet unknown number of people- heroes, villains and civillians alike, ripping people from their own worlds and leaving them stranded, disorientated and confused, and even those apparently left untouched have been changed...
	Accepting applications for all comic characters! Wanted characters include: Batman, Cyclops, Storm, Wolverine, Green Arrow, Lex Luthor, Green Lantern, and many, many more!

Slight confusion.

Stryker's softer side.

Starting the new year off with something light.

Brian Cox is now best known for his roles in Hollywood films like MANHUNTER. But he keeps in touch with his stage roots. Here he develops his Shakespeare suzuki method, with a toddler soliloquy from 30 month old Theo.

2010

Here's hoping everyone will have a good 2010, and that there will be more X-Men movies coming our way.

Hiatus

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Happy holidays!