Hayley Atwell in new Captain America pictures; Henry Cavill covers EW; Adrianne Palicki gets support
ANOTHER LOOK AT CAPTAIN AMERICA
Marvel has released 7 more images from “Captain America: The First Avenger,” giving fans a better look at the costume, as well as looks at Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter, Hugo Weaving as Johann Schmidt and Tommy Lee Jones as Col. Chester Phillips.
Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter in "Captain America: The First Avenger."
HENRY CAVILL GETS SUPER
The recent Entertainment Weekly has an interview with new Superman Henry Cavill, wearing a Superman T and leather jacket on the cover of the latest edition of the magazine.
Cavill screen-tested for the role in a replica of the Christopher Reeve Superman suit.
QUESTION OF THE DAY:
Who do you think is the best movie or TV Superman?
THERE’S A NEW WONDER WOMAN – AND LYNDA CARTER APPROVES
The Baltimore Sun talked to Lynda Carter about Adrianne Palicki, who will play “Wonder Woman” in the NBC series this fall.
She said she wouldn’t offer Palicki advice, but she’d be glad to talk to her if Palicki approached her.
“She’s an actress and she’s a good actress and she’s beautiful, and I hope she kicks butt,” she said.
REVIEW FILE: Matt and Kyle review Captain America 615, Fantastic Four 588, Amazing Spider-Man 655 and Doctor Solar 5.
Natalie Portman joins short list of Oscar-winning actresses in superhero films (Oscar pictures)
Natalie Portman won the Oscar for best Actress at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards
Natalie Portman, who won the Academy Award for Best Actress at last night’s Oscars, will be seen this summer as Jane Foster in “Thor,” starring Chris Hemsworth. Portman, who appeared in a purple dress by Rodarte, with Tiffany jewels, won the award for “Black Swan,” directed by Darren Aronofsky.
Portman joins a short list of actresses with Academy Awards who have appeared in superhero films. Anna Paquin, who won best supporting actress for “The Piano,” appeared in 2000′s “X-Men.” Halle Berry won the best actress award for the 2001 film “Monster’s Ball,” and has appeared in the previous 3 “X-Men” films as well as 2004′s “Catwoman” (for which she won a Razzie).
The list could grow – Academy Award winner Sally Field has been mentioned as a possibility to play Aunt May in the upcoming “Amazing Spider-Man,” and Marion Cotillard has been rumored as a possible addition to “The Dark Knight Rises.”
“Thor” is scheduled to open on May 6.
- Matt Price
Click past the cut for more pictures of Natalie Portman at the Oscars and Governor’s Ball.
Please cast Mila Kunis as the Wasp, Joss Whedon (Oscar pictures)
Mila Kunis arrives at the 83rd annual Academy Awards.
Mila Kunis looked fantastic last night at the 83rd annual Academy Awards. While she clearly has her pick of roles right now, I’d love to see her in a superhero franchise – like the upcoming Avengers, perhaps? Who better to play Janet Van Dyne, aka the Wasp, who went from airheaded socialite to hard-nosed leader of the Avengers? Maybe Joss Whedon got the same idea watching the Oscars. What do you think? Should Mila Kunis play a superhero?
- Matt Price
Click past the cut for more Mila Kunis pictures from the Oscars.
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Monday movie quote challenge #119
“If I am King, where is my power? Can I declare war? Form a government? Levy a tax? No! And yet I am the seat of all authority because they think that when I speak, I speak for them.”
Identify who said the above quote in what film in the comments!
Fantastic Four #588, Amazing Spider-Man #655 deal with grief; plus more comic book reviews
In “Fantastic Four” #588, the final issue of the long-running series, the team deals with the death of one of their own, as their grief affects not only them, but also heroes throughout the Marvel universe.
Erica Durance goes “Hangover” in Smallville season 10 episode Fortune
Alison Mack and Erica Durance in the episode "Fortune."
Lois and Clark go “Hangover” style in the most recent episode of “Smallville.” After Zatanna sends a magically spiked bottle of champagne to Clark (Tom Welling) and Lois (Erica Durance) for their bachelor/bachlorette parties, the gang blacks out after the toast. The next morning, they can’t remember anything about the night before, so they must try to discover what happened. Where’s Lois’ engagement ring? Did Clark steal an armored car? Each thread pulled reveals a little more of what happened overnight.
Matt’s last-minute Oscar picks, 2011
I have flip-flopped at the last minute and picked “The King’s Speech” over “The Social Network” for best picture tonight at the Academy Awards, reversing my prediction from Wednesday. They are both great movies, but I think “Speech” will resonate more with Oscar voters.
Here are my final Oscar picks for 2011. Follow the Oscars live via live-blogs by BAM and Staticblog. The ceremony airs tonight on ABC, hosted by James Franco and Anne Hathaway.
Click past the cut for picks:
Strangers #3 (1993) continued to build Ultraverse
Strangers #3
The Strangers come together as a team, as they face the menace of TNTNT.
Predator Omnibus brings alien hunters to New York, Siberia
The Mark Verheiden-written “Predator” comics trilogy is reprinted in the first “Predator Omnibus” from Dark Horse, along with some other early “Predator” comics from the publisher.
Olivia Munn covers spring issue of Audrey magazine, will ring NYSE bell
Olivia Munn on the cover of Audrey magazine's spring issue
Former Oklahoman Olivia Munn appears on the cover of the spring issue of Audrey magazine, the Asian-American woman’s lifestyle magazine.
She tells the magazine that her dating life has its share of high-profile men, but that she prefers to keep her personal life 
on the down-low.
Munn herself hasn’t been off the radar lately, though. Following her recent interview with Look@OKC, Munn has remained in the spotlight.
Last week, Munn’s show, Perfect Couples, aired an episode with a tribute to “Mad Men.”
The ever-classy Munn also released a public-service video this month for DoSomething.org encouraging people to make green efforts at their school.
Munn remains a correspondent on Jon Stewart’s “The Daily Show,” and her profile continues to rise. In fact, Munn on Monday will ring the closing bell of the New York Stock Exchange.
“Only have amazing things like this (because) of the fans,” she wrote on Twitter, indicating her wish to bring five fans with her to the Stock Exchange.
Fans who can’t make the trip can check out Munn ringing the bell Monday at 4 p.m. Eastern at nyse.com.
Click past the cut for the Green Your School PSA and the behind-the-scenes video of the Audrey cover shoot.
- Matt Price
