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Quincy Tyler Bernstine has been cast in a series regular role in Liz Meriwether’s upcoming Hulu series, Variety has learned exclusively.

Bernstine joins previously announced cast members Emmy Rossum, Lola Petticrew, and Scott McNairy in the untitled show, which is loosely inspired by the 1987 movie “Black Widow.” The show was originally announced in March.

The official logline for the show states, “An FBI agent (Rossum) uses the secrets from a female serial killer’s (Petticrew) past to try and find her.” Bernstine will star as Nora, described as “a veteran FBI agent working alongside Alice (Rossum) in the department who has worked on hundreds of homicides and human trafficking cases.”

Bernstine received a Tony Award nomination in 2024 for her role in “Doubt.” Her onscreen credits include shows like “And Just Like That,” “Julia,” “Power,” and “Power Book II: Ghost.” She will next be seen in the Peacock limited series...

Marvel Studios latest live-action TV series "Echo", spinning off from the  "Hawkeye" TV series, is now shooting in Atlanta for streaming in 2023, following 'hearing impaired'  super-powered native American 'Maya Lopez' (Alaqua Cox), alongside Marvel Comics blind crime-fighter 'Daredevil' (Charlie Cox):

"...with a hand-print across her face, 'Maya Lopez' is an Olympic-level athlete possessing 'photographic reflexes', defined as the uncanny ability to perfectly copy other people's movements. Just by watching other people, she has become a concert-level pianist, a martial artist, a highly skilled acrobat and gifted ballerina. 

"She also gained the acrobatic abilities of 'Daredevil' and the uncanny aim of 'Bullseye'. But her deafness is a drawback as she relies on visual cues that render her helpless in the dark, and her ability to communicate by reading lips prevents her from taking commands and communicating with people who are wearing masks or are not in direct visual contact.

“Daredevil” star Charlie Cox is no fan of Ben Affleck’s 2003 “Daredevil” movie. During his recent visit to Middle East Film & Comic Con 2022 in Abu Dhabi (via People), Cox revealed he had never watched the 2003 superhero movie until after he was cast as Matt Murdock/Daredevil in the Netflix-Marvel series.

“I watched it once, and then I wanted to go and do my own thing,” Cox said. “I hadn’t seen it before I got the role. I watched it when I got the role.”

While Cox said Affleck does “a really good Matt Murdock” and that “I like his Matt Murdock,” he added, “I don’t love the movie. I feel like the movie tried to do too much and it was a little tonally confused.”

“They had everyone in that movie — they had Kingpin, they had Bullseye, they had Elektra, they had Karen Page, they had Foggy,...

These days, Charlie Cox spends a lot of time talking about Daredevil. Three years after he last played the Marvel character on Netflix, he made a surprise cameo in “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” which marked the superhero’s official entrance into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Since then, speculation has been rampant about Cox’s Daredevil appearing in future Marvel movies, with Cox himself gleefully stoking the flames.

Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has made it clear that Cox will be the only actor to play Daredevil in the MCU moving forward, and while Cox denies knowing anything about Marvel’s future plans, he has repeatedly said that he is game to return as Daredevil in any capacity.

While Cox’s passion for the character is undeniable, he does not seem to have much passion for the 2003 film that starred Ben Affleck as the blind superhero. In fact, he had not...

Marvel Studios upcoming live-action TV series "Echo", spinning off from the new "Hawkeye" series, follows 'hearing impaired'  super-powered native American 'Maya Lopez' (Alaqua Cox), alongside Marvel Comics blind crime-fighter 'Daredevil' (Charlie Cox):

"...with a hand-print across her face, 'Maya Lopez' is an Olympic-level athlete possessing 'photographic reflexes', defined as the uncanny ability to perfectly copy other people's movements. Just by watching other people, she has become a concert-level pianist, a martial artist, a highly skilled acrobat and gifted ballerina. 

"She also gained the acrobatic abilities of 'Daredevil' and the uncanny aim of 'Bullseye'. But her deafness is a drawback as she relies on visual cues that render her helpless in the dark, and her ability to communicate by reading lips prevents her from taking commands and communicating with people who are wearing masks or are not in direct visual contact.

"As the superhero 'Thunderbird', Maya...

Marvel Studios upcoming live-action TV series "Echo", spinning off from the new "Hawkeye" series, follows 'hearing impaired'  super-powered native American 'Maya Lopez' (Alaqua Cox), alongside Marvel Comics blind crime-fighter 'Daredevil' (Charlie Cox):

"...with a hand-print across her face, 'Maya Lopez' is an Olympic-level athlete possessing 'photographic reflexes', defined as the uncanny ability to perfectly copy other people's movements. Just by watching other people, she has become a concert-level pianist, a martial artist, a highly skilled acrobat and gifted ballerina. 

"She also gained the acrobatic abilities of 'Daredevil' and the uncanny aim of 'Bullseye'. But her deafness is a drawback as she relies on visual cues that render her helpless in the dark, and her ability to communicate by reading lips prevents her from taking commands and communicating with people who are wearing masks or are not in direct visual contact.

"As the superhero 'Thunderbird', Maya...

Marvel Studios upcoming live-action TV series "Echo", spinning off from the new "Hawkeye" series, follows 'hearing impaired'  super-powered native American 'Maya Lopez' (Alaqua Cox), alongside Marvel Comics blind crime-fighter 'Daredevil' (Charlie Cox):

"...with a hand-print across her face, 'Maya Lopez' is an Olympic-level athlete possessing 'photographic reflexes', defined as the uncanny ability to perfectly copy other people's movements. Just by watching other people, she has become a concert-level pianist, a martial artist, a highly skilled acrobat and gifted ballerina. 

"She also gained the acrobatic abilities of 'Daredevil' and the uncanny aim of 'Bullseye'. But her deafness is a drawback as she relies on visual cues that render her helpless in the dark, and her ability to communicate by reading lips prevents her from taking commands and communicating with people who are wearing masks or are not in direct visual contact.

"As the superhero 'Thunderbird',...

“Things were happening fast and, on the fly, and, you know, when you are walking into a world that is very much established and you’re trying to establish yourself, it can be tricky,” says Hailee Steinfeld of making her Marvel live action debut with Disney+’s upcoming Hawkeye series.

“But I had some incredible support from Jeremy, and the filmmakers, and the writers and everyone and anyone involved,” the Oscar nominee and Dickinson star adds on today’s Hero Nation podcast of her co-star Hawkeye himself Jeremy Renner, EP Rhys Thomas and directing duo Bert and Bertie and more from the show.

Take a listen to our chat with Hailee on this week’s podcast here:

Set in a post Avengers: Endgame world, the six-episode Hawkeye the TV series will launch with two episodes on November 24 on the House of Mouse streamer.

A self-appointed protégé to Renner’s Hawkeye/Clint Barton,...

Marvel Studios upcoming live-action TV series "Echo", spinning off from the upcoming "Hawkeye" series, follows 'hearing impaired'  super-powered native American 'Maya Lopez' (Alaqua Cox), co-starring Marvel Comics blind crime-fighter 'Daredevil':

"...with a white hand-print across her face, 'Maya Lopez is an Olympic-level athlete possessing 'photographic reflexes', defined as the uncanny ability to perfectly copy other people's movements. Just by watching other people, she has become a concert-level pianist, a martial artist, a highly skilled acrobat and gifted ballerina. 

"She also gained the acrobatic abilities of 'Daredevil' and the uncanny aim of 'Bullseye'. But her deafness is a drawback as she relies on visual cues that render her helpless in the dark, and her ability to communicate by reading lips prevents her from taking commands and communicating with people who are wearing masks or are not in direct visual contact.

"As the superhero 'Thunderbird',...

Whether it’s coming out of Nashville, New York, L.A., or points in between, there’s no shortage of fresh tunes, especially from artists who have yet to become household names. Rolling Stone Country selects some of the best new music releases from country and Americana artists. (Check out last week’s best songs.)

The Shootouts, “Rattlesnake Whiskey”

The Shootouts mix supple Western swing with brash barroom country to A-plus results. On their new song “Rattlesnake Whiskey,” the band broaden their palette, adding spaghetti Western vibes to a Marty Robbins...

True crime dramas have become a staple of British television and streaming services. Their popularity seems endless and ever growing. Episodes are devoured at incredible rates as the true stories behind the dramatizations are the start of many an internet k-hole.

The British true crime drama has fallen into a somewhat formulaic way of being made. The narratives are almost classical; a clear, yet flawed hero, triumphing over an unquestionably evil villain. The focus is either on the lead police officer investigating the case, or the perpetrator of the crimes. Both or one of them is usually white, they are almost always men. If the focus is on the villain, it’s to show that he is irredeemably cruel, and a master manipulator with those closest to him suffering the most. If the focus is on the hero, he is usually approachably attractive, stern and focused when it comes to work yet soft centred,...

Daredevil fans were given a gift starting in 2015 with the McU's loosely-connected TV series on Netflix. It showed masterful quality particularly in seasons one and three, though even the 'black sheep' season two was generally well received in spite of its flaws and being outclassed by the giants that seasons one and three are. That's why November 2018 came as a bitter sucker-punch when internal, corporate bitterness and competition (Disney+) forced Daredevil to be canceled despite season three's critical acclaim.

Related: Why Daredevil Needs To Return To The McU (& Why He Shouldn't)

Daredevil was by far the best of the bunch and a genuine critical success, making the cancelation and the couple of loose ends left even crueler. Fans saw a teased return of Bullseye at the end of season three, and Elektra's body was mysteriously missing after the events of The Defenders. Fans will largely favor Bullseye's ominous return -...

While there’s an air of inevitability surrounding the rebooting of Daredevil and his subsequent introduction into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there are still a huge number of question marks hovering over future of the Man Without Fear. Not only have there been conflicting reports about whether the character’s latest reinvention will be a feature-length adaptation or a resurrection of the canceled Netflix series, but the identity of the man under the costume has also been subjected to plenty of debate.

One story that gained a lot of traction online was the theory that Charlie Cox would return as Matt Murdock to act as Peter Parker’s lawyer in Spider-Man 3, and while that would be a solid way to keep some continuity and draft the actor into the McU, it’s unclear if that’s still the plan. That being said, we know that Cox is definitely under...

It seems like aeons ago that we were excitedly making our way through Daredevil season 3 on Netflix. The third block of episodes had taken a while to hit the streaming service, but had received both strong reviews and approval from fans, some of whom hadn’t been too enamoured with season 2. Netflix’s flagship Marvel show certainly didn’t seem to be going anywhere fast …until it was abruptly canceled in November, 2018, amongst all the other Marvel series the platform had been shovelling money into.

Daredevil star Charlie Cox was just as surprised as the rest of us when the show was nixed, as he’d been preparing to start work on season 4 oblivious to the machinations taking place between Netflix, Marvel and Disney, who were about to launch their own streaming service, Disney+.

“I mean, we all thought we were going,” Cox told Comicbook. “You know, I turned down jobs,...

The follow up to the mega-hit Toy Story, appropriately titled, Toy Story 2, brings us more laughs, more tears, and a bunch of new characters to fall in love with. In the second installment of the franchise, trouble ensues when Woody is stolen from a yard sale. He is brought to Al’s Toy Barn, where Woody meets some new, old friends.

We learn that Woody is actually based on a character from an old, popular TV show called, Woody’s Round Up, which also starred Jessie, The Prospector, and Bullseye. Woody loves his origin story and his new friends, but he must choose between this new life and his old one; a choice that becomes increasingly hard to make given the implications first presented in Toy Story. From the old-school charm of Woody's official TV show to the new toys' backstories, here are Toy Story 2's ten funniest and saddest moments.

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All of the Marvel/Netflix shows are only tangentially-related to the movies of the McU, but The Punisher is even more removed than most. For obvious reasons, it would take the viewer out of the story if we were reminded that aliens and gods and whatnot existed in the same world as a gritty, gun-toting vigilante. However, it is a Marvel product and so, The Punisher does feature a very sneaky easter egg that name-checks one of the Avengers.

In episode 6, “The Judas Goat,” Lewis Wilson (Daniel Webber) murders O’Connor – who lied about being a veteran – in a fit of rage. As he’s attacking the guy, we can briefly see a stack of old VHS tapes and DVDs atop O’Connor’s TV, and one of them is titled Black Widow.

See for yourself in the screenshot below:

No, this isn’t suggesting that there...

Forget film art for a minute. Bob Rafelson and Ronald Bass's smart and sexy murder thriller throws Debra Winger and Theresa Russell into a slick neo-noir tale with fancy glamour trimmings, and comes up a bright, intelligent entertainment. A government agent tracks a serial killer that none of her superiors believes in -- who ever heard of a female Bluebeard character, who marries 'em and burys 'em? Black Widow Blu-ray Twilight Time Limited Edition 1987 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 102 min. / Ship Date October 13, 2015 / available through Twilight Time Movies / 29.95 Starring Debra Winger, Theresa Russell, Sami Frey, Dennis Hopper, Nicol Williamson, Terry O'Quinn, D.W. Moffett. Cinematography Conrad L. Hall Production Designer Gene Callahan Film Editor John Bloom Original Music Michael Small Written by Ronald Bass Produced by Harold Schneider Directed by Bob Rafelson

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You know how sometimes one's significant other will insist on seeing a movie you don't want to see,...

The war is over! But who won? "Captain America: Civil War" finished main unit filming right around the same time as the "X-Men: Apocalypse" cast, which makes sense since both movies are coming out in May 2016. Check out some of the wrap photos below, including the captain himself, Chris Evans. But first -- let's hear from Jeremy Renner on which side Hawkeye will be on in the Iron Man vs. Captain America face-off.

Jeremy was at Wizard World Comic Con Chicago and may have been tricked into confirming he's Team Cap. An audience member asked how he felt about siding with the First Avenger. "I don't know; they wrote me in that side. It made sense to me." But then he joked, "Maybe I switched sides!" Not a huge shock, but it sounds like confirmation that Hawkeye is standing with Captain America. Are you ready for spoilers on the rest of the team breakdowns?...

From Zoolander 2 to 23 Jump Street, with 100s in-between. Here's our rundown of the assorted movie sequels in the works...

Think Hollywood is bereft of original ideas? You just might after this. Here's our look at the assorted movie sequels currently in the works. Since we last did a list like this, we've dropped films that seem to have died a death - Wanted 2, Spring Breakers 2 - but we'll keep this rundown up to date over the coming month.

Without further ado...

23 Jump Street

Sony is pressing ahead with a third Jump Street movie, as well as a possible Jump Street vs Men In Black film, and a female-headlined spin-off. For 23 Jump Street specifically, Rodney Rothman is back and working on the script (he wrote the second one). It's unclear yet if Chris Miller and Phil Lord can find breathing space in their schedule to direct. Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill are both expected back,...

Kellan Lutz has gone from playing a brawny bloodsucker in “Twilight” to torturing contestants on Fox’s new reality competition, “Bullseye.” But while he pulled off some impressive aerial stunts, the actor who played Emmett Cullen in the vampire trilogy revealed on Tuesday that he didn’t come away unscathed. “Check out what I did for my first #Bullseye stunt & Boom! (At the :05 mark) got smacked in the head! But a few staples later, I was all good!” he posted on Instagram, along with a clip of his accident. Lutz was hooked up to a high-tech pulley system that flung him into air.

Kellan Lutz found fame as Twilight's brawny badass Emmett Cullen and, while he appreciates his superfans, he warns them not to expect more of the same when it comes to his new hosting gig on Fox's reality competition Bullseye.

"Emmett wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed, he was the protector of the family," Lutz says of jacked-up vampire Emmett. "I do a lot of roles with my shirt off, so a lot of people see me as a dim-witted beefhead. I can play those roles, I'm glad it's believable – but I have the brains."

Lutz, 30, says his mind for...

Kellan Lutz is one amiable fellow. As one of eight children, he knows how to get along. Lutz is chatty and loves to play extreme sports, so hosting Fox’s Bullseye, beginning May 27, is a natural fit. It’s the sort of show that appeals to those who find bungee jumping ho-hum and who don’t mind signing endless insurance forms. Lutz, who played Emmett Cullen in the Twilight movies, Chris MacNess on The Comeback and George Evans on 90210, is making his debut as a host. To be fair, he has hosted charity events but not a TV show, and this … Continue reading →

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They may be best known today for their later roles, but these six stars all got their first break by playing super heroes on TV. Maybe these shows aren’t the most memorable or well-made super hero projects, and they aren’t the highlight of the actor’s career, but these little shows jump-started the careers of some future celebrities.

Bruce Lee

Started out as—Kato, the Kung-Fu fighting sidekick to the Green Hornet in the TV series The Green Hornet (1966).

After that—Lee had a recurring role in the detective series Longstreet before returning to Hong Kong to star in a highly successful trio of films; The Big Boss (1971); the Chinese Connection (1972) and the Way of the Dragon (1972). His first and only Hollywood film was Enter the Dragon (1973). Lee died young and his legend has grown ever since. He is considered by many as the greatest martial arts star in the history of film.

Our look at underappreciated films of the 80s continues, as we head back to 1988...

Either in terms of ticket sales or critical acclaim, 1988 was dominated by the likes of Rain Man, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Coming To America. It was the year Bruce Willis made the jump from TV to action star with Die Hard, and became a star in the process.

It was the year Leslie Nielsen made his own jump from the small to silver screen with Police Squad spin-off The Naked Gun, which sparked a hugely popular franchise of its own. Elsewhere, the eccentric Tim Burton scored one of the biggest hits of the year with Beetlejuice, the success of which would result in the birth of Batman a year later. And then there was Tom Cruise, who managed to make a drama about a student-turned-barman into a $170m hit, back when $170m was still an...

We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about shows including The Killing, The Big Bang Theory, Pretty Little Liars and Defiance!

1 | How do you think Amanda Walsh — who played the female lead in the original, unaired Big Bang Theory pilot — feels about this week’s $90 million news?

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2 | Why, again, didn’t The Strain’s Dr. Goodweather escalate the epidemic emergency with his bosses upon seeing what Captain Redfern was capable of…...

Plenty of audiences have already seen Scarlett Johansson kick ass as Black Widow in The Avengers and Iron Man 2, and she'll have a key role in Captain America: The Winter Soldier next year. Now THR says she'll be getting into action with The Fifth Element and The Professional director Luc Besson for his latest action thriller Lucy. The actress is in final talks to lead the film about a woman who is forced to become a drug mule. But rather than just carrying the drug, it enters her system and turns her into a lethal vixen who can absorb knowledge with ease, move things with her mind and doesn't feel any pain at all. More below! Sounds like the perfect return to form for Besson who crafted some great action thrillers back in the 90s, but has stayed fairly low key behind the camera, mostly producing and writing over the last decade.

Lucy: Scarlett Johansson, who is currently filming Captain America: The Winter Soldier in her role as action heroine Black Widow, wants to remain in the action game a bit longer. She is in final negotiations to star in the action thriller Lucy for writer-director Luc Besson. The titular character is transformed into “an ass-kicking machine” after she accidentally absorbs illegal drugs she’s been forced to transport. [Heat Vision] Coronado High: George Clooney, curently directing Monuments Men in Europe for release later this year, is setting up another picture that he may direct after that. Reportedly, he and partner Grant Heslov will produce Coronado High, based on a forthcoming article by Joshuah Bearman about a group of wealthy California teens who get...

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Remember when you saw Scarlett Johansson in Ghost World and you were all like, "Well, that lady is definitely going to be an action star"? Oh, wait, that never happened. Nonetheless, she's doing it. Besides starring as Black Widow in all those Marvel movies, The Hollywood Reporter writes that Johansson is in final negotiations to star in French action director Luc Besson's next movie, Lucy. She would play a drug mule who gets said drug into her system and turns into an "ass-kicking machine." Just like Lost in Translation. ...

Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson may be getting top billing and plenty of attention for their performances in "Pain & Gain," but Anthony Mackie is as much an integral part of the film as his more well-known counterparts. Playing real-life criminal Adrian Doorbal for Michael Bay's latest trip into excess (based on the true-life tale of a Miami crime spree brought to life by a series of Miami New Times articles back in 1999), Mackie has once again added another strong supporting performance to his already impressive resume of work ("Million Dollar Baby," "We Are Marshall," "The Hurt Locker"). Mackie has a busy slate ahead of him, with Bill Condon's "The Fifth Estate" and the crime thriller "Runner, Runner" (which stars Ben Affleck, Justin Timberlake, and Gemma Arterton) on the way later this year, and "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" due out in 2014. But it's "Pain & Gain" that...

Sneak Peek new images of actress Scarlett Johansson as Marvel Comics' deadly female Russian spy 'Black Widow' aka 'Natasha Romanoff', on the California set of Marvel Studios' currently filming 3D feature "Captain America: The Winter Soldier".

Marvel Studios' "Captain America: The Winter Soldier", the sequel to the 2011 feature "Captain America: The First Avenger" and the ninth film in the 'Marvel Cinematic Universe', is currently prepping a summer 2013 start for an April 4, 2014 release.

Directed by Anthony and Joseph Russo ("Community"), the second 'Captain America' installment will pick-up where Marvel’s "The Avengers" left off as 'Steve Rogers' (Chris Evans) continues his affiliation with 'Nick Fury' (Samuel L. Jackson) and the 'S.H.I.E.L.D.' organization, while struggling to embrace his role in the modern world.

In the new film, actor Sebastian Stan returns as 'James "Bucky" Barnes' who becomes a brainwashed...

Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige has confirmed that Disney-owned Marvel now has the "Daredevil" film rights back in their possession.

Fox previously produced one "Daredevil" movie in 2003 and was required to make another film before October 10, 2012 or risk seeing the rights to the character revert back to Marvel.

Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and illustrators Bill Everett and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in "Daredevil" #1 (April 1964).

"...living in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York City, 'Matt Murdock' is blinded by a radioactive substance that falls from an oncoming vehicle.

"While he no longer can see, the radioactive exposure heightens his remaining senses beyond normal human ability. His father, a boxer named 'Jack Murdock', supports him as he grows up, though Jack is later killed by gangsters after refusing to throw a fight. 

"After donning a yellow and black, and later a dark red, costume,...

Luc Besson, the filmmaker behind La Femme Nikita, Leon: The Professional and The Fifth Element, has chosen Scarlett Johansson as his next muse in Lucy. Besson wrote the script and will direct the action thriller for Universal.

Lucy “centers on a woman forced to become a drug mule. But the drug instead goes into her system, transforming her into an ass-kicking machine. She can absorb knowledge instantaneously, is able to move objects with her mind and can’t feel pain and other discomforts.”

Clearly, Scarlett wasn’t happy being a superhero without powers as Black Widow.

Scarlett Johansson is currently in talks to hang up her Black Widow tight black leather outfit when she finishes shooting “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” in order to play a drug mule in French action director Luc Besson’s new movie, “Lucy”. But wait! It’s not a straight drug mule role. In fact, Johansson will play the titular Lucy, a woman who is “forced to become a drug mule. But the drug instead goes into her system, transforming her into an ass-kicking machine. She can absorb knowledge instantaneously, is able to move objects with her mind and can’t feel pain and other discomforts.” Yes, you read that correctly. The drug she’s supposed to be carrying goes into her system and apparently turns her into The Black Widow crossed with Tetsuo from “Akira” crossed with Chuck from, well, “Chuck”. Besson wrote the script (probably after watching “The Avengers...

Check out the latest casting news below: Scarlett Johansson (The Avengers) is set to lead the new action flick from writer/director Luc Besson (The Fifth Element) titled Lucy.  Besson once again features a female ass-kicker in the lead and puts a new spin on drug mule stories with this new script. Jake Gyllenhaal (Donnie Darko) and Rene Russo (Ransom) will star in writer/director Dan Gillroy's indie, Nightcrawler.  The story centers on a young freelance journalist who explores L.A. by night while working the crime beat. Hit the jump for more. Heat Vision reports that Johansson is in final negotiations to lead Besson's Lucy.  The title character "is a woman who is forced to become a drug mule. But the drug instead goes into her system, transforming her into an ass-kicking machine. She can absorb knowledge instantaneously, is able to move objects with her mind and can't feel pain and other discomforts.

Scarlett Johansson is currently reprising her role as Black Widow in “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” and it looks like she wants to stay an action hero just a little longer. THR reports the Marvel actress has chosen her next project, which will allow her to continue kicking ass after the comic-book sequel wraps production. [...]

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It seems that Captain America will be the only one getting any assistance whatsoever from the other members of “The Avengers” when his sequel lands next year in “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”. We’ve already seen pics of the Black Widow and Shield on the film’s set. So what’s the deal with the other Avengers not lending fellow Avengers Thor in “Thor: The Dark World” (due out later this year) and Iron Man in “Iron Man 3″ (opening this May 3rd) a helping hand in their solo movies? Apparently Shield doesn’t even show up in “Iron Man 3′s” global terrorism plotline, which you’d think they would, being Shield and all, right? Marvel chief Kevin Feige has an explanation for that. Talking to I09 at the Hollywood premiere of “Iron Man 3″ (where a lot of stories you’re reading this morning about the Marvel U.

As great as it was to see heroes like Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye team up in Joss Whedon's The Avengers, we can rightly expect that the movie's 2015 sequel will play around with the lineup a bit. Not only does Marvel have Guardians of the Galaxy coming out next summer, which will likely tie into Avengers 2 somehow, it's already been confirmed that the studio is planning Ant-Man and Doctor Strange movies as part of their Phase Three plans, meaning that those characters could possibly show up in the next Avengers film as well. But while nothing is certain, last night the writer/director actually dropped a big hint about two new characters that could show up. Disney and Marvel held the premiere of Iron Man 3 in Los Angeles last night, and while covering the red carpet Yahoo! had the chance to speak with...

The second phase of Marvel's movie plan is really interesting because they kind of have to avoid calling their Avengers teammates for help. Tony Stark couldn't call for their help in Iron Man 3, and Thor isn't able to ask for their help either in Thor: The Dark World. Marvel president Kevin Feige explains why in a recent interview with io9. When asked about these individual heroes not being able to ask for the help of the Avengers this is what he said,

That’s a new issue, right? That’s a new problem of Phase II, and the way we treat it in this movie and a lot of the movies is not dissimilar to how they treat it in the comics. Which is to say they’re either busy somewhere else — we know Thor is on another planet. But also, having the events happen very quickly in a...

by Eddie Wright

Last week, "Captain America: The First Avenger's" Peggy Carter, Hayley Atwell let slip that she'd be appearing once again as Carter in "a little kind of snapshot" that will premiere at this year's San Diego Comic-Con. She said:

"There's been an online campaign for Peggy to be featured. People really liked her. So Marvel have made sure that as part of ComicCon there will be a little kind of snapshot as to what Peggy's actually really capable of, which was finished here and which was great fun. Hopefully, it will lead to other things."

According to a report by ComicBookMovie and Comicbook.com, at the premiere of "Iron Man 3" Marvel Studios co-President and director of previous One-Shot, "Item 47," Louis D'Esposito was asked about Marvel's next potential short film. He said, "I've just done a couple of short films for Marvel that feature [a] female protagonist," adding that,...

Scarlett Johansson is set to lead Luc Besson's Lucy , says a story at The Hollywood Reporter . Besson will both write and direct the sci-fi action tale, which follows a young woman who gains super powers after being forced to work as a drug mule. Johansson, who last year appeared in both Marvel's The Avengers and Hitchcock , will next appear in Joseph Gordon-Levitt's directorial debut, Don Jon . She's currently in production on her third outting as Natasha "Black Widow" Romanov in Anthony and Joe Russo's Captain America: The Winter Soldier . Besson, best known for films like Leon: The Professional and The Fifth Element , will release his latest, Malavita , on September 20. Universal Pictures will distribute the project in the Us (and much of the world)...

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As the Marvel Cinematic Universe enters phase two with Iron Man 3, James ponders the dominant position Disney has in movie entertainment...

Director Fury, commence Phase Two. It starts right now as Iron Man 3 arrives in cinemas to propel the Marvel movie plan onward through the next few years. It will carry on with a series of standalone flicks - Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Guardians of the Galaxy - before climaxing in May 2015 with The Avengers 2.

Those films will dominate the landscape, and that's the way the Marvel Cinematic Universe will be unrolling. Then, once all those movies have come to pass, it'll be on to Phase Three, then Phase Four and so on so on potentially until the end of the world. (It'll probably keep on running in another world, such as Asgard, which is...

Actress Cobie Smulders was recently spotted on the set of Captain America: The Winter Soldier near Los Angeles, reprising her role from Joss Whedon’s The Avengers as S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Maria Hill.

“Captain America: The Winter Soldier” will pick-up where “Marvel’s The Avengers” left off, as Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his role in the modern world and teams up with Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow, to battle a powerful yet shadowy enemy in present-day Washington, D.C.

Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, Captain America: The Winter Soldier stars Chris Evans, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Emily VanCamp, Toby Jones, Cobie Smulders, Frank Grillo, Georges St-Pierre, Maximiliano Hernández, Hayley Atwell, Scarlett Johansson with Samuel L. Jackson and Robert Redford and will arrive in theaters on April 4, 2014.

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Image Credit: Daily Mail “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” will pick-up where “Marvel’s The Avengers” left off, as Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his role in the modern world and teams up with Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow, to battle a powerful yet shadowy enemy in present-day Washington, D.C. Based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series, first published in 1941, Marvel’s “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” features an outstanding supporting cast that includes Sebastian Stan (“Captain America: The First Avenger,” “Black Swan”) as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier, Anthony Mackie (“The Hurt Locker,” “Million Dollar Baby”) as Sam Wilson/Falcon, Cobie Smulders (“Marvel’s The Avengers,” “How I Met Your Mother”) as Agent Maria Hill, Frank Grillo (“Zero Dark Thirty”) as Brock Rumlow and Georges St-Pierre (“Death Warrior”) as Georges Batroc. Rounding out the talented cast are Hayley Atwell (“Captain America: The First Avenger”) as Peggy Carter, Toby Jones...

The Black Widow is back in action with a brand new 'do!Scarlett Johansson was spotted on the set of "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" rocking straight mid-length radiant red locks. ScarJo's character, Natasha Romanoff, has had a different look in every superhero flick she's appeared in -- from long red curly tresses ("Iron Man 2"), to a short wave-curl ("Marvel's The Avengers") and now a straight style, the Widow has been keepin' it fresh!While we think her latest look falls a little flat (pun intended), it will be interesting to see how this hairstyle translates on the big screen.Which Black Widow 'do is your favorite? Vote below and click "Launch Gallery" above to see more stars who've gone red! Read more...

Now that “Iron Man 3” is set to release, the other Marvel heroes have just started working on their own films. One of these is the sequel to Captain America with the subtitle of “The Winter Soldier.”

New photos show actors Scarlett Johansson as well as Samuel L. Jackson. The actress will be playing the Russian spy Black Widow and Jackson that of the role of Nick Fury, Head of S.H.E.I.L.D. The sequel is expected to have Bucky Barnes as the assassin The Winter Soldier.

This second installment will be released April 2014.

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I think we already know that all three characters will be showing up in “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”. Heck, we even already know that Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow will figure pretty prominently into the sequel, given the film’s Russian-themed storyline (ala the Winter Soldier). Even so, it’s always nice to have proof, so here they are: Scarlett Johansson’s The Black Widow, Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury, and Cobie Smulders’ Maria Hill all on the set of Anthony and Joe Russo’s currently in-production “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”. Nothing spoilery at all, for you spoiler-phobes out there, so feel free to take a gander, take a ganderers. The sequel finds the good Captain (Chris Evans) struggling to “embrace his role in the modern world and teams up with Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow, to battle a powerful yet shadowy enemy in present-day Washington, D.

On the heels of some of her A-list colleagues, Scarlett Johansson is also taking the plunge to red. The stunning actress had us doing a double-take when she stepped out of her movie trailer on Tuesday. On set of her much-anticipated movie Captain America 2, the resident blonde debuted a daring shade of rouge. Her fiery red hair got an understated backdrop with a pale army-green jacket and a basic black tank. News: Scarlett Johansson starting all-girl band, was "surprised" by song's Oscar nomination But before we get too acquainted with ScarJo's striking new look, let's remember it was only for her returning role as Black Widow in the film. Just last month, the...

by Brett White

What was long suspected was revealed to be true yesterday: Daredevil's film rights belong with Marvel again. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige confirmed it after months of fans assuming that was the case; the rights were said to have reverted back to Marvel after Fox failed to get a "Daredevil" reboot up and running before the expiration date. Not that Fox didn't try, with pitches by both David Slade and Joe Carnahan amounting to nothing.

The first "Daredevil" film is not remembered fondly, which is a shame considering how important the character is to Marvel Comics. His comic series, which has been running since the character's debut in 1964, contains more seminal runs than most others. Frank Miller did two highly influential runs on the book (the latter with art by the legendary David Mazzucchelli), followed by Ann Nocenti and John Romita Jr.'s lengthy run. Kevin Smith...

Scarlett Johansson showed off her freshly dyed red hair on the Captain America: The Winter Soldier set in La yesterday. She is sporting crimson tresses for her return to the role of Black Widow in the latest Captain America flick, which is due out next year. This is the first we have seen of Scarlett with her newly dyed 'do, and she is not the only actress to go red for a role recently. Megan Fox dyed her hair red to film Michael Bay's upcoming live-action Ninja Turtles project. Scarlett popped up on her La set after switching gears from a recent stint in NYC, where she starred in the Broadway play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Aside from the stage and the big screen, she is also currently on newsstands. Scarlett covers the May issue of Marie Claire, and in an interview with the magazine, she touches...

Some new photos from the set of Captain America: The Winter Soldier have popped up, showing Scarlett Johansson staring angrily at paparazzi and Samuel L. Jackson dressed in Nick Fury’s colorful weekend wear. The Anthony and Joe Russo sequel picks-up where Marvel’s The Avengers left off, as Steve Rogers/Captain America (Chris Evans) struggles to embrace his role in the modern world and teams up with Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, (Johansson) to battle a powerful yet shadowy enemy in present-day Washington, D.C. Captain America 2 co-stars Sebastian Stan as mysterious Winter Soldier along with Cobie Smulders, Georges St-Pierre, Frank Grillo, Hayley Atwell, Toby Jones, Emily VanCamp, Maximiliano...

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