ICv2’s site is reporting that in Superman #900 that the Man of Steel will be renouncing his citizenship to the United States. Very risky move by DC Comics if it is a true major change for the character. Follow the link to read the whole story.
New X-Men Trailer
Thanks to ICv2 for sharing the new X-Men: First Class trailer through Yahoo Movies.
Gaiman’s Doctor
Calling all Doctor Who fans and those who might not be. Neil Gaiman has written an episode of this season’s Doctor Who series. It will air Satuday, May 14, for all those lucky enough to have BBC America in their homes. This will be a great cross promotional tool for librarians for patrons that either don’t like Doctor Who or Neil Gaiman’s work but love one of the two. It could produce new watchers of Doctor Who or new readers of Neil Gaiman’s works.
New Transformers Trailer
Thanks to ICv2 for sharing this new Transformers: Dark of the Moon trailer.
Ender’s Game at Summit?
Librarians take note Summit Entertainment, which has the rights to the Twilight Saga, has acquired the rights to Orson Scott Card’s Ender Game. Gavin Hood is currently named as the director for the live action movie. If all goes well this Saga will replace the Twilight Saga. Some of the new attention for this could be from Marvel recently publishing adaptations of the Ender Saga in comic book form. Follow the link to ICv2 for the full article.
Superheroing Western Style
ICv2 is reporting thatArmie Hammer has been tapped to play the Lone Ranger in the modernization of this character. Disney is backing this film and would like to see Johnny Depp play opposite Armie as Tonto. Link over to ICv2 for the full article.
Smallville Coming to a Close
Don’t forget that this is Smallville’s last season. The final episode is only a couple of weeks away. The CW will be airing it on May 13 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time.
TokyoPop Garage Sale
Libraries in California let your anime and manga fans know that TokyoPop, which is closing it’s North American headquarters, is having a “Garage Sale” in mid-May. No specific date yet. Anyone can attend the public sale, if you want to travel to California for the sale go for it. The company is also having a contest on Facebook were ten fans will be chosen to get a pre-sale goody bag and be allowed to attend the Private Sale on May 4. The only catch is that you have to be able to go to their headquarters to claim the prize. To enter you have to post fan art, costumes, videos and the like on their Facebook page by May 1. Follow the link to AnimeNews Network for more details.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-04-28/tokyopop-to-hold-garage-sale-in-los-angeles
Thor Featurette
Thanks to Marvel for sharing this Thor featurette which spotlights Natalie Portman’s character, Jane Foster.
Avengers Assemble!
Marvel’s site has announced that production has begun on next year’s Avengers Movie. If your comic fans don’t already know this you can be the first to inform them. Linked below is the full article.
http://marvel.com/news/story/15733/marvels_the_avengers_begins_production