DBtheMovie.com has scans of Goku and Bulma from the upcoming Dragonball Z flick…for those of you who care…

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Because it wouldn’t be a Friday without Italian Spiderman.

This trailer came out quite some time ago, before the release date was pushed to May 22.

Word around H’wood this morning is that Mary Elizabeth Winstead (the cheerleader in Death Proof) is in negotiations to play the love interest of one Michael Cera in the big screen adaptation of Oni Press’ Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the film is only adapting the first volume of the Scott Pilgrim saga, and not the entire run (of which only four have been released).

As much as I really enjoy reading the adventures of Scott Pilgrim, I wonder how some of the material will translate (or not translate to the big screen) - especially the under 18 girl Pilgrim dates for a while.

For those of you who have read the Scott Pilgrim series, what are your thoughts on the flick?

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Here is the cover to the latest Comic-Con magazine featuring Samuel L. Jackson as the Octopus on the cover.

I know the first thing out of many commenter’s mouths will be the fact that readers never saw the face of the Octopus in The Spirit comics. As I said over a year ago, the biggest problem with seeing Jackson’s face on screen is the demand for face time. It would be so much nicer if he would have played the entire role in shadow. His voice is famous enough to let audiences know it is him.

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Is Brad Pitt being considered for Thor? Is Guy Ritchie set to direct Sgt. Rock?

The rumor mill is a grinding this Monday, and signs point to yes.

Variety is reporting Platinum Studios, Top Cow Productions, and Arclight Films are teaming up to bring Top Cow’s popular character Witchblade to the big screen. As odd as the team up sounds, here’s how it breaks down:

• Marc Silvestri and Matt Hawkins of Top Cow and Rich Marincle of Platinum Studios will serve as executive producers
• Gary Hamilton and Nigel Odell from Arclight, and Scot Mitchell Rosenberg of Platinum Studios will produce
• The film will more than likely shoot in Australia beginning in September
• According to the article no director, star, or writer have been attached

With hundreds of issues under the belt, and published in 21 languages and 55 countries, and considering the cult nature the Yancy Butler television series has become, this could be one heck of a movie.

via Variety

It’s not the best copy, but it is a pretty cool theatrical trailer for television viewers.

It’s still going to be the best movie of the summer.

We live in a different movie world than we did a few years ago, when a 51% drop in box office revenues would have spelled death for a film (Jurassic Park II anyone…). Today, with movie studios eager to nab as much as they can opening weekend, the drop is probably expected, especially as the summer box office heats up with a major motion picture hitting theaters each weekend.

Regardless, Iron Man took the top spot once again bringing in an estimated $50.5 million for its second weekend, racking up up an estimated $177.1 million in domestic box office sales. Even though this drop sounds dire, Nielsen EDI estimates ticket sales are up 16% from this time last year.

But year to date, 2008 trails the same portion of last year by 2% with $2.87 billion in industry grosses. The young summer boxoffice is off 4% from the same stretch of the previous swimsuit season, as even the strong “Iron Man” grosses have failed to measure up against the first two weekends of the biggest film from summer 2007, “Spider-Man 3.”

Sounds to me like the only thing that can save the movie industry is YOU. Stop those illegal downloads and start buying those $15 tickets, overpriced popcorn and drinks, so you can sit in a noisy theater listening to the jack-ass behind you gabbing away during the best parts of the movie, while Stinky McFat crowds you out of your seat while smacking his lips loudly with every bite of that Kit Kat bar. Yes, those cell phones ringing non-stop only add to the ambiance, and the crying child - who should never have been allowed in the theater in the first place - makes you long for those days when everyone knew how to behave themselves when attending the movies.

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From Yahoo! Movies, here’s the first seven minutes of the Speed Racer film, opening this weekend nation wide.

Variety reports that Nu Image/Millennium Films has acquired the rights to bring Buck Rogers to the big screen. Previously the film rights were held by Disney, but the Dille Trust, which owns the character, turned the rights to Nu Image because it felt the Trust could have more control over the film.

Hopefully, Millennium will bring a new take on the classic tale, and moves us well away from the NBC series from the 1980s.

via Variety

The Hollywood Reporter has a short bit on Alias comics “Deal With the Devil” being picked up by Lionsgate to be turned into a film.

the story centers on a Chicago detective who is forced to take on an unlikely new partner: the original serial killer.

Sounds like a great concept, if not somewhat reminiscent of Red Dragon and Silence of the Lambs. Kyle Ward has been hired to adapt the graphic novel for film.

via THR.com

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If you didn’t get to see Iron Man this weekend, you not only missed a great movie, but you missed trailers for some of this summer’s big movies, including The Dark Knight from Warner Bros. Yesterday, the Why So Serious? website updated itself with the theatrical trailer, that you can see here. You can also download a high resolution version of the trailers too.

via Why So Serious

Following the success of the Iron Man movie over the weekend, Marvel Studios updated its movie schedule as follows:

• Punisher: War Zone (Lionsgate)- December 5, 2008
• X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Fox)- May 1, 2009
• Iron Man 2 - April 30, 2010
• Thor - June 4, 2010
• The First Avenger: Captain America - May 6, 2011
• The Avengers - July 2011
• Spider-Man 4 - Still in development
• Ant-Man - Writer/Director engaged

It was announced that Iron Man 2 would introduce Thor. While Robert Downey Jr, Gweneth Paltrow, and Terrence Howard are signed for three films, it is uncertain if Jon Favreau will return as director.

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As predicted, Iron Man did a tremendous job at the box office this past weekend, bringing in an estimated $104 million in ticket sales. This is the second biggest opening weekend for a non-sequel movie since the first Spider-Man movie debuted at $114 million in 2002.

We’ll discuss the Iron Man movie on the next Major Spoilers Podcast, and we’ll even read some of your comments about the flick on the show.