• New Images From ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ Revealed in New EW Issue!

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    Although Warner Bros. will own the hype this weekend for their 2012 blockbuster The Dark Knight Rises, and the trailer attached to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, Sony is prepping for next weekend with the first trailer for their 2012 tentpole as the first trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man, running 2 minutes and 30 seconds, will be attached to Captain America: The First Avenger.

    Entertainment Weekly also has brand new images and info on the superhero film starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone. The confirm that Rhys Ifans will playing The Lizard, something we pretty much knew all along. They also have this quote below:

    “Four years after Spider-Man 3, starring Tobey Maguire, The Amazing Spider-Man promises to be a “more contemporary,” “more gritty,” and “more character-driven” look at the comic book hero. He’s a hero the 27-year-old Garfield knows well. Growing up, “I related to Peter Parker [Spidey’s alter ego] so much because I felt like someone else inside,” he says. “I loved the comic books and the animated TV series and I even dressed up as Spider-Man as a kid.”

    Director Marc Webb, who is making this big blockbuster his sophomore effort added: “Ultimately what this movie is about is a kid who grows up looking for his father and finds himself. And that’s a Spider-Man story we haven’t seen before.” Denis Leary, Campbell Scott, Irrfan Khan, Martin Sheen, and Sally Field all co-star in the film and you can see the images and scans below courtesy of iFanboy via thefilmstage.

  • Captain America: The First Avenger New Theatrical Trailer

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    Paramount has released the full theatrical trailer for Marvel’s Captain America: The First Avenger and it’s looking awesome. They also released anew poster shown above. Watch the trailer below:

    The cast includes Chris Evans as Steve Rogers, Hugo Weaving as Red Skull, Tommy Lee Jones, Stanley Tucci, Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes, Neal McDonough as Dum Dum Dugan and Toby Jones as Arnim Zola.

    Official Synopsis:

    Born during the Great Depression, Steve Rogers grew up a frail youth in a poor family. Horrified by the newsreel footage of the Nazis in Europe, Rogers was inspired to enlist in the army. However, because of his frailty and sickness, he was rejected. Overhearing the boy’s earnest plea, General Chester Phillips offered Rogers the opportunity to take part in a special experiment… Operation: Rebirth. After weeks of tests, Rogers was at last administered the Super-Solider Serum and bombarded by ‘vita-rays.’ Steve Rogers emerged from the treatment with a body as perfect as a body can be and still be human. Rogers was then put through an intensive physical and tactical training program. Three months later, he was given his first assignment as Captain America. Armed with his indestructible shield and battle savvy, Captain America has continued his war against evil both as a sentinel of liberty and as leader of the Avengers.

    Captain America: The First Avenger arrives in theaters on July 22. Check out all of our coverage of the film HERE.

  • Captain America: The First Avenger Goes Behind The Shield

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    A new featurette that takes you behind the shield of Captain America: The First Avenger. Sponsored by Norton Symantec. Check it out below and share your thoughts:

    The cast includes Chris Evans as Steve Rogers, Hugo Weaving as Red Skull, Tommy Lee Jones, Stanley Tucci, Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes, Neal McDonough as Dum Dum Dugan and Toby Jones as Arnim Zola.

    Official Synopsis:

    Born during the Great Depression, Steve Rogers grew up a frail youth in a poor family. Horrified by the newsreel footage of the Nazis in Europe, Rogers was inspired to enlist in the army. However, because of his frailty and sickness, he was rejected. Overhearing the boy’s earnest plea, General Chester Phillips offered Rogers the opportunity to take part in a special experiment… Operation: Rebirth. After weeks of tests, Rogers was at last administered the Super-Solider Serum and bombarded by ‘vita-rays.’ Steve Rogers emerged from the treatment with a body as perfect as a body can be and still be human. Rogers was then put through an intensive physical and tactical training program. Three months later, he was given his first assignment as Captain America. Armed with his indestructible shield and battle savvy, Captain America has continued his war against evil both as a sentinel of liberty and as leader of the Avengers.

    Captain America: The First Avenger arrives in theaters on July 22. Check out all of our coverage of the film HERE.

  • Captain America: The First Avenger Goes Retro With A New Cool Poster

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    Marvel Studios printed up 100 copies of a this special poster just for the cast and crew of “Captain America: The First Avenger” But, if you are going to the Hero Complex Film Festival in Hollywood this Sunday, they are giving away five posters to five lucky people.

    The retro poster was created by the talented Paolo Rivera, whose many credits include covers for ”Fantastic Four,” “Spectacular Spider-Man” and “X-Men: Unlimited.” The poster was inspired by the cover art of the first issue of the Captain America comic book.

    Here’s a note from what Paolo Rivera had to say about the poster in his blog:

    I’m taking a break from my blog break today to finally reveal my secret project from the beginning of the year! Late last year, I had asked Marvel if they would consider a painted approach for any of their upcoming movies. To prove I was up to the task, I did a Captain America poster “on spec” (which was later used as the cover to a movie tie-in comic). As it turned out, the job was already taken, but they liked my work well enough to commission a “vintage” poster that would be given as a gift to the entire cast and crew.

    The prints, limited to 100 or so, were reproduced at actual size. Even Stan Lee got one! I was given access to a vast collection of production stills—each emblazoned with a watermark pattern of my name—from which I selected my favorites. All of the lettering is hand-drawn, with the exception of the small credits at the top and bottom (I ran out of steam). While I did some post-production work in Photoshop, the original looks more or less like what you see here. You’ll have to wait until I finish Daredevil #3 before I share some of the behind-the-scenes material, but the “Hitler getting punched” reference will be well worth the wait.

    I couldn’t be more excited to finally share this with everyone and I can’t wait to see the movie, which comes out next month. And before I get back to drawing Daredevil, I’d also like to thank Stephen Broussard, Kevin Feige, Joe Quesada, and Tom Glinkowski for giving me the opportunity and facilitating the entire process. This was the first time I pursued a project at Marvel of my own volition (as opposed to being offered one) and I was very happy with the results. Makes me want to try out a new other ideas… but that will have to wait for now.


    [via Herocomplex]