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The 30 Most Anticipated Movies of 2012

New films from the Dardenne brothers, the Duplass brothers and the Coen brothers. Plus Wes Anderson, Paul Thomas Anderson, David Cronenberg, Ridley Scott, Joss Whedon, Christopher Nolan, Peter Jackson and Alfonso Cuarón.  read more

Thor and Captain America Both Getting Sequels

The first incarnations of Thor and Captain America haven’t even arrived in theaters yet, but Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has already announced each film will get a sequel....  read more

Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury is One Busy Super-Spy

Samuel L. Jackson revealed on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon that he, as S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Nick Fury, will appear in both Thor and Captain America. Plus, he’ll have a female sidekick in The Avengers....  read more

2010 Person of the Year in Narrative Film: Mark Ruffalo

Mark Ruffalo basically crammed a short career into the 12 months of 2010. In addition to acting, his directorial debut won a Special Jury Prize at Sundance. Paste spent the afternoon with him in his adopted hometown of Callicoon, New York.  read more

Iron Man 3, The Avengers Release Dates Announced

Don't hold your breath, though...  read more

Joss Whedon in Talks to Direct The Avengers

Who better to direct a motley crew of superheroes (The Hulk, Captain America, Iron Man and Thor among them) than Mr. Sci-Fi himself, Joss Whedon? Apparently Marvel agrees, because, according to The Hollywood Reporter, Whedon is in talks to direct The Avengers....  read more

Chris Hemsworth Cast as Marvel's Thor

With the success of superhero movies as of late, including Iron Man and Wolverine, Marvel Comics is wasting no time and has already begun casting The Avengers. Chris Hemsworth of Star Trek fame has been cast as Thor. He will transform himself into the mystic superhero in his own self-titled film as well as in the The Avengers along with Captain America and others in 2011....  read more

Marvel Universe multiplayer online games slated for 2012

With Captain America and The Avengers movies slated for 2011 and 2012 respectively, Marvel is already planning to release multiplayer online games to follow the films in 2012. The company announced a couple of weeks ago that it will partner and sign a 10-year exclusivity agreement with video game developer Gazillion Entertainment to produce the online titles based on its library of superhero characters....  read more

Samuel L. Jackson inks nine-picture deal with Marvel

If you want Samuel L. Jackson to be in your movie, the line just got a lot longer. Marvel Studios signed a nine-picture deal with the actor last week for him to play government super agent Nick Fury in a host of planned films, including Iron Man 2 and The Avengers. ...  read more

Marvel links with Paramount; Iron Man 2, more on way

Marvel Studios was once content to have its properties (Spider-Man, X-Men, Fantastic Four) creatively slapped around and sold by Hollywood studios, but somewhere between record weekends and the contemporary re-invention of the comic-book movie, the company finally came to its senses. This summer, the surprise smash Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk became the first two films the studio produced on its own, and especially in the case of Iron Man, the only question left afterward was, "Hey, what took you so long?" ...  read more