Superhero Bits: Man Of Steel, The Avengers, Green Lantern, The Joker

Superhero Bits: Man Of Steel, The Avengers, Green Lantern, The Joker

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It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’sHenry Cavillsporting hisMan of Steelhaircut! Want to see another photo? Maybe you want to read how he’s preparing his mind and body for the role ofSuperman? Curious about aBatmanthemed fan-film calledGCPD? What set fromThe Avengerscould be moving across intoIron Man 3? And do we have a major clue to the ultimate baddy inThe Dark Knight Rises? Read all of this, and more, in today’s Superhero Bits.

Doesn’t that picture just bring a tear to your eye? It’sHenry Cavill, of course, sporting his best Superman hairdo in preparation forZack Snyder’sMan of Steel. The pics come fromMoviehole(viaAin’t It Cool).

Speaking of Cavill, hetalked to Total Filmabout the role inMan of Steel. He talked about wearing the suit, and the preparation to get into it:

I’m on 5000 calories a day… You’ve got to eat protein first, then a little bit of carbs…you’ve gotta keep your hunger levels going. I’m training two and a half hours a day, pushing my body beyond its normal limits, putting on a lot of muscle mass and just making myself look like Superman.

So that’s howHenry Cavillis exercising his body. What about his mind?io9 askedhim which Superman comics he read and enjoyed in preparing to beMan of Steel:

I did loveSuperman: Doomsday,The Death of Superman,Superman Returns,The New Krypton Sagaespecially,Red Son.Red Sonwas cool because it had the alternate story line. A lot of them I love, but recently, the one I read most recently wasThe New Krypton Saga, and I really enjoyed that.

CNet(viaCBM) talked toJoss Whedonat Comic Con and he definitely said thatAnt-Manis not inThe Avengers. But it has been a challenge for him.

The late, legendary comic book artistJack Kirbyhas been in the news lately because of his family’s lawsuits with Marvel. But since many younger people might not know the man responsible (or not so, according to the courts) for the look of iconic characters like Captain America and the Hulk,Gamma Squadhas come up with 17 things you may not know about Jack Kirby.

Luke Skywalker might be best known for voicing the Joker these days and that’s what he talks about in this clip fromThe Flickcast(viaCBM). He mentions bothBatman: Arkham CityandThe Killing Joke. Oh, wait, he’sMark Hamill, not Luke Skywalker.

News of a developingDoctor Strangemovie broke earlier this week and that means fans can start wildly speculating about casting. What Culture has a bunch of great ideas (eight of them to be exact) of who could play the role but they’re a little too ambitious. I mean,Johnny Depp? Dare to dream, I guess.

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GCPDfromAndrew BlankenshiponVimeo.

FilmmakerAndrew Blankenshiphas made avery cool fan film calledGCPD, a Batman influenced fan film that goes one way, then gets flipped on its head. Nice job, sir.

According tothat tweet(viaCBM) the Hellcarrier fromThe Avengerswill appear inIron Man 3, says the guy just reiterating what you just read. Obviously take it with a grain of salt, the guys has like 12 followers.

Entertainment Weeklyhelps Warner Bros and DC start their eventual Flash movie with five important lessons they can learn from the failure ofGreen Lantern.

POSSIBLEDARK KNIGHT RISESSPOILER BELOW. ENDS TWO PARAGRAPHS DOWN.

SPOILER! The above image shows Marion Cotillard walking around with armed guards on the set ofThe Dark Knight Rises.Badass Digestbelieves this could confirm the fact that her rumored character, Talia Al Ghul, is the ultimate baddy in the movie.

Yesterday, What Culture did a list of the 10 Things That’ll Happen inThe Dark Knight Rises.They’ve followed that upwith the inevitable 10 Things That Won’t Happen inThe Dark Knight Rises. This list – including Prince soundtrack and Bat nipples – is a bit more obvious.

The superhero porno parody had its renaissance this summer with all the Hollywood superhero films released. Here’s the latest one (viaNerd Bastards) making fun ofCaptain America: The First Avenger.

We all heard that Warner Bros. hopes to make a secondGreen Lantern"darker and edgier," a statement that got many fans very upset.Movielinecame up with 9 ways Warner Bros. can actually make that statement true.