Joe Johnston

Trailer revealed for Industrial Light & Magic sci-fi documentary series

Disney is set to release a deep-dive documentary series on Industrial Light & Magic, the visual effects company that George Lucas originally founded to create the special effects for the Star Wars trilogy. Since then, the company has provided stunning visual effects from the Death Star trench run to the Terminator T-1000 morphing to the ….

New images released ahead of Captain America: The First Avenger run

Captain America: The First Avenger will focus on the early days of the Marvel Universe when Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) volunteers to participate in an experimental program that turns him into the Super Soldier known as Captain America. As Captain America, Rogers joins forces with Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) and Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) to ….

Astonishing new Comic-Con 2010 posters revealed for Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger

Ahead of their big panels at San Diego Comic-Con this week, Marvel has released two incredible new posters for Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger. These Comic-Con International posters are based on production concept art by Ryan Meinerding. Thor, directed by Kenneth Branagh (Hamlet), and starring Chris Hemsworth (A Perfect Getaway) as the hammer-wielding ….

New Thor image released ahead of Comic-Con preview and director reveals 3D news

ForcesOfGeek posted this new image of the Asgard family, from Kenneth Branagh’s upcoming Thor film, which was originally part of an L.A. Times interview with Branagh and Kevin Feige. During the interview, it was revealed that Thor will indeed be released in 3-D, and while not actually shot in the format, Marvel Studios claims that ….

Fantastic Four’s Johnny Storm to play Captain America?

Chris Evans, who played Johnny Storm in two Fantastic Four films, has been offered the role of Captain America in The First Avenger: Captain America, according to HeatVisionBlog. According to the report, Marvel has not confirmed this development however. Apparently Evans could star in up to three Captain America films, plus The Avengers films and ….

Captain America to be directed by Wolf Man director

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Joe Johnston (Jurassic Park III, Hidalgo, Jumanji), who’s been busy putting the finishing touches on Universal’s reinvention of The Wolf Man, has been contracted to direct First Avenger: Captain America, for Marvel Studios. The studio is expected to hire a writer for the project shortly. THR says that Johnston first ….

Universal to adapt Army of Two game

Electronic Arts recently announced that the company has closed a deal with Universal to bring top-selling videogame Army of Two, to the big screen. Scott Stuber, through his Stuber Productions shingle, will produce the film along with EA, and screenwriter Scott Z. Burns, who recently co-wrote the blockbuster The Bourne Ultimatum, has signed on to ….