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While Marvel may be set to do The Avengers in 2012, but the studio is adding more to the plate by hiring xXx screenwriter Rich Wilkes to write the script for Iron Fist. The hero is Danny Rand, a martial artist who defeats a dragon and gains the power of the Iron Fist, a magical [...]

Kenneth Branagh’s Thor is set for next year and comic book readers unfamiliar with the character are in luck.  On September 15th, a new comic series will go through Thor’s origin story and help newcomers learn more about the world of the Norse God.
Bryan J. Glass will write and Tan Eng Huat will do the [...]

Some lucky fans in Chicago got to see a test screening of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I on Saturday and have posted their opinions online.  Although the two and a half hour cut still had a temp soundtrack and unfinished effects, the fans seemed to enjoy the film.
One MuggleNet reader, Gaby, called [...]

Billy Boyd, who played Pippin in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, recently told the Daily Record that the films may have boosted his fame, but did nothing for his income.  ”I don’t have any money.  We were unknown actors - we did it for peanuts and for food.”
He went on to comment that he [...]

Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment has announced that The Lord of the Rings Online game will allow players to download the game for free at www.lotro.com and access the new Lord of the Rings Online store to “buy expansions, quest packs, items, and account services a la carte.”
The new store is “seamlessly integrated into the game [...]

From September 9th to October 14th, Syfy Network is launching a six-part series called Beast Legends that uses scientific data to explore how monsters from our favorite myths could have looked like, how they would have behaved, and where they might have lived.  In the “Beast Lab,” experts construct a model that eventually leads to [...]

Director Guillermo Del Toro and Hellboy creator Mike Mignola talked to MTV News about why there hasn’t been a Hellboy 3 yet.
Del Toro blamed the delays on actor Ron Perlman’s commitment to Sons of Anarchy, as well as his reluctance to cover the conclusion of the trilogy.  ”The heartbreak for me is that I know [...]

Last week, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment revealed a short, but action-packed trailer for the next Action/RPG The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, developed by Snowblind Studios.
The game is described as introducing “players to the brutal, northern reaches of Middle-earth, in a realm where survival depends on Fellowship. Featuring online, interdependent co-op play [...]

BBC has been filming the new season of Merlin, but American fans should not fear about missing out.  This week, it was announced that Syfy will air the season in early 2011.
The creator and executive producer Johnny Capps teased TV Guide about what’s in store this season: “The upcoming season will add an exciting new [...]

This week’s Entertainment Weekly has revealed the exact point at which Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will end Part I.  New pictures also have been released with the issue.
If you are avoiding spoilers, however, do not read any further.
First, Collider.com has scans of the pictures:
Harry and Ginny in a tender moment
The Death Eaters Gather
Hagrid [...]