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to Unrendered in which he discussed his character, Yondu, in Guardians of the Galaxy, what fans can expect from the film, and his thoughts on working with director James Gunn again. There’s no doubt that Rooker is going to bring awesome badassery to the character he’s playing. We’ve seen a few photos from the set, and he definitely looks great. When asked about the part, he had this to say,

“As you can see from some of the photos out there, I’m not in a loincloth. I don’t have a major, major fin thing that goes down my back. We haven’t visually gone with the way that Yondu was in the comics.”

As for what we can expect to see in the movie, he says,

“Lovely, beautiful colors. What do you expect? It is a superhero movie. And I hope that you see it, and you’re going to be going ‘I’m going to see this again.’ That’s what I hope.”

Rooker goes on to talk about the director, whom he previously worked with on the horror comedy Slither,

“It was a beautiful shoot. James Gunn was an awesome, awesome director to work with again. I’ve worked with him before in the past, and it was great to get to do it again.”

When asked about what attracts him to James Gunn as an artist, he replied,

“It’s what attracts him to me, not what attracts me to him. You’ve got the wrong question there. [Laughing] We get along well. We’ve been good friends since our first film. He allows me to do my thing, and he has great comments. Very good director…when you’re lost in the woods, he can direct you.”

I think this movie was perfectly cast, and not only is it going to be fun seeing Rooker in his role, but it’s also going to be amazing seeing the rest of the cast, which includes Chris Pratt as Peter Quill / Star-Lord, Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer, Zoe Saldana as Gamora, Bradley Cooper as Rocket Raccoon, Vin Diesel as Groot, John C. Reilly as Rhomann Dey, Benicio del Toro as The Collector, Lee Pace as Ronan the Accuser, Djimon Hounsou as Korath, and Karen Gillan as Nebula. The movie comes out on August 1st, 2015!

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20th Century Fox and director Josh Trank (Chronicle) are getting really close to finalizing their cast for The Fantastic Four reboot they are developing.

According to Variety, Simon Kinberg is finished with the script, and the studio is going to start testing for the roles of Reed Richards (aka Mister Fantastic) and Sue Storm (aka the Invisible Woman) by the end of the month.

We’ve heard for a long time that The Spectacular Now star Miles Teller was in the running for the role of Richards, and he is! But apparently he’s still got some competition gunning for the part. Two other actors that are testing for the part include Game of Thrones’ Kit Harington and Richard Madden. Both of whom are decent choices, but I still think that Teller is the best fit for the role.

As for Sue Storm, we have Kate Mara and Saoirse Ronan in the running for the part. Both are interesting choices, but I think maybe that Mara would fit the part a little better.

The report then confirms that Michael B. Jordan is attached to play Johnny Storm, and that he will read with the actors to see which group has the best chemistry with.

The Fantastic Four is slated to bow June 19th, 2015. The last two Fantastic Four movies left a bad taste in a lot of fans’ mouths, but I think the studio is determined to finally give us a movie that fans can be proud of. Hopefully Trank will assemble an incredible cast and give us that movie we are all hoping for!

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Back in 1994, legendary B-Movie filmmaker Roger Corman produced one of Marvel’s first movies. It was a feature film adaptation of The Fantastic Four, which at the time never saw the light of day. It has since been bootlegged and leaked, and has gained a cult following over the years.

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After winning the Golden Globe Sunday for “Behind the Candelabra,” Michael Douglas has found a high-profile new gig as scientist Hank Pym in Marvel’s “Ant-Man.”

Edgar Wright is helming the pic from a script he wrote with Joe Cornish.

“With Hank Pym’s rich history in the Marvel Universe, we knew we needed an actor capable of bringing the weight and stature to the role that the character deserves,” said Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige. “We felt incredibly relieved when Michael Douglas agreed to step into the part with the charm and fortitude he brings to every character he inhabits, and couldn’t be more excited to see what he will do to bring Hank Pym to life.”

Observers ave been curious for some time to see how Wright would handle the universe of “Ant-Man,” since the superhero was portrayed in the comicbooks by both Pym and Scott Lang, whom Rudd will be playing. Pym was the scientist who originally created a chemical that allowed him to change his size, and when he retired, he handled the title of “Ant-Man” to Lang.

Wright had already surprised people by naming Rudd, who is better known for comedic roles than action roles, for the part of Lang, so it seems he’s going to be taking “Ant-Man” in a different direction than fans of the comic might be expecting.

Plot details are being kept under wraps. Feige is producing. Marvel had pursued Douglas early on for the part, but the actor was cautious until sources said he had a change of heart over the holidays.

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Captain America: The Winter Soldier doesn’t hit theaters until April 4, but Scarlett Johansson is already planning her fourth big screen adventure as Natasha “Black Widow” Romanoff with next summer’s Avengers: Age of Ultron. Catching up with Parade, the Her star says that she has received Joss Whedon’s script and she appears to have nothing but praise for it.

“I think the script is dark and it’s dry,” she says. “It has got this amazing one-liner, glass-cutting sense of humor. Obviously, the script is very cerebral. It doesn’t lose that exciting comic book aspect that people enjoyed in the first film, but it’s smart and it feels like the next installment. It doesn’t feel like a rehashing. It feels like these characters are moving forward. Plotlines are moving forward. It’s deep and I think that’s why people really respond to the Marvel Universe, because the films are fun and exciting and have all that flashy stuff, but there’s a gravity to them. People can expect that gravity this time around.”

In addition to quite a few returning Avengers, Age of Ultron is set to feature James Spader as the title villain with Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Elizabeth Olsen joining the cast as Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch.

Avengers: Age of Ultron hits theaters on May 1, 2015.

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Thomas Kretschmann, who plays Abraham van Helsing on NBC’s Dracula,  has been cast in a villain role for Joss Whedon‘s highly anticipated Marvel movie, Avengers: Age of Ultron. According to Variety the villain he will be playing is Baron Wolfgang von Strucker. Not familiar with the character? Here’s a brief rundown,

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