Michael C. Hall for The Riddler in Batman 3

Christopher Nolan, the director of the previous two and most recent Batman films (Batman Begins and The Dark Knight), is currently on work in post-production with his latest film, Inception. I am a huge fan of Nolan's work and I, like most of the movie buff's out there, want to know more about the development of the latest Batman feature. As of right now, Christopher Nolan has signed on to direct the third installment, while his brother who has previously co-wrote the last two is set to pen the script again with David S. Goyer. I have heard word that this film with complete the trilogy and will end the story Nolan has created in a concluding fashion instead of leaving any open story plots for future sequels. This is all fine with me. Why not create for yourself your own trilogy and complete it successfully at your own terms? Peter Jackson got to do it with Lord of the Rings, Francis Ford Coppolla did it with The Godfather Trilogy (arguably with the third one being a let-down), and so why can't Nolan with Batman?
SPOILER ALERT for those of you who haven't seen the Dark Knight....oh who am I kidding, everyone has.
The Dark Knight ended with Heath Ledger's Joker getting taken into custody (or so it seems) and Aaron Eckhart's Two-Face falling to his death. Thats all fine, except Nolan had planned on having Ledger back for the third film. Circumstances have it, this is indeed not possible and Ledger's Oscar winning performance is widely regarded as one of the best acting jobs for a villain in recent memory. So what to do now? Well the worst thing Nolan could do is have a new actor play Heath Ledger's Joker. No one wants to see this character be hacked down by someone copying the late actors brilliant work. So a new villain must take on the caped crusader. I personally feel Catwoman would be a great addition seeing how Rachel Dawes, the object of Bruce Wayne's affection in the previous films got blown to kingdom come by the Joker. Catwoman would be a great love interest and side-plot character done less like the Halle Berry incarnation and more like the Michelle Pfeiffer one. What a great dark place to take Batman's character and have Bruce Wayne further loose himself in his mask by having Batman fall in love instead of Bruce Wayne! But there is one character that needs to be included in the new Batman film.
The Riddler. He would be perfect for this film. Gotham could presumably be recovering from the Joker's attack and with Batman as their current villain, the script would be smart to have the Riddler pop in as an almost "Jigsaw"-esque terrorist that leaves riddles around town and cause Batman to come back as the hero the city needs. But who could play a darker version of the Riddler? It would have to be an actor completely different from Jim Carrey to give the audience a completely different experience than the one they had with the Riddler in Joel Schumacher's Batman Forever. The web was a-buzz when Johnny Depp's name was dropped around by the likes of Michael Caine and Gary Oldman. Depp is one of the best actor's of our time and would fit this role well, but I believe he is too big a name for this kind of part. Someone would have to be different enough from Heath Ledger's Joker and not live in his shadow, while also not being big enough a star to take away the limelight needed for Christian Bale in his final performance as Batman. So I nominate....
Michael C. Hall! He's perfect and I implore anyone to argue with me about this. Why hasn't anyone mentioned this before? If he gets casted, I would have called this before anyone else I know and that will make me feel even happier (but that's beside the point). If anyone has seen the show Dexter, Michael C. Hall plays the role of "America's favorite serial killer", Dexter Morgan. Dexter balances a family, his job as a blood-spatter analyst, and his urge to kill people. He only chooses to kill murderer's, however, which gives him enough of a code to get away as the hero of the Showtime series. Hall has given award worthy work with his dark nature, soothingly creepy narration, and hilariously disconnected style with the rest of humanity on the show. He would be perfect taking on the dark knight, Christian Bale. Can anyone think of someone better?

Michael Keaton- Underrated Actor

Recently I have re-watched a bundle of movies that coincidentally starred Michael Keaton, so his performances have been on my mind lately. I have always been a fan of his ever since I saw the 1998 film Jack Frost. Now I know that movie is not exactly a classic in any respect ( I mean come on, it involves a dad coming back to life as a snowman), but it introduced me to Keaton as one of the coolest male leads on screen.
The next film I saw him in was Batman Returns, when I went through my Batman faze that I guess I am still in to this day now that the Christopher Nolan adaptations have come out. But his work as Bruce Wayne in that film, and in the first Tim Burton film (Batman, 1989), really showed me what an actor could do in a film. He had a swagger to him as Bruce Wayne, the millionare with a "super-secret". He walked with the confidence and control a superhero would have but seemed like the every-man all the same. He was dark, funny, and completely engaging. If Christopher Reeve made film-goer's believe a man could fly, Michael Keaton made me believe that a man could run around in a bat-suit, save Gotham City, woo women, and still find time to sulk in the dark like a brooding gentlemen.
Now I've also heard he was not the first choice for this role and when he was casted, many Batman fans were outraged because of his small build and his previous works in comedies, case in point- Mr. Mom. But this is what makes me think of him as an extremely underrated actor. He is versatile. I bought him in Mr. Mom and laughed along with it, just as much as I bought him in the Bat-suit.
Keaton's best performance on screen, in my opinion, was as the title character in Tim Burton's first film with him, Beetlejuice. In this film, a couple played by Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin die accidentally and become ghosts, learning about the after-life and being introduced to a character named Beetlegeuse. This character is zany and dark, with cartoon sounds going off through his actions that make him stand out as the comic relief of the film. He is almost the out of place cartoon character in the live action piece. Keaton is only on screen for 19 minutes of the film and yet he is the title character and the one who is remembered.
Keaton was born in 1951 and at 59 years old, he's not getting the lead roles he once did. Now I have seen him play a lot of father roles (some examples included Post Grad and First Daughter). He is also a very good voice actor, having worked on Pixar's Cars and Toy Story 3. Now I know that there are plenty of other actors to be mentioned for their work having been more memorable and other actors who have won plenty of awards for their work. But where are the accolades for this guy? He has never won a major acting award (Golden Globe, SAG award, Oscar) and I wish he would have been recognized for the character's he has created. Maybe I just like him because of the nostalgia I get when I re-watch his earlier films and remember how much I wanted to be Batman or Beetlejuice, but I definitely think he is one of the most underrated actors of recent memory and this is my way of getting out my frustration.

If you would like, respond with some actors and actresses you think deserve praise for their work on screen who you feel have been underrated these days.

Shutter Island- Review

Shutter Island. Wow, what can I say about this movie. This is probably the first review I think I have ever written where I am typing literally right after I saw it. I have had no time to really let it sink in, this is just my opinion and my reaction to what I have just seen and i'll tell you it is a whole cluster of mixed emotions.
The film is directed by the great, Martin Scorsese. Going into this movie I tried to place my finger on what everyone always says is amazing about Scorsese. What is his signature style? He basically always makes films about misfits, the mafia, or extremely troubled individuals. Scorsese, in a nutshell, is a master at crafting films around characters. He loves his characters and makes them come alive because he directs actors so well. This is probably because he seems to have a muse (Harvey Keitel, Robert De'Niro, Leonardo Dicaprio) and work with him for so many movies that they meld together and create genius after understanding each others style and influence so well. This is at least what I get out of him. I feel Travis Bickle from Scorsese's Taxi Driver could be one of the greatest character piece's of all time. The film followed that one man until you felt so connected to him and then it yanked you around so you cared about every dilema and dark place he fell into.
Now who is the main character of Shutter Island you may ask? Teddy Daniels, played by Dicaprio in his fourth film with Scorsese, is a duly appointed federal marshall assigned to check out a missing person on Shutter Island with his partner Chuck, played by Mark Ruffalo. The movie follows the two characters through the island, seeing the inner workings of the institution and suddenly feel the paranoia of their situation. They feel as though the doctors are against them and that there are cracks in the organization, and suddenly they are no longer safe on this island.
Now all I kept hearing about was how crazy the ending of this movie was. This film came out February 19th and since the opening weekend all my friends have said is "the ending is nuts!" and "the ending is trippy!". I will not spoil anything about this films story but let's just say, like the characters, just when you think you are safe in the story, it will flip you on your side. But the problem is I have seen this ending before in many other films. I felt I was being betrayed and was ready to hate the film and how crazy they wanted to delve because compared to other films of the past ten years, the twist seemed almost ordinary. But Dicaprio is truly in a one-man show here, carrying this film and making it un-ordinary. I would recommend this in a second just because when the twist rolls around, you feel for Dicaprio and his baby-face of hurt and worry. You begin feeling all the troubles around him and his world turn upside down. He is one special kind of an actor.
Scorsese has his usual rack-focus shots, slow-motion actions, and beautiful details that one could call his "trademark". To go back to the beginning of my review, these and his characters are his "style" and any Scorsese fan should see this film for that alone. In my humble opinion, I do not necessarily agree that he will be remembered centuries from now as the "Picasso of film" as Dicaprio stated at the Golden Globes last year (paraphrasing naturally). But he is a film-maker to be remembered and this is a film to be seen. I give it 3 out of 4 stars for a long strange trip I was put on that, come to think of it, was well worth the wait.

Sidenote: I felt this film was heavily influenced by old Alfred Hitchcock films. The perfectly placed piano notes, the dream sequences, the over head shots throwing in two actions at once. It all screamed films like Psycho and Vertigo and I applaud Scorsese for utilizing Hitchcock's techniques, if that was what he was going for.

My Top Ten Favorite Films (Part 2 of 2)

Hello again, this is a continuation of my last blog where I wrote about my favorite films of all time. Of course all of these films are my favorites but this is the best ranking I could muster.

5. Back to the Future (1985): You ever watch a movie as a kid where you still enjoy it the same amount when you're older? This movie has never changed for me. This time-traveling flick revolves around a 17 year old eighties kid names Marty Mcfly, who I can honestly say is the coolest teen film character ever put to screen. Although his family life is less than cool, he is a skateboarding, guitar playing, girl-swooning charasmatic kinda guy we love to root for. When Marty see's what his old pal, Dr. Emmett Brown's new invention is, he is amazed to see it is in fact a time machine built into a Delorian. When he accidentally travels back in time to 1955, he interrupts his parents original way of meeting and in order to prevent himself from being erased from existence, he must get his parents back together and get back...to the future. Robert Zemeckis is a technological wonder-kins with movies such as "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" most recently "A Christmas Carol" in his mix, this film is a showcase of special effects wonder, a great developing screenplay, fun characters we love, and a tense climax that has you on the edge of your seat. You do not want to miss this! Plus, this is the film that inspired me to play guitar. I mean, have you seen Michael J. Fox play his way through "Johnny B. Goode"!?

4. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004): Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet have proven to be cinematic legends. I see this movie to hold their most true and heart-breaking performances. This film is also all about the screenplay that is put to screen so beautifully. It showcases what I feel is the most true and realistic love story set in an almost unreal and sci-fi background. When Winslets character, Clementine, breaks up with Carrey's character, Joel, she has her memory erased to forget their entire relationship at a memory erasing clinic called Lacuna Inc. Joel naturally does the same and we follow Joel's relationship with Clementine backwards through his mind as he forgets about her. We see how their breakup went and then go back to realize why he fell in love with her in the first place. The memory erasing and the breaking down of the set pieces instills fear in you as a viewer because you can imagine yourself running around your own brain in the process, fighting to keep all the memories you want. It's a groundbreaking love story that may take a second viewing to truly appreciate.

3. Forrest Gump (1994): As my dad will say about this movie, "I can turn on the t.v. and see this on on any day of the week and I can just sit down and watch it no matter where the story is at. I've seen it so many times and I can just enjoy every part of it. I love this movie!". I'm paraphrasing this but I have to say I feel the exact same way. Tom Hanks gives his best performance as Forrest Gump, the not-so intelligent but loveable character that throws around some of the most memorable quotes in film, such as "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get". "Forrest Gump" has many little stories that make up his entire life. We watch him grow up and meet the love of his life, Jenny. We see him go to war in Vietnam, and meet some of the American presidents, become a shrimp boat captain, and run across the country. Forrest is as pure as a character can be. We want him to succeed because he does everything for love and for being a good person as his mother and Jenny would want him to be. Zemeckis really shined with directing this film and I think the scene where Forrest talks to the gravestone of his loved one in the end, (I won't spoil who it is), is so moving you would have to be a robot to not feel how powerful Hanks is on screen.

2. The Empire Strikes Back (1980): I would put the entire original Star Wars Trilogy on here but I picked this one film because it is my favorite. Sure the first Star Wars film established the main characters in the setting of "a long time ago, in a galaxy far far away..", fighting the good fight against the evil Galactic Empire and it's leader Darth Vader. But this is the film where everything became darker. You felt you started to really know the characters of Han and Leia when they began to fall in love and feel the danger around them. You felt Luke Skywalkers journey to become the hero that was needed to bring balance to "the force" and ultimately defeat the Empire. And I must say, if you did not know that Darth Vader was going to be Luke's father before you saw this movie...nooooooobody saw that coming. This is the greatest twist in cinematic history! Turning the most evil and sinister villain into a tragically flawed character needing to be saved by his son is amazing to me to this day! Plus the "Empire theme" by John Williams is epic as anything. I saw this in theaters in 1997 when they were re-released with added footage, but I have also seen the original cuts. Not too much has changed between them so don't think it hindered my experience, I only bring this up because anytime I watch this film, I immediately am brought back to being that kid who discovered what an action packed, epic sci-fi film could do to a person and how riveting the art of film could be.

1. The Shawshank Redemption (1994): This film has been my favorite since high school for a number of reasons. One of them being because the friendship between Tim Robbins character and Morgan Freeman's character is so moving. When you watch this film, you feel like you are their friend and you want to see them both get what they want. Number two being that the film takes place in probably the most hard and realistic setting: a prison. This Shawshank prison is a powerful setting because most of the entire running time takes place between the walls of the prison and you become so intune with the setting that you forget you could escape it as well. The third and most important reason I would say is that the ending is so moving. Seeing the main characters succeed after all the extremely hard obstacles they face has never been such a high payoff as in this film. This is a movie where the entirety of the piece is so moving that it feels like an experience you went through yourself, seeing the hardships of their prison life. When the characters finally get to where they have always wanted to be, something inside you feels lighter. Films can do this to you, they can inspire you. This film inspires me and makes me believe that anything can really be possible. You may have to crawl through a river of excrement as Andy Dufrane did in the film (hopefully not literally), but you can make it out as clean and happy as he did and feel freedom. The films message is that "hope can set you free", and it delivers it perfectly I must say.


Thank you for reading my list and please post you're favorite films as well!

My Top Ten Favorite Films (Part 1 of 2)

One of my favorite online film reviewers, the Angry Videogame Nerd on Cinemassacre.com, recently made his top 30 favorite films list. The internet is notorious for people making top favorite lists or top best films lists. I always enjoy reading them because, although not one person can say what the "best" movie is and have everyone agree with him, someone could suggest their favorites and their reasons why, inspiring others to go out and watch new movies. This always sparks my own personal love for my favorite films and intrigues me to see what the writer see's in their favorites. So I thought I would share my top ten, add a little feedback into what the general story is about and add insight into why it makes my list.
I have a list of my top 50 on Facebook Movies, which is a general ranking of my favorites. Although my top ten could all be considered my favorite, this is the rank I would put them in in terms of how much I enjoy them, appreciate them, and feel they have inspired me.
The ones that almost made the cut:
15. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
14. Good Will Hunting (1997)
13. Taxi Driver (1976)
12. Pulp Fiction (1994)
11. Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)


10. Schindler's List (1993): This film did a doozie on me when I first checked it out back in 2005. I honestly can tell you I have only seen it once in my entire life so this review can be a little dry. I had always heard about it's accolades and I gave it a shot back when I was in my sophomore year of high school and boy did it inspire me. Not only is the true story of Oscar Schindler (played by Liam Neeson), so moving and fascinating, it shows true genious behind the camera done by the great Steven Spielberg. The film is shot in black and white but adds a few shots of color correction seen in candle lights or a little girls coat that I always remember. It's so well done, this film will break your heart.
9. Groundhog Day (1993): The best comedy of all time. Harold Ramis directs the story of a man who's stuck in the same day and must repeat it over and over until he gets it right. Seeing Bill Murray go through the motions of a typical groundhog day in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. He is stuck as a weatherman covering the story of Punxsutawney Phil and shows so much disdain for his position in this town. As he repeats his days and meets the people, he goes through the insanity I feel anyone would in his situation. He at one point believes he's a god, tricks a woman into dating him, tries to kill himself repeatidly, and eats as much as he wants, all in different sequences. But after all this, he finds himself learning to love the townspeople and ends up helping everyone and falling in love with his producer. Its a really genuine film that only gets better with repeated viewing and showcases Bill Murrays best comedic performance ever, in my opinion.
8. The Graduate (1967): When I tell you this film is about the story of Dustin Hoffman as Benjamin Braddock, a man who has just graduated college, has everything going for him, feels hes missing something in his life, and then finds himself sleeping with his parents friend named Mrs. Robinson, only to realize he has fallen in love with her daughter who is also his age...you would probably think this is nuts. But the story unfolds brilliantly, with the help of the best soundtrack ever to be showcased in a film by Simon and Garfunkel, and has brilliant direction by Mike Nichols. One scene that always stood out for me is when Benjamin first sleeps with Mrs. Robinson and a montage ensues that goes through the songs "Sound of Silence" and "April Come She Will". The progression shows him going through the affairs he has and shows time passing as he slowly goes through this act secretly and effortlessly. We see him walk out of a pool and into his poollhouse, only to see the next cut he is in a hotel room with Mrs. Robinson. The next show the camera closes up on Benjamins face and zooms out to show him somewhere else. It's a terrific showcasing of editing I would recommend to anyone.
7. Se7en (1995): Se7en, directed by David Fincher, is so dark and twisted it blows my mind everytime. It's an old cop and new cop dynamic shown this time by Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt. We love both these characters, identifying with Morgan Freemans hatred of the violence he's seen in the world due to his seniority as a cop, and Brad Pitt's eagerness to join in on destroying this violence. These two characters work together to find killer, John Doe, who is murdering to the tune of the seven deadly sins shown in Biblical writings. I do not want to spoil anything about this movie but the ending twist still gives me a shiver down my spine. A sidenote also: the film takes place in seven days and the seventh day is the only day not to rain. I always liked that.
6. Its A Wonderful Life (1946): James Stewart was an Oscar winning comedic actor when he volunteered to fight in World War II. When he came back, he was awarded medals for his bravery and service. He returned to acting with his friend, director Frank Capra, in a darker role, in this "wonderful" film we see in syndication every Christmas season. Apparently this film did not due well in the box office and was only a success due to later distribution on television and video tapes in later years. Thank God for this because James Stewart plays a character that I feel is the most worthy of rooting for to succeed in the end in the history of cinema. The entire film, his character George Bailey is given one problem after another, as the angel Clarence (and we as viewers) watch him grow up. His life is a precious thing and when George Bailey finally hits his breaking point and considers suicide, Clarence comes down and shows him a world where he had never been born. Bailey sees how he has effected the world around him and see's how much he has meant to everyone in the town of Bedford Falls. When he finally wishes to live again and sees his old life restored, he is so happy that it radiates off the screen and makes us all happy to be around the people we love in our lives. If you don't shed a tear when George Baileys brother utters the line, "A toast...to my big brother George. The richest man in town!", towards the end of the movie...well I don't know what to say to you.

To be continued in Blog Part 2

A Movie I Have Always Wanted To See Made

Hello there fellow bloggers. You ever think to yourself, "man all these movies in the theaters are sequels or i feel like they've been made before and i just want something i haven't seen before"? Well I have an idea..something I have always wanted to see in theaters and has never been touched upon. A Hamilton vs. Burr movie. Yes, I mean the duel between Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton and Vice President Aaron Burr on July 11, 1804, better known as the "Duel at Dawn". Why hasn't anyone made a "Duel at Dawn" movie yet?
I got into this idea basically from an early age. I was watching a history channel film on historical events in American history, sometime around 6th or 7th grade. This story was the one that intrigued me the most and I have always wanted to see it told on screen with an actual studio-driven budget. Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton were both high figures in American politics during this time. They had longstanding political quarrel and belonged to two different political parties. When Aaron Burr finally challenged Hamilton to a gentleman's duel by the Hudson river, Hamilton accepted and was given the choice to pick a weapon. He chose for the battle to involve pistols, and on the early morning of July 11, Burr shot Hamilton which ultimately killed him and tarnished his reputation until the day he died.
The most famous duel in American history deserves a good movie. When I have pitched this idea to many of my friends they usually respond with enthusiasm and interest. My favorite feedback on this idea was my friend saying, "Oh yeah awesome dude, the guy on the ten dollar bill in a movie!".
I've had a lot of time to cast this picture in my head and find myself my dream director for the project. Sure there's plenty of directors that have had historical pictures come out within the past two decades, but lets spice it up a bit. Who do I see making the most interesting film on "the Duel"? Just for fun, here are my choices, and leave some feedback as to who you would imagine fitting the roles.

Alexander Hamilton played by Colin Firth: Colin Firth is an underrated actor. He has been great antagonists in Shakespeare in Love and The English Patient and was a great love-able character in Love Actually. He has good range and I see him fitting the role of a well respected political figure who takes much ridicule and opposition from the likes of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
Aaron Burr played by Christian Bale: Christian Bale can be a hero and a villain. He can be intense and suttle when he wants to. Why not have him in a role as the man who's career and reputation fall apart after being on such a high pedestal of political excellence. I would want Burr portrayed like Casey Affleck's character Robert Ford in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, where you completely feel sorry for his circumstance though you find yourself slightly not rooting for him.
Thomas Jefferson played by Joseph Fiennes
James Madison played by Jonathon Pryce
John Adams played by Paul Giamatti
George Washington played by Ralph Fiennes
Governor George Clinton played by Brandon Gleeson
Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton played by Natalie Portman

Top 5 Directing Choices
1. Steven Speilberg (Who would have guessed this one?)
2. Christopher Nolan
3. Quentin Tarantino
4. Paul Thomas Anderson
5. Alfonso Cuaron

Marvel Superhero films, the Avengers, and my ten bucks for a ticket

Lately what has been on my mind is the idea of actor Chris Evans (Fantastic Four, Not Another Teen Movie), as Captain America in the new superhero film The First Avenger: Captain America, which is slated to come out in 2011. Joe Johnston, director of Jumanji and Wolf-Man, is set to helm the piece that is sure to lead up the inevitable Avengers film showing superheros from the Marvel universe team up to fight super villains and save the world. This is all exciting to me as an avid superhero/comic book fan ever since I was a kid. Although I've moved on from buying comics and action figures, I still sometimes catch the superhero 90's cartoons on late night television and I am a huge fan of what the Marvel Studios have been doing with these films. Iron Man was a huge achievement. In 2008, when i thought the Dark Knight was to be the only superhero film to hold my interest, Iron Man came out and changed the genre in it's own right. Casting the risky choice of Robert Downey Jr in the lead role sure did pay off. He was the perfect balance of wit, charm, cockiness, intelligence, and style while still containing the "everyday man" human quality to his character. With this being the framework of the Avengers lineup soon following, I thought I would take some time and update you as a reader on the casting choices of the Avengers, a little information on rumored casting choices, and an overview on the films to come.

Here are the films of the Avengers characters whose films have been released
1. Iron Man (2008) : Directed by Jon Favreau, Starring Robert Downey Jr.
2. The Incredible Hulk (2008) : Directed by Louis Leterrier, Starring Edward Norton as the Hulk

Now here are the ones soon to come...
1. Iron Man 2 (2010): Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr. are set to return. Scarlet Johannson joins the cast as Black Widdow who will most likely appear in the Avengers film, and fan-favorite War Machine will be played by Academy Award nominee Don Cheadle.
2. Thor (2011): Directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Chris Hemsworth as Thor, this is sure to be an interesting film. With a master thespian of a director taking on a mythical subject matter set in a superhero universe, it will be the most interesting film to watch succeed or fail, in my opinion. With big name actors such as Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman, and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury (soon to be an Avenger as well), how can you not be excited?
3. The First Avenger: Captain America (2011) : This film will be interesting because Captain America has one of the best superhero stories never to be shown on screen at its fullest quality. When the Americans in World War II create a super-soldier serium to fight the Nazi's, the test it on character Steve Rogers, who becomes the greatest American soldier of all time : Captain America. When the comics began to decrease in sales, the character was frozen only to be unthawed by the Avengers to defeat his archnemesis, Red Skull. It will be interesting to see how they will play this storyline out and how they will show this hero adapt to life in the present day.
4. Ant-man (2012) : Being directed by Edgar Wright from Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz is a terrific choice. This lesser known Avenger completes the original team and this film will be terrific if they decide to use this underdog tone and make him a humorous and fun character to root for and introduce just in time for the Avengers film release. No casting has been done but it will be nice to see this actually be made into a live-action piece instead of the original idea to let Pixar take on the character. He may be a character who can only shrink himself and control insects, but he's still an Avenger!



All in all, if all these films are made in time and made on nearly the same level as Iron Man, we're in for a treat. With intertwining film cameos and casting rumors such as Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye and Hugo Weaving as Red Skull appearing in this film, we may just see an awesome achievement in the action film genre. Surely a well thought out and developed action film that shows a brain in its script is worth my ten bucks of a ticket much more than a Jennifer Aniston comedy or another Transformers disaster sequel, am i right!?

- all information can be sited back to imdb.com, slashfilm.com, superherohype.com, and general Marvel comic-book knowledge