What do you do when gods make war? Thor!**

**Although I’m not exactly sure how you would “do” Thor, and what good it might do when gods are making war. Perhaps some of my female readers can enlighten us after they’ve watched a few minutes of hunky Chris Hemsworth dressed up as the God of Thunder.

But anyway. I know what you’re thinking. Comic Con sucks. But there were a few things to come out this year that were pretty cool. One of those is the trailer for next year’s Thor, which has a surprisingly good cast for what could easily be the weakest of the Marvel films leading up to The Avengers. Take a look below.

You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry.

It’s official. Ed Norton will NOT be coming back to the role of Bruce Banner for Marvel’s Avengers, which will be hitting theaters in a little under two years. But along with this sad (?) news comes something potentially MUCH more awesome. Right now, there are rumors going around that former actor and Matisyahu impersonator Joaquin Phoenix will come on board to take over the role! Isn’t that great? Awkward Letterman interviews aside, Phoenix is a pretty good actor and could probably bring a certain je ne sais quoi to the film. The Incredible Hulk was a good movie and I liked Norton in it, but I don’t feel particularly attached to him.

Go ahead and file this one under rumor, but run out and tell your friends that it’s a done deal.

Chris Hemsworth as Thor!

Well, here he is. The iconic Norse thunder god who, next Summer, will either bring Marvel’s Avengers movie one step closer to completion, or ruin the entire thing forever. It’s going to be interesting to see how TPTB introduce the supernatural into a universe that so far has been based so heavily in fancy robots and giant, green monsters.

Photo credit goes to Yahoo! Movies.

More of this, please.

New Iron Man 2 pics, courtesy of io9.

Spiderman Getting the Reboot Treatment

Do you remember how excited you were when you heard that Sandman AND Venom would be in Spiderman 3? Do you also remember the movie being so incredibly bad that it gave you kidney stones? Well, take a deep breath and know that all is right with the world. Sony Pictures announced today that the planned Spider Man 4, starring Tobey Maguire and directed by Sam Raimi had been scrapped. Instead, the studio has decided to reboot the franchise and take Spiderman back to his roots: as an angst-ridden teenager coming to terms with strange new powers. That’s right. Emo Spidey is now a thing of the past. Wait. What?

This from Amy Pascal, co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment…

“A decade ago we set out on this journey with Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire and together we made three ‘Spider-Man’ films that set a new bar for the genre. When we began, no one ever imagined that we would make history at the box-office and now we have a rare opportunity to make history once again with this franchise. Peter Parker as an ordinary young adult grappling with extraordinary powers has always been the foundation that has made this character so timeless and compelling for generations of fans. We’re very excited about the creative possibilities that come from returning to Peter’s roots…”

Oh. Now I’m depressed again.

I am Iron Man. Two.

It’s finally here! As expected, Iron Man 2 looks both bigger and badder than its predecessor. I can’t believe how awesome these special effects are. Did you see how weird and out-of-proportion Mickey Rourke’s face looks? Wait. What?