Megan Fox to play Catwoman?

photo courtesy of IGN.com

Yes folks, that's an artist rendition of Megan Fox as Catwoman. Where do I get such an odd idea? Well, the Sun is reporting today that Megan Fox has indeed been cast in the role. Don't get too excited and run to the comic book store in a fury, The Sun isn't exactly the most reliable newspaper to come into existence.

There were no additional sources, only insistence that she would be the "purrrfect choice"

They did cite that the third of Christopher Nolan's Batman films will start filming next year, as already confirmed by Gary Oldman at San Diego Comic Con this year.

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Kevin Smith and Batman Team Up Again!

High on the heels of the acclaimed Batman: CACOPHONY, Kevin Smith and Walt Flanagan team up once more for another trip to Gotham with the new Batman: The Widening Gyre.

The stakes are high as Batman encounters a new vigilante under his wing amidst what Smith describes as a

"backdrop of romance, intrigue, and geek-bait guest stars galore."

From what I have seen, as early as issue 3, the guest stars are no less than Aquaman, The New Teen Titans and Deathstroke the Terminator!

I highly suggest getting on board with this new run of Batman, written by the creator of the View Askewniverse. I'm sure it will sell out faster than Walt Flanagan's dog.

Written by Kevin Smith; Art by Walter Flanagan and Art Thibert; Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. On sale August 26, 2009

Vinyl & VILLAINS Ep 5: Blow Your Brains Out

WARNING: The following podcast has a very disturbing image. If you find it you win the fabled "no-prize".

We also review the new issue of Deadpool and do our new segment, "Books You Should Be Reading But You Probably Aren't" with Brian K Vaughun's Ex Machina.

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Miley Cyrus as Batgirl? Really?!

Ever since Gary Oldman dropped the bomb about a new Batman film starting production next year, all the buzz has been who the villain would be and would it be able to top The Dark Knight.

Well I think I know a way for the already dark franchise to start wearing some mouse ears...

According to quite a few gossip blogs, Miley Cyrus auditioned for the role of "Batgirl" and might be considered by Warner Bros. for a future role in the series.

According to Hollyscoop.com, the "Hannah Montana" star reportedly "stunned" Warner execs during her audition, even dressing for the part in a "full batsuit."

How could the always smiling Cyrus fit in with the dark and brooding Bat-franchise that has made more money than it can count? Are the execs at Warner Brothers thinking that by bringing her in that they can create the same kind of buzz around the series that Heath Ledger's performance of The Joker did? I know I reported on an earlier post about Epic Fails. But this, this my dear folks is an epic fail.

Vinyl & Villains Episode 3: San Diego via Wisconsin

In this episode, Ron talks about San Diego Comic Con 2009 without actually being there. Big news from the Doctor Who camp, the Smallville panel, the new Freddy Kruger, Superman/Batman Public Enemies and the return of Miracle Man?



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301?

From August 7th to September 10th of 480 BC, the Greeks and the Persians waged a historic and epic battle at Thermopylae. The Greeks took a stand to stop the Persian war machine from going on to take Athens.

In 1998, Frank Miller wrote a comic called "300" based on that same battle. Showcasing the last stand of King Leonidas and his 300 spartan warriors.

In 2007, Zack Snyder directed the film adaptation of the comic staring Gerard Butler.

Now according to the Hollywood Insider Risky Business Blog, Frank Miller is putting his Batman vs Al-Qaeda comic on the back burner to work on the graphic novel that will be a follow up to 300 and will serve as the basis for a Zack Snyder sequel to the 300 film.

There hasn't been any kind of announcement as to whether or not this is a direct sequel to 300 or a prequel.

How about a Sin City sequel first? Is that something we can do? There are more stories to tell there. If you make a sequel to the story of the 300, you kind of cheapen what they stood for. Again, that's just me.