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	<title>Popscorn &#187; Kevin Powers</title>
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		<title>Poster for Black Swan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:31:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Powers</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Black Swan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[darren aronofsky]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The covers are clearly off <a id="aptureLink_QOWfvAnUWs" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004716/">Darren Aronofsky</a>'s latest, <strong><em>Black Swan</em></strong>, with the <a href="http://www.popscornweekly.com/2010/08/trailer-for-black-swan/">trailer</a> hitting yesterday and now the official (and quite artful) poster exposed for all to see. ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The covers are clearly off <a id="aptureLink_QOWfvAnUWs" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004716/">Darren Aronofsky</a>&#8216;s latest, <strong><em>Black Swan</em></strong>, with the <a href="http://www.popscornweekly.com/2010/08/trailer-for-black-swan/">trailer</a> hitting yesterday and now the official (and quite artful) poster exposed for all to see. </p>
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<blockquote><p>Black Swan follows the story of Nina (Portman), a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her retired ballerina mother Erica (Barbara Hershey) who zealously supports her daughter’s professional ambition. When artistic director Thomas Leroy (Vincent Cassel) decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre (Winona Ryder) for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice. But Nina has competition: a new dancer, Lily (Kunis), who impresses Leroy as well. Swan Lake requires a dancer who can play both the White Swan with innocence and grace, and the Black Swan, who represents guile and sensuality. Nina fits the White Swan role perfectly but Lily is the personification of the Black Swan. As the two young dancers expand their rivalry into a twisted friendship, Nina begins to get more in touch with her dark side with a recklessness that threatens to destroy her.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Trailer for Black Swan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Powers</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[First Looks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barbara Hershey]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Drama]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently, the ballet is a much darker world that hides behind innocent hues of pink and music box adornments -- one that can turn a bitch ca-razy. At least that's the implication of the long-awaited trailer for <a id="aptureLink_qFs7RjbU2F" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004716/">Darren Aronofsky</a>'s next, <b><em>Black Swan</em></b>, which is set to open the Venice Film Festival in September. Natalie Portman takes the helm as the unbalanced Nina, a motivated young girl who seems to crack under the pressure of the pas de deux and the competing hotness of Lily (<a id="aptureLink_ZfczScEbm6" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005109/">Mila Kunis</a>). Aronofsky seems like he's added some imagination and texture to what might otherwise be a straightforward drama of competition and double-crossing. How else would you explain those eyes, and whatever Nina plucks from her shoulder?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Apparently, the ballet is a much darker world that hides behind innocent hues of pink and music box adornments &#8212; one that can turn a bitch ca-razy. At least that&#8217;s the implication of the long-awaited trailer for <a id="aptureLink_qFs7RjbU2F" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004716/">Darren Aronofsky</a>&#8216;s next, <b><em>Black Swan</em></b>, which is set to open the Venice Film Festival in September. Natalie Portman takes the helm as the unbalanced Nina, a motivated young girl who seems to crack under the pressure of the pas de deux and the competing hotness of Lily (<a id="aptureLink_ZfczScEbm6" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005109/">Mila Kunis</a>). Aronofsky seems like he&#8217;s added some imagination and texture to what might otherwise be a straightforward drama of competition and double-crossing. How else would you explain those eyes, and whatever Nina plucks from her shoulder? <span id="more-3589"></span> </p>
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<blockquote><p><em>Black Swan</em> follows the story of Nina (<a id="aptureLink_K9siEyJAfl" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000204/">Portman</a>), a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her retired ballerina mother Erica (<a id="aptureLink_C5xmN4PlhN" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001347/">Barbara Hershey</a>) who zealously supports her daughter&#8217;s professional ambition. When artistic director Thomas Leroy (<a id="aptureLink_R8dAxPzLqu" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001993/">Vincent Cassel</a>) decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre (<a id="aptureLink_gIjMnv5ckj" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000213/">Winona Ryder</a>) for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice. But Nina has competition: a new dancer, Lily (<a id="aptureLink_43KJzgcLYr" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005109/">Kunis</a>), who impresses Leroy as well. Swan Lake requires a dancer who can play both the White Swan with innocence and grace, and the Black Swan, who represents guile and sensuality. Nina fits the White Swan role perfectly but Lily is the personification of the Black Swan. As the two young dancers expand their rivalry into a twisted friendship, Nina begins to get more in touch with her dark side with a recklessness that threatens to destroy her.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Trailer for My Soul to Take</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:49:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Powers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A trailer for <a id="aptureLink_zIFgYqpu1z" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000127/">Wes Craven</a>'s latest, <strong><em>My Soul to Take</em></strong>, is finally out. And it's pretty classic Craven fare, which is about its only redeeming quality. The film promises a high-school scare (literally and figuratively) and a formulaic OK time. Each wondering teenager tries to discern the killer in the dark; each gets offed one-by-one (some will likely be <em>getting off</em> at the same time); ultimately one will remain to reveal the truth ahead of a conclusion that is surely to glimpse the possibility of a sequel. The film is borderline interesting, but the 3D angle, which seems to be infecting almost <em>every</em> film as of late, makes it a real toss-up. ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A trailer for <a id="aptureLink_zIFgYqpu1z" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000127/">Wes Craven</a>&#8216;s latest, <strong><em>My Soul to Take</em></strong>, is finally out. And it&#8217;s pretty classic Craven fare, which is about its only redeeming quality. The film promises a high-school scare (literally and figuratively) and a formulaic OK time. Each wondering teenager tries to discern the killer in the dark; each gets offed one-by-one (some will likely be <em>getting off</em> at the same time); ultimately one will remain to reveal the truth ahead of a conclusion that is surely to glimpse the possibility of a sequel. The film is borderline interesting, but the 3D angle, which seems to be infecting almost <em>every</em> film as of late, makes it a real toss-up. <span id="more-3582"></span></p>
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<blockquote><p>In the sleepy town of Riverton, legend tells of a serial killer who swore he would return to murder the seven children born the night he died. Now, 16 years later, people are disappearing again. Has the psychopath been reincarnated as one of the seven teens, or did he survive the night he was left for dead? Only one of the kids knows the answer. Adam “Bug” Heller was supposed to die on the bloody night his father went insane. Unaware of his dad’s terrifying crimes, he has been plagued by nightmares since he was a baby. But if Bug hopes to save his friends from the monster that’s returned, he must face an evil that won’t rest… until it finishes the job it began the day he was born.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Poster for Monsters</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Powers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Six years ago previously, a NASA probe returning to earth with samples of an alien life form, crashed over Central America. Soon after, new life forms began to appear, and half of Mexico was quarantined as an INFECTED ZONE. Today, the American and Mexican military still struggle to contain “the creatures”… The story begins when a US journalist agrees to escort a shaken American tourist through the infected zone in Mexico to the safety of the US border.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And if you recall, we saw a <a href="http://www.popscornweekly.com/2010/07/monsters-teaser-trailer/">teaser trailer</a> for the indie scare last month. </p>
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<blockquote><p>Six years ago previously, a NASA probe returning to earth with samples of an alien life form, crashed over Central America. Soon after, new life forms began to appear, and half of Mexico was quarantined as an INFECTED ZONE. Today, the American and Mexican military still struggle to contain “the creatures”… The story begins when a US journalist agrees to escort a shaken American tourist through the infected zone in Mexico to the safety of the US border.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Trailer for Burlesque</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:09:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Powers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[First Looks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alan Cumming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Burlesque]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cam Gigandet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cher]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christina Aguilera]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well this has got gay, gay, GAY written all over it. <a id="aptureLink_9NSoGbQ471" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004694/">Christina Aguilera</a> leads the upcoming <b><em>Burlesque</em></b> as a talent-in-plain-sight who just wants to perform; <a id="aptureLink_ToGu6vHohV" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000333/">Cher</a> plays the momma of the venue who gives Ali (Aguilera's character) her shot at stardom; and <a id="aptureLink_LQ7o6nmrjW" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001804/">Stanley Tucci</a> watches on with a queen-y stare and bitchy swagger like he did in <em><a id="aptureLink_vYYKpSpTuQ" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000JSI7BM?tag=popscweekl-20">Devil Wears Prada</a></em>. (As an aside, I feel like Tucci is pioneering, or maybe just furthering, a kind of the "magical homo" ala the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_negro">magical negro</a>.) Throw in theater-queen <a id="aptureLink_a3vKUGjkao" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001086/">Alan Cumming</a> and eye-candy <a id="aptureLink_g1R7vT3qdu" href="http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/9926/camgigandet11.jpg">Cam Gigandet</a> and you have the musical event of November. Start mixing the cosmos!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well this has got gay, gay, GAY written all over it. <a id="aptureLink_9NSoGbQ471" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004694/">Christina Aguilera</a> leads the upcoming <b><em>Burlesque</em></b> as a talent-in-plain-sight who just wants to perform; <a id="aptureLink_ToGu6vHohV" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000333/">Cher</a> plays the momma of the venue who gives Ali (Aguilera&#8217;s character) her shot at stardom; and <a id="aptureLink_LQ7o6nmrjW" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001804/">Stanley Tucci</a> watches on with a sassy stare and bitchy swagger like he did in <em><a id="aptureLink_vYYKpSpTuQ" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000JSI7BM?tag=popscweekl-20">Devil Wears Prada</a></em>. (As an aside, I feel like Tucci is pioneering, or maybe just furthering, a kind of the &#8220;magical homo&#8221; ala the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_negro">magical negro</a>.) Throw in theater-queen <a id="aptureLink_a3vKUGjkao" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001086/">Alan Cumming</a> and eye-candy <a id="aptureLink_g1R7vT3qdu" href="http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/9926/camgigandet11.jpg">Cam Gigandet</a> and you have the musical event of November. Start mixing the cosmos! <span id="more-3561"></span></p>
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<blockquote><p>Ali (Christina Aguilera) is a small-town girl with a big voice who escapes hardship and an uncertain future to follow her dreams to LA. After stumbling upon The Burlesque Lounge, a majestic but ailing theater that is home to an inspired musical revue, Ali lands a job as a cocktail waitress from Tess (Cher), the club&#8217;s proprietor and headliner. Burlesque&#8217;s outrageous costumes and bold choreography enrapture the young ingenue, who vows to perform there one day.</p>
<p>Soon enough, Ali builds a friendship with a featured dancer (Julianne Hough), finds an enemy in a troubled, jealous performer (Kristen Bell), and garners the affection of Jack (Cam Gigandet), a bartender and fellow musician. With the help of a sharp-witted stage manager (Stanley Tucci) and gender-bending host (Alan Cumming), Ali makes her way from the bar to the stage. Her spectacular voice restores The Burlesque Lounge to its former glory, though not before a charismatic entrepreneur (Eric Dane) arrives with an enticing proposal&#8230; </p></blockquote>
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		<title>Poster for Devil</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:33:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Powers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Set in an office building, five strangers enter an elevator that suddenly stops between floors. As they try to find a way out, even as the building’s security works to free them, strange and inexplicable things begin to happen. As the events increase in violence, the five prisoners realize one of them is the Devil.]]></description>
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<blockquote><p>Set in an office building, five strangers enter an elevator that suddenly stops between floors. As they try to find a way out, even as the building’s security works to free them, strange and inexplicable things begin to happen. As the events increase in violence, the five prisoners realize one of them is the Devil
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		<title>First Trailer for Thor</title>
		<link>http://www.popscornweekly.com/2010/07/first-trailer-for-thor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:13:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Powers</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chris Hemsworth]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well where did this come from? It's not the greatest quality, but damn if it's not a comprehensive first look at the upcoming <strong><em>Thor</em></strong> film. This is the footage that screened recently at Comic-Con. ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well where did this come from? It&#8217;s not the greatest quality, but damn if it&#8217;s not a comprehensive first look at the upcoming <strong><em>Thor</em></strong> film. This is the footage that screened recently at Comic-Con. </p>
<div class="fullWidth">[See post to watch Flash video]</div>
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		<title>First Trailer for Sucker Punch</title>
		<link>http://www.popscornweekly.com/2010/07/first-trailer-for-sucker-punch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:19:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Powers</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[abbie cornish]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2010/07/sucker-punch-trailer-the-most-audacious-movie-at-comiccon.html">Geoff Boucher</a> of the LA Times <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/">Hero Complex</a> blog calls <strong><em>Sucker Punch</em></strong> "one of the most audacious films of 2011." I think he might be right. Stop what you're doing and watch this.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2010/07/sucker-punch-trailer-the-most-audacious-movie-at-comiccon.html">Geoff Boucher</a> of the LA Times <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/">Hero Complex</a> blog calls <strong><em>Sucker Punch</em></strong> &#8220;one of the most audacious films of 2011.&#8221; I think he might be right. Stop what you&#8217;re doing and watch this.</p>
<p>Brought to us by <a id="aptureLink_DiLg6xKKK0" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0811583/">Zack Snyder</a>, director of <em>Watchmen</em> and <em>300</em>, the film surrounds the mental war waged in Babydoll&#8217;s (<a id="aptureLink_mEP9lTUZTu" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0115161/">Emily Browning</a>) mind against the mental institution to which she&#8217;s been committed. Presumably, her fellow locked-up ladies join her in an imaginative struggle that seems to span all manner of time and environment. Can&#8217;t wait for this one.</p>
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		<title>Super Hot Super Heroes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Powers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the <a class="fancybox" href="http://popscorn.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/avengers-assembled-comic-con.jpg">Avengers assembled at Comic-Con</a> recently, it became pretty evident that in order to play a superhero (or villain), one had to have super-human good looks. That isn't exactly surprising, right, because who wants the day to be saved by a troll? And it's not exactly a new trend -- Christian Bale as Batman, Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, and the list goes on. But considering the fervor for comic-book based films as of late and the interweaving of them as evidenced by the Avengers agenda, the power behind a square jaw and bedroom eyes becomes all the more clear, and seemingly necessary. Here's a look at 12 recent castings that seem to prove the point. ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When the <a class="fancybox" href="http://popscorn.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/avengers-assembled-comic-con.jpg">Avengers assembled at Comic-Con</a> recently, it became pretty evident that in order to play a superhero (or villain), one had to have super-human good looks. That isn&#8217;t exactly surprising, right, because who wants the day to be saved by a troll? And it&#8217;s not exactly a new trend &#8212; Christian Bale as Batman, Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, and the list goes on. But considering the fervor for comic-book based films as of late and the interweaving of them as evidenced by the Avengers agenda, the power behind a square jaw and bedroom eyes becomes all the more clear, and seemingly necessary. Here&#8217;s a look at 12 recent castings that seem to prove the point. </p>
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<h2> <strong>Chris Hemsworth</strong> as Thor </h2>
<p><strong>Film:</strong> Thor<br />
<strong>Other Roles:</strong>  Scruffy scapegoat in <em><a id="aptureLink_88kKqX2qkI" href="http://images2.fanpop.com/image/photos/10200000/A-Perfect-Getaway-2009-Stills-chris-hemsworth-10281364-600-251.jpg">A Perfect Getaway</a></em>; Daddy Kirk in <em><a id="aptureLink_eCybkkANyK" href="http://www.moviedime.com/images/chris-hemsworth-as-george-kirk1.jpg">Star Trek</a></em>
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<p><img src="http://popscorn.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/chris-hemsworth-thor.jpg" alt="" title="chris-hemsworth-thor" width="620" height="300" class="alignright size-full wp-image-3462" /></p>
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<h2> <strong>Jeremy Renner</strong> as Hawkeye </h2>
<p><strong>Film:</strong> The Avengers<br />
<strong>Other Roles:</strong>  Bomb expert in <a id="aptureLink_5MSnRRF014" href="http://alternatebinkyality.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/jeremy_renner.jpg"><em>The Hurt Locker</em></a>; Boston thug in<em> <a id="aptureLink_gOugvS4zAa" href="http://www.collider.com/wp-content/image-base/Movies/T/Town_The/images/The%20Town%20movie%20image%20BEN%20AFFLECK%20and%20JEREMY%20RENNER.jpg">The Town</a></em> (upcoming)
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<p><img src="http://popscorn.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/jeremy-renner-hawkeye.jpg" alt="" title="jeremy-renner-hawkeye" width="620" height="300" class="alignright size-full wp-image-3472" /></p>
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<h2> <strong>Chris Evans</strong> as Captain America</h2>
<p><strong>Film:</strong> Captain America: The First Avenger<br />
<strong>Other Roles:</strong>  Hot-ass Human Torch in <em><a id="aptureLink_vf4zaE5jOS" href="http://io9.com/assets/resources/2008/03/Fantastic4_1.jpg">Fantastic Four</a></em>; Evil ex in <a id="aptureLink_RAOIHDbXbr" href="http://brusimm.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Scott-Pilgrim-vs-the-World-Chris-Evans.jpg">Scott Pilgrim</a>.
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<p><img src="http://popscorn.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/chris-evans-captain-america.jpg" alt="" title="chris-evans-captain-america" width="620" height="300" class="alignright size-full wp-image-3475" /></p>
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<h2><strong>Ryan Reynolds</strong> as Green Lantern</h2>
<p><strong>Film:</strong> Green Lantern<br />
<strong>Other Roles:</strong>  Short-lived Deadpool in <em><a id="aptureLink_Dz7COk7856" href="http://www.collider.com/wp-content/image-base/Movies/X/X_Men_Origins_Wolverine/x-men_origins_wolverine_movie_image_wade_wilson_ryan_reynolds_01.jpg">X-Men Origins: Wolverine</a></em>; Imaginary Captain Excellent in <em><a id="aptureLink_BZcGOSFyAk" href="http://media.onsugar.com/files/2010/04/15/1/192/1922283/ad8ff1ec1336a115_ryan-reynolds-paper-man.jpg">Paper Man</a></em>.
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<p><img src="http://popscorn.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ryan-reynolds-green-lantern.jpg" alt="" title="ryan-reynolds-green-lantern" width="620" height="300" class="alignright size-full wp-image-3478" /></p>
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<h2><strong>Joseph Gordon-Levitt</strong> as The Riddler</h2>
<p><strong>Film:</strong> Batman 3 [rumored]<br />
<strong>Other Roles:</strong>  Cobra Commander in the forgettable <em><a id="aptureLink_JMFSgMt1l4" href="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/07/doctor1-(2).jpg">G.I. Joe</a></em>; Suave sidekick in <em><a id="aptureLink_OqYCpJAbsy" href="http://l.yimg.com/img.omg.yahoo.com/omg/us/img/2c/c7/1003_3953777679.jpg">Inception</a></em>.
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<p><img src="http://popscorn.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/joseph-gordon-levitt-riddler.jpg" alt="" title="joseph-gordon-levitt-riddler" width="620" height="300" class="alignright size-full wp-image-3479" /></p>
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<h2><strong>James McAvoy</strong> as Professor X</h2>
<p><strong>Film:</strong> X-Men: First Class<br />
<strong>Other Roles:</strong>  Mr. Tumnus in the <em><a id="aptureLink_qgkxtV955S" href="http://buyordontbuy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/jmnarnia.jpg">Chronicles of Narnia</a></em>; Sniveling Wesley in <em><a id="aptureLink_SUH9Bmhu21" href="http://image3.examiner.com/images/blog/replicate/EXID39595/images/james_mcavoy_insanely(1).jpg">Wanted</a></em>.
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<p><img src="http://popscorn.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/james-mcavoy-professor-x.jpg" alt="" title="james-mcavoy-professor-x" width="620" height="300" class="alignright size-full wp-image-3481" /></p>
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<h2><strong>Aaron Johnson</strong> as Cyclops</h2>
<p><strong>Film:</strong> X-Men: First Class [rumored]<br />
<strong>Other Roles:</strong>  Everyday superhero in <em><a id="aptureLink_npA8pKOEnX" href="http://fanboyz.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/kick-ass_movie_image_aaron_johnson_01.jpg">Kick-Ass</a></em>.
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<p><img src="http://popscorn.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/aaron-johnson-cyclops.jpg" alt="" title="aaron-johnson-cyclops" width="620" height="300" class="alignright size-full wp-image-3482" /></p>
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<h2><strong>Michael Fassbender</strong> as Magneto</h2>
<p><strong>Film:</strong> X-Men: First Class<br />
<strong>Other Roles:</strong>  Crazed manorexic in <em><a id="aptureLink_NNbc4KOZrS" href="http://assets.gearlive.com/celebrities/blogimages/michael-fassbender-300.jpg">300</a></em>; Running manorexic in <em><a id="aptureLink_u3Ev8X4ifW" href="http://thefilmstage.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/centurion.jpg">Centurion</a></em>.
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<p><img src="http://popscorn.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/michael-fassbender-magneto.jpg" alt="" title="michael-fassbender-magneto" width="620" height="300" class="alignright size-full wp-image-3484" /></p>
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<h2><strong>Andrew Garfield</strong> as Spiderman</h2>
<p><strong>Film:</strong> Untitled Spiderman Reboot<br />
<strong>Other Roles:</strong>  Anton in the <em><a id="aptureLink_kOZFzKoT9Q" href="http://photogallery.filmofilia.com/data/media/16/doctor_parnassus_16.jpg">Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus</a></em>.<br />
<em>*But who cares, really? The role should have gone to not-yet-legal <a id="aptureLink_JsAXpauX5g" href="http://www.comicbookmovie.com/images/uploads/josh-hutcherson.jpg">Josh Hutcherson</a>. </em>
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<p><img src="http://popscorn.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/andrew-garfield-spiderman.jpg" alt="" title="andrew-garfield-spiderman" width="620" height="300" class="alignright size-full wp-image-3486" /></p>
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<h2><strong>Sam Worthington</strong> as Dan Dare</h2>
<p><strong>Film:</strong> Untitled Dan Dare Adaptation (lesser known comic from the &#8217;50s)<br />
<strong>Other Roles:</strong>  Machine with a heart in <em><a id="aptureLink_8jfmgKdOhK" href="http://www.collider.com/uploads/imageGallery/Terminator_Salvation/terminator_salvation_movie_image_sam_worthington_and_moon_bloodgood_.jpg">Terminator Salvation</a></em>; The blue bandit, Jake Sully, in <em><a id="aptureLink_URu12SaLEi" href="http://www.inthenews.co.uk/photo/sam-worthington-signed-for-avatar-trilogy--%247040810%24300.jpg">Avatar</a></em>.
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<p><img src="http://popscorn.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/sam-worthington-dan-dare.jpg" alt="" title="sam-worthington-dan-dare" width="620" height="300" class="alignright size-full wp-image-3489" /></p>
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<h2><strong>Mark Ruffalo</strong> as The Hulk</h2>
<p><strong>Film:</strong> The Avengers<br />
<strong>Other Roles:</strong> Many, many boring ones, like the sidekick in <em><a id="aptureLink_DMqSzvh59B" href="http://www.accesshollywood.com/content/images/100/415x0/100984_mark-ruffalo-and-leonardo-dicaprio-in-shutter-island.jpg">Shutter Island</a></em>.
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<p><img src="http://popscorn.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/mark-ruffalo-hulk2.jpg" alt="" title="mark-ruffalo-hulk2" width="620" height="300" class="alignright size-full wp-image-3490" /></p>
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<h2><strong>Karl Urban</strong> as Judge Dredd</h2>
<p><strong>Film:</strong> Judge Dredd Sequel<br />
<strong>Other Roles:</strong>  Necromonger in <em><a id="aptureLink_Je7zwymIqh" href="http://l.yimg.com/eb/ymv/us/img/hv/photo/movie_pix/universal_pictures/the_chronicles_of_riddick/karl_urban/bigstick.jpg">Chronicles of Riddick</a></em>; Bones in <a id="aptureLink_gfn2tNYM8Z" href="http://www.filmedge.net/StarTrek/images/EW/McCoy_Kirk_l.jpg">Star Trek</a>.
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<p><img src="http://popscorn.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/karl-urban-judge-dredd.jpg" alt="" title="karl-urban-judge-dredd" width="620" height="300" class="alignright size-full wp-image-3491" /></p>
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		<title>The Goon Promo Trailer</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:45:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Powers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a lead character voiced by <a id="aptureLink_3iglU7l7k1" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0316079/">Paul Giamatti</a> and a story that surrounds "ghosts, ghouls, skunk-apes with an unnatural hunger for pie, extra-dimensional aliens, and mad scientists," you can safely count me in for <strong><em>The Goon</em></strong>. This is an early (but healthy) promo for the film, which is based on the <a id="aptureLink_yIo1SN7Fcx" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark%20Horse%20Comics">Dark Horse</a> comic of the same name by <a id="aptureLink_qBKE1Jayn6" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric%20Powell%20%28comics%29">Eric Powell</a>. ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With a lead character voiced by <a id="aptureLink_3iglU7l7k1" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0316079/">Paul Giamatti</a> and a story that surrounds &#8220;ghosts, ghouls, skunk-apes with an unnatural hunger for pie, extra-dimensional aliens, and mad scientists,&#8221; you can safely count me in for <strong><em>The Goon</em></strong>. This is an early (but healthy) promo for the film, which is based on the <a id="aptureLink_yIo1SN7Fcx" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark%20Horse%20Comics">Dark Horse</a> comic of the same name by <a id="aptureLink_qBKE1Jayn6" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric%20Powell%20%28comics%29">Eric Powell</a>. </p>
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