One of the very first posts I ever wrote here on BMore Nerdy was the announcement of the Marvel Anime series coming to the US, particularly onto Male Geek channel G4.

At the time, we only had a look at Iron Man, it seems that the information has been revealed about the X-Men series, soon to premiere in Japan and show here later this year.

Scheduled for an April 1st airdate, the character re-designs featured above are both familiar and dramatically different.

If you’re wondering why they’re so glum, maybe the plot synopsis will give it away for you…

The X-Men are reunited following the death of a teammate, and are summoned by Charles Xavier to Japan following the abduction of Hisako Ichiki (Armor). There, they confront the U-Men, a lunatic cult that steals and transplants mutant organs to further strengthen their own army, and the battle for justice is on.

Yeah, I’d be sad too, if my friend died and then I had to fight a bunch of guys.

What do you think of the new looks?

Source: Marvel.com.

While the first trailer for X-Men: First Class didn’t do much for me, the more that Fox reveals images from the film, the more intrigued I become.

And that has continued with today’s release of two new posters from the film.

Following the teaser poster (which was a simple, tasteful Xavier School logo), these two new posters show the main leads of the film, Michael Fassbender as Magneto and James McAvoy as Professor Xavier respectively, and showcase not just who they are in the film, but who they eventually will become.

In a world of photoshopped headshots, these are some very strong, evocative images, and I applaud the marketing team for making them.

Let’s just hope the movie is as cool as these posters are.

X-Men: First Class hits theaters on June 3, 2011.

Source: Blog@Newsarama.

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Like any good soap opera, the classic X-Men comic series has mixed the world of superheroics with high stakes romance.

But the question is – can someone make it easier to understand?

Sure thing. Graphic designer Joe Stone decided to tackle this task, and he made it pretty darn visually appealing, to boot.

So next time you crack the cover of a new Marvel mutant tale, have this easy to follow guide by your side to recall which character hooked up with who.

Stuck as to who is who? Joe even threw together an easier to follow answer key!

Enjoy!

Another piece of the puzzle for Superman: Man of Steel has been set, as Warner Bros and director Zach Snyder have signed their man to wear the cape!

A relative unknown, actor Henry Cavill has been locked up to star in the 2012 return of the classic hero.

While I’m not very familiar with his work, which includes roles in Stardust, Tristan & Isolde and The Tudors, looking at the still above, I can’t help but note how right he looks for the part.

Snyder is said to be VERY high on Cavill, and I look forward to seeing what he brings to the role.

What do you think? Let me know in the comments.

Source: Ain’t It Cool News.

Wow, I didn’t expect this sort of image to be released for a few months, but the team at The Daily BLAM! seems to have sources in high places, as thanks to them, the first look at the cast of X-Men: First Class has hit the web.

A mishmash of X-Men characters new and old, the image showcases our first looks at James McAvoy as Professor X (with hair), Michael Fassbender as Magneto, January Jones as The White Queen and Rose Byrne as Moira McTaggart, among others.

The full synopsis for the June 3, 2011 release is as follows:

X-Men First Class charts the epic beginning of the X-Men saga, and reveals a secret history of famous global events. Before mutants had revealed themselves to the world, and before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Not archenemies, they were instead at first the closest of friends, working together with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop Armageddon. In the process, a grave rift between them opened, which began the eternal war between Magneto’s Brotherhood and Professor X’s X-Men.

Hopefully Fox will release a higher resolution version of this cast shot soon, but in the meantime, we have this watermarked look at the cast.

What do you think, folks? Personally, I like how the team seems to have a uniform similar to the classic yellow and black garb, but not quite.   I still am not sold on the reason for the film, aside from continuing the X-Men franchise, but we’ll see.

Source: The Daily BLAM!.

EDIT: Updated – 3:07pm

We now have a watermark-less version!

Coming from this weeks latest issue of Entertainment Weekly, is the above image, which is our first official (read: not paparazzi) look at Chris Evans in full Captain America gig.

It’s not the most exciting first image, but I have to say it looks just right.  He looks like a solider, he looks like he can scrap, and they even make the “wings” on the mask/helmet look right.

But now I just want to see him in motion! Oh, us nerds, never satisfied.

Captain America: The First Avenger hits theaters on July 22nd.

Source: EW.com.

Ask any movie nerd about Godzilla, and chances are they have very fond memories about the Japanese city destroying monster.  But when American studios have attempted to create new films with the big angry lizard, the results have been anything but positive.

Most recently, the late 90s brought Godzilla, the terrible Matthew Broderick starring flick helmed by the team that gave us Independence Day. While they tried their best to produce a solid flick, the results were anything but good, resulting in a film referred to by proper Godzilla fans as “GINO”, meaning “Godzilla In Name Only.”  I dare say the only good that came of it last time was an amazing Ben Folds Five song on the soundtrack.

This time however, Legendary Pictures has the rights, the production team that funded Inception and The Dark Knight, and to say their choice of director was an interesting risk would be putting it lightly.

The man to helm the camera? Gareth Edwards, writer and director of this past fall’s Monsters.

Monsters, a low budget independent film best known for it’s very low budget (rumored to be as little as $15,000), put the titular monsters in the background, focusing on a relationship between its two leads, using the creatures as a force to move the plot forward, as opposed to being the plot themselves.

This move is the latest in Hollywood’s move to court interesting auteurs to helm big name projects. (500) Days of Summer lead to the ironically named Marc Webb to become the director of 2012′s Spider-Man reboot, and Disney is courting nerd directors Guillermo Del Toro and David Fincher to handle films based on Haunted Mansion and 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea respectively.

Will these risks pay off? Lets hope that at least in the case of the Big G, he finally gets an American film worthy of his large presence.

Source: Heat Vision.

I don’t know how you felt, but I absolutely enjoyed every minute of Tron Legacy.

From the Daft Punk score to the amazing visuals, it was a visual and aural assault from the word go.

But there are those fans that didn’t like it, and many said that they wished the tech within the movie retained the low-fi feel of the original Tron.

One intrepid animator on YouTube seemed to want to meet this challenge as he’s condensed the Disney sequel into a 1:11 video, in sweet pixelated 8-bit style.

It’s a really great video, and totally worth the time. Check it out!

Well, the big moment that many high-def film fans have been waiting for is upon us – the classic sci-fi saga Star Wars is finally hitting high definition blu-ray!

Announced today at the Consumer Electronics Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Star Wars films will be released to blu-ray in 3 separate collections, 3-disc releases for each of the trilogies (classic and prequel) and an extensive 9-disc set for all six films.

The official press release and announcement video is as follows.

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THE FORCE IS STRONG WITH THIS ONE THE MOST ANTICIPATED BLU-RAY RELEASE IN THE GALAXY IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR WORLDWIDE PRE-ORDER STARTING TODAY
LAS VEGAS (Jan. 6, 2011) – The most anticipated Blu-ray release ever – the Star Wars™ Saga – emerges from light speed this September 2011. For the first time, all six of George Lucas’ epic films (Episodes I-VI) are united in one complete set. Fans worldwide are able to pre-order now with online retailers.

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will release Star Wars in three distinct sets to meet the needs of every Star Wars fan:

Star Wars: The Complete Saga on Blu-ray (9-disc Set includes all six films)
Star Wars: Prequel Blu-ray Trilogy (3-disc set includes Episodes I-III)
Star Wars: Original Blu-ray Trilogy (3-disc set includes Episodes IV-VI)

STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA ON BLU-RAY will feature all six live-action Star Wars feature films utilizing the highest possible picture and audio presentation, along with three additional discs and more than 30 hours of extensive special features including never-before-seen deleted and alternate scenes, an exploration of the exclusive Star Wars archives, and much more.

Star Wars: The Complete Saga on Blu-ray will be available for $139.99 US/$179.99 CAN and the Star Wars: Trilogy Sets for $69.99 US/89.99 CAN. Pricing for each set will vary by international territory.

Flanked by a legion of his finest Imperial Stormtroopers, Darth Vader himself joined Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment President Mike Dunn at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to announce the release, vowing “The forces of the Empire will be at your disposal to assure the success of this endeavor.”

“The Star Wars Saga is the most anticipated Blu-ray collection since the launch of the high-def format,” Dunn said. “The epic franchise pioneered sound and visual presentation in theaters and is perfectly suited to do it again in the home, with a viewing experience only possible with Blu-ray.”

“With all six episodes available for the first time in one collection, this is a great way for families and home audiences to experience the complete Saga from start to finish,” said Doug Yates, Vice President of Marketing, Online, Distribution, Lucasfilm Ltd. “And with the quality of high-definition, Blu-ray provides the most immersive home experience possible.”

“The Star Wars franchise has been one of the most anticipated Blu-ray releases by Amazon’s customers,” said Bill Carr, Vice President of Music and Video at Amazon. “We think that Star Wars will be incredibly popular with our customers, and we expect pre-orders to be very strong.”

The pre-orders have already begun at Amazon, for the prequel trilogy, original trilogy and full, complete saga at some rather impressive discounts.  There is no word yet on which of the many versions of the Original Trilogy will be on this set, but one hopes for the initial theatrical cuts, if only as bonus features.

I’ve already pre-ordered my set of the complete saga – have you?

One of the biggest nerd event films of the summer is undoubtedly the Ryan Reynolds starring Green Lantern adaptation.

As lukewarm as I was on the trailer, there’s little doubt in my mind that the film is going to be one of the bigger movies of the summer, and accordingly, it’s getting all of the crucial related merchandise, including action figures.

Which is why you’re here. To see the first of what is sure to be many figures of the movie version of Hal Jordan as a Green Lantern.

Set to get the hype started early, with a scheduled February release, this “early bird” figure is a limited exclusive for the fans, set to be sold at Toys R Us stores only.

The figure comes enclosed in special packaging, which you can view in the gallery below, alongside a really cool stand.

Limited to 2814 pieces, it can be pre-ordered today for a painful $24.99.  No word on the eventual eBay resale value.

Source: Toys “R” Us.