Katee Sackhoff Teases Marvel Meeting and "Super Secret" Role

As the grim and tough Starbuck on Battlestar Galactica, Katee Sackhoff is someone many expect to be suited up for a superhero role at some point. She's been rumored for various parts in the past, including Captain Marvel, a character many expect to be appear in Marvel's Phase Three, and has previously had meetings with them which we didn't seem to amount to anything. Or perhaps maybe they did? Sackhoff is at it again, and over the last few days she's been talking about a meeting she has with Stan Lee about a "super secret job". While that is certainly interesting, it's the photo clues she's been tweeting from the set that are of real interest.

I'm wearing red leather to my meeting with @TheRealStanLee today, sorta just seemed appropriate.
— Katee Sackhoff (@kateesackhoff) July 29, 2014

Headed out for day one of a super secret job....I will send photo clues throughout the next 3 days! Clue #1 pic.twitter.com/1mVRmQKNmE
— Katee Sackhoff (@kateesackhoff) August 2, 2014

Clue #2 pic.twitter.com/giXoQB8y3W
— Katee Sackhoff (@kateesackhoff) August 3, 2014

Sackhoff seems to be getting fitted for some kind of mask or headgear in the second image, while in the third she's sporting a little red and yellow leather. Does all of this equate to her being Captain Marvel or some other comic book character? The last time rumors like this cropped it didn't turn out as we thought, and she ended up starring with Guardians of the Galaxy co-stars Vin Diesel and Dave Bautista in Riddick. Perhaps they helped convince Marvel to push ahead with Sackhoff as their next female superhero? But when I think "red leather" and Marvel heroes Captain Marvel isn't the first one that springs to mind. Elektra does. So does Spider-Woman.

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Stan Lee Confirms the Cameo in 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' We Knew He'd Have

This past Thursday I tuned in to Hell's Kitchen the way I always do and, lo and behold, there was Stan Lee trying to enjoy a meal while Gordon Ramsay screamed at his chefs. This is what Lee is probably known for nowadays more than his comics work, making cameos in movies and on TV. If there's a Marvel movie out there then Lee is probably going to pop up in it, and speaking at the London Film and Comic Con event he confirmed an appearance in Avengers: Age of Ultron. Of course.

Lee: "People that had not been big stars before like the fellow who plays Thor (Chris Hemsworth) - he's wonderful! I was with him yesterday - I did my cameo of course [for Avengers: Age of Ultron].

We won't be seeing him in Guardians of the Galaxy because he had very little to do with that team's formation. Of course, he doesn't anything to do with DC's top superheroes either and that didn't stop him from offering a few words of advice for Warner Bros.' Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice...

Lee:  "DC could probably make a lot more money with Superman and Batman if they announced that I'd have a cameo in it! People wouldn't believe it - they'd have to go to the theatre to see it!"

So keep an eye out for Stan "The Man" when Avengers: Age of Ultron opens August 1st 2015.

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Stan Lee will Cameo in 'Guardians of the Galaxy' After All

Unlike the vast majority of Marvel characters to appear on the big screen, Stan Lee has practically nothing to do with the Guardians of the Galaxy. But it was still something of a surprise when it seemed as if he wouldn't be making his usual cameo in the film, just as he's done for practically every other Marvel movie. Fortunately, fans won't have to endure the pain of a movie minus Stan "The Man" as he revealed to the C2E2 panel over the weekend that he has filmed a scene for Guardians of the Galaxy. Here's Stan's response to a question on the subject....

“I can’t tell you what it is, but I can tell you I do not understand what it was or why I did it. It has me with a girl — a very pretty girl — that’s all I can tell you.”

Zoe Saldana and Karen Gillan will be too busy fighting most of the time, so Stan is probably talking about Ophelia Lovibond, who will appear as the Collector's aide, Carina. She also had a guest spot in the post-credits scene in Thor: The Dark World.

Guardians of the Galaxy, now with 100% more Stan Lee, opens August 1st.

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Stan Lee gets "Big Role" on Marvel's 'Agents of SHIELD'

Stan Lee isn't known as the "king of cameos" for nothing, as he's found his way into virtually every Marvel film. So perhaps the biggest news isn't that Stan "The Man" is appearing on Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, but that it's taken this long for it come about.

According to THR, Lee has revealed he has a part on the episode dated for February 4th, and it won't be just another pop-in cameo but will be a "big role". Maybe he'll play some SHIELD higher-up, or maybe he'll be a super-powered janitor or something. Who can say? Heck, he might even play himself.

Tonight's premiere will apparently reveal how Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg) returned from the dead, and it would be interesting if Lee was somehow tied into what has been the season's biggest mystery.

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New 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' New Year's Eve Clip Has Stan Lee Pumped

While the ball was dropping on 2013 in Times Square last night, Sony was busy pushing ahead into 2014 by releasing this new clip for The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which features Spidey battling, you guessed it, in Times Square. How timely.

The clip premiered at the site EnemiesUnite.com site as part of a countdown, and it doesn't take long to see why. While party-goers celebrate, Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield) finds himself in the middle of a fight against Electro (Jamie Foxx) and the armored Rhino (Paul Giamatti), who have teamed up to take him down. And because Stan Lee is never too far away from a camera anytime there's a Marvel movie, he's there to give us an extremely enthusiastic introduction. Pretty sure he was this pumped over Fangasm, too, so take it with a spoonful of Metamucil.

Now that the clip has been posted, the EnemiesUnite countdown clock has restarted and should hit zero on February 1st, just a day before the Super Bowl.  The Amazing Spider-Man 2 opens May 2nd 2014.


THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 - Extrait: Exclusive content shown at Times Square NYE Celebration [VO|HD] by Team Lyricis

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Stan Lee Says Marvel Is Planning An 'Inhumans' Movie

With Thor: The Dark World right around the corner (check out a couple of new posters here), Phase Two of Marvel's master plan is in full swing, and already attention is focusing on what the studio has on the horizon. The only confirmed Phase Three film right now is Edgar Wright's Ant-Man, and Doctor Strange seems to be a personal favorite of studio President Kevin Feige. Nothing is really concrete until Feige says it is, but a certain Marvel Comics legend has a few thoughts on what's coming up.

Stan Lee spoke to TooFab and says Black Panther, Doctor Strange, and the Inhumans are due for Marvel flicks. We've heard about all three of these at various points, but it's the first we've heard about the Inhumans in awhile. They are sort of like the redheaded stepchildren of the Marvel Universe, even more than mutants like the X-men. They're the descendants of genetically-altered humans from the prehistoric era, gifted with latent superhuman powers that only emerge when exposed to the Terrigen Mists. The Inhumans established a society called Attilan in the dark area of the moon, and are ruled by a royal family led by the king, Black Bolt. It doesn't make much sense for Marvel to introduce another intergalactic team movie with Guardians of the Galaxy coming up, and the complicate family dynamics that define the Inhumans isn't much different than what we see in the Thor films.

As a guy who was practically raised on Marvel comics it's sort of expected that I love anything and everything Stan Lee does and says.  The guy is a legend, and it's fun to see him pop up in every single Marvel movie. But he's not someone I would consider the most rock solid source when it comes to Marvel Studios projects. It's likely that one or all of these movies will get done at some point, just don't take Lee's word as a confirmation.

Meanwhile, Marvel's definitely in the business of offering more content with strong female leads. An Agent Carter TV series is in the works, and according to Natalie Portman we can expect that to continue on the big screen. She tells SciFi Now...

Portman: "There are definitely many strong [Marvel] women, but it will be exciting when there is a central female character, which I think is coming - I have heard is coming. And, of course, also a central non-white character will also be exciting... But they do definitely have strong female characters in them and I think it's a testament to the people who run Marvel, their respect, their just normal human respect for women, the way they want to characterize them; you can tell when men talk to you, as just a person or as a 'woman.' "

Black Widow seems like the most obvious choice for her own film, but perhaps too obvious. On the comics side Marvel has really been pushing Carol "Captain Marvel" Danvers as an A-league superhero, and if she ends up in The Avengers: Age of Ultron as many expect, don't be surprised if a solo franchise follows. 

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Watch every Marvel cameo by Stan Lee since 1989

Death, taxes, and Stan Lee cameos. It doesn't matter what the Marvel film is, if "Stan the Man" had a hand in creating the character, then he'll invariably pop his head up in there somewhere. Sometimes he's just another face in the crowd, other times he's playing the hero like in the first Spider-Man, and other times he's getting rescued from certain death like in Daredevil. The ol' guy has more film credits for doing less work than anybody in Hollywood history, and even though we know he's coming, when he shows up it still makes us all chuckle.

A cool new video has put together all of Stan's cameos in Marvel films since 1989. It's only about five minutes long and begins with The Trial of The Incredible Hulk, which I remember watching as a 12-year old kid, and goes all the way up to The Amazing Spider-Man.  Start your bets on what he'll be doing in Iron Man 3. [JoBlo]

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The Governator to be a 3D feature film in 2013

While most of us hoped that Arnold Schwarzenegger's big jump back into the world of entertainment(although I found his term as Governor extremely entertaining) would be something along the lines of..oh, say Predators 2? Or The Running Man 2? Anything to remind of us of the action hero he used to be. Instead we learned his big comeback would be an animated TV series and comic book venture called The Governator.  He'd play what sounds like a cross between Iron Man and Ronald Reagan, fighting terrorists with a slew of kid sidekicks.  Stan Lee was on board as producer, and the series would tie in somewhat to Schwarzenegger's real life.

But any hope that The Governator would be relegated to the easily avoidable TV and comic book avenues has been dashed. At the MIPTV press conference to announce the project, Andy Heyward of A Squared Entertainment also announced that we can expect a 3D feature film to be released as well, landing some time in 2013.  Oi.  Whether or not it'll be animated wasn't made clear, but I'm guessing it will be. Although if it were made more adult and edgy, a live-action Governator film could be pretty sweet.

So expect to see an animated Schwarzy battling some of the world's real life bad guys.  In fact, somebody even asked him about the possibility of taking on Muʿammar Al-Qaḏḏâfî(sp?), and Schwarzenegger immediately jumped into politician mode...

Schwarzenegger: “Who knows? I don’t want to make headlines, that means you won’t write about The Governator. That might be going in the wrong direction. But the way things are going, we may have a chance of selling our series down there.”

There's a healthy mouthful of non-speak for ya, kiddies. Deadline also notes that Schwarzenegger continues to press on the idea of looking at a number of different scripts for his real big screen return. I'm sure that's true, and hopefully none of them include the words "Kindergarten", "Jingle", or "Connecticut".

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Stan Lee Confirms Thor Role

Eh, not that this is a big deal or anything but it has to do with the Thor film and at this point I'm hyped for any news surrounding it. I still have a hard time believing Stan Lee actually tweets, but on his Twitter account (@smilinstanlee), the former Marvel publisher and writer confirmed he'll be having a part in Kenneth Branagh's mythological epic.



Is there any chance, any chance at all, that I can convince Branagh to have Stan the Man's character driven into the ground like a railroad spike by Thor's hammer?

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