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On the off chance you've been living under a rock, Ridley Scott is directing a science fiction film called "Prometheus." The official story is they started out to do a prequel to Alien and sometime in the pre-production process, the story grew into something different than Alien. There's a new trailer out (and there is an element or two here that you might consider a plot spoiler, so be warned):

In an article that starts off looking at the possibility that Marvel's Kevin Feige will be the new head of Disney Studios, replacing departed Rich Ross, Kevin Melrose distills more than 20 years of Marvel history, such as how they came to have their own studio.

WOW, Creator Rights day on the Internet rolls on with what we might call Stan Lee's Hilary Rosen moment: an unforced error that cannot be rolled back. In an interview with Moviefone, of ALL PLACES, Stan is asked POINT BLANK about whether Jack Kirby should be credited on THE AVENGERS:

Reviews are beginning to roll in on THE AVENGERS and, to our utter surprise, reviewers like it! Well, anyway, Justin Chang at Variety liked it.

Now normally, I'm one to eat food, not stare at it. This is where I might make an exception. You may have seen a Dalek Wedding Cake image floating around Twitter over the weekend. If not, guide left. Turns out that was just one of a sequence of several science fiction/robot themed cakes, including:

Disney has made it official: The CAPTAIN AMERICA sequel will bow April 4, 2014. Chris Evans will reprise his role from CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER and THE AVENGERS. The second installment will pick up right where THE AVENGERS leaves off, as Steve Rogers struggles to find his place in the modern world while working with Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D.

As the clock winds down inexorably to the greatest moment in superteam filmic history, it has been revealed that THE AVENGERS will be the closing night film for the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival, a fairly prestigious slot for a film that is mostly an entertainment.

Here's a brief making-of featurette on Morgan Spurlock's Comic-Con documentary, which opens in theaters and on VOD on April 6th.

Conan O'Brien has some footage imagining Michael Bay's version of the beloved sewer avengers.

Cursing the basketball gods because your bracket is broken? Searching for a tournament bracket which better suits your knowledge base? We present a multitude of 2012 non-sports tournaments, from popular culture, food, and corporate America!

The story circulating is that Ridley Scott started out looking to do a prequel to Aliens and the story turned into its own universe. Whatever the connection to Alien is or isn't, the Prometheus trailer does have a bit of the claustrophobic Alien look and feel. Have a look.

You heard Johnny Depp and Tim Burton had hooked up again to produce a feature film version of the classic 1966-71 gothic horror soap opera, Dark Shadows. Well, looks like there a trailer up for it and it just might not be quite what you were expecting.