Betcha didn't know #1

Captain America

If Captain America: The Winter Soldier tops $670 million, then among solo superhero franchises only Spider-Man, Christopher Nolan’s last two Batman movies, and Iron Man 3 film will have performed better.  

Transformers: Age of Extinction

Transformers: Age of Extinction is on pace to top Avatar‘s record as the highest-grossing movie in history in China.

Leading Role as Batman

Ben Affleck is 18 months older than Christian Bale marking the first time the actor taking on the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman is older than the actor who last played the role in a live action movie. All other Batman roles the actor succeeding the role has been younger than the actor who previously played the character. Val Kilmer took the role from Michael Keaton and he is 8 years younger. George Clooney who is 18 months younger took the role from Val Kilmer. Christian Bale is 13 years younger than Clooney.

Biographies in Miniature #1

Wonder Woman

Born the daughter of Queen Hippolyta on Paradise Island to a race of Amazon Warriors, Diana is a princess, an ambassador, a warrior and a superhero. Using divine powers, granted to her by the Gods of Olympus, Diana went to the United States of America to fight for peace, justice and truth as Wonder Woman.

Thor

Thor is the Asgardian God of Thunder and the son of Odin, the All-Father of Asgard and Gaea, the Elder Earth-Goddess. Combining the power of both worlds, Thor is arguably the greatest and mightiest defender of both . Armed with his powerful enchanted hammer Mjolnir, Thor is the mightiest warrior of Asgard, a founding member of the Avengers and one of the strongest, most powerful beings on Earth.

Spiderman

Peter Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider as a teenager, granting him spider-like powers. After the death of his Uncle Ben, which he could have prevented, Peter learned that "with great power, comes great responsibility." Swearing to always protect the innocent from harm, Peter Parker became the Amazing Spider-Man!

Batman

Bruce Wayne witnessed the murder of his billionaire parents as a child, swearing to avenge them. He trained extensively to achieve mental and physical perfection, mastering martial arts, detective skills, and criminal psychology. Costumed as a bat to prey on criminals' fear, and utilizing a high-tech arsenal, the legendary Batman was born.

Superman

Rocketed to Earth as an infant from the doomed planet Krypton, Kal-El was adopted by the loving Kent family and raised in America's heartland as Clark Kent. Using his immense solar-fueled powers, he became Superman to defend mankind against all manner of threats while championing truth, justice and the American way!

The Better Spiderman: Tobey Maguire or Andrew Garfield?

Toby Maguire                          Andrew Garfield

If these two supremely talented actors had to be rated in their role as Spider-man on the following who would reign supreme:

1. Charisma
2. Humor 
3. Physique
4. 'Nerdiness' 
5. Heroism
6. Emotional depth

Batman v Superman: Do Cyborg and Wonder Woman make the movie more epic?

Director Zack Snyder  is reputed as saying that the  addition of characters Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) and Cyborg (Ray Fisher) makes the movie "thicker, denser and more epic" than Man of Steel and allows it to be the next step toward building a strong movie universe that will ultimately lead to Snyder's Justice League. On the flipside the additional characters could detract from the epic battle between the movie's main characters. Should they be featured?

 

Marvel vs DC Comics: Which is in 1st place?

Marvel is the publisher of comic books featuring iconic characters and teams such as the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, the Avengers, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor, Captain America and Daredevil. 

DC is a publisher of comic books featuring iconic characters and teams such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, the Justice League of America, and the Teen Titans, and is considered the originator of the American superhero genre. 

Which is better? Why?

Superman's new suit: Do the alterations make sense?

The new super-suit worn by actor Henry Cavill has a version of the yellow belt. The little red oval on his abdomen in the Man of Steel suit has given way to a much more belt-like golden-yellow design in the new suit. It seems that Superman’s design changes are primarily to get the suit a little closer to the comics. You be the judge. It's a drastic change from the Superman we used to know. The next time we see him he may be wearing short tights!  

Are the changes worth it or do you prefer something resembling the good old days?