Taiwan's Next Media Animation (NMA) studios released another fantastic video last week, this one called "Star Wars Episode 7 Official Trailer."

The crazy video studio, based in Taipei, Taiwan, brings international news to a whole new level by not only reporting on all the latest stories, but providing some hilarious visuals as well through computer animation. Who needs cute girls in front of green screens?

The Star Wars video starts with a guy smoking a cigar dressed as Mickey Mouse sitting with George Lucas and a girl dressed as slave Princess Leia on a couch at a stripclub, while a woma...

You've got to hand it to Marvel: When it comes to selecting directors, they certainly think outside the box. Classic thespian Kenneth Branagh for "Thor?" "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" creator Joss Whedon for "The Avengers?" Jon Favreau, who previously was best known as Vince Vaughn's wingman, for the film that started it all, "Iron Man?" Big gambles and big, big payoffs.

All of which is our way of saying that it shouldn't be a surprise that Deadline is reporting that Marvel has selected the Russo Brothers to helm "Captain America 2."

It shouldn't be, but it still is.

In the annals of Holly...

The Avengers has again made U.S. box office history after becoming the first film to rake in $100 million during its second weekend.

The Marvel action epic, which boasts an all-star cast of Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, and Scarlett Johansson, smashed records after hauling in a massive $200.3 million in its first three days of release, besting Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, which grossed $169 million when it hit theaters in July.

And the superhero blockbuster continued to impress for the second week in a row with earnings of $103.2 million, fending off competition from Joh...

"The Avengers" shattered box office records by becoming the first film ever to break the $200 million mark in its opening weekend. The film is projected to have made $200.3 million since its midnight release on Friday, May 4.

The movie ties together such characters as Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Thor (Chris Hemsworth) for a big-screen franchise team-up like no other.

"The Avengers" slides "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2," into second place in the record books. It earned $169 millio...

Wanna be prepared for the Thursday night midnight arrival of the much anticipated "Avengers" in movie geek style? Welcome to the Avengers Marvel Superhero Marathon!

That’s right folks! Out in glorious Westwood, California at the famed Regency Bruin Theater we’re celebrating the arrival of the Joss Whedon helmed action yarn with a big screen recap of all the flicks leading up to "The Avengers" for one night May 3 only starting at 11:00am!

What? All five flicks of "Iron Man," "Iron Man 2," "The Incredible Hulk," "Captain America" and "Thor" not enough? Not even getting a preferre...

Fans of Captain America and the Avengers turned out in their droves for a rare sale of memorabilia linked to the superhero in Chicago, Illinois, over the weekend.

Profiles in History's "Captain America: The First Avenger" auction was a huge success with 217 of the 219 items snapped up for a total $1.1 million.

Some of the highlights included the "Captain America" Hero Costume, which Chris Evans wore in advertising and promotional materials for the 2011 film, and the original full-scale screen-used Mark II Autopsy suit from "Iron Man 2." The former went under the hammer for $228,000 and th...

Chris Evans feared for his career if last year's superhero blockbuster Captain America: The First Avenger flopped because he had already made "quite a few stinkers".

The Hollywood hunk reprises his role as Captain America for upcoming superhero movie The Avengers, following the financial success of his debut outing as the shield-wielding adventurer.

However, he is still coming to terms with starring in such a big box office hit following a series of under performing films.

He tells Hong Kong's Prestige magazine, "I'm surprised by any movie that is successful. At this point I've made a lo...

Actress Emily Blunt turned down roles in Iron Man 2 and Captain America: The First Avenger because she refused to play a beautiful but brainless sidekick.

The Devil Wears Prada star was offered parts in both blockbuster superhero films but, as neither movie presented a challenge to her, she said no.

She tells New York Magazine, "Usually the female parts in a superhero film feel thankless: She's the pill girlfriend while the guys are whizzing around saving the world.

"I didn't do the other ones because the part wasn't very good or the timing wasn't right, but I'm open to any kind of genre...

The final Harry Potter movie and Martin Scorsese's Hugo will lead the way at the 2012 Saturn Awards after scooping 10 nominations apiece.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 and Hugo will compete with Immortals, The Muppets, Midnight in Paris and Thor to be named Best Fantasy Film at the prize giving, which recognizes achievement in movie genres such as sci-fi and horror.

Filmmaker J.J. Abrams' Super 8 nabbed eight nods and Captain America: The First Avenger scooped seven, while The Adventures of Tintin and Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol both picked up six nominations.

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Steven Spielberg's The Adventures Of Tintin and crime drama Boardwalk Empire are leading the film and TV nominations at the upcoming Visual Effects Society (VES) Awards.

The director's animated adventure has scored six nods, with three in the Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Motion Picture category.

Other movies to receive nominations for special effects include Captain America: The First Avenger, Rise of the Planet of the Apes and a host of sequels - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and Transformers: Dark of the Moo...

Chris Evans, 30, has vowed to take yoga more seriously in 2012 in a bid to ease his aches and pains.

The "Captain America" hunk admits years of working out to maintain a buff physique have taken their toll on his body, and he plans to do something to get more limber.

He tells WENN, "It's been, like, the same New Year's resolution for, like, a decade, but I really think I'm going to do it this year. I always say I should do more yoga. Or do yoga - more would mean I do some. I've done none.

"But I always want to do yoga because I'm getting old. Nerves are getting pinched every other day, a...

Captain America co-creator Joe Simon has died at the age of 98.

He passed away in New York City on Wednesday after a brief illness.

The writer teamed up with illustrator Jack Kirkby to create a number of heroes and villains for Timely, the forerunner to Marvel Comics, and National Periodicals, the company which later became DC. Their characters included Newsboy Legion, Manhunter and Sandy the Golden Boy.

Captain America debuted in December, 1940.

Meek U.S. Army soldier Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) takes part in an experimental military program that infuses him with super-human powers and uses his newfound strength to battle the villainous Red Skull (Hugo Weaving) in "Captain America: First Avenger," the comic-book adventure from director Joe Johnston ("The Wolfman," "The Rocketeer").

When a terrifying force threatens everyone across the globe, the world’s greatest soldier wages war on the evil HYDRA organization, led by Red Skull. Loaded with fantastic action, stunning visual effects and an awe-inspiring hero imbued with courage, h...

Marvel Studios and Paramount Pictures introduce the latest addition to the incomparable Marvel Super Hero team with Captain America: The First Avenger, ready for action on high definition Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD October 25, 2011. Called "the best superhero movie ever" (Brian Erdy, CBS-TV), the thrill-packed adventure is a blockbuster hit with audiences worldwide, earning over $350 million at the Global Box Office. When a terrifying force threatens everyone across the globe, the world’s greatest soldier wages war on the evil HYDRA organization, led by the villainous Red Skull. Loaded wit...

Chris Evans and his big shield not enough to satisfy your pumped up country pride? Well, then check out the early red, white and blue dude via 1989’s "Captain America" out now from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. The picked apart patriotic plans are below!

Title: "Captain America"

Grade: 2

Cast: Matt Salinger, Kim Gillingham, Ronny Cox

Director: Albert Pyun

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 97 minutes

Release Company: 20th Century Fox

Website: www.foxdvd.com

The Flick: Albert Pyun, the Charles Band of his day, was the helmer on this early 1989 version of "Captain Amer...

At last month's San Diego Comic Con it came as a surprise that one of the biggest superhero movies to be released next year was more or less absent. However, at this weekend's Disney’s D23 Expo at the Anaheim Convention Center a preview was displayed showing what will be in store for 'The Avengers.'

Kevin Feige, the head of Marvel Studios, took to the stage to highlight footage of the previous Marvel films, anticipating for the unveiling of the new clip and he confessed that there was only two weeks left of filming.

Some of the A-list cast were present at the panel, including Robert Downe...

Samuel L. Jackson gives his movies a boost when they hit theatres by snapping up $2,000 worth of tickets and donating them to his church.

The actor's latest film Captain America: The First Avenger topped the U.S. box office last month, and Jackson admits he gave the movie a helping hand by paying for people in his community to see it.

He tells London's Evening Standard, "If you can't contribute to your own box office, what can you do? Not only do I see it, I actually buy like $2,000 of tickets and give them to the church."

"So at least I can say the movie made at least $2,000 in the o...

"Cowboys & Aliens" and family fun movie "The Smurfs" have tied for the box office top spot - both films opened at the weekend with $36.2 million.

"Captain America: The First Avenger" didn't have enough power to hold onto last week's number one - it fell to third place with $24.9 million.

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" raked in $21.9 million to land fourth place, and Ryan Gosling and Steve Carell's new romantic comedy "Crazy, Stupid, Love," rounded out the top five after premiering with $19.3 million.

Now that Captain America has slung his mighty shield across the cineplexes, 2011’s summer superhero quadrumvirate—Thor, X-Men: First Class, Green Lantern and Cap—is ripe for a recap: What worked, what didn’t, and most importantly, what comes next? (Oh, and even though they bested all four DC and Marvel characters at the box office, we’re not counting the Transformers or Harry Potter, okay?)

THOR

Released: May 6. Worldwide box office to date: ~$444 million. Rotten Tomatoes rating: 6.7/10

Marvel Comics’ God of Thunder kicked off the superhero summer in a film directed by the Shakespeare...

Captain America has broken the spell of Harry Potter and powered his way to the top of the box office chart with an opening weekend haul of $65.8 million.

The new Hollywood blockbuster, starring Chris Evans as the patriotic superhero, replaces Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 at number one, with the eighth and final installment of the boy wizard franchise slipping into second place.

The magic of Potter is still going strong - the film made $48 million in its second week on release, boosting its total U.S. takings to $274.1 million.

Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake's romantic ...

If you thought “Thor” was too Shakespearean, but “Green Lantern” was not substantial enough, “Captain America: The First Avenger” will be a delightful middle ground. Joe Johnston’s entertaining tale has humor, action, and just the right amount of camp to satisfy your summer superhero craving.

The year is 1943—World War II is in full swing, and young men are volunteering in droves to fight the Nazis. Amidst the war fever, Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) is a sickly runt longing to join the U.S Army. Rogers has been repeatedly denied enlistment due to his ill-health, but the stubborn yout...

Before I go off on my review like a fat-man on a stack of pancakes, I’d like to say who knew back in the day (Late 70s) when I wore my very first Halloween costume (Red Skull) that at the age of 36 I’d wind up viewing it on the silver screen and in film form? Back then I was a hairy, hideous, fat, little Ewok child who ran around with a tight-ass costume like a retard saying “Trick-or-Treat” and completely clueless that I was giving Red Skull the worst representation ever. He would have melted me for sure!

(Sigh) Ok, now that I’m over my diarrhea of the mind and fingers, let’s begin! ...

By Joan Alperin Schwartz 'Captain America: The First Avenger', directed by Joe Johnston (Wolfman) is the latest superhero to come out of the 'Marvel' stable.

The year is 1941...Hitler and his merry band of Nazis are storming through Europe.

One particular Nazi, Johann Schmidt aka Red Skull (Hugo Weaving) is in Norway searching for an ancient artifact known as Odin's Tesseract...

This artifact is very, very powerful. We know this, because of the small print written on it... ...not meant for human eyes...Apparently, the Tesseract gives a person unlimited power. And who is the last per...

Moviemaker Joss Whedon has rented out space at NASA's Plum Brook Station in Ohio for the new Avengers movie.

Publicists for the film tell the Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper that Chris Hemsworth, Robert Downey, Jr. and Chris Evans will be among the stars filming at the facility, which boasts a unique vacuum chamber that can replicate the "airlessness of outer space."

The Avengers film will bring together a host of superhero characters from recent Marvel films, including Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Hulk.

Comic book fans attending the first day of this weekend's Comic-Con International convention in San Diego, California, will be treated to early screenings of new Marvel blockbuster "Captain America: The First Avenger."

The film hits cinemas on Friday but will open a day earlier at Comic-Con.

There will be nine screenings throughout the day on Thursday at the UA Horton Plaza in San Diego.

More than 120,000 comic book fans are expected to attend Comic-Con, which takes place at the San Diego Convention Center.

Vanessa Hudgens attended the Los Angeles premiere of "Captain America:The First Avenger" in Hollywood yesterday. She wore a beige shift dress with matching chunky pumps.

Vanessa recently cut off her long locks to appear in the film "Gimme Shelter" about a homeless pregnant teenager. The new 'do spotlights the butterfly tattoo on the back of her neck (see below).

We love it when actresses really get into their roles and change their physical appearances to make it work.

What do you think of Vanessa's new look?

I was incredibly happy last week that the final Harry Potter chapter “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” did not disappoint. It’s a thrilling conclusion that does not waste a minute of screen time. If you haven’t already, definitely check out my review (it’s free of spoilers I promise).

In the week following the release of “Deathly Hallows: Part 2,” you’ll have the opportunity to see the Marvel epic “Captain America: The First Avenger,” the Justin Timberlake/Mila Kunis romcom “Friends with Benefits,” the science fiction drama “Another Earth,” the Holocaust related drama “Sara...

Actor Chris Evans turned to a therapist to help him manage his anxiety levels before shooting big budget blockbuster Captain America: The First Avenger.

Evans, who leads the cast in the Marvel Comics superhero film, admits he sought professional help to cope with his fears of public scrutiny and rising fame, which came as a result of his involvement in a high-profile franchise.

He tells The New York Times, "I wouldn't have done it (therapy), had I not agreed to do Captain America and gone into panic mode. The second I agreed to do it (the movie), I was like, 'All right, I'll do this, bu...

Remember a few years ago, when college kids heading overseas for a couple months of site seeing and couch surfing would, like, sew Canadian flags onto their backpacks in order to avoid anti-American sentiment?

For the last year or so, Marvel Studios has been debating whether or not to metaphorically do the same thing by renaming "Captain America: The First Avenger" for international audiences.

The final decision?

These colors don't run.

Yes, fittingly enough, The New York Times revealed over the Fourth of July weekend that "Captain America" will keep it's pro-USA name in territories a...

A stuntman was severely injured while filming new action film The Avengers in Arizona on Friday.

Jeremy Fitzgerald was shooting scene, which required him to fall from building, when he caught his foot on the way down, slammed his head against a brick wall and cut open his scalp, according to TMZ.com.

The brave daredevil decided not to halt filming and head to hospital for stitches - he went straight back to work after a large bandage was applied to his bloodied head.

An on-set spokesperson tells TMZ.com, "He was fine. He slid briefly along the side of the building. He got right back up a...