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Just catching up on a week\u2019s worth of buzz, here.<\/span><\/p>\n

1.<\/a> Did Glen Keane voluntarily step down as co-director of Disney\u2019s Rapunzel<\/a><\/i>, or did John Lasseter fire him? It depends on who you talk to. What is<\/i> known is that Keane and his co-director have been replaced by Nathan Greno and Byron Howard, the latter of whom was one of the two directors who took over the upcoming Disney film Bolt<\/a><\/i> after the original director, Chris Sanders, ankled the project. \u2014 Cartoon Brew<\/a>, Ain\u2019t It Cool News<\/a>, Jim Hill Media<\/a><\/p>\n

2.<\/a> Don Cheadle is replacing Terrence Howard as Jim Rhodes, AKA the future superhero War Machine, in the sequel<\/a> to Iron Man<\/a><\/i>. \u2014 Hollywood Reporter<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

3.<\/a> A plot synopsis has been revealed for The First Avenger: Captain America<\/a><\/i> \u2014 and yes, it takes place during World War II<\/a>. What is more, some sharp-eyed observers have spotted Captain America\u2019s quasi-cameo in one of the deleted scenes on the Incredible Hulk<\/i> DVD \u2014 and yes, he is buried under the Arctic ice, just as it was rumoured<\/a> he would be. \u2014 Film School Rejects<\/a>, Film School Rejects<\/a><\/p>\n

4.<\/a> The writers of Iron Man<\/i> agree with the director of The Incredible Hulk<\/i> that the Hulk himself should be the villain of the upcoming Avengers<\/a><\/i> movie. \u2014 MTV Splash Page<\/a><\/p>\n

5.<\/a> They rebooted the Hulk<\/i> franchise after making just one movie, so hey, why not reboot the Daredevil<\/i> (2003) franchise after just one movie, too? (Assuming we don\u2019t count 2005\u2019s Elektra<\/i> as part of the franchise, that is.) Fox co-chairman Tom Rothman says his studio is \u201cseriously\u201d thinking about starting over again with Daredevil<\/i> \u2014 and Oscar Isaac<\/a>, who was so good as Joseph in The Nativity Story<\/a><\/i> (2006), is one actor who says he would die<\/i> to play that superhero. Ben Affleck, for those who have forgotten, played Daredevil in the earlier movie. \u2014 IESB.net<\/a>, MTV Splash Page<\/a><\/p>\n

6.<\/a> The Green Lantern<\/a><\/i> movie is \u201cmoving along at a pretty hefty clip,\u201d says one of its writers, and rumours have begun to surface that the title role may have been offered to Ryan Gosling. \u2014 Newsarama<\/a>, Latino Review<\/a><\/p>\n

7.<\/a> Certain comic-book writers are of the opinion that, if a Wonder Woman<\/a><\/i> movie ever gets made, it should hark back to the comic book\u2019s \u201ckinky\u201d roots. \u2014 MTV Splash Page<\/a><\/p>\n

8.<\/a> DC Comics president Paul Levitz says Superman Returns<\/a><\/i> (2006) star Brandon Routh<\/a> is still in the running for the next Superman<\/a><\/i> movie! But first, DC and\/or Warner Brothers are waiting to see what happens with the next Batman<\/a><\/i> movie: \u201cEveryone is waiting for Nolan to sign on for another Batman, once that happens, the release date for Superman and all other future projects will follow.\u201d \u2014 Latino Review<\/a>, MTV Splash Page<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"