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Ritchie Finds Post-Madge Project, Lobo

4:45PM Andrew Belonsky | The most recent comic book movies have focused on a hero who overcomes obstacles to save the world. Woo. Thankfully, Guy Ritchie’s about the change that with Lobo, about a bad arse alien who takes no shit. Good. [Variety]

‘Ant-Man’ Cometh, and More Fallout From ‘Iron Man’’s Golden Weekend

2:25AM Defamer Hollywood | Gosh, Marvel Studios, just take a minute to chew your food, would you? Less than 24 hours after its debut picture Iron Man finished a $100 million opening weekend, studio boss David Maisel was all over town announcing Marvel’s forthcoming slate — through 2011. As we noted yesterday, an Iron Man sequel is naturally to follow on April 30, 2010, while an adaptation of Thor will drop that same summer on June 10. It gets fairly outrageous from there: The First Avenger: Captain America appears May 11, 2011, followed by The Avengers — combining Iron Man, Captain America, The Incredible Hulk and Thor a mere two months later. (The studio says its sitting out 2009 as a result of a development lag left over from the writers strike.) More »