Avengers 2 will not be able to use Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver’s code names, it has been claimed.

Only 20th Century Fox, which controls the X-Men rights, will be able to use the characters’ superhero titles, while Marvel can use the names Wanda and Pietro, according to The Hollywood Reporter‘s Borys Kit.

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Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver, the children of Magneto, first debuted in X-Men but have been important members of the Avengers over the years.

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It has also been claimed that Avengers 2 will not be able to refer to the twins as mutants.

Sigh. Can’t we all just…

So if you buy tickets to see Man of Steel on June 14 over on Fandango right now, you will receive a free download of one track from the upcoming film.

It may not be an earth shattering deal or anything, but it’s worth doing if you ask me.

I will say though that I already ordered my Man of Steel tickets and have not received my download code yet. The site did say to allow 24 hours for them to send it to my email. I want to listen so I hope they hurry.

If you want to take advantage, head over to Fandango and get your tickets.

Are you ready for some good old Pixar fun? I am, and Monsters University seems like it ought to be able to deliver. If Pixar has sequelitis (it’s a real thing, trust me), then I’m glad it has reached the vital organ called Monsters. As with most Pixar films, Monsters Inc was great, and I expect great things of Monsters University as well.

Hey, GLaDOS is still in the film! Frankly it’s just a bit weird and menacing. Maybe that’s the point, but somehow it’s too weird.

But that aside, I’m having a really hard time getting interested in this film at all. Is it just me? It looks like a great big action fest with not a lot of plot. I’m not seeing a lot of info, material, or promos for who these people are and why we care about them. It’s all about the tech, the mind melding, the big stinkin’ robots, blah blah blah.

I know I have a hard time letting my feelings out and all but I’m trying to telegraph something here for…

Hey, look, it’s a movie about the Byzantium Empire…

Oh, wait, sorry. That’s not what this is. This is a movie about vampires, because we haven’t had enough of that craze lately. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve enjoyed my share of vampire lore — I really enjoyed Buffy and Angel, and to a lesser extent (quite a bit lesser extent), The Twilight Saga. I know this has been a matter of contention with me from some of my loyal readers and all, but in any event, I’m ready for the vampire obsession to be over. We had our fun, now let’s stop beating this thing to death.

But apparently that’s not going…

Okay, so maybe the 3^rd trailer wasn’t the final one.

As I have said before, I expect this film to be fun, if somewhat lacking in the story department, and full of Johnny Depp humor. Even though this film is called The Lone Ranger and Depp is not playing The Lone Ranger, but Tonto, he still gets first billing. I wonder why that is? Oh, right, because this film is just another vehicle for the delivery of Depp’s unique style. This looks like Johnny Depp playing Captain Jack Sparrow, playing an indian named Tonto.

Yet, I expect to enjoy it for that very reason, even if I don’t expect the…

I have a feeling that a few of you will be interested in this. For whatever reason, he seems to be the favorite X-Men character for a lot of people. I even have family members who feel the same way.

And you know what, he’s not a bad character so I’m looking forward to seeing what’s next. And maybe it will be more interesting that I think it is to see him struggle with some sort of mortality or something. As it is, it feels like they had a lot of other places they could have gone, but we’ll see. I’ll try not to pre-judge. I think perhaps it’s hard for writers and directors to figure out…

A high-profile remake of the classic Jules Verne adaptation 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea has reportedly been shelved by studio Disney after Brad Pitt quit the lead role.

David Fincher‘s movie was due to begin shooting in Sydney next month, with the support of a £15m grant from the Australian government. Pitt had been earmarked for the role of cocky master harpooner Ned Land, made famous by Kirk Douglas, but there were reports in February that he had left the project.

So, like, I didn’t even know this was a thing. But apparently it was. I have loved the book for many years and I have…

This is not your daddy’s superman, that’s for sure.

This trailer starts with that business that went viral about the garbled message from General Zod, then it just gets crazy. This trailer is obviously meant to appeal to both those fans of action movies with lots of action, and I think also the comic book fans among us. I like a little action, but I am no comic book fan. Still, this trailer has a little bit of appeal, though I do hope they are over-selling the action a bit.

I do think that this version of Superman is going to be more serious, General Zod will be more menacing, and…