THE AVENGERSDirector Jon Favreau tells MTV News he will not be directing "The Avengers." Favreau says, "They'll have to [find another director], because I'm not going to be available." He also says the challenge of "The Avengers" is mixing the tech-based world of "Iron Man" with the supernatural elements "Thor" brings to the setting. "How you mix the two of those works very well in the comic books, but it's going to take a lot of thoughtfulness to make that all work and not blow the reality that we've created."

Release date: May 4th, 2012SMALLVILLEMania.com has a set of preview photos from the October 23rd episode entitled "Roulette."

New episodes every FridayIRON MAN 2French TV outlet CanalPlus visited the set. Their set visit video is lengthy, with some great questions and footage of various sets:

Release date: TBABATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLDTVShowsonDVD.com reports a third volume of the animated Batman series will be available on February 2nd, 2010. It will features five episodes in widescreen format.

Release date: February 2nd, 2010SPIDER-MAN 5 & 6While shooting of "Spider-Man 4" is still some months off, MTV News asks director Sam Raimi about the subsequent films. "You have to ask me in two-and-a-half years," the director says. "Every time I make one of the 'Spider-Man' movies, I have to ask myself, 'Is the character still intriguing to me? Do I love the character? Am I dying to tell the next story of Peter Parker and Spider-Man?'" Release date: TBAMAKE MINE MARVELWhile news about the upcoming films based on Marvel characters is always exciting, they are hardly the only comic characters tapped for films. As they used to say the 90s, the truth is out there. If any of you in the great, wide Internet discover something awesome, disheartening, or just plain weird, let us know! Take credit, come up with a clever nickname, or go anonymous. The choice is yours. Fresh rumors and movie news every weekday morning. I am Erik Amaya bracing for the future threat of the Forbush Man movie.