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Make money online with CashCrate

2011-06-17T12:01:00.000-07:00

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Hello there, i would like to share with you one of the most interesting and amuzing ways to make money online. It's called CashCrate. Basically you have 2 ways to make money online, which is pretty awesome. You can make money online by completing offers, or surveys. The both ways are awesome. And the both ways can bring big traffic as a check. Register at cashcrate CLICK HERE

Now why is Cashcrate such an awesome way to make money. When you complete an offer, you have a chance to get an offer such as... playing games, or watching TV shows. Now if this isn't amazing I don't know what is.

The best part is that the offers and surveys are always get updated. In other words, there is always a chance to get a new offer and a new survey to fill out. This way you get more money to your accout and you get some money comming to you.

So there you go, you just know how you can make money really really easy and fast, without any problems. The best part is that the sign-up is free. There are games that you can play for making the time pass, this way yo gather points. There are chalanges at cashcrate, where hundreds of users are competing to get the top price.

So if you are looking for a good plays where you can make easy money without any effor, it's cash crate. No doubt, I have made good money from that site.

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HOW TO BUILD MUSCLES Vince Del Monte's No Nonsense Muscle Building and Your Six Pack Quest

2011-06-10T04:01:00.000-07:00

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I would like to share a story with you guys. And it's about how I got from a small and skinny teenager to a ripped one.

It took a lot of time for me to realise what I actually need. I started out doing what I though was right, which of course was not the right way. Weeks passed and I got no muscle gains at all. I started searching the internet for some information. Do you want to know how much money I spent on books from online gurus? 2342$ ! Yes I am serious.

And guess what I learnede everything the books said, I tried everything the books said, and no results. Three months passed and nothing. I contacted a couple of friends that are body builders. They gave more to read, 10 magazines claiming to have the formula for muscle building.

Six months passed and still nothing. Well yes I gained weight OF PURE FAT. I was on the edge of deppresion, I did not know what to do.

One day while I was sitting infront of the computer searching more and more, a friend of mine send me an article written by a guy named Vince Del Monte. He said read the article and buy the book, it will help you 100%. I said to my self "OK! I will buy this book and if it does not work, I quit".

When I saw the price of the book I said to my self that it's to cheap, there is no way it will work. In the end I ended up being with THE BEST MUSCLE BULDING BOOK, but I still did not know that. I was done with reading it, it came out that the author (Vince Del Monte) had the same problem as me, he was a hard gainer.

I was so exsited to start training and see if I will get any results. Two weeks passed and I was amazed. I have already started seeing results. I was so happy I have finally done it, I started gaining pure muscle.

Two months passed and I have gained a lot of lean muscle. My friends said that I am on drugs and wanted my secret. I told them that i saw this book, I shared it with them and some of them even got better results than me.

The book it self is really cheap it's 77$. Most of the online gurus want over 100$ or 200$, believe me I know best...

I am sharing this information with you so you can finally say hello to the body you have always wanted. Vince makes Body Building so easy in his book.

The website has pictures of people that have had success and you can be one of them. The book has helped thousands and thousands, why not be the next one ?

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MAKE MONEY ONLINE: AMAZON ASSOCIATES OR CLICKBANK

2011-06-07T08:25:00.000-07:00

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Today I will share with you another amazing way which will help you to make money online. This amazing way is called ClickBank, you have probably heard about it. But why ClickBank, why not Amazon Associates, let me explain.

Amazon Associates

is a really good place from where you can make a lot of money, by displaying advertisements on your website or your blog, and get a % of the sell of the product you are advertising. This sounds grate right? I know and it is. But this does not answer why ClickBank, wait for it. Now when somebody buys the product that you are advertising, Amazon will give money to the seller, for the shipping, for the 3th person shipping, and a small award for amazon, the rest is for you. As you can see you probably get right around 10-15% of the money. If you are promoting a book that is 100$, you will make 10$-15$. That is ok, but not exactly what we are aiming for, considering the fact that you could fight to sell the book for 1-2 weeks. Now lets see what does ClickBank gives us.

ClickBank

ClickBank works the same way, you promote a product on your website or on your blog, and you get a % of the money from that product. The difference is that ClickBank pays only three people. You, the seller, and they get a small part of it. And you can get up to 75% from the product. The reason is that Amazon Associates is selling real products and ClickBank i selling digital products (eBooks, softwares, and others), so they don't have to do any shipping. Again imagine that you are promoting the same 100$ book, you will make 75$ not 10-15, now this is what we are talking about. Now you are probably asking your self "why is the seller using ClickBank in the first place, if he is going to get only 10% from the sells?", well you have got no idea how easy it is to create an eBook. They just write down what they know and BAM they sell it. eBooks can go from 15$ to 60$ and more. So i think it's worth it, they spend 1-2 hours to create the eBook, they get people who will promote them, and all they have to do is sit back, and wait.

The good thing about ClickBank is that you can choose if you want your advertisement to be as a text link (which is a good way to use the social media like twitter, MySpace, FaceBook, Digg, and others to promote the products, and find more buyers) or as an advertisement, like Amazon Associates. I would pick the text link, because you can attract more people via social networks, but if you want to use your website to gather more people use the ad instead.

There you go, two awesome ways that you can use to make money online as fast as possible. Now you have to choose if you want to use only Amazon Associates or only ClickBank, or both. I would go with both. Amazon Associates ads on your website or blog and ClickBank text links that you can share with the world by using the social media.

Thank you for reading this post, I hope it brought you some information, leave a comment telling me what you think, and if you have any good ideas, leave a message.

HOW TO GET WEB TRAFFIC WITH TWITTER

2011-06-04T08:45:00.000-07:00

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Like we all know there are hundreds of ways in getting targeted traffic to your website or your blog. Today I will share with you another tip that you can use to increase your readers.

As you can tell by the tittle, I am talking about using Twitter to get unique traffic. The question is why, why twitter, why not FaceBook.

Twitter is the only place, where when you update your status (tweet) hundreds of times. If you do that in FaceBook, you will lose a lot of your Internet friends. I am not telling you that you are suppose to spam twitter, that is a bad idea, I am telling you that you can post more than on the other social medias like FaceBook and MySpace.
Another reason would be, that a lot of people use twitter on their phones, not only on their computer. In other words, when you tweet something new, they will know, and check it out right at that moment.

Also take in mind how much more people you can reach via twitter. If you have a lot of followers and if your followers retweet your tweet, this way they are telling their followers about your tweet, and if their followers tell their followers, and so on, and so on.

But of course to get targeted traffic, you will have to do some tricks, to make people coming to your web page, and even subscribing.

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1. Get friends.The first thing you would like to do is gather friends, followers. Be sure that your followers will be with the same interest as you. It's normal for the millions of people using twitter daily to not have the same interests as you. Search a famous twitter account that has a lot of followers. For an example, if your website is about SEO, search for an SEO expert. People like that usually have thousands of followers, imagine if you can make those people get to your website and become a regular reader.

      2. Search people that are searching for help. If your website or blog is about helping people and solving their problems, you would want to search people that are asking questions with the same topic as your web page. Help them out, answer their question, they will probably follow you, and if you want, when you answer the question, leave a link to your web page, telling them "This is a really good place to find the answers you need".
    3. Don't spam. Never over do it, you will start spamming on twitter, you will lose your followers, and not get any traffic. Keep it nice and slow and normal. Post a couple of tweets a day, not a thousand.
      4. Be a twitter user. Act like a normal twitter user, post regularly. Post something else than your links. Write about how your day was, what new did you see. Some funny news and of course you can promote your website, but posting normal stuff is also a good way to keep followers coming.

There you go, 4 easy steps in achieving success with twitter traffic. The best part is that it works, it's not a pain, and you can relax, lay back, and tweet. That was all for today, read more at BlogInsider. Don't forget to leave a comment telling me if this was helpful for your, this way you are helping me a lot.

3 WAYS TO GET BACKLINKS

2011-06-02T02:24:00.000-07:00

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You are probably one of those people that have no idea how to get backlinks to their web page. As we all know backlinks are important to increase your traffic. They will act as votes in the eyes of Google, so the question is how, how can we get them. Well lucky for you BlogInsider is here to help you with your problem.

Backlinks are a powerful weapon when it comes to traffic, exactly why there are so many online automatic payed backlinkers. And they want big counts of money 100-500$ monthly. But don't worry I am here to show you how, for free.

Now because the SEPR (search engine page rank) always changes, you will have to do more than one of the tricks in getting backlinks. And lets see how can you get one way backlinks to your blog/website.

Article submission
Guest Blogging
Writing comments on DoFollow blogs

Article Submission

Article submission is a really good way to get backlink. The bad thing is that you will have to write a lot.The good thing is that you can go ahead and find a trus wordy free article submission that will get you one way links to your blog/website. If you could put 2 links in the article leading to your web page, and if the free poster, posts 20-30 articles, you get 60 backlinks, just like that. A really good source of that is FreeTrafficSystem.com (you can go and check them out), you will get up to 60 backlinks to your web page in one week.
THE BEST PART: You can post more than one article using that system. Put another link, to lets say your post, and you will get another 60 links, total 120 links for 2 weeks.

Guest Blogging
Find a guest blog that will accept your written post, the guest blog will give you a chance to put a link in there, so you can get a reward for the hard work you have done, when writing the post. Write a good keyword to that link and there you go, when that guest post gets accepted, you will have a high-quality backlink leading to your web page.
THE BEST PART: You can get more than one link leading to your web page, some blogs let you put 2-3 links.

Comments on DoFollow blogs
Commenting to other blos is a good way to meet other people and to get backlinks. The bad part is that there are a lot of blogs that are a nofollow, meaning that the link, content, and keyword, stay away from the eyes of the search engines. This is bad thing, because not a lot of people know this, and the don't know if they are posting a comment on a dofollow or nofollow. The good part is that you can find out which is which. There are a lot of ways to do that. One of them is with SEO firefox addon, the second is with a software based program. Fast Blog finder is one of them.
THE BEST PART: If you post a lot of comments on a dofollow blog, you can imagine how many links you will get.

REMEMBER!
Never over do it, keep it nice and slow, also I would like to recomend to you Link Vault, it's a really good place to start your link building, it has unlimited backlinks. You can post up to 4 backlinks a day.

6 SEO TIPS

2011-06-01T01:40:00.000-07:00

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SEO is by far the best unique traffic source. There are a lot of tips and tricks out there, but I will share with you my top 6 SEO tips, which will increase your traffic in no time.

BackLinks

Backlinks

are a really powerful way to increase your page rank. And a lot of people don't really understand why. Of course I will explain. Backlinks let Google, Yahoo, Bing know that your web page is good enough to be on the top of the page. The next thing you must learn is, how to get more backlinks. When it comes to backlinks the more you have, the better. You seriously cannot get too much of them. There are a lot of ways to get backlinks:

Guest blogging
Commenting on DoFollow blogs
Social Bookmarking
YouTube
Article submission

And to be on the top place of the page you will have to use not one but at least three of these tricks in getting backlinks. Of course you can go ahead and find a trust wordy backlinker that will all of the job for you. But be sure that others have tried it before you, and have not been scammed.
REMEMBER: Be sure to not get too fast your backlinks, the search engines will know that you are cheating in a way, and will not promote you. Also do not comment or post articles on nofollow blogs and article submission websites. When they are no follow the link that you use will not be found by the search engines.

KeyWords

Keywords (also called meta tags) will help you get more people coming to your web page. There are a lot of ways to get more keywords, by content and by putting meta tags in your page. This is exactly why writing a lot of good original content will get you more traffic. So if you haven't put any meta tags in your page, you should do it now, because you could be missing a lot of traffic. And it's really easy, I will explain it for you. Here is how to meta tag HTML code look like:

All you will have to do is copy write down your information the title, description, keywords, the author (which is probably you), and the name of the owner. When you are done don't forget that it takes time for the search engines to craw your web page, so don't expect big changes right away. It could take up to two weeks. To make it go faster ping your blog/website, this will help you Spiders to craw your web page. The next question is how to get good keywords, you don't want keywords that are not even being searched, you want the ones that are being search often in Google, Yahoo, and Bing. Exactly why you should go to the Google Keyword Tool. Write the keyword you would want to put, and it will show you how often is that keyword being searched in Google.

REMEMBER: Don't over do it, don't put too much keywords, you might get the search engines mad, and they could get rid of your page.

Original Content
Remember what i said earlier, the more good and original content you have the better, well there is a reason for me to say that. When you write a lot of good content, and you post it on your blog or your website, you will get some keywords, that will help users to find your web page via search engines. This is exactly when writing a lot comes in handy. But never copy, never copy content from other blogs or websites. You can never cheat Google or Yahoo. They see everything and they know everything. If you use copied content on your web page, you risk the chances of no body finding you, EVER. The will promote the other websites, but never you, because they know that you are using copied content. And it's not only that, you will probably never get accepted in Google AdSense, in other words never make money with them.

REMEMBER: Never copy content, you risk a lot this way, and lets not talk that you will never get promoted and nobody will find your website via search engines. You will lose a lot of traffic this way.

Don't over do it

Remember, everything that is good, when over done, becomes bad. When you put too much keywords, you will not get traffic, when you put a lot of backlinks too fast, you will not get traffic to your web page. When you copy and post 10 articles a day, you will not get promoted, in other words no traffic. Increasing traffic is a slow process, so take your time.

Be Careful

If you are going to use engines that will give you backlinks be sure to not get scammed. Go ahead to google and search some information about it, if you could find some read it, learn something about the program that you are willing yo use. This way you will be sure you will not get scammed, and you will get good quality backlinks coming to your web page.

Put links on your images that lead to your page

Yes it's true this will not get you tons of traffic, but it will help you out. When the spider craws your web page and when it goes to the article you have written, it will go back to the index thanks to the backlink, and it will start over. This way you will increase your traffic, not a lot , but when it comes to traffic, every single thing helps you.

Follow these easy tips, and you will increase your traffic in no time. Remember SEO is a really good way yo bring high quality traffic to your blog/webiste. Be sure to not over do it also. Thank you for reading this post, i hope I have helped you with something

2 WAYS TO INCREASE TRAFFIC FAST AND FREE

2011-05-30T00:50:00.000-07:00

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Hello there, I would like to share some information with you, about how to get fast free traffic. There are a lot of ways, but I will be talking about my top 2 ways. Before you read this I want you to know, that I am not making this up. A lot of people have had big success with their websites and blogs, using these ways.

Guest Blogging
If I haven't said this before I will say it now. Guest blogging is one of the best ways to advertise your self withe big success. This way you are getting unique traffic, and you could even get subscribers.

What is Guest Blogging?

Actually it's really simple for me to explain it for you. But I will not explain it in a way that I will understand, I will explain it in a way that you will get it. Guest blogging is all about writing a post for another blog. It's simple as that. And to do that you will have to contact the administrator of the website or blog. Write something short and easy to read. Big bloggers usually get tons of mail, in other words keep it short, this way you will be sure he or she will read it.

Finding a Guest Blog

Now this is the tricky part. You will have to find the guest blog on which you will be a guest poster, or writer, you can call it as you wish. Now to get unique visitors and even subscribers you must remember something, you don't go ahead and post a guest blog on all kinds of blogs. You must find a blog or website that accepts guest posts, and that is the same topic as your web page. Yes I know it will be hard for you in the beginning, but you will get the hang of it later. When you write a guest post for a football blog, and your blog is about, lets say health, you will not get unique visitors, yes you will get traffic, but that is not what you want. You want people that will come back to your web page every time you post something new. Be sure to write amazing content for the guest blog that you will find, if you post 1-2 amazing guest posts you will gain the trust of the administrator and he can search for you again, and more readers.

How to find a Guest Blog
This is a little hard. Usually when I am searching for a blog i use Google. And I like to search for a "write for us" or "guest post" button, some where in the navigation bar of the blog or website I am reading from. Here, I will make it easier for you, and tell you what I usually write, when I am searching for a guest blog.
"Guest Blogging list"
"looking for a guest writer"
"looking for a guest poster for my blog"
"URL/Title of the blog + guest posting, guest writing, guest blogging"
Or you can use your ideas, be creative.

THE BEST PART ABOUT GUEST BLOGGING!
Yes there is another amazing thing about guest blogging except the unique visitors and subscribers you will get from it. When you write a guest post for another blog, and if that post is really good, you can get the chance of other guest bloggers writing to you, asking you if you would want to write for them. Isn't this amazing, they will actually want you to write for them. This is why I say that Guest blogging is an amazing way to advertise your blog/website.

SEO
SEO is short for search engine optimization. This is a really powerful way of getting unique traffic to your web page. Why? I will explain. SEO means to optimize your blog, so it can get a higher SERP (Search engine page rank). And if you use all of the tips and tricks that you can find about SEO, you can get on the top of the page rank, which will lead to amazing traffic in no time. And there are a lot of ways you can optimise your web page, but I think there are only three that really matter.

Original unique content, good keywords (or meta tags, you can call them as you want), and backlinks.

Original Unique Content

Be creative with what you write, and be sure you don't copy your content, write a lot, post frequently, and you will increase your page ranking in no time.

Keywords (meta tags)

Putting good stable keywords for your web page will get you a high ranking. Be sure to use really good keywords. You are probably wondering "How can I be sure that I am using good and stable keywords". The best way to know that is by using Google Keyword Tool. It's really easy to use, you just write down the idea you have for a keyword and see how much clicks does that keyword get monthly. If the keyword gets good traffic use it, if not, don't use it. This way, by using meta tags you increase the chances of some body finding you.

BackLinks

Google loves back links, and love to put people with a lot of backlinks on the top of the page rank. In other words, the more backlinks you have the better. The question is, how do you get those backlinks?

backlinks to your blog. So it's a double win for you. Be sure to write something good and interesting in the comment all tough, you don't want your comment to be flagged as a spam.

And that is all I can say about the best free and fast ways of getting unique traffic to your blog/website. If you follow this information, you will not be sorry.

Thank you for reading this post, I hope you have learned something new. Don't forget to leave a comment bellow saying something interesting.

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THE BEST WAY TO GET TRAFFIC

2011-05-28T02:53:00.000-07:00

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Hello there, I would like to share with you "the best way to get traffic" to your blog or to your website. In general i will explain to you how you can get 100% sure traffic and get it as fast as possible.You are probably thinking that this is a scam, but no it's not you don't have to worry about it, but there is a down side to this fast traffic. It's not free, you will have to pay for it. I know it hurts to learn this, but the most best and fast way to get traffic is PPC (pay per click).

Why is this the most easy and fast way to get traffic?
PPC (pay per click) is the easiest and fastest way of getting traffic. The most famous PPC program out there is Google AdWords (you can go and Google it to find more information about it). Google AdSense and Google AdWords are connected to each other. The ads you see in AdSense are promoted by AdWords. And because there are over millions of websites which are using AdSense, you have a really high chance of getting traffic to your website. You can get lots of traffic in 20 minutes or less.

WARNING
There is a warning when it comes to using Google AdWords. Be careful what you are doing, go to Google and read a lot of information before getting started. Because I cannot say how much people are out there, that start this program with out knowing anything. In the end they turn up with out small traffic and they have lost money. Do you want that, I don't think so.

When should you do this?

If you have money start doing it from the beginning you will get high traffic to your new website in no time, but if you are a teenager that just starting his website or blog, and wanted to win some extra money or a person who cannot give money to AdWords, I recommend you do this. Apply for Google AdSense. From there you will win some money from your blog or website depends what you are using. When you collect a good amount of money, go ahead and promote your self with Google AdWords.

Are there other ways?
Yes there are. You can go and learn all the other ways on John Gregory's Blog . Learn about:

Social media Traffic
Advertisement traffic
Guest blog traffic

And other interesting things that you can find and learn from my blog, you wont be sorry.

Thank you for reading this post, I hope you learned something new here, leave a comment telling me what you think and write down your ideas.

Guest Blogging

2011-05-26T05:33:00.000-07:00

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Not a lot of people know this, but the best way to get traffic to your blog is by advertisement. There are a lot of ways to do that Social networks, Commenting on other blogs, or getting your blog in other websites. And I won't be talking about neither one of them. I will be talking about guest blogging.

Guest blogging is one of the most sure ways of getting traffic. But along the lines with the good sides that guest blogging offers, there are bad sides. The good thing about guest blogging is that it allows you to collaborate with other people, and this way reaching out to other readers.You get back links to your blog and tags, which increases your Google SEO rankings. But the down sides about guest blogging are:

You will have tow wait until they accept you, it could take some time until the admins accept your post.
They could say no, which is the worst thing that could happen to you.
You will have to create a good post, so you can be sure that they will accept your post, this could take up to 1-2 hours of serious writing, which is hard, but in the end, you will get traffic.

In the beginning don't go for big blogs, that will probably turn you down. I am new in guest blogging, but I learned that, leaving guest posts on not that big blogs will get your blog accepted, and you will still get traffic, and this is an awesome way to get started. Now when I say not that big, I don't mean going up to a blog that has 10 visitors a day, and asking to be a guest poster there. I'm talking about blogs that get from 300 to 1 000 visitors or more. There are blogs that have 1.5 Million visitors daily. And they have over 15 people writing for them, do you think they will accept you ? Of course not.

When you create a couple of guest posts for some blogs, you will get traffic and something else. You could attract the eye of another blogger that is searching for a guest poster. Like i said guest blogging is a good to advertise your self. Sooner or later you will have bloggers sending you e-mails asking you if you would want to leave a guest post on their blog. But you will reach that level after some time. Blogging is hard, and increasing your traffic is even harder. And guest blogging is one of the ways to do that.

Find a partner this way. Yes you can do that. If the blogger that is owning the blog on which you are posting your content sees that he is getting traffic from you, and if you see that you are getting traffic from him, then you can offer him to become partners, help each other out. Finding friends in the endless internet pool is a good way of getting your online marketing started.

But the tricky part in the guest blogging is that you cannot write what ever you want. Search some information about the blog, what does the blog write about. Some bloggers leave an interesting post saying what they want to be posted on their blog, which is really awesome and spare you a couple of minutes of hard work.

Follow this information and you will attract good traffic in no time. Thank you for reading this post, leave a comment telling me what do you think about guest blogging. For more information how to create an awesome blog and get more traffic John Gregory's Blog !

3 WAYS TO INCREASE YOUR TRAFFIC WITH SOCIAL MEDIA

2011-05-23T12:06:00.000-07:00

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You want traffic, and we all know that social media is just one of the places where to go. So lets see the 5 ways to increase your traffic via the social network.

1. Friends

Social Networks like FaceBook have this option where you can ad friends to your "friend list". Now when it comes to friends "the more, the better.

Why is that? The more friends you have in your list the more people you an interest to view your blog or website and even subscribe to it via RSS Feed. And you can create a small connection between your friends and their friends and the friends of your friends friends. And the connections goes on. Your friends will tell their friends about your blog or website, they will tell their friends to tell other friends about the blog or website, and this way you will rapidly increase traffic to your blog.

2. Sharing

The people from Twitter or Facebook can share or "tweet" about your blog , post or website, this way other people that will see what their friend has shared will go to your blog to see what is so amazing about the blog that he decided to share it with facebook. Or when it comes to twitter to go ahead and see what is so awesome about the blog that you tweeted about it.

3. Write about your blog or website

Go on FaceBook, Twitter, MySpace or a Forum and advertise your blog or website by writing about it, when you do that more people will read that and check out your content. Now Forums come in handy here. Go to a forum that has the same topic as your blog or website. If the topic of the blog is about gaming, then you will increase the traffic of people that love to see some new posts about gaming or gameplays. This way you will advertise your self. Be sure to aim High when it comes to advertising your self in another Forum. By this i mean look for a blog that has a lot of people registered. This way you will be sure that a lot of readers will get pass your post on the forum, and go and check out your blog, don't forget to leave a back link to your blog.

That is it 3 easy ways to increase your traffic thanks to your Social network ( FaceBook, Twitter, MySpace, Forums ). If you have more ideas how to increase your traffic this way leave a comment telling me!

Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale PC

2011-05-23T01:48:00.000-07:00

Before I start check out this post
PC Game Reviews and News: First Thoughts - Amerzone for the game Amerzone, it's an awesome game!

Hello it's John Gregory and today i found another awesome game that is for PC called Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale.

Another thrilling adventure game that will interest gaming people around the world that love using the PC for playing games. The game offers a multi-player experience that introduces a riveting narrative and treacherous new characters.
The main task of the characters is to restoring order to Nentir Vale by unlocking the secrets of the Mines of Tethyamar, defeating the evil within the treacherous Tower of the Void, leading to the final confrontation with Rezlus himself.

Action packed RPG allows for solo gameplay. Gamers will have the chance to play with variety of weapons, armor, feats and powers that will be used againts their enemy. Dungeons & Dragons provide you with a lot of levels with stunning environments.I would recommend you to check out the game when it comes out. Which will come out on 24th of May 2011.

Genre: RPG
Publisher: Atari
Bedlam Games Online Play: 4 Co-op

DiRT 3 Xbox360 review

2011-05-22T09:32:00.000-07:00

Hello it's John Gregory from JohnGregory'sBlog, and I am here to review another Xbox360 game. You have probably heard about Dirt 1,2, but today we are going to talk about Dirt 3. The game will come out in two days (24.05.2011). From what i learned the game will have some really good features, updates, what ever you want to call it.
                 - new modes
   - and snowy skies
   - more rally

The off-road game returns with another episode DiRT3. Like I said the game will have new updates. Such as New modes, Snowy skies and more rally. There will be awesome rally stages from Europe, US and Africa. The game boasts more cars, more locations, more routes and more events than any other game in the series, including over 50 rally cars representing the very best from five decades of the sport.

I personally think that this game is going to be amazing. Considering the gameplay, graphics of the game and all of the tracks that are going to be in the new episode of DiRT. It may seem to you that the game is going to be endless but the bad part is that like every other game, this one has an end, and you are probably going to cry when you will have to say goodbye to it.
The release date of the game is 24th of May 2011.
The Genre of the game: Racing
Publishers: Codemasters

Problogger: how to become a good blogger!

2011-05-22T00:42:00.000-07:00

Hello my name is John Gregory, creator of John Gregory's Box. I started blogging, and it has been probably 2-3 days already. And as any other beginner, I am searching for information how to increase traffic, get followers, subscribers and so on. And one day, while I was searching in Google on how to increase my traffic, I found out an amazing website that gives all kind of information the website is called ProBlogger.
And you probably know about this website, but i didn't and i had no idea what so ever, what kind of content was in that website. So i decided to check it out. And I have to say, it was amazing. There is a lot of information behind that web page how get traffic, guest blogging, subscribers and a lot more, all in a simple website.

Of course I cannot say that I am a really good blogger. Considering the fact that i started out a couple of days a go, and I am trying to increase my traffic, and to tell you the truth, this website helped me out a little bit. I am not expecting a lot of changes in the first week. And i recommend most of the people that are wasting their time trying to find a decent website for help, they should simply go to this website for a couple of reasons.

1. Easy to understand information.
A lot of "blog helping websites" give information in a way that they will understand it, not the readers. And us beginners have no idea what they are talking about. They use hard to understand words, about your blog, that makes you want to panic, and you continue to search at google for more information, but you find websites like this. The only thing, hard to understand sites give you, is a false idea of what are you suppose to do. And that will get you no where. On the other hand ProBlogger gives us an easy to understand information, that all the beginners will understand, tips, tricks everything.

2. Simple site navigation.
This might sound funny to you, but I find the site navigation to be really important, when it comes to giving out information. Why is that ? Well if the website is hard to navigate, how do you expect to find the one thing you are searching for. Exactly, it will be much harder then the usual. And when it comes to ProBlogger, we do not have that problem. First there is a search engine in the website, that helps you to search for the infromation you want. Second the layout is really easy to understand. On the top of the website we have a navigation bar that states all of the options. Clicking on one of them will help you find the right information you are searching for. For an example let's say that you want to learn how to make money from your blog. Well it's easy, you just click on the navigation bar where it says MAKE MONEY. And you are done.

3. Video content.
I find this to be really important, because if you are like me you will find it annoying to always read your information, you would like to hear a voice, a voice that will give you the same information and could even explain it more understandably. You might think this is crazy, but I would prefer to hear somebody explaining the secrets of blogging with a video or recorded voice insted of reading it. I do not know if it is only me, I do not know if there are other people like me, but I do know that this way i understand more of the given to me information. Which is exactly why sometimes insted of going to Google to search for something, I go to YouTube.

Conclusion
If you are searching for a good place to actually learn something, then go to ProBlogger. You will not be sorry. Also you can purchase the creator's book. About how to build a better blog for 31 days. This might be exactly what you are searching for.

Thank you for reading this post. Leave a comment telling me what you think about ProBlogger and do you think that video content is a good sourse of information, I personally do.

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Forty-something and Foxy: Jennifer Aniston's diet and fitness secrets reveale

2011-05-21T02:25:00.000-07:00

It's John Gregory here, and this will probably be interesting for the women out there. Jennifer Aniston reveales her secret diet.

Jennifer Aniston is few years into her 40s, but yet she has the incredible body of a 20 year old. And a lot of women all over the world what to know how does she do it.
She said that she starts with Yoga I quote: “I do it every other day and I usually do some sort of run before,”

“She is great with all of the balancing poses,” Aniston’s longtime yoga instructor Mandy Ingber explained to mindbodygreen.com. “She has amazing focus and presence. She does a mean tree...and can outlast my tree any day.”
And while Aniston was famous for eating the same salad every day in the commissary at Warner Brothers for years while shooting “Friends,” the actress has recently mixed it up a bit—even experimenting in the kitchen with her personal chefs, Jewels and Jill Elmore.
“The culinarily challenged period of my life, which I like to refer to as ‘B.J.: Before Jewels,’ wasn’t pretty, people!” Aniston wrote in the forward to the Elmores’ cookbook, “The Family Chef.” “At best it was prepackaged Zone meals, overcooked takeout and scrounging for the occasional piece of cheese.”

“Jewels changed the way I see a kitchen from a place to store PowerBars (my once upon-a-time alternative to all food groups!) to a sanctuary that has become the most important room in the house, filled with sights and smells that are themselves a feast.”

But there is something i learner that made me kind of laugh. The women with the amazing and sexy body that is 40 year old claims to have a weaknes to fried and mexican food, but still she keeps her diet going with clean foods like fruits and vegetables.

And we all know who we have to thank for this woman, her personal trainer. Who claims that her diet goes on high protein 5-6 meals a day to keep her metabolism going. In other words she is burning fat all the time. And she also said that "doing only yoga will not help" if you did know that, well now you do and she says that DIET COMES FIRST. Now remember this, it is 20% from the workout or in this case the yoga training and 80% from the nutrients you take. In other words if you do not know what you eat don't and if you think is just stupid myth, well you should stop thinking that one day you will change your body from fat to lean, and get healthier.

Di Palma suggests eating carbs like "yams, sweet potatoes, brown rice and oatmeal," and snacking on "peanut butter, cottage cheese and fruit, and a handful of almonds,” to get Aniston’s enviable figure.
But Aniston says that being comfortable in one’s own skin is what’s most important.
“You’re damned if you’re too thin and you’re damned if you’re too heavy,” Aniston once said. “According to the press, I’ve been both. It’s impossible to satisfy everyone, and I suggest we stop trying.”

News & Gossip: Lindsay Lohan Granted Restraining Order Against Alleged Stalker

2011-05-20T21:50:00.000-07:00

Hello it's John Gregory here with some interesting news about She.

Lindsay Lohan just obtained a restraining order against an alleged stalker who has been so aggressive, she fears he could commit sexual assault against her.

The temporary restraining order was issued against David Cocordan, who Lindsay claims has been harassing and stalking her for 2 years. According to her declaration, obtained by TMZ, Lindsay claims Cocordan's conduct has escalated over the last 4 weeks. He has come to her home at least 3 times, followed her to public appearances and sent her more than a hundred text messages as well as phone calls.

Even more ominous, according to the declaration, Cocordan sent a text message on May 5 saying, "F**king n sucking wit u kkk i need it more thn." Lindsay says in her declaration, "I am afraid that this text message shows that Mr. Cocordan intends to sexually assault me."

LAPD's Threat Management Department is on the case, and they believe Cocordan has mental issues and is schizophrenic.

Lindsay says she fears for her personal safety and the declaration was compelling enough for the judge to order the man to stay clear of her and have no communication.

How to get accepted to Google Adsense

2011-05-20T12:49:00.000-07:00

Getting accepted to Google adsense is simple, but not easy. And i will tell you what exactly do you need to get accepted and start making money.
First i would like to mention the myth that most of the people are putting out there. I will quote it
"You need to wait 6 months to get accepted to google adsense."
This is false. First of you can get accepted by google adsense in just a couple of hours and one of the fastest ways to get accepted is by creating your self a blog. Blogs help out a lot
1. They are easy to make, it will probably take you maximum of 10 minute to make everything the way you want, plus picking the right template and style of your blog.
2. You can get accepted fast because you can add a lot of content to the blog and you can do it really fast. It's not like building a webpage where it could take up to a week to have a webpage that will be good enough to be accepted by google adsense.
3. More people will find you and you can get a lot of subscribers to your blog which will help you increse the traffic of your blog. Now you can add your blog to the search engine, where more people will come to you blog, and read all of the content that you have writen down.
4.You can do everything you can do on a webpage. Add pictures, content, videos, html files and more. Of course it still takes time for your webpage or blog to get noticed a lot so you can increase the traffic of the website or blog.
So if you ask me this is what you should do. If you get denied by google adsense for your website, you should do this.
Learn your mestakes. This is important to know what are your mestakes that google did not like in the beginning. It could be broken links, too much pop-ups and so on. When you learn the mestakes that you have done in your previouse website and add the changes to your new one. This way you can increase the chances of being accepted to google adsense.
Create a blog and use the html link to your webpage. Now this you can do. Going to blogger.com is a good idea. Just register there and create your first blog. Create a content, write something interesting, that most of the people would love to read. After you get accepted by google adsense, which will most definetly happen, because there is no chance for the google bot to tell you that you have too much pop-ups or broken links or anything of that matter, because the webpage you have send to be accepted from the google adsense is a ready site, created by blogger.com which is owned by google.com. The only thing they will take in mind if you have good content. After you get accepted you will get the html code for the advertisments, the small banners that you want to have on your webpage. But be sure that your website is with good content too, no broken links, pop-ups, hard to navigate system, none of this, because google knows from where are you getting your clicks on the ads you have posted. From the blog or from another website, so be careful. When you are done with creating a good website and blog that is already accepted from google adsense you can copy the html code to your website and upload it to a web host. After you are done with that the next thing you will need is traffic, but we are not going to talk about that now. Adding ads to your blog is actually easier, you just have to click on a couple of places.
Now lets se what we learned over here.
1. step. create a blog, to get accepted
2. step. create a website that is with good content and that has no flaws
3.step. copy the html code from the the ads and post them on your website
4.step. upload your website to a web host
5.step. start making money from the blog and from the website, this way you increase the chances of the ads to get clicked and for you to get more money.
Now remember that you must be sure about the content, the content is the most important thing when it comes to website and blogs. And you must have in mind that, when it comes to google they will keep checking your page no matter how long you will stay with adsense, they will always check your website and blog to see if you are following everything. Do not think that you just get accepted and that is it, you can do what ever you want. If you make a flaw, make a bad change on your webpage or blog you will lose your application to google adsense, which is bad thing, unless you want this to happen which i doubt.
Be sure to follow everything, and please read everything, do not skip anything, because you could fail with your attempt to become a part of google adsense, and to start winning money from the internet.
Thank you for reading this post, i really hope this has helped you in a way, do not forget to check the other information i have cooked over here for you, that you might find interesting.

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Dirt 3 Review Rally returns with bad weather in a good way.

2011-05-20T06:35:00.000-07:00

There's a good chance I'll never hurtle down the backroads of Finland at more than 100 mph in a BMW Z4. To be honest, I'd be terrified to cross into triple digits on roads so narrow. But to be able to experience such a feat in a safe environment is divine. Dirt 3 delivers this power, reminding rally nuts what a fun ride this series is.

The driving in Dirt 3 feels tight and responsive, and the six tuning options return to balance out any terrain type. Driving through Finland, Michigan, Norway, LA, Kenya, and Monaco feels superb. Cars respond effectively to the slightest control touches and the need for tight braking stands out. Every slide from gravel onto tarmac or snow feels significant and the variations require extreme concentration. When competitors kick a spray of snow onto the windshield, the effect is appropriately chaotic. The addition of rain, snow, and nighttime driving is not simply cosmetic – headlights are required, wipers stay busy, and tires are tested.

On the event side, Dirt 3's choices keep coming. Not only has rally returned to the forefront in event selection, entire disciplines can be minimized if they don't hold your interest. Don't get me wrong, every discipline has been expanded, but rally keeps the highest event count. The main tour is split into four seasons, but as the podiums add up, six discipline-specific tours emerge, pushing the total race count to even higher numbers. The locations, track variations, and event types make this a ride that lasts a long time. And with so many time-specific events, repeating races is a surefire path to longevity.

Codemasters made an odd choice with car collections. Money's been thrown out the window and cars are automatically sent over by teams and sponsors through leveling up. It feels as though nothing's been accomplished when the garage is full of random new cars I didn't specifically choose. Also, the newest cars provide the greatest driving bonuses, so choosing anything less will lead to earning fewer points. My favorite cars gathered cobwebs for this very reason.

Regardless of their organization, the full set of cars is impressive. Dirt 3 reaches across all decades of rally racing giving the option to pull vehicles dating back to the sixties. Driving older cars, like the Fiat 131 Abarth, is a stark contrast to the feel of souped-up Trailblazer cars.

Dirt 3 is the best looking Dirt game to date. Watching sunsets and sliding through puddles in the rain is stunning, at both high and low speeds. Details like background fireworks and pedestrians scrambling out of the way are a nice touch in a world that feels alive, even in the remotest locations. Car bodies collect dust and snow buildup, and the shiny gleam of rain on the windshield sets the tone of a muddy race.

Dirt 3's sound stands out. Not just in the roar of engines, but also in the details. From the trackside fan shout-outs to the crunch of packing snow, the details are what make the soundscape superb throughout. The impact of a bad drift or a head-on collision smack you in the gut.

In Dirt 3, triangles are the design center of the menu presentation. These unfolding shapes reveal events, seasons, tours and freeplay options. Animated cars spit out bundles of triangles from the tires, and the look is spot-on, keeping in tradition with the unique, beautiful menu aesthetic the series is known for.
There's no longer an RV that travels around the world stopping at different events as in Dirt 2. Instead, you begin as a professional driver just signed by an agent. This disembodied agent's voice provides advice and direction through the game's insane number of events. A mechanic and fan manager also help discuss car setups and how to make the most out of the community. Unfortunately these voices are bland and ultimately forgettable. The false positivity they provide through thick and thin is grating, when it's really just the racing that matters. The fan manager constantly suggests uploading clips to YouTube, even when the footage isn't compelling.

Race replays are lacking in Dirt 3. While I mentioned YouTube uploads, the clips are limited to thirty seconds, meaning one can't show the world their flawless, five-mile Kenya run. Replays also can't be saved, so unless you upload a small clip online, all records are lost. It'd be nice to get a second shot at seeing old footage, and not just in tiny increments.

Taking the race online opens up additional options that aren't found in single player. The new Jam Session Party Modes provide capture the flag and tag-style events that are great in short bursts, but grow tiresome after too many rounds. Serious racers can tackle time trials and leaderboards, force cockpit views in hardcore mode, and even compete with up to eight people in Gymkhana as ghosts sliding through each other. These options are robust, so long after season four concludes, online keeps players racing.

Dragon Age II and the Decline of the Old-school RPG

2011-05-20T03:00:00.001-07:00

Playing Dragon Age II for the first time was an eye-opening experience. I'm a big proponent of not spoiling anything to do with the games that I'm excited about – I couldn't, for instance, tell you a single thing about Portal 2 leading up to its release last month. The less I know about a game before I play it, the better the surprise when I finally get my greasy mitts on it for the first time.

It's therefore easy to understand the shock I experienced the first time I placed Dragon Age II into my Xbox 360. Dragon Age II is a jarringly different game to that of its predecessor, both mechanically and thematically. It is not an unenjoyable experience for the most part, but is alarmingly different from that of its forefather. If Dragon Age II had been the first entry of a new series, I would have praised its strong combat system, wonderful cast of characters and Mass Effect-style conversation wheel, however, it was not. Dragon Age II was a sequel to a title that specifically sold itself on its classic RPG bloodline, and for me its deviation from this path was an ultimately disappointing realisation.

I generally prefer my art to be a little more naked, but this is pretty stylish.

Back in the halcyon days of 2008, just prior to the launch of Dragon Age: Origins, Bioware was quick to tout the impressive lineage the title was succeeding, and its continuance of the classic PC RPG. Upon release, it was clear that the game was not without fault; combining an unrelenting level of difficulty, dense storytelling and old-fashioned conversation system, living up to the tropes of its lineage. In the end, it was the parts of the game that I found so challenging that I adored. Whilst the game was far from perfect, its imperfections were what gave it beauty. It was like Billie Piper – adorable for its faults, beautiful for its mistakes.
This is what makes Dragon Age II such a mystifying game. By conventional wisdom, it is a vastly improved sequel – gameplay is far more fluid and dynamic, conversations are much more in-depth and the plotline is intriguing and engaging. But somehow by fixing the "problems" of the first title, Bioware removed the soul and the heritage of the Dragon Age namesake, making it nothing more than another middling RPG. Without the features that made Dragon Age: Origins so unique, the title felt featureless in a cluttered, yet dying genre.

Bioware removed the soul and the heritage of Dragon Age, making it nothing more than another middling RPG.

What's most disappointing is that it is perfectly clear why the decision was made to make the changes. As development costs skyrocket and the aggregate prices of video games remains constant, developers and publishers are forced to walk the line between art and profiteering that the film industry has been doing for years. Unlike the film industry, however, there is no economically feasible way to make an "indie" 120-hour dungeon crawler. Creating a video game is an extraordinarily expensive business venture, so expanding the potential market appeal of a single title is an important investment. Sure, Dragon Age: Origins might have remained true to the spirit of the traditional RPG, but at what cost? While it was a wonderful case of nostalgia, my enjoyment must have come at the cost of huge segments of the market.
According to an Xbox 360 achievement aggregator, only an estimated 52% of players received the achievement for witnessing the end of the game; whilst as many as 10% of total players earned fewer than five achievements. Whilst these statistics are fairly vague, they are representative of the hardcore audience. With such low completion numbers and a sharp loss of players early in the game, it implies a systematic problem exists within its core design. Further, these statistics were from a website for core gamers, dedicated to obtaining as many achievements as possible. If even the hardcore market was turning off in the early stages, something must have been fundamentally wrong. You can't fault EA for getting cold feet and pulling back from the RPG influences.

Dragons it promised and dragons it delivered. BAM!

Nowadays, it seems that gaming is experiencing somewhat of a RPG renaissance. The infamous addition of the perk system to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare's competitive multiplayer came as a great surprise and, ultimately, a welcome addition. The ability to level up and unlock better, stronger gear was a critically-praised decision that won the admiration of gamers and critics alike. It enticed players away from the Halos and Gears of Wars that inhabited the gaming world back to Call of Duty, paving the way for it to become the biggest franchise in the world.
Following its success, the classic saying, "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" was never truer. All of a sudden the floodgates were opened and every man and his dog were racing to add RPG elements to their titles. Racers (Blur, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit), re-imagined classics (Hard Corps: Uprising) – hell, even the franchises Call of Duty 4 usurped (Halo: Reach, Gears of War 3) rushed to implement the classic ideals of the RPG genre.
At the same time, however, traditional RPGs (Final Fantasy XIII and Alpha Protocol) were subject to critical scorn and divisive sales figures. It seemed that players wanted the elements of the genre, but not the games themselves. As it stands, on average the only games that achieved critical and commercial acclaim within the genre were those that diluted the classical role-playing elements to incredible extremes, such as Mass Effect 2. This is not a bad thing, as Mass Effect 2 is still arguably the greatest game of its generation. It is simply representative of a shift in the industry and consumer tastes.
Somewhere during the two-year regeneration of Shepard between the first and second titles, the Mass Effect universe gave up on item-carrying and huge skill-trees in favour of simplified, dynamic levelling and looting. By reducing the choice players had in regards to levelling or loot selection, BioWare was able to create a more cohesive and uniform storyline for all players. While this shift worked for Mass Effect, it rang hollow when applied to Dragon Age II. After being sold as the modern re-imagining of the classic PC games of yore, its 180-degree refocus away from the elements that made it so special in the first case made the game feel empty and cold by comparison.

What worked for Shepard wasn't as neat a fit for the Hero of Ferelden.

So what's the final death toll? As it stands currently, it seems that consumers emerge from Dragon Age II as the ultimate winners. Even with its changes to gameplay and presentation, Dragon Age II is a great game worthy of your time. Further, with RPG elements being used in more and more titles, it seems that an evolution of sorts has been undertaken. The RPG is not self sufficient anymore. It serves as a complementary offering in tandem with another genre – the sauce upon a dish, as opposed to the meal itself.
And so, with a heavy heart, it appears we should say goodbye to the RPG genre of old. It's sad to see it go, but its impact is something that will permeate throughout gaming for the rest of eternity, and we can celebrate its rebirth as the ultimate add-on.

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2011-05-19T12:51:00.000-07:00

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Report: PS3 Update Causing Consoles to Malfunction

2011-05-19T04:18:00.001-07:00

Sony's 3.61 firmware patch for the PS3, which attempted to secure consoles after the PSN breach, could be making older machines freeze or switch off.

This claim originated on an official Rockstar support page. However, this page has since been taken down, and Rockstar have stressed that this was not an official statement. The information was sourced by a member of their customer support team from the European PlayStation boards.

When the page was active, Rockstar support detailed "reports of PS3s overheating while playing L.A. Noire or beeping three times before shutting down/turning themselves off, mostly on older 60GB and 80GB fat models."

And that it was "confirmed locally that multiple games (Rockstar and non-Rockstar) overheat or freeze only when 3.61 is installed."

Again, Rockstar have stressed that this was not an official statement. When contacted for comment, Sony said, "We don't comment on rumours or speculation about our products."

Infamous 2: Karma, Cookies and Cherry pie Being bad is the new good

2011-05-19T04:14:00.001-07:00

"Are you here for The Apprentice interviews?" The two girls in front of me grin mischievously and clutch clipboards to their chests as I walk up to them. Clearly, for a gamer, I'm overdressed if they're mistaking me for one of the many narcissistic individuals that have come to volunteer their egos for a public hammering on a reality show. I grin, apologise and move further into this swank Soho hotel. I'm not here to swear serfdom to the Dwarven King Sirallan, I have far more pressing issues. Somewhere in this hotel, the sequel to Infamous, one of the PS3's most original titles, is being laid bare and I plan to witness the occasion.

Creating an original superhero is hard work. If it hasn't been tried before, chances are it's been parodied on The Simpsons. But in the original Infamous, gaming studio Sucker Punch tried and succeeded in creating Cole McGrath, a victim to an explosive blast that levelled parts of Empire City, killing thousands – but also imbuing him with mystical lightening superpowers. Radiation? Jog on son. Thus an original, flawed and immensely likeable new hero was created in a classic comic book style origin story. Critics loved it, so did gamers. And as I sit on the couch opposite Brian Flemming, producer at Sucker Punch, I ask him how difficult creating the much anticipated second story has been.

"The first game was a challenge, because there was nothing that was out of bounds", he begins, with no sign of jetlag. "Now we know who Cole is, we know that his powers are electrical, and we know that this game is about his eventual confrontation with The Beast. So the challenge was 'how do we improve what we've done, capture what was good and increase everything around it?' We beefed up the melee combat, improved the visual quality, effects and rendering, added motion capture cut-scenes… So in a strange way, this is more about execution than design."

Ultimate Comic Book Movie Guide We catch the early scoop on the Thor and X-Men sequels.

2011-05-18T22:38:00.000-07:00

Silver Surfer

Release Date: Unknown
Development Status: A Silver Surfer movie has been rumored for years, even predating the recent Fantastic Four films. With Surfer now established in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, 20th Century Fox have indicated they would like to go forward with a spinoff a la X-Men Origins: Wolverine. For a while, it appeared that the Surfer movie would take precedence over a third FF film. J. Michael Straczynski was brought in to write a script, and Doug Jones' contract allowed for two more appearances as Silver Surfer.

However, it was more recently announced that 20th Century Fox hope to reboot the FF franchise. Will the company still be interested in a Silver Surfer spinoff at the same time? According to a recent interview with screenwriter and author of Silver Surfer: Requiem JMS, it looks like the Surfer's been put in mothballs, thanks to the under-performance (read: crapfest) of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Currently, it seems that the only high-profile Marvel properties that are priorities for Fox are: Wolverine 2, the FF reboot under Akiva Goldsman's lead and X-Men: First Class. Unless Xavier's school can make room for a Surfer cameo, fans of the character may have to wait a long time for his standalone movie to arrive.

The Amazing Spider-Man

Release Dates: July 3, 2012
Development Status: Wow. Just wow. That best describes our reaction to the news that Sony has scrapped plans for a Spidey 4 with Sam Raimi at the helm and Tobey Maguire in the mask, and instead rebooting the franchise altogether. In 3D, no less. Maybe they can call it The Amazing Spider-Man Jumps on the Bandwagon? (Zing!)

Luckily, the filmmakers have found their new Spider-Man. Andrew Garfield (The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus) is replacing Maguire and donning the signature red-and-blue tights. At 27 years old, hopefully Garfield can portray a convincing high schooler, unless of course the rumor about this reboot's Pete starting off at college becomes true.

This new Peter Parker will be joined by Gwen Stacy rather than Mary Jane Watson this time. Emma Stone (Easy A) will play the role of Gwen, though her current red-dyed hair naturally led fans to first assume she would play MJ. In truth, MJ won't appear in this reboot, and apparently was never intended to.

Meanwhile, Rhys Ifans has signed to play the villain, The Lizard. In addition, there's a new rumor out there that Sony suits want to reboot (re: crowbar) Venom into the new Spidey reboot. Also from the Rumor Mill: Mad Men's John Slattery might be up for the role of J. Jonah Jameson. Slattery is no stranger to the Marvel U, having played Tony Stark's dad in Iron Man 2. Sam Elliot is also under consideration for the role, which is proving to be a tough one to cast according to reports.

More casting news? About villains? You bet! Heat Vision is reporting that Irrfan Khan (Slumdog Millionaire) will be playing a villain named Van Atter in the soon-to-be-shooting Spider-Man film. Rhys Ifans, of course, has already been cast as the Lizard, with the Lizard being the film's main villain. Expect to see Spidey vs. Lizard atop the Manhattan Bridge, as the plot centers on the city not sure what to make of the Webcrawler - Friend or not-so-friend.

Finally, Martin Sheen (The West Wing) and Sally Field (Forrest Gump) have been cast as Uncle Ben and Aunt May, respectively. These are interesting casting choices, as both are surprisingly high-profile actors for what are presumably limited roles. Sheen and Field's ages suggest the filmmakers are striving for the sort of younger, hipper portrayals seen in Ultimate Spider-Man.

Finally finally? C. Thomas Howell will play a construction worker named Ray, whose son is saved by Spidey during the Lizard fight. Ray will play a key role toward the end of the film, to pay Spidey back for saving Ray's son. (Phew.)

There is life before, and life after, this news.

Garfield recently spoke about the early stages of filming during a press junket for The Social Network's DVD release. "The first week was full of stunts, and I've never felt happier in my whole life," he said. "I'm all bruised and scratched up, and it feels really good. It's just me throwing myself up against walls, which is incredibly fun and painful and testing my manhood."

Sony recently released the first official shot of Garfield in the new suit, which you can see below:

- Columbia Pictures

Clearly some modifications were made to the familiar design. Eagle-eyed fans can also spot twin mechanical webshooters attached to Peter's wrists, suggesting that the reboot will be more faithful to the comics in at least one respect.

So why didn't it work out with Team Raimi? The director said he couldn't make the original May 2011 release date and apparently once he said "I can't make your date. I can't go forward creatively," Sony Pictures co-chairman Amy Pascal and Columbia Pictures' Matt Tolmach decided to reboot the franchise from the top down - no Maguire, no Dunst - not one member of the original team that brought billions to Sony Pictures.

So wait a tick - the movie is coming out Summer 2012. One year after the release date Sony wanted Raimi to stick to? Is this basically an "eff you" to the director who gave us a franchise worth caring about to begin with? If Sony is going to wait until 2012, then why can't they keep Raimi onboard?

If the reasoning is just so financial quotas can be met by keeping a release date, then that doesn't bode well for Spidey 4 being creatively better than the third installment.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Oh Hollywood, and your-greenlighting-a-sequel-to-a-movie-before-said-movie-is-released ways…

James Vanderbilt, the writer of Marc Webb's upcoming The Amazing Spider-Man, has been tapped to pen the sequel.

"Vanderbilt had a meeting with the Spider-Man filmmakers and studio execs outlining his take, getting a thumbs up, and will now begin writing," says Heat Vision. He worked on the Spider-Man 4 script (for the Sam Raimi Scenario) before that project collapsed, at which point he segued into the reboot for Sony. Originally, the writer of Zodiac and Basic was chosen for his character-driven approach to the story rather than a focus on special effects and worked on an outline for a trio of films. It remains to be seen how much from his outline will segue into his sequel script.

Amazing Spidey Part I hits theaters July 3, 2012, so expect a sequel to debut around 2014 or 2015.

Thor 2

Release Date: Unknown
Development Status: We know Iron Man 3 will be one of Marvel Studios' first priorities after The Avengers hits in 2012, and work has already begun on a Captain America sequel, so why not Thor as well?

Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige confirmed a sequel is being considered, at least. "We've got 600 plus issues, we've got a thousand years of mythology, we have other stories we'd like to tell," said Feige. "The audience will tell us whether they want to see those other stories, but we have to be prepared for that if that - if we should get the call." Feige also indicated that screenwriter Don Payne is plotting ideas and that discussions will begin soon with director Kenneth Branagh.

While scripting likely won't begin until late this year, CinemaBlend reports that The Enchantress and Skurge the Executioner are being considered as the villains. In the comics, the Enchantress is a sorceress of Asguard who uses her seductive powers to woo Thor. Skurge is her right hand man and a warrior fierce enough to rival Asgard's best. If Loki returns, it's a safe bet he'll be using his trickery to manipulate the duo against Thor.

Both Chris Hemsworth (Thor) and Tom Hiddleston (Loki) will be appearing in Avengers next summer, and both are contracted for future Marvel films beyond that. Bringing the Thor cast back together shouldn't be much of a problem, so the only real question is whether or not Branagh will commit to a sequel. And whether Branagh will have the wisdom to bring Beta Ray Bill into the picture.

War Machine

Release Date: Unknown
Development Status: Marvel Studios' post-Avengers plans are still a bit murky. Right now, it's looking as if a War Machine spinoff might be in the cards alongside the inevitable Iron Man 3. War Machine won't be appearing in Avengers itself, so this could be Marvel's way of appeasing fans of James "Rhodey" Rhodes.

The only evidence of this project's existence so far is a rumor report from Pajiba. According to the rumor, screenwriters are being sought and no other cast or crew have been confirmed. But if the project is under development, we imagine Don Cheadle will be ready to suit up and lay waste to his enemies again.

X-Men: First Class

Release Date: June 3, 2011
Development Status: Wolverine will not appaear in Matthew Vaughn's First Class, according to the director himself. And judging by the two new trailers that hit recently, a Logan-less X-Men movie looks pretty awesome.

And here is the film's official synopsis: "First Class charts the epic beginning of the X-Men saga, and reveals a secret history of famous global events. Before mutants had revealed themselves to the world, and before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Not archenemies, they were instead at first the closest of friends, working together with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop Armageddon. In the process, a grave rift between them opened, which began the eternal war between Magneto's Brotherhood and Professor X's X-Men."

From this, we also know (thanks to leaked spy photos from the set) that the X-Jet (or Blackbird) crashes on an island during the Cuban Missile Crisis. (Shot down by a submarine, according to gossip.) And thanks to more leakage from Johnny OnSet-Spy, we know that each character's costume will be signature to the mutant and their ability. We also know that Mystique plays for Professor X's team during the film, sporting one of these blue and yellow outfits, before going full villain. Beast takes a significant departure from the last time we saw him on the big-screen, and he also has a fight scene with Mystique and the main villain.

Oliver Platt's Men In Black character also plays a key role in teaming Xavier with Magneto. From all of these story points, we also have director Matthew Vaughn's soundbites regarding how the story for First Class will play out, and it sounds like it's kinda sorta inspired by the path taken by the recent Star Trek reboot.

"It's very clever when you see how he has integrated the characters into the time period where the film is set. I'll put it that way. I just don't want to give it away... It's a very clever way of getting these characters involved in recent history, in recent world events."

The story was conceived by former X-Men director Bryan Singer, who recently shared with AICN a very detailed account of what fans can expect.

According to Singer, First Class will be set during the 1960's, when John F. Kennedy was president and the Civil Rights Movement was raging. Both Xavier and Magneto will be in their 20s. This explains, among other things, why so many familiar X-Men are missing from the cast. Singer, in an interview with The LA Times, expressed desire to helm another X-Men movie in the "near future", with the implication being a First Class sequel.

We know that Jennifer Lawrence will play Mystique, but we didn't know how much time the actress will play the character in blue-skin form, until now. According to an interview the actress gave with Jeff Wells, Lawrence implies that the blue scales used in the previous X-Men movies will make a return here, albeit a brief one.

Only 10% of her screentime will be in full-on Mystique mode, according to the interview. "It takes X-Men makeup artists about six hours to transform her into Mystique with the blue skins and the scales," Lawrence added. We'd guess that official photos of her in the Darkholme skin have been taken, but the actress says that the plan is to keep Mystique's look a secret until closer to the movie's release. (Good luck with that one, Fox. Remember when the character designs for Singer's first X-Men movie leaked onto AICN?)

It also appears as if Havok will fill the lead role in place of his brother Cyclops. Only in the movie's continuity, Havok will not be Cyclops' brother, according to Singer. Producer Singer also promised that more new character additions will be revealed down the road. First Class is meant to be "a new beginning" for the franchise, but it appears at this point that it can still function as a prequel to the previous four films with only relatively minor continuity quirks.

And the movie has quite the roster of actors. Damages' Rose Byrne is in talks to play Dr. Moira MacTaggert, a scientist and love interest of Professor X, and actor Jason Fleming will play the teleporting Azazel, Nightcrawler's father. (Whether Azazel will be on Xavier's side or Magneto's has yet to be determined.) 2012 fans rejoice! Oliver Platt has enlisted for First Class duty, playing The Man in Black. No idea who or what that character is, but stay tuned...

About A Boy's Nicholas Hoult will play Beast. And Caleb Landry Jones has been confirmed to play the mutant Banshee. Oh, and mutant Riptide has joined the film as well, played by Alex Gonzalez.The mutant Darwin will also join the cast.

On the plus side, James "Wanted" McAvoy will play the younger version of Professor X in the film, which is all sorts of awesome. Michael Fassbender will play Magneto. Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone) is set to play Mystique, and Mad Men's January Jones will play Emma Frost. Pics of her in Emma Frost attire hit the interwebs, and she is rocking the 1960s vibe. Mutant Willow may also make her appearance in the film.

Jones recently spoke to <="" a=""> about her role as Frost. "The costumes are insane," Jones said. "It's a lot of very body-conscious stuff. If you look at the comic book, she's barely dressed. She's got quite the bod, which is very intimidating." Jones also indicated that Frost's diamond form will again appear in the film, and that Frost will be participating in numerous fight scenes.

Kevin Bacon will play mutant Sebastian Shaw. Son of Rambow star Bill Milner will play young Magneto, 2012's Morgan Lily has been cast as the Young Mystique, and Zoe Kravitz will play X-Men mutant Tempest.

Vaughn re-teams with Jane Goldman, his co-writer on Kick-Ass, to work on the screenplay. The movie is scheduled for release June 3, 2011. Oh and they are still shooting the movie as of press time. Yeah, good luck with that...

X-Men: First Class 2

Release Date: Unknown
Development Status: We've known Fox and producer Bryan Singer had plans for more than just one First Class film. The upcoming film is meant to serve as the start of a potential trilogy. We haven't heard much about what that trilogy might entail yet, but apparently the door is being kept open for the possible return of Wolverine.

In an exclusive interview with IGN, Singer said, "I think there would definitely be room. I think it would be a very exciting thing. This universe has to establish itself before, but that would be a very interesting and fun thing."

Presumably, much of the main cast would return alongside Wolverine, including James McAvoy's Professor Xavier and Michael Fassbender's Magneto. But will Matthew Vaughn direct again? We don't expect to hear much else about First Class 2 until the first film hits theaters and Fox can judge whether a follow-up is worth pursuing.

The Wolverine

Release Date: 2011
Development Status: Pre-production.

A lot of people saw Wolverine, but not many of them talked about how good it was. Too many mutant cameos distracted from focusing on the titular character, which is something the filmmakers plan to remedy. Oscar-winner Christopher McQuarrie, who scripted The Usual Suspects and did work on the first X-Men movie, will help tell of Logan's journey to Japan, where he fell in love and learned the ways of the samurai. (The script is based on Chris Claremont and Frank Miller's story arc in the comics.)

Director Darren Aronofsky left the project, for family reasons, leaving Fox with a release date to meet but no director to meet it with. Fox is gunning for Source Code's Duncan Jones or Twiight Eclipse and Daredevil reboot director David Slade for the job. (Pass on Slade. Go for Jones!)

The project will still be a "one-off" or standalone project, and not a direct sequel to Origins. The story centers on Wolverine's romance with a Japanese woman who's hand in marriage is promised to another man. Wolverine refuses to let her go, and the only thing standing in his way are the woman's father and the samurai under his employ.

Sabretooth himself, Liev Schrieber, revealed that he had dinner with Hugh Jackman, where they discussed the script and the potential for a Sabretooth/Wolverine reunion tour. (Since Creed is not a part of the original Japan storyline, we hope the powers-at-be do not shoehorn the character into the narrative.)

No news yet on who the villain will be, but word 'round the campfire suggests that the demon swordsmith Muramasa will appear, and that Omega Red or Silver Fox are potential candidates. The Japan storyline could work out to be as good as X2, if not better. As long as it doesn't have memory-wiping bullets or a boxing match with Blob, it's already better than the first Wolverine movie.

X-Men 4

Release Date: Unknown
Development Status: X4 is officially a project on our geekdar, and it seems that the director responsible for the first two installments in the mutant franchise is angling for some involvement on the fourth film.

In a recent interview with The LA Times, director Bryan Singer and producer Lauren Shuler-Donner shed light on the project, with the implication being that Singer wants to direct the film. The director is quoted as telling Shuler-Donner to "hold that one off for just a little, I'm fixated on [X-Men: First Class]right now," to which she responds, ""I will, I will ... I'm holding it open with high hopes. It's totally different [from First Class] and it will be so interesting for you."

So what do we make of this, X-Men fans? Looks like the powers-at-be are going the Anti-Ratner route as they plan to launch the next phase of Wolverine and Co.'s live-action plan. And they have the right man for the job. (That sound you hear is the director of Money Talks getting pwned.)

Ultimate Comic Book Movie Guide We catch the early scoop on the Thor and X-Men sequels.

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Gambit

Release Date: Unknown
Development Status: Not much is known about a potential Gambit spinoff movie other than the fact that both 20th Century Fox and actor Taylor Kitsch have expressed an interest. Before his appearance in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Gambit had been planned for small roles in both X2: X-Men United and X-Men: The Last Stand.

Given that Gambit's origin story was alluded to in Wolverine, it seems likely that a spinoff film would shift focus to the character's later years. Kitsch has voiced his desire for the film to be darker in tone than its predecessor and to explore Gambit's back story.

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

Release Date: February 17, 2012
Development Status: Post-production.

Ghost Rider didn't necessarily have Marvel fans clamoring for a sequel when it hit theaters several years ago. That isn't stopping Sony from giving ol' Flamehead another shot at success.

Contrary to some early rumors, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance will not be a reboot, and Nicholas Cage will star as Johnny Blaze once again. Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, the duo who wrote and directed the Crank movies, will write and direct this sequel. And because two dimensions weren't enough to contain Cage's hairdo last time, this sequel will filmed in 3D.

Several actors have been signed on to join Cage in Spirit of Vengeance, and HBO fans should recognize their names. Ciarin Hinds (Rome) will play the Devil. Idris Elba (The Wire) will follow up an appearance in next year's Thor with a role in Ghost Rider as "an alcoholic warrior monk tasked with finding Ghost Rider." Meanwhile, Highlander's Christopher Lambert makes his long overdue comic book debut in this project. According to Coming Soon, there is no word on which character Lambert will play, but he has been in sword training for the past several months.

Filming recently wrapped on Spirit of Vengeance and post-production has begun, giing the filmmakers plenty of time to meet that early 2012 release date.

The real question is whether Sony can turn the franchise around and make Ghost Rider stand out in an increasingly crowded comic book movie market. A little Christopher Lambert never hurt any project, so we'll see come 2012.

Hawkeye

Release Date: Unknown
Development Status: The big question regarding Marvel Studios' movie slate is which heroes will be focused upon after The Avengers. From recent comments by Kevin Feige, it sounds as though the various members of S.H.I.E.L.D. are high up on the list. That includes Hawkeye, a hero who will be introduced in Thor and take on a larger role in The Avengers.

Feige told Playlist, "There's no definitive plans, but we have started talking and talking with Scarlett about what a Widow movie could be… Internally we've also started thinking what a 'Hawkeye' movie could be, how we could continue to explore the organization [which Samuel Jackson's Nick Fury leads] S.H.I.E.L.D, which has a pretty big part in 'Thor,' smaller parts in the two 'Iron Man' films and has a giant part in 'The Avengers.' [So it's like], what would a stand-alone "S.H.I.E.L.D." be like? It all goes back to the comics. Sometimes the answer is—when looking at a certain run of issues— 'no way' and sometimes the answer is 'maybe, let's continue to explore it' and certainly with Hawkeye and Black Widow those are two that we're exploring."

Presumably, Jeremy Renner's contract allows for a spinoff or two, so we assume the actor will be ready to reprise his role. As for a director or screenwriter, those questions will have to wait until closer to the release of The Avengers.

The Incredible Hulk 2

Release Date: Unknown
Development Status: Marvel Studios' attempt at reintroducing Hulk to movie audiences proved marginally more successful with fans and critics, but in the end the box office returns were underwhelming. Incredible Hulk was certainly no Iron Man, that much was clear. The modest grosses of Incredible Hulk have cast doubt on an immediate sequel.

And should that sequel get made, it won't happen before The Avengers - so says Marvel overlord Kevin Feige.

More and more, it appears as if Hulk's next appearance will be in the Avengers ensemble movie rather than another solo venture. Director Louis Leterrier seemed to suggest as much in a recent video interview. Edward Norton also recently ruled out the possibility of either an Incredible Hulk sequel or cameos in the upcoming Thor and Captain America movies.

And with Norton out and Ruffalo in as Hulk, we're not sure where this project is other than on the distant back burner.

Iron Fist

Release Date: TBD
Development Status: Has the time finally come for some superhero-themed martial arts mayhem on the big screen?

An Iron Fist movie has been rumored in Hollywood for much of the past decade. The film rights were previously held by Artisan Entertainment, with Ray Park (Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace) expected to don the flamboyantly colorful tights of Danny Rand. Now that Iron Fist is under the control of Marvel Studios, it seems the movie is finally being pulled out of development hell. A very talented writer, according to Kevin Feige, is currently working on a script, which is based on Bendis' and Matt Fraction's run with the character.

It's believed that Iron Fist is part of a concerted effort by Marvel Studios to produce smaller, relatively low budget superhero films to accompany the likes of the Iron Man and Avengers franchises.

No director or producers have been announced for Iron Fist yet. There is also no word as to whether Park might still be in the running for the lead role. Wilkes' involvement in xXx doesn't exactly fill us with confidence, but hopefully Iron Fist's recent critical success in the comic book realm can translate to the screenplay.

Iron Man 3

Release Date: May 3, 2013
Development Status: To the surprise of absolutely no one, a second sequel to Iron Man is being put on the fast track and will be one of Marvel Studios' first films to follow The Avengers. And no, director Jon Favreau will not direct the film.

Shane Black will direct the threequel and co-write it with Runaways scribe Drew Pearce. Black, who previously worked with star Robert Downey, Jr. on Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, promises that the story will not another "Iron Man fights a guy in an Iron Suit" installment. The story will be more like a Tom Clancy-thriller, with Iron Man fighting real world villians. (Does that mean the Mandarin will finally get his due?)

Iron Man 3 will be made after The Avengers and will not feature any other heroes from the Marvel Universe. Marvel is only doing crossover characters to lead up to The Avengers, and once that film is released, the plan is to go back to self-contained, single-character stories.

So why did Favreau leave the franchise? The official reason isn't known, but it's suspected that Favreau was frustrated with the studio's mandate to include Iron Man's fellow Avengers and other outside characters in the film.

Vulture says that one of their sources familiar with "Marvel's playbook" theorizes that the company, "had been pushing a confusing and packed vision of the third film as a tactic to provoke Favreau into leaving the project." But why the sneaky tactics? It's believed that Favreau had simply grown too expensive for the notoriously frugal Disney to retain.

It's probably safe to assume the rest of the principal cast will return, including Don Cheadle as Rhodey and Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts. Other than that, we know only the release date for Iron Man 3 – May 3, 2013. Disney will handle distribution of Iron Man 3 as part of their recently announced arrangement with former distributor Paramount.

Magneto

Release Date: On Hold
Development Status: Yeah, so that young Magneto movie that David Goyer was supposedly working on? It's dead.

Not that this news comes as any great surprise to anyone who has even sorta been following the development of Fox's X-Men franchise lately.

Aside from the complete and utter lack of forward momentum on the project in recent months, word came that Bryan Singer was returning to the franchise he started to direct X-Men: First Class, an origin/prequel tale about Marvel's band of merry mutants. The thing is, part of that story is to involve the young Magneto and his relationship with the young Professor Xavier. That seemed to be the nail in the Magneto solo-film coffin, and now Singer has pretty much confirmed as much.

"This story would probably utilize some of the Magneto story because it deals with a young Magneto, so it might supersede that because this would explore that relationship between a young energetic professor and a disenfranchised victim of the Holocaust," the director tells The Hollywood Reporter.

X-Men: First Class producer Laura Shulen Donner reiterated these points when she recently spoke about Magneto. She indicated many of the plans for the film have been rolled into First Class, and that despite some internal discussion the project is essentially dead.

So never say never for a solo adveture starring the Master of Magnetism, but it's not likely to happen anytime soon.

Punisher Sequel

Release Date: Unknown
Development Status: Frank Castle has suffered through a pretty lackluster Hollywood career. None of the past three Punisher movies seemed to find large audiences or capture the true essence of the comics. That isn't stopping Marvel from giving it a fourth try.

At SDCC 10, Marvel Studios head honcho Kevin Feige confirmed that Punsiher will return to live action at some point. He didn't indicate when exactly that might be, or even whether that return would occur in the form of a movie or TV series. Feige did reiterate that the Punisher franchise is back under direct Marvel Studios control. That didn't do much to help Punisher: War Zone, but hopefully the studio has learned a few useful lessons for their next attempt.

Runaways

Release Date: 2012
Development Status: Stalled.

It looks like Marvel has pumped the brakes on the adaptation of BKV's graphic novel. Casting had already been underway, but now the film's director, Peter Sollett, has been freed to go work on another movie before returning to helm Runaways... at some vague point down the line.

"Word in agency circles is that the project was flat-lining because it's similar in age demo to Kick-Ass, but insiders tell me that isn't true. Marvel simply has too much going on at the moment and will take its time on the live action adaptation of the comic hatched by Lost writer Brian K. Vaughan," according to Deadline.

Marvel's troubled teen heroes were expected to be the next big franchise to hit the screen, after the Avengers movie in 2012. Now it looks like the dense story, turned into a script by British TV scribe Drew Pearce, will get put back on a shelf.

Ultimate Comic Book Movie Guide We catch the early scoop on the Thor and X-Men sequels.

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Black Panther
Status: In development.

Many moons ago, Wesley Snipes was once linked to playing Black Panther in a live-action movie. (Simon Phoenix will now have to settle for headlining Black Panther fan-fic in prison). Instead, Snipes played Blade and Black Panther took up a corner office on the bottom floor of Development Hell. Now, Marvel is resurrecting the project and priming yet another character in their catalog for potential big-screen stardom.

Marvel has hired a writer named Mark Bailey to pen the script for the project. Who? Bailey "hails from the documentary film world," according to the site. But, hey, as long as he knows his Black Panther, that's all we need, right? Outside of a recent direct-to-DVD animated film, thing have been quiet on the BP front. Snipes' Panther project was originally set up at Sony/Columbia Pictures in the 1990s, and then at Artisan (remember them?), but the rights to the character reverted to Marvel in 2005. The movie has not been officially greenlit yet, but the fact that it is being scripted puts it on the path to one day, maybe, hitting a theater near you.

Black Widow
Status: In development, but on the back burner.

When Marvel cast ScarJo as SHIELD operative Black Widow in Iron Man 2, we thought the only way they could top that is if they give Mrs. Ryan Reynolds her own movie. And it looks like that's gonna happen.

SuperheroHype.com attended a press conference for Iron Man 2's Blu-ray and DVD release, where Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige confirmed a solo Black Widow movie is in the works.

"We've already started discussions with Scarlett about the idea of a solo movie and have begun putting together concepts," said Feige. "But The Avengers comes first." With Avengers currently getting ready to hit theatres Summer 2012, the soonest we can ideally ever expect to this movie first-hand is sometime late 2013 or 2014.

Feige reiterated this stance to Playlist right before Thor hit theaters. "There's no definitive plans, but we have started talking and talking with Scarlett about what a Widow movie could be." Widow's fellow SHIELD operative Hawkeye was also named as a potential focal point after Avengers.

No word yet on who is writing the movie – if anyone – at this stage. We assume the movie will be a different take than the one screenwriter and voice of Solid Snake, David Hayter, worked on years ago. In short: Hollywood plans to keep Cleavage Johansson fighting crime and wearing only tight things for quite some time. It's good to be a geek.

Blade Reboot

Release Date: TBD
Development Status: The best thing about Blade: Trinity is that you can't do much worse than that, making the Daywalker's return to better fare that much easier. While nothing is official from Marvel's camp regarding Blade's return, one can expect that reboot fever will soon touch one of Marvel's earliest success stories.

That return may come in the form of a Deacon Frost prequel, however. In July 2009, IGN reported that director Stephen Norrington is working on a prequel trilogy based in the same universe, and centered around Blade's main villain, played in the first film by Stephen Dorff. No word yet on how exactly the idea, which Dorff came up with, will dovetail into the first three films or what Blade's roll will be, if any.

Also, Norrington is not officially attached to this project, at least not on Marvel's dance card. So at this point, it sounds like some dumb muthaf@#!er's trying to ice skate uphill… whatever that means. This is rumor at best and direct-to-DVD at worst. The last story headlining Blade can't be that which Spike TV canceled after one season. So dust off the sunglasses, Wesley.

Captain America: The First Avenger

Release Date: July 22, 2011
Development Status: Post-production.

Check out an official look at Cap's costume, thanks to EW's geek squad. We dig the battle-damaged shield and Ultimates-inspired look. Click over here for a pair of official movies stills. Oh oh, and take a look at Cap's new poster - arguably the best one yet from Marvel's recent crop of superhero movies. And not to be outdone, check this first detailed image of an unmasked Red Skull.

Also signing up to be made into an eventual action figure is Stanley Tucci. The Oscar-nominated actor. Yep. He'll play Cap's dad. Fans of Star Trek: First Contact will be glad to see the ill-fated Lt. Hawk getting some work in the Marvel U. Actor Neal McDonough will play Dum Dum Dugan in the very crowded Captain America movie, opposite Evans.

McDonough's casting news comes on the heels of Tommy Lee Jones joining the cast as General Chest Phillips, the hard-nosed commander who oversees Steve Rogers' training and early missions as Captain America during Operation Reborn.

We also have an actor set to play Bucky: Sebastian Stan. And Hugo Weaving is Red Skull, which so far is the best casting news surrounding this project. In more casting news, Howard Stark, the father of Tony, will be front and center in the movie as well, albeit a much younger version than the one we saw in Iron Man 2. Actor Dominic Cooper will play Iron Man's dad during the WWII-centric film.

And actress Hayley Atwell, recently seen in The Prisoner on AMC, will play Cap's love interest Peggy Carter. Rounding out the main cast so far is Toby Jones (Infamous) as robotic zombie villain Arnim Zola.

Nick Fury and Cap recently shot a end-credits scene for the film in NYC, a scene picturing Fury presenting Cap with a deal to, most likely, join the Avengers.

The last major Marvel movie prior to the ensemble Avengers film will feature the first Avenger himself. First Avenger: Captain America will focus on the early days of Steve Rogers and his transformation into Captain America. The movie will take place mostly in WWII, with present-day bookends. The movie will also show us how Cap's costume and shield will evolve. Marvel bigwig Kevin Feige recently chatted up the movie at an Iron Man 2 press event, and revealed that Chris Evans' costume tests "are pretty amazing."

Director Joe Johnston also recently talked about when the story will take place.

"[It will begin] in 1942, 1943... The stuff in the '60s and '70s [comic books] we're sort of avoiding," the director said. "We're going back to the '40s, and then forward to what they're doing with Captain America now."

Oh, and The Howling Commandos will make an appearance. Also rumored to make an appearance is former Harvey Dent, Tommy Lee Jones. UGO claims that Jones is up for an unspecified role in the Marvel movie, which is set primarily during World War II. IGN contacted Jones' camp at CAA, who said they'd never heard the rumor before and thus had no comment on it.

Johnston recently hinted as to story connections between Captain America and other Marvel Studios films, saying fans should expect elements of the Cap movie to pay off down the road. "We have several subtle references to certain elements in Thor, but since Captain America is a period picture taking place in the '40s, there are fewer opportunities for contemporary links to the rest of the Marvel universe. We can, however, create events in our story that will be paid off in Avengers and other Marvel pictures."

The Captain America cast and crew were at SDCC 2010, and even showed off some early footage to the audience. The footage was culled from the first eight days of shooting and included a brief glimpse of Evans in costume. You can click here to read our impressions of the footage.

Scoring the film will be Alan Silvestri, who did the music for such films as Back to the Future, Contact and Cast Away.

Captain America 2
Development Status: Pre-production.

Captain America: The First Avenger doesn't open until July 22, and Marvel has locked down writers for its sequel.

LatinoReview.com reports that First Avenger's scribes, Stephen McFeely & Christopher Markus, have been hired to write a sequel. The writing duo scripted the first film and Joss Whedon was brought in to do a polish on their draft.

Chris Evans will reprise his role in the film, as he is signed for six movies. The story, according to Marvel's Kevin Feige, will be set in modern time.

We know that First Avenger is bookended with scenes set in present day, with the end of the movie rumored to involve Cap being frozen in ice. It's possible a sequel could pick up from this point and unfold in present day, the same time period as Whedon's Avengers movie.

Daredevil Reboot

Release Date: TBD
Development Status: Those of you still dealing with the semi-bitter taste of Mark Steven Johnson's Daredevil movie - you know, the one with the meh CG battle on organ pipes starring da bomb from Phantoms - will be happy to know that Fox is fast-tracking a Matt Murdock reboot.

And Twilight: Eclipse director David Slade will helm the movie. The untitled reunion tour with Matt Murdock will be a continuation of the superhero pic, and will not contain material from the Ben Affleck-toplined version released by Fox in 2003. (Which is confusing. Basically, expect Fox to do with Daredevil what Universal did with Ed Norton's Incredible Hulk.)

What's the story? According to reports, Slade's pitch is "said to be a 'close cousin' of some of the other superhero movies out there in the market place (We believe he's referring to films like Thor and Captain America which are bright, boisterous blockbuster types that skip on the gloom and go straight to the boom!) – which shouldn't surprise anyone. 'It's a bit Batman Begins. The bad guy will learn who Daredevil really is and tries to destroy him – but not via the usual methods.'"

And just to stir the fanboy pot even more, the site claims there's "some kind of talk" about Slade's Twilight: Eclipse leading man, Robert Pattinson, being up for the title role.

No word if writer David Scarpa is still onboard.

Deadpool

Release Date: 2011
Development Status: Robert Rodriguez is, sigh, not directing the Deadpool movie. Who is? A VFX artist by the name of Tim Miller. (Cue groans)

Rodriguez's commitment to directing *shakes head* Spy Kids 4 may have factored into him not being able to take the gig. Little-known Swedish music director Adam Berg was also a name circling the project. The the writers of Zombieland wrote the script, which is beyond packed with action and signature Deadpool banter. Actor Ryan Renyolds is very happy with their work, according to a recent interview.

"Tonally, they got it," said Reynolds in a recent interview. "They just [understood Deadpool] right off the bat. They're fans of the character and they were so excited. We couldn't have done any better [than Reese and Wernick]."

Reynolds later elaborated on the tone of the script in an interview with Hero Complex. "It goes in such a different direction than a superhero movie usually goes," he said. "It's a nasty piece of work. It's just based in so much emotional filth, completely. It's like Barfly if it were a superhero movie. It sort of treads into the world of an emotionally damaged person. I always say that Deadpool is a guy in a highly militarized shame spiral… It's so different than the superhero movies to date, it departs so far from that."

Reynolds will sport Hal Jordan's ring before he will reprise his role as Deadpool in this X-Men Origins: Wolverine spin-off. Recently, long-time X-Men producer Lauren Shuler-Donner revealed that the character's depiction in Wolverine will get – all together now – the reboot treatment, seeing as how the last time we saw Deadpool his head was spiraling away from his body in free fall, while firing Cyclops' optic blasts. But, the solo movie will somehow address Deadpool-as-Weapon-11 in the story. (Could be wrong, but that sounds like a threat to us.)

20th Century Fox, home to the X-Men movies, will release the movie, and put one of Xavier's mutants in it. The rumor is that Colossus will have a role (reportedly more than a cameo) in the new movie. Also joining Deadpool are: Wade Wilson's love interest Vanessa Carlysle (said to be a major plot element), his pal Blind Al, contact Patch, and Weapon X teammates Sluggo, Wyre, Ajax and Garrison Kane.

Also, expect that mouth of his to get a serious workout, with the character breaking the fourth wall on occasion. And yes, we will learn how he got those scars.

Doctor Strange

This movie has been in development almost as long as we have been breathing, and it looks like Marvel is putting it a bit farther along in its development queue.

The movie will likely be Marvel Studios' first film under their new parent company, Disney, once Marvel's obligations to Paramount expire after the release of Iron Man 3. And just who will be responsible for adapting Dr. Stephen Strange's live-action exploits? Writers Thomas Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer. They previously worked on, ahem, Sahara (*open palm slap to forehead*) and A Sound of Thunder (*explodes*).

Let's hope their work on Sony's adaptation of videogame Uncharted was good enough to warrant this Marvel mainstay being put in their hands. He's been looking for a movie for quite some time, it would be a shame that when he finally gets one it's Sahara'd.

One old rumor gaining traction again is that Grey's Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey is lobbying Marvel for the right to don the Cloak of Levitation. Will fans accept this romantic comedy regular as a magical superhero?

Fantastic Four Reboot

Release Date: Summer 2012 (rumored)
Development Status: The new adventures of ol' Reed Richards was rumored to be titled F4: Reborn, but now according to ScreenRant.com, that title is out and actors Adrien Brody and Jonathan Rhys Meyers are rumored for the role of Mr. Fantastic. And former Emma Frost candidate, Alive Eve, is rumored to be up for the role of Sue Storm in the reboot.

The Human Torch and Doctor Doom also have rumored contenders in the running for those respective roles. True Blood's Stephen Moyer, who plays vampire Bill Compton on the HBO series, is up for the role of Latverian despot Victor Von Doom. The site claims an "offer is currently out" to the actor, and that "Doom will be showcased as the ruler of Latveria and a master of the mystic arts" in the film. Model-turned-90210 actor Kevin Pennington is the front runner to play Johnny Storm.

Bruce Willis and Kiefer Sutherland are rumored to be on the short-list to voice the all-CG version of The Thing.

Who does Fox want to direct the film? At the top of their wish list are: Joe Carnahan, Harry Potter's David Yates and James McTeigue. This F4 movie is the first salvo to come in the wake of Disney-Marvel came from 20th Century Fox, as the studio confirmed rumors from earlier this year that Marvel's First Family will get exposed to hopefully beneficial reboot rays. Who will spearhead the project? Oscar-winning scribe and Fringe writer and executive producer Akiva Goldsman. You might remember him from such nipplefests as Batman Forever and Batman & Robin.

Variety reports that Fox has also set Heroes and Green Lantern scribe Michael Green to pen the screenplay.

Ultimate Comic Book Movie Guide We catch the early scoop on the Thor and X-Men sequels.

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Ant-Man

Release Date: 2012
Development Status: Ant-Man and his sometimes wife The Wasp are two of the original five Avengers, and Marvel Studios have been trying for years to get an Ant-Man film off the ground. Currently, Shaun of the Dead director Edgar Wright is attached to direct the film, which he says will be an action-oriented movie with some humorous elements.

During interviews for Wright's Scott Pilgrim, Wright revealed the following about where the movie's story may potentially go: "It's essentially a high-tech spy heist film with somebody with a very particular power." Hank Pym, by way of Mission: Impossible, from the director of Shaun of the Dead? We're in.

Pixar has expressed an interest in distributing Ant-Man, leading many to wonder if the film will now be computer-animated instead of live-action. A second draft of the script by Wright and Joe Cornish has been turned in and Feige says it is the best one yet. They may be ready to shoot this soon.

It's not yet clear whether Ant-Man will be Wright's next directorial effort, but hopefully the film will see the light of day at some point in the wake of The Avengers.

The Avengers

Release Date: May 4, 2012
Development Status: Avengers Assemble! Norton's Hulk is out, and Mark Ruffalo is in as the new Bruce Banner in director Joss Whedon's Avengers. Also on the Hulk front, Ruffalo revealed that Hulk will go Smash! in 3D, with the help of motion capture - like they did on Avatar.

So, the official Avengers movie line-up includes: Nick Fury, Black Widow, Iron Man, Thor, Cap, Hulk, Hawkeye and SHIELD Agent Phil Coulson. Jeremy Renner plays Hawkeye, and Cobie Smulders from How I Met Your Mother will play Fury's assistant at SHIELD, Maria Hill. And despite outright telling the press he wasn't in the movie, Tom Hiddleston will indeed reprise his Thor role as Loki in the film. Also Stellan Skarsgard, who plays Dr. Erik Selvig in Thor, will appear in Avengers as well.

Marvel overlord Kevin Feige revealed that The Avengers is a launching pad for Marvel's "new era" on the feature film front. "It will also renew each of these characters and launch them into their own franchises, starting with the second film to be released by Disney, Iron Man 3."

But what is it about? Loki's involvement gives credence to the rumors regarding the character using the Cosmic Cube to summon the Skrulls to invade Earth, an invasion which prompts Nick Fury to assemble his team of superheroes. Here is the film's official synopsis: "When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster."

According to Thor himself, Chris Hemsworth, we will see the heroes fight each other in some capacity before teaming up to fight this "unexpected enemy."

Hawkeye himself, Jeremy Renner, recently revealed that his character's costume will be less purple, more "reality-based", taking a cue from Black Widow's outfit. (Spy his cameo in Thor.) Also, Renner said that Hawkeye and Black Widow will have some sort of relationship in the film. Speaking of costumes, Kevin Feige revealed that Iron Man will sport new armor in Whedon's movie, consistent with "the evolution" we saw Stark's armor take in IM 2. But what we want to know is, what is in store for Nick Fury?

Samuel L. Jackson's character seems poised to take point in the movie: "The Avengers is my own starring vehicle, pretty much," Jackson declared. The actor also revealed that he won't be in Thor, but will sport the eye-patch in Captain America.

So what's the story? Whedon dropped a few hints: "It will be a new story that has many things from different arcs of the comics in it." The writer-director implied that aspects of the plot will be taken from The Ultimates and the original comics. Whedon's script is believed to emphasize the family unit aspect of a group of heroes who really have no business teaming up, but, there they are... (According to Thor himself, Chris Hemsworth, we will see the heroes fight each other in some capacity before teaming up to fight a greater threat.)

- Marvel.com

The Avengers assemble - but will Norton's Bruce Banner return?

Speaking of the story, production was recently halted when a copy of Jackson's script was stolen from the set and apparently shopped around by the thieves to various movie news websites. A handful of photocopied script pages have turned up online. On the plus side, the leaked script pages confirm that the S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier will be in the movie.

The Avengers will now be the first Marvel Studios film to be distributed by Disney. As we recently learned, Disney acquired distribution rights to both The Avengers and Iron Man 3 from Paramount, who must not be happy campers at the moment.

But we are very happy, and eager, to see this movie on the big screen.