NYCC: Hasbro Unveils 'Captain America' and 'Thor' Movie Action Figures

Although Hasbro already debuted action figures from their forthcoming Captain America and Thor movie lines at Comic-Con International in San Diego in July, the toymaker had a few surprises in store for New York Comic Con attendees this past weekend, giving fans a glimpse at what they can expect to find on store shelves before the films hit theaters next summer.

As was the case with Hasbro’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Iron Man 2 lines, Thor and Captain America offerings will include assortments based on the films themselves as well as the comic books that inspired them. Like all of Hasbro’s Marvel movie action figures, these will be in the same scale as the company’s extensive Marvel Universe collection.

Don't Touch Starbuck

She’s survived Cylons and has even gone toe-to-toe with Jack Bauer. But Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica, 24) is still afraid of one thing in this universe: Nerd germs.

At the 2010 New York Comic Con, which concluded yesterday, this bizarre notice at Ms. Sackhoff’s autograph booth caught my eye:
Don’t mistake this as an insult to Katee: Judging by the questionable hygiene of many of the folks wandering the show floor (both in and out of costume), I don’t blame her for wanting to avoid having to touch any of them. Furthermore, Starbuck always struck me as more of a fist bump person to begin with.

Nerd News Roundup!

With New York Comic Con kicking off this weekend, geeky news and announcements have been particularly abundant over the past few days. Here are the most noteworthy:

Emma Stone Is Gwen Stacy
I have a confession to make: I have a massive crush on Emma Stone. She’s charming, she’s gorgeous and—perhaps most important of all—she has incredible comic timing. Don’t believe me? Watch Zombieland again.

So I was understandably pretty excited when I learned that Ms. Stone would be starring as the romantic lead in Marc Webb’s 2012 Spider-Man reboot. However, I was befuddled when I learned that the redheaded actress would be playing Peter Parker’s blonde (and doomed) first love, Gwen Stacy. Surely, Ms. Stone would be a better Mary Jane Watson, no?

Evidently, as reported by First Showing, Stone’s a natural blonde, so the casting isn’t as bizarre as it would seem. Cosmic. (Via First Showing)

Zack Snyder Will Direct Chris Nolan’s Superman
Say what you will about 300 or Watchmen, it’s hard to deny the fact that Zack Snyder is pretty good at creating compelling visuals. His actual ability as a storyteller, however, is often questioned by critics.

Be that as it may, Warner Bros. has confirmed that Snyder will be taking the helm of the studio’s Superman reboot, which is being produced by Chris Nolan (The Dark Knight, Inception) and written by frequent Nolan collaborator David S. Goyer.

This could be cool, assuming that Nolan, Goyer and Snyder refrain from simply rehashing the Richard Donner series, one of the predominant flaws of Bryan Singer’s 2006 attempt at a franchise reboot, Superman Returns. However, it’s rumored that the villain in the Man of Steel movie revival is Superman II baddie General Zod.

Aw, crap. (Via Heat Vision)

Transformers 3 Has a Title
Managing to somehow sound simultaneously pretentious and idiotic, Michael Bay’s third Transformers movie—due out next summer—is apparently called The Dark of the Moon. Wow, Pink Floyd is gonna be pissed.

I guess it’s better than Bay’s rumored original title, Transformers: F*ck You, Megan Fox. (Via Seibertron)