It’s nearly 2011 and you know what that means! We’re going to be buried in Avengers rumors until the damn thing wraps.
I don’t mind villain oriented rumors, like the Kree / Skrull one that broke over Christmas. You probably saw it — AICN had a strange scan from the Albuquerque Journal that claimed the Avengers would be battling the Skrulls and the Kree in The Avengers.
We didn’t report it because it was debunked so quickly by Marvel and Coming Soon. Besides, we here at CHUD been claiming the Skrulls would appear for awhile now. Don’t act all surprised if they do show up, denials or not. (What does Joss Whedon love more than third act death? Secret organizations pulling puppet strings. I can see how shapeshifting aliens would align pretty well with that.)
Yesterday, we passed on the rumor that Demi Lovato might be part of The Avengers. Though we had every indication that the Avengers were a done deal (they were, after all,
posed beautifully onstage this past July at ComicCon), the Internet continued to spin wildly with tales of Nathan Fillion or Alan Tudyk as Ant-Man, or various hot brunettes as the Wasp. It’s what messy entertainment sites do when they’re hard-pressed for a Batman rumor.
Here might be a good time to stress that in no way is the above rant intended as criticism of our David Olivier who was doing a fine job of digging up content to be discussed on a deathly news week. And as you’ll see in a moment, there was some truth to it.
The Hollywood Reporter has debunked the rumor, but they’ve added a little more grist to the mill. Marvel might undermine their Avengers Assemble! moment, and add a little more femininity. Sources claim that they are looking to add another female Avenger in order to balance the male dominated line-up. (Who wants to bet the feminist-friendly Whedon is the real impetus behind the idea, and not Marvel?) Perhaps we may see The Wasp or Ms. Marvel sign up for duty. If you can surprise us with Hawkeye, there’s no reason you can’t work a superheroine in.
So, yes. Bring on the rumors so we may dissect them and make educated guesses on characters. But really online tabloids, pick someone who isn’t in rehab. Here’s a tip — it’s more believable that way.
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"It's what messy entertainment sites do when they're hard-pressed for a Batman rumor."
Those who live in glass houses that post reviews of childrens DVDs, and go ad-whoring for mainstream chick flicks, should not throw stones at other sites that actually try to report current film news.
Each day CHUD gets worse and worse. I'm finding it kind of sad at this point.
I had no idea endless "[Hot Actress] as Catwoman" or was current, crucial, and exciting film news. Or that Ace Showbiz was the best source in the business.
Guess we'll stop separating the wheat from the chaff and just report it all as not to seem sad. I better go back and write that Killer Croc rumor Ace Showbiz wrote, since they're way more solid than our glass house.
Killer croc? Don't tease me, Miss Rappe…
Don't sweat it, Elisa. There'll always be some random asswipe who hates this site, yet still comes here every day to complain about it. Sad, really.
Ms. Marvel in that hot-as-shit lightning bolt costume please!
I think the real question is, will Joss find a way to work Amy Acker into this flick?
Am I the only one who could give a shit about The Avengers? A bunch of superheroes crammed in a movie doesn't automatically mean it will be awesome. In fact, unless Whedon pulls off a miracle, I'm betting it turns into a pile of overstuffed shit, especially with the marvelously cheap Marvel and the king of douche Kevin Feige in control. Iron Man 2 sucked hard and Thor looks fucking retarded. The only Marvel film I've really enjoyed was The Incredible Hulk reboot with Norton but they fucked that up when they got rid of Norton. I have hope for Captain America only because I love Chris Evans and am digging the Raider of the Lost Ark vibe I've been getting. But again, with Johnston in the director's chair and Feige producing, I don't have that much hope.
"Besides, we here at CHUD been claiming the Skrulls would appear for awhile now." WE didn't claim anything. Devin did. Give the credit to the guy that actually wrote the article. You guys need to get off you high horse, find your voice and just start posting good articles again.
Oh please. Avoiding the stupid rumor mill is a noble goal, but it's kinda undermined when you run stories like this – essentially reporting the exact same rumors, later than everybody else, and then pretending that makes you superior for some reason. Maybe if CHUD had something unique to replace the rumor mill, but since Devin left the amount of actual current movie news has dropped to homeopathic levels. No interviews. No set visits. Just endless list features, presumably based around whatever you've already got on your DVD shelves. CHUD staff can keep playing the prickly defensive card all you like, but the site is a shadow of its former self and behind the stupid trolls there's a sad truth: CHUD is struggling. Yeah, I'm sure there's still a small band of loyal sycophants who'll lap up whatever you throw at them, but I can't believe the people working on the site honestly think it's firing on all cylinders. It's not as if we're short of entertainment news sites. People are drifting away. Shit needs to get sorted before what's left of one of the best movie sites online melts away like Toht.
I love how assholes like "tom" love to hide behind the word "sycophant." News flash, douchebag- just because people don't agree with you doesn't mean they're lapdogs. And "people are drifting away"? How can you possibly know that? What, do you know 3 people who don't come here anymore, or something? Also, I hate to tell you, jackhole, but your post makes YOU one of those stupid trolls you mentioned. But, please, keep perpetuating the most overused word in these talkbacks, and remain blind to the fact that praising Devin kinda makes you JUST THAT. Or, better yet, just leave here and go to his new site with the embarrassing name and suck his virtual cock. He LOVES that shit.
oh my god, tom, you figured it out! you're the most awesomest commenter ever! will you be a consultant for my new website? you obviously have lots and lots of experience with this type of thing. also, can i borrow your thesaurus?
Funny, I don't remember praising Devin. I think he's way over rated and his new site isn't really my kinda thing. He was, however, CHUD's guy in LA. Since he left, the amount of meaty movie coverage (interviews, set visits) has dropped to almost nothing and it's been replaced with obvious filler material. That's just an observation, but I'd hate for you to stop your angry little tantrum for anything like that. Asshole, douchebag, jackhole, cock sucking…it's always weird how fairly tame and honest criticism provokes such a furious reaction on a site which dishes out even cruder criticism of its own. This has become a sad, strange little site. You're welcome to it, "HS".
Thanks, I will. Please let the door hit you on the ass on your way out, assdoucheholesucker.
Why is so much energy spent on movies that are essentially geared towards pre-pubescent males? Sorry, but I have no interest in superhero movies and haven't in almost two decades. I've grown up. I'm sorry that other film fans haven't.
@Joe: What part of CHUD don't you understand and did you just discover the internet yesterday?
It was not my intention to slight Devin.
And while you can point fingers and rail about how we're not posting set visits (which you complained about every time one was posted) or scoops, I would like to politely point out that no major site in the post-Devin months has landed a big scoop except for Deadline or The Hollywood Reporter. That's where sources are going. And no major site posted a massive set visit that we didn't also have. No one has been on any in the past few months. CHUD isn't being excluded from anything, though feel free to operate under that overblown fiction.
@ret:
I agree!
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