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Marvel Movie Schedule Changes Offer Fleeting Glimpse of Realism

The new Marvel movie release dates are now correct in the RevolutionSF Sci-Fi Preview 2009-2011. But now it says 2009-2012! Whoo whoo! One year less work for me.

Natalie Portman In Delightful Thor Rumor

I love casting rumors! This one says Natalie Portman will be in Thor. Dave Farnell says, "If the Thor movie is excruciating, I will be able to look at Natalie Portman now and then, and feel somewhat better. Hey, it worked in the Star Wars prequels."

I would have gone with someone less female.

New Hitchhikers Writer Bombarded By Furor

Artemis Fowl writer Eoin Colfer is writing a new Hitchhikers Guide book. He says fan reactions are "much stronger" than he thought, but Douglas Adams' widow likes it. Now all she will have to do is buy several hundred thousand copies.

Spider Bite Puts Man On Local News

A paralyzed guy was bitten by a spider, but when treated for the bite, his legs started working again. But the stories about his clone still suck.