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Many people think of the San Diego Comic Con as that place where fat guys dress up as Batman and look at each other’s comic book collections. This is only partly true. The San Diego Comic Con has grown far larger than a simple gathering of comic book fans, and has also grown to include types of media other than comic books. One of the biggest parts of the San Diego Comic Con these days is movie previews. Comic book movies have grown very popular, so producers use the San Diego Comic Con as a way to promote their movies before release. This means we get to see sneak peeks of movies and get some extra details on the production process. Here are some of the movies that will be featured, or we at least hope will be featured, at the San Diego Comic Con.

Megamind

Megamind is the latest DreamWorks production. This movie will answer the often asked question of what happens if a villain kills his heroic nemesis. With a cast including Will Ferrell, Jonah Hill, and Brad Pitt, Megamind is looking like it will be quite the entertaining movie. The first day of Comic Con features a panel dedicated to Megamind so we can expect some sneak peeks to be released. Maybe we will also find out why they changed the name of the movie from Oobermind to Megamind after they had released promotional materials.

The Green Hornet

We recently showed The Green Hornet trailer on here, so we can expect there to be a lot more Green Hornet news at Comic Con. I am personally hoping they show off the car used in the movie, a 1966 Imperial nicknamed Black Beauty. Expect another trailer to be released at Comic Con, giving us a better look at how Seth Rogen will handle the hero role. The trailer looks promising, but Comic Con will give us a better idea of what to expect from this movie.

Thor

It is no secret that Marvel is putting out movies featuring major heroes in order to make the big Avengers movie in the future. The Thor movie has been somewhat overshadowed by the Captain America movie, but Comic Con is sure to take a look at both. Chris Hemsworth will be playing the role of Thor, and so far we have just seen one picture of him in costume and no trailer. Hopefully Comic Con will fix that and give us plenty of information on the Norse God of Thunder. I would also like to see some information on Chris Evans and the Captain America movie, such as if Chris Evans will be cracking his usual jokes in this movie. Maybe Marvel will also explain why they like actors named Chris so much, I might have to get a name change.

Salt

San Diego Comic Con isn’t just about comics anymore, and as a result many movie studios bring special sneak peeks of their movies to the convention. One movie that will be featured is Angelina Jolie’s action thriller Salt. It will be interesting to see the Russian spy angle discussed, especially considering the fact the United States just found some real life Russian spies. A case of life imitating art indeed. More importantly, Angelina Jolie still looks super hot.

Deadpool

I don’t know how much Deadpool will be discussed at Comic Con, especially considering the fact that the star of Deadpool, Ryan Reynolds, will be busy promoting his role as Green Lantern over on the DC side of things. It is hard to imagine this movie project not being brought up at some point considering the support given by fans and Ryan Reynolds himself. Hopefully a production schedule will be released at Comic Con, but there is definitely no guarantee on that.

The Expendables

Another non-comic movie that will be featured at Comic Con is The Expendables. I really want to see another trailer for this movie, because it will be three minutes of ass kicking. I don’t care what the plot is, a movie with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, and Jason Statham  is going to be awesome. This is definitely not going to be a movie for intellectuals, but it will be amazing nonetheless.

We here at HumorDistrict will definitely be keeping an eye on movie news coming from the San Diego Comic Con, so you can look forward to updates on all the movies discussed here and more.

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For those of you who have not seen Wanted, watch out for spoilers ahead, actually this very next sentence. Angelina Jolie’s character, Fox, killed off a bunch of other assassins by curving a bullet around a circular room until it went through every assassin and ended up in her brain. Yeah, I thought it was pretty dumb that an assassin who can curve bullets around rooms can’t also move her head slightly to one direction, but that is beside the point. The point is that apparently there is still a possibility that Jolie will be back for the sequel, Wanted 2. Apparently director Timur Bekmambetov is planning a zombie assassins type of sequel.

The rumors about Angelina Jolie’s involvement have been all over the place, but now there is a new possibility. According to E!, Timur Bekmambetov is interested in casting Kristen Stewart to step into the role of smoking hot assassin. I would be all for this change, Kristen Stewart would look super hot biting her lip while holding a gun. Seriously though, she bites her lip all the time.

Yeah, you thought I was joking. Kristen Stewart’s lip biting is a very real occurrence, and I like it. Getting back on topic, I definitely think Kristen Stewart would be a good choice to replace Angelina Jolie in Wanted 2, but I still don’t expect many people to rush out and see it. The first one was fairly lackluster, which is sad considering it had both Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman.

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Disney has decided live action remakes are the way to go, and could possibly be bringing in Tim Burton again. Disney is currently working on a live action version of Sleeping Beauty entitled Maleficent. This movie would presumably focus more on the witch Maleficent, and could be darker than the original cartoon version. That would not be surprising at all if Tim Burton actually is involved in this movie, and this could turn out to be a pretty scary movie considering Maleficent is one of the 7 most terrifying Disney villains.

If we are to assume Maleficent will play a major role in the movie named after her, and I would be willing to take that bet, than choosing an actress for her will be an important step. Right now Angelina Jolie is rumored to be interested in the titular role, which could be an interesting casting choice. Jolie has proven herself to be an A-list actress and has had some experience with witches after playing Grendel’s mother, the sea hag, in Beowolf. Of course Beowolf was an animated movie and did not receive very good reviews, but nonetheless, Angelina Jolie could step into the role of Maleficent quite capably. If Tim Burton is actually involved with Maleficent, that might change things. I can see Angelina Jolie playing an evil witch, but I can’t really see her playing one of Tim Burton’s evil witches. Burton has a unique style about his movies, and I don’t see Angelina Jolie fitting that style very well. Maybe we will see Helena Bonham Carter again if Tim Burton takes over. Of course these are all rumors for the moment, but it will be interesting to see where Disney takes this movie and what other live action remakes we will see in the future.

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A lot of men are intimidated by powerful women and others just find them b*tchy.  If you are the former, I can’t help you.  But if you are the ladder, then these are 5 powerful women sweet and feminine enough to make you still feel like a man.

5) Trinity – The Matrix

Why she’s datable: She’s firm but still oh-so soft.  Physically and emotionally.  She has a deep seeded, unshakable faith, yet she still goes with the flow.  She doesn’t try to force anything to happen.

Why she’s a keeper: She embraces the fact that you are the chosen one.  She doesn’t mind that you have responsibilities to the people.  In fact, she digs that about you.  And most importantly, she’s not jumping up in your face acting like she needs to be the chosen one too.  She is Michelle Obama cool.  And that makes you stronger.

4) Padme – Star Wars

Why she’s datable: Padme Amidala is cultured, but also kind and caring enough to not judge you because you aren’t.  She’d show you things that you never thought you’d see and open you up to new experiences.

Why she’s a keeper: In the words of Ne-Yo, “she’s got her own.”  She a busy and prominent senator, but she is still never too busy to spend a intimate night with her man.  She knows where her priorities are.  And that’s with you.

3) Elizabeth Swann – Pirates of the Carribbean

Why she’s datable: Can you say, lady by day, freak by night?  She’s definitely one of those girls with a controlling father who is just waiting to act out.  You should probably be there when she does.

Why she’s a keeper: She would literally go to the ends of the earth for you and despite all of the temptation she feels from Jack Sparrow, she’s always faithful and moral.  Oh, and she’s cool enough to let you go out and do your duty while she holds it down until you get back.

2) Letty – Fast & Furious

Why she’s datable: She hot, she loves cars, probably willing to watch a bit of sports with you before she gets bored and *ahem* tries to divert your attention.  I’m sure you could take her to a game or some other adrenaline pumping activity and she’d have a blast.

Why she’s a keeper: There are not too many women out there who have mastered the skill of leading a man and yet allowing him to lead.  If you don’t know what I’m talking about then you haven’t experienced/mastered it yet.  Letty is that strong.

1) Mrs. Smith – Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Why she’s datable:  Technically she’s not, because she’s married.  But if you were that lucky Mr. Smith than you would have yourself one smoking hot pretend housewife.  And so what she’s pretending, at least she’s trying.  That’s all that really matters.

Why she’s a keeper: Even though everyone around her was screaming that her man was a bad guy and even after it looked like he tried to kill her (which was a misunderstanding we’ve all been through) she still couldn’t bring herself to kill him.  She knew deep down it was all a mistake.  She loved him.  That’s the kind of woman we’d all be lucky to have.

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