A giant rumor is floating around that former Doctor Who star David Tennant will lend his voice to Rocket Raccoon in the forthcoming Guardians of the Galaxy movie. We think this sounds great, as Tennant has already been a guardian of the galaxy, and also has a super distinctive voice. And while Rocket Raccoon is general thought to have a cockney accent, we’re sure Tennant can pull it off.

If true, this voice casting could totally take the potential awesomeness of this movie to the next level.

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At the end of The Avengers, we watched Tony Stark prove Captain America wrong—after getting torn down for being unwilling to make sacrifices for others, Iron Man sped through a black hole to save the Earth from certain destruction. Unfortunately, what Stark told Captain Rogers during the course of the film was true, at least from his perspective; he’s not a soldier.

So how does someone who is not a soldier recover from having a soldier’s experience, which is essentially what Tony has been doing since he got hit by wayward shrapnel in Afghanistan? That is what Iron Man 3 attempts to answer—and what it finds is what precisely separates Tony Stark from all other superheroes of his ilk.

[Making demons...]

The pervasively magical stories of Neil Gaiman are everywhere these days, which often makes us wonder if hundreds of years from now he won’t be regarded in mythical, legendary tones, like Hans Christian Andersen, or the Grimm Brothers. Just like those guys, Neil Gaiman was inspired by existing stories, too, but interestingly enough, when Gaiman plays in other sandboxes, he frequently employs a kind of “bubble universe” where his unique sensibilities are free to roam, relatively unconstrained by the rules of the world he’s visiting.

Here are four instances of Gaiman setting up shop in a familiar world and making it his own.

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Coming from USA Today, it's been revealed that the first poster for Thor: The Dark World was oddly taken from a set picture of Chris Hemsworth just looking awesome. From the article, Marvel president of production Kevin Feige explains:

“It’s rare that you have a poster that is just Chris Hemsworth shooting on the set,” says Feige. “But he just looks like Thor. We just put in some lightning, and he’s got his hammer and you’re there. It’s just an incredibly striking image.”

First trailer is coming next week!

The promotional build-up to the release of Iron Man 3 has left a lot of clues about Marvel’s “Phase 2” slate of movies, giving us a better idea about the state of our favorite Avengers leading up to the 2015 release of Avengers 2. Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has already leaked plans about what happens in “Phase 3” after 2015, and this week a new casting development and an interview with Captain America: The Winter Soldier screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely inadvertently revealed what Captain America 2 will focus on.

[New story tidbits on Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Guardians of the Galaxy]

Is there a Cool Hand Luke “spend the night in a box” joke in this weird Empire Strikes Back photo? Also notice how Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) is just like watching from a distance. Maybe this is how Kershner punished people for getting their lines wrong?

Your daily collection of offsite links are full of Marvel news, the opinions people hold on various sci-fi topics, and things that glow-in-the-dark!

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Disney has announced at CinemaCon in Las Vegas that there will be a Star Wars movie once a year beginning in 2015 with Star Wars Episode VII.

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Iron Man has finally been defeated by the forces of Cumberbatch! And now the Enteprise is crashing towards Stark Tower and the Ghostbusters are helpless to stop it! We can't wait for the THE SUMMER MOVIE to come out. And here it is! (We saw this mash-up poster on Geek Tyrant but we're not sure who made it.)

Your daily collection of offsite links features bizzaro Peter Pan, a new novel from Austin Grossman, wookie pants and more!

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He can do that! He can do that! A slew of new promotional pictures have been released for Star Trek Into Darkness and among them is this still of Anton Yelchin’s Pavel Chekov wearing space goggles. Notably, he’s also wearing red, which is the second time we’ve seen him in red in Star Trek Into Darkness promotional materials. Hopefully, this doesn’t spell doom for our favorite Russian navigator. (More Star Trek Into Darkness pictures here at Blastr.)

Your collection of daily offsite links includes lots of complaints about Doctor Who, a new name for S.H.I.E.L.D and more!

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The much anticipated Avengers spin-off TV show S.H.I.E.L.D. will now be called Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. so as not to be confused with any other shows with so many periods in its title. (Also, Slimer and the Real Avengers was taken.) 

[New Coulson-heavy synopsis below!]

Wow did The Avengers have a lot of deleted scenes! Straight from the special release of Marvel’s Cinematic Universe Phase One on Blu-ray comes even more deleted sequences, mainly centering on Captain America and Loki plotlines that were cut. These new scenes are even more notable for featuring some adorable Captain America stuff!

Here’s a few selections below:

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Iron Man 3 comes out next month, and Marvel has been doing everything it can to whet our appetites, but the release of their newest video detailing what the studio is calling “Phase Two” has significantly upped the ante. This video isn’t just packed with behind-the-scenes footage for Iron Man 3 (including the exciting information that Tony Stark will be doing plenty of fighting outside the Iron Man suit), it also lays out the arc for the rest of the movies that will lead up to Avengers 2. Check out the video below for Thor: The Dark World behind-the-scenes footage, concept art for Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Guardians of the Galaxy, and test footage for Ant-Man!

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The legendary Marvel Comics creator Stan Lee turns 90 years old today, and in his honor we present an awesome compilation of his cameos in the various Marvel films. From 1989's The Trial of the Incredible Hulk thorugh 2012's The Amazing Spider-Man. 'Nuff Said!

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If you’re in the U.K., all of these time traveling blokes will assist you in getting your postal exchanges to the correct destinations! Which of the Doctors will you choose for your most important letters and packages? (Click here for full gallery.)

Highlights of your other daily offsite links include:

1. The truth about M-class planets.
2. Not your daddy’s Oz.
3. As it turns out, we all might not be living in a yellow submarine.

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What if the various Marvel films like Spider-Man, Iron-Man, or The Avengers featured the comic book characters the way they actually look in the comics? Artist Butcher Billy tackled that question with awesome results. There are a lot more images here, but below are a few of our favorites.

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Update: The trailer is here!

We’ll have the shiny full trailer by tomorrow, but for now, we’ve got some tantalizing new tidbits from producer Kevin Feige on Iron Man 3, including the lowdown on Tony Stark’s new nemesis, the Mandarin.

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According to Deadline Hollywood, a television series based on the machinations of agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (from Marvel and Avengers continuity) has officially begun production on ABC. Joss Whedon is on board for the project, as per his deal with Disney to direct Avengers 2.

The day-to-day showrunning will be handled by husband and wife team Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen, who have worked with Joss on Dollhouse and Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, respectively. It is unconfirmed if Joss will write or direct the pilot or other episodes. ABC is also rumored to be developing a Hulk TV show.

No word yet if S.H.I.E.L.D. will see Cobie Smulders reprising her role as agent Maria Hill from the Avengers. She currently stars on How I Met Your Mother, although it is rumored that the upcoming season will be the show's last, which would leave Smulders available to star in a S.H.I.E.L.D. show beginning in fall 2013.

For someone who is such a skeptic, Scully certainly give verbal shout-outs to the possibility of a God quite a bit here. We saw this video over on the Mary Sue and found it to be super cute.

Your offsite links are both in awe of themselves and a bit skeptical.

Highlights include:

1. Maybe what will happen in Guardians of the Galaxy.
2. The release date for Avengers 2.
3. The new/old music of Star Trek.

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We’re fairly certain this is concept art from the new Zack Snyder movie and they just didn’t want to reveal to the public yet that Superman now looks like this. He’s a dandy now. Deal with it.

(Actually this is nifty art made by someone called Laura Zombie.)

Put on your top hat for the rest of your offsite links. Highlights include:

1. The fake jellyfish story.
2. Latest look at The Hobbit + Martin Freeman’s snazzy outfit.
3. The new NASA spacesuits.

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