The latest casting buzz surrounding Marvel’s individual Avenger’s properties has slowly moved from the Iron Man sequel over to Thor. In the past few weeks we’ve heard speculation regarding who will play the title role, as well as the main villain in the film. Some of the names that have been thrown around for Thor range from Kevin McKidd (Trainspotting, Grey’s Anatomy) to Alexander Skarsgard (HBO’s True Blood). Josh Hartnett has been rumored to play the film’s villain Loki ,the brother of Thor who is the self-proclaimed God of Evil. With Hartnett’s possible involvement already throwing me for a loop, I just got wind of an even weirder casting development. Ms. Natalie Portman may be in the running to star in the film as well!

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Here are are some of the top news stories that you may have missed this Witch Mountain weekend….

• Who will direct The Avengers? Some people are looking at Iron Man helmer Jon Favreau step up to the plate, but he’s not so sure. [Slashfilm]
• Here is a peek at what some are considering the latest Terminator Salvation poster. If this one’s fan made, the marketing department at 20th Century Fox needs to give it’s creator a job. [LatinoReview]

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This is a sad, sad day for me. I came across an article in the LATimes where actor Samuel L. Jackson debunks some rumors regarding his role as Nick Fury in The Avengers movie. Jackson made a cameo at the end of Iron Man as Fury, an agent from the ultra secret organization S.H.I.E.L.D. When speaking about his character’s return for any future Marvel films, Jackson didn’t sound too optimistic.

More on Fury after the jump.

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According to MTV, rumors have been circulating that Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria Parker is up for a role in the Marvel team up movie The Avengers. The actress was seen with a “stack of Avengers stories” last year, while leaving the Marvel Studios HQ, raising speculation that she may be eying a role in the film. The character Longoria has been rumored to be researching is none other than Wasp, aka Janet van Dyne.

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Here some of the top stories you might have missed this weekend…

• Waltz With Bashir was named Best Picture of 2008 by the National Society of Film Critics, beating out Happy-Go-Lucky, and Wall-E. Waltz is an animated feature based on writer Ari Folman’s experience as a soldier during the 1982 invasion of Lebanon.  [Variety]
• Rob Zombie’s Halloween sequel H2, will bring big changes to the traditional Michael Myers costume. The horror icon will now dawn a new mask! Yeah, I’m angry about it too, but Hollywood is at the point where their remaking entire franchises, therefore I’m not surprised. [ShocktillyouDrop]
• Check out Harold Ramis’ The Year One. It’s a Biblical comedy that stars Jack Black and Michael Cera as two lazy cavemen, who interact with some of the most famous people in Biblical history. The film co-stars Paul Rudd, David Cross, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse.  [/Film]

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These past couple of days casting news for anything comic book related has been spreading like wildfire. Over at LatinoReview they’ve just dropped a little gem regarding Academy Award winner Tim Robbins, and his possible involvement with Iron Man 2.

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Robert Downey Jr, or as I like to affectionately call him, RDJ recently sat down with MTV and discussed the much anticipated Marvel team up movie, The Avengers. Knowing the responsibility that comes along with portraying Tony Stark/Iron Man, Downey acknowledges that everyone involved with this project has their work cut out for them.

“If we don’t get it right it’s really, really going to suck,” said Downey. “It has to be the crowning blow of Marvel’s best and brightest because it’s the hardest thing to get right. It’s tough to spin all the plates for one of these characters.”

More of the interview after the jump.

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Actor/screenwriter Justin Theroux has been a busy man lately. Alongside Ben Stiller, he co-wrote the script of last summer’s comedy hit Tropic Thunder, and he’s been tapped to write the screenplay for Iron Man 2. He recently spoke to UGO about the first draft of his Iron Man 2 script, and gave his thoughts on the James “Rhodey” Rhodes switcheroo from Terrence Howard to Don Cheadle.

More of the interview when you continue..

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• We’ve only just begun to see ALL of Zack and Miri: People are complaining about the small stuff, but wait until they see the meat and potatoes! Smith knew that half the fun is the the foreplay. This film got off the ground because he knew it would cause a fuss and get people to the theaters to enjoy a great comedy. [FilmSchoolRejects]
• And Kevin Smith isn’t the only one who can make a porno, so can Kim Cattral: The sexy vixen, signed on to the film Miss January, which we were told was a “1980s cinema siren who is now a 50-year-old single mother in the middle of a child custody battle.” What they didn’t tell you is that the mother was also a 1980s porn star named Monica Velour. Let the fun begin!
• Paul W.S. Anderson is writing a fourth Resident Evil: Anderson told the Sunday Sun that he’s writing “an adaptation of the Long Good Friday right now, set in present-day Miami. Then I will probably write Resident Evil 4.” Hmmm…. [SlashFilm]
• Seven things that are being demanded of the Avengers movies: Oh the bloggers will have their way! And they want Quicksilver, Nick Fury, Bass-Ass Females and more… [FilmSchoolRejects]
• Lastly, funny video clip by SlashFilm about if how old films would change if they had cell phones.