RIP Comics Code Authority; No War Machine in Avengers, but spin-off ?; Beetle offically cast, but not Booster; Cap gets "new" title in some countries

Archie Comics announced today that they will no longer carry the code on their covers as of next month. That had to be the last nail in the coffin for the code. None of the big companies carry the code. It's really a end of an era. The code was put in place during the 1950s. Bleeding Cool brings up an interesting point, will we get a chance to see what the authority objected to over the years? OPEN THE FILES!!!!!

 Don Cheadle says that War Machine will not be in the Avengers movie, but they are going ahead with a spin off movie.

"They're developing it ['War Machine'] now, they're working on that," Cheadle told MTV News. "I think they've hired a writer, so we'll see how it goes. It would be a lot of fun. I don't think he shows up in ['Avengers']," said Cheadle. "I think he's kind of a lone wolf." 

This would be pretty cool if it happens. Stay tuned.

Jaren Brandt Bartlett (seen above) has been cast as the Jaime Reyes version of Blue Beetle according to Entertainment Weekly. He will appear in an episode of Smallville. There still hasn't been an official announcement to the casting of Eric Martsolf (seen below) as Booster Gold, but the actor tweeted that he has the part.

 

 According to a report from the LA Times, Captain America: The First Avenger won't be called that everywhere. Here are some excerpts...

The film “Captain America: The First Avenger” will have its title truncated to, simply, “The First Avenger” in those three overseas markets, according to Marvel Studios insiders. The choice was made by Marvel, Paramount Pictures’ international team and distributors in those three countries based on market research results. Those involved in the decision are being careful to frame the move as a matter of brand management and consumer awareness and not as a decision tilted by cultural or political winds.

In private, Marvel insiders said that early on in the project’s planning there was talk that the title might need to be changed in numerous international markets but that there was a ”pleasant surprise” — the brand recognition of the comic-book superhero was so strong that it overrode those considerations in many places. That was not the case in Russia, South Korea and the Ukraine.

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