Super Rundown 4/27/13

In case you don't have time to scout down the latest about these movies, here's a breakdown:

In X-Men news, The Wolverine is supposed to be good and, although this may be easy to do, much better than its predecessor X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Its supposed to explore a plot beyond normal limits of a superhero movie constrained to fighting a new super villain or explaining an origins story. Hugh Jackman has said that he thinks the audience will probably be surprised by the new film and that they "will really dig it." Here's hoping this new turn means that this movie will take advantage of what a good actor Mr. Jackman is, rather than reducing him to a flat angry hunk.
Also from the X-Men universe, Bryan Singer has been releasing more fun things, cluing us in on characters he's adding to the new movie. He has also stated that Peter Dinklage's role will not be a CGI character, which is exciting as that will allow us more time to actually see Mr. Dinklage and his command of compelling roles.

Speaking of Mr. Singer, both he and Bryan Fuller have in the past talked about possible directions for future television projects with Star Trek. In a recent interview, Mr. Fuller talked about some of those thoughts and how any possible television project might mesh, or not mesh, with the Star Trek of JJ Abrams. This was an interesting interview in light of recent comments and statements from Rod Roddenberry, heir to the Star Trek throne, son of the late Gene Roddenberry. He feels that television is the best place for Star Trek, and so he looks forward to a transition back to the small screen. This could bode well for Michael Dorn, the actor who played Worf in Star Trek: The Next Generation. Mr. Dorn was rumored last summer to have plans to start a new Star Trek series, rumors he later put to rest in an interview with the Huffington Post. If Trek is indeed headed back to television, it will be interesting to see if Mr. Dorn, Singer or Fuller get the chance to drive the expedition.

Back in the Marvel universe, some are speculating as to the remaining future of Robert Downey Jr. in his role as Tony Stark in the Iron Man movies. However Shane Black, the director of Iron Man 3, has expressed confidence in Mr. Downey's role in future Iron Man movies. There's been a whole lot of back an forth on the future of the Iron Man series, a back and forth that's outlined nicely here on screenrant.com.

Also, Marvel Studios announced that they have regained the rights to Daredevil, a great sign for any possibility of future Daredevil movies.

Happy Weekend.