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With the movie scheduled to come out on August 1, 2014, Guardians of the Galaxy is starting to cast up. First up is the role of Peter Quill aka Star-Lord, a half-human-half-alien space policeman who leads a rag-tagged group of super-powered beings against threats to the galaxy.

Comic book publisher Marvel Entertainment owns the rights to the Ghost Rider character in the fiery form that originated in the early 1970s, a federal judge ruled Wednesday as she rejected the claims of a former Marvel writer seeking to cash in on lucrative movie rights....

Just in time to kick off the Con, Marvel has released the films first official teaser poster for Joss Whedon's "The Avengers."

Production on Marvel Studios' The Avengers has been shut down after the theft of Samuel L. Jackson's copy of the Joss Whedon script.The script, which is watermarked with Jackson's name, is being shopped to various media sites along with photographs verifying its authenticity.

The long-running legal battle between comic book genius Stan Lee and the company that bears his name, Stan Lee Media Inc., continues this month as a California federal judge will soon decide whether a trial is necessary to determine who holds the rights to valuable Marvel characters such as Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, X-Men, Iron Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor, and more.

During Comic-Con it was announced that Marvel would be teaming up with G4 to bring you 4 anime-style TV shows starring your favorite Marvel superheroes, the X-Men, Iron Man, Wolverine and Blade.

Ruffalo, of course, replaces Edward Norton as Hulk. Marvel made a pittance of an offer to Edward Norton to continue in the role.

Marvel Studio's "Iron Man 2" soared to the top of the domestic rankings with an estimated $52.4 million in boxoffice from its first day in release on Friday.

There's no hammer in sight, but Marvel has released the first official picture of Chris Hemsworth as Thor. What do you think?

Director Joe Johnston, whose next film The Wolfman hits theaters on February 12, revealed to Fangoria that Marvel Studios is planning a June start for The First Avenger: Captain America. The start is mentioned in an article on Johnston taking over as director for The Wolfman.