June
27 Updates: Iron Man, Raimi, Hulk, etc.

* Marvel's first self-produced film, "Iron Man," has wrapped principal photography and moving into the postproduction phase. EW scored a very cool looking pic of the cast, giving us our first real good look at what to expect from Robert Downey Jr. et al. Also, AICN is reporting that Samuel L. Jackson played a cameo in the movie as Nick Fury (the version of Fury seen in Marvel's Ultimate line was based on Jackson, a big comics fan).

* Sam Raimi emerges from the "Spider-Man 3" gauntlet and tells MTV.com he would be interested in directing part 4 if the story was good enough and stars Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst return. He also has some interesting ideas for villains, throwing out the idea of the Sinister Six (The Vulture, Doc Ock, Sandman, Kraven the Hunter, Electro and Mysterio) all of whom first teamed up in the 1964 classic Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1. Raimi also says he'd like to see some payoff for Dylan Baker, the actor who's played Curt Connors in all three films but has not had a chance yet to become the Lizard.

* Still in Marvel movie land, a teaser image for "The Incredible Hulk" has been making the rounds. (Click on the image for a slightly larger version.)

* On the DC/WB side, there's good news with the extension of the studio's financing deal with Legendary Pictures, which helped bring "Batman Begins," "Superman Returns" and "300" to the big screen, with "The Losers" on its slate.

* Fast Company.com takes a look at Virgin Comics, which has hired Stuart Moore as editor for its partnership projects with Sci Fi Channel. The FC article also mentions that Ron Marz, another longtime pro, has joined the company as an editor.

* Via AWN, comes this interesting opportunity for any animators heading down to Comic-Con:

ASIFA-Hollywood is putting out a call for animators to be part of The Second Annual ASIFA-Hollywood Paperless 2D Animation Jam, July 25-29, 2007, as part of Comic-Con in San Diego. Animators, at booth #5434, will use a Paperless Animation system provided by DigiCel FlipBook. Interested animators can sign up at asifa-hollywood.org/blog/con2007/table.html. In addition, ASIFA-Hollywood is looking for volunteers to man the booth during the event.