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Tobey Maguire says 'Spider-Man 4' movie will be delayed - MyCentralJersey.com

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 08:53 PM PST

LOS ANGELES — Tobey Maguire doesn't think "Spider-Man 4" has become a tangled mess.

The 34-year-old star of the web-slinging superhero franchise said preproduction snags aren't dampening his mood about the fourth installment. The next "Spider-Man" film had been scheduled to swing into theaters May 6, 2011, but that seems unlikely now that "Thor," another big-screen Marvel superhero adaptation, has hammered out the same release date.

"Like anything, it's a process," Maguire said Thursday. "We're just in the midst of the process. We have a lot of great stuff in terms of story and script. We're just trying to dial it in and get it ready as quickly as possible. Of course, these movies are a very big undertaking and take a lot more time than a drama or something more straightforward."

Marvel Studios spokesman Paul Pflug declined to comment on reports that production had stalled amid script revisions.

Maguire, who has played Peter Parker in all three films, said the plan is to still release the movie in 2011, but wasn't more specific about the date. Whatever happens, he's enthusiastic about Spidey's future.

"Not only do I have specific ideas, but the ideas are evolving on the page," he said. "It's all happening right now. It's all sort of coming together. It's very exciting to me. I think the evolution of the character is really exciting, to be rooted in the history of what we've done already and to have a continuity, yet have a progression or evolution."

After glowing reaction to the first two chapters, critical response to 2007's "Spider-Man 3" was so-so. Director Sam Raimi was undecided about returning to the franchise after the third movie, but said at the Cannes International Film Festival last year that he didn't like "thinking about a world where somebody else was making the Peter Parker story."

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Stuart Townsend departs Marvel Comics tale `Thor'; Joshua Dallas takes ... - San Francisco Examiner

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 10:55 PM PST

LOS ANGELES — Stuart Townsend has departed Marvel Comics' movie adaptation of "Thor" because of creative differences, according to sources close to the production.

Townsend had been cast as Fandral, an ally of Norse god Thor. He was replaced by Joshua Dallas, according to the two sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on the record.

The cast change came as production was about to begin. Shooting starts Monday on the movie directed by Kenneth Branagh.

Irish actor Townsend, 37, best known as the boyfriend of Academy Award winner Charlize Theron, starred in "Queen of the Damned." He had been cast as Aragorn in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy but was replaced at the last minute by Viggo Mortensen.

Dallas, an American actor who is a relative newcomer, appears in George Lucas' upcoming Tuskagee Airmen drama "Red Tails."

"Thor" stars Chris Hemsworth in the title role, a warrior cast down to Earth to live among mortals as punishment for his reckless actions, which rekindled an ancient war in the realm of Asgard. Thor's troubles continue after dark forces of Asgard are dispatched to invade Earth.

The movie co-stars Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Renee Russo and Tom Hiddleston. Kenneth Branagh is directing.

"Thor" had been scheduled for release May 20, 2011, but Marvel has just moved it up to May 6, 2011.

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Toxic metal discovered in kids' jewelry from China - WTVY

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 07:27 PM PST

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Chinese manufacturers have been banned from
using lead in children's jewelry, so some have started switching to
an even more dangerous toxin.

An Associated Press investigation finds the heavy metal cadmium
in charm bracelets, shiny pendants and movie tie-in products being
sold throughout the United States. Lab tests show one tainted
trinket had as much as 91 percent cadmium by weight.

The jewelry items were purchased New York, Ohio, Texas and
California. The tests show that some pieces easily shed the heavy
metal, raising additional concerns about the levels of exposure to
children.

Cadmium is a known carcinogen. Like lead, it can hinder brain
development in the very young.

A CPSC spokesman says the agency is looking into the study.

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