Sometime around the turn of this century, movie geeks began buzzing over a proposed showdown between the two biggest icons in comic book history. Now, a new movie poster is advertising 2009 as the release date for the long-awaited "Batman vs. Superman," and the flick is finally coming to a theater near you.
Well, sort of.
"That was Akiva," laughed "I Am Legend" director Francis Lawrence this weekend, referring to a geeky sight gag created by his writer Akiva Goldsman. "It's very funny."
In "Legend," Will Smith's character is one of the few humans left alive in 2012, following a massive 2009 virus attack. As he wanders the abandoned, filth-ridden streets of Manhattan, the world is frozen in time from the moment that the rabies-like disease hit. When "Legend" hits theaters December 14th, eagle-eyed viewers will be able to spot all sorts of futuristic billboards, including one that features the iconic symbols of Batman and Superman. Read more...