2012 Merchandise & Miscellaneous News Archives

April 1, 2012: Our April Fools Day Pranks

April Fools Day If you missed them, we caught out quite a few people with this year's April Fools Day fake news reports. Check them out below to see the original postings.



April 1, 2012: Fire Destroys "Man of Steel" Film Reels

Fire at Warner Bros Studios Reuters reports that a devastating fire within Warner Bros. Studios has destroyed thousands of reels of movie footage, including reels from the up-coming Superman movie "Man of Steel".

    In the early hours of this morning a three alarm fire broke out on the backlot of Warner Bros. Studios. The fire started when a worker using an acetylene torch for welding accidentally let it catch fire with the surroundings. The Los Angeles County Fire Department had reported that the Film Vault had burned down, destroying thousands of film reels containing footage from projects in post-production including films such as "Beautiful Creatures", "Jack the Giant Killer", and "Man of Steel". Over 116 fire-fighters from various local fire departments, as well as two helicopters dropping water, had responded to the fire. Four fire-fighters sustained minor injuries.

What this means for "Man of Steel" at this point in time is unknown. Speculation from those inside Warner Bros. is that the movie will be pushed back to 2015 to allow for re-shoots to take place, while others are claiming the project will be scrapped completely.

Update: Watch a press conference video message from director Zack Snyder.



April 1, 2012: Cartoon Network Announces "Zod: The Animated Series"

Zod: The Animated Series DC Entertainment and Cartoon Network today announced the up-coming debut of a new Superman-related cartoon - "Zod: The Animated Series".

    Meet General Zod, the ambitious General who over-stepped his position within the Kryptonian Council; his wife Ursa, blood-thirsty man-hater who only wishes to rule by her husband's side; and Non, the mindless hulk who does the General's destructive bidding in return for the Krypto-snacks Zod withholds from him.

    When a comet collides with the Phantom Zone deep in space, the three Kryptonian villains are released. Free at last, Zod and his minions wreak havoc across the universe in search of Krypton and the man who invented the Phantom Zone... Jor-El.

"Zod: The Animated Series" is tentatively scheduled to air in November 2012.

See further character designs by artist Wynn Ryder at the Cartoon Network website.



April 1, 2012: Flying Man Spotted Over Kansas Town

The following 5 second video of what appears to be a flying man has been uploaded via YouTube.

The young couple who shot the video footage claim to have been filming an entry in their video blog documenting their trip across America, when something flashed in front of their car as they were stopped at an intersection somewhere around Smolan, Kansas. At first visible at ground height, they followed the flying figure which soon shot up into the air. They lost visuable contact with the "flying man" when the road took them through an area with tree coverage.

Read the full report at the "Smolan Tribune" website.



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