Marvel reveals The Avengers LEGO toys

If you thought LEGO Lord Of The Rings was cute, just wait until you've seen The Avengers' LEGO counterparts.Unveiled by Marvel, these additions to the Danish block-building world are looking like the summer's must have toy for film geeks everywhere. Actual children may also enjoy them.Unsurprisingly, vehicles form the crux of some of the sets, including buildable versions of Captain America's motorbike and the Quinjet.But it's the cute figures that are the essential element for us. Check out the images below:The Avengers opens on 27 April 2012.[brightcove]1213024251001[/brightcove]

National football league in rankings league of their own

Super Bowl XLVI was probably the most-viewed telecast in U.S history. Because of a 300-plus funnel world, the web, Dvd disks along with other more recent media forms, the eyeballs of America are splintered more than ever before nowadays. There is however one factor which brings us altogether: the National football league. The February. 5 Super Bowl between your NY Titans and Gambling on NBC came the biggest average aud on record for any U.S. program -- 111.3 million -- marking the seventh straight year of gains for professional football's championship game. Once the same teams met 4 years previously Fox, a likewise competitive contest came 97.4 million. How large may be the National football league nowadays? Take into account that the 111.3 million who viewed the Super Bowl is much more compared to combined audiences which are more recent determining games of baseball's World Series (25.4 million), college football's BCS title game (24.two million), basketball's National basketball association Finals (23.9 million), college basketball's NCAA men's championship (20.a million) and hockey's Stanley Cup Finals (8.5 million). This came around the heels from the conference championship games that determined the Super Bowl teams calculating an astonishing 53.7 million -- probably the most for that penultimate round in 3 decades. Obviously, it will help the sport hasn't been more competitive, including some nail-biter Super Bowl finishes (unlike a stretch an era ago when the overall game generally would be a blowout). However the league has been doing its part to make certain more audiences see significant games season-lengthy, with a few key changes to the television packages recently. For instance: The Saturday playoff games typically skedded for 1 p.m. ET kickoff decades ago were gone to live in primetime, and among the conference titles has become also performed in primetime there's flexible arranging on Sunday, which changes games either to some:15 p.m. or 8:30 p.m. ET timeslot when the one initially scheduled is really a dud and top-tier teams can be displayed in primetime as much as six occasions, up from five about ten years ago. Because a roll because the National football league is on, you will find already some questioning the league's recent decision to include early-season Thursday evening games to the television slate. The matchups during these games don't figure to become as attractive because the primetime package on either NBC or ESPN -- and definitely will not draw too, since they'll air around the lesser-available National football league Network -- but could it be an excessive amount of a positive thing? Contact Ron Kissell at ron.kissell@variety.com

Exclusive video interview with Daniel Radcliffe

[brightcove]1442101405001[/brightcove]You can watch an exclusive video interview with Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe above.In the video, he discusses his transition to an altogether more 'adult' role in The Woman In Black, explaining that his character, lawyer Arthur, is drifting through life "like a ghost."Speaking of the crossover, Radcliffe says, "It was great to step onto a new set, and to be able to lead a new set was very exciting to me."He also talks about his own fears (and those of Potter co-star Rupert Grint), so get watching now.And while you're in a video-watching mood, why not check out these two clips from the film?[brightcove]1442200718001[/brightcove][brightcove]1442186164001[/brightcove]The Woman In Black opens on 10 February 2012.Read Total Film's The Woman In Black review.

The Grey tops the US box office

Liam Neeson's rock-hard thriller The Grey has slogged its way to the top of the US box office, after an opening weekend of $20 million knocked Underworld: Awakening off its perch.The vampires and werewolves saga slipped to second with a $12.5 million weekend, narrowly edging out Katherine Heigl's latest misfire, One For The Money.Red Tails slipped several places to fourth with $10.4 million, while Sam Worthington's Man On A Ledge opened disappointingly with just $8.25 million in the coffers.The Oscar-nominated Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close continued to underwhelm at the box office, adding just over $7 million to its overall haul. The Academy Award announcement also seemed to make a negligible influence on The Descendants which took around $6.5 million.Mark Wahlberg's Contraband was in eigth spot on $6.5 million, with another action thriller propping up the table in the shape of Haywire, on $4 million. Sandwiched between those two is the 3D refit of Beauty And The Beast, which took £5.3 million.Next week sees Daniel Radcliffe arrive in US screens with The Woman In Black. Can he scare some life into an otherwise turgid box office? We'll have to wait and see...

Joaquin Martinez dies at 81

Actor Joaquin Martinez, best appreciated for your role of offerings His Shirt Red-colored-colored in Sydney Pollack's Robert Redford starrer "Jeremiah Manley" as well as the title role in Robert Aldrich's "Ulzana's Raid" (1972), starring Burt Lancaster, died on Jan. 3 at his home in Everdingen, Holland, carrying out a brief have trouble with pancreatic cancer. He was 81. Born in Cozumel, Mexico, Martinez examined Method acting with Seki Sano and located prominence in Carlos Velo's Mexican film "Pedro Paramo," which opened up at Cannes in 1967. Soon after he gone after La and labored becoming an actor in film, on television and onstage more than 3 decades. Offered stereotypical roles, like many Latino stars, throughout his career in Hollywood, Martinez activly works to redefine the various, sometimes getting him into conflict with producers and company company directors. His TV work including guest roles in many Western series, including "The Top Chapparal," "Bonanza" and "Gunsmoke" guest gigs on "Marcus Welby, M.D.," "Ironside," "Quincy," "L.A. Law," "Empire" and "Northern Exposure" and roles in telepics and miniseries incliuding "Ishi: All the His Tribe," "Centennial," "How a West Was Won" and "Gems for Ibarra." Film credits Bille August's 1993 "Home from the Spirits," and "Revenge" (1990), starring Kevin Costner and Anthony Quinn. In 2001, Lee Tamahori cast Martinez inside the Jason Bourne thriller "Die A Later DateInch based on his longtime recognition of Martinez's performance in "Ulzana's Raid." Onstage Joaquin came out with Christopher Reeve and Christine Lahti in Tennessee Williams' "Summer season and Smoke" within the Ahmanson in 1988. He appeared to become a geniune cast part of the musical drama "Zoot Suit." Martinez is managed to get by his wife, Marja Valkestijn boy Christopher, a publicist a daughter, Jennifer stepson Sjoerd and former wife Mary Preston. Donations may be created in the memory for the SAG Children's Fund for Children's Literacy. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com

WGA Nominations 2012: 'Win Win,' 'Bridesmaids' and Steve Zaillian Among Nominees

It seems like no less than lots of people haven't overlooked 'Win Win.' The well-examined, honours-season afterthought received a sizable boost on Thursday within the Authors Guild of America when Tom McCarthy was among the five nominees for top Original Script. The WGA also selected Diablo Cody (for 'Young Adult'), Will Reiser (for '50/50'), Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo (for 'Bridesmaids') and Woodsy Allen (for 'Midnight in Paris') as original script nominees. Round the modified side, the scripts for 'The Descendants,' 'The Help,' 'Hugo' as well as the Steve Zaillian twosome, 'Moneyball' and 'The Girl While using Dragon Tattoo,' were designated as honorees. Clearly, don't go putting lower a pleasant earnings on these films within your Oscar conjecture pools at this time around the WGA considered scripts for 'The Artist,' 'Beginners,' 'Drive,' 'Margin Call,' 'Shame,' 'Melancholia,' 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,' 'The Iron Lady,' 'The Skin Home Is,A 'Martha Marcy May Marlene' and 'My Week With Marilyn' ineligible. So! What can the WGA nominations mean for your Academy awards? That 'Bridesmaids' is virtually locked to, no less than, a Best Original Script nomination it's doubtful the trio of Will Reiser, Diablo Cody and Tom McCarthy will all get requested for the Kodak Theater in February with 'The Artist' and 'Beginners' residual which 'War Horse' is most likely not the Oscar favorite you assume. The Richard Curtis and Lee Hall adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's novel was snubbed despite getting qualification for just about any WGA nomination. [via GoldDerby.com] [Photo: Fox Searchlight] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Simon Cowell Idol idol judges The X Factor

Simon Cowell, The X Factor The X Factor burst onto TV wanting being the greater, bigger brother of yank Idol. But ratings were not as large - The X Factor has averaged 12.7 million audiences this fall compared to American Idol's 25 million last season. Still, professional producer Simon Cowell states viewer awareness expires, aided with the show's surprise eliminations and unscripted drama. "Inside the U.K., it needed us seven seasons to really get to some degree where I used to be happy," states Cowell, who created the show in England. After one season inside the U.S., "I'm happy with the talent, I'm pleased with the thrill, but people know the show." He confesses there has been a few hiccups this season, specially the failure of Paula Abdul's groups. "Paula developed a large mistake," states Cowell. "She should have saved that kids' group [inTENsity] in. Beginning the second year, hopefully we'll improve groups." There has been intense debate and anger surrounding options created by judge/mentor Nicole Scherzinger. After voting off Came Ryniewicz after which it forcing a deadlock that sent Rachel Crow home, audiences are actually viciously attacking Scherzinger through Tweets ("You are a lowlife for voting off Rachel!"), Facebook messages in addition to dying risks. "It's absurd, but I've had them formerly and i'm still alive," states Cowell. "I respect the fact we have rules, and you also can't cry relating to this after because that's the way is." Could he replace Scherzinger next season? "Don't know,In . according to him. "We change these shows constantly. You give consideration towards the network, you give consideration towards the sponsors." Ultimately, Cowell thinks they've satisfied their mission statement. "We came the following to discover a star, but we found a few,Inch according to him. "People now have the rules and understand that we encourage older entertainers and teens to compete. I actually do think we're part of a next-generation talent show." Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!