The 3PM Dispatch X-Men 2, Oscars, Irish Myths, I Am Legend 2

Magneto Will Be Main Man Of 'X-Men 2'.
X-Men 2 screenwriter Simon Kinberg has told MTV that Michael Fassbender's character Magneto will be the main man of the film and that the story will have a much stronger focus on the deteriorating relationship between him and his former friend Professor X. "That’s what was so cool about the first one and what we want to continue. Magneto becomes the villain ultimately of the franchise but he’s a much more complicated character as a young man," Kinberg said. "He’s someone you sympathize with, you care about you root for even though might not necessarily agree with his methods, you understand his philosophy."

And In Today's Other Fassbender News... He's Developing A Movie Based On Irish Myths.
Michael Fassbender has revealed that he has been developing a movie based on Irish mythology with Public Enemies screenwriter Ronan Bennett for the last year. No director is yet attached but Fassbender will star as the mythic hero Cuchulain who fought lots of battles against mythical monsters.

Will Smith To Be A Legend Again?
Deadline report that zombie film I Am Legend is getting a sequel. Not many details have been confirmed other than the film will not be a prequel as widely rumoured and that star Will Smith won't commit until the script is finished.

Cirque du Soleil Are Going To Wow Up The Oscars.
The gravity defying acrobats and performers of Cirque du Soleil have taken up an offer to perform at the Academy Awards. With over 50 performers taking part it is the largest one-off show the troupe has ever done. Oscar nominated composer Danny Elfman has provided the music.

And In Today's Other Oscar's News... It's Offical: Old White Dudes Decide Who Win.
The LA Times have looked into the membership of  the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and discovered that nearly 94% of its members are white, 77% of them are male and that the median age is 62.

Today In Will Not Be Offered To Watchers: The new trailer for the latest tech inspired movie...

Today In Trivia: At one point in I Am Legend Will Smith holds up a CD and calls it, "the best album ever made." The album is Legend, a Bob Marley greatest hits compilation that was released posthumously. Of course a compilation can never be "the best album ever made" as compilations are not made, they are compiled from other albums. Just saying is all...

Today's Bad Movie Tagline: The tagline for the Michael Fassbender's 2003 dramatic-thriller Carla: "Have you ever felt like killing anyone?". I could tell you the answer to that question but then I'd have to kill you. Oh, wait...

Happy Birthday-ay-ay-ay: To pop singer and Battleship star Rihanna, who is 24 today.

TODAY'S POLL
Have you ever felt like killing anyone?
Today's poll question comes straight from today's Bad Movie Tagline...

The poll results will be in Tuesday's edition of The 3PM Dispatch.

FRIDAY'S POLL RESULTS
Most Flicksters aren't really down with Zorro's brave new direction.

Future Zorro is...
65.00% - Pretty completely missing the point of Zorro!
17.50% - Pretty acceptable idea!
10.00% - Pretty I'm not sure!
07.50% -Pretty rad!