Scarlett Johansson Pregnant!!

Forget the Oscars, Scarlett Johansson has an even bigger award on the way ... she's preggers ... and we're told pretty far along.

Sources close to Scarlett and fiance Romain Dauriac tell TMZ, the "Her" actress is roughly 5 months pregnant.

The 29-year-old Johansson got engaged to Dauriac -- a French journalist -- last September, but Johansson's in no rush to get married.   

You'll recall, Johansson was previously married to Ryan Reynolds ... they got divorced in 2011 after about 3 years of wedlock.

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MEGAN FOX Exposure : Threatens Legal Action over Nude Pic

MEGAN FOX Threatens Legal Action over Nude Pic - Megan Fox, the sexy star of Transformers and Jennifer's Body, is getting lots of press over a nude pic that isn't her. Well, as John Basedow reports, the photo does contain her head but it's been photoshopped on another body. Celebrity Jihad, a parody website, posted the image and now Megan's legal team sent them a cease and desist letter.

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What the Tech?: Lechal ‘Smart Shoes’ Help the Blind Get Around

Technology burrowed in the soles of sneakers guide the visually impaired to their destination—they’re also great for runners.

The first batches of a specialized shoe insole that vibrates to alert users when they’re supposed to make a turn, acting like a real-time GPS device for their feet, are set to ship out soon, and the inventors of the “smart shoe” expect that they’ll be a game-changer in more than one market.

“Lechal,” which means “ let’s go,” will deliver thousands of shoe insoles and customized sneakers to both the visually impaired, as well as runners and other athletes. “The main idea is to give a person very subtle feedback about where they are going and in what direction. It’s like a poke in your foot and keeps the hands free so they can find obstacles around them,” said Anirudh Sharma, co-founder of the company, and student at the MIT Media Lab. “As you walk, it vibrates on the side that you want to turn on. So if you want to turn left, it would vibrate on the left side, and a right turn means it would vibrant on the right side.”

Sharma said the shoes and insoles—customers can choose between the two—rely on Bluetooth technology to connect to a person’s smartphone, and can map out the route to their destination, guiding them with the buzzing feelings on their feet along the way.

The team behind Lechal developed a smartphone app around the removable Bluetooth device that gets inserted into the insole. Users can put information into the app’s interface and track fitness goals, calories burned, and steps taken, much like a FitBit. Or, for the visually impaired, users can rely on the “eye-free interface” if they are just trying to get around. “I think, for the way visually impaired people walk, it’s going to change that a lot. The way they perceive information about streets will be very different,” said Sharma.

Lechal inventors boast that for the blind, it’s a perfect companion for the “white cane.”

The startup company officially launched—after years of research and product development—just 20 days ago. Sharma said the project started as an invention geared specifically towards the blind, as a way to help them get to certain destinations, using the accompanying smartphone app. But as the product developed since it was first conceived in 2011, Sharma said it began to take on a new shape. “Now it’s completely a lifestyle product. These days active trackers are very popular, people are buying a wrist band to track their exercise, so what if you have something in your shoes itself, and you don’t need something outside your body?”

Sharma and co-inventor Krispian Lawrence originally wanted to design their own shoe for customers to buy, but because people are “brand conscious” they felt it made more sense to offer both the insole, and the custom footwear. “People want to wear their own fancy shoes, and not buy a shoe from a company that just started, so the insoles are totally hidden. Anybody can buy them,” he said.

Lechal is based in India, where Lawrence lives, while Sharma focuses on his graduate studies. Sharma would not go into specifics, but he said the company has big plans for the U.S. market, although they are already prepared to ship products to customers on American soil. “We just want to get a hang of how the market perceives it all first,” he said.

He said for every pair of shoes that someone that isn’t visually impaired buys, another pair would be subsidized for a person that’s blind. “Because that is the people who we started this for,” he said.

By Steve Annear | Boston Daily | March 5, 2014



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THE AVENGERS 2: Age Of Ultron Teaser Trailer | 2015 Official Marvel [HD] 

After a brief hiatus, ScreenCrush is back with the Comic Strip, a weekly roundup of the hottest superhero movie news items. From Marvel to DC and points in between, if it pertains to costumed comic book heroes, we’re covering it here, bringing you our expert analysis. This week, Marvel revealed the first exciting looks at ‘The Avengers: Age of Ultron‘ and new looks at ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier‘ and ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2,’ while DC and Warner Bros. TV are ready to unleash a ‘Flash’y new slate of shows.

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'Avengers: Age of Ultron': Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, Hawkeye, and Ultron Hot PHOTOS

'Avengers: Age of Ultron': Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, Hawkeye, and Ultron Hot PHOTOS

There is a Cold War brewing between Hollywood’s two major Marvel franchises: Which Quicksilver is the best Quicksilver? Will it be the Quicksilver of X-Men: Days of Future Past, with his insouciant goggles? Or will it be the Quicksilver of Avengers: Age of Ultron, which, based on the concept art, would be 100 percent less goggle-y? The war heated up Monday with the release of a Future Past trailer that confirmed that Evan Peters’ Quicksilver is a Pink Floyd fan.

Now, pictures from the set of Avengers: Age of Ultron have just appeared, showing Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s Quicksilver alongside Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch — not to mention the returning Jeremy Renner (woohoo, Hawkeye!) and a robot-like character who could very well be that Ultron fellow everyone’s talking about. Let’s take a look and pass immediate cruel judgment upon their costume choices!

Olson’s Scarlet Witch looks pretty cool, rocking a cool red jacket, a black dress, and some cosplay-ready wrist-wear and shin-wear. Notably, she does not have red hair like the comic book incarnation — which is probably a good thing, since there’s only room for one faux-ginger on this superteam, missy! Likelihood That This Will Be A Popular Comic-Con Costume: 9 out of 10

And here’s her bro Quicksilver, rocking some nifty blue-white running gear. Like the Future Past speedster, this Quicksilver has some wild hair, although it looks more “Surfer-Bro Bleached Bedhead” than Peters’ “Targaryen Half-Sibling” long hair. These clothes also look a bit more functional. Like, I’m pretty sure I’ve seen guys wearing that shirt at the gym. Likelihood That This Will Be A Popular Comic-Con Costume: 8 out of 10

And then there’s this borg’d-out figure, shown here in a stance that seems to say, “I just entered the scene by dramatically jumping from a high place, and now I’m going to fight me some superheroes.” Is this Ultron? Marvel has said that James Spader will play the villain via performance capture — it could be that this is just an on-set double, something for Jeremy Renner to fire arrows at. Still, what little we can see here looks cool, in a Terminator-meets-Guyver way. Of course, it’s all gonna be about the face. Likelihood That This Will Be A Popular Comic-Con Costume: TBD. Probably high. This is Avengers 2, after all.

The Avengers 2 / The Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

Release Date: May 01, 2015

Rating [ Not Yet Rated ]

Director: Joss Whedon

Written By: Joss Whedon

Cast: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Don Cheadle, Elizabeth Olsen, James Spader, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Paul Bettany, Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Kretschmann
Synopsis:
In The Avengers: Age of Ultron Earth’s Mightiest must reunite and work with newcomers Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch to battle new antagonist Ultron, who receives an all-new origin story, while dealing with a new level of inner conflict amongst the team. Quicksilver & Scarlet Witch may not necessarily agree with The Avengers and Tony Stark may be responsible for the creation of the new villain.

Poster shown is for the first film.

'Avengers 2: The Age of Ultron' Set to Release in 2015, Filming Photos Revealed

The second instalment of the "Avengers" began filming and photos on the set are revealed online. The upcoming Marvel superhero film is entitled "Avengers: Age of Ultron" and is expected to release in the summer of 2015.

The crew of the "Avengers 2" went to the Italian city of Aosta to film scenes of the movie. Photographers were able to capture photos of Elizabeth Olsen (Scarlet Witch), Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Quicksilver), and Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye) in their action stunts. The photos also gave the online audiences a sneak peak on how the cyborg villain Ultron, played by James Spader, would look in costume.

The eleventh instalment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is receiving plenty of following with interconnected stories of Marvel superheroes played by Hollywood A-listers. Interestingly, the "Avengers 2" movie and the "X-Men: Days of Future Past" will have a character comparison with the Quicksilver role to be played by different stars. The "Avengers" casts Aaron Taylor-Johnson while "X-Men" roots for Evan Peters. 

New Characters, New Foe for the "Avengers 2"

Photos taken during the Italy filming fired up the excitement of the fans with new characters to add on the original Avengers cast. Elizabeth Olsen and Aaron Taylor-Johnson will play mutant twin Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver joining Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Robert Downey Jr. Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, and Chris Evans in the 2015 film.

After the "Avengers" beat Loki in the first movie, "Avengers 2" will have the superheroes reassembled to fight the robot Ultron who aims to take over the Earth. Director Joss Whedon reportedly considered James Spader as the lone choice for Ultron's role because of actor's "hypnotic and compelling voice."

"Avengers 2: The Age of Ultron" is expected to be another blockbuster following its $1.5 billion worldwide gross in 2012, cementing its position as the third top-grossing film after "Titanic" and "Avatar". With the biggest starts at the helm, exceeding the sales of the 2012 prequel may not be impossible for "Avengers 2."

For fans who cannot wait for the second instalment to be released in theatres, "Avengers 2: The Age of Ultron" filming started February 2014 in different countries including South Africa, England, Italy, and South Korea. According to the online movie database IMDb, "Avengers: Age of Ultron" will hit US cinemas in May 1, 2015.

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About Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Reviews

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Movie review: ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ is a superhero espionage thriller

"Captain America 2" redirects here. For the 1979 film, see Captain America II: Death Too Soon.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier


Theatrical release poster
Directed by Anthony Russo
Joe Russo
Produced by Kevin Feige
Written by Christopher Markus
Stephen McFeely
Based on Captain America
by Joe Simon
Jack Kirby
Starring Chris Evans
Scarlett Johansson
Sebastian Stan
Anthony Mackie
Cobie Smulders
Frank Grillo
Emily VanCamp
Hayley Atwell
Robert Redford
Samuel L. Jackson

Music by Henry Jackman
Cinematography Trent Opaloch
Editing by Jeffrey Ford
Studio Marvel Studios
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release dates March 13, 2014 (2014-03-13) (El Capitan Theatre)
April 4, 2014 (2014-04-04) (United States)

Running time 136 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $170 million[2]

Captain America: The Winter Soldier is a 2014 American superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Captain America, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.[3] It is intended to be the sequel to 2011's Captain America: The First Avenger and the ninth installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, with a screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, and stars Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Cobie Smulders, Frank Grillo, Emily VanCamp, Hayley Atwell, Robert Redford, and Samuel L. Jackson. In Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America and the Black Widow join forces to stop a covert enemy that is hiding in Washington, D.C.

Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, who wrote Captain America: The First Avenger, stated before that film's release that they were working on a sequel, and in June 2012, Anthony and Joe Russo entered negotiations to direct. The following month, casting of the supporting roles began with the additions of Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan. Principal photography commenced in April 2013 in Los Angeles, California before moving to Washington, D.C. and Cleveland, Ohio. Captain America: The Winter Soldier premiered in Los Angeles on March 13, 2014. It was released internationally on March 26, 2014 and is scheduled to be released in North America on April 4, 2014, in 2D, 3D and IMAX 3D. A sequel set to be directed by the Russo brothers is scheduled for release on May 6, 2016.

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It’s hard not to talk about this movie without geeking out. So I won’t even try. While the film can stand on its own, it rewards anyone who has been following the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Even further, it rewards Marvel fans who have gone deep into the comics, providing what one hopes for most in a film adaptation.

It takes from some of the best comics that have been written recently about the character. In the last decade Captain America as a character was revitalized by writer Ed Brubaker (along with a number of artists, most notably Steve Epting). Drawing not only title but also a lot of themes and ideas from Brubaker’s work, we get a Captain America that not only deals with big bad villains, but also takes a look at contemporary espionage, ubiquitous surveillance, and the question of security and order in an increasingly technologically connected world. It also draws on a less popular but also amazing title—"Secret Warriors" penned by Brian Michael Bendis and Jonathan Hickman. If you enjoyed the Winter Soldier movie, you will probably want to pick this up.
So Winter Soldier takes from some outstanding comics works. But it doesn’t attempt to just do whatever was in the comics and put it on the screen. While this approach might work in a limited capacity, like in something like "300," it doesn’t. Nor does it attempt to jam all kinds of stuff into the movie unnecessarily like "Green Lantern." Rather, the approach of this film was to take the elements of those stories and find out how they could be adapted to make an exciting film.

Now this movie isn’t perfect. In fact the first few minutes of it feel like they could have been improved for tone and timing. In particular, there were a number of lines that were clunkers, badly failing at jokes because of how poorly written they were. I worried that the bad dialogue at the onset would bode badly for the film. But once you get through that and start to get into the meat of the film, then it becomes an adrenaline rush.

I can’t really say much without wading into spoiler territory. But suffice to say that Captain America, since being defrosted and helping save the world alongside the rest of the Avengers, has been working as a SHIELD agent. He has been going on ops and as far as he knows, serving his country. He has qualms about serving SHIELD, especially because he senses how much Nick Fury isn’t telling him and how many secrets are being kept. Through the course of the film these secrets come to light—changing everything for Nick Fury, SHIELD, and Cap.

One of these secrets turns out to be Winter Soldier. He is something from Cap’s past, and I think that because they have similar general circumstances these two could have worked really well as thematic foils. That could have been established better, but hey, how can I complain? Instead of that being shown better we got to see a bunch of amazing action sequences featuring Winter Soldier.

A new addition to the cast is Anthony Mackie’s Falcon. I admire Marvel in that it takes a character who, when you look at him in the comics from before, just looks like we should laugh at him and his costume design. He gets the Marvel Cinematic makeover here, and he looks incredibly cool. His action sequences, especially his flight scenes, look great. And even when he’s on the ground, Mackie delivers some really funny zingers giving the film a little levity amidst all of the cloak and dagger action.

As secrets are revealed and alliance lines are drawn, the action escalates. And what amazing action it is. I found myself at the onset feeling very annoyed by the shaky cam action that is employed in early hand-to-hand combat sequences. The movie unfortunately never gives up on shaky cam and tight shots. Still, it amps up the intensity, knowing when to pull back and when to bring it in to enhance the impact.

One thing that’s amazing in this film is how it not only displays Cap’s strength and speed, but his agility. His fluid movement, coupled with the ingenious use of his shield, makes for some eye-popping sequences. The opening sequence where Cap boards a ship and races across the deck taking out enemies establishes this great movement. As the movie progresses and the action escalates we get even bigger and more exciting action scenes.

The movie attempts at an espionage-thriller. One wonders if Robert Redford’s casting was in homage to things like "Three Days of the Condor" when he was making such films. Or it was just a chance to get another amazing actor into the Marvel Universe? Either way, we get that thriller that the filmmakers were going for. There’s a lot of intrigue, a lot of spy vs. spy. None of it is particularly deep or demanding in its reveals, but all of it leads to big action as well as strong thematic movements.

"Captain America: The Winter Soldier" works not just as a superhero movie, but as an espionage thriller that has elements of the Marvel superhero universe. It provides a compelling story where so much happens. There are great visuals particularly in some amazing action sequences.

So, I’m not even going to tell you to go out and watch this movie. What I’ll say is, for those people who leave when the credits start to roll, haven’t you guys learned by now? Stay ’til the credits are over. Aricle From  VC, GMA News