Disney’s acquisition of comic book giant Marvel will be finalized soon, and if Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger has his way, the movie screen might not be the only place you’ll see their iconic characters… TV could be on the horizon.

“Instead of making a $200 million movie and kind of betting the farm on one character, you can develop a television pilot, a television series,” it has been reported that Iger told analysts this month.

Among Disney’s many holdings is the broadcast network ABC in addition to cable outlets like ABC Family, The Disney Channel, and Disney XD. Could one of these be the home of a Marvel-related TV series?

One thing’s for sure – once Smallville is over there will certainly be an opening for another good super-hero series based on classic characters on television.

Leave some comments and talk about what you’d like to see. For a column on which Marvel properties KryptonSite’s Craig Byrne would like to see on TV, click here.

Here are some of the latest headlines from across the KryptonSite network of sites:

- The CW has recently aired a new trailer with clips from upcoming Smallville episodes including the two-hour “Absolute Justice.” Screen captures of the latest trailer can be found here, while caps from the [different] first one can be found here. Additionally, the title for the sixteenth episode of Season Nine has been revealed on the KryptonSite spoilers page.

- A new Heroes promotional trailer has been released by NBC. That can be found on HeroSite.net. Heroes returns January 4 with two back-to-back episodes.

- Series Two of Merlin has now concluded in the United Kingdom. What did you think? Talk about the finale on our forum!

- The Phantom doesn’t air in the United States on Syfy until next year, but it’s premiering in Canada on the Movie Network this week. More information including photos and character breakdowns can be found at PhantomSite.net.

- The winners of our BBC holiday contest will be announced shortly.

- Actress Mia Kirshner will soon be guesting on The Vampire Diaries.

- GLEE has been nominated for multiple Golden Globe awards.

- V will return to ABC on March 30, 2010.

- Actress Emmanuelle Vaugier will go from one DC Comics-based show to another as she will be appearing in multiple episodes of FOX’s upcoming Human Target. The show premieres on January 17, 2010. Additionally, some new promotional images have been released and are now posted at the Target419.com gallery.

- Smallville actor Ryan Kennedy (Cosmic Boy) will be taking on a multi-episode role in the new Battlestar Galactica prequel spin-off Caprica.

- Another new role for a Smallville vet: Tyler Posey (Javier from the episode “Subterranean”) has been cast as the lead in MTV’s upcoming TV series based on the Teen Wolf movies.

Thanks as always for visiting the site network!

As far as I know there has been no announcement on when AMC’s adaptation of Robert Kirkman’s comic book series The Walking Dead will hit the air. But what we do have are 10 (almost 11!) trade paperbacks of the series thus far, which make for some really good reading for those uninitiated (including myself, who has just been discovering it).

But… to get the ball rolling on some discussion before AMC makes an announcement, I’d like to put the question out there:

Who would you like to see cast in The Walking Dead TV series?

My only for-sure choice after reading the first two trade paperbacks would be Thomas Jane as the lead character, Rick Grimes. Jane starred in director Frank Darabont’s The Mist, so there’s surely a working relationship there. (Darabont is a writer and executive producer for the TV series).

So, what do you think? Comment here or let your thoughts be heard on the KryptonSite Forum.

Ryan Kennedy is keeping himself in the science fiction universe.

The KryptonSite Network has learned that the actor who impressed many as Cosmic Boy in Smallville and had a powerful role in the fourth episode of V will be taking on a multi-episode role in Syfy’s Battlestar Galactica prequel spin-off Caprica.

Caprica, which has a pilot episode already available on DVD, will premiere as a regular series in the United States on Syfy on January 22, 2010. Ryan’s first episode will be the 14th episode. Currently, 19 episodes are ordered for the first season.

No word yet on what kind of character Ryan will play.

The Syfy Channel’s miniseries based on the classic comic The Phantom premieres in 2010, although lucky Canadian viewers will get to see it December 22 on The Movie Network.

Over at the KryptonSite Network’s Phantomsite.net we’ve now posted some promotional images as well as breakdowns of the individual characters you’ll see in the project.

If you haven’t been by the site already, check it out!

MTV is hoping that playing a werewolf is just as much of a role for a Tyler as it has been for a Taylor, as the cable channel has announced Tyler Posey as the star of their TV version of the classic Teen Wolf film franchise.

Smallville fans would remember Posey as Javier in the Season 6 episode “Subterranean.”

This Teen Wolf is named Scott McCall (Edward Woodward’s Equalizer son needs to sue!) – and he is portrayed as somewhat of a dork who gets super-powers, including the ability to attract the ladies, after a wolf attack.

There’s a bad werewolf in town too, Tyler Hoechlin of 7th Heaven, who is described as a “vicious and predatory” werewolf.

Playing the female love interest will be Crystal Reed (Hard Times). Her character may have a secret as well which could put her into conflict with the series lead.

Rounding out the cast will be Dylan O’Brien as Scott’s best friend. Casting breakdowns at least say that, like the original movie, the best friend will be named Stiles.

A pilot presentation will be shot, which is written by Criminal Minds creator Jeff Davis. Davis, Marty Adelstein and Rene Echevarria are executive producers.

What do you think? Yea? Nay? Talk about this news on the KryptonSite Forum!

After the success of New Moon and the television success of shows like True Blood or The Vampire Diaries, it should come as no surprise that FOX wants a piece of the perceived next fad – werewolves – in a new Dreamworks TV pilot in development for the network.

Variety describes the show, titled Howl, as “an epic family saga about warring families of werewolves in a small Alaskan town.”

“Alaska is a place where people disappear and now you know why,” writer Joshua Miller told Variety.

Variety also notes that the script reflects the changes that are going on in the country, and “metamorphosis and constant change is the basis of werewolf mythology,” Miller added. “Howl” is about “the psychology of living with change.”

Miller is writing the project with M.A. Fortin. Justin Falvey and Darryl Frank of DreamWorks TV will executive produce.

What do you think of this idea? Sound off in the comments… me, I’ll withhold comment until I hear or see more, but I’m a little skeptical. At least it sounds better than that show that was pitched as “Sex and the City with were-women.” And maybe unlike with Twilight, these werewolves will actually wear shirts…

Edited to add: Apparently here and on the KryptonSite Forum some people think this may be a good idea after all… giving the benefit of the doubt, I was skeptical about The Vampire Diaries and that turned out to be good… so, more thoughts, anyone?

Today (December 1), less than one week after its television debut, Warner Home Video has released a DVD of the recent Cartoon Network TV-movie, Ben 10: Alien Swarm.

The movie is based on the Ben 10 animated series that have come out over the years, which were created by comic book creators Duncan Rouleau, Joe Casey, Joe Kelly, and Steven T. Seagle, several of whom worked on Superman comics earlier in the decade and a very underrated but good run on X-Men comics bfore that. Directing the film is Alex Winter, better known to movie buffs as “the other guy from Bill & Ted.“

Starring as Ben Tennyson, the boy with a watch that makes him turn into aliens, is Ryan Kelley. If you’re a Smallville fan and the name sounds familiar, it’s with good reason – Ryan played “Ryan” in two popular early episodes of the series, “Stray” and “Ryan.” He was much younger then and although he has a young face, it’ll make you feel old that he’s not the kid he was in those early Smallvilles.

Perhaps I was living under a rock in not knowing Ben 10 had been adapted into live-action before. I don’t know how good (or not) that effort was, but I will say that I’m sure any kid who grew up watching Ben 10 would probably think this movie is The Coolest Thing Ever. There are details like Kevin’s green car that look pretty nice on screen, and the effects – especially considering they’re for TV – are of a great quality. I know it would be expensive but I think a live-action Ben 10 series would make for fantastic TV for the younger set. I don’t think there are that many live-action adventure series for the pre-teen ages; even something like Smallville might have content that parents might not want their kids to see, whereas Ben 10 is totally safe.

I admit without any experience of Ben 10 I was a little lost and detached. At 31, though, I’m sure I’m out of the target demographic, and I’d probably “get it” more if I’d seen more of the cartoons. Even if I hadn’t been sent a DVD to watch, though, the trailers had me pretty curious.

Ben 10: Alien Swarm hits DVD today. If you have a younger nephew or a kid, they’d probably really dig it.

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