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Update 2/9 with IATSE statement: A fundraiser organized on behalf of rigging technician Juan “Spike” Wu Osorio, who died on the set of Marvel’s “Wonder Man” TV series on February 6, has raised over $110,000 in less than 24 hours. At this latest update, the fundraiser surpassed $162,000 and the goal has been increased to $200,000.

Bill Martel, a production sound mixer and president of Impact Av, organized the GoFundMe. He wrote that the incident at Radford Studio Center may have been “due to a potential structural failure.” When reached by IndieWire, Martel declined to comment in more detail about the nature of the accident.

“We are hoping the Production Company, The Facility, Mbs, Marvel Studios handles things properly, but expect a long road,” Martel wrote. “In the mean time, bills will be mounting and the widow, Boom Operator Joanne W., will be left to deal with everything. Help if you’re able, it’s greatly appreciated.

Industry vets Dominic Glynn, Rob Legato, Nancy Richardson, Deborah Scott, Tom Sito and Sharon Smith Holley have accepted invitations to join the Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Visual effects supervisor and VFX branch member Legato won Oscars for Titanic, Hugo and The Jungle Book. His VFX credits also include Apollo 13, The Aviator and Jon Favreau’s The Lion King. He most recently served as VFX supervisor and second unit director on Emancipation.

Costume designers branch member Scott also won an Oscar for her work on Titanic and her additional costume design credits include E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Back to the Future, Heat, The Patriot, Minority Report and Avatar: The Way of Water. She was the Costume Designers Guild’s 2023 Career Achievement Award recipient.

Pixar senior scientist Glynn’s work as an imaging and audio specialist helped to launch the world’s first...

Jeffrey Taylor is a staff writer/moderator at The Superman Homepage, cohost of From Crisis to Crisis: A Superman Podcast available at the Superman Homepage, iTunes and The Superman Podcast Network.You can find his new Man of Steel Countdown column here at Movies.com every other Tuesday. Superman Superfun Fact: Did you know that Superman has had the longest continual publishing history of any fictional character in any format in the history of humankind? It’s true. From his first appearance in Action Comics #1 in May, 1938 to the date of this article posting in July 2011, he has appeared in a bare minimum of one comic book every single month (often anywhere from 2-8). That’s over 73 consecutive years of regular storytelling...

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Jeffrey Taylor is a staff writer/moderator at The Superman Homepage, cohost of From Crisis to Crisis: A Superman Podcast available at the Superman Homepage, iTunes and The Superman Podcast Network.You can find his new Man of Steel Countdown column here at Movies.com every other Tuesday. Superman Superfun Fact: Did you know that Superman has had the longest continual publishing history of any fictional character in any format in the history of humankind? It’s true. From his first appearance in Action Comics #1 in May, 1938 to the date of this article posting in July 2011, he has appeared in a bare minimum of one comic book every single month (often anywhere from 2-8). That’s over 73 consecutive years of regular storytelling...

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Jeffrey Taylor is a staff writer/moderator at The Superman Homepage, co-host of From Crisis to Crisis: A Superman Podcast, available at the Superman Homepage, iTunes and The Superman PodcastNetwork.You can find his new Man of Steel Countdown column here at Movies.com every other Tuesday. The following should be considered Rumor only. It’s from a scan of a page in Production Weekly, which is an entertainment industry publication, with information about the plot and production schedule for Superman: The Man of Steel (aka “Autumn Frost"). The subtitle most likely refers to the production title for the film, which often happens with highly anticipated film franchises to safeguard materials from theft. The snippet reads: Clark...

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Jeffrey Taylor is a staff writer/moderator at The Superman Homepage, co-host of From Crisis to Crisis: A Superman Podcast, available at the Superman Homepage, iTunes and The Superman PodcastNetwork.You can find his new Man of Steel Countdown column here at Movies.com every other Tuesday. The following should be considered Rumor only. It’s from a scan of a page in Production Weekly, which is an entertainment industry publication, with information about the plot and production schedule for Superman: The Man of Steel (aka “Autumn Frost"). The subtitle most likely refers to the production title for the film, which often happens with highly anticipated film franchises to safeguard materials from theft. The snippet reads: Clark...

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Jeffrey Taylor is a staff writer/moderator at The Superman Homepage, co-host of From Crisis to Crisis: A Superman Podcast, available at the Superman Homepage, iTunes and The Superman Podcast Network.You can find his new Man of Steel Countdown column here at Movies.com every other Tuesday. Last week was all about Superman’s fathers, Jor-El and Jonathan “Pa” Kent who will be played by Russell Crowe and Kevin Costner respectively in the upcoming film. This week is all about Superman’s two mothers, Lara and Martha “Ma” Kent. Martha will be played by Diane Lane and the rumors on the internet are that Julia Ormond may be playing Lara. Plus another star has been cast for the film, but no one know what role he’ll play...

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Jeffrey Taylor is a staff writer/moderator at The Superman Homepage, co-host of From Crisis to Crisis: A Superman Podcast, available at the Superman Homepage, iTunes and The Superman Podcast Network.You can find his new Man of Steel Countdown column here at Movies.com every other Tuesday. Last week was all about Superman’s fathers, Jor-El and Jonathan “Pa” Kent who will be played by Russell Crowe and Kevin Costner respectively in the upcoming film. This week is all about Superman’s two mothers, Lara and Martha “Ma” Kent. Martha will be played by Diane Lane and the rumors on the internet are that Julia Ormond may be playing Lara. Plus another star has been cast for the film, but no one know what role he’ll play...

Read More...

Jeffrey Taylor is a staff writer/moderator at The Superman Homepage, cohost of From Crisis to Crisis: A Superman Podcast available at the Superman Homepage, iTunes and The Superman Podcast Network. You can find his new Man of Steel Countdown column here at Movies.com every other Tuesday. “When she could hide him no longer she got a papyrus basket for him, and plastered it with bitumen and pitch; she put the child in it and placed it among the reeds on the bank of the river.” - Exodus Chapter 2, Verse 3 Russell Crowe was recently announced as Jor-El in Man of Steel. Jor-El and his wife Lara were Superman’s biological parents from the planet Krypton. But although they gave life to the baby Kal-El and sent him to Earth to save him before the planet...

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Jeffrey Taylor is a staff writer/moderator at The Superman Homepage, cohost of From Crisis to Crisis: A Superman Podcast available at the Superman Homepage, iTunes and The Superman Podcast Network. You can find his new Man of Steel Countdown column here at Movies.com every other Tuesday. “When she could hide him no longer she got a papyrus basket for him, and plastered it with bitumen and pitch; she put the child in it and placed it among the reeds on the bank of the river.” - Exodus Chapter 2, Verse 3 Russell Crowe was recently announced as Jor-El in Man of Steel. Jor-El and his wife Lara were Superman’s biological parents from the planet Krypton. But although they gave life to the baby Kal-El and sent him to Earth to save him before the planet...

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Jeffrey Taylor is a staff writer/moderator at The Superman Homepage, cohost of From Crisis to Crisis: A Superman Podcast available at the Superman Homepage, iTunes and The Superman Podcast Network. You can find his new Man of Steel Countdown column here at Movies.com every other Tuesday. Normally for a second installment (here's the first) of a column about a movie, I would “wade into the pool slowly” by telling more information about the people behind this movie and what other rumors are circulating around the internet. But last month, the most controversial Superman story to hit the comics (since his death in 1992) was printed in the anniversary issue of Action Comics #900. And it was written by David Goyer, the same writer...

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Jeffrey Taylor is a staff writer/moderator at The Superman Homepage, cohost of From Crisis to Crisis: A Superman Podcast available at the Superman Homepage, iTunes and The Superman Podcast Network. You can find his new Man of Steel Countdown column here at Movies.com every other Tuesday. Normally for a second installment (here's the first) of a column about a movie, I would “wade into the pool slowly” by telling more information about the people behind this movie and what other rumors are circulating around the internet. But last month, the most controversial Superman story to hit the comics (since his death in 1992) was printed in the anniversary issue of Action Comics #900. And it was written by David Goyer, the same writer...

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