My first in a probably irregular feature on people you should all know! Those fairly unknowns who help improve our geek life through films, TV, comics and books...

First Up:

So who is Jane Goldman?

Well, she’s the wife of Jonathon Ross, the celebrated (if controversial) UK chat show host. Ross is also known for being one the largest collectors of comics in the UK. Rumour has it he has three copies of Amazing Fantasy #15 (featuring the first appearance of Spider-Man, although I believe he donated one to Comic Relief).

So she’s the wife of one of the UK’s biggest comic book nerds, but she has bigger geek credentials other than being married to one.

She has BIG boobies, thats not really relevant, but thought it worth a mention...

She’s also an ex-computer games magazine writer, was a columnist for the Daily Star at age 16, and author of several books, including a non-fiction book on the X-Files. After this, she presented her own supernatural television series, and in between all of this she found time to be a bra model (she is *very* well endowed in that area, did I mention that..?)

But Goldman has in recent years become a screen writer along with Matthew Vaughn, director. They co-wrote the screenplay adaptation of Stardust, from the story by Neil Gaiman, and then adapted the hugely successful Kick-Ass from the comic of the same name by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.

This might explain why she and director Matthew Vaughn are the hottest sought property for bringing super-hero drama to the big screen!

She has recently been announced as screen writer on the latest X-Men film, First Class, chronicling the earliest adventures of the merry band of mutants. Matthew Vaughn will be directing. In fact, it was announced by Goldman's husband, Ross, on his Twitter account – obviously very proud of his wife!

Matthew Vaughn was originally set to direct X-Men 3, but pulled out and instead ended up making Stardust. I enjoyed X-Men 3, but Stardust was a much superior film in every way. I'm pleased Vaughn didn't end up directing the third film, because after his success with his previous features I think he'll be given pretty much free reign on this.

So I have to say I am now very excited for what Goldman and Vaughn have in store for this X-Men feature. Especially as the young Xavier casting has been announced as James McAvoy, him of Shameless and the Last King of Scotland fame.

So keep an eye on Jane Goldman in future – here’s hoping we get to see her pen some more superhero movies in the not too distant future…

Oh, and I did mention her very RED (and sometimes very PINK) hair?!?

I'm Back! (Again!)

After a very very long time since my last update, I thought I had best get on and update this blog! I find myself with more free time than normal at the moment, so hopefully I should be managing a few posts every week from now on.

I don't have very much more to say on this post, except I have stolen acquired some pictures (from Aint It Cool News) of how Captain America is going to look in the big movie of next year. They look awesome!!

Obviously based on the Bryan Hitch Ultimate costume, it has a real World War II feel to it.