Posts tagged with 'movie'
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Pulp Secret - 04/27/07
April 27, 2007Batman: Defenders of the Night - Dan Slott talks World War Hulk - Rocker Andrew W.K talks comics! - Pulp Secret Picks of the Week – Walking Dead #37, JSA #5, Batman Confidential #5. Special thanks to the newsarama blog for picking up our Nathan Fox/DMZ piece!
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Watchmen Movie Casting Rumors Continue
July 23, 2007
The buzz surrounding the upcoming Watchmen movie adaptation continues to build on the horizon with more casting rumors. At this point, it would be easier to start naming those who haven’t been rumored to be involved in the project at one time or another. We can now take Malin Akerman’s name off that list with Latino Review linking her to the role of the Silk Spectre. The website also confirms Jackie Earle Haley in the role of Rorschach.Unfortunately, the outlook on this prized comic book...
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Watchmen Movie Casting Rumors, part two
July 24, 2007
With official announcements regarding the upcoming Watchmen movie slated to be revealed this weekend at Comic Con, more and more early information is apparently leaking out regarding the casting for the project. While the internet rumor mill long had Jude Law pegged for the role of Ozymandias, the newest information puts the role in the hands of Matthew Goode. While I’m not a huge Jude Law fan, I thought he would have pulled off the arrogance and detachment of Veidt / Ozymandias very naturally,...
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A Silver Surfer Movie? Really?
July 27, 2007Following the massive criticism of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (not to mention the utter alienation of every comic book fan on the planet with that bomb) plans for a Silver Surfer spinoff movie seems very curious.
Early rumors had Michael Straczynski writing the script, with Alex Proyas credited on IMDB as the director, although some internet rumors say he will not be involved. It has also been reported that the Fantastic Four are not involved in the film at all.
As magnificent as any...
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Seriously, it's The Joker!
July 27, 2007By now, you may have heard about the viral marketing campaign for the next Batman movie. Earlier today whysoserious.com featured an invite to get together at a provided longitude and latitude. Interestingly, while Warner Bros. publicly stated they would not be promoting the movie at the Comicon, those coordinates? RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE CONVENTION HALL!
The site now features a bloody message, but click the link in the lower left hand corner and what should pop up but THE TRAILER FOR THE DARK KNIGHT!
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Spandex Overload: "JLA" Movie in the Works?
July 30, 2007
I’ve long said that the comic book movie that was in the most need of being made, out of the characters not yet tapped for a live-action movie, was "The Avengers." I would put "Justice League of America" as a close second. If the rumors are true, a live-action "JLA" movie may be happening.
Word has it that Kieran and Michele Mulroney have been tapped by D.C. to pen the script for the movie. One obvious question springing from this news is will Routh/Bale play Superman/Batman, as one would...
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Snyder+R Rating+Pirates= Best Superhero Movie?
July 30, 2007
Yes, so we knew what the "Watchmen" movie casting was by the time of the big CCI announcement. However, there were still some interesting tidbits of information delivered by director Zack Snyder during his address to the audience at the convention. Most notable is the suggestion that the movie will be R, and not PG-13.
Also notable is that the studio wants the plot for "Watchmen" to be “contemporized” out of the Cold War, while Snyder feels the story has to take place in the 80's (sadly after...
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Itsy Bitsy "Spider-Man 4" News
July 31, 2007
While it may have been inevitable with the sheer amount of money the Spider-Man film franchise has made for Marvel that there would be more sequels, one thing we didn’t know was whether the creative team would be intact. Things are looking positive as Raimi, perhaps the most important ingredient in the films success, has stated a desire to continue to contribute to the franchise.
“I want to help contribute to the production,” said Raimi in an interview with Empire. “I don’t know if I’ll just be...
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JLA Gets Director and.... Death?
August 2, 2007
Rumors abound today that the JLA movie that has been whispered about (and blabbed about in my column last week) has found a director. The word on the street is that George Miller, best known for directing “Mad Max” and “Happy Feet,” will be directing the Justice League movie. Hmm… from “Happy Feet” to “Justice League of America”… that’s a rather odd juxtaposition.
As odd as that transition may be for him, at least this is the guy who brought us “Mad Max” so that gives some hope (although it was...
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Luke Cage Versus Black Panther, Round One
August 2, 2007
By now we are all very aware of the current crusade within movie making to transfer every single character from the comic universe onto the silver screen (I’m personally still waiting for the Booster Gold, Speedball and Jubilee film treatments.) Adding to the pile comes either a Luke Cage or Black Panther movie, depending on which one John Singleton makes first.
In an interview with Blackfilm.com, Singleton expressed his long-time fandom for the Marvel universe as well as his desire to bring a...
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Paltrow “Signed in Blood” for "Iron Man" Sequels
August 7, 2007
After the debacle of watching the quality of "X-Men 3" descend and implode before our eyes during the production process via the full weight of worldwide-fanboy-Internet scrutiny, it’s extremely refreshing to watch the reverse happen with "Iron Man."
Everything looks so perfect from every update, reveal and announcement that I’ve finished breathing sighs of relief long ago, confident that this thing is going to be spot on when it releases, but I still can’t resist obsessing on every piece of news...
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Batrumors: Animated DVD Feature to Bridge "Batman" Movies?
August 7, 2007
A production document seems to have surfaced (assuming that it is legitimate) that details plans to produce an animated straight-to-DVD Batman feature to be released just before the release of "The Dark Knight." The project will apparently be PG-13 and will bridge the stories of the two movies.
The document states that this "brand-new adventure follows Batman as he unravels a mystery over six short stories done in the style of Japanese anime." The document also places the talent of Josh Olsen,...
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Baby on Board the Fantasticar?
August 6, 2007
Marvel’s had a pretty damned good success rate in transferring their prized properties over into movie form, with the obvious exception of the turgid "Fantastic Four" movies. While there were a couple other bad Marvel movies that suffered from bad direction or poor execution, the FF movie franchise just felt like an exploitative cash grab to me. Now Jessica Alba is talking about where she’d like the writers to take her character for the third movie. Just kill me now so I won’t have to see it.
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Who Wants to Return to Riverdale?
August 6, 2007
This concept just illustrates the idea that you cannot predict anything in this world. In this jaded, cynical time we live in, I would have never dreamed that Archie comic properties would be popular enough to make money on. Apparently, I was wrong.
Several Archie projects are either out now or on the way (so we hear) down the pike. The 1968 TV series was just released on DVD, IDT Entertainment just bought a 5% stake in Archie Comics Entertainment with the hopes of developing animated TV and...
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Sin City 2 Delayed, Fans Cry in Dismay
August 8, 2007
Lost in the massive, chaotic shuffle of Comic-Con were many buried announcements that are just being sifted through in the last week. One such announcement that was missed (at least by me) was word on the greatly anticipated “Sin City 2” by Frank Miller.
Miller revealed that he and Rodriguez have written the script and are ready to shoot, but that “issues” relating to the Weinsteins have held up production. Given the rampant success of the first movie, as well as the success of Miller’s “300”...
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Thor Snatches Director
August 10, 2007
It’s no secret that next year is going to mark a red-letter year for comic movies. We all know the franchises that are hitting the screen, and we (as comic fans) are extremely excited about most of them. When news of a Thor movie broke it didn’t seem inherently interesting, but that has changed with the naming of Matthew Vaughn as director. Don’t get me wrong, I like Thor (although I liked Beta Ray Bill more) as a comic character, I just felt the project was rife for mediocrity in the wrong...
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Directing is Half the Battle
August 14, 2007
With the box-office success of “Transformers” turning heads of Hollywood executives everywhere and a “Voltron” movie rumbling about in the bowels of movie land, producers are certainly scouring the 1980s geek landscape to find more dormant franchises to cull from our childhoods for big screen adaptations. “G.I. Joe” was clearly the next biggest franchise to tap, so of course it’s getting worked on as we speak.
Latino Review, very dependable for geek-movie news breaks, is reporting that Stephen...
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The Ultimate Upcoming Comic-Book Movie List
August 16, 2007
We’ve been covering so much comic-book movie news around here lately it’s hard to keep in focus exactly how many are in the works. To really get a handle on it one needs to put it in list form, so here we go. Titles are roughly organized in the order that we are likely to see them release. By this count, we have 22 announced movies that are either in some sort of production or recently announced as well as eight movies that were announced, but have lost steam as a project or have disappeared...
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Doctor Strange to Remedy Movie Rumors?
August 16, 2007
This one is looking tentative at the moment, but the fanboy in me wants it to happen so badly that I will ignore my good sense and write about it. Rumors are circulating today that Marvel will be making a Doctor Strange live action feature film. IESB is claiming an exclusive reveal, but until it’s substantiated by another source, I’m calling it a rumor.
Dr. Strange would be an excellently adaptable character to the screen, particularly with the recent “magic-fantasy” boom in popular culture...
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From "Creek" Queen to Amazon Princess?
August 17, 2007
Lots of rumors flying today that Katie Holmes will be playing Wonder Woman, but there are a lot of problems with this rumor that lead me to believe this is just internet nonsense. First off, all indicators point to this project being completely in limbo right now, Joss Whedon was removed as director and screenwriter long, long ago and hasn't been replaced. And that was the FIFTH rewrite of the script since 2003. From the sounds of what Whedon has been saying, the studio had no idea what they...
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Johansson Gets Spirit-ed Away
August 17, 2007
Frank Miller's big-screen adaptation of Will Eisner's classic "The Spirit" franchise just got a lot hotter with the announcement of Scarlet Johansson to the cast. The Hollywood bombshell will reportedly be playing femme fatale secretary, a character with ties to the villain (The Octopus) played by Samuel Jackson, in the upcoming film.
Much like Gwyneth Paltrow, Johansson has the perfect look and frame to play a 1940s period female lead, and should bring the right feel to the character (Paltrow, in... -
Justice League of America Beats Up Superman
August 18, 2007
Well, sort of. Yesterday saw some infinitely interesting information come out regarding a massive hurry-up by the Warner studio of the Justice League of America movie, potentially pushing back or abandoning the upcoming Superman: Man of Steel sequel. Odds are, between those two options, this news only signals a push back of the Supes solo story, considering much work and money has already been pumped into the project. Officially, Warner Bros. contends that Man of Steel is still on track, which is all...
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Movie Insider Rates "Watchmen" Script
August 18, 2007
If you think "The Watchmen" movie adaptation is such a massively interesting, obsession-rife fixation that I would cover a story on what the musical composer for the movie thinks of the script, well, you are right. Although, to his credit, we aren't talking about just any composer here. We are talking about Tyler Bates, who composed the excellently scored "300" movie and now is back together with Zach Snyder scoring "The Watchmen."
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Jon Favreau Loves You
August 20, 2007
Yes, he really, really does. Despite his busy schedule finishing post-production on "Iron Man" to get it out to us ravenous fans, he's still showing the love by promising to bring us the full, HD trailer that was shown at SDCC (for those of us not lucky enough to see it in person.)
The promise was made via Favreau's Myspace forum yesterday, and here's the full quote from the man himself:
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"Oz" Reimagined
August 22, 2007
In the most unexpected bit of news I could have possibly read today, Todd McFarlane will be producing a revisionist (read: darker) version of the venerable and beloved "Wizard of Oz" movie (by the most famous racist ever, Frank L. Baum.) This version, which will be called "Oz" will borrow from both the movie and Baum's books, and will inject a darker, modern sensibility with the injection of new plot points and tone by Josh Olson and McFarlane.
The movie will be made by Warner Bros. studio, which is a...
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This Week's "Watchmen" News...
August 22, 2007
Wizard had a quick chat with Zack Snyder, in which they talked about "Watchmen" going into production in a matter of weeks (what, did you think we would go a week without any "Watchmen" movie news?!). There are some interesting tidbits in the interview, like how Snyder got Dave Gibbons involved and had him draw the concept poster that debuted at San Diego Comic Con. It's interesting how Snyder combines his drawings with the original comic panels for his storyboards for the film, and when asked if...
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Two More "Dark Knight" Leaks
August 23, 2007
Some new set reports regarding "The Dark Knight" Thursday from HollywoodChicago, the most boggling is the prospect of Anthony Michael Hall playing a minor antagonist (meaning not a major villain but someone who doesn't like Batman … kinda sounds like a Peter Parker/Eddie Brock kind of dynamic) in the film.
Hall apparently will be playing the "Reese" character for those of you that have read the recent plot spoilers floating about. I suppose it's not that bad if it is true, Hall is an adequate actor...
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Miller Scores Another Bombshell
August 26, 2007
Frank Miller apparently gets the ladies. One week after the announcement of Scarlett Johansson to the cast of "The Spirit," comes news of another curvaceous actress to the troupe, that of bombshell Eva Mendes (marking her second comic-book film role, the first being in "Ghost Rider.") Not a bad one-two punch of femininity to put on screen, by any measure.
Mendes will play the Spirit's love interest, Sand Serif. From the sounds of it, casting is set and the crew is projected to begin filming in... -
JLA Movie Rumors Continue ...
August 27, 2007
This week has been absolutely abuzz with D.C. comic-movie news, and today is no different. Following up on the JLA mo-cap/CGI story from earlier this week, IESB has done a little more digging on the situation and is now reporting that JLA will be a mix of CGI and live action, with the CGI being used to render the OMACS and the underwater scenes. Good news for those fans who were terrified of the prospects of a wholly CGI movie.
Also reported today is that Routh and Bale will not play Superman and... -
Shia LeBeouf, Last Man on Earth?
August 27, 2007
The film adaptation of "Y the Last Man" seems to be picking up some steam this week, with director D.J. Caruso sitting down to an interview with MTV to report on the future of the movie. Notably, he spoke on the format of the movie, indicating that the film would focus it's entire length and breadth on the first 12 issues of the long-running series. Also noted is that Caruso is interested in Shia LeBeouf in the role of Y, and that Shia is interested in the role.
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Hulk Tour '07, Destination: Toronto
August 27, 2007
A bit of news regarding the new "Hulk" movie has surfaced that will be of great interest to our friends who live in or near Toronto. If the word on the street is correct, anyone near that city next month could have a chance to go and watch a piece of the film get shot. I'm not talking about any mundane, run-of-the-mill dialogue scene either. I'm talking about a fight scene. Small spoiler (that probably everyone expects) in the next paragraph.
The fight scene in question is a fight scene between the... -
Superman Returns ... With a Better Movie
August 28, 2007
It's funny how the comic book/movie rumor mill works. Two weeks ago, it was a streaming flood of Marvel news, one piece of news after another, day after day. This week has decidedly been a D.C. week, with no signs of stopping today with a new "rumor" regarding the anticipated return of Singer behind the camera of "Superman."
Film Ick is reporting this is more than a rumor, citing that this comes from reliable inside sources, and given their track record, I believe them. From the sound of it, the... -
Another "Dark Knight" Leaked Scene
August 30, 2007
As usual, minor spoilers involved ... pretty minor this time, so don't worry too much about learning anything you didn't want to learn. If you "have to go in fresh" to the movie, turn away now.
This is by far the coolest "Dark Knight" scene I've yet seen leaked, because we actually get to see something blown up! Fox Chicago posted this video of a former candy factory getting blown up for what is undoubtedly a climax scene in the film.
The building, in the film, will apparently be portraying Gotham...
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Comics > Movies
September 20, 2007
It is, on one hand, great that our favorite (and even not-so-favorite) comic characters are getting remade in premier, big-budget movies. On the other hand, it's not so great when we walk out of the theater disappointed. Even worse is when we voice said displeasure over such movies, we are often labeled as fanboys (or girls) who are simply impossible to appease. I am here to tell you all that it is not that we are impossible to please, but that comic book to film transfer cannot possibly please us...
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Monday Movie Updates
November 19, 2007
- IESB kinda sorts confirms that Terrence Howard will be throwing on some armor next summer.
- Prison Break's T-Bag signs on for Wolverine, but as what? I personally kind of love him for Gambit, but we'll see. (Via Filmonic)
- Adam Brody is The Flash, Common is Green Lantern, Scott Porter is Somebody, and Teresa Palmer is Talia 'al Guhl. (Via Aint-It-Cool)
- Although, there may be no JLA film at all! (Via Hollywood Reporter)
- Want to know what the Hulk looks like in the new movie? Hint: Look to...
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Monday - Tuesday Movie Updates
December 18, 2007Hey, here's some stuff I missed yesterday!
- I didn't even notice that Dollar Bill's costume was in the background of the Dave Gibbons pic! Oops! (Via Watchmen)
- I completely forgot Warren Ellis was writing a three part Castlevania movie, and now he's almost done with the script! Sorry! (Via Castlevania)
- Oh no, are the holidays coming up? Crap, I didn't get any presents! Maybe these Hellboy 2 Holiday E-Cards will help... (Via Hellboy)
- Oh, dear, I... Ah, F- it. Here's the trailer for "My Name is...
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Mondays Are For Movies
January 14, 2008
Do you guys want to know a secret? Con Air is the best movie ever made. It has more Oscar winners battling on top of a fire truck than any movie since Victor/Victoria. TNT was playing it twice in a row last night, and let me tell you, I almost watched it twice in a row. Now, onto the purposefully comic book movie news:
- Terrence Howard talks War Machine with Wizard. I really hope he sings "Smack that Mandarin Up" at some point in the movie, but it'll probably never happen. Sigh. (Via)
- No more...
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Tuesdays are for Movies
January 22, 2008
Actually, Mondays are, but this week, Mondays are also for national holidays. So there.
- Is Liev Schreiber Sabretooth? Really? Isn't he a little normal human sized for the part? (Via)
- Check out Speed Racer's rival's car, which is an actual car driven by actual people that was used for the movie. (Via)
- Would you have watched a "Batman vs. Hush" animated feature? (Via)
- Think The Dark Knight is about The Joker? Think again... (Via)
- Wondering about that cameo in Incredible Hulk? Wonder no...
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Fridays are For Films
January 25, 2008
Yes, I put a picture of Jessica Alba here so you would read this post. Shame on me.
- Jason Statham is the TransporNamor? (Via)
- What the world needs now is yet another photo of Iron Man posing. (Via)
- Ed Norton talks Hulk sequels, in a non-shocking turn of events. (Via)
- Marvel Studios gets back to work, after circumnavigating the WGA Strike. (Via)
- You guys ready for Fantastic Four 3? Jessica Alba is... (Via)
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Mondays Are For Movies
January 28, 2008
If any of you helped Meet The Spartans reach #1 at the box office this weekend, you're not allowed to read this post.
- Zach Snyder posts up his Watchmen storyboards! Well, some of 'em. (Via)
- Wolverine to build a barn with Amish friends in new movie? Click through to find out the truth! (Via)
- Want to know about all the Superman movies that NEVER happened? (Via)
- Mildly unrelated, but still pretty cool: Disney/Star Wars mash-ups. (Via)
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Fridays are For Films
February 1, 2008
So... I had food poisoning, hence the lack of blog posts. Sorry guys, when you're projectile vomiting from the couch, comic book news takes second priority*:
- New pics from Hancock of Will Smith in costume. I really hope at some point in the movie, Big Willie Style's catch-phrase is, "I'm sorry, I'm going to have to SIGN THAT LAST!" And then he punches a bad guy. (Via)
- With Marvel now circumventing the WGA Strike, are they moving forward with Thor? (Via)
- And here are some new, tiny pics from ...
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Mondays Are For Movies
February 4, 2008
After a weekend of talking and hearing about nothing but over-muscled men running around in tights, it's nice to get back to comic books:
- As soon as the strike is over, Spider-Man 4 is in the works. Is that good news, or bad news? (Via)
- Oh, and also? Venom: The Movie. (Via)
- Finally... Greatest American Hero, the movie. (Via)
- Check out this set report from Hellboy 2! (Via)
- Are you ready for Marvel Zombies, the animated movie? (Via)
- Okay, then how about Marvel Zombies, the live-action...
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Mondays are for Movies
February 18, 2008
Comics don't take the day off, so neither do we!
- Is this the G.I. Joe movie logo? If it is, how DARE they change it. They are RAPING MY CHILDHOOD. Nah, I'm just fooling. (Via)
- Fans build awesome Akira inspired bike, do not gain horrifying mental powers. (Via)
- In a shocking turn of events, Warren Ellis delivers an over the top, ridiculous Castlevania screenplay. (Via)
- Possible pics of the new, grey-er, ed norton-ier Hulk (at least his toy version). (Via)
- Is everyone's favorite retarded...
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Fridays are for Films
February 22, 2008
- Overstuffed Wolverine movie gets Dominic Monaghan as Beak and will.i.am as Kestrel. Really? I don't even know who Kestrel is... (Via)
- Overstuffed BATMAN movie gets Deathstroke... Maybe. (Via)
- David Fincher to direct Black Hole, which sounds about perfect to me. (Via)
- And speaking of Wolverine, I can almost guarantee he's going to be taken down by young Miley Cyrus. Filmonic seems to think so, too. (Via)
- The Boys gets optioned for a feature film... I swear to god, if it gets as butchered as...
