Via pr: Legendary comic book master Will Eisner’s groundbreaking graphic novel “A Contract with God” is being adapted into a live action feature film, it was announced this evening at Comic- Con International 2010 by the film’s producers. In what is considered by many to be one of the most influential graphic novels ever written, in [...]
Continue ReadingA lot of new Captain America and especially Thor movie art floating around today. From Yahoo Movies, two posters that Marvel will be distributing at their booth and panels, one presumes. The posters use concept art for the films and look very nice. Also, stills from THOR from USA Today and Deadline. Okay, Chris Hemsworth’s [...]
Continue ReadingA new THOR still, new RED posters, new PRIEST stills, and the sequel that you fear the most.
Continue ReadingThis is the other superhero movie sneak peak making the rounds, the first look at Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Anthony Hopkins as Odin and Tom Hiddleston as Loki. This still has met with very mixed reaction on the new, looking as it does kind of .. Marvel Studios-ey, if you know what we mean. Since Norse gods don't wear wife beaters, getting the look right is very important.
Continue ReadingAnd speaking of RED, the upcoming all-star film loosely based on the Ellis/Hamner miniseries, a bunch of teaser character posters are being released, and they are pretty cool. Willis, Mirren, and Malkovich play retired CIA agents who have to get together one more time to find out who is trying to kill them. Yeah, that [...]
Continue ReadingAs the SD10 schedule drifts out, the big movie panels are shaping up, and one of the biggest comic book movies at this year’s show is surely RED, based on the Warren Ellis/Cully Hamner miniseries. Dame Helen Mirren, Bruce Willis, Mary Louise Parker, and Karl Urban will all be on the Hall H panel [...]
Continue ReadingDid you know there is an award-=winning short film based on Jim Rugg and Brian Maruca's awesome STREET ANGEL comic? Short version: what if Hit Girl was Kick-Ass? The film will be screened on Thursday at this year's Comic-Con, as part of the indie film festival. The film already won Best International Film, Best Director and Best Actress at the Phoenix Comic-Con and was made in Australia.
Continue ReadingVia EMPIRE, the international poster. Awesomeness and excitement grows.
Continue ReadingVariety is reporting that Sony has found its new Peter Parker and it’s British actor Andrew Garfield, previously seen in THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS and upcoming in THE SOCIAL NETWORK. Garfield will star in a new series of Spider-Man movies focusing on young adult concerns and superheroics, to be directed by Marc Webb. Although Garfield [...]
Continue ReadingRED is yet another comic book movie coming out this summer, albeit one whose comics connections are a little less clear due to the vast changes from the original, a three issue mini- by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner. The film stars Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich and Helen Mirren as aging CIA operatives who have to get together one! more! time! to clear their names. As expected, the trailer proves that the proof-of-concept of "Helen Mirren, Action Star" is just as awesome as you thought it would be Or, as Warren Ellis wrote of the film:. Helen Mirren with a sniper rifle. I mean, if you don’t want to see a film with Helen Mirren with a sniper rifle, I’m not sure I want to know you.
Continue ReadingMichel Gondry’s GREEN HORNET feature is so weird that it’s been consigned to January release date hell by the studio, but actual approved pictures of a slim Seth Rogen and adorable Jay Chou have appeared online, as has a trailer, which looks…well, sort of what you’d expect if Seth Rogen made a superhero picture. [...]
Continue ReadingYou realize this movie doesn't even have all the great lines in the trailer??
Continue ReadingThe first time we mentioned Morgan Spurlock’s upcoming documentary set at Comic-Con, both we and commenters were a bit skeptical that the casting call was aimed mostly at obsessive collector types. However we’ve just received a more expansive casting call, and if this is what they are looking for, then this could be very informative: Comic [...]
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