BATTLING BOY optioned at Paramount
Paul Pope's BATTLING BOY isn't due until 2010 from First Second, but it already has a coveted movie option from Brad Pitt's Paramount shingle....
Studio news: Max Allan Collins and Grant Morrison
§ After ROAD TO PERDITION became a big-time moviola, author Max Allan Collins followed it up with two sequels in the novel format, Road...
The history of the Internet via John Hodgman and Bruce Campbell
This weekend, we caught a Halloween evening screening of MY NAME IS BRUCE. For those not following the saga, this Dark Horse-produced film tells...
Lots and lots of movie news and gossip
§ Oh boy, Anne Thompson unpacks the snarl of financing the TINTIN movie, and despite Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson being involved, it's been...
Movie news: AGNES QUILL, PREACHER, HELLRAISER
Three spooky options to announce this morning, one kid-friendly, two...very, very NOT kid-friendly.
¶ Paramount has snapped up the rights to Dave Roman's AGNES QUILL....
Downey, Cheadle, and Favreau sign on for THE AVENGERS
You heard that right -- Marvel's Avengers movie will field an all-star lineup:
As part of his four picture deal with Marvel Studios, Robert Downey...
No, Christian! One is enough!
A wonky rumor is going around that Christian Bale is the frontrunner to play Dr. Strange:
The actor - who has played Batman in...
Secrets of the Hulk
We hadn't been paying that much attention to the recent HULK DVD release, aside from the barely-there Captain America cameo. However, this Film...
Charles Burns and FEAR(S) OF THE DARK
FEAR(S) OF THE DARK is an unusual French horror film we've talked about here a few times before. It's an animated film of terrors...
An Oscar for Gary?
Variety laments the continuing outrage of the Academy snubbing performances in superhero-esque films. but maybe this year the pain will end.
Oscar's biases are nothing...
Studio coffee run
§ Yes, there will be an UMBRELLA ACADEMY movie; writer Gerard Way will collaborate on the score...maybe with somene like RJ-D2...kick-ass!
"We just had our...
