"Neil Gaiman Wants Terry Gilliam to Direct Sandman"
Why yes, and so would we
At the premiere for Stardust, Gaiman told Empire magazine that "I would always give anything to Terry Gilliam, forever, so if Terry Gilliam ever wants to do 'Sandman'...
WATCHMEN tidbit
Press tour for THE HEARTBREAK KID remake (why God???????) provides opportunity for Silk Spectre Malin Ackerman to discuss role:
UGO: Malin, can you talk about Watchmen at all?MALIN: I haven't started. They stared filming this...
Yet another hot actress joines SPIRIT cast
IESB reportsthat Jaime King has joined the cast of Frank Miller's THE SPIRIT. King, who played Goldie in SIN CITY, will play an unknown role in THE SPIRIT. She joins Scarlett Johansson as Silken...
GOTH movie in the works
And speaking of Manga, Fox Atomic has a movie based on the Japanese novel and manga GOTH in the works. JT Petty is slated to write the script. We like Anime News Network's description...
Final Blade Runner?
The real, true director's cut of this seminal and prophetic film is coming:
This current "Final Cut" version, Scott said, comes closest to what the film could have been and, in his mind, should have...
Goyer signs on for Baltimore
Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden's just-published (but long gestating) illustrated novel Baltimore, or The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampirehas been optioned by Regency in a 7-figure deal, with David Goyer set to direct,...
Sad day: Biel backs out of Wonder Woman
Sad news for Beat readers over the weekend:EW.com reported that Jessica Biel as Wonder Woman is a no-go:
EW has learned that actress Jessica Biel has decided to pass on playing Wonder Woman in Warner...
JLA movie details
Patrick over at UGO has various script leaks on the suddenly fast-tracked JLA movie:
Ever since the JLA movie was announced people have been wondering what the storyline for the film will be about. What...
Meet Ellen Dolan
Sarah Paulson, lately of STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP will play Ellen Dolan in the SPIRIT movie, it's being reported:
Paulson...joins Eva Mendes and Scarlett Johansson in the dark supernatural tale about a young...
Superhero movie curse strikes again _REPOST
A special effects technician working on BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT was killed when the vehicle he was driving struck a tree, Reuters reports:
The studio said that none of the cast, which includes several Hollywood...
Jessica Biel = Wonder Woman?
Jessica Biel is in talks to play Wonder Woman in the proposed JLA movie.
We said:
JESSICA BIEL
JESSICA BIEL
Miller to direct JLA
If it's as good as BABE we're on board:
Warner Bros. is moving aggressively ahead with the bigscreen adaptation of DC Comics' "Justice League of America," with George Miller aboard to direct.
Project, which is in...
