Studio briefing: Thor, Punisher, Maintenance
Stardust helmer Matthew Vaughn has been tapped to direct Marvel's THOR Variety reports. Vaughn was once slated to direct X-MEN 3 so he's on a comic book tear;
Mark Protosevich ("I Am Legend") did...
Virgin teams with Sony for MMORG
Another massive multiplayer online role playing game is in the works, this one based on the Indian-based Ramayan universe published by Virgin Comics. The Kama Sutra has GOT to figure in there somehow.
Sony...
Morning briefing: Gugino, Hulk
§ Sexy Carla Gugino will play Sally Jupiter/Silk Spectre in WATCHMEN.
Gugino will play Sally Jupiter, a burlesque dancer-turned-costumed heroine and sex symbol the Silk Spectre who is part of the Minutemen, a group...
Giant Lego Man Pulled From Sea
What the hell--? Is all life one big viral marketing stunt now? It seems that Dutch children recently pulled a giant man made from Lego from the seas. Although you might have expected them...
Comic News Insider #100 is online
Hear the Beat blab! Hear Paul Pope, John Cassaday, Jimmy Palmiotti and John Lucas blab also! It's all on the 100th episode of the Comic News Insider podcast which is now online.
Comic News Insider...
Inkstuds does Deitch
Comics podcast Inkstuds has a mammoth three part interview with Kim Deitch.
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
We haven't listened to it yet. But you should.
Jonny Quest movie planned
Adrian Askarieh and Daniel Alter (HITMAN) are producing a live action version of JONNY QUEST.
We suggest they use the Bill Loebs/Dan Spiegel comic book as the basis of the film, not the cartoon,...
Find He-Man
A few lifetimes ago when we were finishing reading HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, as we walked home from Madison Square Park, we spotted an odd sight for a Saturday afternoon: a rather...
Marvel publishing up 31%, profits down
Marvel released it's Q2 financials today and publishing seems to be holding its own:
Marvel's Publishing Segment net sales increased $7.8 million or 31% to $32.9 million in Q2 2007 principally due to continued strength...
Variety: Dark Horse, Oni, Devils Due wannabes
IN an unfortunately named articlem Variety runs down all the comics in studio play at all the comics companies with special attention to Oni and Dark Horse.
The love affair between movies and comicbooks...
OCEAN optioned
Variety has the latest comics-to-movies deal: 300's Gianni Nunnari and Nick Wechsler have optioned OCEAN by Warren Ellis and Chris Sprouse.:
Nunnari and Wechsler will produce, and Craig J. Flores is exec producing.Story concerns the...
Spirit cast: Gabriel Macht
Here's a story we missed in all the excitement: Gabriel Macht has been cast as THE SPIRIT in Frank Miller's upcoming film. Macht has already earned his comic book movie stripes with a role...
