To do this weekend: WW LA
Wizard World LA kicks off this weekend and the buzz is pretty subdued, but we're sure folks will have a fun time anyway. The guest list is pretty extensive, there will be lots of...
Surrogates land at Disney
It's interesting to see just how many comics from smaller companies (many of them creator owned) are landing fairly sunstantial movie deals these days. This time it's Robert Venditti and Brett Weldele's THE SURROGATES,...
Gyllenhaal = Billy Batson
Didn't see that one coming:
According to a story in the New York Daily News, Jake is being courted to play Captain Marvel in the upcoming adaptation of the lame comic Shazam!. The film is...
Iranian politicos, US Marines differ on 300
It seems that in Iran300 has been viewed as an affront to Persian culture at least according to the staff of Pres. Ahmadinejad:
Javad Shamqadri, a cultural advisor to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, said it...
Perlman as Comedian?
Daniel Robert Epstein talked to Hellboy star Ron Perlman and got a few tidbits:
Daniel Robert Epstein: Besides Hellboy what has been necessary for your work in terms of reading comics?
Ron Perlman: Well, Frank Darabont...
“300 takes no prisoners”
Variety's warp up of 300's box office victory at the ticket selling gates has some interesting quotes -- the $70 mil take was a mere $30 million more than tracking predicted. Sheesh!
Playing in...
Indie Film: WRISTCUTTERS
We managed to miss this the other day, but here's a real indie comic to indie film adaptation: WRISTCUTTERS, based on PIZZERIA KAMIKAZE by Etgar Keret and Asaf Hanuka. The movie has been garnering...
300 BO update: lookin’ good!
300 took in another $24.5 million on Saturday for a total thus far of $52.2 million. Studio estimates put its weekend take at $70 million which would put it past ICE AGE: THE MELTDOWN's...
300 makes $27.7 Million on Friday
As predicted, 300 had a huge Friday opening, ShowBizData reports via Superhero Hype!:
This could be a watershed opening for Snyder and Warner Bros. who took a big chance on the stylized film based on...
300: We got your Hot Gates right here
About halfway through 300, Zack Snyder's adaptation of Frank Miller and Lynn Varley's graphic novel, the battle finally kicks in. We've been setting it up for 45 minutes -- the brutal but freedom loving...
TINTIN movie at last?
A steven Speilberg-driven adaptation of Tintin for the big screen has been rattling around for quite a while; now, it seems, trigger has been pulled:
DreamWorks will film the adventures of the iconic Belgian comic-strip...
