Morning spell check: Straczynski, Gyllenhaal, Shazam
§ J. Michael Straczynski's screenwriting career would seem to have taken a positive turn as Clint Eastwood may direct his CHANGELING script, and Angelina Jolie may star.
Jolie would play a woman whose son...
300: book in stock!
It's 300 week here at SBM! In a very serious matter, ICv2checks in on Dark Horse's stock levels. You'll recall that copies of both HELLBOY and SIN CITY trades were in short supply when...
STARDUST: giving them what they don’t know they want
Continuing our invesigation into what makes stories click with an audience, Neil Gaiman's blog quotes a rather interesting interview with producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura, who produced the STARDUST film (adapting the illustrated novel by...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits
§ MSNBC names the Top eight film adaptations of graphic novels:
• Intro• “V For Vendetta”• “The Road to Perdition”• “300”• “Sin City”• “X-Men 2: X-Men United”• “From Hell”• “Batman Begins”• “A History of Violence”
Personally, we prefer MYSTERY MEN to FROM HELL....or do...
Butler: graphic novels “masculine, insane”
It's 300 week here at Stately Beat Manor!
As we close in on the premiere, more evidence that star Butler has learned well to praise comics:
"After I sat down and read '300,' I just...
McG takes on the Losers
According to IESB Charlie's Angels director McG is taking over THE LOSERS movie:
Our industry insider is telling us that McG has replaced Pete Berg as the director of the big screen adaptation for Vertigo/DC...
Silver: Wonder Woman a “struggle”
Sci Fi Wire caught up with Joel Silver at WonderCon and he revealed the status of the Wonder Woman movie. Short version: don't hold your breath.
Later, Silver told SCI FI Wire that the...
300 Premiere!
Did we mention it's 300 week here? IESB has a wide ranging photo gallery of the premiere last night and it seems everyone was there! Rosario Dawson (who we saw running around on 4th...
What you need to know about 300 controversies
It's 300 week here at Stately Beat Manor! Finally! The graphic novel is currently at #14 on Amazon, a healthy spot to be sure. While this weekend the LA TImes gave it the royal...
¿Donde esta El Muerto? — UPDATE
Hey remember that movie EL MUERTO starring WIlmer Valderrama that was based on an indie comic? Whatever happened to it? Well, it seems it is having a premiere in a few weeks, according...
Death of Superman dvd details released
Bruce Timm talked about this upcoming direct-toVD movie at WonderCon, and details on voices and so on are now out:
Warner Home Video, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation are set to release an all-new...
Crumb Crisp Coating: more tidbits
Just clearing up some more information on in "Yes, Always", the funny/sad Orson Welles recording we linked to the other day. Much more info has come to light via the comments section. Here at...
