Month: July 2011

Win a trip to Superman Man of Steel film premiere

Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP) announced today that, along with DC Entertainment, it has enlisted Sideshow Collectibles to create a signature line of premium statues, busts and other collectibles inspired by DC Comics’ stable of iconic super heroes and villains. This heroic alliance paves the way for Sideshow Collectibles to offer products featuring DC Comics’ ….

Edward Norton circling role as villain in next Jason Bourne spy film

Edward Norton is in talks to play the villain in Universal Picture’s The Bourne Legacy opposite Jeremy Renner, according to Variety. Michael Clayton and Duplicity director Tony Gilroy – who wrote scripts for the previous Jason Bourne adventures – is attached to direct Bourne Legacy from his own screenplay. Rachel Weisz is also attached to ….

Arnold Schwarzenegger to star in modern-day Western Last Stand

Arnold Schwarzenegger will make his return to the big screen in a modern-day Western from Lionsgate called The Last Stand, according to THR. It was first rumored that former California Governor Schwarzenegger might return to the Terminator franchise, the film series that brought him to fame. But a smaller film like The Last Stand to ….

First conceptual art and poster for Edgar Rice Burroughs’ John Carter film released, shows futuristic Mars landscape

From Academy Award–winning filmmaker Andrew Stanton comes John Carter—a sweeping action-adventure set on the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars). John Carter is based on a classic novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, whose highly imaginative adventures served as inspiration for many filmmakers, both past and present. The film tells the story of war-weary, former military captain John Carter ….

Cult film icon Lance Henriksen joins Troma panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2011

Troma Entertainment has announced that Lance Henriksen – star of the Alien films, the critically-acclaimed television series Millennium, and author of the new book Not Bad For A Human – will speak at the Troma Panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2011. The Troma Panel, titled, “Can DIY Filmmaking Replace Hollywood? Selling Your Own Damn Movie ….