Terminator and Superman directors to produce pair of digital sci-fi and action series for Warner Premiere

Bryan Singer (Superman Returns) and McG (Terminator Salvation) have been tapped by Warner Premiere to produce a series of multi-platform digital sci-fi and action titles, according to HeatVision. If successful, the pair of digital series could lead to spin-off television and film adaptations, however, the installments are most certainly expected to be collected into a ….

Logan’s Run script getting redo by 28 Days Later screenwriter

Alex Garland, who wrote the Danny Boyle films 28 Days Later and Sunshine, is in talks to take a crack at the long-in-development Logan’s Run remake for Warner Bros., according to HeatVisionBlog. The 1976 film starring Michael York, Jenny Agutter and Farrah Fawcett, was based on a 1967 novel by William F. Nolan and George ….

James McAvoy to play Professor X in X-Men: First Class

James McAvoy is set to play a young Charles Xavier, aka Professor X, in the Matthew Vaughn-directed X-Men: First Class according to HeatVisionBlog. X-Men: First Class will document the roots of the X-Men saga. Before Charles Xavier and Eric Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers. ….

Bryan Singer circling another X-Men film sequel

While attending a panel discussion at the Pusan International Film Festival in South Korea on Sunday, Bryan Singer said Sunday that he’s interested in directing another X-Men film and has discussed the possibility with Fox, according to a THR blog. “I’m still looking to possibly returning to the X-Men franchise. I’ve been talking to Fox ….

X-Men director Bryan Singer to direct Battlestar Galactica feature film

Universal Pictures has contracted Bryan Singer (X-Men, Superman Returns) to produce and direct a feature version of Battlestar Galactica, according to Variety. According to the report, Singer will be putting his own creative stamp on the project, as Universal indicates that the film will be “a complete reimagination.” Series creator Glen A. Larson will return ….

Valkyrie Blu-ray review

Valkyrie tells the heroic true story of several German military officers that wholly rejected the ideals of Adolf Hitler and, in an effort to end his assault on German culture, attempt to assassinate him for the greater good of their country. They form a secret alliance with the purpose of removing Hitler from power, understanding ….

Bryan Singer eyes comic adaptation Freedom Formula: Ghost of the Wasteland

New Regency has nabbed film rights to the Radical Publishing sci-fi comic Freedom Formula: Ghost of the Wasteland, which will be developed as a potential directing vehicle for Bryan Singer (X-Men, Superman Returns, Valkyrie), according to Variety. The movie will be distributed by Fox, which worked with Singer on X-Men 2. Michael Finch – who ….

Kenneth Branagh up for Thor film adaptation directing gig

Kenneth Branagh is currently in negotiations to direct the Thor adaptation, the next Marvel property that will be turned into a live-action film, according to Variety. The film is scheduled to be released in 2010. If the deal happens, Branagh will become the latest in a string of directors, including Jon Favreau (Iron Man), Christopher ….

Tom Cruise producing partner leaves UA and Valkyrie returns to 08

United Artists co-owner and Tom Cruise producing partner Paula Wagner is in talks with MGM to leave the company, according to Variety. She will continue to produce projects with UA, and continue working with Cruise and MGM on various films she already has in the development pipeline, including Guillermo del Toro’s adaptation of the 1960’s ….

Early look at Trick R Treat

I have posted some sneak peek photos from the upcoming horror that Bryan Singer (director X-Men, Superman Returns) produced. It’s called Trick R Treat. The film is due in theaters on October 5, 2007, and stars Dylan Baker, Rochelle Aytes, Anna Paquin and Brian Cox. Michael Dougherty wrote and directed Trick R Treat, and Thomas ….

Updates on Wonder Woman, Speed Racer, Logan’s Run and much more

Here are some updates on projects that action film-maestro Joel Silver (producer of The Matrix Trilogy, Lethal Weapon, Predator) has on his plate. There’s some really exciting stuff he’s involved with. Silver also produces medium budget horror films for fun (and some cheddar), with his Dark Castle Entertainment shingle. Here ya go: Return to House on Haunted Hill Silver’s ….

Superman Returns Trailer 2

The thundering smooth pulse of Superman theme music, as the Man of Steele returns to the sky, and theaters, on June 30, 2006. Bryan Singer’s Superman is sure to bring something completely new to the franchise, and there is certainly a lot to live up to (well… at least parts 1 and 2). But I know Singer is up ….

Harryhausen to Receive Sci-Fi Honors

Legendary visual-effects wizard Ray Harryhausen will receive the George Pal Memorial Award at the upcoming 32nd Annual Saturn Awards, presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, the academy announced. Harryhausen, the filmmaker behind such fantasy film classics as Jason and the Argonauts and Clash of the Titans, has inspired filmmakers working in fantasy and science fiction around the world, for generations. ….