Gale Anne Hurd

First look at Frank Darabont’s Walking Dead comic adaptation

Production begins today in Atlanta, Georgia on AMC’s adaptation of the Robert Kirkman comic The Walking Dead. The six-episode first season is written, produced and directed by three-time Academy Award-nominee Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile) and executive produced by Gale Anne Hurd (The Terminator, Aliens, Armageddon, The Incredible Hulk), and follows a ….

Frank Darabont eyeing zombie comic adaptation The Walking Dead

Cable network AMC is teaming up with writer/director Frank Darabont on a series adaptation of the Image Comics graphic novel series The Walking Dead, originally written by Robert Kirkman, according to Variety. Gale Anne Hurd, who produced The Incredible Hulk, and David Alpert, who produced the film Senseless and the upcoming sci-fi TV series Them, ….

Director James Cameron, Variety’s Peter Bart, Precious director Lee Daniels, uber-producer Lauren Shuler Donner to speak at Produced By Conference 2009

In June of 2009, the entire producing community will gather in one place for an extraordinary weekend of discovery, learning and creative inspiration. Presented by the Producers Guild of America and hosted by Sony Pictures Studios, the Produced By Conference brings together the entire producing profession—from acclaimed Oscar and Emmy winners, to experienced team members, ….

Update on in-development girl-fight epic Magdalena

Gale Anne Hurd’s Valhalla Motion Pictures, producer of Marvels’ The Incredible Hulk, and Platinum Studios, have attached Jenna Dewan and Luke Goss to star in the feature film Magdalena based on Top Cow’s comic book character Magdalena, which is currently in development. Jenna Dewan is set to play Patience, a young woman who discovers that ….

Battlestar Galactica wunderkind Michael Rymer set to helm Witchblade feature

Platinum Studios, in conjunction with Top Cow Productions recently announced that director Michael Rymer, who helped reimagine TV’s Battlestar Galactica, is set to direct and co-produce Witchblade, a feature film based on the best-selling action fantasy thriller comic book from Top Cow which has sold over 100 million units worldwide since its debut in 1995. ….

Seven Arts gets worldwide rights to Arthurian historical epic Mortal Armor: The Legend of Galahad

Seven Arts Pictures announced the acquisition of the worldwide rights to the Arthurian historical epic adventure “Mortal Armor: The Legend of Galahad.” The film, which is in pre-production, follows the epic journey of young Galahad in his quest of finding the Holy Grail that a dying King Arthur believed might save the war ravaged Kingdom ….

Gale Anne Hurd and Platinum Studios partner to bring Final Orbit to big screen

Gale Anne Hurd’s Valhalla Motion Pictures, producer of Marvel Studios’ Summer release The Incredible Hulk, and Platinum Studios, an entertainment company that controls an international library of more than 5,600 comic book characters which it adapts, produces and licenses for all forms of media, today announced a deal to co-develop and produce a feature film ….