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Straczynski rescues Ninja Assassin and its the big screen version of Ninja Scroll?

J. Michael Straczynski was recently interviewed by Comic Book Resources, and discussed his work on the Clint Eastwood-directed Changeling, which stars Angelina Jolie. During the interview, he released some details on a script rewrite he did for the Wachowski Brothers’ upcoming film Ninja Assassin, which Variety says is rumored to be the long-awaited big screen ….

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 ….

Smokin’ Aces Trailer

This film reminds me of Lucky Number Slevin in it’s pacing. It looks great! A mix between whatAssassins could have been (a great script by The Wachowski Brothers turned into a way to clean film) and what Domino was (a gritty, original story, played raw by Keira Knightley and directed even more raw by Tony Scott). When a Las Vegas performer-turned-snitch named Buddy ….

New Helmer for New Conan

Variety reports that Warner Brothers has attached director Boaz Yakin (Remember the Titans) to write and possibly direct the Conan the Barbarian film, a new take on the Robert E. Howard character. The trade reports that Yakin’s concept is more faithful to the original Howard story than were the two Dino De Laurentiis-produced films that starred Arnold Schwarzenegger as the sword-wielding conqueror/king. Warners has ….

V for Film Clip

Moviefone has an exclusive clip from the Wachowski Brother’s V for Vendetta. In an alternate future, Britain has lost World War III, and a murderous totalitarian regime reigns. Only a masked terrorist known as V (played by The Matrix’ Hugo Weaving) and young Evey (Star War’s Natalie Portman) have the balls to start a revolution. ….

IMAX to Get V for Vendetta

IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that V For Vendetta, a thrilling action- adventure from the creators of The Matrix trilogy, will be simultaneously released to IMAX and conventional theatres on March 17, 2006. Produced by Joel Silver and the Wachowski Brothers, directed by James McTeigue and starring Natalie Portman, V For Vendetta ….