First image of live-action Thor revealed
Following up on that story yesterday about Thor’s hammer being the after-credits ending of Iron Man 2, Yahoo Movies reveals the Norse God himself, who is being portrayed by Chris Hemsworth. We’ll have to wait until May 6, 2011 to see if Thor is nearly as good as Iron Man. Kenneth Branagh (Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, ….
William Shatner, Stan Lee, Bionic Woman, Futurama, and Adam West headline Anaheim Comic Con this weekend
William Shatner, Stan Lee, Ilya Salkind and the original cast of Batman and TV show and movie screenings highlight the daily programming at Anaheim Comic Con this weekend at the Anaheim Convention Center. Friday begins with a special session with Academy Award-winning make-up artist Barney Burnham (5 p.m., Room 202A), followed by the popular “Wizard ….
John Malkovich still attached to Spider-Man 4 as lead villain
According to SlashFilm, John Malkovich recently confirmed recent rumors that he has been cast in Sam Raimi’s troubled Spider-Man 4…well, sort of. Many suggestions were that as Malkovich would play lead villain The Vulture (a.k.a. Adrian Toomes), if Raimi – who hated the most recent version of the script – gets his way. However, Sony ….
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Ultimate 2-Disc Edition Blu-ray review
When I first watched X-Men Origins: Wolverine, I didn’t think it was nearly as bad as some reviews claimed it to be. Predictable… yes. Somewhat campy… sure. But it was a highly produced movie that was fun enough to watch on the big screen. In fact, I would recommend viewers considering getting the home release, ….
Spider-Man 4 confirmed for IMAX in 2011 with Creature from Black Lagoon writer scripting
IMAX and Columbia Pictures announced that the highly-anticipated Spider-Man 4 will be released to IMAX theatres simultaneously with the film’s worldwide release on May 5, 2011. The fourth installment of the successful Spider-Man franchise, based on the Marvel character, will be digitally re-mastered into the image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience. To date, ….
Long Beach Comic Con 2009
Long Beach Comic Con is here to do one thing – make you love comic books more than you did when you first set foot on the show floor. Guests include Seth Green, Vince Hernandez and Tom Hodges. Comic book legend Stan Lee will open the con with an Inaugural ribbon-cutting ceremony this year. Dates: ….
Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist details and synopsis
I was lucky enough to be invited to a screening of Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist at the Tribeca Film Festival and I thoroughly enjoyed it. This is a superbly produced documentary on the most influential comics creator of all time. Though I may be a little biased since I am a fan ….
Attack of the celebrity superheroes
Diverse Media Group is purchasing a stake in Celebrities In Action, in order to create a joint venture to develop superhero character franchises based on real-life Hollywood celebrities. The new characters will be developed in cooperation with film, music and television and sports stars and original storylines will span multimedia and multiplatform projects. Plans include ….
Captain America to be directed by Wolf Man director
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Joe Johnston (Jurassic Park III, Hidalgo, Jumanji), who’s been busy putting the finishing touches on Universal’s reinvention of The Wolf Man, has been contracted to direct First Avenger: Captain America, for Marvel Studios. The studio is expected to hire a writer for the project shortly. THR says that Johnston first ….
Stan Lee’s Time Jumper goes multimedia
Stan Lee, visionary co-creator of Spider-Man, X-Men, Iron Man, The Hulk, Daredevil and the Fantastic Four, is teaming up with Walt Disney Studios to introduce a revolutionary new concept in original superheroes and the comic book format: Time Jumper, which will become the industry’s most ambitious digital comic book series ever designed to release on ….
Virgin Comics at San Diego Comic-Con 2008
Here’s a release I just received from Virgon about what they have in store for Comic-Con. Virgin Comics is gearing up for yet another San Diego Comic-Con, and we’ve got a ton of exciting plans in store, including panels with Stan Lee, Grant Morrison and Deepak Chopra, exclusive goodies at our booth (#2229), and much ….
Comics legend Stan Lee to be honored at New York Comic Con
The New York Comic Con and POW! Entertainment (POWN) announce that legendary comic book writer and creator Stan Lee will be a Special Guest of New York Comic Con this year where he will appear on several panels, as well as receive the first-ever New York Comics Legend Award at a special VIP party at ….