EA to showcase new Hasbro-themed video games at Toy Fair

Electronic Arts today announced that it will unveil six new Hasbro-inspired video games that are in development for spring and summer ’09 releases, at the International Toy Fair in New York City. EA’s casual gaming lineup will be on display in Hasbro’s Showroom on February 15-17, 2009. Following are brief descriptions of some of the ….

Yet another Robert Ludlum spy thriller to get film treatment

Universal is eyeing the Robert Ludlum Cold War novel The Parsifal Mosaic as its next development project, with Imagine Entertainment (Angels and Demons) potentially producing, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The 1982 book focuses on a struggle between U.S. and Soviet intelligence agents, with American spies Michael Havelock and Jenna Karas, who are partners as ….

Electronic Arts announces G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra game coming with the film

Electronic Arts announced today that development is underway to bring Hasbro’s G.I. Joe brand to all major console and handheld gaming platforms this summer to coincide with the theatrical release of the G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra live-action movie from Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment, in association with Hasbro, which opens in theaters August ….

Brett Ratner bringing Youngblood and Fly Wires comics to the big screen

Reliance Big Entertainment has nabbed big screen rights to Rob Liefeld’s graphic novel Youngblood, with Brett Ratner attached to helm, according to Variety. Youngblood follows the exploits of a group of superheroes sanctioned and overseen by the U.S. government. “Most of the great graphic novels are gone, and Youngblood is one of the few comicbooks ….

Warner Bros. to preview Watchmen, Terminator Salvation and Friday the 13th this weekend at NYCC

Warner Bros. sweeps into New York Comic-Con with three of their biggest film projects of 2009. First up is Watchmen, based on one of the world’s most celebrated graphic novels, Watchmen is the film fans have been waiting for for decades, and you’ll be getting the latest scoop from Dave Gibbons, the original artist behind ….

Summit Entertainment to preview sci-fi thriller Knowing, war film Hurt Locker and Astro Boy with “surprise guests” at NYCC

Summit Entertainment brings exclusive new footage and some surprise guests from its exciting 2009 film lineup, which includes: Knowing in theaters March 20, 2009 From visionary director Alex Proyas (I Robot, Dark City) comes a gripping action-thriller of global proportions, about a professor (Nicolas Cage) who stumbles onto terrifying predictions about the future – and ….

Casino Royale director looking at Green Lantern comic adaptation

Warner Bros. is currently in discussions with Martin Campbell to helm the Green Lantern adaptation of the DC superhero, according to Variety. Campbell’s most recent projects include Casino Royale and the Mel Gibson film Edge of Darkness. According to the report, the hot DC properties headed to the silver screen include Green Lantern and the ….

Check out the full Echelon Conspiracy film trailer

The full trailer has been released for Echelon Conspiracy, the action thriller starring Shane West, Edward Burns, Ving Rhames, Yuri Kutsenko, Sergey Gubanov and Martin Sheen. Echelon Conspiracy revolves around mysterious messages from a new cell phone that promise a young American engineer untold wealth, and giving it to him – for a price. He ….