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Mobile Suit Gundam creator to headline New York Anime Fest 2009

It’s just been confirmed that legendary Japanese director Yoshiyuki Tomino – the father of Gundam – will attend the New York Anime Festival as a Guest of Honor. Tomino has overseen numerous series including Aura Battler Dunbine, Brain Powered, Overman King Gainer and The Wings of Rean. His longest-lasting legacy is Mobile Suit Gundam, a ….

Watchmen director’s cut to be released in theaters and San Diego Comic-Con interactive BD Live event

Warner Bros. is set to release for Zack Snyder’s director’s cut of Watchmen on July 17th, 2009, at four movie theaters in the U.S., including locations in Dallas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis and New York City, according to Variety. The director made the announcement Wednesday during an event at the studio to promote the DVD and ….

John Carter of Mars gets it’s lead and may start filming in November

Get your ass to Mars! Taylor Kitsch – who played Gambit – and Lynn Collins – who played Kayla Silverfox – in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, will star in John Carter of Mars, the big screen adaptation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs pulp series that Andrew Stanton will helm for Disney, According to The Hollywood Reporter. ….

Shia LaBeouf talks about action scenes and more from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen opens on June 24th. But if you can’t until then to find out more about the evil that is The Fallen, watch the exclusive MTV video below with Shia LaBeouf, which includes some newly released clips from the film, along with LaBeouf discussing the action and the origins of the ….

Here’s the new trailer for sci-fi thriller The Surrogates in HD

Here’s the new trailer for Bruce Willis’ next action adventure The Surrogates in HD. The film, which is directed by Terminator 3 helmer Jonathan Mostow, hits theaters on September 25, 2009. Willis and Radha Mitchell play futuristic FBI agents on a case involving murder and cloning. Rosamund Pike, Ving Rhames, James Francis Ginty, Michael O’Toole, ….

First trailer and clips for Fox’s Human Target comic adaptation hits the web

I nabbed this first trailer and four clips from Fox’s new series Human Target, based on the DC Comic, that was originally posted on Sci-Fi Wire. Human Target revolves around Christopher Chance (being played by Fringe star Mark Valley), whose security firm offers a unique form of protection: he assumes the role of a human ….

Win a free trip to San Diego Comic-Con and join G4 Attack of the Show event coverage

Yesterday, G4 and Dark Horse Comics kicked off a search for the ultimate Comic-Con fan who will receive the opportunity of a lifetime – the chance to appear in G4’s special coverage of this year’s 40th Anniversary Edition of San Diego Comic-Con. One lucky winner will be selected as a “Special Correspondent” to G4 and ….

First images of Superman Brandon Routh in Cracktown and Dylan Dog

Brandon Routh has been fairly quiet the past few years, with little to nothing announced in the way of movie projects, aside from a potential Superman sequel, and a few cameos and walk-ons. Well now it seems Routh’s career is heating up again, with a number of projects in the can, in pre-production or short-order ….

Wolverine headed to Japan in sequel and Deadpool headed to his roots in spin-off

According to various reports, work has started on a sequel to X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and film’s star Hugh Jackman is also considering a whole boatload of other projects, including the thriller Drive, Personal Security, a new adaptation of the musical Carousel, along with the possibility of returning to Broadway in Houdini. The Wolverine sequel is ….