Dark Knight returning to theaters and IMAX in January
Warner Bros. is bringing The Dark Knight back for a return engagement in theatres and IMAX on January 23th 2009, giving audiences one more chance to see the film on the big screen. The film will re-open nationwide, it was announced today by Dan Fellman, Warner Bros. Pictures President of Distribution. One of the most ….
Animation community site goes global
The Association of Japanese Animations, an industry organization consisting mainly of animation production companies, recently announced that its community website, called Open Post, now has an English-language section. Open Post acts as a forum that provides animation professionals with an opportunity to submit and publish their work online. The new English-language section allows submissions from ….
Japanese anime company making live-action Bubblegum Crisis movie
Tokyo-based animation outfit Anime International Company (AIC) has contracted with Singapore-based Cubix, a visual software production company, to make a live-action version of the sci-fi anime series Bubblegum Crisis, according to Variety. The companies plan a large budget for the feature, directed towards a U.S. theatrical release sometime in 2011. Bubblegum Crisis creators Shinji Aramaki ….
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 ….
Astro Boy teaser trailer goes live
David Bowers, who helmed Flushed Away, is directing the upcoming Summit Pictures’ film Astro Boy. The Studio has just released the first teaser trailer for the movie, which is due in theaters on October 23rd 2009. Based on the classic anime series by Osamu Tezuka, with a script by Timothy Harris (Twins, My Stepmother Is ….
Fourth X-Men movie to bring younger mutants to the spotlight
Fox is working on continuing the X-Men movie franchise with a younger group of mutants, according to Variety. The studio has contracted with creator Josh Schwartz, creator of TV’s Gossip Girl, to write the film X-Men: First Class. Schwartz, who is also the creator of Fox’s The OC, as well as NBC’s Chuck, is expected ….
New Naruto media to release nearly simultaneously in U.S and Japan
VIZ Media has announced an innovative and unprecedented multimedia plan to provide a near-simultaneous Japan-U.S. release of NARUTO, one of the most popular Japanese animated and manga properties in the world. Beginning on January 15th 2009, the latest episode of the NARUTO SHIPPUDEN animated series will be available for free viewing on the ultimate destination ….
Hero by Night comic to become live-action TV series
IM Global is tapping Platinum Studios to develop D.J. Coffman’s Hero by Night comicbook, into a live-action TV show, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Hero, won Platinum’s 2006 Comic Book Challenge competition. The series follows young landlord Jack King, who uncovers the lair of the title character. Determined to make some extra money, Jack auctions ….
The full trailer for Watchmen is live
Watchmen is the gift that keeps on giving today. Warner Bros. has released the full trailer for the film. While it doesn’t have quite the noir style of the teaser, it does reveal keep story elements, for those familiar with the series. It seems to follow the animated graphic novel currently playing on iTunes very ….
Watchmen director Zack Snyder discusses why Malin Akerman and Carla Gugino kick ass
MySpace Comics got an exclusive interview with Watchmen director Zack Snyder, as he tells us why Malin Akerman and Carla Gugino kick ass, in this behind-the-scenes video interview on the making of the film. Watchmen is a complex, multi-layered mystery adventure, Watchmen is set in an alternate 1985 America in which costumed superheroes are part ….
Nine smokin’ new teaser posters for Watchmen released
I don’t list many posters in the blog area of the site. I love great ad design, but I figure if people really want to see movie posters, they’ll check out the poster section. But once in a great while, posters are released that stand out in the crowd to me, and so I must ….
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 ….
MTV now casting for I’m A Fan Boy – show to be taped at New York Comic Con
New York Comic Con is working closely with MTV to help them cast a fanboy segment for the network’s award-winning True Life documentary series. All interested fanboys are encouraged to apply immediately. All applications will be reviewed by the talent and production staff at MTV’s True Life. Are you obsessed with comic books, anime, fantasy, ….
Trailer for Dragonball film
Dragonball is based on the extremely popular manga and anime series about a young boy named Goku who seeks out, upon his grandfather’s dying request, to find the great Master Roshi and gather all seven Dragon Balls (of which he has one) in order to prevent Piccolo from succeeding in his desire to use the ….
Sam Mendes to direct Preacher adaptation
According to Variety, Sam Mendes will helm the film adaptation of the supernatural graphic novel series Preacher for Columbia. Originally created by Garth Ennis and artist Steve Dillon, the story focuses on the preacher from a Texas town struggling to get by, who is driven only by a strong moral sense. When his city is ….
