Comic Based

First images arrive for the Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson collaboration of the Tintin adaptation

Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson have released the first glimpse from their collaboration effort The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, based on the Belgium comic books “Le secret de la licorne” and “Le trésor de Rackham Le Rouge”, by Hergé. Steven Spielberg is directing the project, with Peter Jackson & Spielberg producing, ….

Martin Sheen and Sally Field circling key roles in Spider-Man reboot

According to THR (here and here), Martin Sheen and Sally Field are in talks to play Uncle Ben and Aunt May, respectively, in Columbia’s new Spider-Man reboot movie. As most of us already know, Uncle Ben and Aunt May, are responsible for raising Peter Parker. Ben’s death at the hands of a robber is the ….

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance director bringing ‘special surprise’ to TromaDance Press Conference

The TromaDance Film Festival Committee has announced that writer-director Mark Neveldine will provide a very special surprise prior to the panel discussion at the TromaDance Press Conference at the 2010 American Film Market. The press conference is scheduled for November 4, 2010 at 3 pm in the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel Press Room. Currently ….

DC Universe offering sneak peek at All-Star Superman and Superman/Shazam during NYCC 2010

Be the first to see footage from two high-profile upcoming DC Universe animated productions, including All-Star Superman, the 10th entry in the popular, ongoing series of DC Universe Animated Original movies, and Superman/Shazam: The Return of Black Adam, the anchoring piece of the DC Showcase Animated Shorts Collection. Executive producer Bruce Timm, writer Michael Jelenic ….

Cover for Black Dynamite comic revealed and New York Comic-Con Adult Swim screening details

Black Dynamite returns to the Big Apple this weekend during New York Comic-Con. The Black Dynamite Panel and Screening will take place on Saturday, October 9th, beginning at 8:00 PM. The panel attendees include director Scott Sanders, editor Adrian Younge and Andre Torres (Wax Poetics). The screening will include sneak peek clips from the upcoming ….

Update: Savage County to invade MTV2, Twitter and New York Comic-Con

Somehow the marketing team behind Savage County received quick word that I wrote a little story about tonight’s premiere of the film on MTV2. So they’ve forwarded me some additional information surrounding facts about the project, along with a whole series of events happening in the next few days, that are actually much more fun ….

New Wonder Woman television show in the works at Warner Bros.

Wonder Woman may be headed to the small screen instead of the big screen, according to LiveFeed. The report indicates that Warner Bros. Television is developing a modern-day reboot of the classic DC comic book heroine and has nabbed David E. Kelley, the showrunner behind legal dramas such as Ally McBeal, Boston Legal and The ….

Emma Stone circling leads in 21 Jump Street and Spider-Man reboots

Emma Stone, from the recently released Easy A, is circling the female lead in the long in development 21 Jump Street film adaptation, opposite Jonah Hill, according to Variety. The story comes from Hill, along with Michael Bacall, who wrote the script. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs director Phil Lord is set to helm ….

All-Star Superman voice cast lines up

James Denton (Desperate Housewives), Christina Hendricks (Mad Men) and Anthony LaPaglia will lend their voices to Warner Bros. Animation’s All-Star Superman, the animated film adaptation of the acclaimed comic, according to HeatVision. All-Star Superman – which has won three Eisner Awards, two Harvey Awards and three Eagle Awards – is the 10th DC Comics story ….

AMC releases final poster for The Walking Dead adaptation

Today AMC released the key art for its upcoming original drama The Walking Dead, which premieres on Halloween night, October 31st, at 10pm. Executive produced and written by Academy Award nominee Frank Darabont, The Walking Dead tells the story of the months and years following a zombie apocalypse. The series, based on the comic by ….