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Adult Swim to bring Batman, The Clone Wars and Robot Chicken to Comic-Con 2009

Below is the latest list of Cartoon Network and Adult Swim series panels, signings and events for 2009 Comic Con 2009. Thursday, July 23 ADULT SWIM: Robot Chicken w/ Titan Maximum 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Location: 6A Moderator: Keith Crofford, vice president of production Adult Swim Seth Green (co-creator, Robot Chicken and Titan Maximum), Matthew ….

First four minutes of Green Lantern: First Flight now online

The first four minutes of Green Lantern: First Flight, is now available online exclusively at MTV SplashPage. The clip gives you a preview of how Hal Jordan becomes the Green Lantern of Sector 2814. The entire film will be screened next Thursday, July 23rd, during Comic-Con, ahead of its DVD and Blu-Ray release on Tuesday, ….

Willem Dafoe to play alien warlord in John Carter of Mars

According to Variety, Willem Dafoe will return to the fantasy realm, playing alien warlord Tars Tarkas in Andrew Stanton’s (director of Wall-E) first live-action movie, John Carter of Mars. Dafoe will star opposite X-Men Origins: Wolverine co-stars Taylor Kitsch and Lynn Collins in the adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ sci-fi fantasy series of books. Tarkas ….

Book of Eli Comic-Con exclusive inked movie poster hits the net

This Comic-Con exclusive movie poster for Denzel Washington and The Hughes Brothers’ (Menace II Society, From Hell) post-apocalyptic action film Book of Eli, was posted on BleedingCool. The artwork is by comic artist Chris Weston, who was also commissioned by the directors to create storyboards and concept art for the film, which stars Denzel Washington ….

Batman gets more martial arts badassery in recent films but Green Hornet loses it?

SpoilerTV has uncovered an open casting call for the part of Kato in Seth Rogen’s The Green Hornet. Apparently, producers are looking for a non-specific Asian, and no longer require any martial arts experience, which is sure to send shutters down the spines of fans of the 1960’s TV series. What the hell happened to ….

Superman creator’s secret fetish lifestyle coming to the big screen

Of course I had to comment on this report. How could I not. Not because I’m in to anything freaky, but come on, FETISH FILM! Empire reports that according to the Craig Yoe book Secret Identity: The Fetish Art of Superman’s Co-Creator Joe Shuster, the artist behind the creation of Superman also created a series ….

UPDATED: Bradley Cooper, Ryan Reynolds and Justin Timberlake all eyeing Green Lantern’s power ring

Warner Bros. is choosing between three actors, trying to decide who will wear the power ring in the Green Lanternlive-action film adaptation, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Director Martin Campbell (Casino Royale) and producers Donald De Line and Greg Berlanti have spent five months looking for the actor to play Hal Jordan, the hot-shot Air ….

Kick-Ass movie updates: director Matthew Vaughn, Nicolas Cage & footage at Comic-Con, new images and animated sequences

New facts and images are popping up for John Romita Jr. and Mark Millar’s Kick-Ass movie adaptation, which is being directed by Matthew Vaughn. To begin with, Romita opened up during an interview with Comic Book Resources about how the source material and adaptation will likely differ. Apparently, he’s resolved to the fact that what ….

Old Boy legal issue won’t affect Hollywood remake, says Japanese publisher

A legal dispute between the publisher of the Japanese manga comic book Old Boy and the South Korean filmmakers who produced a film version of the story should not interfere with plans for a new Hollywood version, says Japanese publisher Futabasha. On June 15, 2009, Futabasha filed a legal action against Show East, the South ….