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Check out Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Superbowl spot online

Yet another trailer has surfaced from the Super Bowl, which will be tackling about 100 million TVs worldwide, in about 8 hours from now. This one is for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, which will be in theaters on June 26, 2009, with Michael Bay at the helm and Megan Fox, Shia LaBeouf, Rainn Wilson, ….

Zack Snyder launches new website and photo from Watchmen

Director Zack Snyder debuted a new photo from the Watchmen at Entertainment Weekly and has launched a new website for his production company Cruel and Unusual Films at CruelFilms.com. Rorschach is featured in the new image, and it is apparently one of the first glimpses of him in the storyline. Watchmen opens in theaters and IMAX on March ….

Watchmen exclusive DVD Tales of the Black Freighter release details and box art – it will include deleted scene from the movie

Everything seems to be about the Watchmen these days. There is a boat-load of great tie-in products being released with the film, and I hope to get my hands on some at New York Comic-Con next weekend. I have gotten a bunch of details from Warner Home Video, regarding the much talked about Tales of ….

Afterburn film adaptation heats up

Matt Johnson, who wrote the action films Torque and Into the Blue, has been attached to adapt the comic Afterburn for Relativity Media. The film is being produced by uber-producer Neal Moritz and actor Toby Maguire. This is according to The Hollywood Reporter. Afterburn, a sci-fi adventure based on books published by Red 5 Comics, ….

Exclusive black-and-white portraits of Watchmen characters online

Empire Online has posted some exclusive black-and-white portraits of Rorschach, The Comedian, Ozymandias, Silk Spectre and Nite Owl, from the new Watchmen: Portraits coffee table book, which contains 192 pages of posed shots of both the cast and crew of the upcoming film. The incredible photography is that of Clay Enos, and you can order ….

Sci-fi goes global with new Japanese VIZ Media imprint

VIZ Media has announced the launch of a brand-new imprint called Haikasoru, which will publish an array of contemporary Japanese science fiction and fantasy stories for English audiences. This is the first time an imprint with a dedicated focus on Japanese sci-fi has launched in North America. Haikasoru is scheduled to publish twelve books a ….

Win DVD copies of Repo: The Genetic Opera plus read Zack Snyder discussing golden rules and Benicio Del Toro talking deadly sins

An editor over at MovieMaker Magazine emailed me the great cover below for their upcoming issue, which I thought I’d share with you guys. It’s just a great magazine to read. MovieMaker has just the right mix of news and resources, and gets revealing material from filmmakers of all stripes – action, drama, horror, indie, ….

Win a limited edition copy of My Chemical Romance cover of Bob Dylan song from Watchmen

I posted last week that Warner Records is releasing a 12” vinyl picture disc of My Chemical Romance’s powerful cover of Bob Dylan’s Desolation Row, recorded exclusively for the upcoming feature film Watchmen, tomorrow, on January 27th. Well I placed orders immediately for three copies, and I’ve decided to give away one of these ultra-cool ….

Cast of Joss Whedon’s new show Dollhouse attending New York Comic-Con, along with partial premiere screening

Organizers of the upcoming New York Comic Con today revealed that, not only is Joss Whedon attending its 2009 event as a Special Guest, he will also premiere the first act of his upcoming TV series Dollhouse to convention attendees. One of the most influential names in the pop culture landscape of the last decade, ….

Watchmen soundtrack and original score details and playlist samples

Warner Sunset / Reprise Records will release both the soundtrack and original score to the feature film Watchmen on March 3rd — three days before the March 6th release of the highly anticipated feature film. Music From The Motion Picture Watchmen , the film’s official soundtrack, includes My Chemical Romance‘s powerful reinterpretation of Bob Dylan’s ….

August to pen Preacher adaptation and Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie

Writer John August has scored two high profile projects, that will see him working with directors Tim Burton and Sam Mendes. According to The Hollywood Reporter, he’s been contracted to write the comic book adaptation of Preacher for Mendes, and then the comedic horror Frankenweenie for Burton. Frankenweenie is based on a short film Burton ….