Big Bang Theory and Fringe sneak peek screenings to be held at Comic-Con ’09

The cast and producers of The Big Bang Theory will be present for a special screening and Q&A on Friday, during Comic-Con. Then on Saturday, you’ll have a chance to meet the cast and producers of J.J. Abrams’ Fringe, and watch a sneak peak of season two of the show. Both events are happening in ….

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 ….

J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek coming to DVD and Blu-ray on November 17th

This year audiences thrilled at the triumphant voyage of the Starship Enterprise and her young and vibrant crew in movie theaters across the planet—and on November 17, 2009, the world will go where no one has gone before when STAR TREK debuts as a three-disc Blu-ray with digital copy, two-disc DVD with digital copy and ….

Veteran horror producers team up for The Violent Kind

According to THR, by way of Empire, a group of veteran slasher film producers are teaming up for the horror film The Violent Kind. The film brings together Halloween remake producers Andy Gould and Malek Akkad, along with Jeffrey Allard, executive producer of the two Texas Chainsaw Massacre re-imaginings. The Violent Kind follows the story ….

Straw Dogs remake gets cast

Kate Bosworth and Alexander Skarsgard (True Blood) are set to star opposite James Marsden in Screen Gems reimagining of Straw Dogs, based on the cult classic 1971 Sam Peckinpah thriller, according to Variety. Rod Lurie (Resurrecting the Champ, Nothing But the Truth) wrote the screenplay and will direct the new film. Shooting is scheduled to ….

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 ….

80’s William Shatner TV cop show T.J. Hooker being adapted into a big screen action comedy

William Shatner’s cult classic cop drama T.J. Hooker is headed for the bigscreen as an action comedy with David Foster, Ryan Heppe and series creator Rick Husky producing, Variety reports. Chuck Russell is currently in negotiations to direct the upcoming adaptation, with Brent Maddock and S.S. Wilson will script the story, which focuses on the ….

Jim Caviezel, Jamie Campbell-Bower and Lennie James descend on Comic-Con 2009 to preview The Prisoner mini-series

Stars of AMC’s highly anticipated mini-series The Prisoner, including Jim Caviezel (The Passion of the Christ, Thin Red Line, Pay It Forward), Jamie Campbell-Bower (Sweeney Todd, The Twilight Saga: New Moon) and Lennie James (Jericho) will attend Comic Con 2009 for a panel event and exclusive sneak preview of the six-part series. The Prisoner panel, ….

Dollhouse Season 1 Comic-Con exclusive Blu-ray and DVD available for pre-order starting today

In a studio first, this morning at 10am PST, Fox Home Entertainment will open pre-orders for a Comic-Con Exclusive Edition of Joss Whedon’s mysterious cult series Dollhouse: Season One on DVD & Blu-ray. Individually numbered and highly collectible, only 5,000 (2500 Blu-ray/2500 DVD) copies of the limited edition sets will be produced and are available ….