Fantasy

Will we find out who The Hobbit’s Bilbo will be during Comic-Con ’09?

A Los Angeles Times blog and Sci-Fi Wire is surmising that a big casting announcement may come during Comic-Con International next week. Rumor is that it’s possible the name of the lead star of Guillermo del Toro’s The Hobbit will be announced at some point during the Con, fueled by the fact that many of ….

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 ….

Tron, Alice in Wonderland and more footage to be in 3-D at Comic-Con ’09, plus Miyazaki and Lasseter to attend

Disney has released its Comic-Con 3-D heavy lineup, and the studio confirmed that it will showcase 3-D footage of the new Tron film, along with 3-D clips from Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland and Robert Zemeckis’ A Christmas Carol. Directors Robert Zemeckis and Tim Burton will join Tron producers Sean Bailey and Steve Lisberger on ….

Win an X-Box 360 or a trip to the L.A. premiere of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra from 7-Eleven

In the vein of the merchandising the chain did for Terminator Salvation, 7-Eleven has now teamed up with Paramount Pictures to promote the August 7th release of the new action movie, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. At the center of the promotion is a G.I. JOE-themed true-blue Slurpee flavor called Liquid Artillery, four 22-oz. ….

Win a trip to the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince premiere and meet Draco Malfoy’s Tom Felton or a trip to London

Warner Bros. Consumer Products and Hot Topic Stores have announced an exclusive, one-time-only fan event in Paramus, New Jersey, featuring Harry Potter star Tom Felton, in support of the highly anticipated upcoming feature film, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Today, Friday, July 10th, starting at 7:00 p.m., Felton, who plays Harry’s arch rival, Draco ….

Braveheart writer reworking 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea script

Disney has contracted Braveheart writer Randall Wallace to rewrite Captain Nemo: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, a new feature film based on the Jules Verne classic tale. Terminator Salvation director McG is attached to helm the film. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Wallace will rewrite a screenplay originally drafted by Bill Marsilii and Justin Marks. ….

Clive Barker to screen Book of Blood for Comic-Con 2009 attendees

Legendary horror/fantasy filmmaker and author Clive Barker will be joining attendees of the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con to introduce a free screening of Book of Blood, the film adaptation based on his short stories The Book of Blood and On Jerusalem Street. Book of Blood stars Sophie Ward and Jonas Armstrong and is directed by ….

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 ….

All Movie, TV, Cult Cinema and Color Bindery Tees marked down 17.5 percent this weekend

All my movie, TV, Cult Cinema and Color Bindery T-shirts are 17.5 percent off this weekend. Just use code ZAZZLEUSAUSA at checkout, to receive the discount. All of you who’ve been trying to find ways to support the site, now is the perfect opportunity to help out, and get a sweet discount to boot! I ….

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse to start shooting in August with 30 Days of Night director at the helm

According to a Production Weekly tweet and SciFiWire, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is scheduled to start lensing on August 17th and will film through October 31st at Vancouver Film Studios in that Canadian city. David Slade (30 Days of Night) will direct the sequel from a script by Melissa Rosenberg. The story follows Bella and ….

New production art from Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland

Some beautiful production paintings have gone online at a French blog called The Art of Disney Animation, via AICN. Absolutely stunning! Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland, which is based on the Lewis Carroll classic novel, is due in theaters on March 5, 2010, and stars Mia Wasikowska as Alice, Johnny Depp as The Mad Hatter, ….

John Carter of Mars gets it’s lead and may start filming in November

Get your ass to Mars! Taylor Kitsch – who played Gambit – and Lynn Collins – who played Kayla Silverfox – in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, will star in John Carter of Mars, the big screen adaptation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs pulp series that Andrew Stanton will helm for Disney, According to The Hollywood Reporter. ….