Sons of Anarchy cast to host fan event benefitting Hurricane Sandy relief efforts

On the one year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, stars from the FX show Sons of Anarchy will host a fan event at the Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park, New Jersey on November 10th, 2013 to benefit the Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund and Staten Strong charities. Fans can purchase tickets to join the stars ….

Cult spy tv series It Takes a Thief being adapted to film

Variety reports that Universal Pictures is prepping a feature film adaptation of the 1970’s cult espionage television series It Takes a Thief, tapping Greg Russo to write the screenplay. It Takes a Thief was created by Roland Kibbee and starred Robert Wagner. The story centers on a young CIA analyst who recruits a brilliant thief, ….

Director of 2 Guns teaming up with Universal & Identity Thief producer to remake Filipino crime thriller On the Job

Variety reports that Universal Pictures has optioned the rights to crime thriller On the Job, based on the same real-life events as Erik Matti’s Filipino crime thriller that premiered at Cannes’ Directors Fortnight earlier this year. According to the report, Baltasar Kormakur – who directed Denzel Washington & Mark Walhberg’s 2 Guns – is attached ….

#nycc2013 @PersonInterest @TheFollowingFOX @ny_comic_con adds cast & crew from Person of Interest & The Following to TV lineup

New York Comic-Con has made some big additions to its television panel and screening lineup for 2013. Warner Bros. Television returns to NYCC with two locally-produced shows in the New York area: last season’s #1 new series The Following and acclaimed third-season crime thriller Person of Interest. Confirmed to attend New York Comic-Con 2013 for ….

#nycc #nycc2013 @lloydkaufman Troma to screen 5 minutes of Return to Nuke ‘Em High: Volume 2 at New York Comic-Con 2013

Troma Entertainment has announced that co-founder Lloyd Kaufman will be screening five minutes from Kaufman’s Return to Nuke ‘Em High: Volume 2 at the 2013 edition of New York Comic-Con. The screening will take place at the Troma Booth, #426, starting at 2:00 pm on Saturday, October 12th, featuring a special introduction from The Toxic ….

Cult classics Blues Brothers, Bullitt and Duel to mark return of Loew’s big screen revival screenings

Summer’s almost over (seems like it never really started) and The Loew’s Jersey monthly revival film screening series returns with a bang – along with multiple car & truck chases. Mark your calendars for the weekend of September 27th, when the classic theater will screen the cult classics John Landis’s The Blues Brothers, along with ….

Tsui Hark’s crime thriller Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon to make IMAX debut

IMAX, in partnership with China Film Co-Production and Huayi Brothers Media, have announced that Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon, filmmaker Tsui Hark’s follow-up to his 2010 action thriller Detective Dee: Mystery of the Phantom Flame, will be digitally re-mastered into the IMAX format and released into IMAX theatres in China starting on ….

#nycc #nycc2013 Full TV panel schedule: Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., True Blood, Star Wars Rebels, Game of Thrones, Walking Dead, The Following panels confirmed

Reed Pop has revealed the complete television-related panels list for the 2013 edition of New York Comic-Con. This year, organizers are showing the incredible growth of New York Comic-Con by including a “Special Sneak Peek Pilot Screenings” panel on Thursday evening, similar to the event that takes place on preview night at San Diego Comic-Con. ….

#nycc #nycc2013 Full movie panel schedule: Spike Lee’s Oldboy cast confirmed for New York Comic-Con; possibly Fox previews for Maze Runner, new X-Men or Planet of the Apes as well

Reed Pop has revealed the complete panels list for the 2013 edition of New York Comic-Con. As with previous years, there is a concentrated focus on television and comics panels. Highlights for the film-related panels include: Zoë Bell will preview her new action film Raze; Twilight’s Kellan Lutz and famed action movie director Renny Harlin ….

New series based in The Walking Dead universe coming in 2015

Variety reports that AMC has announced that it’s developing a companion series to the hit show The Walking Dead. The new series is being put together by The Walking Dead comic creator Robert Kirkman, along with the show’s executive producers Gale Anne Hurd & Dave Alpert. According to the reoprt, the companion series has a ….