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Eric Bana heads to New York Comic-Con 2010 to give fans a preview of his adventure thriller Hanna

New York Comic-Con attendees will get the chance to catch an early glimpse of the Focus Features adventure thriller Hanna this year, along with new footage and a panel featuring stars Eric Bana (Star Trek, Hulk), Saoirse Ronan (The Lovely Bones) and director Joe Wright (The Soloist, Atonement). Hanna centers on 14-year-old who was raised ….

Danny McBride, James Franco and Justin Theroux descend on New York Comic-Con 2010 to preview comedy adventure Your Highness

Join stars Danny McBride, James Franco, Justin Theroux and director David Gordon Green of Universal Pictures’ Your Highness for an exclusive preview of the epic comedy adventure from the director of Pineapple Express. In Your Highness, Danny McBride and James Franco star as two princes on a daring mission to rescue the heir apparent’s fiancée Belladonna ….

DC Universe offering sneak peek at All-Star Superman and Superman/Shazam during NYCC 2010

Be the first to see footage from two high-profile upcoming DC Universe animated productions, including All-Star Superman, the 10th entry in the popular, ongoing series of DC Universe Animated Original movies, and Superman/Shazam: The Return of Black Adam, the anchoring piece of the DC Showcase Animated Shorts Collection. Executive producer Bruce Timm, writer Michael Jelenic ….

Let the Right One In director to tackle big-budget fantasy adaptation Larklight

Tomas Alfredson, who directed the cult classic Swedish vampire film Let the Right One In, has been tapped to helm the adaptation of Larklight, a period fantasy film for Warner Bros. Eastern Promises screenwriter Steve Knight is currently re-writing the script, according to WorstPreviews/THR. Larklight, based on a 2006 book by Philip Reeve, is set ….

Filmmaker Gareth Edwards goes behind the scenes of sci-fi thriller Monsters at New York Comic-Con 2010

Gareth Edwards, writer/director of the critically acclaimed Monsters, explains the process of making a sci-fi film on a small budget and his use of visual effects in Monsters. He breaks down some key scenes in the film and explain the effects he created step by step. Monsters is currently available on Video-On-Demand, iTunes, Xbox Live, ….

Ben 10 takes over New York Comic-Con 2010 and gives fans a chance to WIN a Ben 10 Ultimate Prize Pack

Cartoon Network celebrates a landmark day for Ben 10, online, on-air, with the fans and at stores, with a special multi-platform promotion culminating on October 10, 2010, otherwise known as 10-10-10. Ben 10 has been one of Cartoon Network’s most successful original series since first premiering on the network in January 2006. The franchise has ….

New villains cast in Mission: Impossible 4

Léa Seydoux, the French actress who recently appeared in Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood and the opening farmhouse scene of Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds, will butt heads with Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible 4, according to RiskyBusiness. Seydoux will play the lead female villain in the sequel, which just began shooting in Europe. Mission: Impossible 4 ….

Iconic Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash tries his hand at film with horror production company Slasher Films

Slash, the iconic guitarist of Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver has teamed with Scout Productions to start Slasher Films, according to Deadline New York. Slasher Films will produce what are being described as edgy contemporary horror fare with a nod to the thrillers of the ’70s and ’80s. The first project, titled Nothing to ….

Aliens invade New York Comic-Con 2010 to celebrate groundbreaking home video release

One of the most horrific films in the history of cinema is now even more in your face. Fans with the stomach to handle the experience will have the opportunity to board the Nostromo and enter the hibernation chamber of the doomed intergalactic crew in celebration of the upcoming Alien Anthology Blu-ray release. The fully ….

Cover for Black Dynamite comic revealed and New York Comic-Con Adult Swim screening details

Black Dynamite returns to the Big Apple this weekend during New York Comic-Con. The Black Dynamite Panel and Screening will take place on Saturday, October 9th, beginning at 8:00 PM. The panel attendees include director Scott Sanders, editor Adrian Younge and Andre Torres (Wax Poetics). The screening will include sneak peek clips from the upcoming ….

Bruce Campbell, Clive Barker and True Blood stars descend on Weekend of Horrors

The Weekend of Horrors returns to its old haunt, The Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel, on October 15-17, 2010. The weekend will feature 25 iconic guests including Cult Cinema Icons Bruce Campbell and Clive Barker, along with stars from True Blood (Jim Parrack and Kristin Bauer), The Boondock Saints’ Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus and David ….

Update: Savage County to invade MTV2, Twitter and New York Comic-Con

Somehow the marketing team behind Savage County received quick word that I wrote a little story about tonight’s premiere of the film on MTV2. So they’ve forwarded me some additional information surrounding facts about the project, along with a whole series of events happening in the next few days, that are actually much more fun ….