Spartacus: Blood and Sand stars to invade San Diego Comic-Con 2010

I guess this will be my first official Comic-Con 2010 post. Starz announced that Spartacus: Blood and Sand stars Andy Whitfield (who plays Spartacus), Lucy Lawless (Lucretia), John Hannah (Batiatus), Viva Bianca (Ilythia), along with executive producer and head writer Steven S. DeKnight will appear on a panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, July ….

Createasphere Entertainment Technology Expo 2010 details

The Createasphere Entertainment Technology Expo in Burbank is the media industry’s showcase for exploring and learning about the latest trends and groundbreaking technology for the content creator. The Createasphere Entertainment Technology Expo is where future technology and creative vision converge, and features educational sessions and interactive panels. The Expo brings together media experts and technical ….

OnyxCon 2 coming this August

OnyxCon is a comic convention celebrating the very best of the impact, contributions, and presence of the African Diaspora in popular arts, including comics, video games, science fiction, fantasy, horror children’s books, animation and more. OnyxCon will promote, showcase, educate, and entertain all fans of the Sequential Arts and related media by showcasing creators of ….

Seth Rogen’s The Green Hornet to be released in IMAX 3D

IMAX and Sony Pictures announced today that The Green Hornet, the adaptation of the radio and television masked superhero character will be released to IMAX theatres, simultaneously with the film’s wide domestic 2D and 3D release on January 14, 2011. The film will be digitally re-mastered into the The IMAX Experience and presented in IMAX ….

Two will check into Jonathan Mostow-produced chiller House at the End of the Street

Jennifer Lawrence, who recently starred in the indie drama Winter’s Bone, and Max Thieriot (Jumper, Kit Kittredge: An American Girl) are attached to star in the horror thriller House at the End of the Street, which is being directed by Mark Tonderai (Hush), according to THR. House at the End of the Street centers on ….

Hammer Films grabs rights to action spec script Wake

Hammer Films has picked up a spec script titled Wake, written by Chris Borrelli, with Kasper Barfoed (Listetyven, Kandidaten) attached to direct, according to THR. According to the report, Wake has franchise potential and has been a described as being similar to the Transporter series of films. Barfoed’s Danish film Kandidaten is getting remade with ….

Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival chooses themes of travel and adventure for 2010

The principal genre film festival in Asia, Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) kicks off its 11 days of movie mayhem on July 15th, and runs through the 25th. Young Bin Kim is this year’s festival director. With this year’s theme being an “Up and Coming Genre Explorer Travelling to a World of Love, Fantasy, ….

Tron Legacy, Green Lantern, Cowboys & Aliens, Batman, Last Airbender, A-Team, Star Trek and more headline Vegas Licensing Expo

According to a report on THR, film studios will be squarely focused on tentpole franchises at next week’s Licensing International Expo, which will be celebrating its 30th anniversary. The Licensing International Expo runs from June 8th through the 10th, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, and will feature attendees from the worlds ….