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Updated: Panelfly To Form New Company With Former Execs From Sony, AOL, And Hulu

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 01:02 AM PDT

Digital comics company Panelfly has partnered with former executives at Sony, AOL, and Hulu to form new digital media company SYN -- and NOT a partnership with companies themselves. Founder and CEO of SYN Kirt Mcmaster e-mailed us to correct the information reported earlier from the Digital Comics Now panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2010. Panelfly will dissolve into SYN, which aims to produce for movies, television shows, animation, and much more in addition to comic books, according to McMaster, who gave us the following statement: "[SYN is] focused on the 'fantastic' that will redefine this space across all platforms -- with a focus on supermobile extending into the digital home experience." [...]

UPDATED! Watch Now: ‘Saw 7′ Trailer Released; Do The Traps Come Alive?

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 09:21 PM PDT

The first trailer for Lionsgate's Saw VII has been released online via IGN. The movie has made plenty of news lately with the announcement that original star Carey Elwes would be returning as Dr. Gordon and also word that the new movie would be called Saw VII at all, but Saw 3D: The Traps Come Alive. Judging by the trailer, they may have even dropped the silly title and settled on Saw 3D, though "The Traps Come Alive" does make an appearance.

The trailer is your typical Saw trailer: lots of scary images of people stuck in diabolical traps that will likely end their lives in messy fashion set to the sounds of some terrifying Jigsaw killer voice over. If that's not enough to grab your attention then you're probably not big on Saw to begin with and are not reading this sentence right now.

Solve our very own evil trap to get over to the other side and see the trailer for Saw 3D now! (Hint: clicking "continue" should do the trick; we're lazy) [...]

Zack Snyder Confirms He’s Working On Script For ‘300′ Prequel ‘Xerxes’

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 07:58 PM PDT

As far as a prequel/sequel to Zack Snyder's stylistic epic 300 goes, we've3 always known that he was up for doing it and it all rested in what graphic novel creator Frank Miller came up with first. Well, Miller has completed his work on the upcoming Dark Horse title and it must be pretty gosh-darn great.

Speaking to the LA Times, Snyder confirmed "We closed the writing deal on Xerxes. We started writing about a week ago, so we're doing it. It's happening." But while the writing deal is done and work has begun on the script, the movie AND Snyder as a director isn't yet a guarantee...though he clearly wants it to be. The director goes on to say "It's really going to depend on what the studio wants to do and what we do when we finish; I don't have a directing deal in place but we are writing it, so call it intent. If there was a crime they could probably convict me." [...]

SDCC 2010: Panelfly To Partner With Sony, AOL, Hulu On Digital Comics Reader [Updated]

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 06:11 PM PDT

Panelfly has formed a partnership with Sony, AOL, and Hulu to produce a new digital comics reader software called Syn, according to CEO Wade Slitkin, who made the announcement during the "Digital Comics Now" panel at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con.

A Syn iPad app was said to be released soon, featuring the Panelfly skeletal software. This will replace the Panelfly name and become the main product for the company.

This is the first "cross-platform" partnership made with a digital comics company and details have yet to be released. However, the temporary holding page, synner.net, states a 2011 release and offer e-mail notifications when new details become available [...]

SDCC 2010: Joss Whedon Confirms He Is Officially Directing ‘The Avengers’

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 05:39 PM PDT

Back in April the bombshell news making rounds was that none other than god of geek Joss Whedon would be bringing all that Marvel Studios had built together by directing The Avengers.

At the time, this seemed like a done deal even though Whedon was technically only in "final negotiations" for the job. After this many seemed to think it wasn't as done as it first sounded, leaving us all to wonder whether Joss was really the man for the job.

Today during the Visionaries panel featuring Whedon and Star Trek director J.J. Abrams, Whedon decided to add a little finality to it all. The man behind Firefly, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Dollhouse came out and said It's not an official thing, I think because Marvel couldn't afford a press release. So can we make that an official thing? I'm directing The Avengers."

If that wasn't enough, Whedon went on to share his take on such an juggernaut of a film. He admits he's only still in the outlining stages of development, but that he has a clear vision -- helped greatly by the fact that most of the parts are already cast. [...]

Geek Peek: Promising First Action Shot From ‘Jackass 3D’ Released

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 04:04 PM PDT

The first image from Paramount Pictures' Jackass 3D has been released online via Yahoo! and it appears that the fellas are back to their old craziness.

We found out last November that a new Jackass was on the way and that it would be in 3D. Usually this is annoying because everything is put out using the novelty, but something about the Jackass gang and their stunts shooting out at us in the theater sounds like a lot of fun. It also makes us fear what we might see; it is recommended that you don't eat much before seeing this movie.

Click on over to the other side to check out the image now!

This first image is a pre-Comic Con reveal picture, which means that some more goodies may be shown off as the convention rolls on. As you can see, it shows Johnny Knoxville in his Sunday best riding a waverunner out of someone's pool, off a ramp, and right toward the 3D camera. [...]

SDCC 2010: Surprise Video From Captain Jack Sparrow For Disney’s ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 02:29 PM PDT

The Walt Disney Pictures panel today at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con was full of surprises. Aside from their scheduled Tron Legacy panel, there was also a surprise appearance by Guillermo del Toro, who revealed that he's going to do a Haunted Mansion reboot for Disney.

Another surprise came in the form of a video message from Captain Jack Sparrow (played by Johnny Depp) regarding the upcoming fourth Pirates film, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, which is set for theatrical release in Disney Real 3D on May 20, 2011.

Read description of the Captain Jack's video message here below [...]

SDCC 2010: ‘Tron Legacy’ New Footage Description + Trailer

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 01:30 PM PDT

As a longtime fan of the original 1982 Tron, I was extremely excited to welcome a return to the Tron universe with Disney's Tron Legacy panel at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con. Moderator Patton Oswalt greeted attendees with a rousing "Welcome, Furries!" and reminded us that this is the third year Tron Legacy has been at Comic-Con, and joked that the plan is to show Tron Legacy in 5 minute increments at Comic-Con for the next 25 years. The footage started with a mini-documentary highlighting the cultural impact of Tron over the course of the last 27 years (including, incredulously, Tron on ice!).

Patton then introduced the panel: Director Joe Kosinski, producer Sean Bailey, original Tron creator Steven Lisberger, and stars Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, Michael Sheen, and original Tron stars Bruce Boxleitner and Jeff Bridges. Kosinski talked about his personal nostalgia with the original film, and the daunting challenge of producing a sequel.

Tron Legacy was shot with the 3D camera system James Cameron created for Avatar and the suits are really illuminated from within, as opposed to the hand-painted post-produced FX of the original [...]

SDCC 2010: Guillermo del Toro To Direct ‘Haunted Mansion’ Reboot For Disney

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 12:50 PM PDT

At the Walt Disney Pictures panel in Hall H at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con, moderator Patton Oswalt introduced a very brief teaser for what is to be a Haunted Mansion reboot, which simply showed The Hatbox Ghost character from the famous Disney theme park ride with the voiceover from the ride.

After the teaser, Oswalt asked the crowd who they thought would be the director for such a reimagining. To everyone's surprise, that person is the one and only Guillermo del Toro, who make a surprise appearance at the panel.

Del Toro said that his reimagining of The Haunted Mansion will be live-action and in 3D, and will not be a comedy. He joked that he was not be answering any of Eddie Murphy's calls, making it clear that his film won't be like the one Murphy starred in in 2003 that failed to hit with audiences.

The director, who expressed that his love of the popular theme park ride began at age 3 when he first went to Disneyland the same year the ride opened there, said that his film will be scary but fun, though mostly scary, stressing that children who see the movie will be frightened [...]

SDCC 2010: Will Ferrell Brings The Blues At ‘Megamind’ Panel

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 11:44 AM PDT

The first Hall H panel of the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con was for DreamWorks' animated feature MegaMind.

HitFix's Drew McWeeney introduced Will Ferrell, who came out festooned in blue facepaint with a huge dome helmet as the titular character. He introduced Tina Fey (who came out uncostumed) and they introduced Jonah Hill and the director, Tom McGrath. Brad Pitt made a non-appearance as a cardboard standee.

Check out the images from the panel here below.

They played five minutes of the film in Real 3D, which featured Ferrell's MegaMind character, a villain whose mission is to defeat his nemesis, MetroMan, a hero voiced by Brad Pitt. The twist occurs when he actually does defeat MetroMan and has to figure out what to do next, now that the city is his [...]

Is ‘Call of Duty’ This Generation’s ‘Star Wars’?

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 07:19 AM PDT

So I got up the other morning and started enjoying my first cup of coffee of the day while I check the internets and I came across one of the most ridiculous statements I have ever heard in my life.

It came from a quote from Eric Hirshberg, the new CEO of Activision, who is the publisher the Call of Duty games.

Are you ready for it?

You have to be sure, because it made me really mad.

"The Call of Duty franchise is a force of nature. I think it is the closest thing this generation has to a Star Wars," he said. "I think it's unique and bigger than any musical act or any movie franchise in that capacity." [...]

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