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- With ‘Akira’ Set, Warner Brothers Chooses Director For ’300′ Prequel ‘Battle Of Artemisia’
- ‘Game Of Thrones’ & ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Star Sean Bean To Be King In New ‘Snow White’
- Check That: ‘Shaun Of The Dead’ Star Nick Frost Is The Final Dwarf In ‘Snow White And The Huntsman’
- New Director Chosen To Help Warner Brothers Remake ‘Akira’
- Robert Downey Jr. & Jude Law Are Back At It In The First ‘Sherlock Holmes 2′ Trailer
- First Image Of The New Batmobile From ‘The Dark Knight Rises’
- The Torchwood TARDISblend 30: The New World
- Geek Deal: ‘Preacher’ Vol. 1 Hardcover
| With ‘Akira’ Set, Warner Brothers Chooses Director For ’300′ Prequel ‘Battle Of Artemisia’ Posted: 15 Jul 2011 10:45 PM PDT  We've been hearing about a 300 prequel/sequel/spinoff for a while now, but we knew it would be a long while before we actually saw it because creator Frank Miller still had to work on the graphic novel for which the movie would be based. In fact, it was almost one year ago that Zack Snyder confirmed that he was working on the script for the prequel, and we haven't heard much of anything major since then. At that time it was unclear whether or not Snyder would return to direct the movie, which is now titled 300: Battle of Artemisia (previously titled Xerxes, which is the name of Miller's graphic novel), though it sounded like he very much wanted to, saying "It's really going to depend on what the studio wants to do...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." But we now know that what the studio (Warner Brothers) wanted, was for Snyder to take on their reboot of Superman, titled Man of Steel, which will star Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, and Michael Shannon, to name a few. [...]            |
| ‘Game Of Thrones’ & ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Star Sean Bean To Be King In New ‘Snow White’ Posted: 15 Jul 2011 08:26 PM PDT  The most active of the many Snow White projects as of late is Universal Pictures' Snow White and the Huntsman, but let's not forget the other high–profile Snow White projects being developed: Disney's Snow and the Seven is still on the way, and Relativity Media also has one on the way that's putting together its own decent cast. The movie was once called The Brothers Grimm: Snow White, but is now said to be "untitled," so it's unclear whether that title is still in play. This version of the fable stars The Blind Side and Abduction actress Lily Collins as Snow, with Julia Roberts playing her evil stepmother and Queen, and The Social Network and new Lone Ranger Armie Hammer playing her prince charming–type love interest. Now the man you have to cast if you have the chance to cast him, Sean Bean, has been added to the party. Bean is in final negotiations to play the role of the King and father to Snow White. [...]      |
| Check That: ‘Shaun Of The Dead’ Star Nick Frost Is The Final Dwarf In ‘Snow White And The Huntsman’ Posted: 15 Jul 2011 07:32 PM PDT  This news broke earlier this week, but there was a bit of confusion as to an important detail. It was hoped that there would be a little clarification by now, but nothing more has been said, and so on we go. Variety has reported that Nick Frost, star of movies like Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Paul, and Attack the Block, has been cast in the final dwarf role in Universal Pictures' Snow White and the Huntsman. And this is where the confusion sets in—after an amazing list of actors were announced for various dwarf roles, it was thought that the seventh and final role was then filled by Ray Winstone. Now with word of Frost being cast in the final role, heads are being scratched. Apparently one of the drafts of the script did call for eight dwarfs instead of the expected seven, so that could be the reason why. But the report also fails to mention Eddie Izzard, who was said to be playing the part of Tiberius. Whether there will be eight dwarfs or if Izzard had to drop out it appears we'll have to wait a bit for an answer to. [...]      |
| New Director Chosen To Help Warner Brothers Remake ‘Akira’ Posted: 15 Jul 2011 05:12 PM PDT  If you've been following the planned remake of animated Japanese cult classic, Akira, you know that Menace II Society and The Book of Eli director Albert Hughes was attached for quite some time. Hughes departed the project not too long ago, leaving the door open for someone new to step in and perhaps help highly skeptical fans to get a little excited for the not–so–popular decision to remake such a beloved title. Warner Brothers has chosen the director to replace Hughes, but he's not quite as known as one might have assumed he would be. The studio has hired Jaume Collett-Serra to direct the Akira remake, after showing off his knack for producing titles that make money while sticking to the planned budgets. Collett–Serra's previous titles include the 2005 remake of House of Wax, the 2009 horror, Orphan, and the recent Liam Neeson thriller, Unknown. This comes as a bit of a surprise, as many expected a name along the same lines as—if not bigger than—the previous director in Hughes (though both have around the same amount of directorial credits to their name). [...]      |
| Robert Downey Jr. & Jude Law Are Back At It In The First ‘Sherlock Holmes 2′ Trailer Posted: 15 Jul 2011 04:10 PM PDT  Warner Brothers has released the first trailer for their Sherlock Holmes sequel, titled Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, which is once again directed by Guy Ritchie. The movie sees Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) and Watson (Jude Law) re–teaming for more adventures, while this time having to deal with the evil mastermind, Professor Moriarty (Jared Harris). You can see the trailer for Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, as well as read a lengthy synopsis, by continuing on below now. The movie will be released on December 16, 2011. SYNOPSIS Sherlock Holmes has always been the smartest man in the room...until now. There is a new criminal mastermind at large--Professor Moriarty (Jared Harris)--and not only is he Holmes' intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil, coupled with a complete lack of conscience, may actually give him an advantage over the renowned detective. When the Crown Prince of Austria is found dead, the evidence, as construed by Inspector Lestrade (Eddie Marsan), points to suicide. But Sherlock Holmes deduces that the prince has been the victim of murder--a murder that is only one piece of a larger and much more portentous puzzle, designed by one Professor Moriarty. [...]      |
| First Image Of The New Batmobile From ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Posted: 15 Jul 2011 01:04 PM PDT  The Batmobile returns to the big screen when it rides onto the Pittsburgh set of Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises. The use of Nolan's Tumbler in The Dark Knight Rises marks the first time in Batman movie history that we've seen a consistent Batmobile through the entire run of the franchise. Historically, the images released for the Batmobile have been one of the most anticipated sights from upcoming projects, including the Batman Live theater show. Normally, we'll see an updated model to reflect higher tech of the day, so this is a nice change of pace [...]      |
| The Torchwood TARDISblend 30: The New World Posted: 15 Jul 2011 11:36 AM PDT  The TARDISblend returns for the premiere of the first episode of Torchwood: Miracle Day, where the world is facing perhaps its most unusual threat ever: global human immortality. Without explanation, dying ceases to occur among humans on Planet Earth, causing everyone to be immortal - threatening global peace, access to resources, and additional population explosion problems. When the Miracle Day begins, the CIA is tipped off to a single word: Torchwood - bringing forth a sequence of events that reunite Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) and Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles) to investigate the cause of the miracle. Along the way, they meet Rex Matheson (Mekhi Pfifer) and Esther Drummond (Alexa Havins), in which it seems inevitable that Torchwood is destined for resurrection. During TARDISblend 30, we review the events of The New World, the beginning of the 4th series of Torchwood, this time crossing the globe from the UK and into the United States. We discuss what the events of Miracle Day hold for our main hero, Captain Jack Harkness, in a twist that the character will find quite challenging [...]      This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Geek Deal: ‘Preacher’ Vol. 1 Hardcover Posted: 15 Jul 2011 10:55 AM PDT  Thwipster, an online deal-a-day geek site, is offering the first volume of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's seminal anti-hero series Preacher for an astonishingly discounted price of $20.99 with a $3 shipping and handling rate. The standard retail price of the book is $39.99, so you're saving 47 percent. If you've been waiting to find a great deal to get you started on this series, there is no better time than now. Check out the video at the bottom of this article to see some specifics about the book. Thwipster is a great site, and I've already ordered two books from them in the past week. They are easily the cheapest place to find comics right now. For example, at the beginning of the week they were selling the first volume of Morning Glories by Nick Spencer and Joe Eisma for only $5.99, while last week they were selling Batman: Year 100 for $12.99. Thwipster offers a daily deal that goes up from midnight EST, which lasts 24 hours, considering it doesn't sell out, of course [...]      |
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