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OFFICIAL: Warner brings ' Death Note ' to bigscreen

Warner Bros. has acquired rights to turn the Japanese manga series "Death Note" into a live-action film.Studio has hired screenwriters Charley and Vlas Parlapanides to adapt. Story centers on a college student who accidentally finds a misplaced "death note,… Continue

Added by Jason Rodriquez on May 1, 2009 at 10:39am — No Comments

Megan Fox to star as "She-Hulk"

Sultry Transformers star Megan Fox is being lined up to play She-Hulk. Celebrity tattles with Xpress4Me have learned that the 22-year-old actress is a favorite to portray the giant green femme superheroin the big screen adaptation of the popular comic book… Continue

Added by Jason Rodriquez on April 8, 2009 at 10:36pm — 1 Comment

Jason's Review of 'Punisher: Warzone'

Added by Jason Rodriquez on April 6, 2009 at 3:10am — 1 Comment

Expendables Cast Keeps Expanding

Being dubbed as 'the greatest action movie ever', former WWE wrestler "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, known in the real world as Steve Williams and Charisma Carpenter, from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Girl is FINE… Continue

Added by Jason Rodriquez on March 16, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

George Lucas Plans A Star Wars TV Show

Filmmaker George Lucas said Tuesday that he has "just begun work" on a live-action television series rooted in the "Star Wars" universe, which is huge news not jus… Continue

Added by Jason Rodriquez on March 10, 2009 at 11:11pm — 1 Comment

The Version Of Watchmen The Studio Wanted

So we know what's been cut and how it was made, but what would have become of Watchmen had Zack Snyder not put his foot down with the studio? (And thank god he did.) The first thing that director Zack Snyder ever revealed about the studio's… Continue

Added by Jason Rodriquez on March 6, 2009 at 3:00am — 1 Comment

Watchmen Screenwriters Discuss Adapting the Novel

Alex Tse wrote the final draft of the Watchmen screenplay, but he doesn't have as much to say about it as previous writer David Hayter. Perhaps he's just modest. Even so, Tse chimed in as Hayter discussed the long development to finally bring Watchmen… Continue

Added by Jason Rodriquez on February 26, 2009 at 8:24am — No Comments

10 REASONS YOU SHOULD SEE WATCHMEN.

Added by Jason Rodriquez on February 24, 2009 at 10:50pm — 23 Comments

'Dark Knight' breaks $1 billion mark

"The Dark Knight" has become the fourth film to take in more than $1 billion in worldwide box office. Warner Bros. made the announcement Friday afternoon, saying that the combined domestic and international gross had totaled $1,001,082,160 to date -- about $533 mill… Continue

Added by Jason Rodriquez on February 21, 2009 at 8:17am — No Comments

Craven's Ideas For the Hills Have Eyes 3

Even though Fox Atomic's The Hills Have Eyes sequel didn't destroy at the box office (37m worldwide), there is already talk of a third installment in the franchise, which began once again with Alex Aja's reboot back in 2006. After a screening of Th… Continue

Added by Jason Rodriquez on February 21, 2009 at 4:16am — 1 Comment

Early Watchmen Review: "2nd Rate Comic Book Melodrama"

A Watchmen screening happened last night at L.A.'s AMC Century City plex. Attendees included press (including HFPA), studio folk, friends of studio folk and random-off-the-streeters. Here is one person's review: "By far the highlight of the film is the… Continue

Added by Jason Rodriquez on February 19, 2009 at 3:38pm — 31 Comments

MEGA POST: Comic Book Movies, Machete, RE5, Preacher Movie, Futurama Ends, Sam Raimi Remakes...

this is my "Mega Post", this'll be 6 blogworthy posts crammed into a nice bite sized blog! So here we go! First up. Sam Raimi to remake 'House of Flying Daggers'? House of Flying Daggers is a truly fantastic foreign film and today while doing… Continue

Added by Jason Rodriquez on February 18, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

TIME Magazine Watchmen review

There is a press blackout on reviewing the Watchmen movie until March 6. However, I've seen the movie, and I'm not press. Don't worry, I'm not going to write a review of Watchmen. What I am going to write about is the emotional experience of seeing a… Continue

Added by Jason Rodriquez on February 16, 2009 at 9:34pm — 12 Comments

First Watchmen Review

One of our faithful followers last night got to see the final cut of the highly anticipated film "Watchmen," in Los Angeles. I am hoping this movie is going to be huge. When I first heard about it; I have to admit I had not read the graphic novel. So like the true st… Continue

Added by Jason Rodriquez on February 12, 2009 at 9:17pm — No Comments

And 'The Flash' Might Be… Neil Patrick Harris?

Ready for a wild rumor? How about Neil Patrick Harris being pursued to play DC comic book superhero The Flash? The last we had heard, Ryan Reynolds was in the running (get it?) for the role, but with the upcoming Wolverine movie it seems like his superhero destiny… Continue

Added by Jason Rodriquez on February 12, 2009 at 12:43am — 20 Comments

Michael Bay Says Transformers 2 Will Be Bigger and Darker

Collider got a chance to talk to director Michael Bay on the red carpet, and the director talked about his highly anticipated Transformers sequel, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Here are the six five things I learned: 1. "It's bigger, and It's not just… Continue

Added by Jason Rodriquez on February 10, 2009 at 4:08pm — 15 Comments

Twilight Fans Get a Little Creepy

Added by Jason Rodriquez on February 8, 2009 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment

From the Guy Who Wrote Tropic Thunder Comes… Candy Land: The Movie?

Candy Land?! Yes, Candy Land! You know, that frickin' board game? Believe it or not, it looks like Universal is going to get a Candy Land feature film made before Ridley Scott makes his Monopoly movie. Universal has hired Tropic Thunder and Sherlock Holm… Continue

Added by Jason Rodriquez on February 5, 2009 at 2:46pm — No Comments

Watchmen Director Zack Snyder Won't Do A Sequel

Poor Zack Snyder. Yeah, he's a millionaire director who gets to take on all kinds of cool projects, and yeah, Watchmen is finally getting released. But he's been through hell with the project from the very beginning, and now, just before the movie finally c… Continue

Added by Jason Rodriquez on February 2, 2009 at 11:39pm — 1 Comment

'Now That's What I Call Music' compilations to become TV show

A TV show based on the 'Now That's What I Call Music' compilations is set to be made, with former manager and 'American Idol' creator Simon Fuller behind the plan. Fuller owns the rights to the compilation brand, and plans to use it to launch a show that will boast an "interact… Continue

Added by Jason Rodriquez on February 2, 2009 at 2:00pm — 9 Comments

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