Animation legend Bruce Timm puts the spotlight on character designer Jose Lopez and screenwriter Alan Burnett for their other-worldly creations on Green Lantern: First Flight, the next entry in the popular series of DC Universe animated original PG-13 movies from Warner Premiere, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation. Timm, the executive producer on Green Lantern: First Flight, has been the driving creative force behind many of Warner Bros. Animation’s modern-day successes, elevating DC Comics’ canon of super heroes to new heights of animated popularity and introducing generations of new fans to the characters via landmark television series and made-for-DVD films.…
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That Olivia Munn. This girl just can’t stop trying to garner favor with me by landing a role in Iron Man 2. There’s no word who she’ll play, but I’m sure she’ll talk about it on an upcoming Attack of the Show appearance. And yes, that is the only picture I could find of her…
Here’s the latest roundup of rumors, tid-bits, and bric-a-brac out of H’Wood. Some might be true, some might be way off base, but all of them should stir a little something in that head of yours.
The official movie trailer for the Kate Beckensale and Gabriel Macht Whiteout movie hit the Intardwebz with a fury today. The film is based on the Greg Rucka/Steve Lieber thriller with the same name from Oni Press. A U.S. deputy marshal, (Kate Beckinsale), the only one assigned to Antarctica, must investigate a murder on the frozen continent within three days before the arctic winter begins. She crosses paths with a U.N. operative (Gabriel Macht), also investigating the murder.
Bloody Disgusting is reporting that the Leonardo DiCaprio produced live action version of Akira has died a slow death in Pre-Pro Hell. “Akira” originated in 1988 as a manga and then as an animated film co-written and directed by Katsuhiro Otomo. The story was set in a neon-lit futuristic post-nuclear war “New Tokyo” in 2019 where a teen biker gang member is subjected to a government experiment which unleashes his latent powers. The gang’s leader must find a way to stop the ensuing swathe of destruction. The film was to be a two-part film of epic proportions, but unless Warner…
Edgar Wright has been a busy director, posting more images from the set for everyone to enjoy. From what I’ve seen, I’m liking the overall look of the film, and the actors picked to play the roles are starting to grow on me. via Edgar Wright
Hot on the heels of the announcement that John Carter of Mars starts proper production in November, is news that cast members are starting to shape up as well. Taylor Kitsch, from Friday Night Lights, has been cast as John Carter, the civil war soldier who gets beamed to Mars. The role of Deja Thoris is going to Lynn Collins. Considering John Carter of Mars is a Disney flick, I seriously doubt were going to see nekkid’ people running around, but it should still be a rockin’ flick considering Andrew Stanton of Wall-E and Finding Nemo fame is helming the…
How trippy would this have been had PIXAR gone ahead and followed this story through? The film was to see an egg laid by Kevin being a fountain of youth. “Muntz wanted the egg because it was this youth potion that made you grow young,” says Docter. Carl was supposed to be protecting the egg throughout the movie. Fortunately, the team realized it might have been a little over the top for such a heart-breaking movie, and opted to drop it from the final production. However, you will get to see the storyboard sequence and director commentary when UP hit’s…
I think we’re pushing the envelope of overusing Megan’s hottness to increase the amount of traffic to the site, but that hasn’t stopped H’wood from trying to do the same thing in the upcoming Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen movie.
Andrew Stanton is the new big man guiding the mother ship that will become John Carter of Mars. The movie adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs novels has been on again and off again for what seems like forever, and each time the pitfalls have caused the production to collapse. It looks like the film is finally going to get made, as The Salt Lake Tribune reports the Disney/PIXAR crew will descend on the state from November to July 2010. According to a GOED executive summary, the filmmakers are committed to spend $27.7 million in the state and employ 398 Utahns…
New images from the upcoming live action adapation of Blood: The Last Vampire have it the Intardwebz, and they look pretty good. Not sure how well the movie is going to capture the anime source material, but if it is even close to that feature, then we’re going to see something pretty awesome play out on the big screen. “Blood:The Last Vampire,†stars Gianna Jun as Saya, as a 400-year-old, half-vampire assassin on a covert mission in Vietnam-era Japan. Tasked with infiltrating a military school to discover the identity of a hidden demon, Saya has to find out which one…
Marcus Nispel has been set as the director for the new Conan movie being developed by Nu Image/Millenium Films, according to Variety. Nu Image/Millenium Films is teaming with Paradox, the company that holds the rights to Robert E. Howard’s creations to make the movie a reality. Paradox originally set the project at Warner Bros. but declined to ink a new rights deal after numerous unsuccessful attempts to make it with directors like Larry and Andy Wachowski and Robert Rodriguez. Malmberg then set it with Lerner in a seven-figure deal with strong progress to production stipulations. Lerner flirted with Brett Ratner…
For those of you wanting to know about the Sane Acker/Tim Burton 9 film, here’s the short film the movie is based on. Very cool! I will definitely want to see this one.
Disney has finally come to its senses and is returning to the world of hand drawn 2D animation. This started up a discussion around stately Spoiler Manor about all sorts of animated movies. We’re working on a special issue of the Major Spoilers Podcast for your listening pleasure next week. The topic is Our Favorite Animated Movies, and we want know what’s on your list. Remember: These are animated movies only, which means no television series (we’re saving that for another time). Both 2D and 3D movies are up for grabs from anytime period and any country. As always, the…