Fox has given the go ahead to Jared and Jerusha Hess to bring the 2004 hit Napoleon Dynamite to television, as an animated series. Jon Heder and the rest of the co-stars will provide the voices for the characters for the six episodes Fox ordered yesterday. Napoleon Dynamite, the animated series is scheduled to arrive during the 2011-12 television season. via Variety
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If you’ve ever seen a really bad copy of the two one-hour Legends of the Super Heroes television series from 1979, then you know how horrible television was in the ’70s. If you’ve ever seen a really bad copy of the two one-hour Legends of the Super Heroes television series from 1979, you know how potentially awesome the show is in terms of superhero and television history. If you’ve ever seen a really bad copy of the two one-hour Legends of the Super Heroes television series from 1979 and wished you could own a high quality DVD copy, you’re about…
Two big announcements have spilled out of Hollywood regarding DC properties. First, Superman has found a director for the next movie in the form of Zack Snyder, and second, it’s been announced that Wonder Woman is headed back to television after nearly 30 years. This brings us to this week’s POW! VOTE! [poll id=”152″]
Supergirl returns to Smallville this week, and here’s a sneak peek that will shake someone’s faith.
When it comes to landing jobs in H’wood, marketing firms, or ad agencies, hopeful employees will often work on a spec-spot to show off their talents and their vision for the project. Animator Daniel Kanemoto grabbed a bunch of images from the Walking Dead comic books, tossed it into an animation package and whipped up this little gem. THE WALKING DEAD “Opening Titles” from Daniel Kanemoto on Vimeo. It’s a solid intro for sure, and the music is quite appropriate, but it kind of feels a bit like True Blood, which may cause some to pass on the idea. Walking…
While I’ll always remember Teri Hatcher as the ditsy girl who always got MacGyver into trouble, more know the actress as Lois Lane in Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman that ran from 1993 to 1997. As the final season of Smallville ramps up on The CW, new plots and big name actors are starting to show up on the cast list. Hatcher is the latest to appear on the show, and she’ll play Lois Lane’s mother. Hatcher is scheduled to appear in episode eight of the series, and I’m guessing she’ll only be in for an episode…
When Smallville’s season premiere kicks off on Friday, Clark will need to save the Daily Planet from crushing those street side. It’s very Superman Returns in the gimmick, but it’s the moment fans will get to see Clark fly… kinda… I know there are others that say Clark is flying, but the shot of him stepping on the cab, comes off more as leaping to great heights rather than taking flight. What do you think? Is Smallville’s Clark Kent a Leaper or a Flyer?
A member of the Legion of Major Spoilerites sent this video of Star Wars done up in Hawaii Five-O style, and considering the new series debuted on CBS last night to better than average ratings, it seems appropriate to share it with you as well.
Press Release The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes!,” an all-new animated series featuring the best of the best in the Marvel Universe, premieres WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20 (8:30 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney XD. Produced by Marvel Animation, the series stars the world’s greatest heroes — Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, The Hulk, Ant-Man/Giant Man and Wasp — who form the Avengers, a team assembled when the powers of a single hero are not enough to save the world. Beginning WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, Disney XD, DisneyXD.com/Avengers, Marvel.com, MarvelKids.com and Disney XD Mobile will roll out 20 micro-episodes introducing the team’s core members. Each…
LucasFilm sent a second sneak peek for this week’s season three premiere. Take the jump for a revealing look at the episode.
LucasFilm sent Major Spoiler a sneak peek of the new season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars that arrives this Friday on the Cartoon Network.
The CW has a whole slew of fast hit you and then get out promos for the final season of Smallville. See the rest after the jump!
AMC has released a new trailer for the upcoming Walking Dead series. Here Rick wakes up in the hospital following the zombiepocalypse and attempts to make sense of what has happened. Can’t wait until October 31st to see this one, though with a young one in the house who has an overactive imagination, this might be a series best left to after the kid goes to bed.
Last week we reported that Steven Spielberg was involved in an attempt to bring the IDW Publishing series Locke & Key to the small screen. As is often the case when early rumors start creeping out of H’wood, things are going to change. Today, Variety is reporting that Fox has snagged the rights to produce the Joe Hill, Gabriel Rodriguez tale and have committed to giving the book a series. via Variety