Still hot off Chronicle, director Josh Trank has joined with Sony Pictures to bring a big screen adaptation of Shadow of Colossus to life.
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MOVIE: Sandler gives voice to Dracula
Sony Pictures Animation has announced it has hired Adam Sandler to provide the voice of Dracula in the animated 3D comedy, Hotel Transylvania.
Hotel Transylvania is Dracula’s lavish, five-stake resort where monsters and their families can live it up, free from meddling humans.
Also joining the cast are Kevin James as Frankenstein, Fran Drescher as The Bride, David Spade as Quasimodo, Cee Lo Gree as a singing mummy, and Steve Buscemi and Molly Shannon as a pair of werewolves.
The flick is being directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, who most recently lead Symbionic Titan at Cartoon Network.
Hotel Transylvania is scheduled to arrive in theaters on September 21, 2012.
MOVIE: Zombies vs. Robots optioned by Sony Pictures
Press Release
IDW Publishing’s popular ZOMBIES VS ROBOTS comic series is headed to Hollywood. The series, which was created by writer and IDW Chief Creative Officer Chris Ryall and artist/painter Ashley Wood and launched in 2006, has been acquired by Sony Pictures.
The film will be a co-production between IDW, Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes, and Circle of Confusion. IDW CEO and co-founder Ted Adams will produce, alongside Bay, Brad Fuller, Andrew Form, Dave Alpert, and Rick Jacobs.
Family Circus Collected
Press Release
(San Diego, CA; February 28, 2009) IDW Publishing is pleased to announce The Family Circus Library by Bil Keane. The Family Circus, which was originally published in only 19 newspapers, is now seen in over 1500 newspapers worldwide, making it one of the most enduring and popular comic strips ever.
Drawing inspiration from his own family’s antics, Bil Keane brought the charming adventures of Billy, Dolly, Jeffy & PJ to life where they have been beloved by millions of readers ever since
SDCC’08: Angel of Death Coming to the Web
While I’m sure there are a number of crackpots out there that already think the Angel of Death is on the web, the Ed Brubaker version is coming to the web as an original live-action series in 2009, that you’ll be able to see on Sony Picture Entertainment’s Crackle website.
The web series stars actress/stuntwoman Zoe Bell, whom most of you remember from the Grindhouse feature Death Proof.
Angel of Death depicts a remorseless assassin (Bell) in the employ of a ruthless crime family. After suffering a severe head wound, she becomes so haunted by her victims that she decides to kill the people who ordered the hits, one by one.
“Besides the elation I feel about having a project I wrote actually being filmed, which is huge for any writer, I’m just as thrilled about having Zoe Bell signed on to star in Angel of Death,” said creator/writer Ed Brubaker in a statement to the press. “And working with Crackle and Sony Pictures Television to give viewers instant access to the series online is completely overwhelming.”
You’ll be able to find Angel of Death at www.crackle.com/angelofdeath in 2009. The online movie will be broken into 8-10 chunks spread out over several weeks.
Smurfs to the Big Screen
If the Fraggles can do it, why not the Smurfs? Word out of H’wood today has Sony Pictures Animation and Columbia Pictures working on a 3D-CGI Smurf movie. Jordan Kerner is producing the project and working closely with Peyo’s daughter on the project.
“Smurfs” marks SPA’s first hybrid film — a subgenre that proved popular given the success of 20th Century Fox‘s “Alvin and the Chipmunks” — and is the first project to go into development since Hannah Minghella was named prexy of production for the division in April. SPE digital production prexy Bob Osher said the studio plans to rely on SPA for the film’s character animation, and Imageworks — which was recently taken off the sale block — for its visual effects.
No word on release date, but the announcement came as the Licensing Show kicked off in New York City on Monday.
I don’t know about you, but I grew up on the fringe of the Smurf animation juggernaut and know how much kids between 1981 – 1990 loved those little blue guys (and gal). While I think a more traditional cel animation might work better, Sony did wonders with Shrek, and if they use that same style again, 3D Smurfs could be a hit.
Spider-Man Goes Dark this Saturday
With characters and events moving full force on The Spectacular Spider-Man cartoon series airing Saturday’s on the Kids’ WB! on the CW, it was only a matter of time before we see the likes of Black Cat and that space goo that eventually turns into Venom appear.
The first hints happen this Saturday (May 17, 2008), and the CW has sent Major Spoilers the first few images from the show.