IESB has an interesting article about the state of the Justice League movie. It appears as though the first draft of the script has been turned in – something we’ve already reported here – and Warner Bros. is hoping the film will be a launching point for The Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, and The Flash, all of which have been floundering in production hell as stand alone movies. When do the powers-that-be want to start production on Justice League? Apparently, as soon as the first quarter of 2008, that’s right, WB sources have informed the IESB that execs behind the…
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The Hollywood Reporter is stating Scarlett Johansson will be playing the part of Silk N. Floss in the upcoming Spirit movie written and directed by Frank Miller. For “Spirit,” Miller’s adaptation of the classic Eisner film noir comic strip series, Johansson is in final negotiations to play a dangerous beauty named Silk N. Floss. Eisner’s strip was known for its women with dangerous curves, and Miller is intent on keeping that tradition. Floss is a sexy and intelligent secretary with a vindictive instinct that makes her the perfect accomplice to the Octopus (Samuel L. Jackson), an evil mastermind. This news…
Man, I hate it when really clean and clear images are posted throughout the Interwebs and suddenly they have to be taken down because they aren’t authorized. If 20 or so photos have already been leaked online and nearly every (and I mean every) website is linking to them, then what’s the big deal? But to avoid the dreaded C&D letter, I’m taking down the photos. You can probably still find them out there somewhere, just not here. I know, I know…what a bummer. Kung Fu Rodeo has a slew of photos from the Dark Knight movie. Take the…
CNN is reporting Senator Patrick Leahy has landed a part in the upcoming Dark Knight movie. Leahy is apparently a big comic book enthusiast, and actually served as an extra in the 1997 Batman installment: Batman and Robin. The senator told the station he can’t reveal the exact details of his role in the upcoming movie, but he did say he has landed a scene with its two stars, Christian Bale and Heath Ledger. via CNN
The unofficial Ray Stevenson blog had this tid-bit of casting news/rumors about the upcoming Punisher 2 movie. Got the scoop over weekend regarding the casting of the remaining characters for Punisher: Welcome Back Frank is underway. The remaining lead characters include the main villain Billy Russo/Jigsaw, LBJ/Looney Bin Jim (Jigsaw’s brother), Nicky Donatelli (undercover FBI agent serving as Jigsaw’s right hand man), his wife Angela Donatelli, FBI agent Luke MacDonald, Det. Martin Soap, and Microchip (The Punisher’s armorer). via Ray Stevenson Blog
The Watchmen movie website has been relaunched, this time with the release date of 03-06-09 (multiples of three…hurm). When you click the face, you’ll be treated to a new production blog by Zack Snyder, comic-con poster, cast, and more. I just wanted to take a minute to say “Thanks” to everyone who attended the various Watchmen and 300 events at the Comic-Con. It was great having a chance to sit on the panel and talk a little bit about Watchmen and introduce you to a couple of our cast members. I also had a great time meeting some of you…
That is a possible fanboys. When pressed about his next project, John Singleton mentioned he’s attatched to direct big screen adaptations of Luke Cage and The Black Panther. While there are several actors being considered for the part of the African Prince, in an interview with Reelz Channel, Singleton mentioned Chiwetel Ejiofor would be really good in the part. So who would you rather see; Djimon Hounsou (left) or Chiwetel Ejiofor (right)? via Reelz Channel
Michael Cerenzie and Christine Peters have announced the formation of Cerenzie-Peters Productions specifically created to develop graphic novels, comicbooks, novels, and videogames for the big screen. The duo will announce their first film later this month; that project will have a first-look at Paramount through Peters’ deal. Cerenzie and Peters told Daily Variety they plan to develop projects similar to Midway vidgame “Area 51” — which graphic novelist Grant Morrison is adapting for Par with Peters producing — as well as specialty films. via Variety
Ice Cube’s company is in the process of adapting the Kieth Giffen Andy Kuhn graphic novel 10 for the big screen. Gustin Nash and Jesse Cale adapted the graphic novel by Shannon Eric Denton and Keith Giffen. Story revolves around a guy who gets what appears to be junk mail informing him he’s in a competition with nine others and that whoever gets out alive wins. He throws away the letter, but then a man toting an ax shows up at the door. There’s no word on potential release date or other casting news at this time. via Variety
Quint over at Ain’t It Cool News interviewed Peter Segal on the Get Smart movie, but was smart enough to ask if he was still working on Shazam. Absolutely. We’re working on the script right now and John August is working on it and I have to say I’m really excited about this. This is one of my favorite comic books and I had to remind myself when I researched again, once I signed on, that it was the most popular comic in the world in 1939 and because of a lot of legal problems it was shelved away and…
Wizard Universe has the transcript of The Dark Knight Panel that featured Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, and director Christopher Nolan. This is a question for both Mr. Bale and the writers: Will you be playing up more of the “Dark Knight Detective”/criminologist angle of Batman this time? [Audience applauds] CHRISTOPHER NOLAN: The short answer is “Yes.” The long answer is that “Batman Begins” was an origin story and the important thing was to move the story forward. In this movie, the detective stuff will help move the story along. I can not wait for this movie to come…
Millennium Films has acquired the rights to Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Barbarian series. [Paradox Entertainment prexy-CEO Fredrik] Malmberg declined to renew another option with Warners when the rights lapsed in spring. He was frustrated that seven years’ worth of development at WB had not yielded a production start on the franchise that launched the film career of Arnold Schwarzenegger in its first bigscreen go-round. The company will either fully produce the flik or partner with its distributor. Millennium is ditching everything previously worked on by Warner Bros., including the Robert Rodriquez stuff, and start from scratch hoping to make…
We all know Hulk likes to smash, but you may not have caught the little tid-bit in the Marvel second-quarter earnings report that listed Hulk Smash as the next direct-to-DVD animated project from the company. Doctor Strange is scheduled for an August 14, 2007 release, while Teen Avengers (I’m lost on that one too) is targeted for July 2008. Hulk Smash should arrive in October 2008. This seems a bit odd because one would think Marvel would want to capitalize on the Hulk success as soon as possible following the Incredible Hulk movie. via Marvel
Love him or hate him, McG has taking his slick MTV style approach to directing and produced enough eye candy to keep one entertained for a few hours. Next up for McG is the Oni Press adaptation of Maintenance for Warner Bros. Joe Ballarini is adapting the project, which follows the exploits of two janitors who work at Terrormax Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer and supplier of weapons and doomsday devices to supervillains. As comicbook’s conceit goes, if they’re not too busy cleaning up toxic spills and performing menial repairs on time machines, they just might save the world. I…