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Straczynski Gets A THOR Cameo

Straczynski Gets A THOR Cameo

Babylon 5 creator and The Changeling screenwriter J. Michael Straczynski has reported on his Facebook page that he recently completed filming a short cameo appearance for Marvel Studios’ upcoming... 

New Releases: November 25.

New Releases: November 25.

1. Old Dogs (Disney, 3,425 Theaters, 88 Minutes, Rated PG): You know you are in trouble when the ads said “Brought to you by the makers of Wild Hogs.” I actually saw Wild Hogs in the movie... 

UPDATED: Max Brooks- WORLD WAR Z Getting New Writer

UPDATED: Max Brooks- WORLD WAR Z Getting New Writer

At last year‘s Wizard World Philadelphia comic convention, World War Z author Max Brooks was excited that J. Michael Straczynski was penning the big screen adaptation of his zombie apocalypse novel... 

Straczynski Rewrites FORBIDDEN PLANET, Blames Internet

Straczynski Rewrites FORBIDDEN PLANET, Blames Internet

Scripter J. Michael Straczysnki and the higher-ups at Warner Brothers have decided to trash the writer’s first pass at drafting a follow-up/sequel/ to the classic Forbidden Planet and start over... 

Straczynski Lets Slip More Tantalizing FORBIDDEN PLANET Hints

Straczynski Lets Slip More Tantalizing FORBIDDEN PLANET Hints

One of the long-range projects that I’ve been keeping an eye on has been the in development remake of the 1956 classic Forbidden Planet. Not only is it one of my favorite films, but the scripter currently... 

Forster To Document WORLD WAR Z

Forster To Document WORLD WAR Z

Marc Forster, whose Bond installment Quantum Of Solace opens in theaters today, has been hired by Brad Pitt’s production company Plan B to direct their adaptation of the Max Brooks zombie apocalypse... 

Spielberg And Smith Looking At OLDBOY Remake

Spielberg And Smith Looking At OLDBOY Remake

Recently, we’ve reported on two film remakes – Martin Scorsese, Mike Nichols and David Mamet working on an English language version of Akira Jurosawa’s High And Low and screenwriter J.... 

Straczynski Refutes FORBIDDEN PLANET Rumors

Straczynski Refutes FORBIDDEN PLANET Rumors

Earlier today, we passed along a report from AintItCoolNews about how screenwriter J. Michael Straczynski is approaching this remake of the classic 1956 science-fiction film Forbidden Planet. Well, forget... 

New FORBIDDEN PLANET Remake Details, Might Not Quite Be A Remake

New FORBIDDEN PLANET Remake Details, Might Not Quite Be A Remake

Last week, we reported on Warner Brother’s in development Forbidden Planet project as a remake of the classic 1956 movie which starred Leslie Nielson and Anne Francis. However, that might not exactly... 

Straczynski To Script FORBIDDEN PLANET Remake

Straczynski To Script FORBIDDEN PLANET Remake

Warner Brothers has hired Changeling scribe and Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski to script a remake of their 1956 classic film Forbidden Planet. The original, loosely based on Shakespeare’s The... 

Live Action NINJA SCROLL

Live Action NINJA SCROLL

Leonardo DiCaprio must like the idea of turning anime into live action. First his production company, Appian Way, bought up the rights to do a live action adaptation of the classic Japanese animated film... 

Joe Straczynski Drops Hint About LENSMAN Script

Joe Straczynski Drops Hint About LENSMAN Script

Fans of E. E. “Doc” Smith’s epic science-fiction novel series Lensman, are probably wondering how screenwriter J. Michael Straczynski was going to compress the book’s billion year... 

Max Brooks Talks WORLD WAR Z Flick

Max Brooks Talks WORLD WAR Z Flick

Yesterday at the Philadelphia WizardWorld comics convention, Max Brooks spoke briefly about the forthcoming adaptation of his popular zombie novel World War Z. During an hour long question and answer session...