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Who Listens To The WATCHMEN?

January 24, 2009 Rich Drees

Fans of movie soundtracks who are also looking forward to Zack Snyder’s epic comic book adaptation Watchmen have a double treat in store for them on February 24 as Warner Music will be releasing two [click for more]

PREACHER Gets A Writer

January 22, 2009 Rich Drees

Screenwriter John August has confirmed that he jas been hired by Sony Pictures to script Preacher, an adaptation of the Vertigo comic book for director Sam Mendes. August mentioned it on his blog, though he [click for more]

THE DARK KNIGHT IMAX Rerelease Locations

January 22, 2009 Rich Drees

Perhaps in anticipation of a Best Picture Academy Award nomination that never materialized, Warner Brothers has scheduled a short rerelease of their hit comic book adaptation The Dark Knight for IMAX screens starting tomorrow. Even [click for more]

New WATCHMEN Viral Video Looks Back At Dr. Manhattan

January 22, 2009 Rich Drees

Remember back in the 70s, when it was the 10th anniversary of the creation of the sup-powered Dr. Manhattan and how he changed our world? Well this little video of vintage NBS Nightly News coverage [click for more]

WATCHMEN Marketing Heats Up

January 21, 2009 Rich Drees

Now that their legal slap fight with Twentieth Century Fox over the rights to Zack Snyder’s adaptation of the graphic novel classic Watchmen is over, Warner Brothers can get back to the business of getting [click for more]

SPIDER-MAN 4 To Shoot In 2010?

January 19, 2009 Rich Drees

Spider-Man 4 is all set to shoot in 2010, according to JK Simmons, who plays perpetually irritated Daily Bugle publisher J. Jonah Jameson in the franchise. MTV snagged the news from Simmons at Sundance yesterday, [click for more]

Hugh Jackman Responds To WOLVERINE Reshoot Criticisms

January 18, 2009 Rich Drees

Yesterday, I questioned whether the reshoots going on in Vancouver for Twentieth Century Fox’s superhero adaptation X-Men Origins: Wolverine would do the film any good and asserted that any spin coming from the studio was [click for more]

Can Reshoots Save WOLVERINE?

January 17, 2009 Rich Drees

So the word got out at the end of this week that director Gavin Hood is Vancouver working on re-shoots for his upcoming superhero film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. The report, from Collider, stated that reshoots [click for more]

Fox And Warner Brothers Have Reached A Settlement Over WATCHMEN!!

January 15, 2009 Rich Drees

It looks as if our long national (geek) nightmare is over! According to the Hollywood Reporter, talks between Twentieth Century Fox and Warner Brothers Studios have proven fruitful and they have reached an agreement over [click for more]

Is Emily Blunt About To Join Rourke, Rockwell In IRON MAN 2 Cast?

January 15, 2009 Bill Gatevackes

Iron Man 2 is shaping up to be a Marvel Comics fan’s dream. First, they get to see a live action War Machine. Then Crimson Dynamo. Then possibly Whiplash. Now, the sexy secret agent known [click for more]