Green Lantern Movie Comes up from Down Under
Green, the American kind in this case, seems to have its weaknesses as well. Following an unexpected bump in the strength of the Australian dollar versus the American dollar, The Hollywood Reporter has released news that the Ryan Reynolds-starring Green Lantern is moving its production out of the land down under in favor of a location with a better economic trend for Warner Bros., the studio producing the expected blockbuster. Read more
Green Lantern Movie Major Characters Revealed
With Ryan Reynolds squarely cast as the lead in the 2010 feature film Green Lantern, the next logical step comes in deciding what characters will be flanking this confident guardian of Earth. A recently released casting call shows what major characters we can expect to see in the movie, and the biggest name, and perhaps least surprising, is that of Sinestro, Green Lantern’s long time nemesis. Sinestro, a former Green Lantern himself, is undoubtedly Green Lantern’s biggest foe, who uses the power of yellow to combat the green rings wielded by Hal Jordan and company. It will certainly take a very established actor who is comfortable with balancing arrogance and confidence to pull off the role of this iconic villain. Read more
Fantastic Four to get Film Overhaul
There was something in the water that said this might happen. After some tentative speculation, rumors of a relaunch of the Fantastic Four film series are confirmed. According to Variety, 20th Century Fox will re-boot the two-film series, and it’s unclear at this time if any of the actors and actresses who starred in the first two films, Ioan Gruffud, Chris Evans, Jessica Alba, and Michael Chiklis specifically, will reprise their roles in the new series. Based on the announcement of the new creative talent behind the film, it is perhaps highly unlikely. Read more
SCREAM 2009 Awards Nominees Announced!
Spike TV’s 4th annual SCREAM Awards are coming up on October 17th at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles. Before we get to that ceremony however, first come the nominees! Announced late this afternoon, the nominees for the awards, which honor the fan favorites in comic books, sci-fi, horror and and fantasy, certainly comprise a number of blockbusters and fan favorites from the past year. J.J. Abram’s sci-fi masterpiece Star Trek leads the way with a total of seventeen nominations, including Best Science-Fiction Movie, Best Director and Best Ensemble. Read more
Comic Book Previews for August 12, 2009
What could be causing part of the oppressive heat this summer, at least this Wednesday anyway? Those SEVENTY candles on the top of Marvel’s cake, that’s what! Happy birthday to the home of some of the most recognizable characters in pop culture today! With that, Marvel has a big birthday bash planned, with several powerful new releases this week!
First up for the birthday boys and girls is Marvel Comics #1: 70th Anniversary Edition. It starts here! The original Human Torch, Ka-Zar, and Sub-Mariner are all here, brought to you in a stunning new edition by some amazing talent in the industry today! That’s not all birthday fun! The Marvel’s Project #1 debuts, with this Ed Brubaker penned tale kicking off the ultimate origin story of the Marvel universe! Look also for the releases of Ultimate Comics Avengers #1 and Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #1. Both of these titles will give us a post-Ultimatum look at the Ultimate universe. Look also for the continuation of the powerful Dark Avengers/X-Men crossover, Utopia, in Uncanny X-Men #514. Read more
Justice League: Who Will be the Final Members?
By this point, it’s no secret that DC Comics’ premier super-team, the Justice League of America, will be undergoing a dramatic lineup change this fall, under the pen of writer James Robinson. Another thing that is not a secret is the identities of some of those members, as recently revealed at Comic-Con. With a very cryptic image, as seen here, revealing some of those characters, the big, and obvious question, remains.
Who else is on the team? Read more
Green Lantern: First Flight Mostly Finds its Path
It’s good vs. evil, teacher vs. student, yellow vs. green and nothing short of the fate of the universe is at stake when all these forces collide in the latest entry from Warner Bros. and DC Comics in their animated features, Green Lantern: First Flight. Christopher Meloni, of Oz and Law and Order fame, stars as the voice of cocky pilot Hal Jordan, who is about to have his world turned upside down by an encounter with dying alien, and Green Lantern himself, Abin Sur. How does Hal Jordan fare in his first solo flight onscreen? After a somewhat bumpy takeoff, the feature finally hits a smooth stride. Read more
DC Announces Major News During Editorial Presentation at Comic-Con
Saturday’s DC Editorial Panel at Comic-Con proved to be one that fans were waiting for. DC made some major announcements about upcoming projects and characters, many that have already sparked rumors and cries of joy from readers and fans of long established properties, such as the Justice League. The biggest announcement about DC’s most well-known super team came in the form of a few reveals as to who will be in the lineup for James Robinson’s take on the costumed crimefighters! Read more
Comic Book Releases for July 22nd, 2009
Into the valley of the comic book store rode the 600. The 600th issues of Amazing Spider-Man and The Incredible Hulk that is! With Doctor Octopus, Daredevil, a wedding and more, Marvel promises great and thrilling reading for fans of the series and those just interested in this milestone issue! Same goes for the Hulk, except the action involves Red Hulk, Green Hulk AND Spidey! Springing from Immortal Iron Fist comes Immortal Weapons, five issue limited series! Also airing this week is another installment in the Halo franchise with Halo: Helljumper, ushering in a new story and new creative team for this video game franchise. Read more
Blackest Night #1: Jawdropping
Thank you, Blackest Night #1, for wiping the slate clean, for me at least, after the mess that was Final Crisis. After not really caring all that much about New Gods, Black Racer, Furies and someone named Libra who hadn’t mattered in years, not to mention feeling that the entire thing could have been told in three issues, max, DC has brought us a true limited series with this first issue of what promises to be an emotionally compelling and action oriented story, Blackest Night. Read more
