Sunday, February 1, 2015
Comic-Book Movie/TV News Bytes
+ Ryan Reynolds is closing a deal to star in Fox/Marvel’s X-Men spin-off Deadpool, which is set for Feb. 12, 2016. Reynolds played the character in 2009′s X-Men Origins: ... Continue Reading →
‘Thrones,’ ‘Breaking Bad’ Veteran to Direct ‘Wonder Woman’
Michelle MacLaren, a powerhouse writer, director and producer whose credits range from The X-Files to Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones, has been tapped to develop ... Continue Reading →
SoftBank Cools DreamWorks Talks, Invests in Legendary
Japanese conglomerate SoftBank’s acquisition plans DreamWorks Animation have cooled in the wake of the discussions being publicly disclosed.
Now, SoftBank has announced a deal ... Continue Reading →
‘Assault on Arkham’ Swoops onto Disc
Warner Bros. is unveiling the latest Dark Knight animated adventure today with the release of Batman: Assault on Arkham on Blu-ray ($24.98), DVD ($19.98) and Digital. An attempt to ... Continue Reading →
Bats & Supe Pic Gets Official Title
Warner Bros. has unmasked the official title for the highly anticipated live-action Batman-Superman film as Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice (May 6, 2016). Principal photography ... Continue Reading →
‘House of Monsters’ Series Seeks Funding
Artist and filmmaker Dawn Brown is campaigning for funds on Kickstarter to bring back her stop-motion short film House of Monsters as a web series.
The 2012 original film was a throwback ... Continue Reading →
MPC Opts for OptiTrack Mo-Cap
International vfx studio The Moving Picture Company (MPC), which recently lent movie magic to World War Z and Man of Steel, has revealed its reliance on its 18-camera OptiTrack motion-capture ... Continue Reading →
‘Man of Steel’ Sequel Casts Eisenberg, Irons
Jesse Eisenberg has been cast as Lex Luthor and Jeremy Irons as Alfred the butler in Warner Bros.’ upcoming Superman-Batman feature.
The pair joins returning Man of Steel cast ... Continue Reading →
WB Bumps Superman-Batman Matchup to 2016
Warner Bros. has moved to 2016 the release date for its Superman-meets-Batman followup to last summer’s Man of Steel.
The DC Comics sequel, directed again by Zack Snyder, was ... Continue Reading →
