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Superman Man of Steel Henry Cavill Up For Role of Tarzan From David Yates
Harry Potter‘s David Yates has been officially named as the director of the upcoming Tarzan movie, which appears to be the reason why he bowed out of doing the Justice League movie. According to Vulture, Yates is set to meet with a few up-and-coming actors for the role, one of which is said to be the…
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JMS World War Z Script Lands Online
This week saw the first footage and the first movie poster for World War Z released. The zombie film is based on the Max Brooks novel of the same name starring Brad Pitt. The original script for World War Z was written by J. Michael Straczynksi and has undergone a few re-writes since then. Now…
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Disney Compares Star Wars Acquisition To Marvel
We find out the main reason for Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm from George Lucas for $4.05 billion was primarily for the Star Wars franchise with Disney comparing the purchase to the 2009 acquisition of Marvel. As Lucasfilm also includes Indiana Jones, Industrial Light & Magic and Skywalker Sound, in a statement from Disney Senior Executive…
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Advanced Review: Stormwatch #14
As you may have noticed, my enthusiasm for Stormwatch in the New 52 DCU has fallen tremendously. The property has been stretched by three writers so tight it resembles if nothing else a piece of cosmic bubble gum. Still, Peter Milligan is determined to prove there may be some pop left in that gum as The…
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Advanced Review: Green Lantern #14
As the Guardians of the Universe continue their mad plans to snuff the Green Lanterns, the Rise of the Third Army continues – well, kinda – in Green Lantern #14. Yes, we re in deep space on two occasions: First to see the mad Guardians debate the wisdom of their plan with the First Lantern…
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SyFy Announces Thanksgiving James Bond Marathon; Original Dungeons & Dragons Movie
Press Release SYFY CELEBRATES THANKSGIVING WEEKEND WITH ANNUAL JAMES BOND MOVIE MARATHON – PLUS ALL DAY DRAGON FLICKS FESTIVAL BEGINS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21 AT 12 AM SYFY ORIGINAL MOVIE DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS: THE BOOK OF VILE DARKNESS PREMIERES SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24 NEW YORK – November 2, 2012 – Syfy will once again shake up the…
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Movie Review: Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
The Art of Video Games A Film Review of: Wreck-It Ralph By: Lawrence Napoli I believe that the video game is the leading entertainment art form of today. Purists that represent older art forms had best accept this trend (if not outright truth) and get over the sour grapes of the ever increasing popularity that…
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Iron Man 3 (2013): Mandarin’s T-Shirt Revealed: “7.62 Decisions, Decisions”
With the release of the Iron Man 3 trailer we saw a Captain America tattoo on the back of the Mandarin’s neck with what appears to be an Anarchy symbol. But that’s not all that we saw as a new image of the Mandarin surfaced which featured some sort of t-shirt. Now it appears the…
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Watch Star Wars’ R2D2 and C3PO on Disney’s ANT Farm (Video)
Well, that didn’t take too long. The gang of Disney’s A.N.T. Farm visited George Lucas’ Skywalker Ranch where they ran into R2D2 and C3PO. Most likely just coincidence as the episodes are written well in advance, but the skit is rather funny. This comes off the heels of Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm, which includes all the…
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Advance Tickets For The Hobbit & Man of Steel Trailer Go On Sale November 7th
Tickets for Peter Jackson’s highly anticipated movie, The Hobbit, will be going on sale November 7th at 12:00pm ET, more than a month ahead of the scheduled release date. In addition, a Lord of the Rings Trilogy screening is set for Saturday, December 8th, and Sunday December 9th as well. Tickets for the trilogy go on…
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Movie Review: The Man With the Iron Fists
Riding The Line By: Chris “DOC” Bushley As the cold winds batter the east coast and the promise of winter creeps in your bones, a break from reality is sorely needed. What better way to stave off the impending flakes of snow than gathering the boys for a martial arts matinee? The Man With The…
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G.I. Joe: Retaliation: New International Trailer Now Online
It’s been quite a while since we heard much of anything in regards to G.I. Joe: Retaliation. The official release date was moved back to March of 2013 with the reasons being to shoot additional scenes and conversion to 3D. The good news is that now a new International trailer has surfaced for G.I. Joe…
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Evil Dead 2013 Necronomicon Revealed!
I have high hopes for the Evil Dead remake. The trailer and NYCC footage were sick as heck, and with that, we have a look at the Evil Dead Necronomicon, the book of the dead! The official Evil Dead Facebook revealed the new version, with the previous, I believe, being made of human skin and…
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Mark Hamill Comments on Star Wars Disney; Familiar With Episode 7, 8 & 9
With Disney’s announcement that they are acquiring Lucasfilm from George Lucas, and with a new Star Wars movie set for 2015, “Episode 7,” Luke Skywalker, Mark Hamill, now offers up some comments. And he was just as surprised by the news as you and me. However, Mark Hamill wasn’t surprised that more Star Wars movies are…
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Necroscope Movie From Glenn Hetrick Announced
Tonight saw the Season 3 finale of SyFy’s hit make-up special effects show, Face Off, and in a QnA with Face Off judge Glenn Hetrick, the designer let it be known that a future project he is working on is Brian Lumley’s Necroscope. Glenn Hetrick told SyFy’s McKenzie Westmore that he is writing and producing Necroscope.…
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Holy Sh*t! Disney buys Lucasfilm & Star Wars!
The Force Now Bows at the House of Mouse By: Lawrence Napoli All of you be completely honest with me. How many of you are dusting off your old scripts/treatments/outlines for YOUR ideas concerning Star Wars Episodes 7, 8, and 9 right now? I know I AM! If you don’t know why I’m asking this…
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Iron Man 3: “Not A Serious Movie” Says Kevin Feige
With the release of the Iron Man 3 trailer came waves of not only excitement, but perhaps a bit of skepticism. The Iron Man 3 trailer revealed a much different take than its previous counterparts with it being a very dark showing. Fans immediately noted the difference and remarked that it was missing that Tony…
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Man of Steel Henry Cavill Spotted At LAX Airport (Images)
Yesterday saw a batch of images revealing the new curly longer locks of new Superman Henry Cavill at the Arthritis Foundation Gala awards. Now, here are a couple more pics featuring Henry Cavill as he departs from the LAX airport. We see Henry Cavill keeping with his Man of Steel image as he sports a…
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The Triumphant Return Of An Avenger! Avengers #32 Spoilers
(Editor’s Note: Avengers #32 Spoiler Alert!) We all know that the “death span” of a hero in modern comics is quite short, but for this hero, Bendis took his sweet time returning her to the land of the living. First seen in the pages of Avengers #31, our returned hero seems to have gotten herself…
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Advanced Review: The Walking Dead: The Official Magazine
What better way to keep yourself up to date with all things The Walking Dead than with — The Walking Dead: The Official Magazine! Hitting newsstands October 23rd, this 100 page behemoth, from Titan Magazines and Skybound, is bloated with more tasty tidbits than a “Well Walker!” From the forward, by the creator of it…