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Archive for the ‘Movie News’ Category

July 17th, 2008

Woo To Direct Caliber Comic Adaptation

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Acclaimed action-film director John Woo has signed on to helm the movie treatment of comic book Caliber, an adaptation of the Arthurian legend set in the American Wild, Wild West.
Caliber is a creation of Barry Levine’s Radical Comics.  They’re a very new player on the comic book […]

By brian -- 2 comments

July 14th, 2008

Hellboy II Takes Box Office Crown

In a battle of unconventional superheroes, Hellboy II: The Golden Army edged out Hancock to win the weekend. Hellboy brought in $35.9 million and became the third comic-book based movie to hold the no. 1 spot, following Iron Man and the Incredible Hulk.  A fourth comic property, Wanted nearly made it but was beaten […]

By brian -- 6 comments

July 11th, 2008

Favreau Signs On for Iron Man Sequel

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And a million Marvel fans just released their collective breath. Jon Favreau, director of the runaway hit Iron Man, has agreed to helm the sequel according to Deadline Hollywood Daily.
There was some concern on Favreau’s part about the extremely ambitious release schedule Marvel […]

By brian -- 3 comments

July 10th, 2008

Meet New Hulk, Same Take As Old Hulk

An interesting column at the Hollywood Reporter notes that in spite of much more positive reviews from fans and critics, the new Hulk movie will pull in about what the first one did.
I’ve mentioned that I think the revamp is a lot better and infinitely more “summer box office” film. Ang Lee’s take would […]

By brian -- 8 comments

July 9th, 2008

Did We Need Another Mummy?

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I’m actually a fan of the Brendan Fraser Mummy flicks. Fraser does a good job of playing the comedic Indiana Jones-inspired action hero Rick O’ Connell. But I’m worried they’re running the franchise into […]

By brian -- 8 comments

July 9th, 2008

Ledger Propels Dark Knight Sellouts

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Fueled by the untimely death of and reported brilliant performance by Heath Ledger, Bat-mania is at fever pitch. The New York Times said tickets for July 18 screenings of The Dark Knight are such a hot commodity theatres are scheduling […]

By brian -- 1 comment

July 9th, 2008

Whedon Heads for the Woods

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Variety is reporting the MGM has given the greenlight to Joss Whedon for a new thriller called “Cabin the Woods.”
The script was written by Whedon and Drew Goddard, who wrote the script for “Cloverfield.”
The two originally met on “Buffy” and Goddard went on to work on […]

By Cynthia -- 4 comments

July 8th, 2008

The Teachings of Hellboy

One of the reasons Hellboy became a hit comic is because of the points it makes about being a monster. By anyone’s visual definition, Ol’ Red is the epitome of a monstrosity. But under his stony red skin Hellboy beats the heart of a big old kid who loves Baby Ruths and pancakes. And […]

By brian -- 3 comments

July 7th, 2008

Hancock Delivers Weekend Knockout

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People in Hancock’s world may not like him, but moviegoers loved him to the tune of a $62.6 million opening weekend. That’s the fifth July 4th weekend win for Will Smith.
Hancock pulled in $30 million more than second place finisher WALL-E. […]

By brian -- 4 comments

July 5th, 2008

Flash Movie Coming Along At Turtle Speed

There are some crises even a superhero can’t get past and union strikes are high at the top of that list. At a presser promoting the upcoming Dark Knight movie you may have heard about, producer Charles Roven said Warner Bros. has not given up on The Flash.
But Roven admits the writers’ strike and […]

By brian -- 2 comments