DC Comics has officially declared that they’ll be releasing Before Watchmen, prequel comics depending on Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ Watchmen. While there have been rumors of Watchmen prequel and follow up comics for a long time, the prequels will actually occur now with writers and everything. DC Comics asked Alan Moore for his blessing, but he refused.Even so, Gibbons launched a declaration stating,
“The original series of Watchmen is the complete story that Alan Moore and I wanted to tell. However, I appreciate DC’s reasons for this initiative and the wish of the artists and writers involved to pay tribute to our work. May these new additions have the success they desire”
Warner Bros. has greenlit its live-action remake of the cartoons cult success "Akira" for a late February/early March begin, sources tell Variety.
In July, Warners tapped Spanish helmer Jaume Collet-Serra ("Unknown" ) to direct at a budget of $90 million, which was taken down from a preliminary number of more than $100 million. Where the funds appears now isn't clear, and Warner Bros. had no comment on the project.
With a greenlight set up, studio can start searching for the 2 male leads; sources tell Variety that "Tron: Legacy" star Garrett Hedlund is regarded as a front-runner. Both Warners and Collett-Sera have been interested in the thesp, but needed to wait for a greenlight to produce their move.
Even if no offer's been made, insiders say a proposal could come soon.
"Akira," long in progress at the studio, has hit numerous speedbumps during the last several months, including Albert Hughes falling out as director. Collet-Serra was induced quickly, but figuring out the budget took about two months, with studio and creative executives meeting last week prior to the decision was closed over the weekend.
Appian Way's Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson Killoran are producing along with Mad Chance's Andrew Lazar. It's one more big win for Appian Way, which just secrured "Cloverfield" director Matt Reeves to helm its "Twilight Zone" picture at Warners.
WB obtained the potential tentpole task for a seven-figure sum from Japanese manga publisher Kodansha in 2008. Placed in New Manhattan, the cyberpunk sci-fi epic follows the leader of a biker team who must save his friend, found with potentially destructive psychokinetic skills, from government medical tests.
Katsuhiro Otomo, who wrote and directed the 1988 Japanese cartoons picture of the same title, will exec produce "Akira."
Well, it needed to appear sometime. After many really inspired trailers, it was only normal that Kermit and the team would trip up and put out a bad pro.... Oh, who can hold that ruse up? The new Muppets trailer has arrived and it's bleedin' amazing!
This is the 2nd full theatrical trailer for the film, and while it does not feature a parody topic, it's full of any type of Muppety goodness that makes us believe the movie will be really special. From little pop culture gags to winks at cinema generally it's a champion through and through.
The story, for the two people still unaware, finds Walter, the earth's biggest Muppet fan enrolling his brother (Jason Segel) and big bro's girlfriend (Amy Adams) on a journey to meet his heroes. When they find that the gang's old theatre is threatened by an evil oil baron (Chris Cooper), they started rounding up the fuzzy buddies to start a telethon and save the location. Cue insanity, music, mockery and everything we like about the Muppets.
As was noted, the latest movie trailer for DreamWorks Animation’s Puss in Boots produced its way on the internet not long ago and can be viewed online. Furthermore, 2 new character posters for the movie have just been uploaded at the Internet Movie Poster Awards.
Proving that you really can’t always believe everything that you read, FOX hasn't only arrived at an agreement with the voice actors of The Simpsons concerning their financial discussions, they’ve also greenlit the series for 2 more seasons. This occurred despite information that the show would continue for only one more season, no matter what happened concerning this week’s money-related reasons. If an unnamed member of the Simpsons team is to be believed, this was nothing but a “cheap negotiating tactic” on the studio’s part. In spite of everything, Springfield is here to stay for now, with the show now set up to last until at least 2014.
