Vanessa Hudgens may be starring in a 'Dead @ 17' movie. Plus: Marvel 'Super Hero Squad' heads for Cartoon Network. Wright posts more 'Scott Pilgrim' cast photos. Mania covers 'Transformers' and 'G.I. Joe' at Toy Fair. We've got word on the 'Batman 3' movie and the unstoppable 'Watchmen' hype continues. Behold the daily column that WALKS: Comics2Film 9.2.18!
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From a Press Release
San Francisco Screening Precedes March 3, 2009 Release of All-New DVD
BURBANK, CA, (February 17, 2008) – Wonder Woman, the highly-anticipated fourth entry in the DC Universe animated original movie series, will receive a West Coast big screen premiere at WonderCon on February 27, 2009 in the Moscone Center in San Francisco.
The 6:00 p.m. screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring filmmakers and voice cast, including animation legend Bruce Timm and Academy Award nominee Virginia Madsen. Filmmakers will also screen the world premiere of the first footage of Green Lantern: First Flight, an upcoming DC Universe animated original movie.
Presented by Warner Premiere, Warner Bros. Animation and DC Comics, the all-new Wonder Woman animated original movie will be distributed by Warner Home Video on March 3, 2009. Wonder Woman will be available as a Single Disc DVD, 2-Disc Special Edition DVD and Blu-ray Disc. The animated original movie will also be available OnDemand and Pay-Per-View, as well as available for download day and date, March 3, 2009.
Madsen, making her first-ever Con appearance, provides the regal voice of Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons and mother to Diana/Wonder Woman. The actress, who received an Oscar nod for her performance in the 2003 hit film Sideways, is joined in the stellar voice cast by Keri Russell (Waitress, Felicity), Nathan Fillion (Firefly/Serenity & the upcoming ABC series Castle), Alfred Molina (Spider-Man 2), Rosario Dawson (Sin City), Oliver Platt (The West Wing) and David McCallum (NCIS).
Wonder Woman is an origin story produced by multiple Emmy Award winning animation legend Bruce Timm, directed by Lauren Montgomery (Superman Doomsday) and written by Michael Jelenic (Batman: Brave & the Bold). All three will participate in the post-screening panel and Saturday’s autograph session. DC Comics Senior Vice President of Creative Affairs Gregory Noveck will moderate the post-screening panel.
An autograph session for all panelists is being scheduled for Saturday, February 28.
How scary is the 'Watchmen' hype machine? Scary enough to prompt 20th Century Fox to pull Sandra Bullock's new movie 'All About Steve' from it's March 6th release date. Variety reports that the studio now plans to release the romcom in the fall.
MTV's 'Spoilers' TV show returns Saturday, February 21 at 8 p.m. on MTV, featuring exclusive looks at the biggest films of 2009. Our very own Tim Kash and Kim Stolz will host the show, screen the entire "Watchmen" movie for the very lucky audience, and share clips with the fans both in the theater and at home.
Thanks to Antonello Blueberry for the submission.
French Watchmen Poster
© Warner Bros. Ent. Inc.
Existe-t-il pas de fin à la 'Watchmen' excitation? Here's a new poster for audiences in France from Allocine.fr.
Thanks to Antonello Blueberry for the submission.
MTV Splash Page is debunking online rumors that Christopher Nolan's recently announced seven-figure deal to direct his original concept 'Inception' is part of a two-picture package that would include a 'Dark Knight' sequel.
MTV News checked in with Nolan's reps who simply say "He is doing ‘Inception’ next. We haven’t announced any deal or anything on the next Batman as that is all speculation."
Meanwhile, IGN Movies has scanned recent Writers Guild of America paperwork and found Nolan's name attached to the work list for screenwriters for the planned sequel. In fact, Nolan's name is the only one to appear. Scripts for previous bat-films had been written and/or developed with Jonathan Nolan and David S. Goyer. Of course, all this is just early paperwork filed by the studios, which is not to say that more names can't be added later.
It does say, however, that the studio has some expectation that Nolan will begin work on a script for the movie at some point.
So the speculation continues...
Thanks to Antonello Blueberry for the submission.
IESB.net has some nice photos of Billy Crudup working in his motion capture suit, side-by-side with the post renderings of Dr. Manhattan. They caution readers that the photos are Not Safe For Work because...you know...Dr. M doesn't feel like covering up his nuclear rod.
Thanks to Antonello Blueberry for the submission.
Michael Cera with SCOTT PILGRIM
© Edgar Wright
'Scott Pilgrim' director Edgar Wright continues to regale fans with a daily photo from the Toronto production. The most recent photos feature the likes of Michael Cera, Chris Evans and Anna Kendrick, posing with sketches of their respective characters drawn by Bryan Lee O'Malley. Check out his MySpace Blog for these and more.
In other news O'Malley chats up CHUD about his involvement with the movie.
Thanks to Antonello Blueberry for the submission.
Cover art to DEAD @ 17 - The 13th Brother by Josh Howard
© Viper Comics
'Dead @ 17' creator Josh Howard chatted with Comics on Comics podcast recently. During the audio interview Howard mentions that that Lorenzo di Bonaventura is producing a cinema adaptation of his series from Viper Comics.
Apparently the suits favor 'High School Musical' leading lady Vanessa Hudgens for the lead role. She'd be playing teenager Nara Kilday who dies and returns from the grave to battle demons.
Mike Dougherty (of 'X2: X-Men United' and 'Superman Returns' fame) is writing the screenplay.
Thanks to Antonello Blueberry for the submission.
Variety reports that Marvel's pint-sized heroes for pint-sized viewers is coming to Cartoon Network as a new pint-sized toon show.
The pint-sized report states that Turner Networks has ordered 26 episodes of 'Marvel Super Hero Squad' in Captain America, Silver Surfer, Hulk, Wolverine and Iron Man will team up to fight crime. The show id due on the air later this year.
Voice talent will include Tom Kenny ("SpongeBob SquarePants"), Charlie Adler ("Transformers"), Steve Blum ("Wolverine and the X-Men") and Grey DeLisle ("The Fairly OddParents," "The Replacements").
Once again Spider-Man is missing from the Marvel toon fold. Presumably the web-slinger is wrapped up in a TV pact with Sony which prevents Marvel from using him elsewhere. He currently appears in the 'Spectacular Spider-Man' show.
I don't blame anyone for staying out of Watchmen's way. Hell, I think even the films being released the following week may suffer from Watchmen mania. The only saving grace for Witch Mountain may be that Watchmen is rated R
Dead @ 17 could be fun. Depends who they aim it at, if it's for tweens then I think it'll disappoint.
Marvel needs either a DareDevil or a Moon Knight animated series ala BTAS. Either that or their own animated film.
I agree wiseguy, DareDevil and MoonKnight should have their own animated shows. They should be in the same vain as the X-MEN animated series that was on fox during the 90's, because it was so true to the comics.
I agree with StarlightGuard. Long shower scene. Hell, no reason for her not to do a nude scene. Not like everyone hasn't seen it all already anyway.
Vanessa also needs to be allergic to all forms of clothing...yeah, that'd be great.
And she's gotta fall into swimming pools filled with pudding. Or whipped cream. Yeah, that's the stuff.
That can come before the first shower scene.
There also needs to be the customary exploration of her possible bisexuality.
God I have too much time on my hands.
Hopefully the Stepford Brat, Vanessa Hudgens, will be shot before that happens.
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So Vanessa would be the next Buffy in a sense -- a brunette slaying bad, bad monsters from Hell.
I'd see it.
Could it include a shower scene? A really long one?
Cause, you know, fighting dead things is a dirty business.