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NEW MOON Breaks Midnight Record by Jarrod Sarafin, Editor
(November 20, 2009)
Summit Entertainment scored a box office home run last night with The Twilight Saga: New Moon capturing the record for best midnight premiere. The Hollywood Reporter says the sequel grabbed an estimated $26.27 million in 3,514 theaters for a per-theater av

New WITCH Trailer Online by Jarrod Sarafin, Editor
(November 20, 2009)
Just a month after revealing a Halloween teaser, Lionsgate has unleashed a full new trailer for Season of the Witch courtesy of Fandango. The supernatural thriller stars Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman, Stephen Campbell Moore, Robert Sheehan, Claire Foy, Ulrich

Defenders arrive on SUPER HERO SQUAD by Mania Staff, Contributing Writer
(November 20, 2009)
When Silver Surfer and Hulk team with Dr Strange and Valkyrie to form “The Defenders,” the forces of good will “Hero Up!” like never before!

New AVATAR Featurette Online by Jarrod Sarafin, Editor
(November 20, 2009)
20th Century Fox has unleashed a new featurette for James Cameron's upcoming sci-fi epic Avatar courtesy of IGN Movies. You can check out the new clip, titled "Human Hardware", in the video player below or here.

UNDERWORLD 4 Gains Writer by Jarrod Sarafin, Editor
(November 20, 2009)
Screen Gems and Lakeshore Entertainment have hired "The Shield" writer John Hlavin to flesh out the script for a fourth installment in the Underworld franchise. And it won't be a prequel, reports HR's Heat Vision blog. Len Wiseman, who directed the first t

Peter Iliff Writing GLADIATORS by Jarrod Sarafin, Editor
(November 20, 2009)
Screenwriter Peter Iliff (Patriot Games, Point Break) has been tasked to write theatrical version of American Gladiators, based on the TV show that's been around since 1988. Scott Mednick is producing while "American Gladiators" creator Johnny Ferraro is

White Penning SANTA WARS by Jarrod Sarafin, Editor
(November 20, 2009)
Nothing brings out that holiday cheer and the spirit of gift-giving like warring factions of a Santa union. Or so Paramount Pictures believes. Variety reports the studio and producer Scott Rudin have hired screenwriter Mike White to flesh out a comedic sto

Idris Elba Guards THOR's Asgard by Rob M. Worley, Editor
(November 20, 2009)
Idris Elba guards THOR's Asgard as Heimdall. Plus: KULL movie in the works? More details on AMERICAN CRIME. JUDGE DREDD movement and more! Sounding the Gjallarhorn to usher in Ragnarok, it's your Comics2Film 9.11.20!

Pitt Takes on DARK VOID by Jarrod Sarafin, Editor
(November 20, 2009)
Brad Pitt's Plan B shingle is set to produce a theatrical adaptation to Capcom's video game Dark Void. HR's Risky Biz Blog reports that Reliance BIG Entertainment and Plan B shingle are developing a film version, with Pitt possibly taking on the lead role

Toy Maniac's Top Ten Play Sets by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(November 20, 2009)
Well it is here. I have danced around the issue for some time but I have finally gathered my own Top Ten Play Sets list. I did a piece over a year ago questioning where the play sets have gone. It seems now that Hasbro, the only producer to even touch bigg

10 Unforgettable Werewolf Transformation Scenes by Martin McFriend, Writer
(November 20, 2009)
No Werewolf film is complete without “the transformation” scene. You know the drill. Fangs jutting through lips, clothes spontaneously shredding and a whole mess of grizzly, matted fur suddenly appearing out of nowhere. Such are the ways that humans tu

Mania Exclusive: Interview with Greg Ayres by Kat Wiggers and Brooke Teer
(November 20, 2009)
We sit down with Greg Ayres during Nekocon to talk about just about everything.

Win Ghost in the Shell Blu-ray or X DVD by Chris Beveridge
(November 20, 2009)
Manga Entertainment is set to give UK fans a little love with a pair of prizes.

First Look: Dream Machine Production Stills by Chris Beveridge
(November 19, 2009)
The first round of productions stills and design artwork has surfaced for Satoshi Kon's fifth film.

FUNimation New Title Solicitations for February 2010 by Chris Beveridge
(November 19, 2009)
FUNimation's February slate of titles has been announced to the delight of many.

Hathaway offered Cat role in SPIDER-MAN 4? by Rob M. Worley, Editor
(November 19, 2009)
Has Anne Hathaway been offered the Black Cat role in SPIDER-MAN 4? Plus: Mandalay thinks about Boom's UNTHINKABLE. CW tunes in the GLOBAL FREQUENCY...again. Stan Lee talks THOR! More! Holdin' 'em like they do in Texas please, it's your Comics2Film 9.11.19!

McKidd Talks ROME Movie by Jarrod Sarafin, Editor
(November 19, 2009)
Fans of HBO's "Rome" will also be pleased to learn that a script is out there for a theatrical film feature based on the series which was canceled in its second season. The NY Post's Pop Wrap talked with actor Kevin McKidd, who confirmed the film in the wo

Murphy Tripping FLUFFY by Jarrod Sarafin, Editor
(November 19, 2009)
It looks like Eddie Murphy isn't finished with the fantasy aspect of talking animals, though this next adventure will be far different than his previous Dr. Dolittle experience. HR's Risky Biz Blog reports that Murphy is attached to produce and could poten

Four Join Snyder's GUARDIANS by Jarrod Sarafin, Editor
(November 19, 2009)
Director Zack Snyder has added four big names to his upcoming animated fantasy, with The Hollywood Reporter saying that Sam Neill, Geoffrey Rush, Hugo Weaving and David Wenham will topline the voice cast of his feature, Guardians of Ga'hoole.

Bonaventura Producing FLAMEL by Jarrod Sarafin, Editor
(November 19, 2009)
Mega producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura is traveling back to his fantasy roots by snapping up the rights to produce Michael Scott's six-part fantasy series The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. Variety reports the deal returns di Bonaventura to familia

7 Rules for Making THE HOBBIT Movie by Mason Brown, Writer
(November 19, 2009)
The Lord of the Rings movies grossed almost $3 billion, so it's no surprise New Line wants to head to Middle Earth in quest for box office gold. Luckily for them, the LOTR prequel's already been written, and it's a beloved classic. In December 2011, The

Worthington Signs on for AMERICAN CRIME by Rob M. Worley, Editor
(November 18, 2009)
AVATAR actor Sam Worthington is set to topline comic book movie THE LAST DAYS OF AMERICAN CRIME.

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