Hip-hop artist Pras Michel of the musical group Fugees has optioned film and TV rights to comic series DarkOz, reports Variety. The original comic series was published by Caliber Comics. The screenplay was penned from the original source creators A...
Doug Higley (a.k.a. The Phantom of the Midway) is a long-time midway and boardwalk attraction enthusiast who pens columns on outdoor rides for CIRCUS REPORT and SHOW BIZ U.S.A. His previous book was THE LAST MUSEUM. SCARY DARK RIDES is a true labor of lov...
After making a splash in the video game industry with his twisted take on ALICE IN WONDERLAND, video game producer/designer American McGee has sold the film rights to his next project before its release. McGee has been working on a WIZARD OF OZ game that ...
Expect a dark revisionist take on Frank Baum's WIZARD OF OZ courtesy of Todd McFarlane, Josh Olsen (History of Violence) & Warner Bros. Variety is reporting the team is planning this darker toned adaptation to be more like a sequel, not a remake. Todd...
By the time you read this, you'll probably have read several other laudatory articles on the influence of THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS and how it changed the way we looked at comics in general and Batman in particular. You may also have read that THE DARK KNIG...
The gothic soap opera that refuses to die resurfaces in a new series of novels from HarperCollins. (Ah ha! The dreaded Collins name works its evil spell yet again!) Late 1998 saw the publication of DARK SHADOWS: ANGELIQUE`S DESCENT, written by actress Lar...
Universal Pictures and Dark Horse Entertainment have signed a three-year production and distribution agreement that establishes a studio home for all of Dark Horse's creative properties going forward. The agreement was jointly announced by Marc Shmuger an...
Known within the comics community as the king of licensed properties, Dark Horse Comics has become a major force within an industry once dominated by the "dynamic duo" of DC and Marvel Comics. Over the course of its 17-year history, the company has explor...
While shopping at a local supermarket recently I came upon something new installed right outside the exit doors – an automated DVD rental vending machine. Video vending machines have been around in Japan (where you can get just about anything fro...
Comic Con 2007 in San Diego has listed their full lineup. I'll be posting the movie and television sections of the COMIC CON event.. This will include lots of information for you to judge on what to see if you happen to go to it.
Another thing, if ...
A TV pilot for a potential series based on L. Frank Baum's OZ books has been ordered up by the WB.According to Variety columnist Michael Fleming, X-MEN scribe David Hayter will write the pilot as well as executive produce, with Lawrence Bender (GOOD WILL ...
Steve Niles and Scott Hampton continue their saga of Gotham City’s other late-night protector. Simon Dark lives underground and periodically emerges to protect the innocent with unrestrained violence. Batman leaves criminals tied up for th...
If you were wondering what kind of impact “Gears of War” and “Resident Evil” had on gaming, look no further than “Dark Sector”, a better-than-average – mostly – shooter now out for the Xbox 360 and PS3. Grap...
Forgiving the lateness of this review, consider that Dark Ivory stands as the newest original creation of Joseph Michael Linsner—the newest since his landmark character Dawn premiered in 1989. Linsner has established himself as more of a pinup ...
DARK ANGEL was never a perfect show (and sometimes it was very, very far from perfect) but a lot of you loved it anyway... (I know, because we're still getting e-mail about it). I have to admit that I wasn't a huge fan, but I know a lot of you were...and ...
Fans of James Cameron's dystopic sci-fi action/adventure TV series DARK ANGEL get their wish today: all of the episodes from the show's first season are now on DVD. DARK ANGEL - THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON hits store shelves today from Twentieth Century Fo...
The James Cameron created science fiction series DARK ANGEL may have only lasted two seasons but Fox Home Video is doing its best to remember the show's fans. Yesterday the second season of DARK ANGEL debuted on DVD in the form of a six-disc set containin...
The Italian epic metal band Rhapsody proclaims what it plays is "Symphonic Epic Hollywood Metal," coining a new term in a species of music that has already become over categorized but in their case the appellation is quite accurate (some have even called...
A few days back I reviewed McFarlane Toys' "Spawn: Classic-Series Twenty" line and mentioned how the proliferation of action figures in the toy and collector's market has caused a seemingly unending variety of dolls that sometimes barely resemble the orig...
Steve Niles refashions Frankenstein, combines it with a bit of Tim Burton, and adds some urban legend mystique to create Simon Dark – his newest ongoing with DC and another collaboration with artist Scott Hampton (Batman: Gotham County Line). N...
On November 7, the year’s biggest comic book event will be chronicled in graphic novel format for the first time as Marvel Comics launches an epic, 240-page hard cover edition of Dark Tower: Gunslinger Born, adapted from the master of modern horror ...
Subway tunnels do more than slide you to and from work every day; they inspire the dark side of the imagination. The dimly-lit tunnels allow only fleeting glimpses of what goes on under the world's biggest cities, and most commuters never consider exactly...
Whether you agree with this statement or not, the world of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER is getting smaller by the minute. Sure, with each incarnation of the series' characters (animated, comic book adaptation, novelization, etc.) the franchise expands exponen...
As gigantic terraforming city machines move across the surface of Ceres Alpha, a group of babies are born with unusual telepathic and telekinetic abilities. The computer systems keep going down, and the terraforming isn't going smoothly. Project head Gask...
Greetings, Comicscape faithful, and Merry Christmas, happy Chanukah, and have a spectacular holiday-of-some-other-obscure-nation-or-alternative-religion. If I don’t say that part, someone will remind me about Yule or something. Anyway, i...
Opening today in theaters are two thrillers with supernatural stories, 20th Century Fox's HIDE AND SEEK and Lions Gate's ALONE IN THE DARK. Normally CINESCAPE will assign one of our crack film critics to go see an early press screening of a genre film, so...
Speaking exclusively with CINESCAPE's Eric Moro, Dark Horse Comics President Mike Richardson gave us a vision of the film future of Dark Horse -- from movies that are in production (HELLBOY) to ones announced as in development (30 DAYS OF NIGHT) and other...
Walden Media has picked up the film rights to Susan Cooper's five-book fantasy-adventure series, THE DARK IS RISING SEQUENCE. The first film will be based on the second book of the series, THE DARK IS RISING. The story centes on a modern-day boy who learn...
Dark Horse Comics has announced that they will publish a original companion comic story to this summer's ALIEN VS. PREDATOR film. Titled ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: THRILL OF THE HUNT, the 96-page graphic novel takes the story elements of Paul W.S. Anderson's f...
MPI Home Video, purveyors of the popular 1966 daytime vampire/soap opera TV series, has released an eight disc CD set containing virtually all of the music composed for and recycled throughout the 5-year series. The 1966-1971 ABC-TV Gothic...
The first script review for ALONE IN THE DARK has sprouted on the Web. The movie, which wrapped production not too long ago, is being directed by Uwe Boll (HOUSE OF THE DEAD) and stars Christian Slater and Tara Reid as paranormal investigators Edward Carn...
Hah, trust it for our friends over at Wizard to do a step by step breakdown of the Wizard World Chicago Convention footage shown by Warner Bros... There may be no video footage to post yet but columnist Kiel Phegley at Wizard Universe did ...
Dark Age of Camelot celebrates its fifth anniversary with the release of Labyrinth of the Minotaur, the new expansion for the epic fantasy massively-multiplayer online role-playing game. This is the seventh expansion for Camelot and it introduces a hulkin...
In his creepy new drama ONE HOUR PHOTO, Robin Williams plays Seymour (Sy) Parrish, a lonely man who becomes obsessed with a family through developing their pictures over the years. Sy's obsession gets the better of him in the dark thriller, though this is...
Call me spoiled, but I can't say that I have enjoyed a snowboarding game since 1080 SNOWBOARDING for the Nintendo 64. It was one of the first true snowboarding games, and everything since has somehow wound up just short of the marks it set when released. ...
Mythic Entertainment has announced a partnership with Buff Entertainment for the purposes of taking it's online role-playing game, DARK AGE OF CAMELOT, to South Korea this fall.Mythic's agreement with Buff enables Buff to publish the game in South Korea, ...
It took a little longer than we thought it would, but finally it's over: the long-awaited sequel to Frank Miller's 1986 monster hit, THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, finishes this month, thus fulfilling all the hopes, dreams, and desires of those fans who want se...
I'll say again that a MAJOR SPOILER is linked in this article for Nolan's upcoming THE DARK KNIGHT as an added warning with the title of this article. Obviously, this spoiler could end up false but when one considers previous "casting calls" mad...
Understanding the significance of screenwriting credits sometimes takes the same skills as reading runes, so it's unclear how much James Ellroy, given a "story by" tag on DARK BLUE, contributed to the final product. However, the movie certainly feels like...
Dark Horse Comics president Mike Richardson this week announced a new publishing program featuring CONAN THE BARBARIAN. The monthly ongoing series will include all-new stories based on the classic Robert E. Howard character and also incorporate adaptation...
Christian Slater has been cast as paranormal investigator Edward Carnby in ALONE IN THE DARK, the $30 million dollar film adaptation of the Infogrames horror video game. Filming begins in Vancouver on July 14."We are very happy to have Christian Slater on...
Alright, it's CYOA time for us. Three well known sites (AICN, Superhero Hype & Joblo) have already got the "We're going to sue you if..." notice from Warner Bros for putting copyrighted DARK KNIGHT pictures up on their site. Before we g...
According to Fox, Production has gotten underway on the action-adventure fantasy film, The Dark is Rising.The film tells the story of Will Stanton, a young man who learns he is the last of a group of warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting the...
For quite some time the PSP has only offered weaker ports from the PS2 system, leaving the system fairly barren when it comes to quality games. Often this makes you question if you wish to own it. Many of the owners have questioned why they have purchase...
John Hodge has been hired to write a feature adaption of Susan Cooper's THE DARK IS RISING.The story revolves around Will Stanton, a boy whose life is turned upside down when he learns that he is the last of a group of immortal warriors who have dedicated...
Alright you BATMAN fans (myself included), get ready for something soon. I know that Warner Bros warned everyone about THE DARK KNIGHT won't have an exhibit at this month's Comic Con 2007, instead opting for the Wizard World Chicago convention i...
Just as their latest horror film, 13 GHOSTS, readies for the 2001 Halloween season, Joel Silver, Robert Zemeckis and the rest of the folks at Dark Castle Productions are already gearing up for their next project. However, it will differ from the company's...
As promised last week, the latest trailer for The Dark Knight, which you can see attached to Iron Man, has premiered online this weekend. You can see it at the WB viral site here. If there was an upload, I'd put it down below but for now, click on the lin...
It seems that the caped crusader will be making a trip to Hong Kong sometime in the upcoming sequel, THE DARK KNIGHT. A shooting schedule for the asian tourist spot has been revealed courtesy of The Standard.
Here's the details...
Kam Nai-wai, of the C...
IGN FilmForce has unleashed the trailer for ALONE IN THE DARK upon the internet. This is the second video game-to-movie adaptation from German director Uwe Boll (HOUSE OF THE DEAD being his first) and it stars Christian Slater as supernatural investigator...
Lions Gate Films has picked up distribution rights for DARK RIDE, a new thriller from director Craig Singer. SOPRANOS co-star Jamie-Lynn DiScala (the actress that plays Meadow on the hit HBO show) stars in the picture.The Hollywood Reporter states that th...
If you've watched I AM LEGEND by the time you're reading this article sometime today, you would have seen the new trailer for THE DARK KNIGHT. If you saw the IMAX version of the film, you have seen the Joker prologue as well. Hopefully, those two tr...
The time is near when the television shows we watch will go dark due to the shortened seasons caused by the WGA/AMPTP Strike. In some cases, depending on your preferences, that moment has already occurred. BIONIC WOMAN wrapped up...
The latest trailer for THE DARK KNIGHT has officially hit the web a few minutes ago, courtesy of an official site from WB. To watch it, click here and hit the "Download" icon on the right-hand side. I'm sure most of you fans ...
Comic book writer James D. Hudnall attracted some attention last month when his co-creation with artist Dan Brereton, namely THE PSYCHO, was optioned by Universal Pictures. Now Hudnall is preparing to kick new things off in the comic industry with the for...
Lions Gate Films has purchased the rights to distribute ALONE IN THE DARK to North American theaters. Directed by HOUSE OF THE DEAD helmer Uwe Boll, and starring Christian Slater, Tara Reid and Stephen Dorff, the movie studio has now slotted a January 28,...
An excellent resource for fans of Stephen King's DARK TOWER series of novels, Lilja's Library has published the cover artwork for the sixth DARK TOWER novel, THE SONG OF SUSANNAH. DARK TOWER VI is scheduled to be published next summer.Lilja's Library is a...
As we announced last Thursday, a Halloween festive pumpkin appeared over on Whysoserious.com, the promotion site for Nolan's upcoming DARK KNIGHT film. It led a lot of us to believe that some new type of teaser/trailer will appear on October 31 but as tim...
Before Heath Ledger passed away in late January, the marketing blitz was on from Warner Bros. and the team of Christopher Nolan for their upcoming sequel The Dark Knight. Afterwards, the online viral marketing died down for a while but it's gearing up aga...
In the 1980’s, there was quite a run on whimsical fantasy films. There was “Legend”, “Krull”, “Labyrinth”, “Willow”…Not sure why they are all single word titles. That’s kind of c...
Perhaps, this is the reason Warner Bros. moved their TRICK 'R TREAT movie out of the slated October 5th release date this morning. Fox has placed the trailer for THE DARK IS RISING online a few hours ago. This film starring Ian McShane (DEADWOOD) is also&...
After months of hype, speculation, and delays, Marvel’s Dark Tower prequel miniseries hit comic shops at midnight last Tuesday. Fans received the series’s announcement some months ago with questions and a touch of controversy. M...
Shannara, Terry Brooks' long-lived fantasy series, has made the jump to graphic novel format with Dark Wraith of Shannara. Graphic novels usually add visual depth to a story through obvious means, but whether or not you'll enjoy Dark Wraith of Shannara st...
The first issue of Frank Miller's new Bat-epic, THE DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN, has been on shelves for a little while now (although to be honest, how likely is it that any copies are just sitting anywhere?), and the comic book community is still deciding ...
The long-awaited fifth novel in Stephen King's DARK TOWER series arrives in hardcover in bookstores today. WOLVES OF THE CALLA reunites readers with Roland the Gunslinger and his troupe of four comrades as they make their way ever toward the Dark Tower fo...
A broken Superman openly faces an alien menace. A loving Wonder Woman introduces her super girl to her father. A madder-than-ever Plastic Man is released from his imprisonment. And a triumphant Batman takes everything up a notch. The world has changed sin...
Like last year’s Death Dealer miniseries, Dark Kingdom takes a classic Frank Frazetta painting and crafts a story from the image. But unlike Death Dealer, this one-shot from writer Mark Kidwell (’68) and artists Tim Vigil and Jay Fotos, t...
DARK WATER is actually a very good thriller that successfully plays for a very long time with the question of whether or not our heroine, single mother Dahlia Williams (Jennifer Connelly), is having a breakdown or whether the supernatural is genuinely inv...
DC Comics has provided more details about THE DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN, the upcoming sequel by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley that begins in December.Here's how DC describes the three-issue mini-series:"It's been three years since the events of THE DARK KN...
Mythic Entertainment's DARK AGE OF CAMELOT has just entered it's fourth stage of beta testing, leading up to it's release in October. "Stage three of our Beta test was a complete success," explains Mythic Entertainment President Mark Jacobs. "Now we'll re...
Kemco USA has released BATMAN: DARK TOMORROW for Microsoft's Xbox and Nintendo's Gamecube. Unlike earlier Batman titles, DARK TOMORROW is based on the DC Comics version of the Dark Knight and not THE ANIMATED SERIES or movies, making this version of Batm...
The dark, moody soap opera DARK SHADOWS is returning to television. Dan Curtis, one of the original producers on the ABC TV series from the late '60s, is teaming up with WEST WING and ER producer John Wells on a new DARK SHADOWS pilot for The WB Network. ...
Release Date: July 18, 2008
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures Director: Christopher Nolan Screenwriter: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan Cast: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman ...
Electronic Artists have given us links where anyone can download the trailer for DARK FURY, the CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK animated prequel movie that is coming to DVD in June.DARK FURY bridges the five year gulf between PITCH BLACK and the sequel, THE CHRONIC...
The Dark is Rising (Fantasy/Adventure)Current stage: DevelopmentDescription: The story revolves around Will Stanton, a boy whose life is turned upside down when he learns that he is the last of a group of immortal warriors who have dedicated their live...
Dark Horse Comics has announced plans to publish an all-new line of comic books based on the rock band KISS. The first of four KISS projects - THE DEMON, STARCHILD, SPACE ACE and CAT MAN - will begin publication late next spring."KISS has always been abou...
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another controversial edition of Comicscape! Last week’s review of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer sparked a hellacious debate on the comment section unlike few we’ve seen on the site. It ...
Edward Norton has survived getting punched in the face by Brad Pitt (FIGHT CLUB), losing the girl to Ben Stiller (KEEPING THE FAITH) and even having one of his directors (AMERICAN HISTORY X's Tony Kaye) call him a "preening dilettante." With DEATH TO SMOO...
While talking to the Los Angeles Times, the director hinted at what to expect about his character and the overall story of Dark Knight. Basically, from the interview, there will be little humor with the villains (film) and expect Dent to be a key role in ...
Whether or not you enjoyed the rather hollow cinematic translation of Eragon this past December, there’s no denying that Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance Trilogy has legs. Ever since the first book’s film adaptation release, the seco...
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another exciting adventure into the unknown with Comicscape! San Diego Comic-Con has left me with rant material for the rest of the calendar year and beyond. Marvel’s decision to publish Amazing Spider-Ma...
The Dark is Rising, a fantasy adventure about a boy who discovers that he is the last of a group of immortal warriors dedicated to the fighting against forces of the dark, will get an original score composed by Christophe Beck. The film is produced by...
While attending the TCA press gathering in Los Angeles, James Cameron revealed some of the plans for the second season of DARK ANGEL.While appearing at the event on Tuesday alongside Jessica Alba, Michael Weatherly, Rene Echevarria, and Charles H. Eglee, ...
The Seeker: The Dark is Rising, adapted from the second in Susan Cooper’s award-winning fantasy book series, looks as though what it’s really seeking is to replicate the success of other normal-to-start-with-boy-has-magical-adventures-in-Engla...
Arthur and the Invisibles from director Luc Besson bills itself as based on “the universe created by Patrice Garcia,” but it looks as if it was heavily inspired by the work of artist Brian Froud, particularly his collaboration with Jim Hen...
NECA unveils their line of products from the most highly anticipated film of the year: The Dark Knight. The Dark Knight explodes into theaters July 18, with these products hit shelves this summer. Take a look at our newest Head Knockers, Batman and The Jo...
ICv2 reports Dark Horse editor Carl Horn announced the company is planning to double its output of manga titles this year, to than 70. Dark Horse will expand its releases to encompass all of the major manga genres. Horn also announced that Dark Horse woul...
Three television spots have popped up for the upcoming Dark Knight over the past week, the latest third spot appearing online this morning. I'll put them down below for you Maniacs. The sequel to Batman Begins, again directed by Christopher Nolan, stars C...
Just a friendly reminder fellow Maniacs that the new trailer for The Dark Knight should be arriving online today, if we go by what their viral site WhySoSerious is hinting at. Keep an eye on the site linked to the left and I'll update this when it's offic...
Roland the gunslinger has finally reached his end goal: the forboding tower of the Crimson King stands before him, beckoning him to enter and bring an end to destruction of Mid-World and the many others in THE DARK TOWER VII. The concluding chapter of Ste...
Dark Horizons has everyone's first look at the animated DVD release THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK: DARK FURY, set for release on June 15. This all-new story is set in-between the events seen in PITCH BLACK and the new RIDDICK movie during a time when bounty h...
Jeffrey Tambor (HELLBOY) and David Alan Grier (JUMANJI) have joined the cast of ABC's made-for-television movie THE MUPPETS' WIZARD OF OZ, a retelling of L. Frank Baum's classic fantasy tale starring Jim Henson's popular felt creations.The show stars pop...
Minor Spoilers inside..It was announced last week that a 7-minute prologue of THE DARK KNIGHT would be attached to the IMAX edition of I AM LEGEND. Well, director Christopher Nolan and producer Charles Roven have cleared the air about this news, says Batm...
We knew something DARK KNIGHT related would be happening in December. Most of have already assumed it would be something attached to the only genre Warner Bros release of the month, I AM LEGEND. Until now, it was common belief we would be seeing our first...
Director Christopher Nolan and Warner Bros may be planning something else for those eager fans awaiting the next installment of the DARK KNIGHT. We heard yesterday that they're planning on releasing a 7-minute prologue by the Joker before the IMAX release...
Dark Horse Entertainment (publishers of 30 Days of Night, Hellboy & AVP) have released the teaser trailer for their upcoming web series, THE DESCENDANTS, courtesy of Youtube. The adaptation is based on the DH comic of the same name written and created...
Dark Castle Entertainment is working on direct-to-DVD movies for Warner Bros.' new home entertainment label Warner Premiere. Castle will produce not only horror films, but also action and thrillers. The movie will be a combinatino of p...
Johnny Depp has joined on board Warner Bros' DARK SHADOWS, says Variety. This is an adaptation of the 60s show featuring vampires, werewolves, witches, ghosts and monsters. Reportedly, Depp loved this show as a kid so it was his pleasure to lead the ...
The Associated Press & Reuters have passed along that a crew member has died while filming for Christopher Nolan's upcoming sequel, THE DARK KNIGHT. As seems the case with a lot of accidents involving filmwork, it wasn't anyone involved with...
The FOX TV network has released a poster to promote the coming second season of James Cameron's DARK ANGEL. Click on the thumbnail to see the larger version.The poster is also available from a special promotional website Fox has created which is located a...
The Fox TV network has released details of the coming November 16th episode of DARK ANGEL, titled "Some Assembly Required."Max discovers that her "brother" Zack may be alive and back in Seattle as half-man/ half-machine. He is the prize of the highest bid...
The Fox TV network has released details of the Friday, December 7th, episode of DARK ANGEL, titled "Gill Girl."Feeling alienated and even more distant from Logan after the supposed re-occurrence of the virus that keeps them apart turns out to be a bad cas...
Dark Horse will be publishing a two-issue THE SCORPION KING mini-series, based on the upcoming THE MUMMY RETURNS spin-off starring The Rock.The comic is not an adaptation of the movie, but rather a new story featuring Mathayus, a young warrior destined to...
The Fox TV network has released details of the coming October 12th episode of DARK ANGEL. title "Proof of Purchase."In the story, Max (Jessica Alba) discovers that Joshua (Kevin Durand) is roaming the streets of Seattle and, with help from Logan (Michael ...
The Fox TV network has released info regarding this Friday night's opening episode of DARK ANGEL, titled "Bag 'Em."The episode will start with Max (Jessica Alba) struggling with her now potentially deadly relationship with Logan (Michael Weatherly). She s...
A thoroughly refreshing and original take on one of horror`s oldest myths, Kathryn Bigelow`s NEAR DARK is a superior effort in cinematic vampire lore, and a superior horror film by any measure. The simple story: farm boy Caleb meets girl, Mae. Caleb falls...
In the new issue of Entertainment Weekly comic book legend Frank Miller, while being chosen as one of the magazines It creators of the moment, talked about two upcoming BATMAN projects: the sequel to his groundbreaking 1986 mini-series BATMAN: THE DARK KN...
What can you say? This is the kind of film that you love as a child; then, much to your delight, you find that it still amazes and entertains you even when you`re older, and not just out of any sense of childhood nostalgia. The songs are great; the techni...
After the release of HOUSE OF THE DEAD, director Uwe Boll took a lot of barbs from horror fans left unsatisfied by that particular zombie picture. So can the German doctor-turned-director redeem himself with his latest scary movie, ALONE IN THE DARK? The ...
DC Comics will release THE DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN HARDCOVER, collecting the three-issue series by Frank Miller, on August 30. Designed by Chip Kidd, the hardcover features an introduction and commentary by Miller on returning to the world he created 1...
In a Dark Horse Comics press release, the publisher announced the development of a line of adventure comics under a new banner, Rocket Comics, set to hit shelves in Summer 2003. The project is described as "high-energy adventure stories that focus on stro...
Coming Soon is reporting (via VFX Pro) that Toronto-based special effects house Toybox has won the contract to create the FX for ALONE IN THE DARK.Toybox will create the film's horrific creatures for the movie. Up to now Toybox's best-known work was creat...
DC Comics has announced that the third and final issue of THE DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN! will have an in-store date of July 31. DC will take order adjustments on the delayed issue from retailers. "We realize retailers and readers have been anxious for ...
Even with co-creator and action film god James Cameron directing the season finale in a bid to save the sagging series, DARK ANGEL has been cancelled. It seems the decision was made just recently, given it is being replaced in the Fox Network schedule by ...
How cool is this: POWERS, one of the last flat-out cool comic books not yet set-up as a potential franchise at some Hollywood studio has been snagged and is, well, being set-up as a potential franchise at Columbia.The studio set to give us SPIDER-MAN tomo...
DC Comics announced on Wednesday that THE DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN #2, which was scheduled to reach stores on Jan. 16, instead will reach stores on Jan. 30."What can I say? Good things take time, and this book is way beyond just good," says DC Comics gro...
In part one of our "publisher profile," Dark Horse Comics president Mike Richardson discussed the company's origins and its commitment to creator rights. In this segment, the publisher examines the company's movie production arm, taking a candid look at s...
When VAN HELSING opens in theaters on May 7 another chapter in the vampire killer's life will also come out. Dark Horse Comics is publishing a one-issue VAN HELSING comic book that will serve as a de facto prequel to the events seen in Stephen Sommers' mo...
According to Film Ick, the character of Gotham City Police officer Renee Montoya may joining the cast of new characters appearing in the upcoming film, The Dark Knight. Other new characters include The Joker and Harvey Dent (Two Face).Montoya plays ...
According to Whedon.info, Sarah Michelle Gellar may have signed on to play a role in the upcoming film, The Dark Knight.The site received a scoop saying the following:"I’m an independent filmmaker [ writer / producer ]: "I had been talking...
According to JoBlo, there is no truth to the recent rumor that Sarah Michelle Gellar will play a role in the upcoming Batman film, The Dark Knight.The site also mentioned that there was no confirmation that Harley Quinn, the character Gellar was rumored t...
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the rumor started by Latino Review saying that Aaron Eckhart is in talks to play Harvey Dent/Two Face in the upcoming Batman film, The Dark Knight, is in fact true. Eckhart is now in final negotiations with Warne...
A new massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) has gone online, joining the likes of WORLD OF WARCRAFT and EVERQUEST. DARK AND LIGHT went online sometime last week and can now host up to 500,000 players on the same server at the same time....
DARK ANGEL actress Jessica Alba is in talks to join the ensemble cast of Robert Rodriguez's SIN CITY, now shooting in Austin, Texas. If Alba joins the team she'll play the part of Nancy, an exotic dancer. (Yes, let's wait a moment while we let out male re...
Jessica Pare and Johnny Lewis are in talks to star in DARK REACHES.The teen horror film centers on five teens who stumble upon an eerie cave and get trapped inside, only to discover unspeakable horrors.Cherry Road Films and Double Edge Entertainment will ...
Anthony Michael Hall has told the LA Daily News he is playing a character in THE DARK KNIGHT for director Christopher Nolan.
In the interview Hall told the News, "I signed a confidentiality agreement, and I can't say which part I'm playing because i...
In an interview with Sci Fi Wire, Jonathan Nolan talked about the writing process that goes into creating a script with his brother Christopher Nolan."We do discrete drafts," Jonathan Nolan said. "We tried at various points to write together, and that doe...
Variety has confirmed a report from Latino Review saying that Maggie Gyllenhaal is in final negotiations to join the cast of The Dark Knight.She will reportedly play Assistant DA Rachel Dawes, the role vacated by Katie Holmes.Christopher Nolan plans to st...
David Goyer recently talked about the upcoming film, The Dark Knight, with Sci Fi Wire and in doing so mentioned that Two-Face may not make an appearance."I think Harvey Dent has been mentioned," Goyer said. "I don't know that Two-Fac...
A scooper has sent relatively poor quality photographs of what look to be Heath Ledger done up as the Joker.In the images, Ledger seems to be walking around near his trailer. You can find them here.The Chris Nolan-directed movie co-stars Christian B...
In a recent interview with MTV, Aaron Eckhart talked about his upcoming role as Two Face in The Dark Knight."Batman is a complex character, and Two-Face comes a little bit from the same world. But [at the same time] he's apart from it. I'm looking fo...
According to Latino Review, the leading contender for the role of Harvey Dent, aka Two Face, in the upcoming Batman film The Dark Knight is Aaron Eckhart (Thank You For Smoking).The site also added another name to the current list of hopefuls up for the r...
According to a report via Batman on Film, Rachel McAdams may be offered a role in the upcoming Batman film, The Dark Knight.Batman on Film writes: Last week, several websites, namely my friends over at MOVIEHOLE.NET, mentioned that Rachel McAdams has been...
According to CinemaBlend, The Dark Knight's director, Chris Nolan, will take a look at Devil Wears Prada star Emily Blunt for the role recently vacated by Katie Holmes.Cinema Blend writes:Obviously Chris Nolan is actively looking for someone to take over ...
According to DailyNews, Eric Roberts has signed on to play a mafia kingpin in the upcoming Batman sequel, The Dark Knight."I don't stop working. I'm a workaholic," said Roberts. "I've resigned myself to the fact that I'm too overexpos...
The Los Angeles Times has posted an article and images about the new Batpod from THE DARK KNIGHT. It was designed by Nathan Crowley, who created the Batmobile for BATMAN BEGINS. Chris Corbould built it.
The Times talked with stuntman ...
It seems someone was on hand at the HCP (Costumes) event in Las Vegas last week and got some information for the upcoming sequel The Dark Knight, reports SHH. The spoiler information tells just how long the character of "Two Face" will be in the...
While at the New York Comic Con this weekend, director Christopher Nolan unveiled the latest trailer for his upcoming sequel, The Dark Knight. Within a few hours, a bootleg found its way to Youtube but was yanked quick. The trailer should be hitting theat...
For fans hoping that actor Seth Green may one day reprise his role as Oz on the popular BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, don't hold your breath. While touring with the winter 2002 Television Critic's Association promoting his new series GREG THE BUNNY, the young...
Ausiello has once again updated his list of shows that are remaining before they go dark. Some shows aren't on the list because production companies have been quiet on how many shows were produced and filmed, especially shows set for early 2008. Ausi...
After Dark Films put the final touches on its upcoming 8 FILMS TO DIE FOR festival, acquiring the domestic rights to its final two films. One is a supernatural thriller called CRAZY EIGHTS while the last film features a pyscho killer story concept, LAKE D...
A new actor has been cast in the next edition of BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT. Actually, it goes a little beyond that from what the reports are saying. Michael Jai White (SPAWN) has been cast as a character named "Gamble" in the next adventure of the...
It seems that Platinum Dunes has another horror remake ready to begin in the very near future, this one being a revision of the 1987 cult classic vampire tale NEAR DARK. Dunes' Brad Fuller and Andrew Form have chosen director Samuel Bayer to lead the proj...
According to the Hollywood Reporter, After Dark Films has acquired the North American rights to The Tripper, David Arquette's feature directorial debut.The film is a satirical horror film which stars Jamie King, Thomas Jane, Lukas Haas, Jason Mewes, Balth...
Producer Charles Rovin recently talked with Black Film about the upcoming film THE DARK KNIGHT."The script is in the process of being written," Rovin said. "There isn't a screenplay that exists right now."Talking about how the film got it's name Rovin sai...
Last Friday a report surfaced on the Times Online website that ROAD TO PERDITION director Sam Mendes had "expressed an interest" in directing the live-action version of HIS DARK MATERIALS, the acclaimed series of childrens books by British author Philip P...
Oscar-winning creature creator Stan Winston snapped up the movie rights to 3DO's forthcoming video game THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE last year but today's issue of The Hollywood Reporter states that Winston also owns the rights to create a line of ...
Thanks to the official website for the ALONE IN THE DARK movie, we now know that Stephen Dorff (BLADE) has been cast in the film. Dorff is credited as playing the character of Commander Burke, whomever that person is.Also new on the AitD site are photos f...
The world premiere of United Artists' DARK BLUE was held on February 12, 2003 at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood, Calif., and CINESCAPE was on hand to catch all of the excitement.Seen walking down the carpet were the film's stars Kurt Russell (with wife Go...
VARIETY reports that producer Robert Kosberg (COMMANDO, TWELVE MONKEYS) will produce three movies for Bungalow 78 Productions, one of which will be SURRENDER DOROTHY, a sequel to THE WIZARD OF OZ for Warner Bros., Atlas Entertainment and Flower Films. Dre...
Only weeks after being linked to INDIANA JONES 4 by one of the Hollywood trade papers comes news Tom Stoppard is being courted by New Line Cinemas to translate Philip Pullman's HIS DARK MATERIALS into a multi-film script. Pullman's books (THE GOLDEN COMPA...
Eric Drooker's astonishing, wordless epic FLOOD! A NOVEL IN PICTURES gets the respect a classic deserves in a Dark Horse Comics tenth-anniversary reissue, set to hit shelves on October 2 for $14.95. Originally published in 1992, the novel weaves a wordles...
Hollywood North Report has published a new wave of location photos from the ALONE IN THE DARK production, now wrapping up principal photography in Vancouver. The filmmakers have been shooting exterior street scenes with star Christian Slater riding in the...
Filming has begun on the new DARK SHADOWS series, to be broadcast on The WB Network this fall. The cast of the new SHADOWS has now been filled out and starring as the gothic vampire Barnabas Collins is Alec Newman. The Scottish-born actor is best known to...
In Oxford yesterday, thousands young girls auditioned for a chance to star in the big screen adaptation of HIS DARK MATERIALS by Philip Pullman.The trilogy's first installment, THE GOLDEN COMPASS, centers a young protagonist named Lyra Belacqua who travel...
According to Batman on Film, the upcoming sequel to BATMAN BEGINS, entitled THE DARK KNIGHT, may feature Philip Seymour Hoffman as The Penguin.Batman on Film writes, "This comes in from one of my best sources who previously gave up the scoop Katie Holmes ...
Following his music for Walter Salles' horror film DARK WATER, composer Angelo Badalamenti continues to explore the darker side of his vocabulary. He has been hired to write the music for THE WICKER MAN, a remake of the British 1973 cult thriller. The new...
After notable successes this year scoring such films as the cops and robbers action flick, CHAOS and the Japanese military thriller, AEGIS, as well as the celebrated re-release of his score for LOCH NESS, Trevor Jones returns on the spotlight again with a...
AMERICAN PIE and ABOUT A BOY director Chris Weitz is in discussions to helm the first film in Philip Pullman's HIS DARK MATERIALS trilogy. Based on the acclaimed fantasy novels (titled THE GOLDEN COMPASS, THE SUBTLE KNIFE and THE AMBER SPYGLASS), Pullman'...
When the first Disciples appeared towards the end of 1999, it didn't do too well on the market, but it did manage to win the hearts of many fantasy-strategy fans. Age of Wonders, and another sequel to the HoMM serial appeared about the same time, and ...
Hot, hot, hot off the success of filming all three LORD OF THE RINGS books back to back, it looks like New Line Cinema is getting interested in Philip Pullman's popular kids fantasy trilogy, HIS DARK MATERIALS.Described in the VARIETY report as akin...
The DARK ANGEL production company is participating in a fund raising effort with the United Way's September 11th Fund to raise money for relief efforts. A minimum donation of $30 dollars could also get you a copy of the program's second season premiere, "...
If you care nothing about spoilers concerning upcoming trailers, continue reading. If you want to watch the trailer not knowing a thing, stop reading this..It appears that Superhero Hype has what they believe to be a legitimate breakdown of the upcom...
It seems that Warner Bros is utilizing the same viral marketing techniques as JJ Abrams is doing with his 1-18-08 project. A new website for DARK KNIGHT has launched called Whysoserious.com . It seems to be based off an "advertisement" from...
As speculated a new teaser of DARK KNIGHT has appeared in connection with Comic Con 2007. If you go to WhysoSerious? , you'll see that it has been updated since last night. It seems they have a winner! As you can see on the file at the bottom left, t...
While set photos of movie sets don't always reveal a lot in terms of movie news, they do have a habit of tiding over the fans who are eagerly awaiting the next installment of that film. In this case, every week more set photos emerge of THE DARK KNIGHT be...
I say "rumors" because while Brendon over at Film Ick has said "multiple sources" collaborated on this intelligence, this obviously has not been confirmed. It involves two major characters from the Batman mythology showing up in THE DA...
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Gregory Smith and Christopher Eccleston have signed onto the cast of the upcoming 20th Century Fox and Walden Media adaptation of The Dark Is Rising. They will join Alexander Ludwig, Amelia Warner, Emma Loc...
The fellow comic fanatics over at Superhero Hype will be on the set of THE DARK KNIGHT later this week and when they publish the information from it, I'll happily pass it along for everyone. For now, though, they had a chance to talk with the le...
Actor Michael Caine has put up an update on his official site in regards to the shooting of DARK KNIGHT. From what he has to say, his end of shooting in the film is about to end with one more Chicago shoot scheduled for next month.
I have just got back ...
The Fox TV network has released the details of the coming November 9th episode of DARK ANGEL, "Two."Disturbed by some unusual behavior from Joshua (as well as Alec's new job working at Jam Pony), Max's concern for Joshua is heightened when sector police k...
Shia LaBeouf has signed on to star in Universal's techno thriller Dark Fields, reports Variety. Leslie Dixon is penning the screenplay and Neil Burger (The Illusionist) will direct the film, which is based on Alan Glynn's 2002 novel "The Dark Fields....
DC Comics has finally revealed what month Frank Miller's eagerly aniticipated THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS sequel will be hitting comic stores.According to Comics Newsarama, while participating in this last weekend's Diamond Retailer Summit held in Fort Wayne,...
The official DC Comics website has unveiled a site within a site devoted to the upcoming THE DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN, Frank Miller's eagerly anticipated sequel to the classic THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS.This new site section features pages of art from the c...
While talking to Metro.co.uk, actress Maggie Gyllenhaal did field one question for her approach on taking over the Rachel Dawes character in The Dark Knight.
Is your Batman character a damsel in distress?
There are moments of that. Chris Nolan, the dir...
No, that footage is not online like the THE GOLDEN COMPASS story but you can still find out what happens in the first six minutes of the next Bats adventure. It seems that Patrick and our friends over at Back Row Chatter had a very early Christmas pr...
I'll begin this article much like yesterday with a MAJOR SPOILER warning. Now that the warning is out of the way, it's time to bring on some more details on what we published yesterday in regards to a certain "funeral procession" that was filmed...
Minor plot-related setting details inside: There may not be a lot going on this morning in the world of genre news but the residents of Hong Kong were definitely busy over the past week. Some of those residents were angered by the production of the D...
According to the Hollywood Reporter, J.J. Abrams is in talk to adapt Stephen King's Dark Tower book series to either the big or small screen.Multiple sources have reportedly been chasing the series, but King wants a strong filmmaker involved, and he belie...
According to Variety, Katie Holmes has dropped out of The Dark Knight, the sequel to Batman Begins.Instead, Holmes has signed on to Queen Latifah's Mad Money, to be directed by Callie Khouri.There is no word as to what this means to The Dark Knight, thoug...
While promoting his work on the upcoming TIME MACHINE remake for DreamWorks at the Comic-Con International: San Diego, creature creator Stan Winston let slip to CINESCAPE his involvement in a possible all-puppet feature film, a la Jim Henson's DARK CRYSTA...
Thursday, August 16th,We'd like to clarify this article that we posted last night. The game has NOT shipped. It has only entered manufacturing and will ship later next month. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused. Wednesday, August 15th,Infog...
In 1977 cinema was given a healthy dose of fun in the form of the bouillabaisse that was/is STAR WARS (that's STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE to today's ears) and there was much rejoicing. George Lucas in his infinite wisdom, and youthful enthusiasm, had translated...
In a recent interview, Dark Horse's Mike Richardson touched upon a number of long developing projects based on books published by his company. While talking to The Last Comic Site [http://www.lastcomicsite.com/], Richardson gave the following info on a nu...
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Richard Dreyfuss has signed on to play a role in the upcoming Sci Fi Channel miniseries, Tin Man. He will join Zooey Deschanel and Alan Cumming in the cast.The tentatively titled six-hour mini, from RHI Entertain...
While still months away from the series premiere, nearly two-thirds of all online genre reporting has been focusing on ENTERPRISEthe STAR TREK series that apparently will not have the words "Star Trek" in the title. According to reports at Ain't It Cool N...
Random thoughts alert!You know what? Tuesday nights are too crowded, TVwise. There's BUFFY, GILMORE GIRLS, 24, AMERICAN IDOL (please forgive me, I can't help myself), SMALLVILLE, KINGPIN, THE SHIELD, and to a lesser extent - A.U.S.A. and LESS THAN PERFEC...
DC Comics has announced that THE DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN #1 will reach comic book stores on Wednesday with two versions of its front cover. Both versions feature the solicited artwork, the highly-recognizable image of Batman's raised fist.The first vers...
Mythic Entertainment announced that it's newest update to it's online role-playing game DARK AGE OF CAMELOT will include three new "epic" zones for high level players.The zones, meant only for high leveled players in large groups, are only part of the new...
Figures.com broke everyone's first look at next summer's line of THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS action figure line, based on the classic Frank Miller graphic novel of the same name. Four figures will make up the line including Miller's version of the Batman, the...
Dark Horse Comics will publish a four-issue mini-series adaptation of Disney/Pixar's THE INCREDIBLES this coming November. The comic will be adapted by the movie's director/screenwriter, Brad Bird, and illustrated by one of the film's storyboard artists, ...
Reports are flying across the web and in our inbox about a BBC radio interview that Monty Python member Terry Jones gave yesterday. According to our friends across the Atlantic, Jones said that none other than director Ridley Scott (ALIEN, MATCHSTICK MEN)...
