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Fleming... Ian Fleming
by News Editor (Wed 10-12-2005)

Warner Bros. has made a deal to make a movie about Ian Fleming. Damian Stevenson wrote the script. Andrew Lazar will produce.The story will center on how the author's own experiences with womanizing and spying shaped his signature secret agent creation....

The Manic Maniac: Ian Fleming Turns 100..
by Joe Crosby (Thu 11-13-2008)

  Ian Fleming would be 100 years old were he alive today. He's not alive, but his greatest creation--Bond, James Bond--is very much so. Friday’s Quantum of Solace will mark the 22nd time in 46 years of celluloid adaptations that 007 will likel...

Bond Book Author Benson, Raymond Benson
by Russell Lissau (Fri 09-15-2000)

...g creator Ian Fleming, Sir Kingsley Amis and John Gardner. Benson is, however, the first American to ever have the job. `They’re big shoes to fill,` Benson says of his predecessors, especially Fleming. `It’s a heavy mantle, and I don’t take it lightly....


DVD Shopping Bag: Bond, Blu-Ray Bond
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 10-21-2008)

...taries: -Ian Fleming’s Incredible Creation -The Road to Casino Royale -James Bond in the Bahamas -Ian Fleming: The Secret Road to Paradise -Death in Venice -Becoming Bond -James Bond: For Real -Bond Girls Are Forever -Featurettes...

Dances with the Undead: Kim Newman, Part 2
by Dan Cziraky (Fri 07-28-2000)

...illers of Ian Fleming (having made vampires of Inspector Lestrade and Biggles, I here present a secret agent with a license to drink blood) and Patricia Highsmith (I didn`t know when I wrote that Anthony Minghella was going to film THE TALENTED MR. RIP...

MGM Wins Bond Court Battle (Tue 04-04-2000)

... novelist Ian Fleming, and that MGM and Danjaq -- the company that has produced James Bond films -- `infringed (his) work by continuing to release James Bond films featuring McClory`s character.` Rafeedie disagreed and dismissed McClory`s claims `with ...

Bond 22 Has a New 'Quantum' Title
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 01-24-2008)

 The new official title for the next adventure of 007 is now called Quantum of Solace, which was taken from a collection of short stories published by source author Ian Fleming back in 1960. While at a press conference for the new reveal, Sony a...


McClory Loses Out of JAMES BOND
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 08-28-2001)

Producer Kevin McClory's latest attempt at legally wresting some control of the JAMES BOND franchise has been shot down. McClory, who came into partial ownership of the character due to a lawsuit settlement on his script collaboration with Bond creator Ia...

The Ten Goofiest James Bond Moments
by Rob Vaux (Fri 11-14-2008)

...al novel, Ian Fleming used it as a garnish to their characters: hinted at, but never dwelt upon. The film version makes rampant mincing the order of the day. From their first scene when they clasp hands and giggle about how unattractive women are to an...

MANIA REVIEW-QUANTUM OF SOLACE
by Rob Vaux (Thu 11-13-2008)

... his grim Ian Fleming roots and refraining from the barest hint of quip or smirk. The rest of the cast looks like they need a hug even more than he does, from Olga Kurlenko's wounded tigress of a Bond girl to Jeffrey Wright's po-faced Felix Leiter. Eve...

Sony Classical to release the entire Casino Royale score on iTunes
by Randall Larson (Mon 11-13-2006)

...ritten by Ian Fleming, the story recounts the making of the world's greatest secret agent.  Reinforcing the highly charged, action packed plot of the movie is the original music from David Arnold, the award-winning composer and arranger who pr...


Review: 'Stan Lee Presents: Ligthspeed'
by Edward Goodsmith (Sun 04-22-2007)

From the DVD Cover: The covert world of government "Ghost Squad" agent Daniel Leight (Jason Connery of 'The Secret Life of Ian Fleming' and 'Smallville') comes crashing down when he is critically injured in a building collapse triggered by the genetical...

2nd Annual Goldeneye Film Festival Set For December
by News Editor (Mon 06-06-2005)

The second annual Goldeneye Film Festival and Retreat will take place Dec. 7-12, 2005 at the former home of 007 creator Ian Fleming in Jamaica.The festival "will feature more than 350 reels including features, docs and shorts from around the globe. The li...

No need to wait ANOTHER DAY
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Tue 03-12-2002)

...on of the Ian Fleming stories and reflects the excitement and mystery of our latest script."DIE ANOTHER DAY will star Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Toby Stephens, Rosamund Pike, Rick Yune, John Cleese and Judi Dench, and will be released in the US and U...

New BOND Book in 08
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 07-11-2007)

A new James Bond book has been announced as coming out in 2008 from British author Sebastian Faulks. The book has been approved by the Ian Fleming estate (the original author died in 1964) and it will be released in what would have been Fleming's 100th ye...


New literary prize named after JAMES BOND creator
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 05-28-2002)

The estate of Ian Fleming is honoring the fiftieth anniversary of the first James Bond book, CASINO ROYALE, by creating a new award for thriller writing named after the iconic British author. Starting later this year, the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger award wi...

Directing HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE, Part Two
by Edward Gross (Thu 11-18-1999)

...hing that Ian Fleming wrote.`YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE truly made the Bond franchise larger than life, as Blofeld (Donald Pleasance) was capturing American and Soviet space capsules and bringing them to a hollowed-out volcano used as a headquarters in order ...

BOND books returning to stores
by Christopher Allan Smith (Fri 08-09-2002)

Penguin Publishing is stepping in where many James Bond fans have been hoping someone would tread. As many Bond fans have known for awhile, it's been tough to get the original Ian Fleming written Bond books over the last few years. But now, Penguin Publis...

Creators, Craig Talk JAMES BOND 22
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sat 09-08-2007)

... original Ian Fleming source material running dry? "You're always looking back at Fleming for inspiration," notes Broccoli's EON partner Michael G. Wilson, "all the writers do. Without getting specific, maybe there will be references to...


E3: EA owns James Bond until 2010
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 05-13-2003)

...vies, the Ian Fleming novels and any future Bond movies released by MGM.EA also revealed that it is in full development on a new Bond game. Titled JAMES BOND 007: EVERYTHING OR NOTHING, the game is scheduled for a holiday 2003 release.Got a scoop? Kn...

Christopher Lennertz Talks To Animals & Scores Bond videogame
by Randall Larson (Mon 06-20-2005)

...ed on the Ian Fleming novel filmed in 1965. In addition to Lennertz' score, the game that will feature the voice of Mr. Bond himself: Sean Connery. Also coming up for Lennertz is a thriller for the Sci-Fi Channel, PAINKILLER JANE. -via www.musicfromthe...

SHIRI
by MICHAEL TUNISON (Sun 02-10-2002)

...e genre's Ian Fleming-era glory days are here again.Setting a frenetic pace from the word go, director Kang Je-gyu sets up the story with a shockingly violent prologue detailing how Hee, a petite female soldier from the North, fights her way through sp...

007 novel coming in 2008
by Karl Schneider (Mon 08-14-2006)

According to Reuters, a brand new James Bond novel, by a mystery author, will hit shelves in May of 2008.The book will be released exactly a century after James Bond's creator, Ian Fleming, was born. Fleming first wrote CASINO ROYALE in 1953.The sequel t...


THE DEATHS OF IAN STONE
by Robert T. Trate (Sun 03-16-2008)

HorrorFest promises, “8 films to die for”. These films are different, twisted and low budget (though not to low). They are missing one thing: movie stars. Sometimes this can be a good thing. Some actors bring a stigma to a ...

Death Race Interview II: Ian McShane
by Josh Gordon (Tue 08-19-2008)

In Death Race’s dystopic future, Ian McShane plays Coach, the head of Statham’s pit crew. A great casting choice, Ian McShane has the world weary wisdom to own this part. McShane is confident but approachable, extremely smart while never patro...

Variety, Fleming Kill Superman Rumors Dead
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 01-31-2003)

Rumors about Superman have been zipping around the Internet like speeding bullets. You've heard them: the movie is in trouble. The budget is skyrocketing. Ratner's out and Armageddon director Michael Bay is in. Sounds pretty scary, right? Wrong. Va...

Ian McKellen talks X-Men 3 (Wed 06-22-2005)

Has Sir Ian McKellen signed yet or is he still in talks? McKellen answers: "Although I haven't actually signed the contract it is intended that I reprise Magneto in the 3rd X-Men movie. Shooting starts in September in Vancouver, where I shall join the cas...


Ian McKellen wants to return for 'X-Men 3' (Wed 11-05-2003)

Sir Ian McKellen raised hell at last night's British Independent Film Awards, announcing he would do a third 'X-Men' film. "X-Men and its story is about mutants, about people who feel disaffected with society, and whom society is hard on, appeals most ...

Ian McKellen Responds to HOBBIT Prequels
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 03-26-2008)

Sir Ian McKellen told the media last year that he would return to Lord of the Rings when New Line hired Peter Jackson back for the prequels in one form or another. Well, time has past and New Line is no more but Peter Jackson is back (as an executive prod...

Ian McShane Coaches in DEATH RACE Remake
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 08-08-2007)

Actor Ian McShane has joined the film, DEATH RACE, for director Paul W.S Anderson & Universal Pictures. This is a remake of the Roger Corman directed cult classic Death Race 2000. The actor will be playing a coach for one of the "Death Racers&quo...

Ian Roberts is 'Riley' in Superman Returns (Fri 07-01-2005)

Former NRL star Ian Roberts, has been cast as henchman "Riley" to Kevin Spacey's Lex Luthor, completed his first week of filming alongside the megastar on the superhero set."It only just hit me two days ago how incredible this opportunity is - I'm like a ...


Ian McKellen on Magneto in X-Men 3 (Tue 12-09-2003)

In a recent interview for 'Return of the King' Sir Ian McKellen also talked about 'X-Men 3'. McKellen said he plans to see director Bryan Singer and one of the writers at the premiere of the new 'Lord of the Rings' movie: "I'm told by both of them that t...

Christina Cole in THE DEATHS OF IAN
by Karl Schneider (Tue 07-18-2006)

British actress Christina Cole has signed on to the upcoming horror film, THE DEATHS OF IAN, for Stan Winston Productions. Cole will play Mike Vogel's girlfriend in the film.The film follows an all-American guy (Vogel) who is murdered each day by various...

Ian McKellen talks about Magneto and 'X3' (Wed 07-07-2004)

On his official, Sir Ian McKellen answers a variety of questions about the character Magneto in the 'X-Men' movies. "I hear positive news about the second sequel, which is likely to include Magneto. The start date, considering Bryan Singer's other commitm...

Superman's New Bro? Ian Somerhalder Talks 'Smallville' (Wed 01-14-2004)

Here's the scoop on Ian Somerhalder, whose six-episode guest stint on "Smallville" begins tonight at 9 pm/ET. The star of "Rules of Attraction" and "Life as a House" previously worked on the WB's old series, "Young Americans." Now, he's back as the myster...


Ian McKellen on 'X3' (Mon 12-15-2003)

Ain't It Cool News conducted an interview with Sir Ian McKellan. A question asked was, "are you talking about an X3 at all?" McKellan: I will be doing that tonight with Bryan Singer, who's coming to see the premiere. I should perhaps try to corner him...

Ian McKellen Covered In "Stardust" (Tue 01-02-2007)

Sir Ian McKellen, Grail expert, master of magnetism and wizard extraordinaire, has signed on to use those sonorous tones to narrate Stardust, Matthew Vaughn's adaptation of Neil Gaiman's fantasy novel. The film stars newcomer Charlie Cox as Tristran, a...

Ian McShane Clarifies DEATH RACE Setting
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 09-12-2007)

There's been some confusion over the plot details and characters revealed on the upcoming DEATH RACE remake since it was first announced. Anyone who remembers the 1975 Roger Corman cult classic, DEATH RACE 2000, knows the story of that film featured racer...

The Return of the King
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 12-04-2003)

IM MEMORY: MICHAEL SMALLFilm composer Michael Small, 64, passed away on November 24, 2003. Small wrote musical scores for over 50 feature films and TV programs, as well as hundreds of TV and radio commercials. His many credits as include the music for Ala...


Fairy Cube Vol.#01
by Danielle Van Gorder (Wed 07-09-2008)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kaori YukiTranslated by:Gemma CollingeAdapted by:Kristine BlachereWhat They SayIan used to just see dead people. Now he is one. Trapped inside his own body by the Fairy Cube, Ian must now figure out how to stop the devious spi...

THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH (1999)
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 11-23-1999)

...peared in Ian Fleming`s novels, yearn for a return to a more serious Bond. Not that the novels were without their outrageous elements (come on, 007 fought a giant squid in the novel of DR. NO), but Fleming captured a sense of gritty reality amidst all ...

REID FLEMING/FLAMING CARROT CROSSOVER #1
by Mike Whybark (Mon 12-09-2002)

For years, the image of Bob Burden's vegetable crimefighter, FLAMING CARROT presided over the best booth at my local watering hole, the benighted Comet. Obscured once in a misguided attempt to rid the place of graffiti, he soon reappeared, freshly painted...

His Name Was Bond, James Bond
by Edward Gross (Mon 11-15-1999)

When Timothy Dalton appeared in LICENCE TO KILL, which was destined to be his swan song as James Bond – with no one, not even the actor himself expecting Pierce Brosnan to replace him in the next film six years later – he was proud of what had been accomp...


DUNE: Ian McNeice
by Steve Fritz (Mon 12-11-2000)

Of the entire Dune oeuvre, probably the toughest roll to play is its principal villain, Baron Harkonnen. In producer Dino De Laurentiis’ movie, he’s played as a sort of malevolent cherub—grossly overweight, vulgar and with boils sprouting all over what li...

Ian Roberts Talks About Working on "Superman Returns" (Wed 08-17-2005)

Sydney's very own man of steel, Ian Roberts, will hit Hollywood off the back of his role in the blockbuster 'Superman Returns'. The former NRL player turned movie star has spent the past eight weeks playing a henchman to Kevin Spacey's Lex Luthor in th...

Ian Somerhalder to Guest Star in 6 Smallville Episodes (Sat 10-11-2003)

Back in April at KryptonSite, we posted an April Fool's gag that Ian Somerhalder (The Rules of Attraction, Fearless) would be coming to Smallville playing a young Bruce Wayne. While he's definitely not playing Bruce, IanSomerhalder.net is reporting, an...

Ian McKellen to narrate "Stardust"
by Karl Schneider (Wed 01-03-2007)

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Ian McKellen will provide the voice of the narrator for the upcoming romantic fantasy Stardust.The film centers on a young man who promises his beloved that he will retrieve a fallen star (Claire Danes) and ventures in...


Ian McShane joins CASE 39
by Karl Schneider (Tue 07-11-2006)

Ian McShane (Deadwood) has signed on to star with Renee Zellweger in CASE 39 for Paramount Pictures. McShane will play a cop who helps Zellweger investigate the case.The script is by Ray Wright and centers around an idealistic social worker (Zellweger) w...

Line Producer Ian Bryce On Transformers (Thu 02-22-2007)

"... Mike (Bay) is one of the greatest action directors ever so he's going to have some of that. You'll see in some of the ending sequences, once we get into the third act there is some great ground and air based action with both military and non-military...

Latest E-Post From Sir Ian McKellen (Fri 10-06-2000)

Q: Do you think I should read Lord of the Rings before seeing it in theatres? I really don`t know anything about it.A: And I don`t know anything about your reading habits. The novel is long although many, many people have read it many, many times over. So...

Ian Bliss on 'Man-Thing' (Fri 04-23-2004)

Man-Thing "sticks pretty close to the Marvel comic which was a rather cult comic," Bliss explains. "It's essentially about a swamp creature and stays quite true to the darkness of how it was drawn in the comic. I play an alligator hunter who patrols this ...


WITCHBLADE "Emergence / Destiny"
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Mon 06-17-2002)

When audiences last saw Sara Pezzini, the NYPD detective used the title's Witchblade to turn back time, thus "saving" the lives of the people she loves Danny (Will Yun Lee), Jake (David Chokachi), and Gabriel (John Hensley) but also resurrecting the pow...

Producing THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH
by Steve Biodrowski (Fri 11-19-1999)

...rosnan as Ian Fleming`s famous creation. The latest Bond film, THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH, is meant to set the character up in a way that will carry the franchise into the next millennium. This is quite a feat when you consider that the films have long si...

Hey, Hey! That's Grandmere's Tibia You're Standing On!
by Denise Dumars (Fri 10-27-2000)

Bite MeWhile we`re still in a Hallowe`en mood, I thought we`d start the nonfiction segment of our rant (what`s with the royal we all of a sudden, DD?) with more seasonal material. Check out this brand new title: The Dracula Cookbook: Authentic Recipes fro...

MAR: Marchen Awakens Romance Vol. #1
by Christoper Homer (Thu 08-21-2008)

A feeling of dread was quickly washed away by this surprisingly fun shounen series. What They SayOpen the door to another world! Ginta Toramizu is an underachieving high school boy who dreams every night of a fantasy world where he finally gets a chance...


THE X-MEN: Senator Kelly Speaks! A conversation with Bruce Davison
by Frank Garcia (Wed 11-22-2000)

`Invisibility!` laughs actor Bruce Davison. `My favorite super power, I guess, would be invisibility. As an actor, I always try to be invisible as possible. That’s how I felt in life. As a kid, I was always trying to be the invisible person.`Bruce Davison...

Witchblade Stars Talk Season 2
by Dave Richards (Wed 06-26-2002)

Recently, Eonline's Television maven Wanda invited Witchblade stars David Chokachi (detective Jake McCartey) and Eric Etebari (Ian Nottingham) to chat with fans. The two eagerly accepted and answered many questions about what lurks ahead ...

Laura Martin talks to Mania
by JENNIFER M. CONTINO (Sun 01-14-2007)

When I first started writing about the comic book industry, one of the first people in the industry that I became fast friends with was colorist Laura Martin.  She was working with the online magazine, Sequential Tart and coloring a multitude of proj...

BIRDS OF PREY - "Pilot"
by Tony Whitt (Sat 10-12-2002)

The one thing to bear in mind while watching BIRDS OF PREY is that if you're expecting a straightforward translation to television from the comic of the same name, you're going to be out of luck. If you're looking for an imaginative reinterpretation of th...


AND NOW THE SCREAMING STARTS
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Wed 07-17-2002)

Another well made piece of fluff from Amicus, Hammer’s chief British competitor, AND NOW THE SCREAMING STARTS boasts a competent cast, a respectable director (Roy Ward Baker, A NIGHT TO REMEMBER), an engaging, if forgettable, premise and a title that prom...

DR. WHO AND THE DALEKS
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Mon 02-18-2002)

Based on the popular British television series DOCTOR WHO, this 1965 theatrical adaptation was engineered to take advantage of a wave of Dalekmania that was sweeping the U.K. The Daleks were the most popular foe of the Time Lord from Gallifrey, so much so...

An Interview with James Bond Screenwriter Richard Maibaum
by Edward Gross (Fri 03-03-2000)

If there was any one person who would be able to describe the world of James Bond, it would been the late screenwriter, Richard Maibaum. Beginning with the first 007 film, DR. NO, he had played an integral role in shaping the life of the super spy, having...

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
by Eric Moro (Fri 12-14-2001)

For decades, the upcoming THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING has been unspooling inside the heads of every reader effected by J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy classic. However, the closest movie-going audiences have come to watching the trilogy unf...


Former King Crimson Drummer Has Died
by Randall Larson (Mon 03-05-2007)

t's been a bad year for fans of the King Crimson 1971-1972 lineup. Another former member of the acclaimed prog rock band has passed away: drummer Ian Wallace, who was part of the same Islands-era lineup as the recently departed Boz Burrell.  Wal...

X-MEN: Patrick Stewart
by Steve Fritz (Thu 07-13-2000)

In a recent television interview, Patrick Stewart confessed that before he took on the role of Professor Charles Xavier, he had virtually no idea what the X-Men were all about. `I was as ignorant of the X-Men as I was of Star Trek 14 years ago,` he told t...

ALEX RIDER: OPERATION STORMBREAKER
by Rachel Reitsleff (Fri 10-13-2006)

Alex Rider (Alex Pettyfer) supposes he is a relatively ordinary 14-year-old English schoolboy. This changes when Alex's guardian Uncle Ian dies. Alex learns Uncle Ian was not a banker after all, but rather an agent of Her Majesty's Secret Service. The Bri...

Golden Compass, The
by Karl Schneider (Mon 07-24-2006)

Release Date: December 7, 2007 Studio: New Line Cinema Director: Chris Weitz Screenwriter: Chris Weitz Cast: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Sam Elliott, Eva Green, Dakota Blue Richards, Ian McKellen, Ian McShane, Freddie Highmore, Kathy Bates, Tom Cour...


THE LOST SKELETON OF CADAVRA
by MICHAEL TUNISON (Fri 05-03-2002)

Gripping human drama, spine-tingling suspense, cutting-edge special effects, impressive production values THE LOST SKELETON OF CADAVRA has none of these, but it's a heap of fun anyway. An affectionate spoof of '50s-style sci-fi Z-movies of the most laugh...

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
by SCOTT COLLURA (Wed 12-19-2001)

Now that Peter Jackson's live-action epic THE LORD OF THE RINGS is finally herea feat thought more or less impossible to pull off only a few years agothe question can finally be answered. Does the film live up to the potential of J.R.R. Tolkien's revered ...

THE LOST SKELETON OF CADAVRA
by Brian Thomas (Fri 06-25-2004)

Opening today at the Elgin Sky-Vue Drive-In is one of those new breed of Space Age thrillers that have been pulling in audiences across the nation. To be honest, your roving reporter can't claim to be a convert it all seems like something out of one of t...

Anthrax is Back With us Headline Tour
by Randall Larson (Thu 01-19-2006)

Back with their original lineup, heavy rockers Anthrax are out on tour ready to rock the nation in 2006. After years of rotating members and shuffling lineups, the band that is largely credited with stabilizing the American metal scene return to the form ...


NATIONAL TREASURE
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 11-19-2004)

It should be said up front that NATIONAL TREASURE is entertaining in the manner of a genre that has subtly slipped away in recent years, the action-adventure romp. It is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and has the kind of big setpieces associated with his w...

The Chronicle of the Artful Apes Part 2
by Eric Moro (Wed 07-25-2001)

Part one of CINESCAPE's PLANET OF THE APES comic book coverage retraced the lineage of Earth's smartest monkeys through their various four-color incarnations. With the 20th Century Fox/Tim Burton remake poised to take the summer movie-going audience by st...

Book Buzz: Opening the DC Vault
by Tim Janson (Mon 09-29-2008)

As mentioned last week, we have a slew of new releases in every category. There’s going to be some tough purchasing decisions that need to be made. We have two anthologies of the best fantasy literature of the year, one from St. Martin&rsq...

X3: Patrick Stewart Tells All
by Chris Brown (Wed 05-17-2006)

SPOILER WARNING: This Q & A with Patrick Stewart contains MAJOR revelations about the events depicted in 'X-Men: The Last Stand'.. Comics2Film's thechrisbrown sat down with Patrick Stewart out in NY to discuss X-Men: The Last Stand. He came in the...


McKellen and Caviezel Leads AMC's PRISONER
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 07-01-2008)

AMC announced today that acclaimed film actors Jim Caviezel (The Passion of The Christ) and Ian McKellen ("The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, "X-Men" films) have signed on to star in the network's reinterpretation of the highly influentia...

Del Toro & Jackson Answer Fan Questions for HOBBIT
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sat 05-24-2008)

Even though director Guillermo del Toro has another four good years of production ahead of him for the upcoming Hobbit prequels, that's not stopping him and executive producer Peter Jackson from answering tons of fan questions. The duo worked together in ...

FARSCAPE: Season One Episode Guide
by Anna L. Kaplan (Tue 04-25-2000)

Episode #1 - `Premiere.` Written by Rockne S. O’Bannon. Directed by Andrew Prowse. Astronaut John Crichton (Ben Browder), in his experimental craft on a trip around Earth during the present time, is drawn into a wormhole that deposits him on the othe...

Panic Room, formed in the wake of Karnataka, readies its first album
by Karl Schneider (Fri 10-06-2006)

Panic Room was formed following the break-up of the Welsh progressive rock band, Karnataka, and features 4 members of the original award winning line-up. The band's music ranges from intimate acoustic songs to full-on multi-layered symphonic prog rock, wh...


Fairy Cube Vol. #03
by Danielle Van Gorder (Mon 11-10-2008)

In the conclusion to the series, truths are uncovered, motivations revealed, and loyalties are tested as Ian fights to save Rin, and the world. Creative Talent: Writer/Artist: Kaori YukiTranslation: Gemma CollingeAdaptation: Kristina Blachere What They ...

X-MEN: X-Planations
by Matthew F. Saunders (Wed 07-12-2000)

So, you`re all ready to see what`s supposed to be the summer`s next blockbuster, X-Men, only there`s one problem. You have absolutely no idea what an `X-Man` is. Sure, you`ve seen the sly Senator Kelly mock-TV ads, which warn that mutants are nasty and ev...

WITCHBLADE
by Matthew F. Saunders (Mon 08-21-2000)

Comic book movies traditionally don`t work. Translating from one entertainment medium to another is a difficult process. Each medium has different strengths and weaknesses, and what works for one doesn`t necessarily work for another. Just ask Marvel Comic...

The GORMENGHAST Saga
by Andrew Osmond (Wed 06-14-2000)

Titus Groan, the first Gormenghast novel, was published in 1946. Its sequel Gormenghast appeared in 1950. Both names are arbitrary; arguably, the first book is more about Gormenghast and the second more on Titus. Titus Alone, the third book, followed in 1...


THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 05-16-2000)

...inated in Ian Fleming’s novel On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. There are also two audio commentaries, several behind-the scenes clips, and a `making of` documentary that is a fairly typical promo piece, featuring brief interviews with Pierce Brosnan a...

X-MEN PREQUELS
by Matthew F. Saunders (Wed 06-28-2000)

To prepare for this summer`s X-Men movie, Marvel Comics has released three X-Men movie prequel comics: X-Men Movie Prequel: Magneto, X-Men Movie Prequel: Rogue and X-Men Movie Prequel: Wolverine. And who can blame them? If all goes well, the movie could f...

A.I. Artificial Intelligence
by Jeff Bond (Fri 06-29-2001)

In a year when moviemakers have engaged in a heated competition to see who can make the loudest, dumbest, crassest, most offensive pile of crap, Steven Spielberg’s A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE is a flawed little gem. While its commercials and trailers hav...

THE X-MEN: On Location
by Bryan Cairn (Thu 04-06-2000)

In a dimly lit distillery turned seedy Canadian redneck trucker bar, something`s about to go down. An enraged and hulking patron with a sharp knife suddenly lunges at a stranger sporting a distinctive pointy hairstyle, a leather jacket, and lumberjack shi...


New Life For STAR WARS & WITCHBLADE Figures
by Dan Cziraky (Wed 07-11-2001)

Old toys never die. Well, sometimes they do, but often they just get repackaged or rediscovered by new fans attracted to the property when it becomes a big-budget movie (like TOMB RAIDER) or a popular TV show (like WITCHBLADE). Today, we take a look at a ...

STAR TREK: VOYAGER - Kate Mulgrew, Part Two
by Anna L. Kaplan (Mon 12-04-2000)

Captain Janeway, a role that Kate Mulgrew had to fight for, that first went to Genevieve Bujold, has come to define a large part of her adult life. Despite long hours, contractual disputes and rumors of tension between herself and co-star Jeri Ryan, who p...

On the Information Superhighway to Hell
by Denise Dumars (Fri 10-20-2000)

The closer it gets to Halloween, the hotter it gets here in SoCal. Is it the famed Santa Ana winds, or something else entirely? Clever segue here to our first title: The 13th Element, by science writer John Emsley, which seems an appropriate title for thi...

Imax Movies!
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 10-05-2000)

ALIEN ADVENTUREMany early Imax films were documentaries (Speed, The Dream Is Alive). Gradually, narrative films have emerged in the format. But as with any specialty format, the temptation for visual thrills has often outweighed narrative concerns. In thi...


FARSCAPE's Creator: Rockne O'Bannon
by Anna L. Kaplan (Mon 09-11-2000)

FARSCAPE creator Rockne S. O’Bannon, still very involved as an executive consultant during the series second season, says, `The show is really working with abandon now, which is the way it should be. It just swings from the emotional and the romantic sid...

HOLLOW MAN, DEATH NERVE, NOSFERATU and AVENGERS.
by John Thonen (Tue 01-02-2001)

Welcome to the second day of 2001: A Space Vidiocy. The new video selections are slim this week, but, with the holidays behind us, better days loom just ahead. Meanwhile, let’s take a look at the third misfire in a row from one time genre master, Paul V...

STARK RAVING MAD: The Odd Couple with Stephen King?
by Frederick C. Szebin (Mon 11-22-1999)

An uptight hypochondriac living in New York shares his time with someone totally his opposite. Comic misadventure ensues.Hollywood should be given some kind of award for the recycling it does. THE ODD COUPLE has shown up over the years in various forms...

TOY STORY 2 (1999)
by Steve Biodrowski (Sat 11-27-1999)

TOY STORY was one of the best overrated movies ever made. To be honest, the screenplay wasn`t all that wonderful: the plot mechanics were loose; the lead character, Woody, was really a selfish, unsympathetic protagonist, and the film didn`t really kick in...


A View to a Thrill
by Edward Gross (Fri 11-19-1999)

... Moore as Ian Fleming`s intrepid agent 007, the Bond films transformed from tongue-in-cheek spy thrillers to action-comedy romps that strove more for cheers than thrills, laughter than suspense. This approach reached its height (or depth, if you prefer...

FARSCAPE: The Sci Fi Channel Show Without The Reset Button
by Anna L. Kaplan (Mon 12-06-1999)

David Kemper, executive producer of FARSCAPE, the Sci-Fi Channel’s prime time ratings star, issued a challenge to the uninitiated. He said, `Talk to someone who has seen this show, and look at it yourself. Just tune in once, and you’ll be hooked. It’s ce...

Pascal Laugier Directing Supernatural DETAILS
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 11-24-2008)

Martyrs director Pascal Laugier has been tasked with helming Paramount Vantage's upcoming horror thriller Details, which is based on a short story by China Mieville. This isn't the only horror adaptation on Laugier's current plate since he's also in charg...

Stardate 0108.01: Beginnings and Endings
by Michelle Erica Green (Mon 01-08-2001)

Finally, someone who understands! Trek X screenwriter John Logan told startrek.com this week that he`s a lifelong fan who went trick-or-treating in his youth dressed as Captain Kirk. `I`m a rabid fan...I`m not just doing this for the money, believe me,` e...


SPIDER-MAN Gets Ready to Swing
by Craig Reid (Thu 01-04-2001)

Inside a makeshift, Wrestle-Mania, steel death cage, a giant `Spider-Man` banner dangles above 9 empty chairs. On the hardwood floor, lies the insignia `NYWL,` surrounded by a single thread of tattooed barbed wire. The anxious, pastry-totting media rep...

A Brief History of Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy at the Oscars
by Steve Biodrowski (Sat 03-25-2000)

Writing a history of science fiction, horror and fantasy film winners at the Academy Awards is much simpler than it should be. Quite simply, there just aren’t that many winners. Comedic actors like Bob Hope used to complain about being overlooked in favor...

CRUSADE: Update
by Frank Garcia (Mon 02-21-2000)

Although it has been just five months since CRUSADE completed its first run broadcast on the TNT network, the obstacles mounting against a potential revival of the series have ramped up, says series producer John Copeland. There is some reason for optimis...

George Takei: EXCELSIOR & ENTERPRISE
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 07-05-2001)

George Takei is talking about the failed fan-fueled bid to launch a STAR TREK: EXCELSIOR TV series... and how he thinks the campaign may have inspired the coming ENTERPRISE.While talking to Ian Spelling's Inside Trek & Sci Fi syndicated column, Takei ...


SPIDER-MAN Press Conference Report (Fri 01-05-2001)

The release of the long-awaited Spider-Man movie may still be months away, but Sony Pictures Entertainment isn`t waiting until 2002 to get the PR bandwagon rolling. The studio invited dozens of journalists, including Cinescape`s own Steve Hockensmith, to ...

A Brief History of Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy at the Oscars
by Steve Biodrowski (Mon 03-27-2000)

Writing a history of science fiction, horror and fantasy film winners at the Academy Awards is much simpler than it should be. Quite simply, there just aren’t that many winners. Comedic actors like Bob Hope used to complain about being overlooked in favor...

CrossGen Announces Sojourn Collected Edition
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Mon 07-30-2001)

It only just debuted as one of the latest in CrossGen's popular line of comics, but SOJOURN has experienced such demand from fans and retailers that CrossGen will be reprinting the sold out #1 issue in a 64 page special edition that also features material...

AUSTIN POWERS 3 Gets Greenlight
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 09-06-2001)

The third AUSTIN POWERS film has been given the greenlight by New Line, and it has a title: AUSTIN POWERS 3: GOLDMEMBER.Plans for the film are to ramp up production in mid-November with a fast release date of July 26, 2002. In the film, Mike Myers will re...


DIGITAL WEBBING: The Comic Book
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 09-06-2001)

The Digital Webbing comic info website is launching its first comic series: DIGITAL WEBBING PRESENTS.This comic taking the website's name is intended as a vehicle for creators to "test drive their concepts and creations in a proven, reliable venue rather ...

Brannon Braga Talks ENTERPRISE
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 08-24-2001)

Brannon Braga has been talking quite a bit about what inspired the creation of the coming ENTERPRISE and what the first episode will involve.While talking to Ian Spelling's syndicated Inside Trek & Sci Fi column, Braga spoke of the series' evolution, ...

Rock Projects
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 08-23-2001)

The coming SCORPION KING project isn't the only film that Universal has for wrestler The Rock, a.k.a. Dwayne Johnson.According to Variety columnist Michael Fleming, the Rock is already attached to a project called HUNTING BRONZE, an action-comedy written ...

Mallrats and PATH-ways
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Tue 08-21-2001)

Fan demand for CrossGen merchandise is high, and the hugely successful publishing newcomer has heard the cry for licensed products. In early September 2001, CrossGen will unveil a virtual mall offering an array of licensed merchandise based on their popul...


DALEK EMPIRE 2: THE HUMAN FACTOR
by Tony Whitt (Fri 09-14-2001)

Alby continues his search for Susan Mendes, who along with the mysterious Kalendorf is working for the Daleks to bring hope to the human slaves. As Alby and journalist Gordon Pellan risk death to reach the planet Guria, Kalendorf becomes increasingly worr...

Marsters Talks BUFFY
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 09-17-2001)

James Marsters has been talking about the new UPN situated season of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER and his role of Spike in all of it.While talking to Ian Spelling's syndicated Inside Trek & Sci FI column, Marsters spoke of how the new season starts, sayin...

Chuck Norris Vs. Bin Laden?
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 10-02-2001)

CBS is dealing with a quandary. What do they do with a Chuck Norris starring TV movie called THE PRESIDENT'S MAN: GROUND ZERO, in which the action actor takes on a character based on Osama Bin Laden? Norris has no doubts. He wants it aired.According to Va...

THE MANIC MANIAC: Isle of Cloned Mammoths and Neanderthals
by Joe Crosby (Mon 11-24-2008)

  Jurassic Park may soon be upon us. Well, maybe not Jurassic Park, but possibly Pleistocene Park.   Scientists have been able to examine the DNA of a woolly mammoth though preserved keratin samples (hair, hooves, fingernails, feathers, et al...


Broken bow, fixed TREK
by Mark A. Altman (Wed 09-26-2001)

If professional STAR WARS booster Steve Sansweet were writing this, chances are he'd be saying, "STAR TREK is back...and in a big way." In this case, however, it wouldn't just be hyperbole; it'd be an accurate assessment of "Broken Bow's" potential to re-...

Tom Welling Talks SMALLVILLE
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 09-25-2001)

Tom Welling has been talking about how his role of young Clark Kent and the budding legend of the man who will be Superman will be depicted in the coming SMALLVILLE TV series on The WB. While talking to Ian Spelling's syndicated Inside Trek & Sci Fi c...

ROSWELL 3rd Season Info
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 09-21-2001)

ROSWELL's third season is looming, and cast member Shiri Appleby is talking a little bit about what lies ahead.Specifically, Appleby spoke to Ian Spelling's syndicated Inside Trek & Sci Fi column about the season opener "Busted," saying, "Max and Liz ...

BLADE 3 and Other Goyer Projects
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 08-21-2001)

Scribe David Goyer has been talking about his screenwriter cum director career. While talking to Variety columnist Michael Fleming, Goyer spoke of the BLADE 3 project, which New Line has already ordered up, saying, "After BLADE 3, I'm done writing for oth...


DVD News and Release Info for August 21
by John Thonen (Tue 08-21-2001)

VIDEO NEWS·         SHREK has already claimed this year's top box office title. It's November 2nd DVD release may claim other records as well as DreamWorks launches the title, at sell-through prices, with their bigg...

IRON MEN: A UNIVERSE X SPECIAL
by Tony Whitt (Thu 07-26-2001)

In the midst of a conflict, the Iron Maiden receives a call to come to the Savage Land a telepathic call that she shouldn't be receiving, since all the telepaths on Earth were killed. She and Jade Dragon find a city which was built by Magneto out of the ...

DALEK EMPIRE I: INVASION OF THE DALEKS
by Tony Whitt (Fri 08-03-2001)

On the planet Vega VI, the blossoming romance between Susan Mendes and Alby Brook is interrupted by the crash-landing of an Earth ship, the first casualty in the coming invasion of the Daleks. Soon the largest Dalek fleet ever assembled blockades the syst...

Has Trek been swept away by Wildstorm?
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Fri 07-20-2001)

Since their acquisition by DC, the Wildstorm studio has continued to turn out some solid material marred only by their seeming inability to deliver anything on a set schedule. While a DANGER GIRL Ultimate Collection has been announced at this year's San D...


Elijah Wood talks LORD OF THE RINGS
by Eric Moro (Fri 07-20-2001)

On hand to enjoy the excitement of the Comic-Con International: San Diego was actor Elijah Wood, whom many may recognize as Frodo the Hobbit in New Line Cinema's upcoming LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy. CINESCAPE managed to catch up with the young actor for an...

Finally, Chan and Li Set To Team On Film
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 07-19-2001)

Word has it that the long rumored, and often denied, on screen teaming of Jackie Chan and Jet Li has finally taken the first crucial step. According to Variety columnist Michael Fleming, Revolution Studios has made a deal with the two stars to team in a f...

CrossGen and Dynamic Forces Forge Alliance
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Fri 08-03-2001)

Defying the standard comic book industry rule that friends must first meet and beat the hell out of each other before teaming up to save the day, CrossGen Comics and Dynamic Forces have instead avoided the fisticuffs and partnered to produce lithographs, ...

HALLOWEEN 8 Details
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 08-03-2001)

While promoting AMERICAN PIE 2, actor Thomas Ian Nicholas dropped some big details of the coming 8th HALLOWEEN movie.While talking to About.com's Action-Adventure movies webpage, Nicholas said... well, what he said could definitely be considered spoilers....


HARRY POTTER Pix
by Frank Kurtz (Wed 08-15-2001)

Warner Bros. has released loads of shots, some familiar, some new, from their upcoming HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE. Daniel Radcliffe stars as the young wizard in a film directed by Chris Columbus. Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Wa...

Tarantino Talks KILL BILL
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 08-14-2001)

When word came out that Uma Thurman had become pregnant, there were rumblings that suggested that Quentin Tarantino might have to recast his female lead for his upcoming KILL BILL. While talking to Variety columnist Michael Fleming, Tarantino revealed tha...

KILLER KLOWNS Sequel Talk
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 08-10-2001)

Edward, Stephen and Charles Chiodo, who created 1988's KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE, are hoping that they can get a sequel up and rolling.Though they've talked about doing so for some time, the brothers feel that now might be the right time to get peopl...

Gloria Stuart Meets Another INVISIBLE MAN
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 08-03-2001)

91 year old actress Gloria Stuart, who appeared in the classic 1933 Universal film THE INVISIBLE MAN, will be turning up as a guest on the contemporary TV show.While talking to Ian Spelling's syndicated Inside Trek & Sci Fi column, Stuart revealed how...


KILL BILL To Be Delayed?
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 07-12-2001)

Word of Uma Thurman's surprise pregnancy may place Quentin Tarantino and Miramax in a difficult position. Tarantino's long in development plans for the film were said to have included a schedule to start shooting this fall. Given the circumstances, and co...

DEATH RACE Arrives Early
by Associate News Editor (Mon 05-12-2008)

Universal Pictures has moved the release date of its remake of DEATH RACE 2000 from September 26th to August 28th, 2008. DEATH RACE stars Jason Statham, Joan Allen, Tyerse Gibson and Ian McShane. Paul W.S. Anderson wrote and directed. The story is set i...

Encounter a Nasty Demise in DEATH RACE
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 06-24-2008)

Want to die a horrible death in the upcoming DVD release of Universal's remake Death Race? Want to win a trip to the San Diego Comic Con where you can meet the cast and crew? Well, Universal Pictures has sent out a giveaway to online media informing fans ...

Wild Arms Dub Cast (Tue 06-25-2002)

Janice Williams of ADV has finished up with the dub cast guessing game for their upcoming release of Wild Arms: Sheyenne - Ian HawkKiel - James LyonLoretta - Wendee LeeMirabelle - Julie MaddalenaIsaac - David LucasJerusha - Sue Beth Arden


Two Genre Stories Eyed by Laika
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 06-24-2008)

In a detailed report of billionaire Phil Knight, the trade is announcing a few projects that the Nike operator is running through his CG and stop-motion company Laika. While his animation company is already releasing Coraline soon, they also have three ne...

Book Buzz: Starship Troopers Nostalgia
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 05-26-2008)

First there was the CGI-animated television spin-off ROUGHNECKS, then the financially crippled DVD sequel STARSHIP TROOPERS 2: HERO OF THE FEDERATION. A smattering of comic and game adaptations, including Markosia’s steady stream of graphic noveliza...

KUNG FU Panda in Action Clip
by Jarrod (Wed 05-21-2008)

A new action sequence featuring the martial arts skills of Kung Fu Panda (voiced by Jack Black) has popped up online courtesy of DreamWorks Animation & Yahoo Movies. The clip shows that one really must learn martial arts if they would like to eat a du...

Dead End (aka: The End) Vol.#02
by Jarred Pine (Wed 07-13-2005)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Shohei ManabeTranslated by:Christine SchillingAdapted by:What They SayNoppori and Pocchari are two nasty hitmen. Stitch Head is a mute and monstrous heavy on a mysterious mission. And Mr. Q is quick-tempered, foul-mouthed thug...


MAR (aka: Marchen Awakens Romance) Vol.#12
by Ben Leary (Wed 07-11-2007)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Noboyuki AnzaiTranslated by:Kaori Inoue & Gerard JonesAdapted by:Kaori Inoue & Gerard JonesWhat They SayCould it actually be the beginning of the end? Princess Snow of Team Mar is captured by the Chess Pieces and taken to the ...

Book Buzz: Incandescence
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 07-14-2008)

In yet another slow week of mid-month sci-fi, horror and fantasy book releases Karen Marie Moning’s audio book release of Spell of the Highlander, Greg Egan’s hardcover debut of Incandescence, and the unfortunate suicide of SF author, screenwr...

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCED ARRAY OF UPCOMING ANIME AND MANGA TITLES AT 2007 COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL (Thu 08-09-2007)

Premiere Event For North American Comic and Manga Fans Set The Stage For Announcements Of More Than Twenty New Titles For 2008 San Francisco, CA, August 8, 2007 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and compre...

Anime Director Mamoru Hosoda to speak at MIT, 2/28 along with screening of "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" (Tue 02-27-2007)

On Wed., Feb. 28, at 7pm at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, anime director Mamoru Hosoda will screen his award-winning film "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" (Toki o Kakeru ShĂ´jo) and take questions from the audience. The screening and discussion will ...


Lost in Translation
by Allen Divers (Mon 05-12-2003)

Part Duex: Everything starts from a question. All right, I've been enough of a bad boy this week, so its back to what you guys love: English Dubs. But first, a question! Hi my name is Paul, I am like so many others a huge anime fan. I enjoy both Sub a...

DVD Review: THE GOLDEN COMPASS
by Tim Janson (Tue 05-13-2008)

After striking gold…much, much gold…with the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, executives at New Line set about trying to find another fantasy epic to adapt, choosing Philip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials” trilogy. Now, when I&rsqu...

Kismet Developing Bava Remakes
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 10-11-2001)

A new production company, Kismet Classics, has been created by Kismet Entertainment Group and International Media Films for the purpose of exploiting the remake rights to a number of Italian, sci-fi, horror and adventure films, 13 of which were crafted by...

Inside Star Trek Academy
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 10-15-2007)

With lots of half-truths, rumors, and continuous buzz surrounding Abrams’ rendition of the upcoming STAR TREK XI film, can William Shatner himself provide us with some possible clues to the plot of his on-screen Starfleet origins?   Hello Man...


Raimi Insists Jackson Should Do HOBBIT
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 10-17-2007)

Director/producer Sam Raimi has already indicated this opinion once before about who should direct THE HOBBIT and he hasn't changed his mind. A number of A-list directors and stars of the LOTR series feel the same way which has put New Line into a de...

The Master of the Macabre has arrived!
by Robert Trate (Tue 09-11-2007)

His name, his face, and his voice are synonymous with Horror, however Vincent Price began his career on Broadway, but where it would end was far cry different then he could have ever predicted. Vincent Price would go on to become the Master of the Ma...

Martinez Finds Love in DEATH RACE Remake
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 08-21-2007)

Becoming the second remake news tonight, model turned actress Natalie Martinez is set to star in DEATH RACE, the remake to the Roger Corman classic. She'll be playing a romantic interest for Jason Statham's Frankenstein. Her role is named &...

Raimi to Direct HOBBIT, Jackson to Produce?
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 08-14-2007)

Stephanie Sanchez over at IESB got a scoop on THE HOBBIT, a pretty impressive one if it turns out to be true. An inside source is saying that director Sam Raimi may not be directing the rumored CLASH OF THE TITANS remake after all, as previously reported,...


Some Hard Truths to Face
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 11-12-2007)

The Sword of Truth series debuted in 1994 with Wizard’s First Rule and has been chugging on ever since. Translated into 20 foreign languages with 10 million copies in print, Terry Goodkind’s leviathan of an epic clocks in at over 7700 pages an...

Les TempsPliers
by Stella Maris (Sat 03-08-2008)

You will have grasped by now that the 23.5 Degrees gang has a fairly fluid approach to the space-time continuum. But perhaps this is precisely why we find it intriguing that, over the centuries, a multitude of churches and cathedrals across Europe have be...

LOCH NESS TERROR
by Robert T. Trate (Mon 04-14-2008)

At first, I saw Evergreen trees, then a muddy beach with sawed off tree trunks where the Scottish scientists had set up their base camp. The film was already not off to a good start. Thankfully these same scientists had convincing accents becaus...

McShane Toplines NBC's KINGS
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 03-31-2008)

Thespian Ian McShane---who took home a Globe for his foul-mouthed Al Swearengen in "Deadwood"---is ready to lead a new drama pilot for the peacock network called "Kings", reports Variety. Christopher Egan is also set to lead the cast o...


Pirates
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 03-18-2008)

Last weekend I ventured to a Horror Convention in New Jersey. There were the usual fans, freaks, weirdos and B movie stars. This was my third time to this particular convention but my first time there as your beloved (yeah, I am going to get fla...

Hulu in Review
by Stephen Lackey (Mon 03-17-2008)

Have you Hulu’d yet? If not, then you definitely should because surprisingly it’s pretty much all it was hyped to be. Many months ago much was made of NBC pulling all of their programming from iTunes. The word was that Apple was...

Book Buzz: Star Wars: Back to Animation
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 07-21-2008)

It’s been five years since the first Star Wars: Clone Wars television miniseries debuted on Cartoon Network, yet the folks over at Lucasfilm Animation seemed to have held onto the idea of an anime-style Star Wars arc pretty tightly. This August will...

Death Race Interview: Joan Allen is Ready to Be Sinister
by Josh Gordon (Mon 08-18-2008)

She’s played a presidential candidate amidst a sex scandal in The Contender, went against type as the heavy in the Bourne series and now she’s a sadistic prison warden in director Paul W.S. Anderson’s Death Race, a re-do of Roger Corman&...


McKellen fearing X-Men spin-off snub? (Tue 04-05-2005)

Ian McKellen said he fears he won't be asked to resume his role as Magneto in the spin-off X-Men movie about the comic book character -- because he's too old. "I have heard of a story being developed," he said. "A Magneto spin-off would probably be abo...

Janssen , Among Others, Confirmed For 'X-Men 3'
by Jim Harvey (Wed 04-06-2005)

According to Variety Though her "X-Men" character Jean Grey was killed off to save her fellow mutants in the last film, Famke Janssen has signed a deal to return for 20th Century Fox and Marvel Entertainment's "X-Men 3," to be directed by Matthew Vaughn. ...

Ghost Rider Partly Shot Digitally (Sun 03-20-2005)

"The movie is being shot on 35mm film at Central City Studios and some plates are being captured using a Sony HDC-950 camera," said John Fleming, General Manager, Digital Pictures Melbourne.

PUNISHER: 30+ Winners take home prizes!
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 04-16-2004)

It's judgment day, boys and girls...the day when the good are rewarded and the wicked are PUNISHED. That's right...today is the day "The Punisher" blasts into movie theaters, dishing out black vengeance ...


X2 Downloads and Updates
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 12-23-2002)

It's a never-ending stream of updates at the official X-Men 2 movie website. Fans who stop by are now greeted by Ian McKellen's Magneto. If they venture into the Cerebro area they'll find a Magneto desktop wallpaper waiting for them to download....

The Juggernaut plays online poker? (Fri 04-22-2005)

According to this press release in which Vinnie Jones pimps an online gambling destination says the actor has "just been signed up to star alongside sexy Halle Berry and Sir Ian McKellen in the forthcoming [X-Men 3]."

James Marsden Talks Superman Returns & X-Men 3 (Sun 10-30-2005)

"['Superman Returns' is] one of these gigantic movies. It takes an eternity to finish—we started in March," says actor James Marsden, who plays the father of Lois Lane's child in the movie. The actor also talks about returning to the role of Cyclops in...

The old new 'Spider-Man' animated show is back (Sun 04-13-2008)

Remember that CGI animated 'Spider-Man' series that aired on MTV a while back. I started some time after the first movie came out. Well, now you can relive the glory of that show as it's set to broadcast via Kabillion, the multi-platform kids' entertainm...


Rogue smells 'Blood,' nabs rights (Tue 10-17-2006)

Rogue Pictures pre-emptively bought film rights to an upcoming vampire comic book titled "Blood on the Tracks," setting Neill Dela Llana and Ian Gamazon to write and direct the adaptation. Michael Zoumas is on board to produce via his Zoom Entertainment, ...

Magneto - Before & After
by Joe Hendren (Tue 07-25-2006)

Sir Ian McKellen's official website has an interesting new feature that allows fans to see the age-defying transformation Magneto underwent in X-Men 3's opening scenes.

X3 Stirs Cast Emotions (Mon 03-06-2006)

The cast of the upcoming 'X-Men: The Last Stand' said that the film raised issues that struck close to home, so much so that actors Ian McKellen, Halle Berry and Hugh Jackman ended up arguing about the film's central dilemma during a roundtable interview ...

Magneto Moves Into The X-Mansion?
by Dave Richards (Mon 12-09-2002)

Ian McKellen posted two new photos on his website of himself as returning X-Men foe Magneto in X-Men 2. The photos might contain some spoilers. Those of you who want to be surprised have been warned. One photo is of Magneto as we last saw him, we...


Next Week on Birds of Prey
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 11-07-2002)

Click thumbnails for larger images Helena goes undercover in "Primal Scream," next week's episode of Birds of Prey. At the request of Det. ...

Witchblade Season 2 Photos
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 04-25-2002)

TNT has released a new set of promo pics for season 2 of Witchblade. Feast your eyes: ...

Witchblade Season 2 Info
by Dave Richards (Tue 04-30-2002)

Sara Pezzini did not wake up to find Bobby Ewing alive and in the shower (a la Dallas) but the first season of Witchblade did not really happen yet. Wizard Magazine's James McDonough recently interviewed Witchblade executive producer Ralph Hemecker...

Spider-Man 2 Looking To Avoid Development Hell
by Dave Richards (Wed 04-10-2002)

Cinescape reported today, that there are no real obstacles in the way of the already in the works Spider-Man 2. This is important because fans will recall that the Spider-Man film faced an epic legal battle before becoming a reality.  It took the Spi...


It's Official: Spider-Man 2!
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 04-05-2002)

We've been seeing strong indicators for weeks, but today the Hollywood trades say it's offical: Spider-Man 2 is on! Variety reports that the studio has signed deals with Tobey Maguire, Kirstin Dunst and director Sam Raimi as well as producers Laura...

Astronauts In Hollywood!
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 04-03-2002)

Click for larger image Producer/screenwriter/comic creator Peter Lenkov (Tracker) told Comics2Film that he's got several projects in the realm of comics and movies in the works. ...

Magneto Refuses to Talk, Fears Imprisonment
by Dave Richards (Fri 05-31-2002)

Even though Ian McKellan portrays the super powerful villain Magneto, there is still an authority the Master of Magnetism fears. According to Dark Horizons in a recent interview with an unnamed source, McKellan was asked about the script to X-Men 2....

C2F@5: Witchblade Prizes!
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 08-22-2002)

Just when you thought we were finished announcing prizes for Comics2Film's 5th Anniversary Giveaway, the FedEx man brings us something new! The latest bit or wearable coolness comes directly from Top Cow, makers of fine comics and producers of the h...


X-Men 2: Mutants Actors and Their Roles
by Heidi Meeley (Mon 10-28-2002)

On the set of X-Men 2, Comics2Film attended the press conference where the stars almost outnumbered journalists on October 18. In a somewhat chaotic, humorous environment, questions that ranged from the personal to the political were fielded by the ...

X-Men 1.5 DVD On The Way
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 10-21-2002)

The X-Men return in February! No, we're not talking about the X-Men 2 sequel. We're talking about the expanded re-release of the original X-Men movie on DVD. According to DVDFILE.COM the disc set (dubbed "1.5 Collector's Edition") will b...

Birds of Prey Spoiler News! (Fri 09-20-2002)

Since early news of The Wb's new show Birds of Prey, comic fans have been concerned over changes to the character of Dinah Lance/Black Canary. Gotham Clock Tower has new information on a particular episode which may be music to fans ears.  The episode...

Witchblade Charity Auction
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 08-23-2002)

Starting next week, fans of the Witchblade TV show will have a chance to score some collectibles and help out a charitable cause at the same time. Actors Eric Etebari and Anthony Ci