You have to really give it to comic author MarkMillar. He really is a fanboy, fellow Maniacs. Remember last year when MarkMillar told us that he had a story idea planned for a sequel to Superman Returns? Just one day later, we passed along word that he ...
'Wanted' creator MarkMillar, who's somewhat notorious for using well-placed hype to jump-start his ambitions, may be up to his old tricks in a recent interview with the UK's Daily Record.
In the interview Millar talks about his dream of writing the new ...
Newsarama reports on MarkMillar's panel from Wizard World Chicago:
From As for the film version of Wanted, creator MarkMillar said that he's seen 25 minutes of the film and it's amazing. 60% of the movie has been shot, and he could not be happier abo...
MarkMillar updates his fans on his message boards about the 'Kick-Ass' movie. Although he's not usually prone to hyperbole [Note: SARCASM], Millar has made these reserved statements about the films:
Holy fuck.
We are all going to...
a) Hell
b) ...
MarkMillar will not back down. After initially getting rejected from having involvement in WB's Superman franchise due to a Marvel comic contract, the comic author has repeatedly told media outlets he still wants to do it. Cut to today where the atmosphe...
While talking with Newsarama, MarkMillar dropped some hints about 'Wanted 2'. As mentioned previously, Millar has no plans for a follow up graphic novel, but is working with the producers of the movie on two sequels.
"What I will be doing is provid...
Comic book writer MarkMillar claims production on Superman is a no-go. "The movie is already something like 50 mill in debt because of all the false-starts. It's a HUGE problem because they want big stars, big effects and a big budget and this would push...
Newsarama sat down with MarkMillar to talk in depth about the experience of making 'Kick-Ass' (the comic and the film) thus far. The article is rife with interesting anecdotes and quotes from Millar. Here are a sampling.
On whether or not the movie will...
A fan reports: "I just got back from the MarkMillar signing at Midtown Comics. I overheard him talking to one of the other fanboys there about his book 'Chosen'. Apparently a couple days ago a deal was signed, 'Chosen' will be made into a movie with the ...
Millar has discussed the role of Fox for the Wanted movie with Angelina Jolie and will meet her next month when shooting begins on the film.
He said: "She was asking how I came up with the character and I said I just wanted to write about a girl who was ...
MarkMillar updated his blog regarding the upcoming Universal film Wanted.Millar writes:This is going to be amazing. Like I trailered yesterday, even Gill's Mum gave a big Keannu-style WHOA at a sequence between a car chase and a train. I can't give much ...
If you can understand what he's saying, MarkMillar talks about his visit to the set of "The Dark Knight" and a little more about Angelina Jolie in Wanted.
MarkMillar has been to the set of 'Wanted', based on his own comic. He writes on his message boards:
Very, very exciting few days. Kissed by Jolie several times today (I purposely said goodbye about three times!), saw the most bloody awesome sets ever...
"The Warner execs, two of the producers and several others folks wanted Jim Caviezel, but Bryan wanted an unknown and, in the end, the director has won out," writes MarkMillar on his message boards. "I just heard last night that this is 100% confirmed an...
Writer MarkMillar read the morning news about 'Superman: The Man of Steel' needing a screenwriter and posted this on his message boards:
"It's 8.58am right now, my guys at CAA get into the office in about seven hours and my call will be waiting for th...
"This is going to be amazing," enthuses MarkMillar on his message boars over the production of 'Wanted'. "Like I trailered yesterday, even Gill's Mum gave a big Keannu-style WHOA at a sequence between a car chase and a train. I can't give much in the way...
Creator MarkMillar comments on the news that Angelina Jolie is in the cast for the Wanted movie:
"I spoke to the producers last week and they had three or four people they were talking to, but first I heard about this was this morning when young Bendy...
MarkMillar discusses some of the changes of Wanted from the paper pages to the screen:
Anything in a superhero costume (besides Wesley and Fox's leathers) is gone. But everything else is the same. First half of the movie is very close to the first half ...
Just a day after it was announced that Dan Harris and Dougherty are not returning for writing duties in the next SUPERMAN film, comic author/screenwriter MarkMillar, creator of the Wanted comic, has indicated a super-eager desire to take o...
Comics creator MarkMillar has gained a reputation for being able to hype Hollywood projects (like the hit film 'Wanted') into existence. Earlier this year, Millar started dropping hints about his working redeveloping 'Superman' as a film franchise f...
The Fourth Wall podcast chatted with Hollywood mogul (and comics superstar) MarkMillar who dished on his current comics projects, as well as his growing film empire.
Presently the buzz is on 'Kick-Ass' which is hurtling forward at a break-neck speed und...
This last weekend, thanks to fellow Maniac Hanso, we passed along news to you that author MarkMillar was still interested in trying out a new story for Superman despite being clearly stopped last October by the comic conglomerates Marvel and DC. Click on...
The comic book website Newsarama reports that an ongoing fourth Spider-Man comic book series will launch next spring from the creative team of writer MarkMillar and artist Terry Dodson. Millar and Dodson last collaborated on the first title released by M...
But will comic author MarkMillar's plot outlines be used? That seems to be the question. The author updated Newsarama on his involvement with possible sequels to this summer's hit Wanted from Universal Pictures. According to Millar, he was approached aft...
Instead of letting this get discussed in our latest Superman story (the Evans rumor), I'll move it over here for people who want changes to the SUPERMAN films. It seems that even if the very eager scribe MarkMillar would take this job for free, Warner Br...
'Wanted' creator MarkMillar saw the movie version of his comic and...guess what...he liked it! Here are some SPOILERISH highlights of Millar posted on his message boards:
...the movie is literally 541 times better than I [even] remembered. The cut the...
MarkMillar shares his insights for hawking his goods to Hollywood with the Sunday Herald. With 'Wanted' on screens this week and 'Kick-Ass' in active development it appears the comic writer knows a thing or two about getting movies set up.
The article b...
Production is underway for Matthew Vaughn's upcoming adaptation of MarkMillar's comic Kick-Ass and the comic author has already given an excited update over at his official website. The film stars Nicolas Cage, Aaron Johnson, Lyndsy Fonseca, Christopher ...
The guys over at AICN reported last week that a theatrical adaptation of MarkMillar's comic Kick Ass was on the horizon with Matthew Vaughn (Layer Cake) set to direct. Well, while we now have a confirmation from the creator that a film version is set to ...
Newsarama chats up comic creator MarkMillar about his current work, including his new creator-owned book 'Kick-Ass'. Recent rumors indicate that 'Stardust' movie director Matthew Vaughn is actively developing the concept as a movie. Millar drops several ...
"My first reaction to hearing this was a great big silence on the phone," says MarkMillar, creator of the comic book 'Wanted', about the news that 'Night Watch' director Timur Bekmambetov will helm the big-screen adaptation of his work. "I had no idea wh...
Nothing shocking about an author being very excited about an adaptation of his work hitting the big screen as MarkMillar's Wanted is about to do in a few days. There's also nothing shocking about a sequel getting planned before the first movie hits theat...
In a recent interview with the Times Online, comics creator MarkMillar talked about his upcoming movie 'Kick-Ass'.
Millar, who is said to have close involvement with the production, was recently in London for casting sessions. "It’s pretty mu...
Last month, in the UK press, MarkMillar dropped a puzzling bit of rumor, stating that he, a producer and a noteworthy director, were working on a new 'Superman' movie. Now DenOfGeek.com gets answers from the 'Wanted' creator about just what exactly he ma...
Rumors live and die fast these days. While reports were posted earlier today that MarkMillar would be writing a "Deadpool" movie, Millar himself debunked the stories. While he is tapped to write the script for a major, established superhero, Millar says,...
MarkMillar, scripter for Marvel's top-selling ULTIMATE line, spoke to the press on Wednesday in a call promoteing the upcoming release of ULTIMATE WAR. He characterized the series as being similar to the "ultimate movie crossover", in which "Clint Eastwo...
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MarkMillar Taking Over Superman Franchise?
Rumor: Comic author and screenwriter MarkMillar is at it again, continuing to spread word of his planned Superman opus with a producer and top Hollywood director attached, both of which he still r...
Easy come, easy go for MarkMillar and 'Superman'. Readers will recall that when 'Superman Returns' writers Mike Doherty and Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris, comic creator MarkMillar ('Wanted') was ready to spring into action and pitch the kind of Super...
This morning the Hollywood trades announced that Universal have delayed the release of MarkMillar's 'Wanted' until June 27th. Millar responds on his message boards:
"Hey, Just woke up to read the appropriate emails on this decision. On the one ha...
With a new 'Wanted' trailer going online last week, series creator MarkMillar talked about his impressions of the film on his message boards.
Like James McAvoy said Wondercon, I saw the movie two weeks back and thought it was spectacular. It's changed...
Looks like War Heroes will be the next MarkMillar comic to get the big screen treatment, reports his official website. While director Matthew Vaughn is currently rolling production for Kick-Ass, the author says that studios have begun bidding for his six...
When IGN FilmForce first reported that there was some interest in turning Marvel Comics' sarcastic mercenary for hire Deadpool into a feature film, the website also said that comic scribe MarkMillar was the frontrunner for the screenwriting job. Millar w...
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MarkMillar Ready to Lead New Superman Revision?
Rumor: A new rumor has popped up yet again that MarkMillar is teaming up with an unnamed action director to pitch a new idea for a revamp of the Superman franchise.
Sour...
...h. Writer MarkMillar and artist Adam Kubert have pumped new blood into a 37-year-old comics franchise that—despite a recent summer blockbuster—has been showing its age. By revamping the characters and filling the debut issue with so many fast-paced ac...
...endis and MarkMillar about Captain America being black in the Ultimate Universe, but both Millar and Bendis nixed the idea. [This notion would later be used in TRUTH, a good idea but poorly executed]. So instead of a black Cap, Millar went with the id...
...s credit, MarkMillar subverted everyone’s expectations. Millar has admitted to his own leftist political leanings in the past. While those beliefs occasionally and didactically bleed through, the writer has also proven adept at as...
...announced MarkMillar’s return to the Ultimate Universe via Ultimate Avengers, due in 2009. Marvel also finally explained those creepy black and white advertisements that say things like “I want to be good.” It seems that th...
... Based on MarkMillar’s explosive graphic novel series, Wanted blazes new cinematic trails with double-barreled surprises around every corner. Director Bekmambetov leads his extraordinary cast, which also includes Thomas Kretschmann (King Kong), ...
...rison and MarkMillar. The fit may not be perfect, the shoes may have grown scuffed, but the road is one with which Vaughan is very familiar.`I’ve read and enjoyed every issue of Swamp Thing ever written,` says Vaughan. Still, despite this familiarity,...
... Based on MarkMillar’s explosive graphic novel series, Wanted blazes new cinematic trails with double-barreled surprises around every corner. Director Bekmambetov leads his extraordinary cast, which also includes Thomas Kretschmann (King Kong), ...
...ed adapts MarkMillar and J.G. Jones’s comic miniseries of the same name, published by Top Cow in 2003 and 2004. Though the comic and the film begin with similar premises, the two part ways significantly after the first hour. This loose...
... novel by MarkMillar and J.G. Jones, and due out on DVD December 2nd.
THE MOVIE
James McAvoy plays Wesley Gibson, a young man pummeled daily in the perfect storm of ritual abuses that mark his bottom-rung existence. He hates his boss, on overweight ...
Elektra by Corona's Coming Attractions (Fri 11-05-2004)
...er of the MarkMillar character that Elektra is hired to murder. [USA Today, FilmForce.]April 26, 2004... ER's Goran Visnjic has been cast as ELEKTRA's romantic attraction in the DAREDEVIL spinoff film. Visnjic's character is the person that Elektra is...
...dation by MarkMillar started him on the fast-track to a career writing comics for Marvel, with a little work at DC to boot. But, once he got there, things didn’t work out the way he’d expected and he found himself no long working for ...
... week, as MarkMillar presents the ultimate fate of the ultimate mutant team in this ultimate...ah, forget it. There's no lack of other X-related titles this week, as NEW X-MEN #140 begins the investigation into Emma Frost's supposed death. She's due t...
In anticipation of next week's release of the sixth and final issue of Top Cow's WANTED comic book series, Newsarama interviewed creator/writer MarkMillar and found out his thoughts on the book's conclusion. During the course of the article, Millar updat...
AICN responds to MarkMillar's challenge about the recent rumor that Jim Caviezel ('The Passion') will be cast as 'Superman' (To recap: Millar started the rumor, Harry said it was dead wrong, Millar bet $1000 to charity he is right): "Hey folks, Harry her...
Arrving on comic book store shelves in July is the first issue of TROUBLE, published by Marvel Comics. Written by MarkMillar (THE ULTIMATES) and with art by Terry and Rachel Dodson (SPIDER-MAN: BLACK CAT), the comic book is also the debut book from Marv...
...ne thing, MarkMillar gives J. Michael Straczynski a real run for his money as far as writing Peter and MJ as fully-fledged characters is concerned. This issue in particular gives us a chance to see more of that relationship in action as MJ tries to co...
...ay this: MarkMillar, you go and make Jarvis even gayer in THE ULTIMATES VOL. 2. That'll show 'em!" And he certainly has that option, Dewey hell, if Wolverine can have a different personality depending on which book he appears in, why not Jarvis?Arn...
MarkMillar generated buzz for a movie version of his 'Wanted' comic by throwing Eminem's name around. Now Rich Johnston reports that Millar favors Colin Farrell for the movie. Why?
"Well, Eminem's people are rather annoyed with MarkMillar right now, ...
...Hitch and MarkMillar have seen their plan—which they had in mind when they started the series—is coming to fruition pretty much as they’d planned it. Yes, it’s taken months longer than any of us had hoped, but when their run...
...e source: MarkMillar is best known for his work on Marvel's ULTIMATE X-MEN and THE ULTIMATES, so he's already well-versed in the art of reimagining existing comics concepts. (Speaking of which, has anyone noticed that no one ever thought of "reimagini...
...ig Brain, MarkMillar, gave us one of the more radical, but still relevant, interpretations of Superman in his SUPERMAN: RED SON miniseries. Sure, it was Elseworlds, but putting Superman in a story that damn big made it all worthwhile. Millar blew my...
...on X' and MarkMillar, Adam Kubert, Richard Isanove and a very good in-house programmer named Johnny Roberts worked out sort of a first of its kind trailer for a comic book episode set to music," says Marvel Comics President Bill Jemas. "We think it's ...
Who is this mystery writer/director that could be coming onto Warner Bros' new-look, Peters lacking Superman? Who is
MarkMillar talking about? We can't say for sure who he meant, but after consulting various sources, only one name came up that wasn't M...
Are McG, J.J. Abrams and Jon Peters exiting 'Superman'? Does Warner Bros. have a new writer/director waiting in the wings to get this project on track? What does MarkMillar know about all this? Superman-v.com gives its analysis of recent rumors...
... novel by MarkMillar and J.G. Jones. However, the film is far different from the graphic novel.
"The comic book is the first act of the movie. When Wesley revolts and he wants to change his life; he has enough power and to destroy things. The mo...
...ced
that MarkMillar and Adam Kubert will wrap up their run on "Ultimate
X-Men" with issue #33. "Ultimate Spider-Man" writer Brian Michael
Bendis takes over the scripting chores there for a six issue stint. David Finch
provides the art. Issues 33 a...
Before he joins MarkMillar on Marvel's ULTIMATES title, artist Bryan Hitch will have one last AUTHORITY story.Hitch is drawing - and writing - the lead story for THE AUTHORITY: WIDESCREEN special, a 48-page one-shot which arrives in November from WildSto...
...re (until MarkMillar came along, anyway); and when the Legion rebooted, they actually killed off Colossal Boy (whose name should put him in this category alone) and gave his power to Shrinking Violet. You don't see Elongated Man getting killed off bec...
...that even MarkMillar will crack under enough pressure. After a little sleep deprivation, some alligator clips and a car battery, and talking smack about the Koran, he cried like a little girl and told us everything. I totally can't believe that Mary...
...llis, and MarkMillar. While the line has stumbled occasionally (ULTIMATE MARVEL TEAM-UP, ULTIMATE ADVENTURES), most fans consider the imprint a resounding success. The Ultimate line addressed fears about continuity by restarting the series, allowing n...
What Wanted lacks in terms of originality, it more than makes up for with style and excitement. Based on the comic book series created by MarkMillar and J.G. Jones, the ultraviolent action thriller seamlessly channels the likes of John Woo and the Wachow...
... teams of MarkMillar and Frank Quitely, Chuck Austen and Phil Winslade, Bruce Jones and Sean Phillips, and Brian K. Vaughan and Leonardo Manco. Issue #1 also features an introduction by Dr. Arun Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi's grandson and co-founder of the ...
...ritten by MarkMillar (THE ULTIMATES) and illustrated by Terry Dodson (BLACK CAT). While a select number of comic book professionals have been asked to pitch ideas for Marvel's new Epic line, the company stated that it will open the door to unsolicite...
...r, writer MarkMillar (ULTIMATE X-MEN, THE ULTIMATES) thinks all this talk of heroes changing clothes will be temporary. saying, "A more likely scenario [than it disappearing completely] is evolution and maturation - as well as the action, we're now go...
...series by MarkMillar and J.G. Jones , follows a put-upon man (McAvoy) who discovers that his long-lost father is an assassin. After his dad is murdered, the son is recruited into a covert organization of killers and trained to follow in his father's f...
...s work by MarkMillar, Chuck Austen, Frank Quitely, Phil Winslade, Tony Salmons, and by non-industry contributors such as political cartoonist David Rees, playwright Tony Kushner, and nuclear activist and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Helen Caldicott. This...
...ording to MarkMillar, Aunt May is his biological mother (the TROUBLE miniseries). Next up is Spider-Man's harrowing battle with methamphetamine addiction in the 1980s. How do you think he was able to stay up all night fighting crime and still get to...
...ES #1, by MarkMillar and Bryan Hitch, and Marvel Knights' CAPTAIN AMERICA #1, by John Ney Reiber and John Cassaday.With a retail value of $9.74, TRUTH: RED, WHITE & BLUE -- THE MARVEL MUST-HAVE EDITION will be priced at $3.99.The book arrives in store...
...mmented. "MarkMillar delivered an incredible story, but the retailers we spoke with cite Mike Mayhew's art as the prime reason why the comics are flying off the shelves."Both publisher and distributor are suggesting that retailers up their orders for ...
...rison and MarkMillar (VAMPIRELLA: ASCENDING EVIL) and Christopher Golden and Tom Sniegoski (VAMPIRELLA: DEATH AND DESTRUCTION). "It's a pleasure to have Amanda back to being associated with Vampirella," says editor Maureen McTigue. "Her artistic sty...
...inick, or MarkMillar to extend to Card as well. Good stories without preaching (and I mean this for any side of the political and/or religious fence) are all we want. "I mean, geez, it's not like Sean Hannity is writing this book."Good point, Dewey, t...
First, a little more COMICSCAPE housecleaning: because of the overwhelming number of e-mails I've been getting that either declare the column "BOR FRICK ING" (in one astute reader's words) or threaten to stop reading altogether, I'm going to try to make t...
...nt to see MarkMillar writing the return of Thor, then you really shouldn't be reading comics anymore.Thor: Iron Man! We would have words with thee! Stop being a dick!Iron Man: You know what you are...you're like...just...man, I am so wasted. Civil ...
...cs scribe MarkMillar wrote the forward I flipped through it and read an unabashed praise for the book. Rolling my eyes at clever marketing in its appeal to fan boys I then read Rossen’s forward. I noticed that his last sentence said th...
...rthy work MarkMillar produces. I must also credit the publisher and writer for focusing on Ben Urich and Sally Floyd. The journalists of the Marvel Universe have long been an interesting and often underused set of characters. I already miss THE PU...
...Spotlight MarkMillar Steve Mcniven $2.99 Marvel Tales Flip Magazine #12 $4.99Kurt: Has anyone ever figured out what these things are? Marvel Team-up #21 $2.99Al: Cover speech balloon alert! Hell yeah! Old school, man! New X-Men #27 $2.99 Pun...
...oach that MarkMillar offers in ULTIMATES 2, including the more conservative, security-minded perspective presented via Nick Fury. Erik Larson challenged the industry to create new heroes and I agree with him. And, if the big two can't or won't create ...
...Spotlight MarkMillar Steve McNiven $2.99 Punisher The Tyger (RES) (MR) $4.99Al: When you spell it with a "Y," it makes it all poem-y.Kurt: I'm going to go cry some tears of joy. Excuse me. Runaways #16 $2.99 Sentinel Vol 3 Past Imperfect Digest...
While out promoting his upcoming MarkMillar adaptation of Wanted, director Timur Bekmambetov was posed a question on whether he will be involved in a completion of the Night Watch trilogy. He led the production for the first two Russian smash hits Night ...
...on of the MarkMillar graphic novel. The photos show stars Morgan Freeman, James McAvoy & Angeline Jolie as they will appear in the film.
To see the new photos, click here.
Plot Summary: Wes(McAvoy), a disaffected office drone with a boss who hat...
...tures and MarkMillar have confirmed the development of a Wanted 2 but how far along is it? The latest update from co-writer Chris Morgan is that they’re ready to begin scripting out the next adventure of Wes, who’s played by James McAvoy.
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... novel by MarkMillar and J.G. Jones.
In the film James McAvoy plays the title character, Wesley Gibson, an Account Manager who is living an ordinary life of pushing paper while being pushed around by everyone from his boss to his best friend, a...
...f you ask MarkMillar, he’s more of a Right-Winger. But I’ve always seen Cap as a man of the people. He doesn’t represent America as it is, but rather America as it should be. Fictional or not, he’s a stand-up guy and someone...
... spite of MarkMillar teasing about his shadow effort to position an alternative to Singer, The execs say that the project is up in the air and they don't know where Singer or anyone else stands.
Blogger provides scans of a recent interview with MarkMillar from The Herald, along with a round-up of new about Millar's new movie 'Kick Ass'. Speculation is that Robert DeNiro will have some role in the new movie. DeNiro previously teamed with director...
Best known for his roles in such films as 'Atonement' and 'Last King of Scotland', James McAvoy takes quite a different turn as Wesley Gibson in the action film adaptation of MarkMillar and JG Jones' graphic novel 'Wanted'.
The role is very much a dep...
"Well, my same good buddy has informed me that, as of last Thursday night, Mister Jim Caviezel is officially the new man of steel and what a perfect choice he is," claims comic book writer MarkMillar on his official message boards...
... novel by MarkMillar and J.G. Jones, 'Wanted' tells the story of Wesley, a pathetic, work-a-day drone whose life changes when he's introduced to the Fraternity, a secret society of assassins, one of many such brotherhoods constantly waging war to keep...
...by scribe MarkMillar) 'tweaked for ultimate coolness...' (Lucky for me, I can read and speak Scottish fluently). The UU is where the characters are updated somehow cooler, younger, sleeker and without baggage. I'm given the keys to the Marvel charact...
MarkMillar told Fourth Wall Podcast yesterday that the lead role of teen vigilante Dave Lizewski in 'Kick-Ass' had been cast. Today the Hollywood Reporter reveals who that lead is.
UK actor Aaron Johnson is set to take on the part of a New York City you...
MarkMillar writes an enthusiastic report on his visit to the sets of Wanted, the movie based on his Graphic Novel.
"It was brilliant. Despite a five hour delay in Amsterdam, I had a great time and there I nothing-- I mean NOTHING-- more surreal than ...
It was revealed at last weekend's Wizard World Rosemont that the adaptation of the MarkMillar/J.G. Jones comic 'Wanted' is being written by Michael Brandt and Derek Haas ("2 Fast 2 Furious," "Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run") and attached to direct is Timur B...
MarkMillar posted on his forums "I am NEVER writing a sequel to Wanted. The director has an idea for a sequel based on these characters and ideas and they're already making plans with the studio. But I am absolutely not doing a sequel to the comic-book. ...
...superstar MarkMillar, into a major motion picture that is being released wide on June 27, 2008 by Universal Pictures. The film stars Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy, and Morgan Freeman and is directed by Timur Bekmambetov.
...ven bring MarkMillar into this report.
To set the record straight, MTV Splash Page asked the man himself as Singer makes the press rounds for his new movie 'Valkyrie'.
"At the moment, I can't really talk about that. I wish I could,"&n...
...s father, MarkMillar (isn't that a convenient naming), just so that there is some idea of a love interest, even though it makes no sense.
This film is just flat. In instances where we could learn about our villains, we learn nothing other than plo...
How did a project like this could go unheard of through the years? What would the outlook on superhero movies have been if this movie had been made? What will fans do when they learn this humorous piece from MarkMillar is just a HOAX?
...ed on the MarkMillar graphic novel. The first installment was one of Universal Picture's highlights from this summer season, having been produced for only a $75 million pricetag but grossing $292.5 million worldwide.
...oryteller MarkMillar teamed up with Terry Dodson and John Romita Jr. to create suspenseful stories on both Marvel Knights Spider-Man and Wolverine, respectively. The dynamic duo of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale continued their highly successful color-based s...
A movie set photo and some set videos of the comic adaptation, WANTED, has appeared online. The film is based off the graphic novel series by MarkMillar and will be directed by Timur Bekmambetov (same director as the Russian franchis...
...c Four.
MarkMillar’s Kick Ass Comic Hitting Theaters Soon?
The Rumor: Despite the fact that there are only two issues in circulation, MarkMillar is penning a big screen treatment for his comic Kick Ass.
The Source: AICN
The Mania Verdict...
It's bad news for comics writer MarkMillar, who bet Harry Knowles $1000 that Jim Caviezel had been cast as 'Superman'. Warner Bros. Pictures announced last night that Brandon Routh, a 25-year-old native of Iowa with television and film acting experience,...
Angelina Jolie is in Chicago right now filming scenes for a new movie called "Wanted" that will be released in 2008. It co-stars Morgan Freeman and is based on a thriller novel by MarkMillar and J.G. Jones.
Fox Chicago cameras captured some great fo...
...scene had MarkMillar and Matthew Vaughn's careful attention to detail all over it.
The filmed scene should be familiar one to fans: Kick-Ass defends a helpless man from getting completely beat-up by a gang of ruffians. As he collapses, out of breath,...
"I had heard of the comic but I hadn't read it even though I am a big sci-fi fan. Also a Glaswegian wrote it [MarkMillar]. The thing that really got me excited about it is [director] Timur [Bekmambetov] because I had had [his previous film] Nightwatch th...
Two-for-one comic book movie reviews
'Ultimate Avengers 2': "The story also never reaches its PG-13 possibilities (Ultimates writer MarkMillar should have developed the script) but lumbers on as a run-of-the-mill superhero tale. The more I think about...
"Ultimate Avengers" is slated to be released in February 2006, based on the first six issues of "The Ultimates" by MarkMillar and Bryan Hitch. The film will run 75-80 minutes with letterboxed format, will be recorded in Dolby Digital 5.1. sound and be ai...
Timur Bekmambetov, whose sci-fi actioner "Night Watch" was a Russian box office sensation, has inked his first deal to helmhelm an English-lingo pic, Universal's "Wanted."
"Wanted" is based on a comicbook series by MarkMillar. Marc Platt set up the se...
...t regard, MarkMillar writes this fourth issue of CIVIL WAR with a more intimate stroke. Though the issue lacks the startling revelation of the second issue or the "holy f-ck" cliffhanger of the third, it resonates with both the moral degeneration of ...
...ritten by MarkMillar (THE ULTIMATES) and drawn by Liefeld, YOUNGBLOOD: GENESIS will be released later this summer.Got a scoop? Know something that you need to tell us about? Send it to us!
Moriarty has heard some interesting news over at Ain't It Cool regarding MarkMillar's new comic 'Kick-Ass'. Writes AICN's omniscient contributor:
"if my sources are correct, it looks like Matthew Vaughn ('Layer Cake', 'Stardust') is going to be w...
Chloe Grace Moretz, who we're now convinced will emerge as the break-out star from the filmed adaptation of MarkMillar's 'Kick-Ass', is blogging again.
Here blog, which is adorned with photos of the cherub-faced young actress, features a new post entitl...
Another MarkMillar-related item to pass along today. Thespian Aaron Johnson, the actor currently set to play the title role in Matthew Vaughn's upcoming adaptation of Kick-Ass, has talked to the Daily Mail on what's happening and when production is offic...
If the 66th issue of Wolverine is guilty of anything, it’s seriously decompressing a compelling piece of storytelling. As fast as writer MarkMillar introduces yet another bleak future for the Marvel Universe, he wraps the issue with the older ...
...hough the MarkMillar comic is still relatively new, it’s already getting prepped for the big screen with director Matthew Vaughn (Stardust) set to lead. The latest rumor is from Millar hinting that a “very famous film star of Italian-Ameri...
...ased upon MarkMillar's explosive graphic novel series, the film is produced by Marc Platt (Legally Blonde), Jason Netter (Painkiller Jane), Jim Lemley (Invincible) and Iain Smith (Children of Men).In making the date-change announcement, Nikki Rocco, U...
...ased upon MarkMillar's graphic novel series and directed by stunning visualist Timur Bekmambetov, WANTED uncovers one apathetic nobody's transformation into an enforcer of justice. MarkMillar and Timur Bekmambetov are scheduled to appear. HELLBOY 2...
...ritten by MarkMillar and drawn by Bryan Hitch, ULTIMATES is the Avengers with a twist. Cap, Iron Man, Giant Man, Wasp, Thor, Hulkall the original Avengers are here, but as Rosemann explains, this isn't your father's superhero team. "These are individu...
Marvel's ULTIMATE line has been around for a while now, so it was inevitable that there would soon be a crossover "event" of some sort. After all, as ULTIMATE WAR writer MarkMillar points out, it's an intrinsic part of the medium itself."Comic crossovers...
I first met Paul Jenkins several years ago when he was getting ready to begin his run on Top Cow's Witchblade. We hung out, talked comic books, and I learned how he had a penchant to root for the underdog. Since then, we've kept in touch, and I've follo...
... Granted, MarkMillar kindly avoided the slash route in CIVIL WAR and didn't write Reed Richards and Tony Stark have a very private, very naked moment together as part of their descent into villainy, but he created neither character. Anyone who says M...
For sheer quantity, Neil Gaiman pales before Daniel Way, Brian Michael Bendis, or MarkMillar. He just doesn't write many comics these days. But, unlike some writers that crank out comics at the expense of quality, most of Gaiman's projects are worth th...
...RS adapts MarkMillar and Bryan Hitch's 13-issue series, THE ULTIMATES. The Ultimates, of course, are the Ultimate Universe Avengers, appropriately reimagined for a modern readership. In their world, S.H.I.E.L.D. works as a paramilitary force to fight ...
...t because MarkMillar and company are doing stellar work (yet) on this series. Or because I'm at all interested - oh, heavens, no. Buy it before they sell out, and make sure to buy two copies - I doubt that one of them will stay in mint condition for t...
Today at the WizardWorld comic book convention Marvel Comics announced that the next title in their popular Ultimates line will be ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR. The book will be co-written by MarkMillar (THE ULTIMATES) and Brian Michael Bendis (ULTIMATE SPIDE...
Unlike another long-delayed issue that came out last week, the conclusion to MarkMillar and Marvel’s Ultimates 2 proves itself more than worth the wait. And, unlike that other book, it feels more like a love letter to the optimism of Marvel&rs...
...potlight: MarkMillar/ Steve McNiven, which covered the genesis of Civil War, sold out quickly and has remained on Wizard’s list of Top Ten Books since it went on-sale almost 9 months ago! Retailers are advised to increase their orders on upcomin...
MarkMillar begins his run on Fantastic Four with a pitch-perfect, if somewhat decompressed, introduction. It opens with the team on a time-travel vacation gone horribly awry, with Ben Grimm somehow left in – and then rescued from – the y...
...sp;Writer MarkMillar provides a rich nostalgia trip for those readers that grew up on Marvel in the 1980s. Toby stresses about missing issue of Secret War, and wishes, above all, that the worlds he reads about were as real as his own. Little...
... grabbing MarkMillar and Bruan Michael Bendis around their throats for the way they’ve dumped on the Marvel universe the past few years with storylines like Avengers Disassembled and Civil War.
Want more evidence? As the issue open...
Comic book fans accept delays as part of our gratifying, yet sometimes frustrating, hobby. After living with missed ship dates more than a few times, we roll with the punches and keep buying. I read enough small press titles that only come out once a ye...
...th writer MarkMillar on issues #27-29 of THE AUTHORITY. According to Adams, `I`m looking forward to showing readers my take on THE AUTHORITY; the characters are really exciting to draw. I`m finding myself sitting around sketching them even when I`m ...
... writes, "MarkMillar's recent run on WOLVERINE. It was 12 issues, very action packed, not much dialogue to bog down the story. I think that shortening it or adding more dialogue would have made the run less enjoyable. Although I could have done withou...
Last week we reported that the script for the movie version of MarkMillar and John Romita Jr's comic 'Kick-Ass' has been completed by director Matthew Vaughn and his collaborator Jane Goldman.
Now, CBR's Rich Johnston, who seems preternaturally aware of...
...rtigo/DC) MarkMillar, Superman Adventures (DC) Greg Rucka, Whiteout: Melt (Oni) Best Writer/Artist Winner: Dan Clowes, Eightball (Fantagraphics) Other Nominees: Andre Juillard, After the Rain (NBM) David Lapham, Stray Bullets, Amy Racecar Special #2 (...
This standalone issue concludes MarkMillar's lauded run on the short hairy bastard's solo title. After watching Logan kill half of the Marvel Universe while under the control of H.Y.D.R.A. and then kill the other half as an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., we tra...
...t to be. MarkMillar quickly establishes both the passage of the Superhero Registration Act, the assembling of a resistance force under Captain America (with Nick Fury's support, apparently), and S.H.I.E.L.D.''s enforcement of the new law -- most nota...
...ritten by MarkMillar. I'll be expecting SPECTACULAR FANTASTIC FOUR and FANTASTIC FOUR UNLIMITED next, just to balance things out...And speaking of which...SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #13 is out this week, too, featuring part three of "The Lizard's Tale." O...
...endis and MarkMillar with art by Adam Kubert, a preview of the series is available in the new WIZARD and MARVEL PREVIEWS."Fandom spoke and so did our own hearts, and we listened to both," said Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada in a press release issu...
...EN writer MarkMillar exclaimed , "Collect them all!" Millar noted that he was fully involved in the editorial changes. Jemas also stressed that the changes were not dictated by Wal-Mart, as Marvel did not wish to invite retailers into their editorial ...
Fans of THE ULTIMATES might be a tad disappointed that Book Two of the ongoing saga opens right where Book One left off in the last issue. With an astounding cliffhanger like that, MarkMillar and company would have been forgiven for opening the next chap...
...endis and MarkMillar have done their best to destroy the Marvel universe for their own amusement. Are comic writers today so lacking in ideas that the only recourse is to flush 40 years of history down the toilet? Anyway, after the destructi...
...wers. All MarkMillar does is in Civil War is once again show us the odd dichotomy of his strengths and flaws. He is an amazingly technically skilled writer, who creates stories and scenes that you really cannot look away from, but he lacks any semb...
Another trailer for Wanted has appeared online, this time being an international and redband clip of the MarkMillar comic adaptation. Universal has also launched the full new website for the production, which includes a ton of goodies. The film stars Jam...
A new action clip for Wanted, the upcoming adaptation of the MarkMillar graphic novel, has popped up online over at Empire Online. The clip shows a hit in action with some high flying gravity defying stunts. The upcoming comic adaptation stars James McAv...
Two new extended clips have popped up online for Wanted, the upcoming adaptation of the MarkMillar graphic novel. One is a regular extended clip courtesy of Empire Online. while the other is a restricted (redband) clip courtesy of the official website. T...