Last November, Comics2Film was among the outlets invited to visit the set of 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer'. This is the first in a series of articles from that visit.
Talking to Don Payne, screenwriter of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silve...
The Fantastic Four are back, and so is Tim Story. Tim directed the surprise hit film Fantastic Four and Fox rewarded him with the reins to the upcoming sequel, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. In the second go-round, it's up to Sue Storm/Invisib...
Oh sure, Spidey might swing higher, and Wolverine has those shiny claws, but the Fantastic Four have always been the real heart of the Marvel Universe.
With their constant squabbling, anxieties, and the nifty balance between cosmic battles and real...
Genre:Science Fiction/Comic Book Adaptation.Studio:Twentieth Century Fox.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:Development Hell.Who's In It:Unknown.Who's Making It:Andrew Kevin Walker (Screenwriter, last draft); Bernd Eichinger (Producer); based upon t...
ComicsContinuum reports finding from the director commentary on the 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer' DVD, due in stores this week. Director Tim Story talked about the cloud-like portrayal of Galactus in the film.
"We decided early on that we...
L.A. Times features an analysis of the 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer' phenomena. It includes some rather interesting tidbits.
Feeling bullish on the eve of the release of its "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer," Fox has already put...
As I said in last week’s box office report, Ocean’s Thirteen had very little chance to make a repeat appearance at the top spot. With Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer clocking in at 1 hr & 29 minutes and it appearing in 3,959 thea...
In the ravaged plains of the Sudan, a young child is offered to a being the tribesmen call the Shining One. In New Orleans, Denise Waters' autistic daughter Ellie is abducted by a mysterious silvery figure, a creature that closely resembles the alien face...
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another Comicscape adventure at the movies! I rarely see movies in the theater these days. Between the incessant chatter, the rising ticket prices, the ridiculous levels of air conditioning, and the overpriced ...
Ain't it Cool News is reporting that Doug Jones, who played Abe Sapien in HELLBOY, has won the role of the Silver Surfer in the upcoming FANTASTIC FOUR sequel. The sequel is reportedly titled FANTASTIC FOUR AND THE SILVER SURFER.Just last week Tim Story,...
These days, blockbuster movies like Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer are almost guaranteed to be released with a video game counterpart to enhance and expand the experience of seeing your favorite characters brought to life. "Our relationship wit...
The first pictures of the Silver Surfer have shown up online over at JoBlo.com.JoBlow writes, "Weta Digital is creating the look for Surfer based off the motions of Jones who is using that giant rig to "surf." I had heard that one of the big sequences in ...
We're playing a little catch up on this story. In case you hadn't heard yet...
This summer, silver is the new gold standard – for movies, with the June 15 release of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, and for movie promotions, as Twentieth ...
According to Variety, Laurence Fishburne has signed on to voice the Silver Surfer in the upcoming Fox film, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.The site also mentions that it has not been decided as to whether Galactus will speak in the film.The fil...
While the spin-off for Silver Surfer is technically spinning off in development hell space, Maniac Joeybaloney has passed along an AMC interview with screenwriter J. Michael Straczynski on what his script focused on for the Marvel superhero. "Whether...
The recently released Wizard Mega Movie Issue includes a behind-the-scenes feature on Marvel Studios, wherein execs Avi Arad and Kevin Feige dropped some interesting tidbits about the long-in-development Silver Surfer movie.
"Overall this two-disc special edition of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer will be hard to pass up. The extras are packaged together nice and neat and they're all a lot of fun to watch. The disc balances out the fine line between too much and jus...
Asked whether Galactus might appear in a Fantastic Four sequel, Arad said "Galactus is going to be in the Silver Surfer movie, which we're starting our journey towards."
Arad also hints that with both movies being at Fox, there could be potential for a...
The Hollywood Reporter rounds up the home video biz and pronounces Paramount the market share leader for October, due to the success of the mega-popular tent pole 'Transformers'.
The movie sold 8.3 million DVDs in the week after its Oct. 16 release, whi...
"We start 'Fantastic Four 2' in August," said Alba. "The four of us learn that there are other people out there with superpowers, and the Silver Surfer appears as a villain/hero. And another villain comes in as well. My character, Susan Storm, has another...
"Action. Adventure. Humor. Romance. Aliens. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer is a definitive summer flick, a popcorn muncher with its fair share of both flash and substance, with character archetypes that respectively appeal to all types while ma...
Fox Home Entertainment has released the box art for the DVD release of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
The film will be released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on Oct. 2.
For a rundown of the release's features, CLICK HERE.
Remember last week when we showed you a special link into BitTorrent that would allow you to download 'Superman: Doomsday' for less than a dollar?
Well, BitTorrent is at it again. They've extended a special offer to Comics2Film readers to download 'Fan...
:Maybe it has something to do with seriously diminished expectations, but 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer' is an improvement of sorts over the lifeless 2005 edition."
Check out the newly relaunched Official Site for the 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer' video game with new images from the movie, the trailer for the game, screen shots and much more...
The Continuum has obtained images of the box art for the Power Cosmic Edition and Blu-ray Edition of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
Both versions will be available, along with the single-disc DVD version, on Oct. 2.
Mid-Ohio-Con has announced that actor Doug Jones, who recently starred in 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer' and is also well-known to fans as Abe Sapien in the 'Hellboy' live-action and animated movies, will be appearing as a guest at the show.
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Storyboard artist Adrien Van Viersen recently updated his website to display his work on many recent comics-to-film adaptations.
Included are boards from 'Fantastic Four – The Rise of the Silver Surfer', 'X-Men: The Last Stand', 'X2: X-Men United' ...
Check out NBC on Monday for Silver Surfer Night. A series of TV spots weaved through shows, culminating in a new 40 second clip of the movie during the Heroes season finale.
The billboards that were invading Los Angeles have spread across the country as this shot of the Silver Surfer (fittingly) descending on an NYC subway shows!
Forget dark, shaky bootleg trailers. Fox has placed the teaser for 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer' on Apple.com in super-shiny, morphadelic QuickTime and High Definition.
"I love Michael Chiklis. Upon meeting me he knew he was meeting an actor who had been in a lot of costumes over the past 20 years, and it was kind of comforting to him to have me around, just to know that he had somebody who understood what he was going t...
Anonymous scoopers reports on casting sides for the 'Fantastic Four' sequel, describing two potential characters and allegedly naming the film as 'Fantastic Four - Rise of the Silver Surfer'.
"We're certainly keeping to the comic book. Absolutely, yes. So his good side is revealed towards the end of the movie, but not quite entirely," say actor Ioan Gruffudd of the title guest star of 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer'. "So we are tru...
Tim Story, director of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, told SCI FI Wire that he had to pick and choose from his comic-book source material to bring the title metallic alien to life. "What the Silver Surfer's going to look like and, more importa...
"I am actually going to do some re-shoots this weekend but nothing too drastic so it is just picking up the stills, a lot more green screen in this one," says actor Ioan Gruffudd of 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer'. "So who knows what they are ...
From SCI FI Wire:
Jessica Alba, who reprises the role of Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman in the upcoming sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, told SCI FI Wire that both the character and the film's story are more mature the second time aroun...
Actor Doug Jones told fans at New York City Comic-Con that he hopes to surf the spaceways once again in a 'Silver Surfer' feature film, but he has heard nothing specific about the movie since its initial announcement.
In a quote published on SCI FI Wire ...
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20th Century Fox has provided Comics2Film with the first look at Silver Surfer as he will appear in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer!
The process of animating the all-CGI character is described in a USA ...
Kotaku links to the GameTrailers.com debut of the trailer for the video game of Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer.
"Another day, another super hero movie franchise video game. This time around it's the Silver Surfer in all his nearly nude glory...
According to an AICN spy "the Silver Surfer, played by Doug Jones, is NOT going to be a computer generated or motion capture based character like Davy Jones from Pirates 2. The character is being created using a body-suit that is sprayed in a chrome-ish, ...
Moviehole.net has posted a brief interview (if you can call it that) with Tim Story, the director of FANTASTIC FOUR 2, in which he talks about the role of The Silver Surfer.They write, The film's director, Tim Story, told me this morning that although The...
Executives from Marvel and Fox told SCI FI Wire that serious plans are in the workds for a SILVER SURFER movie. Marvel's Avi Arad said they were finishing F4 "and the next thing we'll go on our way to Silver Surfer." Fox's Tom Rothman told SCI FI Wire, "I...
The USA Today released the first image of The Silver Surfer from the upcoming Fantastic Four sequel, you can view it to the left.On screen, the Surfer "will look somewhere between gun metal and fluid metallics so you can see the body motion, the brea...
Hitting strong for both the rental and sales charts was this week's debut of FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER. The Surfer focused sequel soared up to 9.5 million in rental revenue alone while knocking off the previous top spot, Knocked ...
A scooper claims to have run into actor Doug Jones who allegedly confirmed that he is the Silver Surfer in 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer'. Jones is purported to have said "contracts were being signed at this moment and that he was going to be...
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Heads up Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer fans! 20th Century Fox has provided Comics2Film with the an updated version of that first Silver Surfersurfer image that zipped around the web last month.
So wh...
"You can definitely print the fact that I keep giving Marvel as well as Fox hell because Fox has a 'Silver Surfer' movie they're trying to make," says 'Fantastic Four' director Tim Story, "and my thing is, 'Guys, that's the Fantastic Four. That's the thir...
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that writer J. Michael Straczynski is currently working on a script for a Silver Surfer spinoff.
20th Century Fox is apparently interested in a "darker direction to attract the slightly older demographic of it...
"I am thrilled out of my mind. It has been so difficult for me to sit on this developing news, with all the casting speculation happening on the web," says actor Doug Jones of his role as Silver Surfer in the 'Fantastic Four' sequel. "As my research into ...
Fox has officially titled the FF sequel 'Fantastic Four and the Silver Surfer'. Not good enough for ya? How about an exclusive look at the official plot synopsis to give you an idea of what you have to look forward to...
SCI FI Channel covers the 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer' events in London:
Chris Evans, who reprises the role of Johnny Storm/The Human Torch in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, told SCI FI Wire that everything he was hoping to l...
Actor Doug Jones, the actor who will play Silver Surfer in 'Fantastic Four 2', responded recently to questions about an infamous studio-released still that seemed to reveal the Surfer's chromed private parts.
"Someone sent me a link to a freeze frame, ...
SciFi Wire has posted a new video interview with Doug Jones talking about his latest role as the Silver Surfer and especially the comic background of the character...
"Overall, for fans of the first film, I'd have to Recommend the two-disc release of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. If you're just a casual fan of the movie, then you may want to just check out the one-disc version instead. Like I said, the mov...
Arad, chairman and CEO of Marvel Studios has said "There is a director who should make Silver Surfer," Arad answered. "He is mentally committed to it [but] he's doing another movie now.
"What's most important to me about this guy, first, is that he's ...
Actor Doug Jones, who provided the physical performance for the Silver Surfer in 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer' told SCI FI Wire he's heard little about the planned spin-off movie, to be written by J. Michael Straczynski.
"I know as much a...
At a time when tortured superheroes like Spider-Man, Superman and Batman would benefit from some serious psychotherapy, it's almost refreshing to see a comicbook caper as blithe, weightless and cheerfully dumb as "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer...
With his latest film, A MAN APART, opening today in theaters, rising action star Vin Diesel has decided to come clean and tell the media what superhero he'd like to play...and it's nobody other than Marvel Comics' SILVER SURFER.Speaking with the National ...
Fox has released a new poster for it's upcoming comic book film, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. In the film, the Fantastic Four learn that they aren't the only super-powered beings in the universe when they square off against the powerful S...
20th Century Fox has hired Weta Digital, the special effects company behind THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy, to create a state-of-the-art version of the Marvel Comics character Silver Surfer.Character actor Doug Jones will provide performance and movement r...
Both MovieWeb and SuperHeroHype have loaded up new images from 20th Century Fox's FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER.
Click here for MovieWeb's gallyer and here for SuperHeroHype's images.
The film arrives in theatres on June 15.
How has Reed Richards matured this time around? Are there any superbabies on the way? What can we expect to see from our favorite family of superheroes? Are we going to see a Fan Four 3? All these questions and many more are answered in these exclusive vi...
Barely two years after their cinematic debut, the Fantastic Four are back on the screen in a new adventure that, while sticking to the commercial formula that worked so well at the box office in their first outing, tries to widen the scope and enhances th...
Hasbro is introducing a Spider-Man deluxe spinning web blaster that can blast spiral webs or water and it has developed a Fantastic-car that separates into three different vehicles.
Hasbro is also eagerly awaiting the July 4 release of "Transformers,"...
Plot:
The Fantastic Four return with this third-person action video game featuring Marvel Comics' legendary super-powered foursome. The game is based on both the comic book series as well as Twentieth Century Fox/Marvel Entertainment's movie sequel.
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The Newsarama website scored the first look at Marvel's forthcoming SILVER SURFER comic series, due out in July. The book will be written by Stacy Weiss and Dan Chariton, with artist provided by Milx. Tom Brevoort is the book's editor.Unlike earlier for...
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer is a case of a sequel that’s better than the original. Granted, the first Fantastic Four didn’t set the bar all that high, but it was good-natured fun. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer runs wi...
In this installment of Comics2Film's continuing coverage of the visit to Vancouver and the set of 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer', we move from the studio and our brush with the Fantasticar, to the inner offices of the production. We are w...
In the previous installment detailing Comics2Film's visit to the set of 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer', we had the pleasure of speaking with Tim Story, monitored by Ralph Winter, just in case Story got too excited and leaked anything. Winte...
I'm going to tag this as "rumor" for the sole reason that nothing is confirmed and it appears to be guesswork at this stage of the game. Still, it's a very good guess on the parts of those reporting it. Executive producer Avi Arad has spoken wit...
Actor Michael Chiklis said the Thing suit in 'Fantastic Four 2' was easier to deal with than the first one.
"Much, much easier. It was the difference between unhealthy and uncomfortable. Uncomfortable I can deal with. I'm not a push over, I can deal wi...
While visiting the set of 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer', Comics2Film was part of a press conference hosted by the film's four principal actors Ioan Gruffudd (Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic), Jessica Alba (Susan Storm/The Invisible Woman), Chris...
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another controversial edition of Comicscape! Last week’s review of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer sparked a hellacious debate on the comment section unlike few we’ve seen on the site. It ...
In extensive interview with The Rock about his burgeoning acting career, the former wrestler fielded a final as to whether he had ever considered doing a comic movie, such as The Silver Surfer. "Yeah, it's funny. Abby was talking to my guy about Silver Su...
"In this movie, we start out totally embracing our super powers within the context of a normal life, as normal as you can be, because they are under the scrutiny of the paparazzi and the public," says actor Ioan Gruffudd about 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the...
A new poster has hit the web for Fox's upcoming film, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.In the film, the Silver Surfer comes to Earth to prepare it for destruction. As the Silver Surfer races around the globe wreaking havoc, Reed, Sue, Johnny and ...
The site Filmz has got their hands on 5 international character posters for the upcoming film, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.You can find all 5 posters here.In the sequel, the enigmatic, intergalactic herald, The Silver Surfer, comes to Earth ...
The Hollywood Reporter tells us that 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer' may have resonated at home, but wasn't necessarily a world-beater.
A more crowded international marketplace for the weekend saw the bow of 20th Century Fox International/M...
Updated: June 21st
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Tim Story recently updated his blog with some news on the upcoming sequel FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER. The film is set to hit theaters on June 15, 2007.Story writes, "Well here we are. Exactly two weeks til this all gets under way. Seeing a...
Although sequels seem inevitable these days, the latest buzz is that we may not see another installment of Marvel and Fox's 'Fantastic Four' franchise.
Actor Chris Evans, who was the bright spot (ok...pun intended) as the Human Torch in both 'Fantastic F...
Anyone hanging out on the CINESCAPE web site should know just who and what the FANTASTIC FOUR are, but on the off chance you don't, here's a bit of history.Background:In 1961 the publisher of Marvel Comics, Martin Goodman, told his editor and head writer ...
Variety's round up of international box office has 'Silver Surfer' flying high.
Fox's "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" led the rest of the pack with $22.1 million at 8,451 in 44 markets, led by a solid Mexican launch of $5.7 million at 1,070...
Forget the Silver Surfer and Galactus: The Fantastic Four have more than enough to worry about with their old nemesis still on the loose, warned Julian McMahon. "Dr. Doom is Dr. Doom — he's not Victor Von Doom anymore," McMahon revealed of his role in the...
While visiting the set of 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer', Comics2Film was part of a press conference hosted by the film's four principal actors Ioan Gruffudd (Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic), Jessica Alba (Susan Storm/The Invisible Woman), Chr...
According to Superhero Hype, the upcoming sequel to 20th Century Fox's FANTASTIC FOUR has received another title change.The movie was previously known as Fantastic Four and The Silver Surfer, but will now be known as FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SUR...
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced the Blu-Ray DVD releases of their latest titles, FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER & LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD. FF2 will hit local North America shelves on October 2, 2007 and hit international zon...
OPINION: First off, my thanks to Justin Campbell, who wrote in to tell me that the silent classic THE GOLEM has indeed been released on DVD. I'll have to get Brian Thomas to review that sometime... On the subject of parallel continuities, or the idea that...
Those that have always wanted to see Yuen Biao and Sammo Hung play superheroes need look no further than this film, though they only play supporting roles. In the future, all weapons have been abolished by international treaty. 100 policemen are selected ...
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another weekly web of Comicscape wonder. For the past couple of weeks, we talked about Spider-Man 3 in lieu of discussing the end of DC’s weekly maxiseries, 52. The film came out the same week as the final issue of...
OPINION: Before I begin this week's discussion of the comic books you most wanted to see made into movies, I'd like to share one e-mail in particular that made a very deep impression on me, sent by no less than the producer of LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENT...
Giant Brain by Captain Gordon Edward (Sat 06-09-2007)
Welcome to another edition of the Countdown, where we list the games of the present that will probably later be used on next generation as downloadable content. Just think in about ten years from now where you will probably be able to download all of thes...
If the Avengers are Earth`s mightiest heroes, the Defenders have got to be Earth`s most dysfunctional super-team. Take a look at some of the group’s more high-profile members: the Hulk is generally an unstable, anti-social monster; when the Sub-Mariner is...
While speaking to the assembled press converging on the set of FANTASTIC FOUR this past weekend, producer Ralph Winter was asked if his team had already begun thinking about the sequel possibilities for this new superhero film franchise. "Funny you ask," ...
When it comes down to it you have to ask yourself, “Which one do I buy?” Is it the DVD titled “Special Edition” or do I save a few bucks and just get the movie? How many times will I watch those special features? &nb...
For the online video game community, it's the equivalent of a royal wedding: IGN Entertainment (parent company of IGN.com) and GameSpy Industries (parent company of GameSpy.com) have agreed to merge the two companies together. By doing so the two video ga...
OPINION: Hello again! I've just finished tabulating all the votes for the Top Five Best (And Worst) Comics of 2003, and all I can say is...whew. I've come to two conclusions in the process: 1) we comics fans may all have different tastes, but we all tend ...
OPINION: Yes, you read it correctly: Tony's Ten Best Comics of 2003. Hate me if you must, but after forcing all of you to come up with a Top Five Best and Worst Comics, I realized that it's an almost impossible task. I also got several e-mails asking "Wha...
OPINIONA quick reminder: because of the Labor Day holiday on Monday, the newest comics will not be shipping to your local stores until Thursday, September 4. Bear this in mind as you plan today's errands, and save your poor beleaguered comics store owner ...
THRITEEN director Catherine Hardwicke has selected her actors for her next project, THE LORDS OF DOGTOWN. Heath Ledger (THE ORDER, THE PATRIOT) and Emile Hirsch (male lead in the upcoming romantic comedy THE GIRL NEXT DOOR) will wind up playing the foundi...
OPINION: For a publishing company that's always touted itself as the House of Ideas, Marvel sure has a nasty habit of quashing some of its better ones before they even get off the ground. The latest victim is the recently published EPIC ANTHOLOGY, the fi...
When archaeologist Len Lewis goes into darkest Africa in search of the mythical Tree of Life, he gets caught up in the plans of another searcher for the Tree, the evil Reverend Dominic Darrk. But after Darrk's henchmen attempt to murder Lewis, the Tree re...
If Tim Agen did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him. I mean it - Tim sent in a huge e-mail listing various contemporary covers that he feels meet the levels of excellence we'd expect in a "best" cover. He even sent web links for the ones he did...
"You have voted; we have tallied the results; and come October and November, we will reveal to you the 100 GREATEST MARVEL COMICS OF ALL TIME, celebrating Marvel's 40-year history," said Director of Editorial Operations Bob Greenberger to a packed Comic-C...
For those who have not yet bought a copy of the 20th anniversary DVD edition of TRON, you might be interested in a curious little promo on the DVD's main menu. According to the Moviehole website, there is a mini-promo which directs the viewer to the websi...
In BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF (LE PACTE DE LOUPS), veteran genre actor Mark Dacascos plays Mani a contemplative, physically adroit Native American far from his home. He is the spiritual brother of scientist Gregoire de Fronsac (Samuel Le Bihan), the man inv...
The roll call of the dead at the end of this book makes it clear that a career choice as an underground cartoonist was a good route to an early grave. Ten of the thirty-five creators and publishers the author, Patrick Rosenkranz, focuses on in the book ar...
Marvel Comics on Thursday released several pages from THE ORDER, THE DEFENDERS spin-off that begins on Feb. 13.The book is written by Kurt Busiek and Jo Duffy, with art by Matt Haley and a cover by Carlos Pacheco.Busiek explained THE ORDER's set-up as:"Th...
SCI FI WIRE reports that Marvel's Avi Arad confirms the completion of the SPIDER-MAN 2 film script, saying, "That's it. We are done."Arad also touched on the production status of several other Marvel film projects, including THE FANTASTIC FOUR, SILVER SUR...
OPINION: The phrase "If you build it, they will come" never resonated for me more than this week: after printing what I had of the somewhat tepid response to my first call for titles you wish had never been cancelled last week, the amount of mail this wee...
We have to talk about V FOR VENDETTA. We can't ignore it. There's no way we can pretend this controversial Molotov cocktail of a comic book adaptation hasn't landed in theaters. Of course, I will run your e-mails on the subject next week, but I have to cl...
Two weeks ago, DC launched ALL-STAR SUPERMAN the second of the imprint some fans call the publisher's answer to Marvel's Ultimate line. Though not conceptually identical, the two imprints share a similar spirit born of both publishers' desire to attract ...
Greetings, my seething minions, and welcome to another week of COMICSCAPE brilliance. This will likely sound boring at first, but I promise it gets better: last week, The Wall Street Journal published a disturbing little story about product placement dea...
After a successful run with indie publisher Shooting Star Press, Tom Waltz and Casey Malone's CHILDREN OF THE GRAVE has found a new home in trade paperback form at IDW. The black and white miniseries tells the chilling story of a black ops squad of only ...
Kurt Busiek let loose with a barrage of news over the weekend at the Canadian National Comic Book Expo in Toronto, including a new direction for Marvel's DEFENDERS and a DC event in January.On the Defenders front, Busiek said that artist Erik Larsen's las...
Greetings, hail and well met, and happy Thanksgiving to all of you, my loyal readership! Ordinarily, holidays stab comic readers as a thorn in the side, because the darlings at UPS push their deliveries back a day and we don't get our fix until Thursday (...
For all the Gen-Y readers out there, try and picture this: you’re a kid living in the early 1970s, getting your cartoon fix not from cable channels or after school shows made in conjunction with a toy line, but solely from Saturday morning network televis...
OPINION: Last week, I asked for your opinions about whether the comics companies are doing enough to interest the next generation of comics readers and what approaches they should take. On the one hand, there weren't that many responses, but on the other ...
Sore Throat by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 03-22-2004)
Based on Actual Television ShowsGreetings Cinescapers! I've got laryngitis this week, so I'll be keeping it short. Last week I asked you if there were any films you felt deserved to be American Movie Classics and I must say the response was overwhelming: ...
THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONIn the new direct-to-DVD sequel to Paul Verhoeven’s take of Heinlein’s STARSHIP TROOPERS, spfx-wizard-cum-director Phil Tippet helms a new battle between our future military heroes and the alien Bug horde from outer space. Willia...
In October 2003 13-year-old Bethan Hamilton was surfing in the waters off Hawaii's North Shore when a shark attacked her, resulting in the complete loss of her left arm. The attack and subsequent recovery of Hamilton drew worldwide attention as the compet...
Happy Hanukkah to those so inclined, and a Merry Christmas to everyone else! (Yes, I know that Christmas isn't until next Saturday, but we're doing something different for the last two weeks of 2004, so I've got to get the holiday wishes out of the way no...
You all clearly love movies. Some of you clearly love complaining about them, but you see them nonetheless. Whenever Hollywood graces us with another comic adaptation, I dutifully run a brilliant and slightly over-analytical dissection. As such, I ran ...
The man behind Abe Sapien and the Silver Surfer discusses his legacy. In the final part of our interview with Doug Jones, the actor discusses his work with Guillermo Del Toro, what's next and what he'd like to be remembered for.
There are some great new products in the C2F Shop today. Site sponsors 'Pinky and the Brain' and 'Animaniacs' each arrive with feature-packed Volume 3 collections. 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer' - the game - is out on every platform. Lots of ...
With an estimated box office result of $57,400,000 the Tim Story directed Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer easily takes over this weekend's box office and also sails beyond the opening weekend result of its predecessor.
According to Friday estimates published by Box Office Mojo 'Transformers has passed the $100 million mark in its fourth day of release.
The weekend chart shows the autobot actioner parked authoritatively at #1 with a $107.4 million take.
Also on the...
According to weekend estimates published by BoxOfficeMojo, 'Transformers' is still doing well with domestic moviegoers.
The Autobot actioner placed fourth, ranking only behind debut movies and 'Harry Potter'. 'Transformers' took in another $20.5 millio...
Actor Doug Jones is blogging from the set of 'Hellboy 2'. The actor, who plays ALL of Abe Sapien in this movie, talks about his work shifts, the visiting Gaimans, make up sessions and kicking kittens.
Budapest Hungary, Written between Wed. July 4 - Sun...
As was predicted, 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer' rose to the top of the box office charts against mild competition. The latest super-hero movie devoured $22.75 million on Friday, putting it on an easy pace to top the weekend.
The IESB has nine cast members from 20th Century Fox' sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Does anyone else quote Palpatine from Sith when you say the title of this movie?
RIIIISSE...
The U.S. Post Office has released a look at it's upcoming Marvel stamps. The stamps will complement those previously released for DC.
Each hero has one cameo stamp and another showcasing a single issue in the characters history.
Characters incl...
SoundtrackNet continues its head-long dive into the summer scores of 2007 with John Ottman's return to the superhero genre. Two years after the original film, he's back in familiar territory with 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer'. They've got so...
Did you watch "So you think you can Dance?" last night? If not you missed a new trailer for 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer'. It's a cool spot with some flashes of Johnny Storm having fun in "Super Skrull" mode. Click it!
Disney has inked an exclusive first-look deal with "Spider-Man" creator and producer Stan Lee and his production company POW! Entertainment.
The multiyear contract calls for Lee -- whose film-friendly characters include the Incredible Hulk, X-Men, Iron...
With starring turns recently in some high grossing and other critically acclaimed films — Hellboy, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, and Pan's Labyrinth among them — Doug Jones has cultivated a fanboy following. That said, you probably wouldn't r...
The website for the visual effects shop The Orphanage lists 'Iron Man' and 'The Spirit' as two of their current projects.
The Orphanage's work is well known to readers of this site. You've seen their F/X in movies like 'Superman Returns', 'Sin City' and ...
If we took our Wayback Machine to the last decade of the 1990s to check out their popular culture, we would notice that the primitives of that time had a virtual explosion of science fiction, fantasy and horror on their 2-dimensional television receivers....
It was quite a lively year on the tube, thanks to some returning favorites, some interesting freshmen, and special thanks to the craft of animation. Of course, the television season doesn’t conform to the calendar year, which makes it hard to assess a To...
In a quiet Connecticut town, two children, a girl and a boy, run from their house in the middle of the night. Their parents have been slain before their eyes, and now they run, without thinking, to the grounds of their elementary school. Their parents’ ki...
The bronze-colored starship bridge set is in pitch black. Jagged beams of yellow light from outside sources, piercing from ceiling corners and wall slits help illuminate numerous consoles and the `Slipstream chair` sitting in the center of the room. The ...
If you'll be attending the WizardWorld convention this weekend, then you'll be able to check out a film preview based on the comic series MARVELS, as painted by Alex Ross.
The Uncanny X-Men in David Riske and Scott Vladimir Licina's MARVELS preview
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Warner Bros. has tapped scribe Andrew Kevin Walker (SE7EN, SLEEPY HOLLOW, SILVER SURFER) to write an as yet untitled movie project that would team Batman and Superman. The project is being developed with Wolfgang Petersen (THE PERFECT STORM) said to alrea...
Saban Entertainment (MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS) and Marvel Studios teamed up to concoct this brisk little epic that redux’s the Spiderman mythos as through a looking glass. A Counter-Earth is discovered by an Earth probe sent to the far side of the su...
THE HAUNTING (DreamWorks, 7/99, 1:52, PG-13) is nowhere near as a big a disaster as last year`s PSYCHO remake, but it is nearly as redundant, offering no new insight or entertainment that comes even close to justifying a new adaptation of a novel that was...
On the set of David R. Ellis' new movie Final Destination 4, ShockTillYouDrop.com had a chance to ask Ellis about Dead of Night, a movie based on the Italian comic book by Tiziano Sclavi Dylan Dog, that he was supposed to direct and now is instead in the ...
Liberation Entertainment Ltd has agreed a multi territory DVD deal with Jetix Consumer Products, the licensing division of leading kids entertainment company Jetix Europe, for classic Marvel Entertainment animated series.
The deal gives Liberation Entert...
Santa Monica based visual effects house Hydraulx is on board the 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' movie.
Erik Liles is on hand as visual effects supervisor and Tony Meagher is a visual effects producer on the project.
The F/X house previously contributed shot...
A New Generation of C2F Filmmakers Leave the Old Guard Behind - James Cameron leads a list of Hollywood creators whose fanboy cred has fallen
By Jason Lethert
(With apologies to Simon & Garfunkle): "Where have you gone, Jimmy Cameron? ...Joltin' Ji...
Why is anyone surprised that Matt Stone and Trey Parker had George Lucas and Steven Spielberg rape Indiana Jones in the season premiere of South Park last week? These guys have said many times that they fully expected the series to end years ago s...
Now that all the joy and expectation I ever associated with the STAR WARS series has been beaten out of me by the tribute to Jar Jar that was THE PHANTOM MENACE, I no longer harbor any hopes that any new installment will be entertaining. It doesn't matter...
A Marvel Comics hero is giving George Washington some company on the quarter, but the U.S. Mint doesn't think the stunt is so super.
To promote the upcoming film "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer," 20th Century Fox and The Franklin Mint altere...
Spider-Man
is back in the top 10 according to the weekend summary at Box
Office Mojo. The comic-to-film double bill of Spider-Man and Men
In Black II, released by Sony on Friday, racked up an estimated $2
mil