We've been reading for months now about various projects being delayed by the WGAStrike, with 'Justice League' being, perhaps, the most prominent victim. As of the weekend, it appeared the WGA had reached an agreement with the studios. As of last night, ...
...s if this WGAstrike should happen sooner than expected. Some networks have planned to air the remainder of their scripted/filmed series in between repeats for the rest of the season. Others are expected to bring over their cable network programs ...
...ed if the WGAstrike lasts into early 2008. For the most part, a lot of these projects are safe because the studio planned the script development pre-October 31. Case in point, Paramount hired four different A-list screenwriters to pen an adaptati...
Rogue Pictures has decided to delay the production of CASTLEVANIA, reports Variety. The trade says the studio is reluctant to move forward due to script concerns so they will wait until after the WGAstrike is resolved. The initial plan was to begin produ...
The screenwriters specializing in the horror genre gathered recently outside the gates of Warner Bros and got a bit creative in terms of the on-going WGASTRIKE. Ryan Rotten at Shock Til You Drop reports that a group of horror scribes showed up ...
From the United Hollywood site, 'Smallville' showrunner Al Gough offers fans an incentive to support the WGAstrike and their Pencils2Moguls campaign.
So, Miles and I were sitting around the other day (which is what writers do when they can't write and...
Yes, the on-going strike between the WGA and AMPTP is still an ugly situation to witness. Variety reports this morning (in a rather slow news cycle) that both sides aimed parting shots towards one another before the Christmas holidays. WGA told ...
For the last four days, the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers(AMPTP) and Writers Guild of America (WGA) have been resuming talks behind closed-doors (with a news blackout) in the hopes of ending this WGAstrike as soon as possible. Bot...
The WGA 12:01 AM PT walk-out has officially commenced, something which will clearly affect the television industry and short-term programming plans in the very near future. The Late Night Talk Show circuits will go dark tonight and within a mont...
A Variety article on the settlement of the Director's Guild contract indicates that the agreement could help the Writer's Guild strike move forward in a positive way. All of this would be good news to director Michael Bay, who hopes to launch the producti...
...ays.
The WGAStrike is over. WGAE President Michael Winship and WGAW President Patric M. Verrone have announced the following statement to its members:
To Our Fellow Members, We have a tentative deal. It is an agreement that protects a future in...
Variety negotiations in Hollywood for a new writers contract have fallen apart and the WGA is now on strike: Hollywood is going to all-out war, after last-minute talks gave false hope that today's strike by the Writers Guild of America could be averte...
The strike discussions between WGA & AMPTP have once again collapsed and we don't know when they will continue, reports Variety. The trade says the talks broke down over the same subject which has caused the strike in the first place, future...
I'm not used to reporting anything on Saturday nights at 8:38 pm (as of this moment) but this report is hitting the Associated Press wires so it's getting passed along. The WGAstrike may soon be over...There is a media blackout with the current discussio...
It really does look like it will be over soon if all goes as planned. The latest press release from Reuters, which I'll place below, says Hollywood studios and writers have agreed to a new deal but the language inside the contract needs to be ha...
Due to the WGAstrike, production has officially shut down for NBC-Universal shows BIONIC WOMAN and BATTLESTAR GALACTICA. We knew they would run out of scripts soon and Hollywood Reporter has now confirmed that point of time happened this week. "Bion...
A joint press release has been given to the media by the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers indicating that they will resume discussions in hopes of resolving this strike. The statement says tha...
Director James Gunn (Dawn of the Dead, Slither) gave an update on the status of his projects now that the WGAstrike is in full gear. While explaining to his fans why he had to lay down his pen for the PETS project, a sci-fi comedy about a man abducted by...
A Variety article analyzing the impact of the WGAstrike sheds light on the status of several comic book movie adaptations:
Major tentpoles are the most vulnerable should the strike drag on. Warner Bros. execs are nervous about how to proceed with 'Jus...
I am not Uatu, though I am still a Watcher. I observe all which occurs throughout this sprawling realm known as Mania. I see, I observe and I weigh. On the brink of revealing himself and others of his kind to the world, Nathan Petrelli was shot. Let us lo...
It seems that talking between sides will resume very soon inside Hollywood. Variety reports that AMPTPA and WGA have issued the following statement to the press.
"Leaders from the AMPTP and the WGA have mutually agreed to resume formal negotia...
It's getting really ugly now, folks (as if it wasn't ugly enough)...The WGA have now filed charges against the AMPTP with the National Labor Relations Board. The move came with a message from the WGA negotiators after AMPTP walked away from the table last...
Marvel Films, whose financing this independently, had plans to get production rolling in early 2008 but they're now preferring to wait till after the WGAstrike is resolved. Nobody has been cast for THOR yet but director Matthew Vaughn did tell the Daily ...
It seems that another group is seeking an interim agreement with the WGA even if AMPTP continues playing "hard ball" outside of their bargaining room. The SAG Awards grabbed a deal early on to have WGA's stamp of approval for their award show th...
Executive producer Carlton Cuse explained to Entertainment Weekly the current plans for LOST if the WGAstrike is prolonged. The season was intended to air 16 episodes in order next spring but it's now reported that it will be shortened to 8 episodes...
'Superman Returns' actor Brandon Routh says the Hollywood writers strike spells temporary kryptonite for the 'Man of Steel' sequel.
In speaking with ThisIsNorthScotland.co.uk Routh said that the new Superman film is, "supposed to be happening. They'...
As the WGAstrike marches on without resolution and films like 'Justice League', 'G.I. Joe' and 'Wolverine' hang in the balance, fans are becoming increasingly involved in the dispute. Last week 'Smallville' showrunner Al Gough raffled off Lex Luthor in a...
Marvel Studios, a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment Inc., and the striking Writers Guild of America Thursday said they have reached an interim agreement.
The comprehensive pact will put writers immediately back to work on the Marvel Studios development...
A few months ago----after weeks of back and forth between both sides----the WGA and AMPTP found a way to resolve their issues and the show went on. But now, we're heading back into those murky waters of "what could be" in terms of the near futur...
As expected, the WGA has denied temporary interim agreements for its writers to pen for The Academy Awards and The Golden Globe ceremonies. The Associated Press says the guild released a letter on Monday evening explaining to the Hollywood Foreign Press A...
The Hollywood Reporter has the latest report of fallout from the WGA union strike. While screenwriters have stopped work until the issues of fair compensation for digital media are resolved, some films and TV shows are now showing signs of suffering from ...
The members of the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) today put their final stamp of approval on the deal that ended their 14-week strike, giving writers new rights and protections for work distributed on and c...
Another two production companies have followed the trend of making interim deals with the WGA, says Variety. Both Spyglass Entertainment and Media Rights Capital are joining the fray which includes; Worldwide Pants, United Artists and The Weinstein C...
CBS has officially announced their returning shows now that the WGAstrike has officially ended, which I'll place down below. Expect other networks to officially announce their lineups shortly. For now, we still have Michael Ausiello's guide but it's alwa...
Despite the fact that parent company MGM wants no part of it, United Artists has inked an interim deal with the WGA in much the same way that David Letterman did last week through his company Worldwide Pants. Variety reports that this deal allows striking...
The New York Times reports that the impending Hollywood writers union strike could derail the 'Justice League' movie.
While Warner Bros. seems to be in a frenzy to push 'Justice League' into production, the Times reports that the films does not appears...
The WGAstrike is over! The DGA contract is settled. All is well with Hollywood, right?
Not so fast. The Screen Actors Guild also has a contract up this year and jitters over those negotiations, and the possibility of a strike, has the studios proceeding...
Even though the WGAstrike may officially be over, executives around Hollywood are still hesitant about the future of some high profile projects. Variety has just published an in-depth feature on why some projects are getting delayed or bypassed if they c...
It's obvious from previous interviews that the writers already have a rough outline of the characters and overall story for the future but with the WGAstrike in effect, the production of Transformers 2 is still a bit shaky at the current time. We also ha...
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The WGAstrike has similarly delayed production on Superman: The Man of Steel – the sequel to the 2006 film, Superman Returns. Currently, there are no screenwriters attached to the project. Because of the strike, no one can write ...
In her Variety blog, Anne Thompson gives an account of Michael Bay's presentation of 'Transformers' F/X technology on the Sony lot.
During the presentation, Bay admits he has been working on the 'Transformers 2' script during the WGAStrike (he's not a g...
Ten years ago Keith Giffen and Shannon Eric Denton first came up with the idea for their graphic novel, '10'. Inspired by a short story written in 1924 by Richard Connell called "The Most Dangerous Game," '10' tells the story of a man who receives a le...
Nothing real surprising out of this news but I'll pass it along at any rate. Due to the WGAstrike being full in effect and the rumored tidbits on Warner Bros. being gunshy on releasing a new SUPERMAN film, the sequel to the Bryan Singer is up in the...
... that the WGAstrike was finally coming to an amicable end, fans of the mega-hit ABC show Lost have literally been falling over the water cooler in their excitement for a full (shortened) 16-episode Season 4, as opposed to just an even shorter 8-episod...
...t for the WGAstrike, reports Trek Movie.
There's a video of Ellison talking about the rumors, complete with his patented-Ellison colorful metaphor lingo, and they state independent sources have verified that the GoF storyline is not in play with the...
...g for the WGAstrike to end before production fully launches so everything is preliminary at this stage. Still, Susco has a general plan on what the film would feel like...
"The novel lays the foundation for a zombie film the likes of which no on...
...8 but the WGAstrike has delayed that strategy. There's no writers attached to this project but they hope to have this monster movie in theaters by Winter 2009.
Plot Concept: The book tells the story of a modern-day teacher who turns into a ...
...in of the WGAstrike, we really aren’t. This time of year is always slim on good TV and heavy on holiday specials. The real pain comes next year when many of our favorite series, such as 24, don’t come back at all, or they do come...
There may be some question as to how (if) the Academy Awards will air in the midst of this WGAstrike but there's no doubt that the 28th edition of the Razzie Awards will go onward the night before any Oscars statues are passed around. From the ...
...film, the WGAstrike not affecting the film, the humor aspect of the next film be based off a bad quote, etc .
Here's a sample of it provided by Comingsoon;
CS: Is the next script based on Ian Fleming's work at all? Craig: There's...
The press release I got in the inbox this morning is the major reason that we have a WGAstrike going on right now. It's also a reason that many people are holding off on buying a Blu-Ray or an HD-DVD player. Here's the press release folks..
Apple® t...
Lionsgate has picked up the North American distribution rights to the new Conan The Barbarian from production companies Nu Image/Millennium Films. Variety also reports that while this film's progress stalled because of the WGAstrike, Millennium Films is ...
...t. If the WGAstrike is still in effect, we could be seeing the same thing come Oscar time.
Still, here's the new list of VFX nominations.
The Bourne Ultimatum,”
“Evan Almighty,”
“The Golden Compass,”
“I Am L...
... with the WGAstrike halting many productions, the talk eventually died down and we haven't heard much since even with a sequel hitting the console later this year. Until now.Variety is confirming that the Live Free or Die Hard director will be leading...
...efore the WGAstrike but had to bow out. No word yet on who's playing her father Leonardo Vetra. Production on the Ron Howard-led project is set for June in Europe. Plot Concept: Following her father's death, CERN physicist Leonardo Vetra, Vittor...
...rt by the WGAstrike for Fox aired 13 episode this season, averaging 8.2 million viewers and a 3.5 rating/9 share among adults 18-49. The third season of "Prison Break" revolved around the show's main characters breaking out of a Panama pris...
... like the WGAstrike finally euthanized this sleeper hit for good. According to showrunner Gary Scott Thompson:
"At the end of the day, that's NBC's decision, it's a monetary decision. You know, I sold my soul to get a Season five, so I didn't ha...
...ed on the WGAstrike, the Australian tax issues and now, script issues. We’re keen to believe the latter as the most likely with a script treatment rumored to be in the first stages. Also, WB may be getting clues from Marvel in wanting to flesh o...
...efore the WGAstrike reared its devastating head and delayed projects, this project being one of them. Check out the link above to see what was going on a year ago today and what a lot of you fellow Maniacs were saying in regards to the new director.
...after the WGAstrike is settled.
""The Flash' is one project where we’ve got a really great director and a really great writer with a great take on the material."
Roven then talked extensively about 'The Dark Knight', a movie tha...
...line, the WGAstrike hit grinding things to a halt.
On the books, the movie is now targeted as a 2010 release with a $170 million budget and Singer at the Helm. Singer is definitely on board to produce, and apparently another of his projects, 'The May...
...ue to the WGAstrike so that may play a part in the final decision. Universal says the new director will be in place by next week so expect an announcement soon. Production is set to begin in March.
...he recent WGAstrike, Sims told MTV Splash page the movie is now due for some rewrites. Like sister project 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine', the Magneto movie will incorporate familiar Marvel mutants. However Sims is mum on who those characters will be and ...
Welcome to our next edition of Top Maniacal Rumors of the Week, the place to cover all those wild and wacky rumors that sometimes were a bit too unsubstantiated to cover elsewhere. This week was filled with some big ones, enough so that vocal Maniacs ...
...until the WGAstrike later that year and then its eventual slide back into development hell earlier this year. George Miller is reported to still be on the list to direct the film, currently slated for a 2011 release, but there have indications that hi...
Director Peter Segal told SCI FI Wire the WGAstrike has thrown his film production cycle out of sync. Normally, he'd hope to be further along on 'Shazam!' while his work on the current film 'Get Smart' winds down. However, the fact that John August has o...
Variety reports on the release schedule shuffle that's occurring in the wake of the WGAstrike. Disney's 'The Surrogates', starring Bruce Willis, is now set for release the weekend before the holiday on Nov. 20, 2009. The film is based on the Top Shelf Co...
...r had the WGAstrike not become true. Instead, the writers opted on turning the storyline into a prequel movie event and ultimately a set-up for what will be taking place next season.
Filmed on location in Cape Town, South Africa, the prequel stars E...
...layed the WGAstrike, casting controversy and the more recent tax-credit scuffle with the Australian government)?
“For me, my daughter on Halloween she played Wonder Woman. She was Wonder Woman,” Common smiled. “For her to see her da...
... that the WGAstrike will prohibit any screenwriters to work on the film, should the production start on schedule.
It's estimated that June now appears to be a more likely start date for the production. Previous reports indicate that a cast has been i...
...fast. The WGAstrike received the blame for halting production on the project but it seems now that executives were just getting cold feet after hearing the negativity. Add on the fact that executives were also watching Marvel Studios' successful plan ...
Now that the WGAstrike is over the 'Justice League' rumors can resume. Back and forth on the web these past few weeks is that the shoot might be moving to Canada...or not. It might feature Batman and Superman...or not. It might be delayed until 2010...
...
...Since the WGAstrike caused the final season to split into two halves (2008, 2009), it makes sense that the writers will have them finding Earth as a cliff hanger between the two seasons. Or perhaps even sooner.
Neil Gaiman’s “Death&rdq...
With the WGAstrike finally over, studios have been a bit more talkative about their future plans and in some cases, making extensive changes to their 2009 line up. In a latest feature piece over at Variety, the trade broke down plans for Universal P...
...y but the WGAstrike caused the production to stall. With it over, Amazon will be teaming with 20th Century Fox to bring this fantasy novel to the big screen. Marc Platt is on board to produce.
Plot Concept: Story revolves around a man who was kidnapp...
...s but the WGAstrike and production delayed it to next May.Plot Summary: "The Da Vinci Code" was Dan Brown's second novel centering on Robert Langdon, a Harvard professor who's an expert in religious symbols."Angels & Demons," p...
...ue to the WGAstrike and rumors that the studio didn't like the budget, that film eventually fell back to development hell.Now, USA Today is reporting that the duo will partner up for a revival of Robert E. Howard's Red Sonja franchise. The last we hea...
...e but the WGAstrike and subsequent script polishing has set the production back to 2011. The latest rumor directly from director George Miller’s mouth says that production will begin sometime in 2009, setting the way for a 2 year shoot and post-...
...efore the WGAstrike. Production will begin in May in Vancouver.
Plot Concept: The film kicks off when the artifacts from the Museum of Natural History are boxed up and sent to the archives at the Smithsonian in Washington. Adams will play an undeter...
ABC has announced that the series LOST will offer 17 hours per year for the 2009 and 2010 seaon -- not the previously planned 16 hours.
The network added two hours to the show's production plan because the WGAstrike knocked three hours out of ...
... wasn't a WGAstrike). 24 producers wanted to have the 7th season out of country but the budget proved too big for Fox executives so they axed it. With the strike delaying the series for another year, everyone agreed to introduce the Africa storyline b...
The year 2007 was punctuated by the release of the final Harry Potter tome, by the start of the fourteen-week WGAstrike, and by the deaths of some of SF’s and fantasy’s top writers, chief amongst those Kurt Vonnegut and Robert Jordan. But as ...
...en if the WGAstrike officially ended today. As with most directors, he completed the rough outline and will now hand it over to the screenwriters to work their magic.
"I've been writing Transformers 2," said Bay. "We've got our charact...
...past, the WGAstrike could delay that. Nu Image/Millennium bigwig Avi Lerner is looking to make a pact with the writers guild that would allow the picture to move forward unhampered.
"It's a possibility, though I haven't studied it enough to make...
Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura tells IESB.net that 'Transformers 2' is slated to roll cameras on June 2nd, WGAstrike not withstanding.
"We have a very fine outline and we know exactly where we want go with the movie but until this writers strike c...
A Warner Bros. source told Robert Sanchez at IESB last Monday that the cast for the JLA film was locked and would be made public within a week. This was in spite of trade reports two weeks ago that pointed out that the film was in question due to the WGA ...
The HEROES:ORIGINS spin-off has been placed on hold due to WGAstrike concerns, says Variety. NBC has been planning to air this six-episode series during the scheduled hiatus of the network's original series, HEROES. It would feature a look...
...st year's WGAstrike issues. But he does say that it gives them a chance to make a minor tweak after the reported screenings. Here's what Heyman had to say on the delay.
"I think that there was some people... kids were definitely upset, an...
Warner Bros. has finally confirmed that Justice League has been placed on hold, pending the WGAstrike and a possible SAG strike in June-July. The studio let their options lapse on Tuesday, reports Variety. Apparently, the studio does want a script re-wri...
...se of the WGAstrike but that's no longer an obstacle. Flanagan's first book in the fantasy series, "The Ruins of Gorlan," was released in Australia in November 2004 and seven months later in the United States. Seven books have been released ...
Last year, you'll likely remember the constant worries and coverage of the pending WGAstrike and how Hollywood was planning for the worse by kicking production into gear on a number of projects so their line-ups would be filled up. Well, we cut to a year...
...al of the WGAstrike because of the impact on its members -- is likely aiming to incorporate gains from the Directors Guild of America and WGA contracts plus last year's West Coast Teamster deal, in addition to reaching a deal before a possible SAG str...
...show, the WGAstrike and negative press have conspired against the series since day one.
David Yates to Direct Final Harry Potter Film?
The Rumor:While updating the project status for her film Th...
...ng on the WGAstrike. They hope to get production rolling on June 2, 2008 but as you know, this is around the time that SAG/DGA also have contracts expiring with AMPTP. As such, a lot of unknowns are in the air...
We're nowhere because of the strike, ...
Seth Rogen may seem like an unlikely candidate to play 'The Green Hornet', but fan befuddlement over the actor's attachment to the project hasn't stopped him and co-writer Evan Goldberg from diving in, at ease as far as the WGAstrike allows.
Rogen told ...
As we announced last month, production for THOR won't begin until after the WGAstrike officially ends. Well, screenwriter Mark Protosevich has gone on public record about his personal investment in the character and what we can expect from the setting of...
...ue to the WGAstrike. The first half of the last season will airing sometime in mid 2008 while we can probably expect the latter half in 2009 unless the strike ends and production gets rolling sooner than expected..
Thanks to Maniac scooper JoeyBalone...
...trol, the WGAstrike has proven to be Kryptonite to Superman and friends."
Other factors effecting the show are rumbles from Christopher Nolan's camp about a competing Batman character, and the fact that director George Miller is insisting on a c...
...after the WGAstrike so Fox can air 24 episodes in order.
30 Rock: 1 Aliens in America: 7 Back to You: 2The Big Bang Theory: 0
Battlestar Galactica: 10-11Bionic Woman: 0Bones: 3Boston Legal: 5Brothers & Sisters: 3Carpoolers: 7Cavemen: 7Chuc...
After months of speculation on the matter, the USA Network has officially cancelled two genre dramas, The 4400 and Dead Zone. Rumors have been lively that these two shows would but cut out of the schedule but the WGAstrike gave the fans some optimism tha...
...after the WGAstrike is resolved.
Plot Concept: Austin (Jolie), who has most recently worked on contract for the U.N. Security Council, has undertaken field missions in Africa, Europe, Southeast Asia and Central America. The drama will focus on a fic...
...ether the WGAstrike will get in the way of production.
Here's a sample of the interview:
Jerry Bruckheimer: We hired a very interesting director – Mike Newell – who did one of the Harry Potter’s and also did Donnie Brasco and he&rs...
... when the WGAstrike is resolved. If you catch up on the HBO show, the central story these past two years has been trying to get a Medillin flick made and this film's plot is somewhat related to that infamous drug cartel.
Plot Concept: After returning...
With the WGAstrike under way and reports of both sides digging their heels into trenches well into the 2008 year, Fox Television has adjusted their lineups for the coming season. Some canned shows will air on different days while others are being po...
Paramount has decided to shuffle around their major theatrical release schedule now that the WGAstrike has officially ended, reports Variety. Their highest profile move is the upcoming Star Trek adventure getting a push from Chri...
Casey Affleck is attached to star in period noir drama The Kind One, reports Variety. The film will be based on the just-published novel by Tom Epperson, who is also set to pen the screenplay when the WGAstrike is officially over. Gone Baby Gone producer...
Production may have halted, due to the WGAstrike, but casting is moving forward for ANGELS & DEMONS. The New York Post reports that actress Naomi Watts is set to star opposite Tom Hanks in the upcoming prequel to the smash hit, THE DA VINCI CODE. The...
...ue to the WGAstrike, it couldn't get resolved. Instead, Universal is now on the fast track to get someone else to fill his role, studio sources hinting that they're trying for Johnny Depp or Russell Crowe. The thriller stars Edward Norton, Helen ...
Twin reports from IESB.net and Entertainment Weekly suggest this week is do or die for the 'Justice League' movie.
IESB now reports that the biggest hurdle to the movie is the script. The current one isn't ready for production and the WGAstrike severely...
Now that the WGAstrike is over, it seems Superman: Man of Steel--the sequel to Superman Returns---is back in business for director Bryan Singer. The director updated the status to Empire Online where he mentions the script development is beginning right ...
Model-turned-actress Megan Gale told the Sydney Morning Herald that she's happy the WGAstrike delayed the production start on George Miller's 'Justice League' movie.
"We were due to go into production in February, which freaked me out a bit &hellip...
The Sydney Morning Herald contains a small blurb about how the WGAstrike is affecting 'Justice League'. In short, it isn't.
George Miller said his new film Justice League of America wasn't affected by the recent writers' strike in the US and is expect...
It seems that the team behind the Silent Hill adaptation are moving forward with their upcoming adaptation of best selling video game Return to Castle Wolfenstein, reports Eurogamer. Preproduction was originally delayed due to the WGAstrike and a previou...
...discussed WGAstrike and the impending SAG actors strike.
Of course, 2008 looks to be a gangbuster year for the new studio, and work continues on the lucrative direct-to-DVD animated feature slate. Further, 2009 will see the release of 'X-Men Origins:...
Director-producer Guillermo del Toro may be up to his ears in the post-production of Hellboy II:The Golden Army and can pen no screenplay while the WGA is under strike rules but that's not stopping him from eagerly preparing the next adaptation of Fr...
Anne Thompson's Thompson on Hollywood blog at Variety puts the spotlight on Christopher Nolan and 'The Dark Knight' but also has some interesting tidbits about other DC Comics films.
Thompson hears that the prospect of director Bryan Singer returning to ...
The time is near when the television shows we watch will go dark due to the shortened seasons caused by the WGA/AMPTP Strike. In some cases, depending on your preferences, that moment has already occurred. BIONIC WOMAN wrapped up...
The series draws to a quick and rather decisive close while obviously leaving room open for more.
What They SayYoshika makes a sortie on her own, in an effort to protect Britannia. However, she is severely outnumbered and outgunned by the enemy, when her...
Today, the writers are officially back at work and the strike has ended. Here's the press releases from both sides...
WGA:
The membership of the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) today voted overwhelming...
My colleague Antony at Star Trek Central reported this week a rumor that Tom Paris and B`Elanna Torres would get married 2/3 of the way through Voyager`s current season. But one of my Paramount sources says that, unless they`ve re-shot the ending of `Driv...
...e pending WGAstrike.
Writers are expected to walk out on November 1st and according to Moore, he's only progressed through Episode 13 at this time leaving doubts on whether he will even get the next six episodes completed by the end of the month.
...
Impressive and fun are the two words that can be used to describe Kevin Smith's JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK. The last of the writer/director/actor's Jersey-based slacker films, the View Askew/Dimension Films production sets out to accomplish what its t...
When young women work closely together, is it inevitable that they will develop feelings for each other?
What They Say:Shirley the speed freak is obsessed with trying to exceed sonic speed. Busybody Francesca Luccini meddles with the adjustments of Shirl...
Alright readers, I'm going to warn you now that this "memo" should be taken with a grain of salt. The reasoning behind that warning is we don't know how old this memo is..It could have been pulled together by the various studios rather quickly a...
Returning to base only to find that they’re out of a job, the Strike Witches are spread to the wind.
What They SayThe First Special Assault Force, a.k.a. the Warlock, is assigned to Britannia as a new anti-Neuroi force. Minna and some others, who h...
What They SayIn her encounter with Neuroi, Yoshika makes an unauthorized decision. As a result, Minna grounds her and confines her to her room for a certain period of time. However, a pressing matter arises which leaves Yoshika no choice but to sneak out ...
Adapting to what life is like in the military, Yoshika tries to keep to her principles once again.
What They Say:
Yoshika makes her decision to join the Strike Witches. Lynette Bishop, another rookie witch who is 15 years old, shows Yoshika around. Alth...
'Transformers' producer Don Murphy gives fans an update on the status of 'Transformers 2' from his message boards.
"For those of you most anxious about 'Transformers 2', the silence you hear is primarily because people are fretting about a presumed st...
What They SayYoshika pulls off an impressive combat tactic and wins a simulated dogfight. The rapid improvement in Yoshika’s skills annoys Perrine, who suspects that Sakamoto must have secretly given Yoshika personal training sessions allowing her t...
Is it wrong that I want them to go back to the pure fanservice material at this point instead of playing at character stories?
What They Say:Akagi, the aircraft carrier that transported Yoshika from the Empire of Fuso, makes a port call at Port Witches. ...
Strike Season by Robert T. Trate, Columnist (Tue 02-19-2008)
The strike is over. TV will continue. Well, most of it anyway. Okay, so it isn’t all roses but some shows will return with a slight break and then squeeze out a few more episodes and then be back in the fall. Hopefully. So I star...
What They SayYoshika Miyafuji is a fourteen-year-old girl who possesses magical powers that can heal. One day she is approached by Mio Sakamoto, Major of the 501st Joint Fighter Wing a.k.a. Strike Witches to join her team. A few days after Yoshika turns d...
Yoshika continues to settle into life as a member of the Strike Witches which means it’s time to start learning more about the others.
What They Say:Yoshika gradually orients herself to life as a member of Strike Witches. However, she is condemned ...
The first volume in the new Heroes print collection may be debuting this week, but Heroes: Origins, the NBC hit’s next TV incarnation, isn’t faring nearly so well. This Halloween saw the expiration of the WGA’s contract with the Alliance...
Remember that "Pre-Strike Priority List" we discussed last month? It had a laundry list of high profiles films which the studios wanted in production prior to the impending June 2008 strike. Well, it seems as time has rolled onward since Septemb...
The last big writer's strike was credited with the success of smaller cable networks that weren’t effected by the strike at that time. We’ve discussed here before the possibility of this year’s writer’s strike helping create a larg...
Sierra Entertainment has officially announced COUNTER-STRIKE: CONDITION ZERO for the PC.CONDITION ZERO, a team-based action game, is being developed by Gearbox Software and Valve Software. The game is based on Valve's popular online game COUNTER-STRIKE, a...
A commenter here at Mania believes that I don’t like holiday episodes of TV series based on my review of the Christmas Special episode of Supernatural. Well, I didn't actually hate that episode, I just thought it was sub-par compared to the res...
What They SayA super-secret cult of lesbians performs erotic experiments on bodies from the local hospital! Their purpose: to revive the spirit of their ancient leader in a virile human form. Now it\'s up to the Midnight Strike Force, a team of busty just...
As expected, the SAG has sided with the WGA on the upcoming Golden Globe Award Show. It certainly has us wondering if NBC will even air the ceremony that was expected to air in little over a week since nobody will show up to claim their awards...The very ...
A deal has been made that will keep the coming JAMES BOND 20 production from halting mid-production due to a potential actor's Equity strike in the U.K.The film's producers struck a deal with the union that allows the actors working on the efilm to stay p...
The Writers Guild of America has announced its nominations for the Best Screenplays of 1999. Among the eligible list are two outright fantasy efforts (THE SIXTH SENSE, BEING JOHN MALKOVICH) and two dramatic efforts with fantasy elements (AMERICAN BEAUTY a...
Who is 'The League'? Better find out before they strike. Michael Uslan talks 'The Spirit'. Everyone watches the 'Watchmen'. Here's your Comics2Film news bits for November 19th.
The League
THE LEAGUE poster
Director Kyle Higgins alerts us to hi...
Superhero Hype has the first group photo of the FANTASTIC FOUR -- The Thing, Human Torch, Mr. Fantastic and the Invisible Woman -- officially released by the movie studio. Strike a pose, cosmic powered heroes!Got a scoop? Know something that you need to ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Haruka Takachiho / Yoshikazu YasuhikoTranslated by:John ThomasAdapted by:N/AWhat They SayWhen a miner on the industrial planet Chakra is attacked by an unknown animal yet somehow survives, Trouble Consultants Kei and Yuri are ...
Sometimes it is all about the panties. Or the lack of them…
What They Say:One morning, Erica Hartmann finds part of her uniform missing. Nonchalantly strolling into the locker room, she puts on someone else’s uniform and goes on duty which c...
Curiously, there hasn\'t been anything said about BOST TV carrying the Strike Witches show which airs today in Japan, the latest from Gonzo. A new invite for Anime Expo listed the company\'s involvement with it showing at Anime Expo however which gave som...
One force the 'Transformers' cannot overcome? Unions! From Variety:
Opening numbers for "Transformers" in Argentina may be down as auds stayed away from cinemas Thursday due to a widely publicized projectionists' strike in Buenos Aires.
In fact, exe...
While the official news is still only in Japanese, GDH has announced that they will be providing streaming online of Strike Witches in the same manner as The Tower of Druaga and Blassreiter, this time via Crunchyroll and Youtube. BOST TV isn\'t mentioned ...
Marvel Studios is the latest production company to sign an interim agreement with the Writers Guild of America. They join The Weinstein Company, United Artists, Lionsgate (see below), Worldwide Pants, Spyglass Entertainment, MRC, Jackson Bi...
In the coming weeks, more and more of our beloved shows will be either going into reruns or just going off the air due to the writer’s strike. While this really stinks, it might offer an opportunity to catch up with some series you’ve nev...
A few hours after the DGA/AMPTP deal was announced, the Writers Guild of America has issued a statement. In the below press release, they say they'll look at the numbers and urges AMPTP to come back to the table with them...
Press Release:
Now that...
The British film industry looks to be halted utterly should plans for an actors strike happen as scheduled. This action looks to have a dire effect on coming projects, possibly including JAMES BOND 20... but perhaps not HARRY POTTER 2.The British actor's ...
The screenplay credit for Columbia’s SPIDER-MAN has gone to the Writers Guild of America for arbitration, in order to determine whose name or names will appear on the final film. When Columbia-TriStar submitted its suggestion for the credit to the WGA ear...
With the family out of town for a few days we were able to bring down the adult pile a bit and while not empty, we\'ve got another one tonight with a look at the 04/04/2006 release of Midnight Strike Force from Anime 18.
It’s the last Weekly Book Buzz of the year, and even though this release schedule is for the first batch of SF, Fantasy, and Horror books coming out in 2008 I wanted to take a quick, clichéd look at the requisite lists of 2007 superlatives.
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Adding another girl to the completed column, this episode revolves around the musical girl Sanya.
What They Say:Yoshika and her comrades are attacked by the Neurois on their way back from a mission in London, but gets help from Sanya who happened to be o...
Kevin Smith fans can rest easy with the announcement-direct from Smith's News Askew Web site-that the upcoming Jay AND Silent Bob Strike Back DVD will be packed with extras. According to a post by the king of indie filmmaking himself, some of the ext...
The looming writers strike can take full effect on November 1st, nearly a week away, if the writers choose to walk away from the bargaining table. Guild members (WGA) voted overwhelmingly last week to auth