According to a press release, two more titles have sold out their initial printings: Civil War: Battle Damage Report and Marvel Spotlight: Civil War Aftermath.Civil War: Battle Damage Report is a closing look at Civil War through classified S.H.I.E....
A week after Millar announced a potential studio bidding war for his six-part series War Heroes, Sony Pictures has won the rights for his comic property, reports Variety. Several studios had been vying for the six-part property, which began publishing in ...
With films like SAVING PRIVATE RYAN and TV series like BAND OF BROTHERS, some role-playing fans out there may be looking for something in the World War II vein. Well, the creators of the Origins Award winning DEADLANDS role-playing game seem to have what...
...ate for a war game, and it seems Creative Assembly thought so as well when they started work on the expansion pack to Medieval: Total War entitled Viking Invasion. The game takes place in the 8th century, and it portrays the time and politics of the Br...
The Marvel MAX line breaks new ground this month, and not just with adult content and added violence. Chuck Austen's series, U.S. WAR MACHINE - one of three titles launching the MAX line - is a weekly black and white format comic book priced at only $1.50...
...le is the war machine known as Chuck Austen. Perhaps all these years of delayed delivery dates and titles that tell tales as slow as molasses have worn down our expectations, but my God, what is this man made of? He's churning this stuff out on a weekl...
...h; Civil War finally ended. There are huge spoilers ahead for Civil War, so consider yourselves warned.
With the release of issue #7 last week, the event – or at least the titular fight – has concluded. Granted, anoth...
The Review!With the release of the Record of Lodoss War 2-DVD box set, CPM brings to anime DVD fans the ENTIRE 13-episode OAV series of one of the best swords-and-magic storyline in both a compact format and much more affordable price range. For those of ...
...alled The War Of Heroes. But now, a familiar evil has returned. Old heroes must heed the call to defend their homeland once more, and new heroes are forged as the battle for Lodoss begins anew.
Episode l: The Free Knight…A New Legend Begins
Epis...
Marvel recently sent out a press release regarding the upcoming World War Hulk mini-even which is scheduled to follow the popular Civil War.The story follows Hulk's angry return to earth after he was duped into exile in the build up to Civil War. Th...
Surprising his brother’s entire family, Uncle Richard, a known hemp connoisseur and self-professed anti-war activist, gave Image Entertainment’s WORLD WAR I FILMS OF THE SILENT ERA the rare grade of “bitch’n” during the Parker family’s regular Monday movi...
Civil War: The Initiative sets up the next four months of stories within the Marvel Universe. The war has ended, Tony Stark has taken over as director of S.H.I.E.L.D., and the 50-state initiative has begun. But, a few loose ends remain.&nbs...
...ther Gulf War, the world is facing an oil shortage. Japan, which imports 99% of it's oil from the Middle East, is hard hit. An ambitious group of military officers and government officials decide to take over a portion of Indonesia in order to obtain t...
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Star Wars Darth Bane: Rule of Two, Drew Karpyshyn (Del Rey)
In the New York Times bestseller Darth Bane: Path of Destruction, Drew Karpyshyn painted a gripping portrait of a young man’s journey from innocence to evil. That man was D...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Writer: Tomohiro Chiba & Bandai Games Inc. / Artist: Masato NatsumotoTranslated by:Ikoi HiroeAdapted by:What They SayThe One Year War between the Earth Federation and the Principality of Zeon has begun--and the newest Mobil...
From a press release:
London based independent producer Power, is developing a brand new state-of-the-art TV series on the war on terror, the media and the rise of “citizen journalism” after optioning the film and television rights for Anthon...
...me: Total War, Silent Hill 4, The Sims 2, SW: Battlefront, Full Spectrum Warrior and of course, Relic's latest strategy game set in the Warhammer universe, Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War.Now, with the impaling upon one's sword the most important th...
Welcome back to the God of War. We left with Kratos being at the top of the world in more ways than one. Those who have not completed the original game please and do not wish to know what happened cover your eyes now and I will inform you when you can ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hyun Se LeeTranslated by:Chul-Hyun AhnAdapted by:What They SayOde to Emptiness... The clouds of war are growing thicker. As the second Middle Eastern war drives the world economy toward another crisis, Japan invades Indonesia ...
I am just about sick to death of games set during World War II. It was nice about 4 years ago, when it was still an untapped time period, but today, you can't swing a German Sheppard in a software store without knocking over dozens of expansions for T...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hyun Se LeeTranslated by:Soojung Christine HanAdapted by:What They SayThe Brand of Auschwitz. The ramifications of Korea's war against Japan are felt closer to home as Korean citizens living in Japan are branded as "outsiders....
A lot of controversy has accompanied Pendragon Pictures' adaptation of H.G. Wells' WAR OF THE WORLDS. Though the project has been in the works for some years, it arrives on DVD under the shadow of Steven Spielberg's hundred million plus theatrical feature...
The Italian movie site Comicus.it checked in with 'Punisher War Zone' helmer Lexi Alexander.
The director said that she looked to online fan comments for guidance early on. Specifically she read up on what fans thought went wrong with the 2004 film...
The pop psychology deconstruction of Frank Castle and Jigsaw concludes with this 23rd issue of Punisher: War Journal. Writer Matt Fraction and co-writer Rick Remender have finished a story begun in the first issue of the series, nearly two years ago....
IGN is showing a behind-the-scenes clip from 'Punisher: War Zone' that puts the spotlight on Dominic West's Jigsaw character.
Directed by Lexi Alexander, 'Punisher: War Zone' tells the story of Frank Castle (Ray Stevenson) , now several years into his wa...
Now that her day job as one of NBC's FRIENDS is complete, actress Jennifer Aniston is setting her mind towards her feature film career. Aniston's production company, Plan B, is developing a project based on the life of war photographer Dickey Chapelle as ...
...of Lodoss War is a unique and important title in the Anime on DVD
world. It's the first Region 1 DVD Anime box set, and Central Park Media's
strong message that they were ready to compete in the DVD world. The series was
originally released as a 13 epi...
...ience and wary of their chances of living once the Company learns that they know the Alien infestation on DS 949 was intentional. Although ruthless executive Briggs is willing to kill them to extract the information he wants on the infestation rate, he...
The Avengers: The Kree-Skrull War collects in trade paperback a story that for many represents one of those key moments in the Marvel Universe that continuity hinges around. Examples are the creation of the Fantastic Four (the official beginning of curren...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Iwase MasatsuguTranslated by:David UryAdapted by:What They SayDevastated by the cruel realities of war, Flay, Athrun, and Mirialla grieve, believing that Kira and Tolle are dead. Even as they mourn and question themselves, the...
...t’s War.
Dragon Sword and Wind Child, released in hardcover this week through VIZ Media, is a fantasy love story about a young girl predestined to end the war between the forces of Light and Dark. Though the premise may sound a bit over...
...s and THE WAR OF THE WORLDS. The Steven Spielberg directed sci-fi war epic has now set its domestic release date for Wednesday, June 29, 2005 -- two days ahead of Fox's FOUR.The stakes are huge. Traditionally the Independence Day long weekend provides ...
...a. ATOMIC WAR BRIDE is basically what it sounds like: a couple, in the heat of an oncoming battle, rush into marriage. Will it work out? Was love the real reason they got married? Who cares, they’ll both be dead pretty soon.Adequately dubbed and featur...
CIVIL WAR: FRONTLINE launches this week as a companion series to Marvel's CIVIL WAR miniseries. It purports to show the stories in the background of the seven-month event. In this issue, it presents two stories. The first follows reporters Ben Urich an...
This fourth issue of Marvel’s Punisher: War Journal takes place post-Civil War, but as a kind of interlude between that event and the coming issues of the series. Though the first few issues crossed into Civil War, they also introduced sev...
Lionsgate have released a second TV spot for the upcoming movie 'Punisher War Zone'.
The film, directed by Lexi Alexander, stars Ray Stevenson (HBO’s “Rome”) as The Punisher Frank Castle and Dominic West as Jigsaw. The film opens Decemb...
Lionsgate has provided this description of the 'Punisher: War Zone' movie:
Waging his one-man war on the world of organized crime, ruthless vigilante-hero Frank Castle sets his sights on overeager mob boss Billy Russoti. After Russoti is left horribly ...
...tomary to warn readers that spoilers lie ahead. I’ll try and keep it to a minimum, but if you have yet to read World War Hulk and its tie-ins and wish to know nothing about it, don’t read any further.
Like sitting down to a st...
Lionsgate has provided Mania readers with an exclusive first look at the new TV ad for 'Punisher War Zone'.
Watch closely for a couple of good frames of Dominc West's Jigsaw. One other point of interest we noticed is the use of the "Marvel Knights&q...
According to LatinoReview Lionsgate is now looking to sterilize the 'Punisher War Zone' movie to a PG-13 cut.
No on-record sources are given and the article goes on to speculate that the studio is trying to emulate the success of another dark, violent, y...
...l's Civil War Front Line and Desperado's Sidekick, his thoughts on the role of a writer, and how he constantly gets knocked down, but up again! CINESCAPE: They say a good writer is always on his game and observing everything to make mental notes for u...
This sixth and second-to-last issue of Marvel’s uber-event, Civil War, hits several expected plot points, whitewashes a few problems, and presents a couple of notably out-of-character moments. Spider-Man dons the old costume. We lear...
"Gears Of War" by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Sun 12-31-2006)
The game of Gears of War was a media event this year, winning awards left and right. It was the top selling game for the X-Box 360 for its price points (Darn you Burger King games), and was one of the must have games not only for the holidays, but the ...
Marvel has hyped CIVIL WAR for months as the culmination of its crossover events from the past couple of years -- namely, AVENGERS: DISSASSEMBLED, HOUSE OF M, and DECIMATION. And, while those events were received with varying levels of enthusiasm, they we...
I realize I already reviewed the first issues of both CIVIL WAR and its companion series, FRONTLINE. But, I couldn't ignore this issue. By now, the Internet has cracked in half with the news about the final two pages of this second issue of Marvel's CIV...
War Rock by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Sun 10-15-2006)
A lot can be said for a company that will allow you to play their games for free, and the K2 Network allows you to do just that. With War Rock they allow you to dip your feet, or even jump all in for free, or with a paid subscription. It is a growing tren...
According to Newsarama, Marvel Comics will delay the release of Civil War #6 until January 3rd, two weeks later than the previously announced date.According to Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada,“The decision to delay Civil War #6 was both a strateg...
...rmance in WAR OF THE WORLDS. Cruise plays Ray Ferrier, a New Jersey dock worker and asshole. One of the film's strengths is that it doesn't play the lead as a hero, just a regular slob thrown into an unimaginable situation, suddenly forced to deal with...
I admit to having not played Warhammer in over ten years, so I claim little familiarity with its larger universe. Boom! Studios acquired the license for the game a while back and has released a several miniseries. This first issue of Forge of Wa...
The Review!"Lodoss, the accursed island. Born in the battle and baptized in fire, it has seen wars ravage its kingdoms for thousands of years. Now, an evil beyond any it has ever faced before is awakening, and a party of six are drawn together to battle f...
...decade. Toward the back of the book, Brooks gives an overview of zombie outbreaks throughout history, and delivers dozens of scenarios that would each make a great zombie movie. It’s here that he reveals the germ of the idea behind World War Z...
...rt, World War II era story for an upcoming 'Grunts' graphic novel coming from Arcana. So he's within easy reach although he hasn't been sharing details of a 'Grunts' movie prior to today.]
On Sunday /Film reported that there were tensions brewing amon...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Motofumi KobayashiTranslated by:Jeffery and Masako LillyAdapted by:What They SayInside the jungles of Vietnam, a courageous Special Ops. Unit is fighting the most infamous war of decades past?the Vietnam War. This bold account...
...charges onward in a market with little success under its belt. Boasting an eye-easy electrophoretic display, simplistic & powerful connectivity, and amazingly useful functionality (including keyword searching through your entire library of up to 20...
The intrigue deepens in CIVIL WAR: FRONT LINE, as reporters Ben Urich and Sally Floyd both find themselves knee-deep in the ramifications of the civil war between the Marvel heroes. After meeting a very unhappy Green Goblin in an alley and hearing a lita...
While much of the attention focused on a film adaptation of H.G. Wells' THE WAR OF THE WORLDS has been concentrated this week on the unveiling of the Paramount Pictures teaser trailer (slated for tomorrow), the indie film production company Pendragon Pict...
Inon Zur, an internationally acclaimed music composer for film, television and videogames, provides the original musical score for Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn Of War Winter Assault, the expansion pack to THQ Inc. and Relic Entertainment's real-time strategy ...
PunisherWarZoneMovie.com is now fully operational with new features supporting the upcoming movie.The new site features a noisy, splashy interface with the usual content of videos, wallpapers and film summaries. The most intriguing aspect is the "Ent...
God of War 2 by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Fri 02-09-2007)
Plot:
God of War saw Kratos, A mortal warrior, set upon an epic quest to dethrone a God. But his journey did not end there, in God of War 2, Kratos sits atop of his Olympus throne as the new God of War, and far more ruthless than Ares ever was. To end...
In Matt Fraction’s in-continuity Punisher: War Journal, Frank Castle operates in the Marvel Universe proper. But, he doesn’t work alone. In the series’s first issue, Castle recruited escaped criminal inventor Stuart Clarke to s...
Does anyone else feel a bit out of sorts after finishing U.S. WAR MACHINE? Of all three original MAX titles, this was the one I was most looking forward to, and for a variety of reasons. It would attempt to deliver a high-quality comic on a weekly basis; ...
...m Stoker Award-winning author Tim Lebbon handles the novelization of 30 Days of Night, the comic book miniseries turned Columbia Pictures horror thriller, in the paperback release by Pocket Star Books. Though I’m not familiar with Steve Niles ori...
Winifred Phillips is an award-winning composer, producer and vocalist who writes and produces epic choral and orchestral music for cinematic productions. As the composer for Radio Tales, the acclaimed music drama series broadcast via National Public Radio...
Man, this Garth Ennis guy gets around, doesn't he? Are all these titles from PUNISHER to JUST A PILGRIM to WAR STORY really the work of one man, or have the comic book publishers pooled their resources and contracted Lex Luthor to make a series of Ennis d...
Representatives of Pendragon Pictures' adaptation of H.G. Wells' WAR OF THE WORLDS have claimed that agents of Paramount Pictures, distributors of Steven Spielberg's 100 million dollar plus theatrical version, have engaged in an unfair campaign against th...
Gears of War is still going strong as one of the best games on the Xbox 360. The developers have not been sitting on their laurels though instead they have actively continued creating many additions. Of course there was the Gears of War Golf game created ...
The Review!Well, it's finally here. After a long wait, Image Entertainment has finally decided to drop this little baby into our hands. Unfortunately the end product would seem to be a bit disappointing.
Record of Lodoss war is another one of my top ten...
...n’s War Machine Coming Sooner Than We Think?
Rumor: With Iron Man opening wide today, there has been no shortage of press clippings on the tent pole film. One follows a long lasting rumor—Rhodes’ War Machine may already be planned fo...
... World at War. I was a huge fan of Call of Duty: Finest Hour and Call of Duty 2: Big Red One both for the Xbox. Having studied WW2 I loved the historical aspects of the game. The game play itself affects me on two different levels. It feels real to me....
Civil War: The Confession offers the reader an intimate look into Tony Stark’s motivations behind fighting for the Superhuman Registration Act, nearly sparking war with Atlantis through Norman Osborn, and assuming the directorship of S.H.I.E.L.D....
The Total War series has always been about bringing strategy to the next level. In each of their fantastic games this is achieved, since they force you to think on your feet rather than with giant teams. This game, like the others, inspires you to use ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Ryo Mizuno & Yochihiko OchiTranslated by:Laura Jackson and Yoko KobayashiAdapted by:What They SayThis is the basis for the hit Record of Lodoss War anime OVA! The heroes of Lodoss Island continue their quest to free the land f...
Gord Of War by Captain Gordon Edward (Sat 03-10-2007)
...ut God of War 2. The original was a fun game and everything indicates that this follow-up will be another hit. Anyways, I will not bore you with these details any longer.
God of War 2 (PS2) - Obviously everyone expects this game to be a hit ...
Although John Scalzi’s original Old Man’s War novel got served by Robert Wilson’s Spin in the 2006 Hugo competition for Best Novel, the online blogger turned sci-fi master snagged his first silver rocket as 2008’s Best Fan Writer, ...
Two nice exclusives have shown up on the DreamWorks Fansite pertaining to the WAR OF THE WORLDS film shooting right now. The first is a look at the teaser poster that a quick-thinking reader took a digital photograph of. The image shows us the movie's log...
Dogs of War by Uros "2Lions" Jojic (Thu 05-04-2000)
...es called War Monkeys to protect them from Earth's Expeditionary Forces. The situation gets even worse when some aliens (who everyone considered long extinct) turn out of the blue and threaten to destroy the population of Primus.Committee orders!Bi...
21-year-old Canadian actor Justin Chatwin is in talks to play the son of Tom Cruise's character in THE WAR OF THE WORLDS. The Hollywood Reporter broke the story today and says that the relationship between father and son in the film is to be "strained" an...
Director/writer Andrew Niccol (GATTICA, SIMONE) has cast Nicolas Cage, Ethan Hawke, Jared Leto, Bridget Moynahan, Jeffrey Wright and Donald Sutherland in his new action/thriller LORD OF WAR. Cage plays an international arms dealer who is trying to outmane...
Monday, June 27th Paramount Pictures held a fan screening for WAR OF THE WORLDS at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California. This is what Tom Cruise wanted for his fans. The big premiere was held in New York with all the stars.Tom arrived ar...
Mars will invade Earth once again, but this time it will be documented by Steven Spielberg. The INDIANA JONES director will helm a new remake of H.G. Wells classic science fiction invasion story THE WAR OF THE WORLDS, with it looking very likely that Tom ...
Miranda Otto (THE LORD OF THE RINGS) and Tim Robbins (MYSTIC RIVER) are in discussions to join the cast of THE WAR OF THE WORLDS. They would join Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning in the Steven Spielberg directed picture, scheduled to commence filming next mo...
Mania's recent giveaway of the PC game Medieval II: Total War has come to an end.The winners are:CraigNickJohnJamieMarcelloMedieval II: Total War drives the Total War franchise to a new level by completely upgrading the game’s battlefield rendering ...
An independent research group cites the hit Xbox 360 game Gears of War as the cause of a recent surge in XBox Live use.Since the games release, XBL use is up by 80% and XBL Gold subscriptions, which are required for online play, have risen by over 50%.&nb...
If you've ever imagined what it would be like to battle in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, soon you will have the chance. VU Games is putting the finishing touches on its real-time strategy video game THE LORD OF THE RINGS: WAR OF THE RING, based on the cl...
Marvel’s Civil War ambles towards it conclusion as heroes change sides, Spider-Man jumps ship, the Thunderbolts prepare to bring the pain, and the Punisher finally arrives. While McNiven’s art never fails to impress, this feels like a...
The DVD of the Live On Stage tour of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds has been released by Universal Pictures. The DVD has been mixed in both stereo and 5.1 surround sound and is available in two separate packs: Standa...
Since the passing of the Superhero Registration Act and the outbreak of the war between the heroes, the Los Angeles-based Runaways have remained blissfully uninvolved. Seeing the entire conflict as an adult problem, the young heroes maintain their neutra...
I applaud Marvel and decry the publisher at the same time. Almost everyone knew Thor would return. And, he does, after a fashion. I applaud Marvel for thwarting everyone's expectations and resurrecting him on the side of those in favor of the Superhero...
Award-winning composer John Williams has had a rather fruitful year. He wrote his final STAR WARS score. He scored a Steven Spielberg summer action movie (WAR OF THE WORLDS). He scored a period drama (MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA). To finish off the year, he score...
Mike Dungan\'s checking out a title that CPM currently has on hold for future volumes, though we are hearing things will be resolicited at a later date, with the January 2005 release of Nambul: War Stories Vol. #3.
What They SayLodoss, the accursed island has seen wars ravage its kingdoms for thousands of years. Now, an evil beyond any it has ever faced before, and a party of six are drawn together in battle. Among them: Parn, a young fighter who lacks experience bu...
Keram Malicki-Sanchez is signed on to play the role "Ink" in the upcoming Marvel Comics film "Punisher: War Zone" starring Ray Stevenson in the role of The Punisher. Filming started in Montreal on October 22nd, 2007.
Independent music licensing company Song and Film announced on their website that they've placed the song "Got Your Wealth" by Buddy Stuart into the feature film, 'The Punisher: War Zone' starring Ray Stevenson and Dominic West. After hunting do...
As things slowly get closer to reality and the format war continues to look more and more likely, some of the voices coming out for compromise are becoming stronger and even putting out some baseline requirements for whichever format it is in regards to s...
...mes from Warner Bros. Home Video, who’ve been issuing their movies on both HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc. They have developed their own format called Total HD which can be played on both players. It’s not actually a new format at all, but a d...
If you like high octane action films and want to see a chase scene between Jet Li and Jason Statham going at it, you can now watch it online. MTV has posted a video clip of the two doing battle in one scene of the upcoming WAR movie. To see the action sce...
Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal are set to star in the war drama remake BROTHERS for Relativity Media, the same production company behind the recent remake 3:10 to Yuma. Director Jim Sheridan will be adapting this from the previous Danish-based fil...
The buzz on 'Punisher War Zone' has been increasingly bad in the wake of Comic-Con. Rumors have swirled that director Lexi Alexander has been dismissed from the project, that the studio is cutting the movie up to make it PG-13. Indeed, it's hard to find a...
FujiFilm's 'Exposure USA" magazine (available as a PDF download at the link above) goes behind the scenes of 'Punisher: War Zone' with Cinematographer Steve Gainer.
Gainer said his primary marching order from director Lexi Alexander was to mak...
Pendragon Pictures has chosen to address rumors that their WAR OF THE WORLDS production was getting ready to rev up again. After the tragic events of September 11, Pendragon was fast to declare that the production would be shut down to be massively rework...
In parts one and two of CINESCAPE's discussion with Josh Hartnett and Tom Sizemore, the duo discussed their new war drama, BLACK HAWK DOWN. The film, which is based on the 1993 true story of U.S. soldiers who found themselves trapped in Somalia when two o...
Thespian Henry Cavill is moving from beyond King George VIII's friendship in "The Tudors" to ancient Greece in Relativity Media's War of the Gods, says The Hollywood Reporter. The actor is set to play Theseus in the Tarsem Singh-directed film, w...
She's baaaaack!
Lexi Alexander's conspicuous absence at Comic-Con this summer was followed by a flurry of online rumors saying that the director of Lionsgate's 'Punisher War Zone' movie may have had a falling out with the studio. Producer Gale Anne ...
Lionsgate sent over a high-rest image displaying the artwork for the 'Punisher War Zone' lenticular poster, arriving in theaters this week. The poster rests in has a 3-D framework made up of the film avenger's aresenal.
It's kind of like one of those Jes...
U.S. WAR MACHINE will return next year from Marvel Comics, Chuck Austen has confirmed. The new MAX series will be written by Austen, with art from a different, yet-to-be-named artist. "Not many details, other than it will be in color, is set to appear ...
'Punisher War Zone' producer Gale Anne Hurd recently hosted a party for her leading man Ray Stevenson. Photos of the event are available at GettyImages and include a look at posters for the film. Check out this sampling.
After some rumor and speculation that the new 'Punisher: War Zone' movie would be some namby-pamby PG-13 movie for the kids, the MPAA has handed-down its rating for the film.The movie is officially rated "R" for pervasive strong brutal violence,...
When Steve Niles
comic 30 Days of Night was announced by IDW Publishing vice president Beau
Smith predicted there would be plenty of Hollywood interest in the concept. Now,
today's Variety reveals that major studios
are engaged in a bidding war over...
'Punisher: War Zone' director Lexi Alexander talks about a director's cut screening of the film on her personal website. Alexander tells her readers that she recently talked on the phone to Ray Stevenson, star of the film, who missed the April 1st screeni...
While speaking at the Library of Congress, Anthony Lappe answered a question about continuing the story of his character Jimmy Burns from his graphic novel 'Shooting War'. Lappe said that he's working on the character becoming a TV show with individual co...
Today's Hollywood Reporter reveals the identity of Jigsaw in 'Punisher: War Zone'.
Dominic West is set to play the puzzle-scarred baddie in the film. West is known to viewers of fine television as the loutish Jimmy McNulty in 'The Wire'. He's also been...
Bloody-Disgusting reports that actress Julie Benz has joined the cast of 'Punisher: War Zone' in an unspecified role. Benz, currently appearing on 'Dexter', is well-known to fans as Darla from 'Buffy' and 'Angel'. She also appears in the upcoming 'Rambo' ...
Uh, oh. IESB took a look at the 'Punisher: War Zone' script, and they ain't too impressed.
'Punisher 2' doesn't even succeed on the level of an audience friendly revenge picture. The gangsters are completely unlikable at the best with no ties to Frank'...
While some are reporting that the 'Punisher War Zone' movie that Lexi Alexander turned in was a train wreck and unsalvageable by Lionsgate, 'The Spirit' producer Deborah Del Prete says the fault does not lie with the director.
The SOS Hollywood blog attr...
A one sheet poster of the upcoming movie WAR has appeared online (pictured on the left). The movie is being touted as an highly intense action film by distributors Lionsgate films.
What's the story for WAR?
An infamous assassin, named Rogue (Jet Li), se...
The Forbidden Planet blog reports that filmmakers have secured an option on the graphic novel 'Shooting War'.
Anthony Lappé and Dan Goldman’s brilliant webcomic-turned-graphic novel 'Shooting War' has just been optioned for a possible fil...
Quebec film technicians union AQTIS reports that 'Punisher: War Zone' starts filming on October 22 and will continue until December 14 in Montréal.The crew includes producer Gale Ann Hurd, cinematographer Steve Gainer and production designer Andrew Neskor...
Actor Ray Stevenson is the new Punisher in 'Punisher: War Zone'. Wizard Universe got an exclusive chance to talk tot he actor about the movie.
“This is in no way to be seen as ‘Punisher 2,’ or even ‘Punisher 3,’” says ...
Screenwriter Kurt Sutter has taken another pass at wrapping up his involvement with 'Punisher: War Zone'.
To recap: on February 14th Sutter posted on his blog that he was not going to seek a writing credit for the film, and made some pointed observations...
Looks like War Heroes will be the next Mark Millar 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...
...looking toward an accelerated production schedule so that it can be finished in time to submit to May's Cannes Film Festival and the Weinsteins are looking to join forces with a major studio to come aboard to co-finance in exchange for foreign rights.P...
In what\'s going to be something we expect to hear a lot about in the course of the next year, the \"format war\" for the next generation version of the home video format is underway and key bits of news are continually coming out. While no studios have t...
Actress Amy Ryan has joined the cast of the upcoming Universal Pictures untitled-war thriller, reports Variety. This film will be another team effort of director Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon (Bourne Supremacy, Bourne Ultimatum), who will star ...
This tenth issue of Marvel’s Punisher War Journal concludes the second arc of the series that pits Frank Castle against the Neo-Nazi Hate-Monger and his National Force. After infiltrating the National Force at its compound near the Mexican bord...
The Hollywood Reporter ran a story today announcing the new Michael Bay film we told you about last week titled 2012: The War for Souls. HR had a bit of new information to report, including an updated plot synopsis.The film will reportedly center on...
According to Variety, New Line has acquired the rights to Microsoft's video game, Gears of War, and plans to develop a feature film.The story, which is being written by Stuart Beattie (Collateral), will be based on the video game which is about a world re...
According to China View, several calls were publicly made at the Consumer Electronics Show this Saturday to end what will likely be a costly \"Darwinian\" process for everyone involved in the HD-DVD/Blu-Ray format war. Surprisingly, the most vocal was Bue...
Bringing one of his series to a conclusion, Mike Dungan has sent in his thoughts on the final volume of the CPM Press series that was released in November 2004 with Record of Lodoss War: Grey Witch Vol. #3 (of 3).
So, 'Punisher War Zone' is either a complete disaster, or an amazing film. Either way, Lexi Alexander has been banished by Lionsgate, right? Not so, says UGO Movie Blog.
Their insiders say that the story that Alexander missed Comic-Con because she was on...
Marvel.com has unveiled the third TV spot for 'Punisher War Zone'. View it below. And if you missed them, here are the links to TV ad #1 and TV ad #2.
Thanks to Antonello Blueberry for the submission.
From his blog, screenwriter Kurt Sutter states that he's filed a motion with the WGA to have his name removed from consideration for credit for the 'Punisher: War Zone' script.
Sutter states that he neither deserves credit (but for one major scene in whi...
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The war then turns doubly deadly as one of the faithful plans to make Shougo a martyr like his namesake. Despite his affliction, Kenshin must fight to end this new revolution before Shougo is crucified!The Review!
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The Review!The third volume of the Tales of the Meiji series, and the second volume of the Christian Saga (a.k.a. the Shimabara Arc), Holy War takes a deep turn into the characters lives, bringing out emotions rarely elicited from the best of anime. If y...
According to TMZ.com, Michael Bay has signed on to produce and possibly direct the upcoming adaptation of the sci-fi novel, 2012: The War for Souls. There are next to no details on the book available online, but TMZ had this to say regarding a possible p...
Most of Bruce Willis' time on the MAN OF WAR project will be spent in Hawaii.The Revolution Studios project will shoot in the 50th state on the island of Oahu from March through mid-June.The film, which also stars Monica Belluci, tells the story of a Spec...
Jamie Bell (BILLY ELLIOT) has signed on board an untitled war film with supernatural overtones. The project, which is currently being shot in Prague by Michael J. Bassett from the helmer's own script. The film will tell the story of a group of British sol...
...INATOR 3: WAR OF THE MACHINES -- which makes a kind of sense since the game's action takes place in the future war time and not present day. Our scooper also cryptically mentioned that the plan is to have the game ready for release in tandem with the f...
...hat game, WAR OF THE RING, is now out starting today from Vivendi Universal Games.Available only for PCs, WAR OF THE RING is a real-time strategy game that puts players in the midst of the fighting between the forces of Sauron and the last stand of men...
Helmer Antoine Fuqua has signed on to direct the Revolution Studios drama, MAN OF WAR, which will star Bruce Willis.The film will tell the story of a special military unit, led by Willis, who are ordered to into an African country during a civil war to re...
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Although the comic only ran for ten issues, it has an enthusiastic cult following that prompted recent reprints by Dark Horse Comics, as well as fervent gushing from Baily himself.
"It's so awesome. It is unbelievable," Ba...
The Review!Okay... it's time to go back to a world of mythological knights and swordplay with the Record of Lodoss War on DVD! I think this DVD did a great job delivering the entire Lodoss War on TWO DVD's... the only thing that might slow you down is the...
NOTE: If anyone actually knows what senkitan (it's ?í?ïæ?) is actually supposed to mean in English, please feel free to contact me. ^^;;;
So, it's the year 1900, and it seems that in the years leading up to the Russo-Japanese war, there were some othe...
... helm THE WAR OF THE WORLDS for Paramount Pictures. The studio has been in development for a couple of years on a new WotW film, with Spielberg attached to helm and Cruise to star. Now that the schedules of both gentlemen have been cleared up, Cruise w...
Alter Ego Comics is now offering the THE WAR WITHIN Optimus Prime mini statue from Palisades. This is a PolyStone rendering with detailed piston, tread and servo parts. The figure is fully authorized and is presented on an official Autobot symbol base.T...
What They SayLodoss, the accursed island. Born in the battle and baptized in fire, it has seen wars ravage its kingdoms for thousands of years. Now, an evil beyond any it has ever faced before is awakening, and a party of six are drawn together to battle ...
What They SayThe Review!One of the great things about DVD is that it now means that companies have to re-release all their old stuff to milk the ol\' money cow. Bandai has decided to kick off their Gundam releases with \"War in the Pocket\", the first of...
The new teaser poster for Punisher:War Zone has premiered online today, albeit simplistic, it shows the primary symbol for Frank Castle, which you should be seeing in theaters next winter. Click on the photo on the left for a full size photo, courtesy of ...
According to Newsarama, Marvel held a panel at the New York Comic Con Friday which featured on their upcoming title, World War Hulk.Greg Pak opened the discussion saying that the upcoming Hulk #104-#105 are the lead in issues to World War Hulk, and will b...
Marvel has released the first look at the Steve McNiven's wraparound cover which will grace Civil War #6.Civil War #6 should hit shelves on December 20.
... Punisher War Journal. This new series reintroduces the old, in-continuity version of the character that delights in one-upping superheroes and eighty-sixing gangsters.
After taking out a supposedly reformed Stilt-Man while trying to s...
...n ancient war ends with a bang! The Review!Stardust War brings the final volume of the trilogy, but not the series itself, to an interesting close.
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Having enjoyed the first movie in Japanese and liking the cast from there, we opted for continui...
Mathieu Kassovitz---the director of Gothika and Babylon A.D---has two high profile projects on the horizon, one set around war and one a big budget flick set on a space station. HR is reporting the director will take on Rebellion (the war flick) and MNP (...
Mania is happy to announce it's latest contest, a giveaway for the PC game Medieval II: Total War.Medieval II: Total War drives the Total War franchise to a new level by completely upgrading the game’s battlefield rendering system, eliminating the c...
Director Peter Weir (MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD) is in talks to helm THE WAR MAGICIAN, a project set up at Paramount Pictures by Cruise/Wagner Productions. Based on the novel by David Fisher, the book is based on the real-life exploit...
...aking the war film with Ridley Scott, the importance of what the film has to say and the responsibility each felt in portraying real life soldiers sent to the city of Mogadishu to apprehend two lieutenants of a Somalian warlord."We had
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After the OUR WORLDS AT WAR stories conclude this month, look for a different pacing in DC Comics' four monthly SUPERMAN titles."After the War, one of things we want to do is separate the books," SUPERMAN group editor Eddie Berganza, "For six months at le...
Blizzard Entertainment unleashes their first novel surrounding the Ghost assassin Nova, Paul Kearney and James M. Ward blend good old-fashion magic with maritime warfare, and Mercedes Lackey debuts another novel in the Scepter’d Isle sequence wi...
...m Stoker Awards finalists, and a juicy, make-my-month Dark Tower tidbit I’m still digesting from Saturday.
Christopher Golden, a Bram Stoker-winner himself, debuts two new novels on paperback this week; the mind-bending thriller The Boys are Ba...
TERMINATOR 3: WAR OF THE MACHINES has arrived in game stores nationwide. The single-player/multiplayer first-person shooter lets gamers experience combat in the dark future first seen in James Cameron's TERMINATOR movie where the surviving remnants of hum...
One of our friends in the business has given word to expect a teaser trailer for THE WAR OF THE WORLDS next month. According to our friend on the inside, getting a trailer out for the science fiction/action film is a priority for Cruise/Wagner, the produc...
According to Marvel Comics, the release of Civil War #7 has officially been pushed back until February 21, 2007.The comic, which will be the last issue of the hit mini-series, has been delayed previously and was supposed to be released on January 31, 2007...
Cuba Gooding Jr. has been cast in a new action-thriller titled THE WAY OF WAR, reports the Hollywood Reporter. The John Carter-helmed action film was scripted by Scott Schafer, who is also producing alongside Nick Thurlow, Jordan Kessler and David Orenste...
Mania's Gears of War contest has run it's course and the winners have been selected!The lucky winners are:MarsfxKrisSheilaSince the first frightening images appeared a little over a year ago, gamers worldwide have felt the ominous rumblings of something a...
Mania is happy to announce our latest contest, a giveaway for the upcoming Xbox 360 title Gears of War.Since the first frightening images appeared a little over a year ago, gamers worldwide have felt the ominous rumblings of something approaching that def...
Last week we ran a scoop from a source that told us plans were afoot for a teaser trailer for THE WAR OF THE WORLDS in December. Specifically, our source told us that Paramount had been speaking with Warner Bros. to attach the trailer to some prints of OC...