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Dave Sim's Cerebus For Brad Pitt, Based On *That* 12 Years A Slave Poster
We've been covering officially unofficial, or unofficially official computer animated Cerebus movie in the works, created through investors, volunteers,  projected time of many years to make, with Cerebus creator Dave Sim participating, fully in the knowledge that he could pull the plug at any point. And Brad Pitt being courted not just to play Cerebus[...]
Can A Woman Direct Wonder Woman? Will She Be Given The Chance?
Though there are some quibbles, as to how the character won't age and hopes that Warners will hire someone of the female persuasion to direct the movie. Well, as for how Wonder Woman wouldn't age significantly between the movie set in 1920 and the modern-day set Batman Vs Superman: Dawn Of Justice Well… …she's a god[...]
Marvel Comics Ties Up Trademarks Ahead Of Doctor Strange Movie
A Doctor Strange movie is scheduled to come out from Marvel for 2016, even though it hasn't been officially announced yet. And the lawyers have been going to work in advance, tying up trademark registrations for the following areas. Education and entertainment services Confectionery and chewing gum; breakfast cereals and preparations made from cereals; cereal bars; bread; muffins;[...]
AVCO – Another Star Wars Episode VII Shooting Nickname (UPDATE)
Lots of movies are shot under another name Sometimes a nickname, sometimes a way to keep lookie-loos away from the set. Well, Star Wars Episode VII, whatever it will eventually be called is filming, according to the kind of people who talk to Bleeding Cool, as "AVGO". I don't know why, I don't know the significance. Harry Knowles is[...]
Bryan Hitch Working On The Fantastic Four Movie
This is a scene from the recent first issue of Real Heroes, by Bryan Hitch, from Image Comics. And that mention of Josh Trank, is because Bryan Hitch, artist for The Ultimates, The Authority, America's Got Powers – and at one point, Fantastic Four, is currently working as  designer on the new Fox movie. Which, yes, is[...]
An Appreciation Of Jenny Agutter In Captain America: The Winter Soldier
All sorts of folks are appreciative of her work in the movie Edgar Wright is a little more spoilery with his tweet. If you haven't seen 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' yet, I have four words for you JENNY AGUTTER KUNG FU You're welcome — edgarwright (@edgarwright) April 6, 2014 But it seems a universal feeling. Biggest takeaway[...]
Peter Capaldi Is WHO DOCTOR
UPDATE: It's all true - click here for the full confirmation. The papers are full of it in Britain right now. The Independent: William Hills has 11/8 odds
Are We Getting A Heroes For Hire Movie From Marvel?
From someone who should know, a Heroes For Hire movie being looked at by the big boys at Marvel Studios.     We're probably getting a Heroes For Hire comic from Marvel this year, written by Brian Bendis, with the classic team of Luke Cage and Danny Rand, Power Man and Iron Fist – but now with[...]
Howard Overman Has Written His Misfits Feature Film Screenplay
As Misfits series four continues on E4 it keeps swinging its scythe through the cast as all the actors get jobs in big movies (or end up doing community service themselves). But it's possible some of them may be returning On Alex Fitch's Panel Borders podcast radio show, Howard Overman told him; Whether or not you've completely seen[...]
Stitched in Time – Sneak Preview of First Collection
Garth Ennis (Preacher, Crossed, The Boys) originally developed Stitched, his horrific modern take on the classic supernatural mummy story, to be a movie. Stitched is the first film written and directed by the critically acclaimed Ennis, with the original short film creating a cliff hanger which Ennis finished in the comics. For all those who wanted to try the comic, but were "waiting[...]
An Avengers Yearbook Photo
Making its way round the net... Gotta love Mullet Hawkeye. And Chachi Iron Man. And Inbetweener Simon Captain America.
Best Iron Man Cosplay Ever
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpHgBsUi6CM[/youtube] Surely… surely this muct be cheaper than the CGI that Marvel Studios use in the movies? Snap him up, folk, snap him up! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpHgBsUi6CM[/youtube] Surely… surely this muct be cheaper than the CGI that Marvel Studios use in the movies? Snap him up, folk, snap him up! [...]
Preview: The Avengefuls by Me and Joshua Covey
Out tomorrow from Boom!, the final part of my Marvel Movie parodies, The Avengefuls, drawn by Joshua Covey… and this one written well before I'd seen the movie It does however use an idea in the back of my head for an actual Avengers story – what if Iran started developing a gamma bomb… With covers[...]
Mark Millar Jumps On Avengers Publicity To Promote Upcoming Films And Documentaries
Mark Millar tells The Scottish Sun newspaper that he wrote what became the Avengers movie. "Marvel told me years back this is one movie they didn't think they could do. "They were worried it would be a sensory overload having six, seven or eight different, very distinct, characters with their own unique back-story all coming together. "The fear[...]
Who Will Create The Spider-Man Movie Adaptation???
You'll all have your own favourites. Mine I think however is the Marvel Comics adaptation of the new Amazing Spider-Man movie for June Which has the honour of collecting the so-far-unsolicited Amazing Spider-Man: The Movie #1-4, written and drawn by that esteemed creator TBA. I wonder if he/she will be going to Comic Con? We also note that[...]
Movie Trailer For Marjane Satrapi's Chicken With Plums
Marjane Satrapi is the creator of the comic book Persepolis, which also became the greatest comic book-to-movie adaptation to date Yes it did Shush. Now her graphic novel Chicken With Plums is also being adapted, this time as a live action movie, and the French trailer is now available for the first time. [youtube]http://youtu.be/RwRyHTjzh2c[/youtube] [...]
Now Nonplayer Gets A Movie Deal
And on its release it became one of the hottest comics in the country. Of course we also knew we wouldn't see hide nor hair of the second issue until at least November. Now Variety reports that  Nonplayer is the latest comic to get a movie option, with Warners signing up for the film rights, with producers[...]
Stan, Joe, Walt And The Thunder God
Photo by Luigi Novi. Spoilers of sorts for the Thor movie, I guess We're talking cameos But isn't it more fun to know where to look for people rather than be told about it afterwards? Your choice of course. So, we all expected the Stan Lee cameo in the new Marvel Studios movie, Thor Co-creator of the[...]
Swipe File: Green Lantern Covers Vs Green Lantern Posters
The movie poster pose…. The comic book cover pose… The movie poster pose… The comic book cover pose… In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree They may be homages, parodies, ironic appropriations, coincidences or works of the lightbox We trust you, the reader, to make that judgment[...]
Avengers Movie To Feature Mysterious Hula-Hoop Kid? (UPDATE)
Hoyts is a large Australian cinema chain, the second largest on the continent, with 450 screens spread across Australia and New Zealand, and dominating the Australian cinema advertising market. But their website listing for the upcoming Avengers movie for next year, is a little odd Here's the listing. Who the hell is The Hula-Hoop Kid? A mysterious[...]
First Look: The Great Hall Of Oa from Green Lantern
A first glimpse of the Great Hall Of Oa as portrayed in this sumer's Green Lantern movie. Click on it to make it bigger. From the new Green Lantern comic, out today A first glimpse of the Great Hall Of Oa as portrayed in this sumer's Green Lantern movie. Click on it to make it bigger. [...]
Thor, His Universe And Everything
As soon as I can, though… There's a good few interesting things about this movie that bear plenty of discussion. Had I programmed that, I would have made it play the "The hammer is his penis" clip from Dr Horrible any time users clicked on Mjolnir I guess they want to keep a little mystery around some[...]