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Snyder Gets Watchmen

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Zach Snyder, who is currently working hard on Frank Miller’s 300 and also developing Rainbow Six, based on the Tom Clancy best-selling book and video game series, has stepped up to the plate to develop and direct Watchmen, the seminal DC limited series created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. Alex Tse, who wrote the Spike Lee-directed Showtime gang drama Sucker Free City, is writing the script ….

Harry Potter’s Phoenix to be in IMAX Format

IMAX and Warner Brothers recently announced that Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – the third Harry Potter film to be converted into IMAX’s format – will be simultaneously released to both IMAX and conventional theatres on July 13, 2007. The film is based on the best-selling J.K. Rowling book and is the fifth installment of the successful Harry Potter film ….

New Helmer for New Conan

Variety reports that Warner Brothers has attached director Boaz Yakin (Remember the Titans) to write and possibly direct the Conan the Barbarian film, a new take on the Robert E. Howard character. The trade reports that Yakin’s concept is more faithful to the original Howard story than were the two Dino De Laurentiis-produced films that starred Arnold Schwarzenegger as the sword-wielding conqueror/king. Warners has ….

Beowulf and Grendel Come to Life

It is an ancient blood-soaked tale of heroes and monsters that speaks to our deepest, most primal emotions. A legend where vengeance, loyalty and mercy powerfully entwine. It is the saga of Beowulf & Grendel. Union Station Media will release director Sturla Gunnarsson’s eagerly anticipated Beowulf & Grendel in U.S. cities around the country starting on June 16th in Seattle, ….

Knight Rider Returns

If quality and not ticket sales are any indication, revivals of old TV shows are improving dramatically. We’ve gone from The Mod Squad (1999) to Mission Impossible III (2006). I think that film didn’t live up to expectations, because of the changing landscape in the U.S. For one thing, as baby-boomers age, they simply don’t want to go to ….

32nd Saturn Award Winners Announced

The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films has announced the winners for the 32nd Annual Saturn Awards. The 32nd Annual Saturn Awards were presented at a gala affair in Universal City, California on May 2, 2006. The event attracted many of the top producers, directors and actors working in genre entertainment. The awards were spread out ….

Superman Returns Trailer 2

The thundering smooth pulse of Superman theme music, as the Man of Steele returns to the sky, and theaters, on June 30, 2006. Bryan Singer’s Superman is sure to bring something completely new to the franchise, and there is certainly a lot to live up to (well… at least parts 1 and 2). But I know Singer is up ….

New Casting for Transformers Movie

DreamWorks has confirmed that Megan Fox (Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen) has signed on to play the female Lead, Mikaela, in the upcoming live action Transformers movie, which will be directed by Michael Bay (Armageddon, Bad Boys II, The Island). Other recent casting for Transformers include Shia Labeouf (The Battle of Shaker Heights) playing Spike Witwicky, Jon Voight (Pearl Harbor) will play Keller, Tyrese Gibson as Epps, Bernie ….