Blade Runner

Blade Runner prequels and sequels being developed

Variety reports that Blade Runner, Ridley Scott’s cult classic sci-fi noir, is being prepped for prequel and sequel development. Alcon Entertainment is in final discussions to secure film, TV and ancillary franchise rights to the 1982 thriller, which starred Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos, M. Emmet Walsh, Daryl Hannah, William Sanderson, ….

Frank Darabont bringing zombies plus free limited-edition Drew Struzan “The Walking Dead” posters to Comic-Con 2010

The stars and producers of AMC’s highly-anticipated series The Walking Dead, based on the comic book written by Robert Kirkman and published by Image Comics, will descend on Comic Con 2010 for a panel event and exclusive sneak preview of the original drama. The Walking Dead panel, scheduled for Friday, July 23 at 11:30am in ….

Ghost World screenwriter Terry Zwigoff to receive Maverick Spirit Award at Cinequest 20

Each year Cinequest presents its highest honor, the Maverick Spirit Award to people who stand apart from the crowd, willing to create and innovate from a place of personal yet global vision. This year, Cinequest awards this honor to a man who has done just that by expressing great talent in such diverse worlds as ….

Edward James Olmos talks Green Hornet feature film

In an interview with the L.A. Times, Edward James Olmos revealed, among other things, the role he’ll be playing in Michel Gondry’s (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) upcoming The Green Hornet feature film. His character’s name is Michael Axford, a reporter for the Daily Sentinel, the newspaper run by Britt Reid’s (Green Hornet’s) father ….

Boondock Saint Willem Dafoe to headline Big Apple Comic-Con guest list

Willem Dafoe (the Green Goblin from Spider-Man, Boondock Saints, Once Upon a Time in Mexico), who also starred in the erotic drama Body of Evidence with Madonna, then portrayed a Manhattan drug dealer in Light Sleeper, and a private investigator in American Psycho, will be making a rare convention appearance at October’s annual Big Apple ….