World Without Us being adapted to big budget tentpole

Man’s disappearance from the planet Earth is set to become big box office. Fox has nabbed film rights to an environmental non-fiction book titled The World Without Us, and intend to turn it into a tentpole feature for Mark Protosevich (The Cell, Poseidon) to write and Francis Lawrence (Constantine, I Am Legend) to direct, according ….

Sony sets date for Spider-Man 4 and Marvel delays Thor and The Avengers, but signs The Wrestler for Iron Man 2

Late last week, Sony set a May 6th, 2011 release date for Spider-Man 4, while Spider-Man franchise co-producer Marvel Studios locked up later slots than previously announced for three other upcoming comic films, according to The Hollywood Reporter. As a result, Marvel tentpoles will kick-off the summer box office for three straight years, beginning with ….