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Breaking News: The CW talks about the status of BATTLE ROYALE as a TV series and THE SELECTION – TCA 2012

By A.C. FERRANTE 07/30/2012

BATTLE ROYALE movie poster | ©2000 Tartan

The 2000 Japanese movie BATTLE ROYALE has been discussed as a possible series to be developed for the CW, but at today’s 2012 TCA The CW Press Tour, The CW President Mark Pedowitz says they’re only in the discussion stages right now. “It’s amazing what happens when you just have a phone call and a discussion,” says Pedowitz. “We’d love to do it. Hopefully we’ll be able to make a deal with the producers, and we’ll see where it goes. At this point in time it’s just a discussion for development.” BATTLE ROYALE (about ninth graders fighting to the death …Read On »

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Exclusive News: The scoop on possible THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 villains (Green Goblin maybe)

By SEAN ELLIOTT 07/20/2012

Andrew Garfield in THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN | ©2012 Sony Pictures/Marvel Studios

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN is currently playing in theatres, and this new version of the web-head is unlike any we seen before. Director Marc Webb re-booted the popular Sony Pictures franchise with a more modern take on everyone’s favorite wall crawler now played by Andrew Garfield, and introduced audience to a host of familiar and new characters. ASSIGNMENT X spoke with Jerome Chen the Sr. Visual Effects Supervisor on the film, and even though the Lizard is the current villain, we couldn’t help but wonder what might be next for the web-headed wonder. Chen gave us a very specific place in …Read On »

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Breaking News: Three MERLIN movies in development and Season 6 possibilities for BBC TV series – Comic-Con 2012

By CARL CORTEZ 07/15/2012

MERLIN THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON | © 2012 BBC Warner

One of the big news items to come out of Comic-Con 2012, is the BBC and Syfy series MERLIN is getting ready to develop a trilogy of theatrical films based on the TV series which is heading into its fifth season. Though co-creator and executive producer Johnny Capps isn’t sure which form they will take, he talk a little bit about the plan. “We’re in discussions with BBC about Season 6, but we’re talking about the movies,” says Capps. “We’re hopefully going to do a trilogy – three movies. We will focus on them when we finish Season 5.” The …Read On »

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Breaking News: Marvel Studios President says he’s not worried about too many Marvel movies

By CARL CORTEZ

Kevin Feige at the World Premiere of MARVEL'S THE AVENGERS | ©2012 Sue Schneider

While speaking at Comic-Con 2012, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige spoke about Marvel’s very busy movie slate. While there is a worry of overkill and over-saturating the market with too many Marvel movies , Feige says he doesn’t feel like that tipping point has happened yet and as long as they continue making great movies, they’ll be fine. “I have been at Marvel for 12 years and we had that concern going when X-MEN came out and SPIDER-MAN came out in one year,” says Feige. “The trick and formula is to try and make different movies and make them great. …Read On »

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Breaking News: The scoop on IRON MAN 3 from Comic-Con 2012

By CARL CORTEZ

With THE AVENGERS becoming one of the most successful superhero movies of all time, all eyes are on IRON MAN 3 to now carry that super boxoffice mantle. While at Comic-Con 2012, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige explains what IRON MAN 3 means to the studio. “IRON MAN 3 is the beginning of the next phase and will set the tone in many ways,” says Feige. “It’s a self-contained story as we have done since IRON MAN 1.” Robert Downey Jr. reprises his role as the brilliant Tony Stark aka Iron Man with writer-director Shane Black taking over from previous …Read On »

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Breaking News: First look at Marvel’s IRON MAN 3 logo

By CARL CORTEZ

The next big Marvel Studios film is almost here with IRON MAN 3 arriving next May. Robert Downey Jr. reprises his role as Iron Man aka Tony Stark which will feature the villain The Mandarin (Ben Kingsley) and follows on the heels at the super-successful THE AVENGERS team-up movie. At Comic-Con, Marvel unveiled the fist look at the IRON MAN 3 logo. Nothing too fancy and no subtitle, but you can check out a higher rez image of it by clicking below. IRON MAN 3 opens May 3, 2013 Related: Comic-Con News – Marvel Studios President says he’s not worried …Read On »

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Breaking News: First look at Marvel’s THOR: THE DARK WORLD logo

By CARL CORTEZ

Chris Hemsworth will once again reprise his role as the Mighty Thor in THOR 2 and now the film has an official release date, title and new logo which was unveiled at Comic-Con 2012. The film is now called THOR: THE DARK WORLD and will be directed by GAME OF THRONES helmer Alan Taylor. Click on the image below to see the logo at a higher resolution. THOR: THE DARK WORLD opens November 2, 2012 Related: Comic-Con News – The Scoop on IRON MAN 3 Related: First Look at Marvel’s ANT-MAN movie logo Related: First Look at conceptual art and …Read On »

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Breaking News: First look at Marvel’s CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER logo

By CARL CORTEZ

Marvel was real busy at Comic-Con, announcing release dates for their whole slate of films (which they’re calling Phase 2) and more importantly releasing the official logos and subtitles for many of those films. The sequel to CAPTAIN AMERICA is no longer CAPTAIN AMERICA 2, but rather CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER will bring back Chris Evans as hero Steve Rogers. Anthony and Joe Russo are slated to direct Click on the image below to see the logo at a higher resolution. CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER opens April 4, 2014 Related: Comic-Con News – The Scoop on IRON MAN …Read On »

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Breaking News: First look at Marvel’s ANT-MAN movie logo

By CARL CORTEZ

Even though Marvel has been talking about the ANT-MAN comic being transformed into a feature film for some time now, the reality of it actually happening has been amplified by two things. 1) Attached director Edgar Wright (SHAUN OF THE DEAD, SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD) appeared at the Marvel panel at Comic-Con this weekend showing ANT-MAN test footage. 2) Marvel released this official logo for the ANT-MAN movie. There’s no release date yet, but at least we’re finally getting somewhere for this promising new superhero movie bringing Hank Pym (and potentially future Avenger to life). Click on the image …Read On »

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Comic-Con News: WRECK-IT RALPH star John C. Reilly talks about his new animated film and his favorite arcade game

By CARL CORTEZ 07/13/2012

WRECK IT RALPH movie poster | ©2012 Disney

The new animated Disney film WRECK-IT RALPH focuses on an 8-bit character named Wreck-It Ralph from a fictitious 1980s arcade game who decides he’s tired of being a bad guy and starts to game hop into other worlds. Voicing Ralph is John C. Reilly who spoke to the press at Comic-Con 2012 about being in the new cartoon and getting used to the voiceover medium. “With voice over work, you take the whole experience you normally do with your body and channel it all into your voice,” says Reilly. “I became somewhat good at various sound effects. They had to …Read On »

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