Rossio, Spotnitz Blog Their Reactions
Blogs can be revealing as creators tend to sound off when executives to tell the press one thing or another. Take for example; Pirates of the Caribbean co-scribe Terry Rossio. After all the hubbub at Disney’s recent press announcement about a fourth installment, he posted the other day:
“For the record, none of the recent Pirates 4 rumors have any truth, including the so-called record 50 million dollar payday for Depp.
“Some pretty funny stuff, though. Sacha Cohen? Tim Burton? Studios are way too protective of their franchises for that sort of thing.”
And now that Tom Rothman, head of 20th-Century Fox, has said he’s actually open to a third X-Files feature, despite the poor reaction to this summer’s movie, producer Frank Spotnitz was inundated with links from fans, wanting a reaction.
His response to the fans: “I was encouraged to read Tom Rothman’s remarks as well. I anticipated the studio would wait until after the release of the DVD to make any decision regarding a third movie, but I will let you know if we end up having any news before then.”
Post-production delays may torpedo The Road’s chances of opening in 2008. The film, starring Viggo Mortensen and based on Cormac McCarthy’s acclaimed novel, was originally scheduled for a November 14, but has been slipped to December and if the work is not completed may miss the year entirely. 
The world of The Dark Tower isn’t the only location where Peter David leaves his mark. The Writer Of Stuff shares some insight on his Fallen Angel series, how The Skrulls ended up in She Hulk before Secret Invasion and why a Babylon 5 comic might not work, plus:
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Years ago, I was at a comic convention where Jimmy Palmiotti told a story about the most vocal fan he ever encountered: A fellow who apparently was constantly sending letters and posting to message boards about how he read the latest thing Palmiotti had done and it sucked, sucked, sucked. At first he was annoyed, but then Palmiotti realized, hey, this guy buys and pores over everything I ever write or draw. This guy is my biggest fan. So he sent him a Christmas card that year.
In an act that almost feels like it should have the name "Joss Whedon" attached to it, the Jim Henson Company has announced the development of a new film project called The Happytime Murders. This original film noir murder mystery will fall under the company’s Henson Alternative banner, a division that develops projects not intended for children (such as Puppet Up! and Tinseltown). From writer Todd Berger:
Newcomer Brad Ingelsby has been hired by Warner Bros. to adapt WildStorm’s Sleeper into a feature film. Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ short-lived sf/crime comic lasted two 12-part maxiseries and was somewhat tied to the greater WildStorm continuity. In fact, the first maxiseries ended and spun events into the Coup D’Etat crossover event.
Marvel has increased its original 
James Bond and Batman may rival one another for who has the best gadgets, but the British espionage agent bests the Caped Crusader where it really counts. In the current issue of 
Bones McCoy might not be a magician, but someone at Paramount is casting a spell over the internet as the studio unveils several new photos from the upcoming Star Trek reboot. The photos were divvied out by the company to different Web sites, and are also featured in the recent issue of Entertainment Weekly. The magazine has an exclusive cover depicting James Kirk (Chris Pine) and Mr. Spock (Zachary Quinto), the stars of the upcoming film.
