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‘Dragonball’ Movie Slips to 2009

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  • March 5, 2008

The live-action adaptation of Dragonball, originally set to be released on August 15, 2008, has been pushed back to April 3, 2009.

20th Century Fox has moved the film from the busy tail end of this year’s summer movie season to the beginning of next year’s, where it currently faces no competition. The nature of the box office is sure to change that situation, but for now movies like Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Wild Child can rest easy knowing they won’t have to compete against super saiyans.

The film’s story follows Goku as he races against time to collect those precious, precious dragonballs before the evil Lord Piccolo can get his hands on them. Lots of screaming and punching are involved.

Dragonball stars Justin Chatwin as Goku, Emmy Rossum as Bulma, James Marsters as Piccolo and Chow Yun-Fat as Master Roshi and is directed by James Wong (Final Destination, The One).

(via SHH)

New ‘X-Files 2’ Set Photos Hit the ‘Net

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  • March 5, 2008

In what will surely have X-Files fans reacting with a huge range of emotions including excitement, fear, anger and shock, new photos posted today from the set of X-Files 2 reveal that somewhere during the film Mulder and Scully will finally express affection for each other the old-fashioned way: with a kiss.

These new photos, posted at the X-Files News site were taken in Vancouver while the cast and crew were busy working on the film. Including the aforementioned kiss, there are also shots of David Duchovny giving his co-star Gillian Anderson a big hug after the kiss scene and Writer/Director Chris Carter leading the cheers of the crew after calling cut on what was probably a monumental moment in X-Files history.

To be honest, I was expecting something like this from the new film. At some point you can’t tease fans anymore or they will start to resent it. Eventually, you have to let them see what they really want to see and have been hoping for all these years: the believer and the skeptic together at last.

X-Files 2 hits theaters on July 25th.

Alternate ‘I Am Legend’ Movie Ending Leaked Online

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  • March 5, 2008

Say what you will about the film I am Legend. You’re either a huge fan of the Richard Matheson novella and you hated the movie or you love Will Smith and he can do no wrong — or maybe, like me, you’re somewhere in the middle. I’ve always loved the Matheson story and I also liked the movie. Well, at least until the third act and the ending, which didn’t work for me at all.

Well, once again, thanks to the power of the Internets (via SlashFilm), we can now experience an alternative ending for the film not shown in theaters. This ending, certainly a more upbeat one, was most-likely shown during its original test screenings before release. It probably didin’t test well with audiences, for whatever reason, so the ending shown in theaters was used instead.

If you haven’t seen the film already, you might not want to watch this as it will certainly contain spoilers. If you have seen the movie and were let down by the third act as I was, then this ending might be the one you were hoping for all along.

Either way, enjoy.

UPDATE: It looks like this one is being taken down faster than anyone can post it. We’ll try to find a more stable version of the video, but in the meantime I’ve provided a quick synopsis of what was in the video in the comments thread for this article. – RM

UPDATE: Looks like some enterprising person has posted the ending here. Get it while its hot.

New ‘Wolverine’ Set Photos Appear Online

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  • March 5, 2008

Another day, another photo (or 10) from the upcoming X-Men Origins: Wolverine movie. Previously, there’s been the first official photo from the movie, a few set photos and a cool Wolverine pic for you to enjoy. Now, thanks to celeb photographer Just Jared, there’s a lot more behind-the-scene from the film photos to bring you today.

Over at the site you can see some of the fist pics of a bulked-up Liev Schreiber as Sabretooth and, of course, some more shots of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine — all taken during what appears to be a break in filming at the Sydney, Australia set of the movie. There’s also a few pics showing the make-up department touching-up Schreiber’s Sabretooth claws and a close-up of the claws as well.

Seeing these latest pics had me asking some of the same questions as a few of the commentors at the site. For example, how will the movie explain the size difference between Schreiber as Sabretooth in this film and Tyler Mane in X-Men? Also, what’s up with Schreiber’s hair? Isn’t Sabretooth a blonde?

I’m sure these questions will all get answered once the film hits theaters May 1, 2009.

 

EZ Street: Time For a Change?

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  • March 5, 2008

Is there anything in the universe scarier than a blank page?  Danny doesn’t think so.  

In today’s brand-new episode of EZ Street, by Mark Wheatley and Robert Tinnell.  Scott and Danny have to change a tire.  Do they have to change anything else? 

Credits: Mark Wheatley (Artist), Mark Wheatley (Colorist), Mark Wheatley (Letterer), Mark Wheatley (Writer), Mike Gold (Editor), Robert Tinnell (Writer)

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‘Dark Oz’ Headed to Theaters

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  • March 5, 2008

Another day, another comic book series being adapted into a movie. Variety is reporting that Pras Michael, best known as the guy who’s not Wyclef Jean in the Fugees, picked up film and TV rights to the ’90s comic book series Dark Oz.

The series, which was first published by Caliber Comics under the title Oz and then a five-issue miniseries titled Dark Oz from Arrow Comics Group, featured an older Dorothy returning to Oz and having further adventures, though of a much more dark variety. Hence the title.

Interestingly, the comics are long out of print. But you can still read them in digital form. Caliber and Arrow Comics have a deal with DriveThruComics to sell the issues online in downloadable form.

Production on the film is slated to begin late this year. The script was adapted from the original stories of Dark Oz creators Aaron Denenberg, Ralph Griffith and Stuart Kerr, Variety reported. It’s planned as a live-action film, with designs on making it into a trilogy.

Pras is also a producer of the upcoming film The Mutant Chronicles, which surprisingly enough is not a comic book adaptation.

On This Day: Pat Dugan

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  • March 5, 2008

One of those rare heroes whose career has spanned not only two eras but two names and superhero motifs, Patrick “Pat” Dugan (born March 5 sometime in the late-1910s) was already an adult and working as an auto mechanic on July 4, 1941, when he met young Sylvester Pemberton III.

The two became the Star-Spangled Kid and Stripesy to stop Nazi spies and later joined the All-Star Squadron and then the Seven Soldiers of Victory. Lost in time during the late ’40s, they were rescued years later by the Justice League of America and returned to the present day, where Dugan married and raised a son. Dugan later worked with Infinity, Inc.

After his first marriage failed, Dugan remarried and moved to Blue Valley, Nebraska. When his stepdaughter Courtney Whitmore became the second Star-Spangled Kid, Dugan developed a robotic suit of power armor and became S.T.R.I.P.E. so he could keep an eye on her.

‘Justice League: The New Frontier’ Tops Xbox LIVE Videos

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  • March 5, 2008

Justice League: The New Frontier, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation’s direct-to-DVD adaptation of Darwyn Cooke’s critically praised miniseries, was the top movie rental last week on Xbox LIVE’s Video Marketplace. The film, which imagines the DC superteam in the midst of the Cold War, took the top spot on most days since its release on on February 26.

Scott Nocas, a Marketing Manager for LIVE’s Video Store said, "With the great success of Superman: Doomsday on Xbox LIVE just after last year’s Comic-Con, Warner Bros. and Xbox were excited to bring another DC Universe animated movie to our consumers. We continue to see great engagement with the movie, and other DC Comics content on Xbox Marketplace."

Currently available at no charge on the service is a bonus feature that includes interviews with comic luminaries Jim Krueger, Mark Waid, Marv Wolfman, Rich Fogel and Darwyn Cooke himself.

Retail sales numbers for New Frontier have not been released yet but the film is expected to have done well. In fact, some retailers are actually having a difficult time keeping the film in stock, making the Xbox LIVE film an even more attractive option.

Wombat, a gamer from the popular CAGcast podcast, recently recounted his own experience trying to buy the Blu-Ray version of the film at a Circuit City in Union Square, NYC. "Naw, man. I bought the last one yesterday, sucka," an employee told him.

Owch.

If you’re still waiting on your copy, feel free to spend some time reading the ComicMix review of Justice League: New Frontier, checking out photos of the Series 2 line of "New Frontier" toys, or just watching the trailer for the film posted after the jump: (more…)

The Lost Art of Longhand, by Elayne Riggs

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  • March 5, 2008

elayne-riggs-100-30724648:30 AM, Bx7 bus southbound to subway: It’s favored by Luddites and techies alike. Early adopter Neil Gaiman, for instance, writes all his first drafts this way, using various fancy pens. (Me, I use my Uniball blue roller ’cause it’s what I carry in my pocketbook.) It’s physically draining, at least if you’re not used to it. It requires both concentration to keep your hand steady, and a heightened awareness of your surroundings, particularly on moving vehicles. It certainly isn’t for everyone; I’d rarely recommend it for myself. But a pad of paper is a lot lighter and more flexible than my laptop, and not having the distractions of checking email and blogs and playing online games forces me to focus on the here-and-now of completing this week’s column. Besides, I need the practice in transcribing relatively illegible handwriting.

My Dad had beautiful longhand. Which amazed me, because he was naturally left-handed which was a no-no in hyper-superstitious Romania in the ’30s. His schoolteachers beat that left-handedness out of him — not entirely, I think he still shaved and did a few other things lefty, but he became right-handed for purposes of writing. I inherited his “sinister” gene, but by 1960s secular America children were allowed to retain such peculiar proclivities.

8:55 AM, “1” train southbound into Manhattan: Unfortunately, I never inherited Dad’s longhand flair. I can add a few flourishes here and there, but only if I slow down and write very carefully and deliberately, and that starts my hand aching again. I figure I’m okay as long as I’m just legible enough to make out a check (I’m mired enough in the 20th century to still use checks on occasion). Damn, I have to put this away now, someone just sat down next to me and I can no longer comfortably use my right arm to prop this up… (more…)

Video: Matt Kindt on How to Make a Comic Book

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  • March 4, 2008

 

It stands to reason that if you’re interested in comic books and are here reading this site, you may have some interest in actually making a comic book yourself. If so, Matt Kindt, creator of various comics and graphic novels including Superspy, 2 Sisters and Pistolwhip, has made a video just for you.

The video shows Matt and the various steps he goes through to create a page of his Superspy comic. From the rough sketches, to pencils, to inking and then coloring in Photoshop you can see the transformation from a somewhat indimidating blank white page to a fully-formed comic book page. Who knows, this video might just be the inspiration you need to start creating your own comic.

If it is, be sure to let him know.

 

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