Jason Patric appears to have nabbed the lead in the FX adaptation of Brian Michael Bendis & Michael Avon Oeming’s Powers. Initially, Kyle Chandler was rumored in March to be eyed for the part of Christian Walker but the news of Patric’s signing broke late last night. Patric would be partnered with British star Lucy…
FX has ordered a pilot episode for a series based on Powers, the comic series from Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming. The network’s SVP of public relations made the announcement yesterday on Twitter. Bendis himself twittered: Powers pilot was just greenlit by FX! it’s official! your window of reading Powers while it was…
In comics, team-ups are cool and on TV they are way cool. It’s a close encounter of the geek kind when ALLISON SCAGLOTTI and NEIL GREYSTONE team up for crossovers on WAREHOUSE 13 and EUREKA. They fill us on how a chance meeting at ComicCon began the process, plus Tarantino on…THE SHADOW? Well, maybe! And…
Waiting For Godot, the classic Samuel Beckett play of futility and alienation, is coming to Marvel Comics, courtesy of writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Alex Maleev. “It’s a natural,” says editor-in-chief Joe Quesada. “In all my years in the business, I have rarely seen a more natural fit of talent and material.” Godot, for…
Marvel released the following teasers: Who is the Iron Patriot? And just why has he assembled the Dark Avengers? Enter Dark Avengers #1, kicking off an explosive new era for Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, from acclaimed scribe Brian Bendis and superstar artist Mike Deodato! This star studded creative team presents an all new ongoing series spinning…
CHUD quotes one of their readers, who e-mailed the news that Paramount Pictures has exercised their option to Brian Michael Bendis’ Torso. As reported last week, the studio had until the 15th to act or let the material, now called Ness, go elsewhere. Eric Cordo emailed the site to say, “Todd McFarlane was just on…
Brian Michael Bendis came to attention through his crime comics including Torso, which he illustrated and cowrote with Marc Andreyko for Image in 1998. The project was optioned for film on January 12, 2006 and now, on December 15, Paramount Pictures’ option will expire. Since then, David Fincher (Seven) has signed on to direct the…
Now that Batman RIP has wrapped up, comic readers are turning their attention to the conclusion of Marvel’s Secret Invasion. The Skrull invasion of Earth will be resolved, setting the stage for a new status quo on Marvel’s Earth to be explored in 2009’s Dark Reign event. The extra-sized Secret Invasion #8 is from writer…
Bill Mechanic, the former chairman of 20th Century Fox and now founder of independent production company Pandemonium, told Collider that the long planned adaptation of Brian Michael Bendis’ Torso is heading into production soon. "Torso is moving right towards the starting gate," Mechanic tells the site. "We’ve got a screenplay and we’re waiting for Paramount…
Over a month ago, Robert Kirkman (Invincible, Walking Dead) posted a video mission statement on the idea that many who work at DC and Marvel are there because they do not realize that creator-owned books can provide a stable living with healthy profit and that such titles are the way to enhance the industy. Brian…
Rather than the usual "Cup of Joe" panel, Marvel decided that Baltimore Comic-Con would feature "Cup of B." Marvel super-star Brian Michael Bendis appeared, alongside Dan Slott (Avengers: Initiative), Steve Savolski (X-Infernus) and executive editor Tom Brevoort. Bendis confirmed the previously announced departure from Mighty Avengers with #20, the post Secret Invasion issue which will…
Marvel and Brian Michael Bendis have teased the follow up act to Secret Invasion – it’s Dark Region and with it comes some some major titles changes as well, plus: Tobey and Sam and Spider-Man 4 Seth McFarlane launches his web cartoons Chuck Dixon leads The Joes back to comics And we hit the comic…
