A big week for writer Matt Fraction, who’s just nabbed a couple deals to see his comics turned into movies. He’s just inked a deal with producer Rick Alexander (MGM’s Adventures in the Land of Zametherea) and manager-producer Jeff Krelitz to turn two of his co-creations, Casanova and Last of the Independents, into movies. A…
If you watched the first full trailer for Frank Miller’s upcoming adaptation of The Spirit, you could be forgiven for thinking it had little more than the title in common with Will Eisner’s comic series. Miller insists that’s not the case, though, in a story in the New York Times. “The only ways they resemble…
More good news on the comic book movie front, as Hellboy 2: The Golden Army is reportedly tops at the box office, with a $35.9 million haul. Variety says that well outpaces 2002’s Hellboy, the first teamup between director Guillermo del Toro and Hellboy creator Mike Mignola. The second film didn’t face much competition, and…
Canada has developed into a go-to spot for making movies over the past several years, and now it could become the go-to place for turning comic books into movies. Telefilm Canada, the government-sponsored corporation designed to create distinctly Canadian properties, is sponsoring the writers of The Clockwork Girl comic book series to develop a script…
Not a lot happening in the comics world today as everyone finishes recuperating from Wizard World Chicago, but the comics movies news continues to snap, crackle and pop as a couple more big stars are apparently signing onto comics properties. First, All Headline News is reporting that Rose McGowan has signed on for the lead…
There’s a lot of Watchmen news hitting the ‘Net these days, as we chase the shot of fake "Veidt Enterprises" commercials we posted earlier with some San Diego Comic-Con International rumors related to the big-screen adaptation of the groundbreaking graphic novel. Cinematical has provided a nice synopsis of the interesting bits gleaned from several recent…
From Beetlejuice and Batman to Nightmare Before Christmas and the recent remake of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Danny Elfman has provided the music that has turned good films into great films, and has been no stranger to scoring the big-screen adaptations of comic books. In a short time, movie-goers will be treated to another…
Last year’s excellent Vasilis Lolos story Last Call looks to be the latest comic-to-movie acquisition, as Variety reports that Universal Pictures has bought up the rights to the Oni Press project. "The Last Call," written and illustrated by Vasilis Lolos, centers on two teens on a joyride who get hit by a train — an…
So you were pleasantly surprised at The Incredible Hulk, and you still can’t shake that ending to Battlestar: Galactica. There is nothing better to do than plunge on with this week’s latest batch of new comics and DVDs, plus: • Skarr Son Of Hulk gets a movie tie-in • Robotech gets a screen writer •…
Robert Downey Jr. must have enjoyed his foray into comic book films as Tony Stark in the breakaway success of Iron Man. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Downey is in talks to star in another long-in-development comics property, Cowboys & Aliens. While the armor-clad Marvel Studios’ film rises above the $500 million mark in ticket…
This weekend, comic fans are trying to decide of the promise of a clean slate are true and if the stigma of that last movie can be wiped from their memory so they can enjoy The Incredible Hulk on the big screen. Actor Tim Roth, the film’s resident heavy, gives us his take why a…
With Incredible Hulk hitting theaters this weekend, the crazy cats over at io9 recently posted a list of popular comic book characters whose talents might allow them to save the universe — but cause problems when they start to feel a little frisky. It’s a great read, but it also reveals a plot point from…
