Director BRECK EISNER has a pretty full plate these days. He’s about to tackle remaking the all time classic ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, and he’s on the verge of taking one of our favorite comics to live action. Breck talks about Snake Plisskin and our own Mark Wheatley – and connects the dots. Plus, sadly…
It’s nice to see people remember that L. Frank Baum wrote stories featuring characters other than the Wonderful Wizard of Oz. In fact, he also tackled someone even more impressive: Santa Claus. Variety reports that Hyde Park Entertainment will team with Toonz Entertainment to adapt The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus as a CGI-animated…
Graphic artist Paul Pope’s Battling Boy has been optioned by Paramount Pictures for a feature film. The movie will be produced by Brad Pitt’s Plan B production company according to Variety. The book, to be published by First Second in spring 2010, is a “gritty tale centers on the son of a god or superhero…
God of War fans have been clamoring for a film adaptation of the hit video game for years now. Honestly, who wouldn’t want to see the God-hunting warmonger Kratos ripping off Medusa’s head on the big screen? If that’s something that might interest you, then get ready, because that movie is on the way. UGO…
Director D.J. Caruso has spoken with Marvel about Thor, as we reported last week, but clearly he expects his next film to be the first of a planned trilogy adapting Brian K. Vaughn’s Y the Last Man. He spoke recently with Sci FI Wire and indicated he delivered the most recent draft of the screenplay…
One of the surprise hits for Marvel this year was Kick-Ass, the series from Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr. In addition to sell outs and multiple printings, it was optioned for a film prior to the first issue hitting the stands this past winter. The movie, to be directed by Stardust’s Matthew Vaughn, stars…
In a Variety article discussing director Brett Ratner’s recent move to Paramount Pictures, the man who helmed X-Men: The Last Stand name-checked an adaptation of Valiant comics’ Harbinger series as one of his first priorities with the new studio. We previously reported on the series being optioned by Paramount back in March. As producers, Ratner…
ComicMix previously reported that Michael Cera was in negotiations to star in a film adaptation of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Scott Pilgrim series. Now Cera has spoken out about his role in the film, which also has an official title: Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World. Cera will star as the titular character in the film, which is…
