With Quantum of Solace just weeks away now, the publicity machine has started cranking up with all sorts of interesting tidbits popping up. First, there’s the confirmation from star Daniel Craig that he was approached by Marvel to see if he might be worthy of wielding Mjolnir, Thor’s magic uru hammer. As quoted over at…
During a weekend press junket for the upcoming film Never Back Down, actor Djimon Housou told IESB that he’ll be taking a role in a comic book trilogy and referred to it as a dream project. The full article is right here. Hounsou wouldn’t specify which trilogy, though, so the rumor mill can go ahead…
Sure, there have been a lot of recent announcements regarding the live-action G.I. Joe feature film, but they all pale in comparison to this one, folks: Larry Hama, the architect of much of the G.I. Joe mythology for several decades now, will be joining the G.I. Joe film in some capacity! According to The Latino…
Thanks, Entertainment Weekly! This is the shiznit! Okay, I know lots of people out there liked the old square tincan one, but this — this is sleek and brassy and colorful and… well, it just looks like I’d picture Iron Man’s armor looking. Kudos to FX guy Stan Winston, who designed them to fit on…
When it comes to robots, it’s fairly well acknowledged that Japan’s been kicking other countries’ butts since the days of Astroboy. Now, reports IESB, "the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has drafted a hugely complex set of proposals for keeping robots in check. The document, entitled Draft Guidelines to Secure the Safe Performance of…
The title really says it all: IESB.net has posted 30 new images from Stardust, which as we know is adapted from the graphic novel by Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess, and will be in theaters real soon now.
It’s beginning to look like ComicMix needs a Lawsuit Watch correspondent. Reuters has the details (hat tip to IESB). On Thursday, two NY-based artists filed suit against NBC Universal and the creators of Heroes claiming the popular TV show stole one of their plotlines from them, basing it "on a short story, a painting series…
