Movies and television shows have been created after something has caught the public’s imaginations be it a Twitter feed, a commercial, or a persona. Perhaps the best of the lot, though, is [[[Machete]]], inspired by a fake movie trailer. The film, now out on DVD from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, came about when director…
Did you know that Dougray Scott was cast to play Wolverine, in the summer blockbuster X-Men? He had to leave the project because of his work on Mission: Impossible II. Did you know that in Batman: Forever, strings can be seen on the helicopter after it explodes against the “Lady Liberty” statue? Did you know…
Surfing Amazon’s listing can make one feel like an archaeologist as people pour through the advance listings to see what trade collections are coming from the various publishers. ICv2 did some spelunking and came up with a number of books based on Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo on a Cliff By the Sea, which outperformed The Dark…
There’s a new Conan movie on the way, supposedly headed to theaters next year. Granted, there’s no director, no cast and no crew (so far as IMDB knows), but there is the image at right. IMP Awards has the first poster for the film, and it looks about exactly like what you’d expect it to…
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…
Kevin Conroy, who provided the voice of Batman in just about every animated series to feature the character in recent years, will now be continuing with the role in Batman: Gotham Knight. There’s been significant speculation about who will voice the Dark Knight in the upcoming direct-to-video anthology created by some of the most notable…
According the IMDB.com news wire, Universal may be making Second Sight into a feature film. The series, which originally starred Sin City’s Clive Owen, is about a detective who wants to solve one last case before he loses his sight, all the while keeping his condition a secret from his colleagues. There are, as yet,…
