We love cool, new technology, as much as the next guy. But when the technology comes from Lucasfilm, where so much movie magic has been conjured up since 1977, it caught our attention. This press release just arrived: VANCOUVER, B.C. – August 9, 2011 – Alembic 1.0, the open source project jointly developed by Sony…
The street date for the home video release of Thor has been revised to September 13 and it appears the disc will come with an interesting bonus feature. Marvel Studios reportedly shot two short films feature SHILED agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) intended to be included with the DVD releases of Thor and Captain America:…
FLYING GLORY AND THE HOUNDS OF GLORY Page 10 of the Special Issue 0 “Generational Glory” Debra Clay watches in awe and excitement as FLYING GLORY arrives to rescue her concert and the school reunion. This story is nearly over as we get ready to celebrate the comic’s tenth anniversary starting in June. http://www.flying-glory.com WEBCOMIC…
Sony Pictures Entertainment hosted a long format panel to show off a few of it’s geekier wares to the tons in attendance within the hallowed halls of nerditry known far and wide as San Diego Comic Con 2010! The panel began its Priest preview to a packed house. Cartoon Network’s golden boy Genndy Tartakovsky showed…
IESB is among the several sites reporting that after years in development, the now shooting Green Hornet film has been underwhelming the suits at Sony. The phrase “displeased with the results” was used. Another was quoted as saying the “tone is too campy, they’re not happy with the work from director Michel Gondry and Seth…
Sony has announced a release date, a director and a writer for the next (3-D) SPIDER-MAN film. But who will wear the costume? Meanwhile, in snowy New York Toy Fair is underway and we’ve got plans to take you there and SECRET AVENGERS? Really? PRESS THE BUTTON to Get The Point! And be sure to…
Here’s the press release from Sony: CULVER CITY, Calif., January , 2010 – Marc Webb, the director of the Golden Globe nominated Best Picture (500) Days of Summer, will direct the next chapter in the Spider-Man franchise, set to hit theaters summer 2012, it was jointly announced today by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios. Written by…
Okay, this one is complicated. Bear with us. Variety reports that Columbia won an auction late Thursday for screen rights to Foundation, Isaac Asimov’s science fiction trilogy quad series. The film will be developed as a directing vehicle for Roland Emmerich. This is a surprise development, possibly stemming from bad blood between Warner Bros. and…
Starz Entertainment and Sony Pictures Entertainment have signed a multi-year extension of their existing agreement which grants Starz the exclusive pay TV rights to all Sony Pictures theatrical releases into the next decade. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Under the deal Starz has the exclusive pay TV rights to exhibit the Sony…
A new Sinbad movie is in development at Sony with Adam Shankman (Hairspray) set to direct, according to Variety. Neal Moritz will produce the fantasy adventure telling of “Sinbad and his crew, who are marooned off the coast of China and embark on a quest to find the lamp of Aladdin.” Sinbad is a legendary…
Sony Online Entertainment’s Free Realms has been licensed by Topps for a trading card game, according to ICv2. They report, “The games will interact, with the physical trading card game complementing the digital game in the online world.” Passport to Free Realms Starter Pack will include physical and digital loot, while the Free Realms Booster…
To handle international properties for worldwide distribution, Sony has created the Intl. Product Expansion Group according to Variety. Tony Ishizuka will serve as Vice President of the unit. T. Paul Miller, senior VP of international for home entertainment said the “goal is to recoup its investment in each project in the country in which it…
