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Dylan Dog

I first encountered the legend of Dylan Dog back when I was trying to cover foreign comics while at Comics Scene and then wrote about the film adaptation a while back over at Famous Monster of Filmland. A PI in the world of things that go bump in the night sounded like a lot of fun. That the Italian comic has been running for decades also spoke to its creative spark and the genius of Tiziano Sclavi. Then I saw that this was going to Brandon Routh’s third film based on a comic book and figured he was 1 for 2 so far (entertaining in Scott Pilgrim, not served well by Superman Return’s lousy script) and might improve his average. He had certainly improved as an actor, as witnessed by Fear Itself and his recurring role on Chuck.

The trailers certainly made the movie look lighthearted and wonky, much like the comic source material so there was reason to be encouraged. The movie then opened and closed so fast there was little time to determine what went wrong (and if anything went right). 20th Century Home Entertainment pulled out all the stops (including a fun, interactive Facebook page) to promote the DVD, which arrived last week, making you think maybe this was some sort of overlook gem that just needed better marketing.

Nope. The film is still a creative misfire that pays the barest lip-service to the comics and carved its own niche of awfulness. Set in a supernatural New Orleans, the film features Routh as Dylan Dog, a former PI specializing in monsters but now just down on his luck. He’s lured back in to the world of vampires, werewolves, and zombies by those who wish to keep their existence low key so angry mobs don’t show up on a weekly basis. He’s hired by Elizabeth (Anita Briem), who saw a werewolf murder her father and steal the movie’s McGuffin, the Heart of Belial. Yes, rather than your typical investigation, Dylan immediately gets dragged back into the monster realm in time to prevent the end of the world. (more…)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles global rights sold to Nickelodeon for $60 million

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  • October 22, 2009

tmnt-1-8390243From Nikki Finke:

Viacom’s Nickelodeon announced today it has acquired the global
intellectual property rights to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from
The Mirage Group and 4Kids Entertainment. The purchase price was about
$60 million. Nickelodeon also announced plans to develop a new
CG-animated television series based on the popular superhero franchise
for 2012. Also, in partnership with Viacom’s Paramount Pictures, a new
release of a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles feature film is also planned for 2012. Nickelodeon has also acquired all merchandising rights to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,
and will continue to work with its original and long-standing toy
partner, Playmates Toys, which has been the creative force behind the
TMNT master toy program over the last two decades. The deal was done by
Cyma Zarghami, the president of Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group,
and Adam Goodman, the president of Paramount Pictures.

Not bad for a little black and white comic from the 80s.

Kevin Eastman Promises New Origin for ‘TMNT’

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  • September 4, 2008

tmnt-1-6348161Kevin Eastman told Heavy Metal that there will be one more Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film and this will be a fresh look at their origin story.

“Yes, it is true,” Eastman told the site, which he owns. “Although the CGI film did well enough to warrant a sequel, there has been much talk between Imagi and Warners to do a better ‘re-invention’ (newest Hollywood buzzword) of the TMNT’s, in a live action film — like what was done with Batman. Back to basics, back to the origin and the intro of the Shredder, etc…there have been talks, trips to Northampton to talk to Mr. Laird, and discussions with the original ‘first’ TMNT film director Steve Barron to come back and do it right — but no official word yet…will keep you posted.”

Barron directed that first film back in 1990.  It was followed in 1991 with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze. Then 1993’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III. The film series took a break and was brought back, using CGI in 2007’s TMNT.

Additionally, the comic book spawned three television series and countless merchandise items.
 

ComicMix Radio: Joss Owns the Web!

singalong-6598607So how many times today have you tried to see Dr Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog and failed? While you’re waiting, let us cover that and the next Joss Whedon movie on the way, plus:

  • All things San Diego including exclusive black and white TMNT figures
  • Invincible moves to your mobile phone
  • Our weekly rundown of the new comics and DVDs, including Dan DiDio’s poll on "Who Should Be The Next Flash?"

And before you Press the Button be sure to check out the Joss Whedon interview on ComicMix and remember he joins us on our broadcast later this week!

 

 

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‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ Trailer Now Online

I don’t know what’s more weird: Seeing the Warner Bros. "WB" shield instead of the 20th Century Fox spotlight logo on a Star Wars film or seeing a Star Wars movie done in the style of the TMNT movie from last year. But the fact remains, the Star Wars: The Clone Wars is real and it’s coming this summer, August 15, 2008!

We all knew that the Star Wars animated movie would take take place between Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith and continues with many of the characters and settings from Cartoon Network’s Star Wars: Clone Wars cartoons. But the trailer dropped some new details on us. Renegades have kidnapped Jabba the Hutt’s son. Obi-Wan had dealings with Jabba. Anakin returned to Tattooine. Anakin seems to have himself a young apprentice. Episode III isn’t the first time Anakin caught up to Count Dooku. And Yoda is really, really cute when done in CGI animation.

To see the trailer for yourself, go on over to Yahoo’s exclusive preview.

Play and Win: Classic ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Game

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  • March 26, 2008

Can you hear me now?

Oh, Verizon. Not only do you sponsor some of our favorite shows with your funny ads starring the quality assurance tech, but you’re buying our love by sponsoring a contest featuring three of our favorite things – comics, games, and ’80s nostalgia.

Starting today, gamers who play the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1989 Classic Arcade Xbox 360 game online after registering at the Verizon Family Game Night Play and Win Sweepstakes website are automatically entered for a chance to win an Xbox 360 120GB Hard Drive and Xbox 360 Universal Remote. The TMNT portion of the contest ends March 31st, so hurry up and kick some shell.

(ComicMix apologizes for not telling you about last week’s Spider-Man: Friend or Foe portion of the Play and Win contest. How’d we miss that?)

Warner Bros. Acquires Rights to ‘Bone’

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  • March 8, 2008

Warner Bros. has plenty of comic book properties of their own to adapt, given that they own DC Comics, but apparently they want a few more. The studio has optioned the rights to adapt Jeff Smith’s Bone series of comics into a feature-length film.

Smith will serve as executive producer on the film, while Dan Lin, who has worked on such films as The Departed, TMNT, Alexander and 10,000 BC, will produce.

Whether or not the adaptation is live-action or animated will be determined by meetings between the filmmakers.

Previously, an adaptation of Bone was in development by Nickelodeon Films, but the project fell through due to the direction of the project and Smith’s desire to not exclusively aim the film at children.

(via Hollywood Reporter)

Frank Miller Gets Sent Up

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  • October 22, 2007

There are a lot of people who owe a LOT of their careers to parodying Frank Miller. Exhibit A: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Now, sadly, it looks like the movies are following suit.

We are not particularly proud to present Meet The Spartans, starring (left to right) Carmen Electra, Diedrich Bader, and Kevin Sorbo. Brought to you by the same people who bring you Scary Movies, I suspect that the only surprise in the film is what you see in this photo: that Diedrich Bader actually has a six pack.

We’re going to just recommend you save the price of a ticket and ninety minutes of your life and go watch United 300 instead:

Paul Dini doing Battle of the Planets?

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  • September 24, 2007

pauldini4-8607954Paul Dini back to animation already? Too much rough Countdown coverage from the blogs?

Imagi Animation Studios has inked a deal with writer/producer Dini to collaborate on the screen for its upcoming CG animated movie, Gatchaman.  Directed by Kevin Munroe and slated for release in early 2009, the movie is based on the original classic Japanese anime series Gatchaman (1970s), which aired in the US as both G-Force and Battle of the Planets.  Dini has written for and/or produced TV series including Batman: The Animated Series, Duck Dodgers and Lost and a range of comics such as Detective Comics, The World’s Greatest Superheroes and DC Comics weekly series Countdown. Imagi is best known to comics fans for its recent CGI TMNT film.

Galactus Voiced and Fantastic Four 2 Tested

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  • April 14, 2007

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Now that Tim Story has confirmed that we will see the towering Eater of Worlds, Galactus, in this summer’s Fantastic Four 2: Rise of the Silver Surfer, it is now on good authority that the voice will be lent by Laurence "don’t call me Morpheus" Fishburne. It seems after narrating the very popular TMNT Fishburne is going back to his less serious roots. Let’s hope this can only end with a revival of his Cowboy Curtis character from Pee Wee’s Playhouse.

On more depressing note, Fox held a test screening for Story’s FF2 in Seattle and the crowd was less than impressed. One quote from an audience member is that the film was "sooo bad that they felt dirty and wanted to write letters of complaint." This is pretty discouraging to hear after the excitement that followed the trailer for the film earlier this year. With a response like this and a release date of June 15, it seems that Tim Story and his crew may need to hit the cutting room quickl

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