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Articles Posted in the Comics Category
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Marvel’s “Guardians Of The Galaxy” Officially Has A Director
For a while it’s been rumored that James Gunn, the eccentric filmmaker behind Super and Slither, has been on Marvel’s shortlist to helm Guardians of the Galaxy, the adaptation of the obscure Marvel series that will serve to introduce the cosmic threats that will rear their heads from time to time and fight against the Avengers. The Guardians [...]
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Disney Is Looking At Remaking “The Rocketeer”
According to Vulture, Alan Horn is setting up a remake of The Rocketeer as his first production as the new Disney chairman. Horn recently took the job after Disney underwent massive restructuring due to a string of flops that culminated in John Carter‘s $200 million loss. Disney released the original 1991 film on BluRay this past December, and sales [...]
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Fox’s “Daredevil” Remake Is Dead
Just weeks ago we reported that Marvel and Fox were negotiating to give Marvel rights to Galactus in exchange for an extension on Fox’s rights to Daredevil. Apparently the studios’ talks seem to not work out since Joe Carnahan, the director tapped to bring Daredevil to the screen, tweeted up a bit of a storm yesterday: The [...]
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Has Warner Brothers Found A “Justice League” Director?
Warner Bros is under a lot of pressure right now. All their long term franchises are ending, and they’ve had little success starting up any new ones. The Dark Knight is done. Harry Potter is finished. They’ve got The Hobbit on deck to weather the storm, but most of their eggs are being put into the DC Comics basket, particularly [...]
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“Avengers 2″ Has Its Director!
Joss Whedon did a great job with Avengers, and all the parties involved reaped major benefits. Audiences got a thrilling action film with heart and laughs; Whedon raised his profile considerable and has drummed up enormous interest in his career; and Marvel and Disney earned themselves over a billion dollars. So it’s no surprise to see [...]
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Galactus Has Been Approved For The Marvel Universe
Just under a month ago we brought you news that Fox needed a new director for their Daredevil reboot quickly. Today the news broke that Joe Carnahan, director of A-Team and The Grey, has signed on to craft a gritty, 70s style take on the character, but he’d like a bit more time than Marvel’s deadline would give him. So [...]
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The “Man Of Steel” Trailers Are Here
Warner Brothers attached two different Man of Steel trailers to The Dark Knight Rises this weekend. This trailer uses voice over from Pa Kent, while this one here uses a voice over from Supes’ other dad, Jor-El. This isn’t the first time director Zack Snyder has wowed audiences before Batman takes the stage. His spectacular teaser for Watchmen blew [...]
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The “Daredevil” Reboot Needs A New Director
There are people out there who’ll argue that the director’s cut of Daredevil is a much better film than the one released in theaters. Those people are wrong. Nothing about 2003′s Daredevil is any good, nor does it do the comic justice. Matt Murdock has always been a C-grade hero at best, but there are some unique qualities he [...]
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Confirmed: Christopher Nolan Won’t Do “Justice League”
In the wake of the massive success of The Avengers Warner Bros fast tracked development of their Justice League of America adaptation. Scripts are being developed, directors are being interviewed, and for all we know an announcement will be made about all the particulars very soon. There’s one bit that has been confirmed: Christopher Nolan, the director of [...]
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Review: “The Amazing Spider-Man” Is Corporate Film Making At Its Worst
The comic book movie genre may have been born in the 70s with Superman and nurtured by 1989′s Batman, but 2002′s Spider-Man was the film that signaled its true potential. In the past ten years superheroes have graced the silver screen with incredible frequency making billions for a creatively bankrupt Hollywood along the way. As the genre [...]
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