Posts Tagged ‘comic book movie’
The Goon adaptation runs out of money
A computer-animated adaptation of the comic series The Goon has apparently run out of funding, says Paul Giamatti, the voice of Frankie. The Goon's unique in that it features a mob goon (the rather large, eponymous gentleman) and his short friend Frankie (predictably the angrier of the two) hanging out in a bar and beating up the undead. No,...
Mangold up for the next Wolverine director’s gig
Directing a Wolverine film is a tough gig. With comic fans to impress and The Dark Knight at top at the box office, you have little room to go right. Hopefully Knight and Day and 3:10 to Yuma director James Mangold is up to the task. Wolverine, Wolverine, Wolverine; what's going on with you? The X-Men trilogy was a great example of comic book...
X-Men: First Class cast make a public appearance
If you're looking forward to X-Men: First Class, the origin story of the modern-day Xavier, Magneto, et al, then you'll be pleased to know that public appearances by the cast have started in earnest in London. As you're probably infinitely more used to the Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen combo in the trilogy which was released the best part of...
Amy Adams is Lois Lane
The news we've all been waiting for has finally arrived - Amy Adams has been cast to play Lois Lane in Zack Snyder's hotly anticipated Superman. Back in January we found out that Brit actor Henry Cavill won the coveted role of Clark Kent in the film that the The Dark Knight team, Christopher Nolan and screenwriter David S Goyer, are also...
Wake the Dead adaptation one of Slasher Film’s first projects
If you recall legendary guitarist Slash founding his own horror-film production company, then you may be pleased to know that they're entering production on an adaptation of the Wake the Dead comic. Written by Steve Niles, the co-creator of 30 Days of Night, the comic is based heavily around Mary Shelley's iconic Regency horror...
Tom Hardy is Bane in The Dark Knight Rises
Wondering what role Tom Hardy would play in the hotly anticipated sequel to Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight? None other than the chemically-pumped supervillain, Bane. As the resident Batman fan here at the TFR Towers, this is fantastic news. The difficulty with getting another villain in for The Dark Knight Rises (not the most imaginative...
Summit thinking of RED sequel
Summit, the motion picture development company behind RED, are so pleased with the response to the first film they're scripting a sequel. It's pretty impressive - for a comic book that's less than 100 pages long, that has managed to spawn an action-packed action-comedy with the talents of Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren and Bruce...
Adam Sandler cast in French comedy remake, Narco
It has been confirmed that Adam Sandler has been cast in the lead role of Narco, a remake of the French comedy film, The Secret Adventures of Gustave Klopp. The original was released back in 2004, and featured Love Me If You Dare's Guillaume Canet as Gustave Klopp, who suffers from narcolepsy. Whilst asleep, he dreams of comic book action...
Zack Snyder to direct Superman
The latest film adaptation of DC's Man of Steel has found a director, in the shape of director Zack Snyder. Snyder, currently working on Sucker Punch after a successful film career including 300 and Watchmen, has let loose the news that he will be joining Chris Nolan (executive producer) and David Goyer (writer) in bringing Superman back to...
Tony Scott attached to Nemesis
For fans of Mark Millar's imaginative take on superheroes in Kick-Ass, this will have you rather excited: British director Tony Scott is adapting another of Millar's graphic novels - Nemesis. First off, what do you know about Tony Scott? If you're into action movies and anything involving the boys in blue, we'd wager you know loads. If not,...
Mark Ruffalo is the The Hulk
Ladies and gentlemen, this is Mark Ruffalo. Don't make him angry. You wouldn't like him when he's angry... As with all Comic-Con news, it's been met with rapturous applause and scathing hardcore-fan cynicism that Mark Ruffalo, actor of Zodiac and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind fame, will be donning the muscles and green skin. As part of...
New Captain America and Thor posters online
New posters for Thor and Captain America have been posted on the web, and we couldn't be more excited! Hit the jump for the two posters in question. [imagebrowser...
Joss Whedon confirmed to direct The Avengers
Joss Whedon, talented director and creator of Buffy: The Vampire Slayer and Firefly, alongside the film adaptation Serenity, has confirmed his directorship of The Avengers. For those who're a little lost when it comes to Whedon, he revitalised the vampire genre for TV, not to mention created Firefly the most cult one-season show since Fawlty...
Marvel Studios hunting for the next Incredible Hulk
Edward Norton won't be playing the Incredible Hulk in the anticipated Summer 2012 Marvel comic blockbuster, The Avengers. In an open letter to his fans on Facebook, Norton admitted to being 'sad' about the change. The trouble with the endless wave of comic book (or specifically, Marvel) films flooding into cinemas over the last decade, is that...
Andrew Garfield: the new Spider-Man
Tobey Maguire look out - someone's after your crown as the web-slinging Spider-Man, and his name is Andrew Garfield. The legions of fans eagerly awaiting the next instalment in the fantastic Spider-Man saga will be thrilled to know that an actor has finally been chosen to replace Maguire's role as Peter Parker, alter-ego Spider-Man. At 26 he's...
Dr. Strange acquires writers
What do you get if you cross Derek Shepherd of Grey's Anatomy, Hellboy and Marvel's talent for creating mystical, intriguing male characters with dark, moody attitudes and skeleton-in-the-closet pasts? Dr. Strange. And now, thanks to a couple of talented writers, namely Conan's Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer, he's coming to the...
Thor Footage Now Floating Around the Web
If you're holding your hammers in anticipation of the Thor film adaptation, then you're in luck - a set visit by Entertainment Tonight has revealed many parts of the film in all their glory. Thor is based around the Marvel comic depicting none other than the god himself - hammer in hand, bearded, and scared of nothing whatsoever (when you...
The Preacher coming to the silver screen
It seems everyone's comic is currently being made into a film, from Kick-Ass and X-Men to Dilbert and Garfield. Now, however, we take a turn towards the wonderful writing of Garth Ennis, Steve Dillion and their comic-book-baby The Preacher. Speaking to superherohype.com in an exclusive interview with director Joe Carnahan, recently of...
Dilbert might be hitting the cinema.
If you're even slightly aware of comics involving the workplace, chances are you've heard of the strip detailing the now 21 years-long struggle of a man in an painfully average, bland, office-based existence, also known as Dilbert. Good news; it might be coming to screen in live-action format. Bad news is, however, that this isn't the first...
