The World's First Monster Fan Magazine
CJ Cherryh has been in front of a great many themes now commonplace at ComicCon and elsewhere. Readers and fans have acknowledged her chops by voting her three Hugo Awards, three Nebula Awards, and fistfuls of other accolades over an illustrious thirty-year career. Her worlds of the imagination range from deep space to the Russian… [Continue Reading]
Screenwriter Travis Adam Wright is ready to make the logical transition from Eagle Eye into the eye of the dragon. So to speak. According to The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision, the scribe has been signed to adapt Here, There Be Dragons and The Search for the Red Dragon, the first two books in James A…. [Continue Reading]
The fantasy community has lost a great artist. Pierre Vinet, the still photographer for the Lord of the Rings trilogy and other recent fantasy films has died, according to the Tolkien fan site, TheOneRing.net. Vinet has been an active still photographer for motion pictures since the late 70’s. His relationship with the LOTR Director, Peter… [Continue Reading]
As mentioned previously, here at Famous Monsters our emissary is to cover what you want to know. Your thoughts and commentary are always appreciated in helping us make FM your go-to community for genre news! On that note, I’d like to point you in the direction of this year’s FUNimation Anime Festival at the L.A…. [Continue Reading]
According to /Film via The Daily Telegraph, Hugh Jackman (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Australia), Hugo Weaving (The Wolfman, Lord of the Rings series, The Matrix series), and Ryan Kwanten (True Blood) have been cast to provide their voices for Zack Snyder’s upcoming animated feature film, Guardians of Ga’Hoole, based on a New York Times bestselling children’s… [Continue Reading]
Continuing with our 2009 preview, below we have the lineup from Sony Pictures including Columbia Pictures, Screen Gems, TriStar Pictures, and Sony Pictures Animation films. ________________________________________________________________________ Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (January 23, 2009) Studio: Screen Gems (Sony) Director: Patrick Tatopoulos Screenwriter: Danny McBride, Dirk Blackman, Howard McCain Starring: Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy, Rhona Mitra,… [Continue Reading]
Continuing with our 2009 preview, below we have the lineup from DreamWorks/Paramount Pictures. ________________________________________________________________________ The Uninvited (January 30, 2009) Studio: DreamWorks Pictures (Paramount) Director: Thomas Guard, Charles Guard Screenwriter: Craig Rosenberg, Doug Miro, Carlo Bernard Starring: Emily Browning, Elizabeth Banks, Arielle Kebbel, David Strathairn Synopsis: In the suspense thriller The Uninvited, based on the 2003… [Continue Reading]
2008 is coming to a close, but that just means a whole new year of scary stories, creepy creatures, ghastly ghosts, (need I go on?) are upon us. And that’s exactly what we here, from Warner Bros. Pictures, a 2009 preview featuring a hefty slate of films that will keep your fingers tingling, including a… [Continue Reading]
Gulliver washes ashore on Lilliput and attempts to prevent war between that tiny kingdom and its equally-miniscule rival, Blefiscu, as well as smooth the way for the romance between the Princess and Prince of the opposing lands. In this he is alternately aided and hampered by the Lilliputian town crier and general fussbudget, Gabby. A… [Continue Reading]
Scottish actor Kevin McKidd (Rome) told a Dublin radio audience that he may well become the new Highlander. Summit Entertainment has yet to announce casting for their revival of the popular franchise but McKidd would certainly fit the bill.
Recent Comments