Gretchen Mol (Notorious Bettie Page) has been signed to star opposite Harvey Keitel and Michael Imperioli on ABC’s Americanization of Life on Mars.
Live Action Cowboy Bebop in the Works
August 1, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Cowboy Bebop was one of the first adult anime films to come to America and gain a cache for its use of jazz and crime. Now it appears 20th-Century Fox is mounting a live action adaptation and iF Magazine is reporting that Keanu Reeves is being eyed for the lead as Spike Spiegel. The word… [Continue Reading]
Neuromancer Teaser Poster Emerges in Cyberspace
August 1, 2008 By Leave a Comment
William Gibson set the literary world on its ear with his 1984 novel, Neuromancer. Now hailed as the first cypberpunk novel, Hollywood seems to have finally caught up with the trend and the long-gestating film version seems finally to be gaining some steam. A teaser poster was posted over at Quiet Earth. Gibson’s novel initially… [Continue Reading]
Planet of the Apes Comes to Blu-ray in November
August 1, 2008 By Leave a Comment
You can tell the holidays are coming. The releases of amazing box sets for classic films are coming almost daily it feels. We just got word from 20th-Century Fox about one we’re looking forward to: CENTURY CITY, CA – Humans are even uglier in High-Def when Planet Of The Apes: 40 Year Evolution Blu-ray Collection… [Continue Reading]
Terror Tidbits
July 30, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Transsiberian, which has been performing well on its two screens, will expand starting August 8 in Los Angeles; August 15 in Chicago, Washington DC and San Francisco; August 22 in San Diego, Atlanta, Denver, Houston, Dallas, Seattle; and August 27 in Minneapolis. Chuck Jones’s classic would-be conqueror, Marvin the Martian, is now in development by… [Continue Reading]
Spink wants Singer Keys to be his 355
July 30, 2008 By Leave a Comment
JC Spink told UGO that is his choice to play 355 opposite Shia LaBeouf in the feature adaptation of Vertigo’s Y: The Last Man. The project, adapted from his own comics by Brian K. Vaughn, has been in development for some time but is finally inching closer to actual production to be directed by DJ… [Continue Reading]
Foundation Coming to the Screen
July 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne, the men who built New Line Cinema into a mini-major and then exited to become producers, now have their first project ready for former masters Warner Bros. Their outfit, Unique Features, is tackling Isaac Asimov’s classic Foundation which had previously been in development at 20th-Century Fox. “This epitomizes the movies… [Continue Reading]
Sci Fi Channel Plans for the Future
July 28, 2008 By Leave a Comment
As Sci Fi Channel ramps up for the final round of Battlestar Galactica episodes, they have announced that preceding their January debut, more webisodes will be available on line. The channel is also planning a new stand-alone entertainment site based on the entertainment news section Sci Fi Wire. A social networking site will be launched… [Continue Reading]
Dark Horse Brings Back A, P, and AVP
July 28, 2008 By Leave a Comment
In May 2009, coinciding with the 30th anniversary of Alien’s release Dark Horse Comics will bring back their Aliens comic book. Similarly, the 20th anniversary of DHC’s first Predator and Aliens vs. Predator comic books will be celebrating by bringing both titles back as well. “Should be a good year for monsters,” editor Chris Warner… [Continue Reading]
Dollhouse Crew Faces the Fans
July 27, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The show won’t be on the air until January at the earliest but that didn’t stop rabid fans from filling Hall H to hear Joss Whedon, Eliza Dushku and Tahmoh Penikett hold forth on their Fox series Dollhouse. Whedon opened the talk by admitting to a long-standing man-crush on Penikett. The Battlestar Galactica star now… [Continue Reading]
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