New Watchmen Image + Zack Snyder Launches New Website January 30, 2009 6:33 pm
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EW has a new image of what director Zack Snyder says is one of the first glimpses audiences will have of the film’s anti-hero, Rorschach, as he shoots a grappling gun into the Comedian’s apartment while investigating his fallen comrade’s mysterious death. Snyder also today announced a new website for his production company Cruel and Unusual Films. Check it out at cruelfilms.com. Here’s what Snyder told EW about the site:
“We just wanted to have a place where people could see what we’re up to,” Snyder tells EW.com exclusively about the site. “As a company, we’re into a lot of cool stuff, like aesthetic and design. The movies we make, and are making, feed a lot off of pop-culture.” The site includes a section called The Lounge, where the company — which includes producer Wesley Coller and Snyder’s wife and producing partner Deborah Snyder — list what they’re watching (the anime film Appleseed), reading (Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead) and listening to (Allison Crow’s “Hallelujah”).
Snyder also invites artists to submit versions of the Cruel and Unusual Films logo: A rough-and-tumble anime Catholic schoolgirl called Baby Doll who’ll be the heroine of Snyder’s in-the-works project Sucker Punch. “I always thought it would be cool, like, ‘Hey, Frank Miller, you should draw a version of Baby Doll,'” Snyder says. “[Drawing her] is kind of a fun assignment, you know, for the world.”
New X-Men Origins: Wolverine Poster January 30, 2009 6:27 pm
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20th Century Fox has released a new poster for X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Click to enlarge.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine hits theaters on May 22, 2009.
Source: ComingSoon.net
Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter Hits DVD and Blu-ray on March 24th January 30, 2009 6:22 pm
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Warner Bros Premiere has officially announced that Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter will be released on both DVD and Blu-ray on March 24, 2009.
Synopsis
They’re in the book. And on this disc. From the director of Watchmen and 300 come two tales from the celebrated graphic novel that do not appear in the extraordinary Watchmen Theatrical Feature. Tales of the Black Freighter (featuring the voice of 300s Gerard Butler) brings to strikingly animated life the novels richly layered story-within-a-story, a daring pirate saga whose turbulent events may mirror those in the Watchmens world. Stars from the Watchmen movie team in the amazing live-action/CGI Under the Hood, based on Nite Owls powerful first-hand account of how the hooded adventurers came into existence. Two fan-essential stories. One place to watch the excitement. Watching the Watchmen begins here.
More DVD and Blu-ray art after the jump. Watchmen hits theaters on March 6th. (more…)
Tom Wheeler Writing Shrek Spinoff Puss in Boots January 30, 2009 6:11 pm
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TV writer Tom Wheeler has been tapped by DreamWorks Animation to write the Shrek spinoff Puss in Boots, the studios stand-alone feature focusing on the fan favorite feline assassin/swordsman voiced by Antonia Banderas in the two most recent Shrek films.
Scott Derrickson to Direct Hyperion Cantos January 30, 2009 6:06 pm
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Scott Derrickson (The Day the Earth Stood Still) has been set by Warner Bros. to direct Hyperion Cantos. The project is based on Dan Simmons’ two sci-fi novels — Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion — with Trevor Sands (Inside) scripting the film.
According to Variety, the story is set in the distant future, as a space war threatens Hyperion, a planet known for the Time Tombs — large artifacts that can move through time and are guarded by a gruesome monster called the Shrike.
35 Minutes of Halo Wars Demo Footage January 30, 2009 5:59 pm
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A YouTube user has uploaded over 35 minutes of footage from the Halo Wars demo that won’t be available to the public until February 5th. Watch one video embedded below and click here to check out the rest.
God of War 3 Confirmed for March 2010 January 30, 2009 5:53 pm
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Hip Hop Gamer is reporting that Gamestop sources have unveiled an email that was sent to them by Sony that shows a March 2010 estimated release date for God of War 3 for the Sony Playstation 3.
The previous two games were released in 2005 and 2007 for the Playstation 2, so the three year wait between the second game is the longest thus far in the franchise.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, January 29, 2009 January 30, 2009 1:55 pm
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Batman: Arkham Asylum Trailer January 30, 2009 2:16 am
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Check out the trailer for EA’s upcoming Batman video game, Batman: Arkham Asylum.
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Batman: Arkham Asylum hits the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles as well as PC in May, 2009.
A&E Orders Obsessed January 30, 2009 2:09 am
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A&E has greenlit Obsessed, ordering 11 one-hour episodes of the series, which delves into the lives of people stricken with anxiety disorders. The show is already in production and is scheduled to premiere on the network in the latter half of this year.
ABC Greenlights Lauren Graham Comedy Let It Go January 30, 2009 2:00 am
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ABC has given the green lights to two more comedies, including one starring Lauren Graham titled Let It Go. According to THR, Let It Go stars Graham as a self-help guru who teaches women how to “let it go” but fails to follow her own advice when her perfect boyfriend dumps her. The script was written by Alex Herschlag (Will & Grace).
The other comedy, an untitled multi-camera comedy from writer/executive producer Tad Quill (Scrubs), revolves around two forty-something friends who embark on very different lives — one with a new baby and one with a newly empty nest.
Emily Blunt and Jason Segal Join Cast of Gulliver’s Travels January 30, 2009 1:49 am
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2oth Century Fox is in negotiations with Emily Blunt and Jason Segal to join Jack Black in the studio’s Rob Letterman-directed reimagining of the classic Jonathan Swift tale Gulliver’s Travels. The project was written by Forgetting Sarah Marshall director Nicholas Stoller.
Blunt was recently offered the role of Black Widow in Iron Man 2, but she may not be able to star in the film because Fox holds an option on the actress that the studio may invoke to see that she takes part in Gulliver’s Travels. Her reps are trying to work out scheduling conflicts so she can play both roles and they are more optimistic that she could do both projects.
Namco Arcade Added to Playstation Home January 30, 2009 1:37 am
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Namco has announced that Playstation 3 gamers who purchase the newly released Namco Arcade to play in Home, will be able to play the classic shooter Xevious (in HD), Galaga, Pac-Man, Digdug and Dragon Spirit.
CBS Picks Up Three Drama Pilots January 30, 2009 1:19 am
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CBS has picked up three drama pilots, the networks first such pickup this season. The three programs are Back, U.S. Attorney Project and Washington Fields.
Back: Follows a man who returns home only to discovery that he had been reported missing eight years earlier, following 9/11. He now has to reconnect with family and friends that have moved on without him.
U.S. Attorney Project: A legal drama about a team of federal prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney’s office in Manhattan.
Washington Fields: About an elite FBI team that handles only the most critical cases out of the bureau’s DC office.
Source: Broadcasting & Cable
NBC Orders 12 More Episodes of Howie Do It January 30, 2009 1:09 am
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NBC has ordered 12 more episodes of the Howie Mandel-led reality series Howie Do It. After three weeks, Howie Do It has averaged a 3.7/6 HH rating/share, 6.20M viewers and a 1.8/6 A18-49 rating/share, a good deal higher than shows that previously held its Friday night timeslot (Crusoe and America’s Toughest Jobs).
Source: Variety
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