by: Ben Silverman for Yahoo.com Global thermonuclear war is coming back to a theater near you. And, fittingly, a gamer is helping make it happen. Deadline reports that the 1983 film ‘WarGames’ is getting rebooted by MGM, who have tapped Seth Gordon — the man behind the acclaimed video game
by: Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Monday refused to let California regulate the sale or rental of violent video games to children, saying governments do not have the power to “restrict the ideas to which children may be exposed” despite complaints about graphic violence. On a
by Pamela McClintock, for the Hollywood Reporter Warner Bros. is already planning a sequel to Ryan Reynolds’ superhero pic Green Lantern, despite the film’s soft performance at the box office. Sources say Warners still believes in the franchise, even if the studio is “somewhat disappointed” with Green Lantern’s result. Over
By Albert Ching, Newsarama Legendary comic book artist Gene Colan has passed away at age 84, as first reported on the personal blog of writer Clifford Meth. Colan had nearly 70 years of experience in the comic book industry, including work in the 1940s for Marvel’s precursor Timely Comics. Colan
By Evan Hoovler, Blastr.com It’s okay for a film to modify a book a little for the sake of the medium. Heck, if they made A Tale of Two Cities into a movie today we’d expect at least 10 explosions and a hostage standoff. But in the case of some
By Dan Roth Blastr.com A week ago, a new site simply titled Pottermore was launched, and Harry Potter fans by the millions came to scratch their heads at it. What could it possibly be? Today, J.K. Rowling herself announced what Pottermore is and what it will mean for all the
by Kiel Phegley, CBR.com Last night, DC Comics sent out one of their regular “Direct Channel” e-mail newsletters to retailers, and in between announcements of ordering deadlines, issue sellouts and trade paperback reprints came much more unexpected news: that June 22’s “Superman” #712 would ship with entirely new contents than
By Newsarama.com To the comic book industry, it’s certainly surprising that a major publisher like DC Entertainment would relaunch 52 titles with revised continuity and new #1s. And for long-time collectors of Uncanny X-Men, it’s shocking to think the comic will start over with a new #1 in November. But
by Erik Amaya, CBR Actor Jason Patric is in negotiations to play the lead on FX’s adaptation of “Powers,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. The trade paper describes the role of Christian Walker as “a cop who works in the Powers division of the police force and deals with crimes
Peter Parker’s dying – and it’s not from the reviews of “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.” By DAREH GREGORIAN, for New York Post SPOILERS!!! WARNING!!! The webbed wonder will meet an untimely end while saving his beloved Aunt May from the villainous Green Goblin in “Ultimate Spider-Man” No. 160, which
by MIKE FLEMING, Deadline.com James Mangold is 20th Century Fox’s and star Hugh Jackman’s choice to direct The Wolverine, ending one of the most competitive contests among directors for a major studio film. Negotiations are about to get underway, but I’m told that Mangold will take the helming job on
By Justin Kroll, Variety.com Ever since he agreed to oversee the franchise reboot of Superman, Christopher Nolan had been seeking a star for the role of Jor-El, Superman’s biological father. Nolan now has his man: Russell Crowe. Crowe is in negotiations for the key role in “Man of Steel,” which
