DC Comics and Warner on Future Movie Plans

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Mookie

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The Hollywood Reporter ran a piece that detailed DC Comics’ and Warner Brothers plans for future film adaptations coming from the DC library.

So what’s in the works, and how is DC prepared to compete with Marvel’s domination of the box office? Some of the projects already in development are:

  • Green Lantern, which announced last week that Ryan Reynolds would star.
  • The Losers, an action adventure tale about an emotionally scarred Special Forces group, starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Zoe Saldana and Chris Evans, starts shooting this week.
  • Jonah Hex, starring Josh Brolin, Megan Fox and John Malkovich, wrapped production recently.
  • The Human Target television series will premiere this fall on FOX.

Comics writers Marv Wolfman, Geoff Johns and Grant Morrison are serving as story consultants for some other projects, the only one of which has been identified was The Flash, with a new treatment of the script being produced by Johns. Other projects include Bizarro, Green Arrow and Aquaman – all of which I want to see, but does anyone whose not a comics geek want that? I also want to see a live-action/CGI adaptation of Angel and the Ape, but I don’t recommend anyone actually make it.

The HR article is vague about the future of Superman, citing the lukewarm performance of Superman Returns. However, the court recently ruled that if Warner Brothers didn’t begin production on a new Superman film by 2011, the heirs of the creators’ estates could sue for damages.

I’ve always been a little confused at DC’s (general) lack of success at the movies over the past 20 years. Marvel, which was an unmitigated trainwreck of a company in the 90s came into 2000 kicking ass with the X-Men and Spider-Man franchises, topping it off with last year’s epics Iron Man and the Incredible Hulk. Attaching talent that knows the comics was a good move, but I wonder what would happen if they got Bruce Timm and his team, the people who have made DC animation an incredible plate of awesome, involved.

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The Guild Season 2 Arrives on YouTube

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Mookie

If you’re a gamer and you haven’t checked out The Guild yet, then maybe you should upgrade that Vectrex and start watching it. Season Two is coming to YouTube.

Last season, we watched Syd (Felicia Day of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along blog fame) deal with the unexpected arrival of the love-smitten Zaboo and the guild’s betrayal by one of their own. This season is a wild and hilarious mess, as signals cross back and forth: drunk and slutty moms, poker night with the nerds and a battle to the death with the motion capture stuntman for some of the most fearsome monsters in the game.

The series was previously released on Xbox Live, and the Season One and Season Two DVDs are available at Amazon for $10.99.

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Zombies Shuffle to SDCC – Your Brain Safe for Now

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Mookie

The folks behind Zombieland have sent word of some undead events they have planned for Comic Con.

This fall’s top anticipated horror-comedy film, Zombieland, will hit theatres on October 9th, but attendees to the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con Conference will get an early taste of what’s to come. Once on the convention floor, watch out for groups of sexy scandalously clad zombies who come baring free gifts. Check out these Zombieland Comic-Con 2009 Memorabilia shirts, that you can only get from the Zombie Hotties at SDCC:

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Additionally, Columbia Pictures has teamed up with Zombiewalk: San Diego to take over the streets of Downtown San Diego on the evening of Thursday, July 23rd. Comic-Con attendees will be invited to get “Zombified” for free with the help of a team of professional special effects makeup artists at the Sony Pictures Entertainment Booth (#4313) inside the San Diego Convention Center all day Thursday, July 23rd beginning at 10am.

SDCC’s Zombie population will take to the streets at 7:30pm. Participants in the Zombieland Zombiewalk will have the opportunity to score VIP Tickets to a Zombieland screening in their hometown, plus additional Zombieland merchandise.

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Halo Art for the Home

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Mookie

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Now you can immortalize and proudly display your finest moments battling the covenant in Halo 3, thanks to haloscreenshots.com. Here’s how it works:

  1. Using the screenshot functionality built into the Halo 3 game, users capture and create custom screenshot images.
  2. These images are then stored, organized and shared in the community file share on bungie.net.
  3. You then browse the screenshots on bungie.net and click the “buy print” link to view that image on our product build page.

Your images will be processed and polished by HSS’ team of artists, and you will receive a high resolution Giclée print using state of the art printing processes on premium paper or canvas and custom framed using fine woods and acrylics. It’s all you need to display your skills at blowing shit up.

Prices vary depending on the options you choose, but seem to range from $16.99 for a 14 x 10.5 inch unframed print to $119.99 for a 20 x 15 inch framed canvas print.

[TechnaBob via Wonderland]

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Your Guide to Watchmen DVD Editions

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Mookie

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Watchmen comes out on DVD tomorrow, and there will be several choices to make. Here’s a guide to what you’ll have to choose from.

Watchmen Theatrical Cut: The basic movie that you saw in theaters. Barebones, with minimal special features. $14.99 at Amazon, available in widescreen and full-screen formats.

Watchmen Director’s Cut DVD: An extended edition of the movie, running 3:06. Among the special features in this edition is the documentary, The Comic That Changed Comics: The Original Novel’s Groundbreaking Impact, which explores, you know, the original novel’s groundbreaking impact. Comic artist Dave Gibbons comments in this segment, but Alan Moore chose long ago not to have anything to do with the film.

Also included are 11 webisodes, which explore many elements of production on the film, the My Chemical Romance Desolation Row music video, and a digital copy of the theatrical version.

Watchmen Director’s Cut is $17.49 at Amazon.

Watchmen Director’s Cut on Blu-Ray: Contains everything in the Director’s Cut DVD and several extras.

Disk 1 contains the Ultimate Watchmen Experience (aka Maximum Movie Experience), which features director Zack Snyder on screen to walk you through key scenes, showing graphics from the comics, real world timelines and other interactive features. You can see a preview of the Maximum Movie Experience at YouTube.

This edition will also feature BD-Live, which allows you to watch the movie in sync with your friends online and will also integrate with Facebook.

Disk 2 features two extra documentaries. Real Super Heroes, Real Vigilantes explores the psychology of superheroes in the film and in our own. Mechanics: Technologies of a Fantastic World explores the science of superheroes, particularly Dr. Manhattan.

The Blu Ray Edition is $20.49 at Amazon.

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Watchmen Amazon Exclusive Nite Owl Ship Edition: Features all of the content on the Blue Ray Edition, and comes in a model of Nite Owl’s ship, which is complete with sound and blinking lights. The Nite Owl Edition is $74.99 at Amazon.

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Watchmen Ultimate Collector’s Edition: This one won’t ship until December, but you can sign up for a coupon worth $10 at WB Insider Rewards. This edition spans five disks, with another version of the movie, this time with the in-world comic Tales of the Black Freighter woven into the action. The set will include new commentaries by Dave Gibbons and Zack Snyder, Hollis Mason’s Under the Hood documentary and the complete Watchmen Motion Comics.

Amazon is also offering a free digital copy through its Video on Demand service if you pre-order.

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