Comic Book Movie
Wolverine and the X-Men Trailer
Animated TV series have often been the geek’s guilty pleasure, and with Wolverine and the X-Men coming to a TV near you in the first quarter of 09, add another guilty pleasure to the list. Here’s the trailer!
Wolverine and the X-Men begins as an explosive event shatters the lives of the X-Men and takes away […]
Barely Released, and Sequels Abound
This article was split in two at Comic Book Movie
Iron Man has only just been released, and Batman the Dark Knight isn’t even near a cinema, yet we’re already hearing rumors about sequels for the two movies.
First of all we’ll look at Iron Man, but props go to Cinema Blend’s contact who is the source […]
Iron Man Deserves an Oscar
Cult favorite movies such as those in the comic movie genre often don’t make an appearance at big awards shows, unless it’s in the technical categories; Entertainment Weekly critic Ken Tucker wants a change, and he wants Iron Man to lead it.
Tucker, writing at the EW Pop Watch Blog, echoes thoughts that many of us […]
Captain America to be played by Matthew McConaughey
Marvel have only just announced that they will indeed be producing a Captain America movie, set to debut May 6, 2001, but already the rumors are flying around as to who will be wielding the famous shield.
Cinema Blend have managed to get the scoop from one of their “long time scoopers,” The deal appears to […]
Matthew Fox Talks Racer X for Speed Racer
The premiere comic news site on the internet, CBR, sat down with Matthew Fox, who is playing Racer-X in the upcoming Wachowski Bros. film, Speed Racer. Take the jump to hear what Fox had to say about his costume, and his performance.
The full interview can be found here, but there were a few highlights that […]
Hulk Sets up Avengers
When in 2005 Marvel Studios announced that they would begin to produce their own properties as movies, we knew that within the decade we would see the Avengers. With 2008 seeing Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk hitting screens, you just know that there is going to be some avengers set up.
And, according to Sci […]
Batman: Gotham Knights Trailer Released
It is one of the most fascinating projects to be associated with a cinematic movie release, and Batman: Gotham Knight has got us all spellbound. Now, for the first time, check out the official trailer.
Batman: Gotham Knight, for the uninitiated, is a direct-to-DVD/Blu-Ray/On Demand title that will be filling in the gaps between Batman Begins […]
Opinion: Will We See Golden Compass Sequels?
Opinion article on whether we’ll see sequels to the Golden Compass.
An article at Variety has drawn my attention back to Phillip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy of books. The trilogy sits on my shelf, and I’m only one book in; I do intend to read the rest sometime soon, but the sheer weight of books […]
Marvel’s 2009 to be Slow Year; Big Income Though
Turning from a company who simply licenses its characters out to other studios in to a studio that makes the movies themselves has allowed Marvel a lot more freedom. However this freedom has sadly run up against the wall of past and possibly future labor issues. Take the jump for why 2009 might only see […]
Interview with Eric Trautmann (from Checkmate)
I recently was contacted by Eric Trautmann, who wanted to thank me for my review of Checkmate issues #21/22. Naturally, I jumped at the chance to talk to a fully fledged comic book writer, and over a series of emails I present to you an interview with the man himself.
Josh: G’day Eric, you’re speaking […]
internet crazies versus Comic Book Movie
Looks like the internet crazies are at it again, but this time they’re focusing their wrath on my beloved Comic Book Movie. Up front, yes, I write for CBM, and have been a long time follower of their website prior to my employment there. But seriously people…
For the long background, all you have to do […]
Review Green Arrow and Black Canary 1-4
This review was first published at Earth’s Mightiest (.com). I am the author of both however, and thus no copyright or reprint issues exist.
When Dinah Lance, aka, Black Canary stuck an arrow through Oliver Green’s, aka, Green Arrow, neck on their wedding night, you knew something big had gone down. The first four issues […]
Is the Writers’ Strike Coming to an End? Who Cares, Marvel broke through!
It has taken me a little bit to get around to this, but I blame it on the fact that my circadian rhythm is shot to hell and back. Nonetheless, Marvel has signed a deal with the WGA, but it may be moot if the talks continue to go well.
The real story is that the […]
Hollywood Breathes a Small Sigh of Relief
As of writing this the ticker on the AMPTP (Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers) tells us that the writers’ strike has cost them well over $220 million. But a ray of sunshine may just have spilt from the heavens over the strike with a new deal made between the AMPTP and the Directors […]