Fox puts key in 'Locke'
09/01/2010 04:30 PM
Comic Book Biz: Net secures series, gives Foxx another try -- Following hefty interest from other nets, Fox has landed Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci's adaptation of the graphic novel "Locke and Key."
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'Pilgrim' brings comicbook vfx to screen
08/24/2010 04:00 AM
Comic Book Biz: Effects team storyboarded entire movie first -- What it lacked in B.O. muscle, "Pilgrim" made up for in dazzling comicbook visuals.
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Suing for 'Superman'
08/16/2010 04:00 AM
Comic Book Biz: DC Comics files suit against attorney for Siegel, Shuster heirs -- Attorney accuses DC Comics of a "desperate and cynical strategy."
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Studios ramp up vidgame ambitions
08/14/2010 04:00 AM
Comic Book Biz: Disney and Warner Bros. lead charge -- Hollywood isn't playing around when it comes to competing for a piece of the $20 billion videogames biz.
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Paramount nabs 'Last Man Standing'
08/11/2010 09:24 AM
Comic Book Biz: Studio making feature film of graphic novel -- Paramount prexy of production Marc Evans has steered a deal for the studio to adapt graphic novel "Last Man Standing" for the bigscreen.
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Goldenberg lights 'Green Lantern 2'
08/09/2010 04:00 AM
Comic Book Biz: Warner signs scribe to pen comic hero sequel -- Warner Bros. is moving ahead on a second "Green Lantern," hiring Michael Goldenberg to write the screenplay.
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7-Eleven jumps in ring with WWE
08/09/2010 04:00 AM
Comic Book Biz: Convenience store chain links with Hollywood -- Thousands of 7-Elevens are promoting World Wrestling Entertainment's annual "SummerSlam."
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Noveck exits DC Entertainment
08/06/2010 02:58 PM
Comic Book Biz: Industry vet returns to producing -- DC Entertainment veteran Gregory Noveck is ankling from his slot as senior VP of creative affairs to return to producing, according to a DC spokesman.
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Gaiman gets win in 'Spawn' spat
08/04/2010 04:00 AM
Comic Book Biz: Judge rules author entitled to royalties -- A federal court judge in Wisconsin says that author Neil Gaiman is due royalties from three more characters from Todd McFarlane's "Spawn" comic book series.
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Mandeville, Top Cow target 'Crosshair'
07/28/2010 04:00 AM
Comic Book Biz: Duo pair up to develop comicbook into feature -- Mandeville Films and Top Cow Productions have placed a target on the comicbook "Crosshair" as a bigscreen adaptation.
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Marvel's super Comic-Con panel
07/24/2010 09:12 PM
Comic Book Biz: 'Avengers,' 'Captain America' join 'Thor' in Hall H -- As expected, Marvel Studios has assembled the Avengers.
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Pegg, Frost bring 'Paul' to Comic-Con
07/24/2010 06:51 PM
Comic Book Biz: Universal to unspool pic next year -- Comic-Con was only happy to receive the "love letter" that Simon Pegg and Nick Frost created for the fanboy fest in the form of the alien comedy "Paul" that Universal Pictures will unspool next year.
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Stabbing at Comic-Con delays panels
07/24/2010 05:42 PM
Comic Book Biz: Incident caused minor wound, temporary halt to talks -- A stabbing in Hall H temporarily delayed Saturday's schedule of studio panels.
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'Green Lantern' glows at Comic-Con
07/24/2010 02:25 PM
Comic Book Biz: First screening of footage earns praise from faithful -- "Green Lantern" lit up Comic-Con on Saturday with the first footage of the film screened to a crowd of 6,000.
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CBS inks deal with Oni Press
07/22/2010 05:00 PM
Comic Book Biz: Studio, comic book publisher strike first-look pact -- CBS TV Studios is looking to mine the library of comic book publisher Oni Press.
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The Con men return
07/21/2010 08:59 AM
Comic Book Biz: Studio superheroes rub elbows in superfan stew -- "New Moon" brought new energy to San Diego Comic-Con in 2009, further broadening the appeal of the once-fanboy-centric showcase.
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Comic-Con: Highlights from Hall H
07/21/2010 08:54 AM
Comic Book Biz: Studios bring their wares to the nerd herd -- Panels include 'Tron,' 'Megamind,' 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,' 'The Green Lantern' and more.
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Gods and monsters for Protosevich
07/20/2010 04:00 AM
Comic Book Biz: Scribe turns from 'Thor' to 'Freakshow' -- Mark Protosevich, who brought the Norse god Thor to life for Marvel Studios, will make "Freakshow" his next comicbook adaptation, and is eyeing the property as a potential directing vehicle.
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Studios blitz Comic-Con
07/19/2010 04:00 AM
Comic Book Biz: Hollywood marketers descend on 41st confab -- This week, nerds rule.
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Legendary Pictures dances geek to geek
07/17/2010 04:00 AM
Comic Book Biz: Thomas Tull's golden touch rooted in love for genre fare -- Outsiders arriving in Hollywood with deep pockets, a desire to make movies and a reliance on gut instinct often lose their shirts.
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