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06/26/2009 02:04 PM
Comic Book Biz: Studios create mythologies, multimedia worlds -- A new tool has emerged to help those who want to extend film and TV properties across multiple platforms.
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'Prodigies' gets multiple media releases

06/12/2009 04:00 PM
Comic Book Biz: Film, comic book, video game all on tap -- Warner Bros. France's motion capture thriller "The Prodigies" is set to get a multi-media promotional push. Gallic producers Aton Soumache from Onyx Films and Marc Missonnier from Fidelite Films plan to release a comic book, penned by Marvel Comics' artists Humberto Ramos and Francisco Herrera, before the film's yet-to-be-set release date.
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Coraline

06/01/2009 05:00 PM
Comic Book Biz: Musical has magical blend of old-fashioned storytelling, fantasy, tight plotting and sly humor.
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WB nabs 'Hench' for McBride

05/28/2009 08:00 PM
Comic Book Biz: Studio acquires graphic novel -- Warner Bros. has acquired "Hench" and will develop the AIT/Planet Lar graphic novel as the template for a comic screen vehicle for Danny McBride.
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Spielberg's 'Tintin' sets a date

05/28/2009 03:38 PM
Comic Book Biz: 'Adventures' to hit theaters in December 2011 -- Steven Spielberg's "The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn" will hit U.S. theaters in December 2011 -- long after bowing internationally.
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Chris Hemsworth in talks for 'Thor'

05/17/2009 03:26 PM
Comic Book Biz: Aussie actor in final negotiations for Marvel pic -- Marvel Studios has chosen its god of Thunder: Australian thesp Chris Hemsworth is in final negotiations to play Thor in the comicbook company's bigscreen adaptation of the character.
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CBS Films acquires rights to 'Station'

05/07/2009 08:00 PM
Comic Book Biz: Comicbook miniseries is published by Boom! -- CBS Films has acquired screen rights to "Station," a comicbook miniseries published by Boom! Studios.
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Gussi nabs rights to 'Papelucho'

05/07/2009 03:06 PM
Comic Book Biz: Mexican film unit acquires Chilean toon -- Mexico's Gussi has taken all rights to the U.S., Canada and Mexico on Chilean toon "Papelucho," a comic book adaptation.
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Marvel posts super earnings

05/05/2009 11:01 AM
Comic Book Biz: Movie division helps boost revenue -- Marvel Entertainment's movie division continues to pay off handsomely for the comicbook company.
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Grevioux rides 'Pale Horsemen'

05/01/2009 02:22 PM
Comic Book Biz: 'Underworld' co-creator to direct adaptation -- “Underworld”-franchise co-creator Kevin Grevioux will make his directing debut on the adaptation of his graphic novel, “The Pale Horsemen,” that Larry Meistrich’s Nehst Studios has picked up to produce.
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Iron Man: Armored Adventures

04/21/2009 01:26 PM
Comic Book Biz: Toon looks OK once the title character blasts into action but then sputters.
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Dark Castle picks up 'Incidents'

04/20/2009 08:00 PM
Comic Book Biz: WB horror label nabs rights to graphic novel -- Dark Castle is turning to aliens as its newest bogeymen.
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Producer stuffs 'Lions, Tigers' comic

04/17/2009 05:50 PM
Comic Book Biz: Bonaventura, Paramount team on live-action pic -- "Transformers" producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura is returning to the world of toys that come to life.
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Marvel taps Finberg for marketing gig

04/14/2009 12:53 PM
Comic Book Biz: Exec to oversee worldwide campaigns for pics -- As Marvel Studios readies to roll out a larger slate, the comicbook company is looking to take more control over how it promotes its pics, tapping Douglas Finberg exec VP of international marketing.
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'Spider-Man' to star unknowns

04/02/2009 03:35 PM
Comic Book Biz: Julie Taymor initiates casting call for musical -- Julie Taymor appears to be considering going the unknown route in casting the leads for her return to Broadway with "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark."
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Fox's 'Wolverine' leaks online

04/01/2009 12:12 PM
Comic Book Biz: Early rough cut of 'X-Men' film hits the Web -- The fanboys have come to the aid of their heroes, as website Ain't-It-Cool-News on Wednesday lamented the pirated Web upload of 20th Century Fox's "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," vowing not to run any reviews or comments on the pic.
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Wanted: Weapons of Fate

03/31/2009 09:11 AM
Comic Book Biz: "Wanted: Weapons of Fate" is the perfect adaptation of the movie and comic on which it's based: super stylish, impeccably executed and insultingly shallow.
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Universal, Imagine team on 'Strange'

03/25/2009 08:00 PM
Comic Book Biz: Duo gear up 'Lovecraft' graphic novel -- Universal and Imagine Entertainment are gearing up for "The Strange Adventures of H.P. Lovecraft."
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Perro Verde gets graphic

03/25/2009 08:42 AM
Comic Book Biz: Production company to adapt 'Arrugas' -- Manuel Cristobal's shingle Perro Verde is set to produce Paco Roca's graphic novel "Arrugas" as a feature-length toon, one of the first forays into the genre in Spain.
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Regency eyes 'Formula' for Singer

03/23/2009 08:00 PM
Comic Book Biz: Fox to distribute 'Ghost' comicbook adaptation -- New Regency has acquired "Freedom Formula: Ghost of the Wasteland," an adaptation of the Radical Publishing comicbook series that will be developed as a potential directing vehicle for Bryan Singer.
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