Deepak Chopra goes 'Beyond'
03/04/2010 04:50 AM
Comic Book Biz: Guru teams with Liquid on supernatural thriller -- Indo-American spiritual guru Deepak Chopra and Liquid Comics have announced that they will team for a film adaptation of graphic novel "Beyond."
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Comic-Con's super suitors
02/25/2010 07:00 PM
Comic Book Biz: Mega comicbook event getting offers from Vegas, L.A. -- Comic-Con is bursting at the seams, with four-day tickets selling out 10 months before the confab and discussions increasing over relocation to a bigger site.
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Goyer flies with 'Superman'
02/24/2010 12:19 PM
Comic Book Biz: Filmmaker tapped to pen the Warner Bros. pic -- As Warner Bros. finalizes plans on how to fully exploit DC's stable of iconic superheroes across the company's various divisions, it's making moves to send Superman on his next adventure.
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Top team set for DC Comics
02/18/2010 07:27 AM
Comic Book Biz: Lee, DiDio named co-publishers; Johns new CCO -- Warner Bros. has taken another big step in proving to fanboys just how serious it is about bringing more of DC's superheroes to the bigscreen.
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Hughes brothers in talks for 'Akira'
02/10/2010 01:51 PM
Comic Book Biz: 'Eli' duo eye Warner Bros. adaptation -- Fresh from directing "The Book of Eli," Allen and Albert Hughes are in talks with Warner Bros. to direct its live-action "Akira," based on Katsuhiro Otomo's graphic novel.
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'Spider-Man' swings into 3D
02/10/2010 11:01 AM
Comic Book Biz: Web slinger heads to theaters on July 3, 2012 -- Spider-Man is the latest tentpole to get the 3D treatment.
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Stan Lee teams up for 'Super Seven'
02/10/2010 04:00 AM
Comic Book Biz: New print, digital comicbook also set for animated TV series -- Stan Lee's Pow Entertainment has teamed with Andy Heyward's A Squared Entertainment and Archie Comics to create a line of print and digital comicbooks that will also be adapted as an animated TV skein.
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Sony lights 'Lantern' fx
01/26/2010 09:00 PM
Comic Book Biz: Trio set for Warner Bros.' superhero tentpole -- Warner Bros has tapped Sony Pictures Imageworks as the lead visual effects studio on its superhero tentpole "Green Lantern."
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AMC greenlights 'Walking Dead,' 'Killing'
01/20/2010 12:00 PM
Comic Book Biz: Cable network gives go-ahead to pilot duo -- AMC has given greenlights to two drama pilots, "The Walking Dead" and "The Killing."
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Bregman into Top Shelf
01/13/2010 04:01 PM
Comic Book Biz: Likely Story producer takes share in comicbook publisher -- Comicbook publisher Top Shelf Comix has sold a 33% stake in the company to Anthony Bregman, head of production company Likely Story and Johnson & Johnson scion John S. Johnson.
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Disney closes Marvel deal
01/03/2010 01:59 PM
Comic Book Biz: Studio cements ties with Stan Lee -- Mickey Mouse has officially adopted a whole bunch of superhero playmates.
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Adler, McCarthy engulfed in WWII 'Fog'
12/28/2009 07:00 PM
Comic Book Biz: Producers option sci-fi horror comicbook 'Night and Fog' -- Producers Gil Adler and Shane McCarthy have optioned the sci-fi horror comicbook "Night and Fog" from publisher Studio 407.
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Bacon set for 'Super'
12/21/2009 07:00 PM
Comic Book Biz: Actor set for role in Gunn's superhero comedy -- Kevin Bacon has joined the James Gunn-directed superhero comedy "Super."
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Bryan Singer to direct 'X-Men: First Class'
12/17/2009 04:15 PM
Comic Book Biz: Director returns to mutant franchise for Fox -- Twentieth Century Fox has set Bryan Singer to direct "X-Men: First Class," returning him to the franchise that began with the first two installments of the mutant series. Lauren Shuler Donner and Simon Kinberg are producers.
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Scarlett Fire lights up 'The Hunter'
12/07/2009 11:50 AM
Comic Book Biz: Dare Comics series headed to the bigscreen -- Scarlet Fire Entertainment is launching development of a feature adaptation of Dare Comics' series "The Hunter."
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Trio to adapt graphic novel 'The Piper'
12/02/2009 04:42 PM
Comic Book Biz: Zenescope, Persistent, Pantry to produce -- Zenescope Entertainment, Persistent Entertainment ("Passengers") and Pantry Films ("Felon") are teaming to produce the film adaptation of Zenescope's graphic novel "The Piper." The cinematic version of the Pied Piper of Hamelin will introduce a darker version of the fable through the eyes of a much-bullied high school band student who unintentionally channels the spirit of the Pied Piper, only to realize the terrifying consequences of his actions are well beyond his control.
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Summit takes on 'Alibi'
12/01/2009 07:00 PM
Comic Book Biz: Mandeville to produce comicbook adaptation -- Summit Entertainment, fresh off the success of "New Moon," has come onboard a feature version of Top Cow's comicbook "Alibi," with Mandeville toppers David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman producing.
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Kat Dennings joins 'Thor' cast
11/24/2009 11:59 AM
Comic Book Biz: Paramount set to release Marvel pic in May 2011 -- Kat Dennings ("Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist") has joined the cast of "Thor."
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Worthington attached to 'Crime'
11/19/2009 07:00 PM
Comic Book Biz: Levine, Schwarz to produce futuristic comicbook pic -- Sam Worthington is heading back to the future again.
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Aurora, Platinum team on 'Nightfall'
11/17/2009 07:00 PM
Comic Book Biz: Stuart, Rosenberg to produce comic adaptation -- Aurora Prods. and Platinum Studios are teaming on a feature version of graphic novel "Nightfall."
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