Over the past few weeks, we've been getting plenty of superhero casting scoops on the Marvel front (we're looking at you, Thor and Loki), but the DC Comics side of the aisle has been fairly blank, specifically regarding one of [...]
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Live-Action Version of Akira Is Dead
The live-action verision of the classic anime 'Akira' is dead. The film has been in the hands of Warner Brothers and Leonardo DiCaprio's production company Appian Way for some time, and Gary Whitta (The Book of Eli) has been working [...]
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Warner Bros. Wants a Bite of Apple’s Pie
Warner Bros. Digital Entertainment wants a bite of Apple's App business. The studio is positioning itself as a major distributor of applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Warner Digital Distribution director of worldwide marketing Stephanie Bohn says apps represent a [...]
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Warner Bros. Developing Primeval Movie
Variety reports that Warner Bros. Pictures has acquired film rights to Primeval, the ITV series that airs in the U.S. on BBC America and SCI FI Channel. Akiva Goldsman and Kerry Foster will produce through Goldsman's WB-based Weed Road. In the series, [...]
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By the power of Grayskull, we have a screenwriter!
The long-gestating "He-Man" film adaptation - which will be titled "Grayskull" based on He-Man's own fortress - has recruited a scribe to write the newest draft of the screenplay. Just as the unimpressive Prince Adam transforms into the herculean He-Man, so [...]
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Warner Bros. brings ‘Death’ to the bigscreen
Warner Bros. has acquired rights to turn the Japanese manga series "Death Note" into a live-action film. Studio has hired screenwriters Charley and Vlas Parlapanides to adapt. Story centers on a college student who accidentally finds a misplaced "death note," infusing him [...]
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