Marvel Comics is pleased to announce that the hotly anticipated Halo: Uprising #1 (of 4) has sold out at Diamond (though copies may be available at the retail level) after only 24 hours! Featuring the Eisner-Award winning team of writer Brian Bendis and artist Alex Maleev, this limited series bridges the popular Microsoft video games [...]
Stephen Sommers to Direct
The Hollywood trades are reporting that Stephen Sommers has been hired to direct a live action G.I. Joe film. Paramount is hoping to begin production in February and release the film in the summer of 2009. Sommers directed all three Mummy movies and Van Helsing, among others.
The mythology according [...]
Upper Deck plans a number of additional 2007 releases for its World of Warcraft TCG including the second expansion, Fires of Outland (coming out this weekend), plus three products for November. The loot cards in Fires of Outland are more desirable than those in either of the first two sets. The Spectral Tiger [...]
IESB.net has reported that a script for a Justice League of America is getting a fast track push from Warner Bros.
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HONG KONG (AP) — Bruce Lee’s classic 1973 film, ”Enter the Dragon,” will be remade by Warner Bros.The remake, to be titled ”Awaken the Dragon,” will be written and directed by Kurt Sutter, producer of ”The Shield” TV series. It will be released by Warner Independent Pictures.
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BioShock, the genetically-enhanced shooter from 2K Games, is available for pre-purchase on Steam starting today. When you pre-purchase BioShock, you can pre-load the game to your desktop and start playing the moment the game is available.
BioShock will be available via Steam and at retail on August 21 in the U.S. and August 24 in [...]
A simultaneous release for the Xbox 360 and PC versions of the Kane-focused expansion.
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Wizards of the Coast announced that “Jelly,” codename for the next expansion after Lorwyn and Morningtide Magic: The Gathering expansions, will be released on May 2, 2008. “Jelly” will be followed by “Doughnut,” the smaller set that will complete the block in WotC’s new two-set block configuration.
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The most startling image to emerge from Wizard World Chicago appeared to foretell the “return” of Captain America as well as Alex Ross’s return to Marvel.
It turns out that Ross will provide the covers for a new series, which he will also co-plot along with Jim Krueger. The new project, which Nick Barucci of [...]
This is unusual… a few Trek-related news bits this week:
- In a Rotten Tomatoes interview, Grindhouse actress Sydney Tamiia Poitier, daughter of the legendary Sidney Poitier, says she auditioned for a role in JJ Abrams’ forthcoming Star Trek movie for Christmas 2008. Was it for Uhura? Don’t know.
- I might’ve mentioned here before about Tim [...]
