Archive for October 26th, 2006
Cult director Wes Anderson (Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic) and Noam Baumbach have adapted the much loved children’s novel Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl. 20th Century Fox has picked up the rights for the movie and it is expected to feature stop-motion animation. It tells the story of three farmers - Boggis, Bunce and Bean who try to outfox (if you’ll excuse the pun) the titular character. A release date has not yet been set.
Source: Movieweb
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The X-Realms is excited to publish the new episode of Mitch Watley’s Sundang the Slaybot. With the second issue of the comic now available exclusively to members, the first part is now going public.
Click here to download issue 1 from the X-Boards Studio, but remember, if you register on the X-Boards today you’ll be able to download the amazing second episode from our Virtual Newstand.
The comic, created by X-Realms staff member and professional artist Mitch Watley is available in the ’sequential image viewing format’ which means you can enjoy it using free reading software like CDisplay (PC) and Comical (Mac) in addition to the humble Adobe PDF.
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According to the Hollywood Reporter, Universal Pictures is gearing up for a big screen version of the cult comic book Cobalt 60. Zack Snyder, helmer of Frank Miller graphic novel adaptation 300 and the Dawn on the Dead remake has been signed to direct and produce the project.
Cobalt-60 is the title of the series of comics created by the late Vaughn Bode and is set in a post-apocalyptic world inhabited by mutants, aliens and other fantastic creatures. Its hero, the masked Cobalt-60, embarks on a quest to avenge the death of his parents, murdered by the evil Strontium-90.
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Variety reports that David Cunningham (The Path to 9/11) has been signed by Walden Media and 20th Century Fox to direct The Dark is Rising.
The movie will be the first adaptation of a five-book series by Susan Cooper about the fantastic struggle between the forces of good, called The Light, and the forces of evil, known as The Dark. The main character is an eleven year old boy whose quest is to find and join the pieces of one of the Things of Power before the forces of The Dark can stop him.
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The offical Star Wars site has published an article revealing the registration details for next year’s Celebration IV event in Los Angeles. It reads as follows -
On Monday, October 30, Star Wars fans officially can get their plans underway to attend Celebration IV, scheduled for Memorial Day weekend, May 24-28, 2007. Tickets for the huge fan festival at the Los Angeles Convention Center are scheduled to go on sale at approximately 12 noon PST here. Reservations for discounted hotel rooms in Los Angeles for Celebration IV will be available exclusively for those who purchase tickets for the event, with hotel reservations codes scheduled to be emailed to registrants starting Thursday, November 2. Four-day and single-day badges will be available for purchase.
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Completists will be only too aware that there is a glaring omission from the Star Wars library. With every episode from The Empire Strikes Back onward there has been a sumptuous ‘Making-of’ guide but the accompanying time for the original 1977 movie was started but never completed.
However, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Star Wars, next April 24 Del Rey Books will fill the gap on the collector’s bookshelf by releasing The Making of Star Wars with a wealth of never before seen material. New York Times bestselling author J.W. Rinzler has even recovered lost interviews including transcripts of conversations with George Lucas prior to the movie’s release. Fans can expect to see new photos and documents and never-before-revealed anecdotes and insights from cast and crew.
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Following on from yesterday’s trailer, the first TV spot for the 20th Century Fox fantasy epic Eragon has now appeared online although at this stage it’s unclear where and when it will be broadcast. The footage seems to be a mixture between the first and second trailer with some additional sound effects. Click here to view the TV spot.
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Source: Canmag
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I am a little leary of the situation. The truth will come out when, and if the US economy, and the dollar begins to strengthen. If prices remain high, you’ll know someone is lying. Either OPEC doesn’t have the supply they claim they have, or Analysts are incorrect when they say demand has decreased. Personally, I don’t buy the claim that demand has decreased. Population is ever increasing, so, the the demand should always be increasing. 