Category Archives: Adaptation

Need A ‘Kick-Ass’ Companion Book? Mark Millar Already Wrote One

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Elisabeth Rappe

I’m still anxiously awaiting the day I get to see Kick-Ass, and be as cool as our SXSW team that caught its Austin premiere. (Be sure to check out Shannon Hood’s review.) But at least I could content myself with … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Adaptation, Books, Comics, Editorial, Editorial and Opinion, Filmmaking, Geek, Indie, Lionsgate, Marketing, Movies, News | Tagged Chloe Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Kick-Ass, Kick-Ass: Creating the Comic, Lionsgate, Making the Movie, Mark Millar, Matthew Vaughn, Nicolas Cage, Titan Books | 1 Comment

Check Out the Trailer for the ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’ Prequel Novel

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Jennifer Tomooka

With less than a week to go until the highly anticipated release of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls (prequel to publishing phenom Pride and Prejudice and Zombies), Quirk Books has released a blood-soaked trailer for fans … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptation, Books, Classics, Horror, News | Tagged Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls, Quirk Books, Zombies | Comments Off

‘True Blood’ Returns for Season Three This Summer

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Jennifer Tomooka

Variety is reporting that HBO’s popular undead gothic series True Blood will return for a twelve episode third season on June 13. The return of the series shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone, as the series drew more than … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptation, Announcements, HBO, News, TV | Tagged Alfre Woodard, Anna Paquin, Charlaine Harris, HBO, Kevin Alejandro, Michelle Forbes, Sam Trammell, Stephen Moyer, True Blood, Vampires | 1 Comment

The Battle Continues: Kirby Estate Sues Marvel Over Copyright Termination and Profits

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Jennifer Tomooka

Marvel fans who have been dreaming about future sequels to Iron Man, X-Men, The Incredible Hulk and Spider-Man might be entering into a creative nightmare. According to The Hollywood Reporter the children of comic book icon Jack Kirby have officially … Continue reading →

Posted in 20th Century Fox, Adaptation, Comics, Legal, Marvel, Movies, News, Prequels and Sequels, Reboots and Remakes | Tagged copyrights, Disney, Iron Man, Jack Kirby, Legal, Marvel, Sony, Spider-Man, Stan Lee, The Incredible Hulk, X-Men | 1 Comment

First Images & Trailer From Zack Snyder’s ‘Legend of the Guardians’

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Matt Raub

Originally titled Guardians of the Ga’Hoole, Zack Snyder’s next directorial work, Legend of The Guardians has been picking up quite a lot of steam lately. This is the first thing that Snyder has worked on since he’s finally settled down … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Adaptation, Animation, Fantasy, Movies, News, Photos, Warner Bros | Tagged Emilie De Ravin, Geoffrey Rush, Guardians of Ga'Hoole, Helen Mirren, Hugo Weaving, Jim Sturgess, Kathryn Lasky, Legend Of The Guardians, Ryan Kwanten, Sam Neill, Warner Bros, Watchmen, Zack Snyder | 2 Comments

‘Gilligan’s Island’ Reboot Coming To The Big Screen

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Matt Raub

In an era where things like Monopoly, Battleship, and Stretch Armstrong are all getting turned into big-time movie properties, it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that Warner Bros. is planning a movie adaptation of the 60’s sitcom Gilligan’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptation, Comedy, Movies, News, Reboots and Remakes, TV, TV to Movies, Warner Bros | Tagged Bob Denver, Brad Copeland, Charles Roven, Gilligan's Island, Lloyd Schwartz, Richard Suckle, Sherwood Schwartz, Wild Hogs | Comments Off

Burton, Bekmambetov Bringing ‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’ To Silver Screen

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Joe Gillis

While Tim Burton is getting ready to unleash his interpretation of Alice in Wonderland onto the world this Friday, he’s already planning on sinking his producing teeth into another piece of historical fiction. Seth Grahame-Smith, the author behind the cult … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Adaptation, Announcements, Books, Horror, Movies, News, Sci-Fi | Tagged 9, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Natalie Portman, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, Seth Grahame-Smith, Tim Burton, Timur Bekmambetov | Comments Off

Dean Koontz’s ‘Frankenstein’ Coming To The Silver Screen

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Matt Raub

With Universal’s The Wolfman bringing in over $30 Million in its first weekend, it’s only expected that other studios will be giving the green light to some interesting scripts involving some of Hollywood’s other classic monsters. The first news of … Continue reading →