Category Archives: Adaptation

Bryan Fuller Is Bringing ‘Pushing Daisies’ Back

Posted on January 18, 2010 by John Muth

SciFi Wire has an interview with Chi McBride, who played Emerson Cod in the tragically cancelled show, and in it the actor says Bryan Fuller, the creator of Pushing Daisies, is currently hard at work on scripting the graphic novel … Continue reading →

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Review: ‘The Lovely Bones’ – John’s Take

Posted on January 17, 2010 by John Muth

Peter Jackson has made films that many have considered “instant classics”, such as The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, a bloated and unnecessary remake in the form of King Kong, and some little-seen but great cult classics such as Bad Taste, … Continue reading →

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Review: ‘The Lovely Bones’

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Shannon Hood

Shortly after I read The Lovely Bones in 2002, I started hearing rumblings that it was being optioned for a movie. My immediate reaction was “Why?” The emotionally devastating novel about the rape and murder of a fourteen year old … Continue reading →

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First Trailer For ‘Tekken’ Goes Online

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Sebastian Suchecki

As any video game or movie fan knows, it’s next to impossible to produce a decent movie based on a video game, let alone one based on a fighting game. Many have tried, from Mortal Kombat with Christopher Lambert to … Continue reading →

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Bryan Cranston Joins ‘John Carter Of Mars’

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Joe Gillis

Fans of the critically acclaimed Breaking Bad are finally getting their wish for more Bryan Cranston. The actor, who picked up an Emmy for his work on the AMC series, has just been signed to fight alongside the titular hero … Continue reading →

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Twilight Producers Say ‘Breaking Dawn’ May Be Unfilmable

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Sebastian Suchecki

While Twilight: New Moon has been sweeping the nation since it’s release last year, and Eclipse already in the can, producers of the franchise realize that they need to look forward to the final book in the series, Breaking Dawn. … Continue reading →

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MTV Making ‘Dawn Of The Dead’ Into TV Series

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Bob Starr

Much like vampires, zombies are having quite the resurgence these days. Not that they ever really went anywhere, but it seems after the success of Zombieland (and video games like Left 4 Dead) everyone in Hollywood wants a piece of … Continue reading →

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Will James Cameron Tackle Hiroshima in 3-D?

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Bob Starr

It’s easy to go on about how much money Avatar is making at the box office. However, a more interesting result of the film’s success is the possibility that it proved 3-D can be far more than just a gimmick. … Continue reading →

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