Category Archives: Books

Hunger Games Adaptation Gets A Release Date

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Matt Raub

Not since the first talks of the Twilight adaptation has there been this much chatter about the casting and production of a film. Now, with Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games, fans everywhere are all salivating (no pun intended) to get more … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Adaptation, Announcements, Books, Drama, Lionsgate, Movies, News, Sci-Fi | Tagged Billy Ray, Gary Ross, Hunger Games, Pleasantville, Shattered Glass, Suzanne Collins, Twilight | 13 Comments

They May Be Confusing, But Check Out Two New Clips From ‘The Tempest’

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Matt Raub

Shakespeare’s The Tempest may be one of the most contrived and story-heavy piece of work in his collection, but that’s not stopping director Julie Taymor, who plans on bringing a direct adaptation of the play to theaters next year. Yes, … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Adaptation, Books, Classics, Disney, Drama, Filmmaking, Movies, News, Video | Tagged Alan Cumming, Alfred Molina, Ben Whishaw, Chris Cooper, David Strathairn, Disney, Djimon Hounsou, Felicity Jones, Helen Mirren, Julie Taymor, Reeve Carney, Russell Brand, The Tempest, Tom Conti | Comments Off

Marvel Helps Fans Get Back Into Comics With The Point One Program

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Matt Raub

Want to jump back into your favorite comic books to check in with some of your favorite superheroes and superheroines, but unable to pick up the pieces in the middle of a heavy storyline? Marvel has you covered by introducing … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Announcements, Books, Comics, Fandom, News, Sci-Fi | Tagged Amazing Spider-Man, Avengers, Captain MAerica, Deadpool, Hulk, invincible iron man, Marvel, Point One Program, Secret Avengers, Thor, Uncanny X-Force, Uncanny X-Men, Wolverine | 1 Comment

Mike White Tops the List of Potential Directors for ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Sebastian Suchecki

Remember watching Zombieland and wondering why School of Rock and Nacho Libre screenwriter Mike White makes a 10 second cameo in the first half of the film? Well, it seems that’s because White is a diehard zombie fan. (Who isn’t?) … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Adaptation, Books, Comedy, Filmmaking, Horror, Movies, News, Sci-Fi | Tagged David O Russell, Jane Austin, Mike White, Nacho Libre, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Richard Kelly, School of Rock, Seth Grahame-Smith, Zombieland | Comments Off

Barnes & Noble Announces New Android Powered Color Nook E-Reader

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Erik Jensen

Popular book-seller Barnes & Noble has announced a new successor to their color-screen e-reader dubbed the ‘NOOKcolor.’ Retailing for $249 and expected to begin shipping on November 19, the newest version sports some interesting improvements over the first model. Unlike … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Gear, Hardware, Mobile Apps, News, Tech | Tagged Android Tablet, Barnes & Noble, Kindle, NOOKcolor | 3 Comments

First Trailer For ‘I Am Number Four’ Hits The Web

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Matt Raub

A few months ago, we first got word that director D.J. Caruso, who brought us such sci-fi thrillers as Eagle Eye and Distrubia was working on a brand new film based on the Pittacus Lore (aka James Frey & Jobie … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Adaptation, Books, Movies, News, Sci-Fi, Trailers, Video | Tagged Alex Pettyfer, Alfred Gough, D.J. Caruso, Dianna Agron, Disturbia, Eagle Eye, I Am Number Four, James Frey, Jobie Hughes, Kevin Durand, Miles Millar, Pittacus Lore, Timothy Olyphant | 1 Comment

Universal Bringing King’s ‘Dark Tower’ To Film and TV

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Sebastian Suchecki

Just when you thought Stephen King was becoming slightly less relevant as of late, Universal announced today that it has acquired the rights to Stephen King’s The Dark Tower. They have an agreement for a film trilogy and an NBC series … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Adaptation, Announcements, Books, Drama, Movies, News, Sci-Fi, TV, Universal Pictures | Tagged Akiva Goldsman, Apollo 13, Dark Tower, J.J Abrams, Ron Howard, Stephen King, The Da Vinci Code | Comments Off

Warner Bros. Buys Rights To First Film In David Goyer’s Sci-Fi Book Trilogy

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Matt Raub

David Goyer has had quite a successful relationship with DC and Warner Bros. dating back to Batman Begins. Now, with his potential to write scripts for the upcoming Superman and Batman projects, Warner has optioned a brand new property from … Continue reading →