Source: Collider

Ever since Guillermo del Toro’s depature from The Hobbit films, everyone has been itching to know what his next move will be. Well, last night del Toro made an appearance at the Saturn Awards, and afterwards did an interview with the folks over at Collider that will have del Toro fans jumping in their seats.

In the interview, he talked about The Hobbit situation, and also about upcoming projects he has in the works, including Hellboy 3, Frankenstein, Death: the High Cost of Living, At the Mountains of Madness and Saturn and the End of Days. For del Toro fans, this is the video to watch. Hit the jump to check it out!

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Source: FEARnet

FEARnet has enjoyed much success on “Video on Demand” with cable providers such as Comcast, Verizon FiOS and AT&T U-Verse. Today, they have announced that they will be bringing “the world’s premier destination for horror, thriller and suspense” to cable as a linear network beginning October 1st! Read on for the official press release.

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Source: The ForceCast | Wikipedia

Not sure how this big news story slipped under the radar, but it seems like hardly anyone on the web has reported this. Perhaps Star Wars fans are in denial.

Apparently, last May George Lucas attended a charity screening of The Empire Strikes Back at the Chicago Field Museum, and also took questions from the audience, according to the The ForceCast. One person in attendance asked him to give an update on the Star Wars live-action TV series. According to “the maker” himself, the series is “kind of on hold.” Read on to find out more details.

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Source: Deadline | /Film

After Guillermo del Toro dropped out of directing The Hobbit films on May 30th, everyone has been wondering who will step up to direct. Yesterday, it was reported that David Yates (the Harry Potter films) is interested. Today, Deadline reports that not only is Yates interested, but also David Dobkin (Fred Claus, Wedding Crashers) and Brett Ratner (Rush Hour 3, X-Men: The Last Stand).

At this point, no one has been given the job. However, according to Deadline, MGM and Warner Brothers are currently trying to convince Producer Peter Jackson to step in to direct the two films.

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Source: USA Today

Not much has been revealed about the third Transformers movie, slated to be released July 1, 2011. We know which cast members are returning, and that Michael Bay is back to direct – but we know next to nothing about the story or who the next villain will be (other than Megatron).

Yesterday, USA Today published an article that reveals quite a bit about the upcoming third movie, including some plot details. It also goes into what director Micheal Bay and producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura think went wrong with the last movie, and what they’re doing to fix it this time around. Check out some of the highlights from the article below!

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Source: Variety | Collider | MTV

About a year ago, PCM reported that the hit 1980s cartoon TV series Voltron would be adapted into a live-action movie by the producers of The Dark Knight. Well, since September, those plans have been done away with because of a lawsuit that happened between the owners of the television rights and the owners of the movie rights.

Now, Variety is reporting that the franchise will now in fact be adapted into a new, revamped cartoon series, similar to what is happening with ThunderCats.

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Source: Empire | Obsessed with Film

After Heath Ledger passed away, and The Dark Knight was released in theaters, the ending of the film posed quite the puzzle for audiences. Since the Joker did not die at the end of the film, fans everywhere have been speculating whether director Christopher Nolan would continue with the character in the third Batman film but with a different actor, or bring on an entirely new villain. Since Ledger’s performance was so unique to the character, it seemed unthinkable to most that he could possibly be replaced.

Well, after two years of speculation, it can all be put to rest. Christopher Nolan says the Joker will not return. Yeah, no surprise there really. But at least we know for sure now.

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Source: Collider

Warner Brothers has officially announced a new ThunderCats animated series, set to premiere on Cartoon Network! That’s right, Lion-0, Panthro, Cheetara, Mumm-ra and others will be returning to your television screens. Check out the official press release below!

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Source: AICN

Ever since Captain America: The First Avenger was announced, people have been wondering just what exactly they would do with the costume to update it because, let’s face it, certain costume designs from the comics would probably not translate well onto film.

Well, now that Chris Evans (the Fantastic Four films) has been cast in the lead role, official artwork has popped up online over at Aint It Cool News of Evans as Captain America! I have to say, I like the new look quite a bit. Have a look for yourself below!

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Source: The One Ring

Oh no! The One Ring has reported that, after a long extended period of MGM holding up filming of The Hobbit films, Guillermo del Toro has left the director’s chair. Read on to see what producer Peter Jackson and former director Guillermo del Toro had to say on the matter.

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