Source: XFilesNews.com
Due to the amazing response that the XF3 Army “I Want to Believe” Operation has gotten, they have extended this second phase of the campaign for another week (until August 2nd) by request. Apparently many X-Philes still want to participate but are just waiting for their paychecks to clear.
Source: TheForce.Net
Steve Sansweet, head of Star Wars Fan Relations, has officially revealed during the “Star Wars Spectacular” at Comic-Con that the Star Wars Celebration V Convention will be held in 2010!! Read on for more details.
Source: ComingSoon.Net | FirstShowing.Net | /Film | AICN
At the Book of Eli panel at the San Diego Comic-Con, Gary Oldman (who played Commissioner Gordon in the last two Batman films) had this to say about the next Batman movie:
“I think the next Batman is next year…“We start shooting next year. You didn’t hear that from me.”
Source: Variety
Leonardo DiCaprio and his film company, Appian Way, has been developing a new “Twilight Zone” movie for the last year or so. Recently, they hired screen writer Rand Ravich (The Astronaut’s Wife) for the film. Currently, it appears Warner Brothers will distribute the movie based on the popular TV show of the same name.
Source: /Film
Atlas Entertainment, the producers of The Dark Knight (the greatest comic-book movie ever made), have acquired the rights to make the live-action Voltron movie based on the popular Japanese Anime cartoon from the 1980s.
Source: TheOneRing.Net
The rebuilding of Hobbiton for the two new Hobbit films has begun! Currently, they are re-planting hedgerows and fruit trees, as well as digging new hobbit holes and extending the pathway in front of Bilbo’s “Bag End” home. Check out the pics after the jump!
“And I thought they smelled bad – on the outside. Anhh!” ThinkGeek.com‘s April Fools joke last April of a sleeping bag that looks like a Tauntaun from Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back is no laughing matter anymore! Because plenty of Star Wars fans are willing to cough up the money for these things, they are currently developing it to sell on ThinkGeek.com!
Source: Marvel | FirstShowing.Net
It’s official! Marvel has announced that Natalie Portman has been cast in Kenneth Branagh’s Thor! She will be playing the character of Jane Foster, who is a nurse who becomes Thor’s first love in the popular comic book series.
Source: XFilesNews.com
After The X-Files: I Want to Believe performed poorly at the box office domestically (much of that has to do with the poor timing of its release – one week after The Dark Knight), fans have been left to wonder whether or not the franchise has any hope for even one more future film. Well, X-Philes now have a chance to help make this third film a reality.
Source: /Film
It had been previously reported that there were four contenders for the role of the Green Lantern in the new film of the same title set to be releasd in 2011 – Bradley Cooper, Jared Leto, Ryan Reynolds and Justin Timberlake (yes, Justin Timberlake from ‘NSYNC). Well, it has been confirmed that Ryan Reynolds has been chosen to play the green-suited superhero!
