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Hinds and McTeer Join The Woman in Black

Ciaran Hinds (Tv’s Rome, The Road to Perdition) and Janet McTeer  (Velvet Goldmine, the West End’s God of Carnage) join Daniel Radcliffe in the Victorian mystery The Woman in Black, for Hammer Films, according to Deadline. The Woman in Black centers on Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe) a young lawyer who …

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Syfy Journeys To Neverland In Peter Pan Prequel

Syfy is re-teaming with writer/director Nick Willing to present Neverland, his original prequel to author J.M. Barrie’s classic Peter Pan, it was announced by Mark Stern, Executive Vice President of Original Programming, Syfy and Co-Head of Content for Universal Cable Productions. Production is set to begin on the 4-hour movie event next …

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Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions Swings Into Retailers

Marvel’s famous web-slinger is back in action and on store shelves in Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions from Activision. Activision development studio Beenox has created a unique, immersive experience allowing fans to play as four distinct versions of Spider-Man in four unique worlds – Amazing, Noir, 2099 and Ultimate – in a …

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Two Classic Capcom Games Unite

Get ready for witches and wolfmen, demons and dinosaurs, knights and vampires – all in one manga! This fall UDON brings two classic Capcom® fighting games together in one action-packed manga title with Darkstalkers/ Red Earth: Maleficarum. Written and drawn by Itou Mami(ROBOT, Pilgrim Jäger) Maleficarum is video game manga at its best. This …

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Sandman to be Adapted for TV

Neil Gaiman’s highly acclaimed comic book series, Sandman, is now in the early stages of being developed into a television series by Warner Brothers TV, according to the Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision blog. Warner Brothers TV is now acquiring the rights to Sandman from it’s sister company, DC Entertainment, and …

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Fox Adds Locke & Key To Its Arsenal

After its success with “Human Target,” Fox has reached back into comics for another show. The network has picked up the Dreamworks adaptation of Joe Hill’s “Locke & Key.” “Star Trek” producers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are on board to executive produce, along with Heather Kadin, Josh Friedman, Justin …

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Super Hero Squad Online Reveals Key Aspect to First Marvel MMO

Gazillion Entertainment revealed that the action-packed Super Hero Squad Online will be showcased at the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) in the Gazillion Entertainment booth #3433. Play the mighty Thor, the alluring Elektra or the cosmic Silver Surfer, in addition to nearly half a dozen new Super Heroes while you explore Super …

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Penguin Books Announces Publication of New Lorien Legacies Series

Penguin Books has announced it is to publish ‘I Am Number Four’ by Pittacus Lore, the first instalment of The Lorien Legacies, a mind-blowing new thriller series. I Am Number Four is a tale of John Smith (aka Number Four) as he desperately tries to outrun his past, escape his …

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Marvel’s Iron Fist Moves Forward with xXx Screenwriter

After its first try stalled in development years ago, Marvel Studios is finally going forward on a feature film based on Iron Fist and has hired the writer of the original Vin Diesel xXx film Rich Wilkes to draft the script, according to Deadline. For those of you not comically …

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Elmer Finds a Roost at SLG

Elmer, the acclaimed graphic novel by Philippine cartoonist Gerry Alanguilan about talking chickens, will finally see print in the United States this November in a new edition released from SLG Publishing. A  window into a world where chickens have suddenly acquired the intelligence and consciousness of humans, Elmer tells the …

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