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Abigail Spencer Joins ‘Cowboys and Aliens’

Abigail Spencer, best known as Don Draper’s mistress on the hit AMC series “Mad Men”, will be making her big screen debut in “Cowboys and Aliens”. Spencer, joins Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde, Harrison Ford and Sam Rockwell in the film based on the Platinum Studios graphic novel about cowboys and Indians …

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Andrew Garfield is the New Spider-Man

After a long search, Sony Pictures has finally chosen the the its lead for the  reboot of the Spider-Man franchise.  According to The Hollywood Reporter, the role has gone to Andrew Garfield (the Red Riding trilogy, The Social Network). Director Marc Webb is impressed by Garfield and stated at the …

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Radical Publishing Launches Imprint WIth Full Clip

Radical Publishing and Full Clip Productions announced they have entered into an imprint deal. Under this agreement, Full Clip Productions, the company headed by actor Sam Worthington and his partners Michael Schwarz and John Schwarz, will develop intellectual property to be produced under the Radical banner. Worthington and John Schwarz will star in the …

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Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4 Launches

Warner Bros.and TT Games are building the magic in retail stores with LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 1-4, available now for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS, PSP (PlayStation Portable) system and Windows PC. Combining the quirky and fun gameplay of LEGO with the magic of Harry Potter, LEGO Harry …

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Preger Stakes “Vampire Academy”

Preger Entertainment has acquired the motion picture Rights to Richelle Mead’s New York Times best selling book series “Vampire Academy” (Penguin/Razorbill Books). The deal was finalized by Jim McCarthy of Dystel & Goderich Literary Management representing the author and Larry Becsey of Intellectual Properties Group with legal representation through Wayne …

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Tommy Lee Jones Joins Cast of Captain America

After months of rumors and Hayley Atwell  letting the news slip on on a red carpet , Marvel has finally confirmed that Tommy Lee Jones will play Colonel Phillips in Joe Johnston’s Captain America: First Avenger. In a press release regarding the casting news, Marvel mentioned that Colonel Phillips will …

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Marvel Makes Its Move For The Small Screen

Marvel Entertainment appointed Jeph Loeb as Executive Vice President, Head of Television, a newly created division of Marvel Entertainment. In this new role, Mr. Loeb will work alongside Dan Buckley, Publisher & President of the Print, Animation & Digital Divisions, to translate Marvel’s popular characters and stories to the television medium, in both live-action and animation …

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Michael Fassbender is Magneto in X-Men: First Class

X-Men: First Class finally has its lead villain.  According to Showbiz 411, the role of the young Magneto has gone to Michael Fassbender (Inglourious Basterds). Fassbender had his choice of Marvel vilains over the last few weeks. He was already in talks to play the lead villain in Marc Webb’s …

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DC Comics Coming to PSP

Sony announced the availability of DC Comics on the PlayStation Network digital comics service for PSP. An initial selection of over 80 DC titles can be downloaded from PlayStation®Store immediately priced from $0.99 to $2.99 per issue that include Batman: Hush, Green Lantern: Rebirth, Fables: Legends in Exiles and Planetary: …

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Dynamite and Liquid Comics Team For John Moore & Richie Smyth’s Dead Soldier

Dynamite Entertainment and Liquid Comics announced a publishing partnership to release Dead Soldier, an original four-issue comic book series from acclaimed filmmakers John Moore (Max Payne, Behind Enemy Lines and The Omen) and Richie Smyth. Artwork for the series was created by Liquid Comics’ Dean Hyrapiet (Virulents, Vooddoo Child, Snake Woman). “Dead …

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