Absolute Justice Boosts Smallville

The two hour Smallville movie “Absolute Justice” brought Smallville to its highest ratings of the season. The movie introduced aspects of the DC universe new to Smallville including a reborn Justice Society, the Suicide Squad, Amanda Waller, Checkmate, and the return of The Martian Manhunter. The well-received movie not only …

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Percy Jackson Storms Theaters On February 12

Trouble-prone Percy Jackson is having problems in high school – but that’s the least of his challenges. It’s the 21st century, but the gods of Mount Olympus seem to have walked out of the pages of Percy’s Greek mythology texts and into his life. Percy has learned that his real …

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EA Welcomes Players to Hell with the Release of Dante’s Inferno

The journey through Hell began ast Dante’s Inferno arrived in stores for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Dante’s Inferno is being praised for its rich depiction of the nine circles of Hell and its brilliant adaptation to the interactive medium. To further extend the experience, Visceral plans to release …

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Star Wars Maintains Top Spot in Licensed Toys

It was a competitive year for boys properties, but Star Wars once again grabbed the top slot, demonstrating its enormous staying power even after 33 years. With 2009 year-end figures placing Star Wars 40% ahead of any other toy license, the Power of the Force continues to thrive, according to …

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The Lost Symbol Gets Script Scribe

Sony has confirmed that Columbia Pictures is moving forward on the film  adaptation of the third of Dan Brown’s Robert Langdon books, “The Lost Symbol”. According to Variety, Columbia has hired Steven Knight (Dirty Pretty Things) to pen the script. Neither Tom Hanks or Ron Howard are committed to return …

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The Viper’s Nest Answers The 39 Clues

The global hunt for The 39 Clues, the New York Times bestselling multi-media adventure series that combines books, collectible cards and an online game, continues with the just released “Book 7: The Viper’s Nest” by Peter Lerangis. With the publication of this new installment, one of the key mysteries in the …

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Lakeshore to Create I, Frankenstein Film

Lakeshore Entertainment has bought the screenplay for I, Frankenstein with director Patrick Tatopoulos (Underworld: Rise of the Lycans) attached. Based on the cult comic book series of the same name by Underworld co-creator Kevin Grevioux, and puts classic monsters in a film noir setting. In it, Frankenstein’s Monster has learned …

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Hammer Films Returns With The Woman In Black

The newly reincarnated U.K. studio Hammer Films has snatched up the rights to the Susan Hill’s horror novel The Woman in Black. The screenplay is scripted by Jane Goldman (Stardust and Kick-Ass) with James Watkins (Eden Lake) being named as director on the project. The story revolves around Arthur Kipps, …

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