Here’s a poster and a trailer for the next Harry Potter movie. Were heading into the last two movies for this franchise, and there is a very ominous tone being set for the end of Potter.
Film Junk is reporting that there may be a little movement on the Samurai Jack feature film, based on the popular animated TV series, that has been in development since 2007. The show’s creator, Genndy Tartakovsky will write and direct the movie that will be a continuation of the TV serties for Frederator Films. Tarakovsky was previously on board for the The Power of the Dark Crystal, but with that project being postponed indefinitely, he could put his concentration back on Jack.
According to a post on the Frederator Films blog, J.J. Abrams was revealed to be a huge fan of Samurai Jack, and is now co-producing the movie through his company, Bad Robot Productions. Having a big “name” like Abrams attached to the movie should give a big boost to finally seeing a Samurai Jack movie. In addition to that, Paramount Pictures will distribute the movie, which gives me hope that it will actually end up in theatres and not simply a direct to DVD release.
Samurai Jack was about a samurai warrior in ancient Japan who embarks on a mission to defeat the evil shape-shifting wizard Aku. Before Jack can complete his task, though, Aku catapultes him thousands of years into the future. Jack finds himself in a world where Aku now enjoys complete power over every living thing. So Jack continues on his quest to defeat Aku, while righting the wrongs that have been done by his enemy along the way, and to find a way back to his own time.
Samurai Jack was an incredible cartoon. It had a unigue and dynamic style that set it apart from everything else. The episodes were fun adventures that combined a bit of fantasy with sci-fi. And I don’t think that the show ever had a proper ending. Its surprising that Tartakovsky hasn’t been involved with many projects over the past several years. Samurai Jack ended its run in 2004, at that time he worked on the Star Wars: The Clone Wars mini episodes that ran on Cartoon Network from 2003-2005, Then he was part of a short lived show called Sunday Pants, and in 2006 he worked on a pilot for a show that never launched Korgoth the Barbarian. Then nothing. I am a big fan of Tartakovsky’s work and would love to see more from him. I don’t car if th movie gets a theatre released, or if it a direct to DVD release, let’s just hope that we finally get a Samurai Jack movie.
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Here’s a trailer for the remake of Clash of the Titans that will be in theatres on March 26, 2010. I’m looking forward to seeing this.
March of 2010 will see a remake of the 1981 fantasy epic Clash of the Titans. The movie tells the myth of Perseus, and his quest to battle both Medusa and the montrous Kraken in order to save the Princess Andromeda. Some early posters for the movie have been leaked.
I think that there is a definite 300 feel to these images. You can view the rest of the posters and pictures from the set of the movie here.
Now you can co-write a story with a New York Time best selling novelist, and you can do it 140 characters at a time.
Fantasy novelist and comic book writer Neil Gaiman and BBC Audiobooks are launching an experiment to bring you a new type of reading and writing experience, they are developing Twitterature. Begining at noon tomorrow (Oct. 13), Gaiman will tweet the first sentence in an interactive storytelling experiment. The hope is that fellow Tweeters will pick up the thread where Gaiman leaves off, and continue to tell the story. The final work will eventually be complied into a short story, and then recorded as an audiobook that will be available in iTunes for free. Starting at noon tomorrow you can follow the story and add your tweets here.
Add along stories isn’t a new idea to the internet. I’ve seen collaborations like this pop up on message boards from time to time. However, the fact that you have an incredible and highly regarded author like Neil Gaiman kicking it off adds some excitement to the project. And the fact that your colaborative work will be made into an audio book that will be available to everyone on iTunes is also pretty exciting. This is a fantastic idea. It will be interesting to see how the story will go. Will people put real thought and effort into their line or two, or will they just throw any manner or random nonsense in and derail the whole thing? And what sort of wild twist and turns will spin this story through the Twitterverse? I also wonder if Neil Gaiman will add any tweets later on as the story begins to take off. It would be nice if he did contribute a little more then just the opening, but it’s still incredible to have him involved. I’m very interested to see how this story takes shape.
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On Sunday, Oct. 4th renown author Neil Gaiman will be making an appearance at the Cleveland Public Library Lake Shore Facility (17109 Lake Shore Blvd, Cleveland 44110) at 2pm. He is participating in the CPL’s Writers & Readers series, a showcase to demonstrate the Library’s role in promoting books and reading to the Greater Cleveland Community. The event is free and open to the public. Seating will be handled on a first-come, first-served basis. A Cultural Exchange will have books for sale at the event.
Neil Gaiman is perhaps best known for his work writing the award winning Sandman comic book series. He is also an award winning, and New York Times Best Selling novelist with books such as Anansi Boys, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book. Gaiman has written screenplays for the movies MirrorMask, and Beowulf. And he has also had two of his novels, Coraline, and Stardust adapted into movies.
Neil Gaiman is a fantastic writer and spokesperson. This is an event that everyone should take the time to attend.
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