New Smurfs In The Village! Sony Pictures Animation Announces Additional Cast For SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE
Culver City, CA – Sony Pictures Animation today announced the addition of three new cast for the lineup of talent in the next Smurf adventure Smurfs: The Lost Village, hitting theaters March 31, 2017.
Joining the already announced Demi Lovato as Smurfette, Rainn Wilson as Gargamel and Mandy Patinkin as Papa Smurf will be: triple Emmy nominee Jack McBrayer (30 Rock, Wreck-It Ralph) as the sweet, awkward and honest-to-a-fault Clumsy, who’s forever trying his best and missing the mark; Danny Pudi (Community) as book smart and geek proud Brainy, who’s long on knowledge, but short on inter-Smurf-onal skills; and Joe Manganiello (True Blood, Magic Mike) as the strong and super-positive Hefty, a loyal dynamo struggling with his hero complex.
The newest entry in the Columbia Pictures movie franchise that has grossed more than $900 million globally, Smurfs: The Lost Village is set for a worldwide release on March 31, 2017. The fully-animated return to the tone and style of the beloved comic book creations of Peyo is directed by Kelly Asbury (Shrek 2, Gnomeo & Juliet), produced by Jordan Kerner (Charlotte's Web, The Smurfs), co-produced by Mary Ellen Bauder (Hotel Transylvania), and executive produced by Raja Gosnell and Ben Waisbren.
It seems to Smurfette that everyone else in the Village has a purpose — Papa Smurf (leading), Baker Smurf (baking), even Grouchy Smurf (grouching) — except for her. So what’s the only girl in the village to do? Go in search of hers, of course! When she accidentally crosses paths with a mysterious creature that takes off into the Enchanted Forest, she follows, and sets off into the uncharted and strictly forbidden woods. Joined by her brothers Brainy, Hefty and Clumsy — and with the evil wizard Gargamel shadowing their every step — Team Smurf undertakes a wild journey full of action, danger and discovery, setting them on a course that leads to the biggest mystery in Smurf history!
Based on the characters and works of PEYO.
SMURF, and all Smurfs characters: ©Peyo. All Rights Reserved. "Smurf" and "The Smurfs" are registered trademarks of STUDIO PEYO
About Sony Pictures Animation
Sony Pictures Animation produces a variety of animated and family entertainment for audiences around the world. The studio is following its worldwide comedy hits—the record-breaking monster comedies Hotel Transylvania and Hotel Transylvania 2, the hybrid live action/animated blockbusters The Smurfs and The Smurfs 2, and the mouth-watering Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs movies—with the fully animated reboot Smurfs: The Lost Village in March 2017; the inspirational story The Lamb in December 2017; and an animated Spider-Man feature from the minds of directors Chris Miller and Phil Lord in Summer 2018. The studio, in conjunction with Aardman Animations, has produced two critically acclaimed feature films: the CG-animated family comedy Arthur Christmas; and the Academy Award®-nominated stop-frame animated high-seas adventure, The Pirates! Band of Misfits. In 2007, Surf's Up also received an Academy Award® nomination for Best Animated Feature Film. The division—whose first feature film Open Season led to a very successful movie franchise, including the upcoming Open Season: Scared Silly in Spring 2016—turned 10 in 2012. Sony Pictures Animation is a division of the Sony Pictures Motion Pictures Group.
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About Sony Pictures Entertainment
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE's global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition and distribution; television production, acquisition and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new entertainment products, services and technologies. For additional information, go to http://www.sonypictures.com.
About The Smurfs
The story of the Smurfs - a property created by Peyo - started in 1958 with the creation of comic books which were later brought to both the big and small screen. Over the years, the little blue characters haven't just limited themselves to the page and the screen. They have inspired records and CDs that have sold millions of copies, entire collections of figurines and toys, and many more products. In all, more than 3,000 derived products have been produced and leading brands and companies have spread their messages worldwide with the help of the Smurfs. A multitude of new projects appear regularly, thus making the success of the Smurfs planetary!
About Lafig Belgium S.A.
Lafig Belgium is the owner of the rights to produce audio-visual works based on the Smurf universe and of the Smurf worldwide licensing rights (together with IMPS). Lafig Belgium is controlled by the heirs of Pierre Culliford, better known under his pseudonym Peyo, the author/creator of the Smurfs. For 50 years, the Culliford family has controlled the Smurf characters and all licenses worldwide.
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Monday, March 7, 2016
Sunday, March 6, 2016
2016 Canadian Screen Award Nominations - Complete Film Category List
The Canadian Screen Awards honor achievements in Canadian film and television production, as well as achievements in digital media. In 2012, the formerly separate Genie Awards (for film) and Gemini Awards (for television) merged into a single ceremony, the Canadian Screen Awards.
The Canadian Screen Awards are presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. This is a national, no-profit, professional association dedicated to the promotion, recognition and celebration of exceptional achievements in Canadian film, television and digital media. The Academy describes itself as a “Unifying industry professionals across Canada, the Academy is a vital force representing all screen – based industries.”
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television Awards will be handed out on Sunday, March 13, 2016. The nominations list below is only for the film categories, excluding the television, digital media, and special award categories (except for two).
2016 Canadian Screen Awards Nominations:
Best Motion Picture / Meilleur film
Brooklyn – Pierre Even, Marie-Claude Poulin, Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey
Corbo – Félize Frappier
The Demons | Les Démons – Philippe Lesage
Felix and Meira | Félix et Meira – Sylvain Corbeil, Nancy Grant
The Forbidden Room – Phoebe Greenberg, Penny Mancuso, Phyllis Laing, David Christensen, Guy Maddin
My Internship in Canada | Guibord s’en va-t-en guerre – Luc Déry, Kim McCraw
Our Loved Ones | Les êtres chers – Sylvain Corbeil, Nancy Grant
Remember – Robert Lantos, Ari Lantos
Room – David Gross, Ed Guiney
Sleeping Giant – Karen Harnisch, Andrew Cividino, Marc Swenker, James Vandewater, Aaron Yeger
Achievement in Direction | Meilleure réalisation
Philippe Lesage – The Demons | Les Démons
Maxime Giroux – Felix and Meira | Félix et Meira
Anne Émond – Our Loved Ones | Les êtres chers
Lenny Abrahamson – Room
Andrew Cividino – Sleeping Giant
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Interprétation masculine dans un premier rôle
Maxim Gaudette – Our Loved Ones | Les êtres chers
Christopher Plummer – Remember
Rossif Sutherland – River
Jacob Tremblay – Room
Jasmin Geljo – The Waiting Room
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Interprétation masculine dans un rôle de soutien
Waris Ahluwalia – Beeba Boys
Tony Nardi – Corbo
Irdens Exantus – My Internship in Canada | Guibord s’en va-t-en guerre
Nick Serino – Sleeping Giant
Patrick Hivon – Ville-Marie
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Interprétation féminine dans un premier rôle
Leah Goldstein – Diamond Tongues
Hadas Yaron – Felix and Meira | Félix et Meira
Karelle Tremblay – Our Loved Ones | Les êtres chers
Céline Bonnier – The Passion of Augustine | La Passion d’Augustine
Brie Larson – Room
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Interprétation féminine dans un rôle de soutien
Balinder Johal – Beeba Boys
Mylène Mackay – Endorphine
Christine Beaulieu – The Mirage | Le Mirage
Joan Allen – Room
Cynthia Ashperger – The Waiting Room
Achievement in Art Direction / Production Design | Meilleure direction artistique
Louisa Schabas – Felix and Meira | Félix et Meira
Galen Johnson, Brigitte Henry, Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski – The Forbidden Room
Ken Rempel, Kathy McCoy, Erik Gerlund – Forsaken
Arv Greywal, Steve Shewchuk, Larry Spittle – Hyena Road
Ethan Tobman, Mary Kirkland – Room
Achievement in Cinematography | Meilleures images
Yves Bélanger – Brooklyn
Sara Mishara – Felix and Meira | Félix et Meira
Rene Ohashi – Forsaken
Karim Hussain – Hyena Road
Danny Cohen – Room
Achievement in Costume Design | Meilleurs costumes
Joanne Hansen – Beeba Boys
Judy Jonker – Corbo
Christopher Hargadon – Forsaken
Katelynd Johnston – Hyena Road
Arabella Bushnell – Songs She Wrote About People She Knows
Achievement in Editing | Meilleur montage
Renee Beaulieu – Adrien | Le Garagiste
David Wharnsby – Hyena Road
Mathieu Bouchard-Malo – Our Loved Ones | Les êtres chers
Nathan Nugent – Room
James Vandewater – Sleeping Giant
Achievement in Make-Up | Meilleurs maquillages
Catherine Beaudoin – Anna
David Scott, Trina Brink – Backcountry
Gail Kennedy, Rochelle Parrent, Jojo Preece – Forsaken
Jayne Dancose, Debra Johnson, Charles Porlier – Hyena Road
Sid Armour – Room
Achievement in Music – Original Score | Meilleure musique originale
Michel Corriveau – Anna
Michael Brook – Brooklyn
François Dompierre – The Passion of Augustine | La Passion d’Augustine
Stephen Rennicks – Room
Chris Gestrin – Songs She Wrote About People She Knows
Achievement in Music – Original Song | Meilleure chanson originale
Peter Katz, Karen Kowsowski – 88 – “Where the Light Used to Be”
Martin Léon – Our Loved Ones | Les êtres chers – “Red and Yellow”
Noah Reid – People Hold On – “People Hold On”
Jenny Salgado – Scratch – A Hip-opera | Scratch – Un Hip-Opéra – “C’est aujourd’hui que je sors”
Kris Elgstrand – Songs She Wrote About People She Knows – “Asshole Dave”
Achievement in Overall Sound | Meilleur son d’ensemble
Sylvain Brassard, Arnaud Têtu, Pascal Van Strydonck, Olivier Léger – Adrien | Le Garagiste
Bernard Gariépy Strobl, Daniel Bisson, Jean-Charles Desjardins, François Grenon – Endorphine
Lou Solakofski, Ian Rankin, Joe Morrow, Russ Dyck, Graham Rogers, James Bastable, André Azoubel, Don White, Jack Hereen – Hyena Road
Lou Solakofski, Kirk Lynds, Kristian Bailey, Don White, Jack Heeren,
Rob Coxford, Peter Caristedt – Into The Forest
Bernard Gariépy Strobl, Daniel Bisson, Claude La Haye, Benoît Leduc – My Internship in Canada | Guibord s’en va-t-en guerre
Achievement in Sound Editing | Meilleur montage sonore
Benoît Dame – Adrien | Le Garagiste
Sylvain Bellemare, Claire Pochon, Jérôme Décarie, François Senneville – Endorphine
Mark Gingras, Jill Purdy – Forsaken
John Gurdebeke, David Rose – The Forbidden Room
Jane Tattersall, David McCallum, Martin Gwynn Jones, Barry Gilmore, David Evans, Dave Rose, Brennan Mercer, Ed Douglas,
Kevin Banks, Goro Koyama, Andy Malcolm – Hyena Road
Achievement in Visual Effects | Meilleurs effets visuels
Darren Wall – Borealis
Alain Lachance, Eve Brunet – Endorphine
Phil Jones, Sarah Wormsbecher, Eric Doiron, Anthony DeChellis, Lon Molnar, Geoff D.E. Scott, Nathan Larouche, Mark Fordham – Hyena Road
Eric Doiron, Sarah Wormsbecher, Nathan Larouche, Anthony DeChellis, Geoff D.E. Scott, Jason Snea, Joel Chambers, Kaiser Thomas, Lon Molnar, Rob Kennedy – Remember
Marcelo Alves de Souza, Paulo Barcellos, Adams Carvalho, George Schall, Luis Dourado, Emerson Bonadias, Diego Moreira, Luciano Santa Barbara, Thiago Sá, Luis Dreyfuss – Zoom
Adapted Screenplay | Meilleure adaptation
Josh Epstein, Kyle Rideout – Eadweard
Emma Donoghue – Room
Wiebke von Carolsfeld – The Saver
Original Screenplay | Meilleur scénario
André Turpin – Endorphine
Philippe Falardeau – My Internship in Canada | Guibord s’en va-t-en guerre
Anne Émond – Our Loved Ones | Les êtres chers
Benjamin August – Remember
Matt Hansen – Zoom
Academy Legacy Award
EUGENE LEVY AND CATHERINE O'HARA
Lifetime Achievement Award
MARTIN SHORT
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The Canadian Screen Awards are presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. This is a national, no-profit, professional association dedicated to the promotion, recognition and celebration of exceptional achievements in Canadian film, television and digital media. The Academy describes itself as a “Unifying industry professionals across Canada, the Academy is a vital force representing all screen – based industries.”
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television Awards will be handed out on Sunday, March 13, 2016. The nominations list below is only for the film categories, excluding the television, digital media, and special award categories (except for two).
2016 Canadian Screen Awards Nominations:
Best Motion Picture / Meilleur film
Brooklyn – Pierre Even, Marie-Claude Poulin, Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey
Corbo – Félize Frappier
The Demons | Les Démons – Philippe Lesage
Felix and Meira | Félix et Meira – Sylvain Corbeil, Nancy Grant
The Forbidden Room – Phoebe Greenberg, Penny Mancuso, Phyllis Laing, David Christensen, Guy Maddin
My Internship in Canada | Guibord s’en va-t-en guerre – Luc Déry, Kim McCraw
Our Loved Ones | Les êtres chers – Sylvain Corbeil, Nancy Grant
Remember – Robert Lantos, Ari Lantos
Room – David Gross, Ed Guiney
Sleeping Giant – Karen Harnisch, Andrew Cividino, Marc Swenker, James Vandewater, Aaron Yeger
Achievement in Direction | Meilleure réalisation
Philippe Lesage – The Demons | Les Démons
Maxime Giroux – Felix and Meira | Félix et Meira
Anne Émond – Our Loved Ones | Les êtres chers
Lenny Abrahamson – Room
Andrew Cividino – Sleeping Giant
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Interprétation masculine dans un premier rôle
Maxim Gaudette – Our Loved Ones | Les êtres chers
Christopher Plummer – Remember
Rossif Sutherland – River
Jacob Tremblay – Room
Jasmin Geljo – The Waiting Room
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Interprétation masculine dans un rôle de soutien
Waris Ahluwalia – Beeba Boys
Tony Nardi – Corbo
Irdens Exantus – My Internship in Canada | Guibord s’en va-t-en guerre
Nick Serino – Sleeping Giant
Patrick Hivon – Ville-Marie
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Interprétation féminine dans un premier rôle
Leah Goldstein – Diamond Tongues
Hadas Yaron – Felix and Meira | Félix et Meira
Karelle Tremblay – Our Loved Ones | Les êtres chers
Céline Bonnier – The Passion of Augustine | La Passion d’Augustine
Brie Larson – Room
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Interprétation féminine dans un rôle de soutien
Balinder Johal – Beeba Boys
Mylène Mackay – Endorphine
Christine Beaulieu – The Mirage | Le Mirage
Joan Allen – Room
Cynthia Ashperger – The Waiting Room
Achievement in Art Direction / Production Design | Meilleure direction artistique
Louisa Schabas – Felix and Meira | Félix et Meira
Galen Johnson, Brigitte Henry, Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski – The Forbidden Room
Ken Rempel, Kathy McCoy, Erik Gerlund – Forsaken
Arv Greywal, Steve Shewchuk, Larry Spittle – Hyena Road
Ethan Tobman, Mary Kirkland – Room
Achievement in Cinematography | Meilleures images
Yves Bélanger – Brooklyn
Sara Mishara – Felix and Meira | Félix et Meira
Rene Ohashi – Forsaken
Karim Hussain – Hyena Road
Danny Cohen – Room
Achievement in Costume Design | Meilleurs costumes
Joanne Hansen – Beeba Boys
Judy Jonker – Corbo
Christopher Hargadon – Forsaken
Katelynd Johnston – Hyena Road
Arabella Bushnell – Songs She Wrote About People She Knows
Achievement in Editing | Meilleur montage
Renee Beaulieu – Adrien | Le Garagiste
David Wharnsby – Hyena Road
Mathieu Bouchard-Malo – Our Loved Ones | Les êtres chers
Nathan Nugent – Room
James Vandewater – Sleeping Giant
Achievement in Make-Up | Meilleurs maquillages
Catherine Beaudoin – Anna
David Scott, Trina Brink – Backcountry
Gail Kennedy, Rochelle Parrent, Jojo Preece – Forsaken
Jayne Dancose, Debra Johnson, Charles Porlier – Hyena Road
Sid Armour – Room
Achievement in Music – Original Score | Meilleure musique originale
Michel Corriveau – Anna
Michael Brook – Brooklyn
François Dompierre – The Passion of Augustine | La Passion d’Augustine
Stephen Rennicks – Room
Chris Gestrin – Songs She Wrote About People She Knows
Achievement in Music – Original Song | Meilleure chanson originale
Peter Katz, Karen Kowsowski – 88 – “Where the Light Used to Be”
Martin Léon – Our Loved Ones | Les êtres chers – “Red and Yellow”
Noah Reid – People Hold On – “People Hold On”
Jenny Salgado – Scratch – A Hip-opera | Scratch – Un Hip-Opéra – “C’est aujourd’hui que je sors”
Kris Elgstrand – Songs She Wrote About People She Knows – “Asshole Dave”
Achievement in Overall Sound | Meilleur son d’ensemble
Sylvain Brassard, Arnaud Têtu, Pascal Van Strydonck, Olivier Léger – Adrien | Le Garagiste
Bernard Gariépy Strobl, Daniel Bisson, Jean-Charles Desjardins, François Grenon – Endorphine
Lou Solakofski, Ian Rankin, Joe Morrow, Russ Dyck, Graham Rogers, James Bastable, André Azoubel, Don White, Jack Hereen – Hyena Road
Lou Solakofski, Kirk Lynds, Kristian Bailey, Don White, Jack Heeren,
Rob Coxford, Peter Caristedt – Into The Forest
Bernard Gariépy Strobl, Daniel Bisson, Claude La Haye, Benoît Leduc – My Internship in Canada | Guibord s’en va-t-en guerre
Achievement in Sound Editing | Meilleur montage sonore
Benoît Dame – Adrien | Le Garagiste
Sylvain Bellemare, Claire Pochon, Jérôme Décarie, François Senneville – Endorphine
Mark Gingras, Jill Purdy – Forsaken
John Gurdebeke, David Rose – The Forbidden Room
Jane Tattersall, David McCallum, Martin Gwynn Jones, Barry Gilmore, David Evans, Dave Rose, Brennan Mercer, Ed Douglas,
Kevin Banks, Goro Koyama, Andy Malcolm – Hyena Road
Achievement in Visual Effects | Meilleurs effets visuels
Darren Wall – Borealis
Alain Lachance, Eve Brunet – Endorphine
Phil Jones, Sarah Wormsbecher, Eric Doiron, Anthony DeChellis, Lon Molnar, Geoff D.E. Scott, Nathan Larouche, Mark Fordham – Hyena Road
Eric Doiron, Sarah Wormsbecher, Nathan Larouche, Anthony DeChellis, Geoff D.E. Scott, Jason Snea, Joel Chambers, Kaiser Thomas, Lon Molnar, Rob Kennedy – Remember
Marcelo Alves de Souza, Paulo Barcellos, Adams Carvalho, George Schall, Luis Dourado, Emerson Bonadias, Diego Moreira, Luciano Santa Barbara, Thiago Sá, Luis Dreyfuss – Zoom
Adapted Screenplay | Meilleure adaptation
Josh Epstein, Kyle Rideout – Eadweard
Emma Donoghue – Room
Wiebke von Carolsfeld – The Saver
Original Screenplay | Meilleur scénario
André Turpin – Endorphine
Philippe Falardeau – My Internship in Canada | Guibord s’en va-t-en guerre
Anne Émond – Our Loved Ones | Les êtres chers
Benjamin August – Remember
Matt Hansen – Zoom
Academy Legacy Award
EUGENE LEVY AND CATHERINE O'HARA
Lifetime Achievement Award
MARTIN SHORT
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Saturday, March 5, 2016
Image Comics Announces Hardcover Collection of "The Wicked + the Divine"
A deluxe hardcover edition hits stores this April
“...It’s that damn good.” —Kotaku
The New York Times bestselling hit series THE WICKED + THE DIVINE by writer Kieron Gillen, artist Jamie McKelvie, and colorist Matthew Wilson will be collected into a stunning deluxe hardcover edition, with must-have bonus material and extensive commentary, available this April.
"I have always had three grand ambitions. To go into Orbit. To fly through the air powered by my own strength. To have a fancy hardback of my comic book series," said Gillen. "Now one of my goals is complete. I am so proud."
THE WICKED + THE DIVINE is the Eisner-nominated, critically-acclaimed modern fantasy where gods are the ultimate pop stars and pop stars are the ultimate gods.
THE WICKED + THE DIVINE Deluxe Hardcover (ISBN: 978-1-63215-728-7) collects the first two story arcs of the series—issues #1-11, plus commentary and bonus content—and hits comic book stores on Wednesday, April 6th, 2016 and bookstores on Tuesday, April 12th, 2016. It will be available for $44.99.
It can be ordered by retailers from Diamond Book Distributors with Diamond code FEB160652. It can be preordered now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, IndieBound, and Indigo.
Select praise for THE WICKED + THE DIVINE:
“The Wicked and The Divine is super-powers and stardom, with a pinch of American Gods and a dollop of Ziggy Stardust put through a philosophical meat grinder.” —Paste Magazine
“McKelvie and colorist Matthew Wilson create slick, glossy, hyper-real comics.” —Mental Floss
“The Wicked + The Divine is among the strongest Image debuts of recent memory. This book is absolutely worth checking out.” —IGN
“I never thought a comic book would make me feel sorry for Katy Perry. But The Wicked + The Divine generated some real empathy for someone whose music I can’t stand. It’s that damn good.” —Kotaku
“Thoroughly engaging puzzle of a plot, excellent character development and a brutal ability to follow through on promises made.” —Tor.com
“A beautiful conflation of superhero mythos and pop-star worship.” —Flavorwire
“The Wicked + The Divine is the best comic book you're probably not reading (yet)... For a book inspired by death, it's incredibly alive.” —Vice
“A stunning book.” —Blastr
“The Wicked + The Divine is about art, creativity and living to the fullest, but mainly about death.” —USA Today
ABOUT IMAGE COMICS
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, Skybound and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.
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Negromancer News Bits and Bites from March 1st to 5th, 2016 - Update #18
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OSCARS - From Deadline: This blow-job fest passing as an article details Mark Rylance's non-campaign campaign for the best supporting actor Oscar, which he ultimately won. I figure that he won because he is a good actor and he is white, because #OscarsSoWhite.
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COMICS - From YahooMovies: Screenwriter Eric Heisserer is working on Joseph Gordon-Levitt's film adaptation of The Sandman comic book, which was published by DC Comics and written by Neil Gaiman.
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MOVIES - From YahooNews: The author Pat Conroy has died, Friday, March 4, 2016, at the age of 70. Some of Conroy's books were adapted in film, with "The Great Santini" and "The Prince of Tides" likely being the most memorable.
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POLITICS - From RollingStone: Matt Taibbi on how George W Bush led to Donald Trump.
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COMICS - From Variety: Sony is working on a "Venom" spinoff. I bet it's going to be R-rated.
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MOVIES - From Variety: The rumored 23 Jump Street/Men in Black crossover is still being developed by Sony.
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POLITICS - From TheDailyBeast: Nine Republican congressman vote against naming a post office after Maya Angelou. This isn't really a story since the measure passed anyway, so fuck 'em.
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CRIME - From YahooNews: Colorado theater mass murder, James Holmes, got a prison beat down.
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STAR TREK - From Variety: Rod Roddenberry, the son of "Star Trek" creator, Gene Roddenberry, has joined CBS' new Star Trek series as an executive producer.
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STAR WARS - From Variety: "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" will be digital April 1st and on Blu-ray on April 5th.
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COMICS - From Variety: "Batman vs. Superman" is tracking to have a massive opening on March 25.
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MOVIES - From YahooMusic: First trailer for new "Ghostbusters" trailer.
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COMICS - From WeGotThisCovered: Early word on "Captain Ameria: Civil War."
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COMICS - From IGN: FOX has announced the release dates for two superhero movies, although they did not announce the names of the most movies
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THEATER - From Deadline: Mark Rylance just won a best supporting actor Oscar (for "Bridge of Spies"). Now, he has received an Olivier Award nomination, along with other Oscar favorites. The Olivier Awards are given for London stage performance / live theatre.
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OSCARS - From Deadline: Low ratings (relatively speaking) for Oscars hosted by Chris Rock - worst since 2008. 34.3 million people watched. It's the best picture nominees. Add Straight Outta Compton and Star Wars: The Force Awakens and millions more watch. The year "12 Years a Slave" won best picture; 43.7 million people watched, which is the highest number this century.
From Deadline: For those who missed it; here is a complete list of winners from the 2016/ 88th Oscars.
From EOnline: Will Smith has nothing to say about the dig Chris Rock took at him during the Oscars ceremony.
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: The second official trailer for "Ice Age: Collision Course."
OSCARS - From Deadline: This blow-job fest passing as an article details Mark Rylance's non-campaign campaign for the best supporting actor Oscar, which he ultimately won. I figure that he won because he is a good actor and he is white, because #OscarsSoWhite.
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COMICS - From YahooMovies: Screenwriter Eric Heisserer is working on Joseph Gordon-Levitt's film adaptation of The Sandman comic book, which was published by DC Comics and written by Neil Gaiman.
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MOVIES - From YahooNews: The author Pat Conroy has died, Friday, March 4, 2016, at the age of 70. Some of Conroy's books were adapted in film, with "The Great Santini" and "The Prince of Tides" likely being the most memorable.
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POLITICS - From RollingStone: Matt Taibbi on how George W Bush led to Donald Trump.
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COMICS - From Variety: Sony is working on a "Venom" spinoff. I bet it's going to be R-rated.
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MOVIES - From Variety: The rumored 23 Jump Street/Men in Black crossover is still being developed by Sony.
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POLITICS - From TheDailyBeast: Nine Republican congressman vote against naming a post office after Maya Angelou. This isn't really a story since the measure passed anyway, so fuck 'em.
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CRIME - From YahooNews: Colorado theater mass murder, James Holmes, got a prison beat down.
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STAR TREK - From Variety: Rod Roddenberry, the son of "Star Trek" creator, Gene Roddenberry, has joined CBS' new Star Trek series as an executive producer.
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STAR WARS - From Variety: "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" will be digital April 1st and on Blu-ray on April 5th.
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COMICS - From Variety: "Batman vs. Superman" is tracking to have a massive opening on March 25.
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MOVIES - From YahooMusic: First trailer for new "Ghostbusters" trailer.
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COMICS - From WeGotThisCovered: Early word on "Captain Ameria: Civil War."
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COMICS - From IGN: FOX has announced the release dates for two superhero movies, although they did not announce the names of the most movies
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THEATER - From Deadline: Mark Rylance just won a best supporting actor Oscar (for "Bridge of Spies"). Now, he has received an Olivier Award nomination, along with other Oscar favorites. The Olivier Awards are given for London stage performance / live theatre.
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OSCARS - From Deadline: Low ratings (relatively speaking) for Oscars hosted by Chris Rock - worst since 2008. 34.3 million people watched. It's the best picture nominees. Add Straight Outta Compton and Star Wars: The Force Awakens and millions more watch. The year "12 Years a Slave" won best picture; 43.7 million people watched, which is the highest number this century.
From Deadline: For those who missed it; here is a complete list of winners from the 2016/ 88th Oscars.
From EOnline: Will Smith has nothing to say about the dig Chris Rock took at him during the Oscars ceremony.
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: The second official trailer for "Ice Age: Collision Course."
Camila Mendes is "Veronica Lodge" in New Live-Action Archie Series, "Riverdale"
Rounding out a week of major casting news for The CW's 'Riverdale' live-action pilot based on the Archie Comics characters comes the announcement that Camila Mendes has been cast as Riverdale's top socialite, Veronica Lodge.
The Veronica casting follows a week of major casting news for the Riverdale gang consisting of Archie (KJ Apa), Josie (Ashleigh Murray), Fred Andrews (Luke Perry), Jughead (Cole Sprouse), Betty Cooper (Lili Reinhart), and Cheryl Blossom (Madelaine Petsch).
In the exclusive announcement, Deadline described Mendes's Veronica as a silver-tongued high school sophomore who returns to Riverdale from New York, eager to reinvent herself after a scandal involving her father.
Expect additional “Riverdale” news in the coming weeks.
The one-hour drama will be written by Archie Comics Chief Creative Officer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and produced by Warner Brothers Studios and Berlanti Productions and has been described as a subversive take on the classic Archie mythos. Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schecter, Jon Goldwater, and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa serve as executive producers.
The live-action series offers a bold, subversive take on Archie, Betty, Veronica, and their friends, exploring small-town life and the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riverdale’s wholesome facade. The show will focus on the eternal love triangle of Archie Andrews, girl-next-door Betty Cooper, and rich socialite Veronica Lodge, and will include the entire cast of characters from the comic books—including Archie’s rival, Reggie Mantle, and his slacker best friend, Jughead Jones.
Popular gay character Kevin Keller will also play a pivotal role. In addition to the core cast, “Riverdale” will introduce other characters from Archie Comics’ expansive library, including Josie and the Pussycats.
For more information about “Riverdale”, visit the official Archie Comics website.
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Friday, March 4, 2016
Image Comics Announces CHEW's Finale in the "Poyo" Trilogy
New York Times bestselling creative team John Layman and Rob Guillory will unleash the final one-shot chronicling the action-packed exploits of the beloved homicidal cybernetic kung-fu rooster this April.
Poyo, the secret agent; Poyo, the warrior chicken—and now: Poyo, the demon chicken.
The final episode of the groundbreaking and historic Poyo trilogy: DEMON CHICKEN POYO. Hell wants him. Heaven won’t take him. Earth needs him. That was also the tagline for that godawful Constantine movie. But Poyo is so badass, he stole it from Keanu Reeves!
“Several years ago Rob Guillory and I changed the face of comics, and indeed all pop culture, with the release of Secret Agent Poyo,” said Layman. “They said it could not be done, but we followed that up with an even more vital, timely and sense-shattering sequel, Warrior Chicken Poyo. And here, we’ve done the unthinkable, as we’ve outdone ourselves YET AGAIN with our greatest triumph yet, Demon Chicken Poyo.”
“We expect this book to shake the very foundations of the comics industry, with a comic so astonishing and impossibly amazing that the world will be forever altered,” Layman added. “Religions will be formed around this comic. Monuments will be built. This is the seminal comic for the 21st Century, and quite likely the new millennium. The wise consumer will buy multiple copies, and the canny retailer will stock their store shelves with this comic, and nothing else."
CHEW: DEMON CHICKEN POYO #1 Cover A by Rob Guillory (Diamond code: FEB160499) hits stores Wednesday, April 20th. CHEW: DEMON CHICKEN POYO #1 Cover B sketch variant (Diamond code: FEB160500) will also be available Wednesday, April 20th, 2016. Final order cutoff deadline for retailers is Monday, March 28th, 2016.
ABOUT IMAGE COMICS
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, Skybound and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.
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Thursday, March 3, 2016
Image Comics Announce Second "Lazarus" Hardcover Collection
Collects the third and fourth story arcs, plus bonus material
“Lazarus is an absolutely tremendous book…”—Multiversity
The New York Times bestselling and multiple-Eisner-winning creative team of Greg Rucka (BLACK MAGICK) and Michael Lark (Daredevil) will release the second prestige hardcover in their ongoing critically acclaimed dystopian series LAZARUS this May. This collects LAZARUS issues #10-21, and includes extensive backmatter exploring the Lazarus world as well as behind-the-scenes looks at the creation of the book.
In LAZARUS: THE SECOND COLLECTION, sixteen Families have gathered together in the exclusive luxury confines of Triton One to resolve the emerging conflict between Carlyle and Hock, and they’ve brought their Lazari with them. Deception and war go hand in hand, culminating in a final revelation that will truly change everything for Forever Carlyle.
LAZARUS: THE SECOND COLLECTION HC (ISBN: 9781632157225) hits comic book stores Wednesday, May 18th and bookstores Tuesday, May 24th, and will be available for $39.99. It can be ordered by retailers with Diamond code FEB160687. It can be preordered now on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Indiebound.
Praise for LAZARUS:
"Rucka and Lark have started us on a journey that'll ask the hard questions about what it means to be human while forcing us to take a long, hard look at the world we live in." —IGN
"This book is an intense look at family, prosperity, and Waste." —Culture Mass
"Mixes political issues, social issues, science fiction and criminal intrigue into one pot… This is worth checking out." —ComicList
“This is a comic that above all else grapples with what is perhaps the ultimate question of speculative fiction, and certainly one of the oldest—what if we didn’t need to die?”—Nerdspan
ABOUT IMAGE COMICS
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, Skybound and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.
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