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Comic book writer/artist on the best and worst film adaptations
12 hours ago | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
We're seeing more and more comic books and graphic novels being adapted for the big screen and, even with varied results at the box office, the trend shows no sign of stopping.
This is largely because established titles come with a devoted fanbase while newer publications are akin to film storyboards that give studios a clear visual idea of the project.
Only recently I have twice reported on a number of comics that are being picked up by film bosses, and you can see those round-ups here and here.
I talked about the craze to comic book writer and artist Al Davison, who runs The Astral Gypsy graphic novels shop and art studio in the Canal Basin here in Coventry.
Al's been writing and drawing comics for 25 years. He is working on the Doctor Who comic (as seen in the image pictured right), which was launched in July, and recently »
- David Bentley
X-Men: The Last Stand: What Could Have Been
10 November 2009 1:45 PM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
Brett Ratner is tired of defending his directorial work in X-Men: The Last Stand, but fans continue to wonder what might have been if Bryan Singer had finished his X-Men trilogy, instead of defecting to Superman Returns. Michael Dougherty, the screenwriter for X2: X-Men United who joined Singer's defection, explained his ideas for X3 to Slashfilm in a recent podcast (transcribed by TheGeekFiles).
You found out was that Phoenix [(Famke Janssen)] was going round the world taking things into her own hands and that she had basically returned as a god, which they did in X3. She had viewed herself as above the conflict, that she was here to end things on her terms, she was sick of the fighting and she was going to take things into her own hands and she did not give a s**t what the X-Men or the Brotherhood had to say about it.
And ultimately »
- Ryan Gowland
Brett Ratner takes on The Wolfman, Avatar, Prince of Persia and more
10 November 2009 11:23 AM, PST | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Director Brett Ratner has had no involvement with Quentin Tarantino's recent war thriller Inglourious Basterds or with the upcoming films Avatar, The Wolfman or Prince of Persia, but somehow he has managed to get a cameo appearance in all of them, courtesy of some spoof posters on a new website.
Ratnerfilms depicts the filmmaker digitally added to publicity images of Joe Johnston's The Wolfman, James Cameron's Avatar, Mike Newell's Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and Grant Heslov's comedy The Men Who Stare at Goats (or stare at Ratner in this case), as well as several other releases.
It's not the first time Ratner has popped up imitating other roles. X-Men fans will remember him donning mutton chops, fake metal claws and a leather suit to portray Wolverstein, his version of Jackman's Wolverine, in a spoof publicity shot for X-Men: The Last Stand.
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- David Bentley
'X2' Screenwriter Describes The 'X-Men 3' He And Bryan Singer Would Have Made
10 November 2009 7:01 AM, PST | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »
Several fans have wondered what "X-Men: The Last Stand" would've looked like with Bryan Singer at the helm as opposed to eventual director Brett Ratner, particularly after the latter filmmaker's recent comments towards his detractors. Well, wonder no more.
In an interview with Slash Film (as transcribed by The Geek Files), "X2: X-Men United" screenwriter Michael Dougherty described his and Singer's unused plans for "X-Men 3."
According to the writer, the film would have focused on Jean Grey's transformation into the Phoenix, albeit much differently than the version ultimately seen in "The Last Stand."
"You found out was that Phoenix was going round the world taking things into her own hands and that she had basically returned as a god," described the screenwriter. "She had viewed herself as above the conflict, that she was here to end things on her terms, she was sick of the fighting and she was going »
- Josh Wigler
X2 scribe Michael Dougherty details his vision for X-Men 3
9 November 2009 4:59 PM, PST | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Screenwriter Michael Dougherty has given more details about the ideas he had suggested to Bryan Singer for the third X-Men movie.
Dougherty co-wrote Singer's highly-regarded X2: X-Men United with Dan Harris before all three left the mutant movie series to make Superman Returns.
Fox then hired writers Zak Penn and Simon Kinberg and director Brett Ratner and the result was 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand.
A year ago, I reported on a book called Mutant Cinema: The X-Men Trilogy From Comics to Screen, which included some of Dougherty's ideas for an alternative version of the third film. (Click here to read that earlier article).
Now, in a new interview on Slashfilm to promote the DVD and Blu-ray release of Halloween-themed anthology Trick 'r Treat (pictured), his first directing effort, Dougherty has elaborated on what he wanted to do in the third X-movie had he stayed with the franchise. He speaks on a podcast, »
- David Bentley
X-Men 3: What could have been
9 November 2009 1:43 PM, PST | Filmonic.com | See recent Filmonic news »
If on May 26th 2006 you walked out after seeing X-Men: The Last Stand and thought “well that was disappointing, I wonder what the film would have been like if Bryan Singer directed” then you’re in luck! As 3 years on, your question has finally been answered. Sort of. Michael Dougherty, writer of X2 and director [...] »
- Liam
Sr Picks [Video]: X-Men Origins: Magneto Concept Trailer
8 November 2009 8:03 PM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
One of the many potential X-Men movies pushed into early development after X-Men 3: The Last Stand was an origins solo film for the master of magnetism, Magneto, played of course by the talented sir Ian McKellen in the X-Men trilogy.
I was always skeptical of a Magneto origins film, thinking it wouldn’t be as bankable as many projects touted, but this trailer (using X-men trilogy scenes and Star Trek music) does make it seem pretty epic. That being said, a lot of that awesomeness comes from the music.
Check out this fan-made concept trailer by YouTube user silverlightsaber after the jump.
The only issue here is that it presents Magneto when he’s older and we know the origin film would have to be about him when he’s young, learning his powers, defining his beliefs, working with professor X to start the school, build cerebro, etc. This »
- Rob Keyes
[TV] Justice League: The Complete Series
6 November 2009 8:30 AM, PST | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
Before I start gushing about just how great this cartoon and, by connection, this set are, let’s establish two things. First, for every good thing I have to say about the entire set I include a single footnote: this should be available in a Blu-ray release as well, the animation would be sharper and bolder, the audio would be stunning and the entire package would have had that much more relevance considering the current trends of digital media. Second, this is so much more than just a ‘cartoon’. As is said a few times in the extra features of the series, Justice League may be the greatest superhero animated series to have ever existed. So what does that imply about this complete series set? One of the best ever?
Bruce Timm, the animation giant who gave Warner Brothers Batman: The Animated Series, their first commercial animated success that didn »
- Lex Walker
Lifting the Lid on W.C. with Liam O Mochain
2 November 2009 10:38 AM, PST | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
(Julia Wakeham and director/actor Liam O Mochain in Wc, above.)
by Alan Kline
When I first visited Irish filmmaker Liam O Mochain ten years ago on the set of his debut feature, The Book That Wrote Itself, one of the first things I noticed was that he had managed to pull together production elements that would have been difficult for a film with ten times the budget. On the first day, he had managed to get the City of Dublin to give him a double-decker bus, complete with driver, to shoot on throughout the city. I, and a few dozen other tourists, had just paid the equivalent of $20 each for a tour on a similar bus, just the day before. Later in the production, he visited the Venice Film Festival with a small crew, attended a press conference, and asked a variety of celebrity luminaries questions, in character as Vincent, »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
[DVD Review] Trick 'r Treat
28 October 2009 8:02 AM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
How long has it been since you’ve seen a really good, well-produced horror film? One that didn’t pride itself on being low-budget in the tradition of film school wannabes everywhere? It’s not your fault – Hollywood just doesn’t like to sink cash into that kind of investment when it knows schlock like Prom Night will draw in the high school crowds. The streak ends now, though. Trick ‘r Treat may be the most fun you’ve had in a horror film in the last decade. Forget all the horror franchise reboots, all the shakey-cam opuses and the creature-features of the week, here we have a horror film that does it right from beginning to end – all 8 of them.
Four stories of a single Hallows Eve fold weave together in a fantastic series with performances your average horror film would kill for. The night begins with an eerie »
- Lex Walker
Will J.J. Abrams Reboot Superman Next?
27 October 2009 4:43 PM, PDT | Fandango | See recent Fandango news »
Somewhere in between Kevin Smith and Tim Burton's failed Superman movie and Bryan Singer's Superman Returns, there lived a Superman movie scripted by J.J. Abrams. Originally pitched as an origin story that would arc across three films, Brett Ratner was going to direct and at one point Josh Hartnett was offered big-time bucks to star in all three movies. He declined, Ratner eventually left the project and Warner Bros. opted to go with Bryan Singer, who of course ditched Abrams's script and went his own route. One draft of Abrams' script was universally panned online a couple of years ago when it leaked out, but that's not stopping the man who resurrected another good-as-dead franchise (Star Trek) from dreaming about some day revisiting The Man of Steel and the script that...
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- affiliates@fandango.com
A J.J. Abrams' Superman Movie?
26 October 2009 9:15 PM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
After helping to resurrect the Star Trek franchise, J.J. Abrams would seem the perfect choice to reinvigorate the Man of Steel. In fact, seven years ago, the Alias creator wrote several drafts for a potential Superman movie.
So is there any chance Abrams' will be returning to it?
"No one has talked to me about it," Abrams told MTV News. "Obviously, I’m sure Warner Brothers has a plan for what they want to do."
With production on Green Lantern set to begin next year, there has been talk of a series of films featuring DC Comics properties, culminating in a Justice League movie. Along with Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, and the Flash, Superman would be one of the characters given the big screen treatment.
The Man of Steel, of course, has already starred in a number of films, but the most recent, 2006’s Superman Returns, was not the hit anticipated by Warner Brothers. »
Blu-Ray Review: ‘Trick ‘r Treat’ is Shockingly Tasty Horror Anthology
26 October 2009 12:00 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – From producer Bryan Singer (“X-Men,” “Superman Returns”), “Trick ‘r Treat” is a fantastic horror anthology film that has inexplicably been rolling around the Warner Bros. offices for years, having initially been scheduled for release back in 2007. Finally getting a Halloween-tied Blu-Ray release, this is one of the best straight-to-dvd horror flicks in years, a consistently clever and enjoyable genre entry that will have horror fans screaming in glee this holiday season.
Blu-Ray Rating: 4.0/5.0
I will never understand why junk like “The Stepfather” and “Saw VI” get national, heavily-marketed releases but something like “Trick ‘r Treat,” which has won festival awards and been buzzed about since it first started screening, won’t be playing on a screen near you this Halloween. This is one messed-up genre. I think if WB had found a way to market this film, especially with the star power of Anna Paquin coming off “True Blood, »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
The Next X-Men Films Part Two: Deadpool, Magneto
25 October 2009 4:57 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
A few days back, we put up part one of “The Next X-Men Films” series, our look into the future of Fox Studio’s growing and financially successful movie series based on Marvel’s mighty mutants. This was based on quotes from Empire’s recent feature on Lauren Shuler Donner, producer of all films X-Men related, and today we’ll look at the other two anticipated films she spoke about.
In Part One we discussed Wolverine 2, the most-likely-to-happen solo flick out of Fox’s development slate as well as X-Men: First Class, the prequel to Bryan Singer’s first X-Men which is currently in its writing stages with Josh Schwartz penning the script.
Now, it’s time to look at two other popular character solo movies that are in early stages of development: Deadpool and X-Men Origins: Magneto. One of these is likely to happen, one may not.
After the »
- Rob Keyes
The Sandbox: Five Rules for Making a Decent Video Game Adaptation
23 October 2009 11:08 AM, PDT | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »
For the past 20 years or so, Hollywood has seemed intent on proving that video games aren't fit to be cinematic source material. How else to explain the dismal quality of the average game-to-film adaptation? But games and movies aren't inherently incompatible, provided that directors use some common sense when heading down that treacherous adaptation path. Here's my list of five guidelines that, if followed to the letter, should help future filmmakers succeed where so many before them have stumbled.
1. Costume changes are okay.
As with comics, video game heroes are often defined by their distinctive get-ups. And in certain instances -- like Lara Croft's snug spelunking short-shorts and T-shirt -- those outfits are capable of making a relatively easy transition to the silver screen. But the rest of the time, keeping a little too close to a game character's clothing makes it impossible to take the material seriously.
I mean, »
- Nick Schager
Fincher does TV
22 October 2009 2:24 AM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »
Though he's been extremely successful working in the world of film, director David Fincher has yet to make the move so many A-list directors make and produce content for TV. Sure he continues to do the occasional commercial (like this recent Nike ad with Vikings stud Rb Adrian Petersen) but nothing like what Bryan Singer has done with "House" or Steven Spielberg has done with "The United States of Tara." But that's about to change. Fincher has signed a deal to develop... »
- Mike Sampson
What Makes a "Great" Collaboration?
20 October 2009 10:48 AM, PDT | SCOREcastOnline.com | See recent SCOREcastOnline.com news »
This last weekend, a good friend of mine from northern California stayed with us for three days as he finished business here in La on a little festival film that I scored for him earlier this year. It dawned on me this weekend — as we sat around, drinking endless amounts of CocaCola Slurpees, and talking movies — just how much fun it is to collaborate with someone you also have a solid friendship with. Many great conversations were had, but one sticks out the most, and is an interesting discussion starter here:
If we didn't have our projects in common with our directors, would we still be friends?
As for me and my friend Scott, we really couldn't answer that question. Who knows? The fact is that we do have film in common, so the point is sort of moot. But that got me thinking about us as collaborators. What makes it work? »
- noreply@blogger.com (Deane Ogden)
X-Men and Deadpool Updates from Producer
19 October 2009 8:07 PM, PDT | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »
Empire Magazine had the chance to sit down with X-Men producer Lauren Shuler-Donner about the upcoming origin stories, prequels, and spin-offs coming from Marvel’s mutant world.
Shuler-Donner confirms Hugh Jackman will be headed to Japan to shoot on location for X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2, or whatever the title will eventually be. The comic book storyline centers on the clawed mutant falling for Mariko Yashida, the heiress to the Yakuza crime family.
“Wolverine will be fighting in a different style to what we’ve seen before,” she said, indicating a battle between him and Mariko’s father, Shingen Yashida. It will involve “samurai, ninja, katana blades, different forms of martial arts — mano-a-mano, extreme fighting.” This plot also suggests a possible showdown with mutant supervillain Silver Samurai, but maybe I’m just stretching it. After all, who doesn’t want to see mutant ninjas?
The producer also spoke about X-Men: First Class, »
- Jeff Leins
Robert De Niro and Jude Law reportedly join cast of Thor
18 October 2009 11:31 PM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Robert De Niro and Jude Law have joined the cast of Kenneth Branagh's Thor movie, it's being claimed.
Ain't It Cool News says it received a tip-off about an interview with actor Matthias Schweighofer (pictured) in the November edition of GQ magazine in Germany.
In it, the 28-year-old actor apparently says he is in the running for a part in Thor and reveals that De Niro and Law have already been cast in the film, which is set for release in May 2011.
At present, this is all unconfirmed and their roles are unspecified. The article is not on the website for German GQ, nor is it mentioned in the media interviews section on Matthias Schweighofer's official website.
Schweighofer starred with Branagh in Bryan Singer's Valkyrie. De Niro was in the Branagh-directed Frankenstein, Law in Branagh's Sleuth.
In addition, Stan Lee, the former president of Marvel Comics, recently revealed »
- David Bentley
Several New "X-Men" Films On The Way
17 October 2009 12:31 AM, PDT | Reel Empire | See recent Reel Empire news »
After speaking on Bryan Singer's return to the "X-Men" franchise, producer Lauren Shuler-Donner released some details about the latest "X-men" spin-offs which include "X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2", "X-Men: First Class" and "X-Men Origins: Deadpool". I honestly don't understand why Fox would move forward with a spin-off revolving around Deadpool when Gambit is a far cooler character. Even though his screen time was short in "Wolverine", there was still plenty of back story exposed that would make an awesome feature length film in my opinion. In any case, read on for the details on the mentioned spin-offs. »
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