• Screenwriters Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay (Aeon Flux, The Tuxedo) will pen Columbia Pictures’ adaptation of Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s series The Boys. Columbia optioned the comic back in February. [The Hollywood Reporter]
• Just how dark can Warner Bros. go with the Superman movie reboot? Kevin Smith, Jeph Loeb, Mark Waid, Steven T. Seagle and Michael Golden weigh in. [Splash Page]
• Despite an announcement made yesterday by Herge Studios, Steven Spielberg’s representatives say he’s committed to directing the first film in the planned Tintin trilogy for DreamWorks. A spokesman for Herge Studios, which holds the rights to the property, had said Peter Jackson was moving into the director’s chair. [The Hollywood Reporter]
• Director Edgar Wright provides updates on Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and Ant-Man. [Wizard, via Cinematical]
• Although rumors had circulated that 20th Century Fox was scrapping the adaptation of Dragonball, the studio apparently is releasing a trailer on Oct. 17. [ComingSoon.net]
• Marvel’s Avengers movie could shoot at Toronto’s new state-of-the-art production facility Filmport. [Hollywood North]
August 27th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
So, it looks like SOME of the people MTV talked to actually read the comments about WB’s new commitment to DC properties. Again, people, the comment talked about doing “dark… as the characters allow it.” That doesn’t mean everything’s going to be as dark and bleak as TDK. That works for Batman, but that’s not Superman. If anything, we got a dark, brooding (I’d argue *depressing*)in Superman Returns, and we’ll porobably (hopefully) get something much different in the reboot. A reboot that most of the people talked to in the article seemed supportive of.
August 28th, 2008 at 10:43 am
I can’t even imagine what a Hollywood version of The Boys would look like. Well, except for casting Simon Pegg.
I just can’t think of… any storyline that wouldn’t have to be horribly crippled to be shown in theaters.