A federal Californian judge has ruled that movie studio Warner Bros. has ownership in the one-half of Superman property rights created by Joe Shuster. The ruling comes as the studio is well into post-production on its next Superman film, Man of Steel, and as a different lawsuit brought on by the other Superman co-creator heirs (Jerry Siegel) winds its own way through the courts. Judge Otis Wright … [Read more...]
Comic book writer Mark Millar gets hired to oversee 20th Century Fox’s Marvel movies
September 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
20th Century Fox has turned to one of Marvel Comics' top writers to consult on their Marvel-based superhero movies. That man is Scottish-born Mark Millar, the writer of such Marvel books as Old Man Logan, which told a tale of an senior-aged Wolverine, The Ultimates and his own creator owned work such as Kick-Ass, Nemesis and Wanted. Millar was also one of a handful of top Marvel Comics scribes … [Read more...]
Warner Bros. withholding box office figures for The Dark Knight Rises
July 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Since the rise of the blockbuster, a growing fascination with the opening weekend tally for movies has held sway with the general public. As blockbuster movies continue to shatter weekend forecasts and set new benchmarks for their grosses, so the interest in observing and reporting this news has grown. In the wake of this weekend's shooting incident at the Aurora theaters, the movie studio behind … [Read more...]
The shooting tragedy and The Dark Knight Rises
July 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I find myself conflicted over the way I should report the news about last night's senseless act of violence at the Aurora theater in Denver, Colorado. There is the fact that the shooting at a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises is newsworthy, if that word can be used to cover the murder of 12 innocent people and the injuries to nearly three dozen more. And there is the financial impact … [Read more...]
Kathleen Kennedy named as co-chairman of Lucasfilm
June 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In a surprise announcement, Star Wars creator George Lucas has appointed his "successor" to his empire, and it's veteran Hollywood movie producer Kathleen Kennedy. Lucas has agreed to share chairmanship with Kennedy of Lucasfilm, becoming in essence as important to charting the future direction of the company as Lucas himself. "I’ve spent my life building Lucasfilm and as … [Read more...]
Community creator Dan Harmon fired
May 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
They say that there are three sides to every story: your side, their side and the truth. Depending on where your heart is with NBC's beloved but lowly ranked Community show, maybe your truth lies with the story being told by its recently fired creator, Dan Harmon. The network is calling Harmon's change of title from showrunner/executive producer to consulting producer a creative move. Over on … [Read more...]
The Avengers has a $200 million dollar opening weekend
May 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
This Sunday morning the weekend box office estimates have been added up and something amazing has happened: for the first time in motion picture history, a movie has grossed $ 200 million dollars on its opening weekend. It's The Avengers, and according to studio estimates, Disney's first Marvel superhero movie has opened to the tune of $ 200.3 million dollars. That sets a new benchmark for a … [Read more...]
The Avengers earns $80 million dollars on its opening day
May 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Marvel's The Avengers opened yesterday and beat the industry expectations, taking in an estimated $ 80.5 million dollars in its first 24 hours playing across North America. Even so, The Avengers didn't beat the all-time champ, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 which opened on its first day to the tune of $ 91.1m. Nevertheless, it's now very likely that The Avengers will surpass the … [Read more...]
Univeral Pictures dumps Hasbro
February 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
If Hasbro wants to make big screen movies from its board games and action figures, it won't be doing it anymore with Universal Pictures. After announced in 2008 that the two companies were partnering up on a number of films based on beloved Hasbro properties from your youth, now the movie studio has forked over an "enormous multi-million dollar penalty just to get out of business with … [Read more...]
DreamWorks Animation has strong first quarter thanks to a Dragon
February 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Shareholders of DreamWorks Animation were told good news today by the studio's CEO, Jeffrey Katzenberg. Thanks in large part to the box office success of How to Train Your Dragon, DWA ended its first quarter of 2010 in the black. Total revenue taken in during the first three months of the year was $ 162.1 million dollars, with a net income of $ 21.7 million. That gives every DreamWorks Animation … [Read more...]
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