Golden Globe Awards AMC's The Walking Dead Nominated

AMC's The Walking Dead Nominated for Golden Globe Award
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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has announced the nominees for the 68th Annual Golden Globes. AMC's The Walking Dead, adapted by The Shawshank Redemption's Frank Darabont from Robert Kirkman's best-selling zombie series from Image Comics, has been acclaimed by critics the world over, and the series was nominated for Best Television Series: Drama by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

The Golden Globes will be awarded on January 16, 2011.

HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION
2011 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010
NOMINATIONS PRESS RELEASE

1. BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

a. BLACK SWAN
Protozoa Pictures & Cross Creek Pictures & Phoenix; Fox Searchlight Pictures
b. THE FIGHTER
Paramount Pictures and Relativity Media; Paramount Pictures and Relativity Media
c. INCEPTION
Warner Bros. Pictures UK LTD.; Warner Bros. Pictures
d. THE KING’S SPEECH
See-Saw Films and Bedlam Productions; The Weinstein Company
e. THE SOCIAL NETWORK
Columbia Pictures; Sony Pictures Releasing

2. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

a. HALLE BERRY FRANKIE AND ALICE
b. NICOLE KIDMAN RABBIT HOLE
c. JENNIFER LAWRENCE WINTER’S BONE
d. NATALIE PORTMAN BLACK SWAN
e. MICHELLE WILLIAMS BLUE VALENTINE

3. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMAa. JESSE EISENBERG THE SOCIAL NETWORK
b. COLIN FIRTH THE KING’S SPEECH
c. JAMES FRANCO 127 HOURS
d. RYAN GOSLING BLUE VALENTINE
e. MARK WAHLBERG THE FIGHTER

4. BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

a. ALICE IN WONDERLAND
Walt Disney Pictures; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
b. BURLESQUE
Screen Gems; Sony Pictures Releasing
c. THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
Antidote Films, Mandalay Vision, Gilbert Films; Focus Features
d. RED
di Bonaventura Pictures; Summit Entertainment
e. THE TOURIST
GK Films; Sony Pictures Releasing

5. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

a. ANNETTE BENING THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
b. ANNE HATHAWAY LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS
c. ANGELINA JOLIE THE TOURIST
d. JULIANNE MOORE THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
e. EMMA STONE EASY A

6. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

a. JOHNNY DEPP ALICE IN WONDERLAND
b. JOHNNY DEPP THE TOURIST
c. PAUL GIAMATTI BARNEY’S VERSION
d. JAKE GYLLENHAAL LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS
e. KEVIN SPACEY CASINO JACK

7. BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

a. DESPICABLE ME
Universal Pictures, Illumination Entertainment; Universal Pictures
b. HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
DreamWorks Animation; Paramount Pictures
c. THE ILLUSIONIST
Django Films, Ciné B and France 3 Cinéma; Sony Pictures Classics
d. TANGLED
Walt Disney Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
e. TOY STORY 3
Disney * Pixar; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

8. BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

a. BIUTIFUL (MEXICO/SPAIN)
Menageatroz, Focus Features International; Roadside Attractions
b. THE CONCERT (FRANCE)
An Oï Oï Oï Productions, Les Productions Du Tresor, France 3 Cinema, Europacorp, Castel Films, Panache Productions, RTBF (Belgian Television), BIM Distrubuzione Co., Canal +, Cinecinema and France 3; The Weinstein Company
c. THE EDGE (RUSSIA)
(Kpaй)
Teleshow/Rock Films; Central Partnership (Russia)
d. I AM LOVE (ITALY)
(LO SONO L’AMORE)
First Sun; Magnolia Pictures
e. IN A BETTER WORLD (DENMARK)
(Hævnen)
Zentropa Entertainment; Sony Pictures Classics

9. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

a. AMY ADAMS THE FIGHTER
b. HELENA BONHAM CARTER THE KING’S SPEECH
c. MILA KUNIS BLACK SWAN
d. MELISSA LEO THE FIGHTER
e. JACKI WEAVER ANIMAL KINGDOM

10. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

a. CHRISTIAN BALE THE FIGHTER
b. MICHAEL DOUGLAS WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER
SLEEPS
c. ANDREW GARFIELD THE SOCIAL NETWORK
d. JEREMY RENNER THE TOWN
e. GEOFFREY RUSH THE KING’S SPEECH
11. BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
a. DARREN ARONOFSKY BLACK SWAN
b. DAVID FINCHER THE SOCIAL NETWORK
c. TOM HOOPER THE KING’S SPEECH
d. CHRISTOPHER NOLAN INCEPTION
e. DAVID O. RUSSELL THE FIGHTER

12. BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE

a. DANNY BOYLE, 127 HOURS
SIMON BEAUFOY
b. LISA CHOLODENKO, THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
STUART BLUMBERG
c. CHRISTOPHER NOLAN INCEPTION
d. DAVID SEIDLER THE KING’S SPEECH
e. AARON SORKIN THE SOCIAL NETWORK

13. BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE

a. ALEXANDRE DESPLAT THE KING’S SPEECH
b. DANNY ELFMAN ALICE IN WONDERLAND
c. A.R. RAHMAN 127 HOURS
d. TRENT REZNOR, THE SOCIAL NETWORK
ATTICUS ROSS
e. HANS ZIMMER INCEPTION


14. BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
a. “BOUND TO YOU” — BURLESQUE
Music by: Samuel Dixon
Lyrics by: Christina Aguilera, Sia Furler
b. “COMING HOME” — COUNTRY STRONG
Music & Lyrics by: Bob DiPiero, Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey, Troy Verges
c. “I SEE THE LIGHT” — TANGLED
Music by: Alan Menken
Lyrics by: Glenn Slater
d. “THERE’S A PLACE FOR US” — CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE
VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER
Music & Lyrics by: Carrie Underwood, David Hodges, Hillary Lindsey
e. “YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THE LAST OF ME” — BURLESQUE
Music & Lyrics by: Diane Warren

15. BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

a. BOARDWALK EMPIRE (HBO)
Leverage, Closest to the Hole Productions, Sikelia Productions and Cold Front Productions, HBO Entertainment
b. DEXTER (SHOWTIME)
Showtime, John Goldwyn Productions, The Colleton Company
c. THE GOOD WIFE (CBS)
CBS Television Studios
d. MAD MEN (AMC)
Lionsgate Television
e. THE WALKING DEAD (AMC)
AMC

16. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
a. JULIANNA MARGULIES THE GOOD WIFE
b. ELISABETH MOSS MAD MEN
c. PIPER PERABO COVERT AFFAIRS
d. KATEY SAGAL SONS OF ANARCHY
e. KYRA SEDGWICK THE CLOSER

17. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
a. STEVE BUSCEMI BOARDWALK EMPIRE
b. BRYAN CRANSTON BREAKING BAD
c. MICHAEL C. HALL DEXTER
d. JON HAMM MAD MEN
e. HUGH LAURIE HOUSE

18. BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

a. 30 ROCK (NBC)
Universal Media Studios in association with Broadway Video and Little
Stranger Inc.
b. THE BIG BANG THEORY (CBS)
Warner Bros. Television
c. THE BIG C (SHOWTIME)
Showtime, Sony Pictures Television, Perkins Street Productions, Farm Kid, Original Film
d. GLEE (FOX)
Ryan Murphy Television, Twentieth Century Fox Television
e. MODERN FAMILY (ABC)
Twentieth Century Fox Television
f. NURSE JACKIE (SHOWTIME)
Showtime, Lionsgate Television, Jackson Group Entertainment, Madison Grain Elevator, Inc. & Delong Lumber, Caryn Mandabach Productions

19. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES –COMEDY OR MUSICAL

a. TONI COLLETTE UNITED STATES OF TARA
b. EDIE FALCO NURSE JACKIE
c. TINA FEY 30 ROCK
d. LAURA LINNEY THE BIG C
e. LEA MICHELE GLEE

20. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

a. ALEC BALDWIN 30 ROCK
b. STEVE CARELL THE OFFICE
c. THOMAS JANE HUNG
d. MATTHEW MORRISON GLEE
e. JIM PARSONS THE BIG BANG THEORY

21. BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

a. CARLOS (SUNDANCE CHANNEL)
Sundance Channel
b. THE PACIFIC (HBO)
Playtone and DreamWorks in association with HBO Films
c. PILLARS OF THE EARTH (STARZ)
Starz, Tandem Communications, Muse Entertainment Scott Free Films
d. TEMPLE GRANDIN (HBO)
A Ruby Films, Gerson Saines Production, HBO Films
e. YOU DON’T KNOW JACK (HBO)
Bee Holder, Cine Mosaic and Levinson/Fontana Productions, HBO Films

22. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

a. HAYLEY ATWELL PILLARS OF THE EARTH
b. CLAIRE DANES TEMPLE GRANDIN
c. JUDI DENCH RETURN TO CRANFORD
d. ROMOLA GARAI EMMA
e. JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT THE CLIENT LIST

23. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

a. IDRIS ELBA LUTHER
b. IAN MCSHANE PILLARS OF THE EARTH
c. AL PACINO YOU DON’T KNOW JACK
d. DENNIS QUAID THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP
e. EDGAR RAMIREZ CARLOS

24. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

a. HOPE DAVIS THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP
b. JANE LYNCH GLEE
c. KELLY MACDONALD BOARDWALK EMPIRE
d. JULIA STILES DEXTER
e. SOFIA VERGARA MODERN FAMILY

25. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

a. SCOTT CAAN HAWAII FIVE-O
b. CHRIS COLFER GLEE
c. CHRIS NOTH THE GOOD WIFE
d. ERIC STONESTREET MODERN FAMILY
e. DAVID STRATHAIRN TEMPLE GRANDIN
WINNERS BY MOTION PICTURE DISTRIBUTOR AND TELEVISION NETWORK


MOTION PICTURE DISTRIBUTOR
Sony Pictures Releasing 14
The Weinstein Company 10
Fox Searchlight Pictures 7
Paramount Pictures 7
Relativity Media 6
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures 6
Warner Bros. Pictures 5
Focus Features 4
Sony Pictures Classics 4
Twentieth Century Fox 4
Roadside Attractions 2
ATO Pictures 1
Central Partnership (Russia) 1
Freestyling Releasing 1
Lionsgate 1
Magnolia Pictures 1
Summit Entertainment 1
Universal Pictures 1


TELEVISION NETWORK
HBO 12
SHOWTIME 8
CBS 6
FOX 6
AMC 5
NBC 4
ABC 3
STARZ 3
PBS 2
SUNDANCE CHANNEL 2
BBC AMERICA 1
FX 1
LIFETIME 1
TNT 1
USA NETWORK 1

WINNERS BY MOTION PICTURE
MOTION PICTURE
THE KING’S SPEECH 7
THE FIGHTER 6
THE SOCIAL NETWORK 6
BLACK SWAN 4
INCEPTION 4
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT 4
127 HOURS 3
ALICE IN WONDERLAND 3
BURLESQUE 3
THE TOURIST 3
BLUE VALENTINE 2
LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS 2
TANGLED 2
ANIMAL KINGDOM 1
BARNEY’S VERSION 1
BIUTIFUL 1
CASINO JACK 1
CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER 1
THE CONCERT 1
COUNTRY STRONG 1
DESPICABLE ME 1
EASY A 1
THE EDGE 1
FRANKIE AND ALICE 1
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 1
I AM LOVE 1
THE ILLUSIONIST 1
IN A BETTER WORLD 1
RABBIT HOLE 1
RED 1
THE TOWN 1
TOY STORY 3 1
WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS 1
WINTER’S BONE 1


WINNERS BY TELEVISION SERIES OR PROGRAM
GLEE 5
30 ROCK 3
BOARDWALK EMPIRE 3
DEXTER 3
THE GOOD WIFE 3
MAD MEN 3
MODERN FAMILY 3
PILLARS OF THE EARTH 3
TEMPLE GRANDIN 3
THE BIG BANG THEORY 2
THE BIG C 2
CARLOS 2
NURSE JACKIE 2
THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP 2
YOU DON’T KNOW JACK 2
BREAKING BAD 1
THE CLIENT LIST 1
THE CLOSER 1
COVERT AFFAIRS 1
EMMA 1
HAWAII FIVE-O 1
HOUSE 1
HUNG 1
LUTHER 1
THE OFFICE 1
THE PACIFIC 1
RETURN TO CRANFORD 1
SONS OF ANARCHY 1
UNITED STATES OF TARA 1
THE WALKING DEAD 1

The Clock Ticks Down to This Year's Doctor Who Christmas Special

The Clock Ticks Down to This Year's Doctor Who Christmas Special
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While children around the world are counting down the days to Christmas Day on the 25th, Doctor Who fans on both sides of the Atlantic are also counting down the days to the 25th and the premier of Doctor Who's "A Christmas Carol" on BBC-1 and BBC-America.

It's the deepest part of winter, the exact midpoint, Christmas Eve – halfway out of the dark. Amy and Rory are trapped on a stricken space liner that's plummeting through banks of thick icy fog to the surface of the planet below.

Only one man has the power to save them; only one man is in possession of a machine that can clear the fog and let them land safely.

That man is Kazran Sardick, a rich but lonely old miser who rules Sardicktown with a sky-mast of iron.

The Doctor's only chance of rescuing the ship's four thousand passengers is to save Kazran's soul and show him that life is worth living. For this he needs to go back, way back, to when Kazran was a boy with a life full of promise.

But can the Doctor put a song in Kazran's heart and love in his life, in time for Christmas? Can he bring him out of the dark?

Starring Matt Smith (the eleventh Doctor), Karen Gillan (Amy Pond), and Arthur Darvill (Rory Williams), "A Christmas Carol" guest-stars Harry Potter's Michael Gambon and Welsh opera star Katherine Jenkins in her acting debut. Inspired by the work of Charles Dickens, "A Christmas Carol" is penned by Hugo Award-winning showrunner and executive producer Steven Moffat and premieres on Christmas Day, Saturday the 25th of December at 9:00 p.m. EST.

Thor Film Trailer Now Available Online

Marvel Comics' Norse God of Thunder, Thor, comes to movie theaters this summer in a long-awaited film adaptation directed by acclaimed direct Kenneth Branagh (Henry V) and starring Chris Hemsworth as the God of Thunder, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, and Sir Anthony Hopkins as Odin.

Thor, banished to Earth from Asgard, must learn humility, find a way to return to Asgard, and overcome a threat to the Nine Worlds of Norse myth that would destroy all of creation.

Attached to The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, the Thor trailer will be seen by movie audiences throughout the holiday season, piquing their interest in the comic adventures of Thor and the Norse gods.

December 09 2010 - Latest Entertainment News Thor, Tron Legacy, Transformers: Dark of the Moon

December 09 2010 - Latest Entertainment News Thor, Tron Legacy, Transformers: Dark of the Moon
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The marketing campaign for Marvel Studios’ Thor is ramping up, with a teaser poster for the film to appear on Yahoo! Movies today, footage from a new trailer to appear on tonight’s Entertainment Tonight, and the trailer itself to be attached to Disney’s The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, debuting in theaters with midnight showings on Friday, December 10.

The new trailer will then be released December 10 at 4 p.m. PT on Yahoo! Movies and air on Friday’s Entertainment Tonight at 4:30 PT. The trailer will also be attached to Disney’s TRON: Legacy when it opens with midnight showings on December 16, a date when the teaser poster will also be shown in theaters.

Speaking of trailers, the first trailer for TRANSFORMERS: Dark of the Moon, the third TRANSFORMERS film from director MichaelBay, has made its debut online. Check it out on the movie’s official Apple.com site. The film is currently slated for a July 2011 release.

Latest News on Smallville, The Raven, Spiderman, The Goon

Latest News on Smallville, The Raven, Spiderman, The Goon
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• With the 10^th and final season of Smallville now under way, Variety.com has reported that The CW has begun hunting for a superhuman successor to that series by ordering a pilot script based on the DC Comics heroine Raven. Diego Gutierrez, who most recently served as co-executive producer on three episodes of V, has been tapped as the writer & executive producer for the possible series. 


• Actors Campbell Scott and Julianne Nicholson will play the parents of Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) in the new Spider-Man film from director Marc Webb. Additionally, "Slumdog Millionaire" actor Irrfan Khan has joined the cast of as a character named Van Atter, and Rubicon’s Annie Parisse has signed on to play his wife. The film is nearing the end of its casting, with production set to begin in Los Angeles at the end of December. Source: Hollywoodreporter.com.


• As part of DH:HD, the joint initiative of Dark Horse, USA Today, and Toshiba, the first four pages of the original The Goon: Irish Wake story from writer/artist Eric Powell is now available on USAToday.com along with Powell’s insights on this particular The Goon story. ‘I was really excited to do this one,’ Powell told USA Today. ‘Any chance I'm offered to get the word out about The Goon, I jump at it. Something unique like this gives me a chance to do that but also gives me a chance to do something a little bit different from the creative side.’

Star Trek, Batman The Dark Knight Rises, AMC's The Walking Dead News

Stories for December 1, 2010:
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• In an Entertainment Weekly interview, director Christopher Nolan confirmed that he plans for The Dark Knight Rises to be his last Batman film and discussed an Inception-based video game that’s being developed. ‘I must say that I’m glad — I’m very, very glad — to be embarking on the last chapter of our Batman saga without any sense of obligation or duty to the studio,’ Nolan told Entertainment Weekly. ‘They did very well with Inception. So I’m able to go into finishing our story in a very enthusiastic way.’


• Deadline.com is reporting that Frank Darabont, the director, executive producer, and writer of AMC’s The Walking Dead has fired the show’s entire writing staff and, rather than filling the staff positions, is considering using all freelance writers for the second season. Darabont wrote two of the first season’s six episodes and co-wrote/re-wrote the other four. Executive producer Robert Kirkman and freelance writer Glen Mazzara wrote two episodes as well.


• Over at the Los Angeles Times’ Hero Complex blog, Star Trek writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci provide Complex’s Geoff Boucher with an interview in which they discuss the upcoming sequel (scheduled for 2012) to director J.J. Abrams’ blockbuster.

HBO's New Game of Thrones Teaser Trailer Debuts

HBO's New Game of Thrones Teaser Debuts
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An original television series for HBO based on New York Times bestselling author George R.R. Martin's epic fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire and starring Sean Bean (The Lord of the Rings) and Lena Headey (300), Game of Thrones started filming in Belfast on July 26th and will premiere in Spring 2011. HBO recently premiered its third teaser trailer for the upcoming series, reaching a vast audience ripe for fantasy and the products carried by specialty stores. 

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Seeing Green: How Sony's Ramping Up Green Hornet Trailer

Seeing Green: How Sony's Ramping Up Green Hornet Promotion

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On January 14, 2011, Sony/Columbia’s Green Hornet 3-D movie brings the star of radio, pulps comics, and TV to the big screen with the help of stars Seth Rogen (Britt Reid /Green Hornet ), Cameron Diaz (Lenore Case), Jay Chou (Kato), and more.   
Not only is the trailer (below) generating phenomenal "buzz" for the action flick, but Sony’s marketing efforts for the film will now include mentions of the Comic Shop Locator Service (CSLS) and Dynamite’s related comics and graphic novels, which should help drive potential customers to your store. Look for a link to the CSLS to be included shortly on a Green Hornet Comics page of the movie's official site as well as in email blasts sent to those fans that have registered for updates concerning the film. 

Green Hornet Trailer:

Sony’s national marketing campaign continues to find new avenues for increasing awareness and anticipation of the movie’s January debut. Starting November 29th, for example, Carl's Jr. and Hardee's will be launching a national campaign promoting the Green Hornet, which will include TV spots running 15, 30, and 60 seconds and featuring Rogen, Chou, and the Black Beauty.

Though various incarnations sometimes change details, in most incarnations the Green Hornet is Britt Reid, a newspaper publisher by day who by night goes out in his masked "Green Hornet" identity to fight crime as a vigilante, accompanied by his similarly masked Asian manservant Kato and driving a technologically advanced car, Black Beauty. Want to know the backstory of the big screen’s version of this hero? The need-to-know characters and plot points are outlined in Sony’s visual (motion comic) synopsis.

Watch A Preview Of The New Young Justice Series Here

Watch A Preview Of The New Young Justice Series Here
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Young Justice - the new animated series featuring DC Comics' teenage sidekicks - debuts next Friday, November 26 at 7 p.m. ET/PT on the Cartoon Network, but you can see a six minute preview clip right here!
In Young Justice, being a teenager means proving yourself over and over—to peers, parents, teachers, mentors and, ultimately, to yourself. But what if you’re not just a normal teenager? What if you’re a teenage super hero? Are you ready to join the ranks of the great heroes and prove you’re worthy of the Justice League? That’s exactly what the members of Young Justice—Robin, Aqualad, Kid Flash, Superboy, Miss Martian and Artemis—will find out, whether they have what it takes to be a proven hero.
This all-new series is produced by Warner Bros. Animation and based upon characters from DC Comics. Sam Register (Teen Titans, Ben 10, Batman: The Brave and the Bold) is the executive producer. Brandon Vietti (Batman: Under the Red Hood, Superman Doomsday, The Batman) and Greg Weisman (Gargoyles, The Spectacular Spider-Man, W.I.T.C.H.) are the producers. 
Check out the preview of Young Justice! (Thanks to MTV Splash Page)





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First Green Lantern Trailer Debuts Online

First Green Lantern Trailer Debuts Online
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Warner Bros. and DC's first trailer of Green Lantern is now online and giving the world a look at Ryan Reynolds as a ring-slinging Hal Jordan, Blake Lively as Carol Ferris, Sinestro, Hector Hammond, Kilowog, and more.
Running approximately 2:30, the trailer is already attracting fan and media attention. You can check it out below courtesy of YouTube, or on Green Lantern's iTunes Movie Trailer page.

AMC's The Walking Dead to Shamble Back for Second Season

AMC's The Walking Dead to Shamble Back for Second Season
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It's official. After rumors that began weeks before the first episode of AMC's The Walking Dead debuted, the cable network has at last officially announced that the show has been picked up for a second season that will consist of 13 episodes.

This news come after last week's 90-minute, Halloween premiere of the show's first episode, "Days Gone Bye," captured 5.3 million viewers. Encore airings brought in another 2.8 million viewers, bringing the overall ratings number to 8.1 million. That impressive tally not only made this AMC's most-watched TV series debut, but also set the record for the largest audience for a series premiere on any basic cable network in 2010. The second episode, "Guts," aired in the same 10 p.m. ET time slot and had an estimated 4.7 million viewers tuning back in to follow the series.

“The ‘Dead’ has spread!” said Charlie Collier, President, AMC.  “No other cable series has ever attracted as many Adults 18-49 as ‘The Walking Dead.’  This reaffirms viewers’ hunger for premium television on basic cable.  We are so proud to be bringing back ‘The Walking Dead’ again, across the globe.”

"Keeping a series like this going year after year is all about creating good jumping-on-points for new readers," says Kirkman. "And what better way to jump on than with the very first issue? Making this series available in single issue form will make it easier for new fans to jump on board and for old fans to fill in any gaps in their collection."

Extras from the first and second episodes are currently available at AMC's The Walking Dead blog, and the third episode, "Tell It to the Frogs," is scheduled to air on Sunday, November 14, at 10:00 p.m. EST.

If you've missed the first 2 Episodes, you can catch them in order on Sunday November 14, 2010 at 8pm.

Stories For November 10 2010 MRD Media Watch

Stories For November 10 2010 MRD Media Watch
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The next comic part of DH: HD, the initiative from Dark Horse, Toshiba, and USA Today, is Serenity: Downtime, an all-new, eight-page story exclusive to USAToday.com that comes from writer Zach Whedon and artist Chris Samnee.

After the second episode of The Walking Dead brought in 4.7 million viewers, AMC announced that it had renewed the show for a 13-episode second season via a press release. No details about when those episodes might begin airing were provided. Click here for more information.

Warner Bros. Consumer Products, DC Entertainment and Nick Grace of Water Lane Productions Ltd. have announced that the live show entitled Batman Live will begin touring the United Kingdom and other cities in Europe beginning summer 2011 before coming to North America in 2012. Details from the press release are as follows:

"Opening in Manchester on July 20, 2011 and visiting Newcastle, Glasgow, Sheffield, Birmingham, London, Liverpool, Nottingham, Dublin and Belfast, tickets for “Batman Live” go on sale on Friday, November 12, 2010. 'Batman Live' is a visually stunning production, complete with a brand new original storyline. The live show will feature Batman, his trusty counterpart Robin, tireless butler Alfred and a host of other favouriteBatman characters, including Villains such as The Joker, The Riddler, Catwoman and The Penguin. The story will take place in several settings from the famed DC Comics stories, including Gotham City, Wayne Manor, the Batcave and Arkham Asylum." Click here to read the official press release in full.

In a Wall Street Journal interview, Robert Iger, the chief executive of Walt Disney Co., provided his views on where Disney is going as a company and confirmed that the integration of Marvel Entertainment into the greater Disney family will involve three live-action TV series for ABC/ABC Family. Source: WSJ.com.

The Examiner is reporting that current WWE star John Cena and actor/former WWE star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson are among those in the running to play Clark Kent/Superman in the upcoming film from Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment. Source: Examiner.com.

Spiderman Martin Sheen Taking Role As Uncle Ben

Martin Sheen has landed the role of Uncle Ben in Sony Pictures' upcoming Spider-Man film from director Marc Webb. He joins the already-cast Andrew Garfield (Peter Parker), Emma Stone (Gwen Stacy) and Rhys Ifans (unnamed villain). Additionally, Sally Field is among the actresses being considered for Aunt May. Source: Deadline.com.

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Conan Film To Be In 3D

Not only has Lionsgate announced that Conan will be shot in 3-D, but has also set a release date for the film of August 19, 2011. Source: Variety.com.

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Cartoon Network's Firebreather Animated Movie to Air on November 24

Cartoon Network's Firebreather Animated Movie to Air on November 24
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Cartoon Network has announced that the animated original movie based on Phil Hester’s Firebreather from Image Comics will air in the U.S. on Wednesday, November 24 at 7 p.m. EST.

According to Cartoon Network’s original press release, “Firebreather tells the story of awkward teenager Duncan Rosenblatt, a typical high school kid in most respects, but atypical in one very big way: his dad is a fire-breathing dragon, and Duncan’s destiny is to protect the earth. Duncan must go to school, try to fit in, and in his off time, fulfill his destiny. Created and co-executive-produced by Phil Hester (The Wretch), Firebreather is executive-produced by Julia Pistor (Lemony Snicket) and co-executive-produced by Andy Kuhn (Freedom Ring), and Jim Kreig (Ben 10: Alien Force) joins as writer.”

The Hub to Premiere New Original Series 'G.I. JOE: Renegades' During Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend

The Hub to Premiere New Original Series 'G.I. JOE: Renegades' During Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend
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LOS ANGELES, Ca. – Coming this Thanksgiving holiday weekend to The Hub, a cable network for kids and their families, is a special two-part premiere of the new half-hour, action-adventure animated series “G.I. Joe Renegades,” Friday, November 26. The Hub is a joint venture of Discovery Communications and Hasbro, Inc., and is available to 60 million U.S. cable and satellite households.
The new animated series, a re-imagining of the popular, original series “G.I. Joe A Real American Hero,” takes viewers back to the origins of the G.I. Joe storyline, in which the world’s most elite renegade force of highly trained specialists are forced to band together to prevent their nemesis, the evil forces of Cobra Industries, from achieving global domination.

“G.I. Joe Renegades” is produced for The Hub by Hasbro Studios. The series is executive produced by Jeff Kline, whose television credits include “Transformers: Prime” and “Jackie Chan Adventures.”

Preceding the series debut, The Hub will present a half-hour behind-the-scenes special, “Hub Exclusive: ‘G.I. Joe Renegades’ and ‘Transformers: Prime’” (3:30 p.m. ET), showcasing two original series on The Hub. The special is followed by the world premiere of the first two half-hour episodes (5 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. ET) of “G.I. Joe Renegades.” The series will continue in its regular time period, Friday, December 3, with an encore presentation at 5 p.m. ET and a new episode premiere at 5:30 p.m. ET.
Starring in the series premiere are Lee Majors (“The Six Million Dollar Man”) as “General Abernathy,” and Charlie Adler, the original Cobra Commander from the animated series “G.I. Joe: Resolute,” who reprises his role in the new series. “G.I. Joe Renegades” also includes an all-star lineup of story editors, including Marty Isenberg (“Ben 10,” “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” and “Batman the Animated Series”) and Henry Gilroy (“Star Wars: Clone Wars,” “The Tick” and “Batman the Animated Series.”)
A full schedule of the “G.I. Joe Renegades” and related programming follows. (All times ET).

“Hub Exclusive: ‘G.I. Joe Renegades” (Premiere: Friday, November 26, 3:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.. Encore presentations: Monday, November 29, 6 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.; Friday, December 3; 4:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.; and Saturday, December 4, 12 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.)

“G.I. Joe Renegades” - Part 1 of “The Descent” (Premiere: Friday, November 26, 5 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.. Encore presentations: 11 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.; Sunday, November 28, 1 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.; Friday, December 3, 7 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.)

“G.I. Joe Renegades” – Part 2 of “The Descent” (Premiere: Friday, November 26, 5:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.. Encore presentations: 11:30 p.m. – 12 a.m.; Sunday, November 28, 1:30 p.m. – 2 p.m.; Friday, December 3, 7:30 a.m. – 8 a.m.)

About The Hub:
The Hub is a multi-platform joint venture between Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) and Hasbro, Inc., (NYSE: HAS) with a goal of entertaining, enlightening, empowering and educating children and their families. The cable and satellite television network features original programming as well as content from Discovery’s library of award-winning children’s educational programming; from Hasbro’s rich portfolio of entertainment and educational properties built during the past 90 years; and from leading third-party producers worldwide. The Hub lineup includes animated and live-action series, specials and game shows, and the network extends its content through a robust and engaging online presence at www.hubworld.com . The Hub rebranded from Discovery Kids on October 10, 2010, and reaches approximately 60 million U.S. households. The Hub logo and name are trademarks of Hub Television Networks, LLC. All rights reserved.

AMC's The Walking Dead Terrorizes Record-Setting Audience

AMC's The Walking Dead Terrorizes Record-Setting Audience

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The 90-minute, Halloween premiere of AMC's first episode of The Walking Dead, "Days Gone Bye," captured 5.3 million viewers, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Encore airings brought in another 2.8 million viewers, bringing the overall ratings number to 8.1 million. That impressive tally not only makes this AMC's most-watched TV series debut, but also set the record for the largest audience for a series premiere on any basic cable network in 2010.

"'It’s a good day to be dead. We are so proud of this series, its depth of storytelling and the remarkable talent attached,' Charlie Collier, AMC’s president, told The Hollywood Reporter. 'As the network dedicated to bringing viewers the best stories on television, we are so pleased to have the opportunity withThe Walking Dead to raise the bar within this popular genre and continue our commitment to being the home of premium television on basic cable.'"

Captain America, Batman The Dark Knight Rises, Battlestar Galictica: Caprica

This week's Entertainment Weekly (on sale October 29) features a cover giving us a first look at actor Chris Evans in his red, white, and blue Captain America costume that will be seen in Marvel Studios' Captain America: The First Avenger. The issue will feature a story giving readers more details about the movie and the actor's thoughts on bringing Cap to the big screen. You can see the cover now at Popwatch.ew.com.

As reported yesterday, director Christopher Nolan told the Los Angeles Times' Geoff Boucher that his third Batman film will be titled The Dark Knight Rises and not feature The Riddler. Today, Nolan is back and discusses his decision to not shoot the film in 3-D. Source: Herocomplex.latimes.com.

SyFy has announced that it has cancelled Battlestar Galactica: Caprica, with the last five episodes of its first and only season to air in Q1 2011. Earlier this week it was announced that the network had greenlit Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome, apparently Caprica's successor. Source: Deadline.com.

The Hub Presents Five-Day Original Mini-Series Event Showcasing Transformers: Prime

The Hub Presents Five-Day Original Mini-Series Event Showcasing Transformers: Prime
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Official Press Release
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fans of the enormously popular Transformers action-adventure entertainment franchise will revel in the upcoming television event on The Hub cable network – a five-part original mini-series, Monday-Friday, November 29 – December 3, showcasing “Transformers: Prime,” a new CGI-animated television series coming to the network. The Hub, a TV network for kids and their families, is a joint venture of Discovery Communications and Hasbro, Inc., and is available to 60 million U.S. cable and satellite households.

“Transformers: Prime” is produced for The Hub by Hasbro Studios. Alex Kurtzman, Robert Orci and Jeff Kline are executive producers. Kurtzman and Orci served as executive producers of the feature films
“Transformers,” “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” and “Star Trek.” Kline was also executive producer of the animated series “Jackie Chan Adventures.”

Prior to the five-day mini-series event, The Hub will spotlight “Transformers: Prime” with a Thanksgiving holiday weekend sneak preview of the mini-series and an action-packed lineup of “Transformers: Prime”-related programming that begins Friday, November 26. Kicking off the Transformers schedule is a special episode of the original series “Hubworld,” a weekly, half-hour, pop culture magazine that will be dedicated to the Transformers phenomenon, Friday, November 26 (3 p.m. ET).

“Hubworld”’s special “Transformers: Prime” episode will be followed by a half-hour behind-the-special, “Hub Exclusive: “Transformers: Prime’” (3:30 p.m. ET), which culminates with the premiere of the first two half-hour episodes (at 4 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET) of the “Transformers: Prime” mini-series, in which arch rivals the Autobots and Decepticons once again face-off in their epic rivalry for control of Earth. The all-new mini-series will feature iconic characters of the franchise, including Autobots Optimus Prime and Bumblebee, and the ominous Decepticon Megatron, as well as introducing new human characters to the action series.

Following the “Transformers: Prime” Friday lineup of programming, The Hub will showcase the highly anticipated new series with the five-day mini-series event, Monday-Friday, November 29-December 3 (6:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. ET). The week-long run will include three additional new episodes of “Transformers Prime” on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, December 1-3.

A full schedule of the “Transformers: Prime” and related programming follows. (All times ET).

“Hubworld” – Transformers-themed episode (Friday, November 26, 3 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.) “Hubworld” is a weekly, live-action pop culture magazine show that infuses what's happening in the life of everyday kids with what's happening on The Hub television network. Actor-magician Justin Willman will hosts.

“Hub Exclusive: ‘Transformers: Prime’” (premiere: Friday, November 26, 3:30 p.m. – 4 p.m. Encore presentations: Monday, November 29, 6 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.; Friday, December 3; 4:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.; and Saturday, December 4, 12 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.)

“Transformers: Prime” - Part 1 of “Darkness Rising” (premiere: Friday, November 26, 4 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Encore presentations: 6 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. and 12 a.m. – 12:30 a.m.; Monday, November 29, 6:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.; Tuesday, November 30, 6 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, December 4, 1:30 p.m. – 2 p.m.)

“Transformers: Prime” - Part 2 of “Darkness Rising” (premiere: Friday, November 26, 4:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. Encore presentations: 6:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. – 1 a.m.; Tuesday, November 30, 6:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.; Wednesday, December 1, 6 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, December 4, 2 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.)

“Transformers: Prime” - Part 3 of “Darkness Rising” (premiere: Wednesday, December 1, 6:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. Encore presentations: Thursday, December 2, 6 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Saturday, December 4, 2:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.)

“Transformers: Prime” - Part 4 of “Darkness Rising” (premiere: Thursday, December 2, 6:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. Encore presentations: Friday, December 3, 6 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, December 4, 3 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. and 12 a.m. – 12:30 a.m.)

“Transformers: Prime” - Part 5 of “Darkness Rising” (premiere: Friday, December 3, 6:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. Encore presentations: Saturday, December 4, 3:30 p.m. – 4 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. – 1 a.m.)

Disney To Secure Distribution Of Marvels Avengers and Iron Man 3

The parent company of Marvel Studios, Disney has secured the distribution and marketing rights to Marvel's The Avengers and Iron Man 3 films from Paramount, with Paramount to receive distribution fees for both films of no less than $115 million, to be paid upon the release of each film. Source: Hollywoodreporter.com.

Peter Jackson To Direct Two Film Adaptations Of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit

Peter Jackson will direct two film adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, it was officially announced through a joint statement from Toby Emmerich, President and Chief Operating Officer, New Line Cinema, Alan Horn, President and Chief Operating Officer, Warner Bros., and Steve Cooper, co-Chief Executive Officer of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Both films will be released in 3D. A filming location was not named, but principal photography is expected to begin in February 2011. Source: Comingsoon.net.

Tom Hardy Given Role In 3rd Batman Installment

Deadline is reporting that actor Tom Hardy has been given a role in director Christopher Nolan’s third Batman film. Hardy recently appeared in Nolan’s Inception. The role Hardy will play has not yet been revealed. Source: Deadline.com.

The Hulk and Cloak and Dagger Coming to ABC Family

Marvel Television, the Jeph Loeb-led division of Marvel Studios, has begun development of two new TV shows that are planned for different Disney-owned channels – The Hulk for ABC and Cloak and Dagger for ABC Family. Source: Hollywoodreporter.com.

Guggenheim, Green, and Berlanti Working on Scripts for Flash & Green Lantern 2

The writers behind the script for Green Lantern, Marc Guggenheim, Michael Green, and Greg Berlanti are apparently working on both scripts for the Flash and Green Lantern 2 films Warner Bros./DC, and the first drafts are expected to be submitted by Christmas. Source: Deadline.com.

Rhys Ifans (Notting Hill) To Play Villian In Upcoming Spider-Man Film

Rhys Ifans (Notting Hill) To Play Villian In Upcoming Spider-Man Film

Sony Pictures has announced that Welsh actor Rhys Ifans (Notting Hill) will play a villain in the upcoming Spider-Man film directed by Marc Webb. The cast is shaping up quickly, with Emma Stone now officially confirmed as Gwen Stacy and Andrew Garfield to play Peter Parker/Spider-Man. The villain Ifans will bring to the big screen was not announced; look for the actor in Warner Bros' Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1. Source: CNN.com.

Titan Merchandise’s Hammer Horror Mini-Busts Dracula

Count Dracula and Countess Dracula
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Titan Merchandise’s Hammer Horror Mini-Busts: Dracula has risen from the grave, and he’s launching Titan’s new series of limited edition, high-quality, detailed mini-busts. Christopher Lee as Count Dracula recreates one of the actor’s most famous roles in an 8” H piece showing Dracula in full, fanged pursuit of his next victim. Ingrid Pitt as Countess Dracula celebrates the beautiful actress’s 1971 portrayal of the demented Countess Elizabeth Bathory with every voluptuous detail of her likeness intact. Each ¾- length mini-bust is limited to 1,000 pieces and is certain to attract Hammer fans for whom these characters remain eternally appealing.

DC Direct Statue Presents Wonder Woman's New Look

DC Direct Statue Presents Wonder Woman's New Look
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The unveiling of Wonder Woman’s latest costume garnered international news coverage in diverse outlets like The New York Times, TheWashington Post, CNN and NPR. Now, DC Direct offers a three-dimensional keepsake of the historic wardrobe change with the limited edition Wonder Woman #600 Statue. When J. Michael Straczynski was asked to write Wonder Woman, he told DC “If you’re going to make a statement about bringing Wonder Woman into the 21st century, you need to be bold and you need to make it visual. I wanted to toughen her up, and give her a modern sensibility.” Thus, the iconic heroine‘s new fighting togs are more contemporary, functional, and darker in color as designed by DC Comics Co-Publisher Jim Lee. The handpainted, cold-cast porcelain statue, based on the Wonder Woman #600 Variant Cover art of Don Kramer and sculpted by Jack Mathews, reflects this dramatic shift in a stunning piece measuring approximately 9.75” H x 4.75” W x 3.75” D. The statue is advance-solicited to ship in a four-color box on May 4.

The Walking Dead: Premieres Sunday October 31 Trailer

Trailer of AMC's Walking Dead.

Mainstream excitement continues to build as the fall premiere of the six-episode series draws closer, and Image & AMC have orchestrated a major campaign to bolster awareness of the comic and the retailers who carry it. The Walking Dead blog is helping to add fuel to the fire of fan anticipation, recently posting a new trailer (below) as well as interviews with the show's Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and Shane Walsh (Jon Bernthal).

Jack Snyder Named to Direct the Upcoming Superman Film

Jack Snyder Named to Direct the Upcoming Superman Film
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Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures have named Zack Snyder as the director for the upcoming Christopher Nolan-produced Superman film. Snyder is known best for his work on the comic book-based 300 and Watchmen. Nolan and his Batman Begins collaborator David S. Goyer are credited with the Superman story, with Goyer providing the completed script. Source: Deadline.com.

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Wonder Woman Coming Back to TV

Wonder Woman Coming Back to TV
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As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. Television and DC Entertainment plan to give Wonder Woman her a new TV show, presenting a modern take on DC Comics’ super-heroine. David E. Kelley, the creator of TV sensations like The Practice, Boston Legal, and Ally McBeal, has signed on to both write and produce the project.

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Batman Dark Knight Director Christopher Nolan to Direct 3rd film

Batman Dark Knight Director Christopher Nolan to direct 3rd film
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The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan has now confirmed that he’ll be back to direct a third Batman film for Warner Bros./DC. Source: Empireonline.com.

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LucasFilm plans to release all six Star Wars films in 3D

LucasFilm plans to release all six Star Wars films in 3D
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According to the Hollywood Reporter, LucasFilm plans to rerelease all six Star Wars films in 3D, with the new version of Episode I, The Phantom Menace, planned for an early 2012 release, followed yearly by each subsequent 3D episode. The new effects will be applied by Lucas’ Industrial Light & Magic, and the new versions will once again be released in theaters by 20th Century Fox. Sources: Hollywoodreporter.com and Herocomplex.latimes.com.

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Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes Premieres 10/20 on Disney XD

Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes Premieres 10/20 on Disney XD
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"The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes!," an all-new animated series featuring the best of the best in the Marvel Universe, premieres Wednesday, OCTOBER 20 (8:30 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney XD. Produced by Marvel Animation, the series stars the world's greatest heroes -- Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, The Hulk, Ant-Man/Giant Man and Wasp -- who form the Avengers, a team assembled when the powers of a single hero are not enough to save the world.  
Beginning Wednesday, September 22, Disney XD, DisneyXD.com/Avengers, Marvel.com, MarvelKids.com and Disney XD Mobile will roll out 20 micro-episodes introducing the team's core members. Each five-and-half-minute episode focuses on the back story, allies and nemeses of the heroes before the Avengers were formed.  

In the two-part series premiere, "The Breakout," Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, Ant-Man and Wasp have defeated some of the most dangerous Super Villains on the planet. But when the Super Villain prison system mysteriously shuts down, chaos is unleashed on the world. Earth's Mightiest Heroes must now band together as the Avengers to protect the planet from the threats that no single Super Hero could face alone. Their first task is to try and stop Graviton, a being whose power dwarfs anything ever seen. He's after Nick Fury, but will destroy the world to get to him. Individually the heroes have no chance, but together they can make a difference.
 
The complete multiplatform rollout is:
 Wednesday, September 22

• Disney XD will air a special sneak peek of the first micro-series episode, "Iron Man is Born!," at 8:30 p.m., ET/PT directly following premiere of the network's newest series, "Pair of Kings."  
• DisneyXD.com/Avengers, Marvel.com, MarvelKids.com and Disney XD Mobile will unveil a new micro-episode every day, for 20 days, leading up to the micro-episodes’ premiere on Disney XD. DisneyXD.com/Avengers will also feature a gallery of each of the Avengers and offer inside information about Kang, Loki and the rest of the "most wanted" Marvel Super Villains.

Tuesday, October 5  

• Select micro-episodes will be made available as a free preview on iTunes.

Monday, October 11

• Disney XD will roll out all 20 micro-episodes during "Avengers Week" from Monday, October 11 to Friday, October 15, with four micro-episodes stacked each night at 8:30 p.m., ET/PT.  
• The complete micro-series becomes available on Disney XD on Demand on AT&T, Verizon, Charter and Cox. 

Wednesday, October 20

• The highly anticipated series premiere of "The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes!" airs with two back-to-back episodes from 8:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m., ET/PT. The series also launches on DisneyXD.com/Avengers, Marvel.com and Marvelkids.com. 

Thursday, October 21

• Full episodes launch on iTunes, Xbox Live, Sony Playstation and Disney XD Mobile VOD.

Monday, October 25

• The series becomes available on Disney XD on Demand on AT&T, Verizon, Charter and Cox.  

Beginning with the "Iron Man" and "The Incredible Hulk" movies in 2008, the release of "The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes!" follows Marvel’s overall "Avengers Assemble" strategy, introducing the greatest heroes in the Marvel Universe through various content platforms. This includes the feature films "Iron Man 2" in May of 2010, "Thor" in May of 2011 and "Captain America: The First Avenger" in July of 2011, all building up to "Marvel Studios' The Avengers" theatrical film in 2012. Disney XD, the single largest distributor of Marvel content around the world, currently showcases approximately 20 hours of Marvel series (including "The Spectacular Spider-Man," "Fantastic Four" and "Iron Man") each week. 

Disney XD is a basic cable channel and multi-platform brand showcasing a compelling mix of live-action and animated programming for Kids age 6-14, hyper-targeting boys and their quest for discovery, accomplishment, sports, adventure and humor. Disney XD branded content spans television, online, mobile and VOD platforms. The programming includes series, movies and short-form, as well as sports-themed programming developed with ESPN. In the U.S., Disney XD is seen on a 24-hour, advertiser supported network that reaches over 77 million households via its basic cable affiliates. Disney XD channels are in the UK, France, Spain, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Poland, Greece, Turkey, Latin America and Japan.

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HBO’s Game of Thrones Teasers Fuel Fans’ Fever for Martin’s Saga & Related Merch

HBO’s Game of Thrones Teasers Fuel Fans’ Fever for Martin’s Saga & Related Merch
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An original television series for HBO based on New York Times bestselling author George R.R. Martin's epic fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire and starring Sean Bean (The Lord of the Rings) and Lena Headey (300), Game of Thrones started filming in Belfast on July 26th and will premiere in Spring 2011. HBO premiered a new teaser trailer and featurette for the upcoming series immediately before the third season finale of True Blood on September 12, reaching a vast audience ripe for fantasy and the products carried by specialty stores. Check out the trailers at HBO’s official ‘Game of Thrones’ website.

Winter is coming, and the struggle for the Iron Throne begins – now! Take up your sword and shield, and unfurl your banner in anticipation of HBO’s epic Game of Thrones series, coming to television in 2011!

Sony Pictures releases The Green Hornet Visual Synopsis

Sony Pictures has posted a motion comic online that serves as the “visual synopsis” of The Green Hornet, the super-hero film starring Seth Rogen scheduled to hit theaters on January 14, 2011. Source: Sonypictures.com.
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Gaiman’s Sandman in Development at DC Sister Company WBTV

Gaiman’s Sandman in Development at DC Sister Company WBTV
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ABC News and multiple other sources are reporting that Eric Kripke, creator of the CW’s Supernatural, is the front-runner to develop DC Comics/Vertigo’s The Sandman as a television series for Warner Bros. TV.


When multiple award-winning author Neil Gaiman introduced his carefully crafted, post-modern mythology in The Sandman, the literary community and readers worldwide immediately took notice. The series won Bram Stoker and World Fantasy Awards, as well as a nomination for a Hugo. In its pages, readers also met Death, Dream’s sexy older sibling, and other members of The Endless like Destiny, Desire and Delirium.

Like DC’s Watchmen, The Sandman revolutionized comic book storytelling. And, like the months preceding the release of Warner Bros.’ Watchmen movie, prior to The Sandman series debut you can expect a spike in demand for related merchandise tied to Gaiman’s “dreamy” saga.

New York Post Reveals DC’s Plans for Batmen & Robin

New York Post Reveals DC’s Plans for Batmen & Robin
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For decades, DC Comics’ Dynamic Duo have battled the super-villains of Gotham City, striking fear into the hearts of cowardly, superstitious criminals and carting them off to jail and Arkham Asylum. Over the years, numerous heroes have donned the cape & cowl of the Dark Knight, most recently Dick Grayson, the world’s first Robin the Boy Wonder, who assumed the "Mantle of the Bat" when his mentor was "killed." Now, the original is back, as Bruce Wayne returns to the DC Universe and Gotham City. But, who will be Batman now?


As it turns out, both Wayne and Grayson will operate as Batman (Batmen?), according to a report published in the August 30th edition of The New York Post. In writer Jeremy Olshan’s “Now two Batmen,” The Post provides several “spoilers” for events in upcoming DC titles like Batman and Robin and Batman, Inc., including the possibility that there may be more than two Batmen running around before everything’s done.

DC Comics Co-Publisher Dan DiDio revealed that former Robin Dick Grayson will continue to guard the streets of Gotham with the new Robin, Bruce Wayne’s son Damian, while the multibillionaire behind internationally connected Wayne Enterprises will take a more “global” approach to crimefighting.

You can read the original article here, and glean further details from The Source, the official blog of the DC Universe.

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More on the AMC Releases Walking Dead Including Trailer and Photos

AMC Releases Walking Dead Trailer and Photos
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AMC's live-action TV adaptation of Image Comics' The Walking Dead continues to generate heat among horror-loving consumers. The series is filming in Atlanta, GA now, and AMC generously provided PREVIEWSworld with the first look at what the world can expect when the show debuts this Halloween, October 31, at 10 p.m. EDT/9 p.m. CDT!

MRD has checked out the Trailer and we think the series will be awesome!

Disney Acquires Radical's Oblivion

Disney Acquires Radical's Oblivion
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August 5th, 2010, Los Angeles, CA – Radical Publishing is proud to announce that Disney has acquired the film adaptation of OBLIVION, based on Radical Publishing’s illustrated novel created by Tron: Legacy director, Joseph Kosinski, written by Rex Mundi creator, Arvid Nelson, and with illustrations by Andrée Wallin. OBLIVION will be directed by Joseph Kosinki and will be produced by Radical’s President and Publisher, Barry Levine, and Kosinski. Radical Studios’ Executive Vice President Jesse Berger is signed on as Executive Producer. Kosinki is repped by Verve and Anonymous Content while Radical is repped by CAA and David Schiff.


In a future where the Earth’s surface has been irradiated beyond recognition, the remnants of humanity live above the clouds, safe from the brutal alien Scavengers that stalk the ruins. But when surface drone repairman Jak discovers a mysterious woman in a crash-landed pod, it sets off an unstoppable chain of events that will force him to question everything he knows.

“We’re thrilled to partner with Joe Kosinski on OBLIVION,” said Barry Levine, president of Radical Pictures. “Joe is one of the most creative forces in filmmaking today. From the moment he teamed with Radical to produce the book and film, he had such a clear vision of the OBLIVION landscape and universe. Add to that Joe’s successful partnership with Disney on Tron: Legacy, and you have all the ingredients for a phenomenal action/adventure film.”

OBLIVION, the 128-page illustrated novel, will be released in Summer 2011 and will feature prose, combined with over 40 fully painted landscape renderings. OBLIVION will be distributed worldwide through Random House.

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Adult Swim To Debut Scott Pilgrim Animated Special on August 12

Adult Swim To Debut Scott Pilgrim Animated Special on August 12, 2010

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Bryan Lee O'Malley's Scott Pilgrim series from Oni Press, after conquering theaters with Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World and the New York Times best-seller list, lays siege to another cultural frontier — animation. On August 12th, [adult swim] will debut the four-minute animated special Scott Pilgrim Vs. The Animation, which adapts a scene from the comics which did not feature in Edgar Wright's film, the founding of Scott's band, Sex Bomb-Omb. The film's cast, including Michael Cera (Scott), will reprise their roles for the short animation.

The cartoon will be broadcast during commercial breaks of [adult swim]'s original programming roughly near midnight on the 12th, and will them be posted in full on the [adult swim] website and on Facebook.

To see short clips from the cartoon, please visit Slashfilm.

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