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Comic Book Bites: Marvel not buying back rights from other studios; Avengers director Joss Whedon thanks fans
14 May 2012 10:42 AM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
With The Avengers' earth-shattering performance at the box office, Marvel Studios has proven that superheroes can rule the day and that saving the planet is always in safer hands when you bring along friends.
This success has simply fueled the fanboy outcry for Disney - which acquired Marvel for $4billion in 2009 - to buy back the rights to all of its exiled characters. For those hoping to see Wolverine or Spidey make an appearance in the next monstrous team-up, don't hold your breath.
Twentieth Century Fox and Sony Pictures currently posses the feature film rights to several Marvel properties, thus preventing a total amalgamation of the Marvel Universe.
Fox - which is holding on to the X-Men and the Fantastic Four franchises - has spin-offs, sequels and reboots planned for its super-teams, assuring it keeps those titles in its stable, while Sony is on the cusp of its next »
- Michael Pellegrini
Joss Whedon on Competing with The Dark Knight Rises
9 May 2012 6:12 PM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »
Now that "The Avengers" is a big hit, director Joss Whedon updated his official website with a letter to the fans, thanking them for supporting the film. He also answered a few questions, also asked by Whedon, including whether he'll be sad if "The Dark Knight Rises" outperforms "The Avengers." "I will feel sad," he said. "But let's look at the bigger picture: Our successes are a boon to each other. We're in the business of proving that superhero movies aren't just eye-candy. People seem intent on setting us against each other, and though I'm proud to be Woody Strode to [Christopher] Nolan's Kirk Douglas, I think they're missing the point. Whatever 'Tdkr' does on its first weekend, the only stat that matters to me is the ticket I'm definitely buying." He added: "Nolan and [Sam] Raimi (Spider-Man) Invented the true superhero flick. (Special mention to Jon Favreau and James Gunn.) Happy to be in the mix. »
'Air Bud' Reboot Up Next for 'Avengers' Director?!
9 May 2012 1:54 PM, PDT | Entertainment Tonight | See recent Entertainment Tonight news »
Is Joss Whedon, director of the mega-giganto-hit Avengers, setting his sights on a reboot of Air Bud next? Before you say, "YeahbuhWHUH?" go ahead and read Whedon's letter to his longstanding, loyal fans on the Web site Whedonesque, in which he jokes about his next project, what he can afford now that Avengers is a colossal success, and whether or not the emotional impact of this potentially life-changing event has sunk in…
Related: The Avengers' Makes Box Office History
Whedon writes:
"YeahbuhWHUH?"
--Kitty Pryde
Dear Friends,
Well, it's been quite a weekend. Someday, long from now, I will even have an emotional reaction to it, like a person would. I can't wait! But before I become blinded by this "emotion" experience, there's a few things I'd like to say. Well, type.
People have told me that this matters, that my life is about to change. I am sure that is true. And change »
Joss Whedon Thanks Fans for the Success of The Avengers
9 May 2012 10:52 AM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
There has already been plenty of discussion about the record-breaking opening weekend of The Avengers, which easily exceeded even the most optimistic expectations. Comic book fans are celebrating because it means that they will continue to see even more superheroes on the big screen, while Joss Whedon fans are celebrating because the man has finally caught a break after having so many of his projects fail or die prematurely. It is an interesting situation because even though the success of The Avengers is a result of a lot more than just Whedon's involvement, the box office numbers could give him instant clout and the ability to do almost anything he wants for his next project. Never one to remain silent, Whedon took to his Whedonesque message board this week to thank his devoted fans and to discuss what the success of the film might mean for him. He claims that »
- Sean
Joss Whedon Thanks Fans for the Success of Marvel's The Avengers by Rebooting Air Bud!
9 May 2012 9:48 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Joss Whedon has accumulated a few more fans this past weekend outside the realm of The Browncoats with his record smashing Marvel adventure Marvel's The Avengers, which is roaring back up to break the second weekend box office record starting this Friday.
To show how much he appreciates all fans, he dropped a thank you note on his personal website Whedonesque. He also answers a few questions from his Online reporter alter ego Rutherford D. Actualperson.
Here's what he had to say.
"The Purple. In Which the guy who comes before "Esque" shares his deep depth, and then links you to a vid of him as a poop coach.
"YeahbuhWHUH?"
--Kitty Pryde
Dear Friends,
Well, it's been quite a weekend. Someday, long from now, I will even have an emotional reaction to it, like a person would. I can't wait! But before I become blinded by this "emotion" experience, there's »
- MovieWeb
Joss Whedon Awesomely Thanks Fans for the Success of The Avengers
9 May 2012 9:30 AM, PDT | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
As you know, The Avengers is blowing up the box office and will end up being of of the biggest movies of all time. I've seen it twice already, and I am mostly likely going to see it at least one more time. The film's writer and director Joss Whedon took the time to awesomely thank his fans, and posted this entertaining letter on Whedonesque:
The Purple. In Which the guy who comes before "Esque" shares his deep depth, and then links you to a vid of him as a poop coach.
"YeahbuhWHUH?"
--Kitty Pryde
Dear Friends,
Well, it's been quite a weekend. Someday, long from now, I will even have an emotional reaction to it, like a person would. I can't wait! But before I become blinded by this "emotion" experience, there's a few things I'd like to say. Well, type.
People have told me that this matters, that »
- Venkman
Today in Awesomeness: Joss Whedon thanks his 'peeps' for sticking with him... confirms 'Dr. Horrible' sequel
9 May 2012 7:04 AM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
The Avengers director Joss Whedon took to official fansite Whedonesque today to thank his loyal fans just days after his comic-book epic smashed box-office records. “People have told me that this matters, that my life is about to change. I am sure that is true,” Whedon wrote. “What doesn’t change is that I’ve had the smartest, most loyal, most passionate, most articulate group of — I’m not even gonna say fans. I’m going with ‘peeps’ — that any cult oddity such as my bad self could have dreamt of. When almost no one was watching, when people probably should have Stopped watching, »
- Jeff Labrecque
Exclusive: Ron Ely Talks Tarzan: Season One DVD
3 May 2012 7:35 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
One might think that after the advent of DVD and Blu-ray, practically every movie and TV show known to mankind would already be available for home viewing.
This is definitely not the case, but Warner Archive is doing its best to fill in the gaps, releasing a slew of previously unreleased titles every week. The 1966 series Tarzan was one such series until recently, when Warner Archive released Tarzan: Season One Part One and Tarzan: Season One Part Two on DVD. The show starred Ron Ely as the title character, a.k.a. Lord Greystoke, and took a much different approach to the jungle dweller, first created by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
I had a chance to speak with the actor over the phone about his role in the series, which ran from 1966 to 1969. Here's what he had to say.
I read that before the series came together, you were »
- MovieWeb
Review: Tarzan Season One
5 April 2012 10:22 AM, PDT | Comicmix.com | See recent Comicmix news »
September 8, 1966 was a pretty big night of television for fans of the fantastic. NBC ran a sneak peek of several new shows a week prior to the formal premiere of the prime time season. At 7:30, Ron Ely first swung on a vine across trees as Tarzan while an hour later, Captain James T. Kirk confronted the Salt Vampire on the first airing of Star Trek. While the latter has gone on to great international fame, the former series has always been somewhat eclipsed.
Warner Archive, bless their souls, has rectified that by releasing the complete first season of the two season series. You can find the first fifteen episodes on four discs comprising Tarzan Season One, Volume One while the remaining sixteen episodes are available in the second volume. Warner has done a nice job cleaning the prints and the show looks pretty darn good.
It was also a »
- Robert Greenberger
Nine Overlooked Classic Westerns
25 March 2012 6:57 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
The Western was a movie staple for decades. It seemed the genre that would never die, feeding the fantasies of one generation after another of young boys who galloped around their backyards, playgrounds, and brick streets on broomsticks, banging away with their Mattel cap pistols. Something about a man on a horse set against the boundless wastes of Monument Valley, the crackle of saddle leather, two men facing off in a dusty street under the noon sun connected with the free spirit in every kid.
The American movie – a celluloid telling that was more than a skit – was born in a Western: Edwin S. Porter’s 11- minute The Great Train Robbery (1903). Thereafter, Westerns grew longer, they grew more complex. The West – hostile, endless, civilization barely maintaining a toehold against the elements, hostile natives, and robber barons – proved an infinitely plastic setting. In a place with no law, and where »
- Bill Mesce
"Mandrake" Gestures Hypnotically @ Warners
15 March 2012 9:42 PM, PDT | SneakPeek | See recent SneakPeek news »
In development since Sneak Peek first reported on it in 2007, Warner Brothers have now acquired King Features' "Mandrake The Magician", to adapt as a 'contemporary adventure' feature, based on creator Lee Falk's 1930's newspaper comic strip character.
The film will be in direct competition with Disney's developing "Dr. Strange" ("Master Of The Mystic Arts') feature, based on the Marvel Comics character (which in turn was based on "Mandrake").
Created in 1934, 'Mandrake' was an illusionist whose work was based on hypnotic technique. When Mandrake "...gestured hypnotically..." he could induce anyone to hallucinate.
In 1939, Columbia produced a 12-part "Mandrake the Magician" movie serial, starring actor Warren Hull as Mandrake and Al Kikume as his sidekick 'Lothar'.
NBC produced a "Mandrake" TV pilot in 1954, starring stage magician Coe Norton as Mandrake and Woody Strode ("Spartacus") as Lothar.
Actor Anthony Herrera starred in the 1979 TV movie "Mandrake" with Ji-Tu Cumbuka as Lothar. »
- Michael Stevens
Tarzan, Ann Sothern, Ingrid Bergman: Warner Achive
13 March 2012 6:50 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
John Carter, based on the John Carter of Mars series written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, was released last weekend with underwhelming box-office results in North America. Expect a more enthusiastic reception for the Warner Archive's release of the late '60s television series Tarzan (season one, in two parts) in celebration of the Lord of the Apes' 100th anniversary. Ron Ely stars, while guests include former Tarzan Jock Mahoney, Academy Award nominee Julie Harris (The Member of the Wedding), Star Trek's Nichelle Nichols, Woody Strode, Russ Tamblyn, Maurice Evans, Jack Elam, and Chips Rafferty. Also coming out via the Warner Archive Collection are several lesser-known titles that should definitely be worth a look, especially considering the talent involved. Released in a newly remastered print, the 1941 drama Rage in Heaven was directed by W.S. Van Dyke (aka "One-Take Woody"), and stars Ingrid Bergman, Robert Montgomery, and George Sanders. Christopher Isherwood contributed to the screenplay. »
- Andre Soares
William Shatner Gets Beamed Up Straight Into...The Kingdom of the Spiders! (Review)
15 January 2012 5:32 PM, PST | Horrorbid | See recent Horrorbid news »
Oh yeah. The classic 1977 spider flick starring William Shatner right before he did Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Kingdom of the Spiders stars William Shatner as Rack Hansen a veterinarian in Arizona. Rack has problems dealing with his brother's death, though it is never explained in any great detail, so he has to care for his brother's widow and young daughter. He is called upon by his friend Walter Colby (Woody Strode) when Walter's prize… »
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