http://superherohype.com SuperheroHype RSS en-us Bryan Singer's Bad Hat Harry Productions has teamed with Radical Pictures to develop a live-action feature from "Freedom Formula," a five-issue comic book series created by Edmund Shern, reports Variety . http://superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=7537 Superhero Hype has made it into the soon-to-be-packed Lionsgate panel at Comic-Con and we'll be live bloggin' the half-hour presentation for Lexi Alexander's Punisher: War Zone for the next half hour, so pull up a seat and refresh regularly! http://superherohype.com/news/punishernews.php?id=7535 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM) has signed Darren Aronofsky to direct and David Self to write a new installment for its "RoboCop" franchise. Aronofsky, the director of The Fountain , and Self, the writer of Road to Perdition , make a formidable creative team, fast tracking the RoboCop motion picture and spotlighting it as one of the most anticipated new films for 2010. http://superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=7534 At the end of the 20th Century Fox presentation where they showed new footage from The Day the Earth Stood Still and Max Payne (more on that exciting footage coming soon), the studio who has produced the most Marvel comic book movies so far pulled a surprise on the packed audience by bringing out Hugh Jackman, who had just gotten off a plane from Australia where they had just finished filming X-Men Origins: Wolverine . http://superherohype.com/news/x-mennews.php?id=7532 Robert Rodriguez greeted fans at the San Diego Comic-Con and offered a first look at the upcoming Red Sonja feature, set to star Rose McGowan as the red-haired Robert E. Howard heroine. Though no footage has been shot, a lot of promotional images have already been prepared and were revealed for the first time, depicting McGowan in the classic chainmail bikini, one of which has been prepared as a mini-poster that will be distributed to fans right after the panel. http://superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=7533 Superhero Hype! has your exclusive first look at the new Timothy Bradstreet-designed Punisher: War Zone poster that was revealed at the San Diego Comic-Con today. Opening December 5, the Lexi Alexander-directed action-thriller stars Ray Stevenson, Dominic West, Doug Hutchinson, Colin Salmon, Wayne Knight, Dash Mihok and Julie Benz. http://superherohype.com/news/punishernews.php?id=7513 John Barrowman, the star of "Torchwood," was just asked moments ago at the San Diego Comic-Con panel if there was any possibility that he would be playing Captain America in the upcoming feature film. http://superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=7531 Hasbro Toys just hosted a San Diego Comic-Con panel to talk about their plans for the upcoming year. Hasbro, of course, had a major summer last year with Michael Bay's Transformers moving to the big screen right from their toyline. In addition to next summer's Transformers sequel, Hasbro looks to repeat their success by launching their another major property as a live-action film with G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra . http://superherohype.com/news/gijoenews.php?id=7530 The Walt Disney Co. has extended its first look deal with POW Entertainment, the production company run by Stan Lee, reports Variety . The two-year deal covers movies, TV, publishing, games, online and mobile entertainment. http://superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=7536 Spike TV's critically-acclaimed, funktastic anime series "Afro Samurai" returns with an original movie event set to premiere on the network in January 2009. "Afro Samurai: Resurrection" stars Academy Award®-nominated actor Samuel L. Jackson opposite, Emmy Award®-nominated actress Lucy Liu. Award winning artist The RZA once again provides the original score. "Afro Samurai: Resurrection" is produced by Japanese studio GONZO in association/partnership with GDH K.K. and FUNimation Entertainment. http://superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=7529 Activision has updated the official website for the video game "Spider-Man: Web of Shadows," which will be released in stores on October 21. At the site, you can learn more about the game, read about the characters, see the vote results, watch the "Reveal Trailer" and the "Combat Redefined" featurette, get downloads (wallpapers, icons), and more. http://superherohype.com/news/spider-mannews.php?id=7528 Director Edgar Wright is doing a mini-tour of the United States along with Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson in support of their new DVD Spaced: The Complete Series , released Tuesday on DVD in the United States for the first time. ComingSoon.net had a chance to sit down and talk with him, an interview which you can read here , but they also had a chance to talk with him a bit about Marvel Studios' Ant-Man and Bryan Lee O'Malley's Scott Pilgrim vs. the World , both of which Wright is adapting as movies. http://superherohype.com/news/featuresnews.php?id=7525 Every year, ComingSoon.net/Superhero Hype! tries to give you an early look at the San Diego Comic-Con International floor before the doors even open. This year, we got in a day early and can give you a peak at some of the items that were already set up, including items for The Dark Knight , Watchmen , G.I. Joe , Star Wars: The Clone Wars , Quantum of Solace , Hellboy II: The Golden Army , Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull , Iron Man and more. http://superherohype.com/news/watchmennews.php?id=7515 ComingSoon.net talked to director D.J. Caruso about his upcoming thriller with Shia LaBeouf, Eagle Eye , and the conversation turned to his adaptation of Y: The Last Man , which LaBeouf is also eyeing to star in. You can learn more about "Y" here and what follows are Caruso's quotes. http://superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=7526 Warner Bros. Pictures' The Dark Knight broke another record on Tuesday becoming the fastest ever to cross the $200 million mark in five days! The previous record of eight days was held by three films - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest , Spider-Man 2 and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith . http://superherohype.com/news/batmannews.php?id=7524 Cartoon Network has kicked off development on three comic book titles: "Firebreather," "The Vanishers" and "Mice Templar." Image Comic's "Firebreather," created by Phil Hester, and "Mice Templar," by Mike Avon Oeming and Bryan Glass, will be developed as animated original movies. IDW Publishing's "The Vanishers," created by Chuck Dixon, will be produced as a live-action original movie. http://superherohype.com/news.php?id=7523 Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment will publish "Watchmen," an episodic downloadable game based on the upcoming Warner Bros. Pictures' film for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC in 2009. http://superherohype.com/news/watchmennews.php?id=7522 Just in time for the San Diego Comic-Con, Paramount/DreamWorks has updated the official website for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen , coming to theaters on June 26, 2009. Directed by Michael Bay, the sequel stars Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Turturro, Isabel Lucas and Rainn Wilson. http://superherohype.com/news/transformersnews.php?id=7521 The second episode of Superhero Hype!'s "The Hype! Cast" is now online. In this installment, Malice, Immortalfire and highscorefilms discuss Hellboy II: The Golden Army , Hancock and The Dark Knight . You can listen to the Podcast by clicking on the link below! http://superherohype.com/news/hellboynews.php?id=7516 Hancock director Peter Berg is spearheading a fresh take on Hercules for Universal, reports Variety . http://superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=7519 Variety says that Warner Bros. has acquired Capeshooters , a comic book adaptation that will be produced by Bryan Singer's WB-based Bad Hat Harry production company. The project is based on Image Comics co-founder Rob Liefeld's upcoming comic. http://superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=7518 Gale Anne Hurd's Valhalla Motion Pictures, producer of Marvel Studios' summer hit release The Incredible Hulk , and Platinum Studios, Inc., an entertainment company that controls an international library of more than 5,600 comic book characters which it adapts, produces and licenses for all forms of media, and Top Cow Productions, an entertainment company specializing in building intellectual properties through comic book and graphic novel publication like Universal's summer box office hit Wanted , have attached Jenna Dewan and Luke Goss to star in the feature film Magdalena based on Top Cow's comic book character "Magdalena," which is currently in development. http://superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=7520 Summit Entertainment has picked up the film rights to Virgin Comics graphic novel "The Leaves," created by Kevin J. Walsh, reports Variety . http://superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=7517 Warner Bros. Pictures' The Dark Knight added another $24.5 million on Monday from 4,366 theaters to bring its domestic total to $182.9 million after just four days. http://superherohype.com/news/batmannews.php?id=7514 Benderspink has picked up the film rights to Red 5 Comics' recently released horror/action comic "ZMDs: Zombies of Mass Destruction" by Underworld writer-producer Kevin Grevioux. http://superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=7509 Video Business has confirmed that Paramount Home Entertainment has set a September 30 release for Iron Man on DVD and Blu-ray Disc. http://superherohype.com/news/ironmannews.php?id=7511 IMAX Corporation sent out this announcement listing the records that The Dark Knight claimed this weekend. http://superherohype.com/news/batmannews.php?id=7512 Platinum Studios, Inc., an entertainment company that controls an international library of more than 5,600 comic book characters which it adapts, produces and licenses for all forms of media, in conjunction with Top Cow Productions, an entertainment company specializing in building intellectual properties through comic book and graphic novel publication, and Arclight Films, today announced that director Michael Rymer, who helped reimagine TV's "Battlestar Galactica," is set to direct and co-produce Witchblade , an in-development feature film based on the best-selling action fantasy thriller comic book from Top Cow which has sold over 100 million units worldwide since its #1 debut in 1995. http://superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=7510 James Jean created this illustration for the Watchmen movie that can be seen briefly in the trailer. He writes on his site . http://superherohype.com/news/watchmennews.php?id=7508 On Sunday, Warner Bros. Pictures estimated that The Dark Knight had earned $155.3 million its opening weekend. Turns out, that was low! The final figures show that Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins follow-up took in a record-breaking $158.4 million over the Friday-to-Sunday frame, easily beating the $151.1 million opening of Spider-Man 3 in May 2007. http://superherohype.com/news/batmannews.php?id=7507