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This should end well. From ICv2:
Mark Millar has announced that he will try “something totally new” by writing and directing a feature film. Millar, who “learned a lot” from Matthew Vaughan who directed an adaptation of Millar’s Kick-Ass, has lined up private financing for the project, which remains hush-hush. Since the film is privately financed, Millar doesn’t need to wait for a studio to green light the production, which Millar plans to begin directing in March. Following Vaughan’s lead, Millar plans to make the film and sell it to the studios once it is completed.
The above pic is an exact representation of what happened to me after I read this article. If you are wondering how then am I able to write this post and share this news with you, well…I got better.
Guess Millar isn’t happy enough just polluting the comic industry with his brain farts writing because now he feels the need share his mental diarrhea vision with the world. I bet you anything his movie will be on track to open in the year 2012. And that is why I now believe that the soon-to-be released movie 2012 is really a documentary sent back in time to warn us all of what will happen to the planet if Millar’s movie is released.
J.
In this week’s ‘Who’s Getting What’ post I proclaimed that I would not be picking up Amazing Spider-Man until Dan Slott comes back. Well, he’s coming back to write the book in January and it looks like this will be well worth the wait for me. Slott is bringing my favorite post-OMD Spidey artist Marcos Martin and my favorite Spidey villain Mysterio with him for the ride. I really can’t put into words how fucking excited I am for this little run. The above cover for issue #619 is so damn striking. That ‘Amazing’ logo reminds me of the days when this used to be my must have comic every month.
J.
Here are the solicitations and the cover to issue #618 as well:
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #618
Written by DAN SLOTT
Pencils & Cover by MARCOS MARTIN
Variant Cover by JOE QUINONES
MYSTERIOUS: Chapter One
“Un-Murder Incorporated”
MYSTERIO is back from the dead…and he’s not alone!
When deceased members of the Maggia crime family return from beyond the grave, the balance of power shifts in their gang war with Hammerhead and the Inner-Demons. Can Spider-Man and crime scene investigator, Carlie Cooper, solve this mystery…before it gets a little too personal?
PLUS: Secret sides of both Mr. Negative and J. Jonah Jameson Sr. revealed, a disturbing turn for Aunt May, the reappearance of ANOTHER Spider-Villain — all this and the return of Dan Slott & Marcos Martin to the pages of Amazing Spider-Man.
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #619
Written by DAN SLOTT
Pencils & Cover by MARCOS MARTIN
MYSTERIOUS: Chapter Two
“Re-Appearing Act”
SPIDER-MAN versus MYSTERIO!
How long can Mysterio play with Spidey’s head before the web-slinger finally snaps?! The mind games keep ratcheting up as the body count goes up, down, and…into the negatives? Some bad guys just won’t die and others can’t stay dead! So which long-thought deceased Spider-Man character is back now?! It may only be January, but get ready for the most unbelievable Spider-Man moment of the year!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99
17
Sep
09
Terrible News Everybody
Sigh…I should have fucking known. From IvC2:
Kick-Ass creator Mark Millar told MTV that there will “definitely” be a sequel to both the comic book mini-series and the movie it spawned. Millar explained: “The (mini) series ends on a teaser for the next one, and the movie ends on a teaser too.”
Fuck you very much fanboys. In case you missed it you can find my thoughts on this shitty series in the video below.
J.
‘Kick-Ass’ Sequel In the Works/IvC2
From Kotaku.com:
Writer Roger Avary and producer Samuel Hadida are returning to Silent Hill for Silent Hill 2. The two worked together on the 2006 prequel, which grossed nearly $100 million worldwide.
The Hollywood Reporter reports that filming will begin next year after Hadida and his studio Davis Films finishes Resident Evil: Afterlife with Milla Jovovich.
Earlier this Spring, actor Radha Mitchell — who starred in the first film — stated that the first film’s director Christophe Gans most likely wasn’t attached to the sequel. “A shame because he’s a nutter but he’s so passionate about the game,” says Mitchell. “I think he should do it if they do it again.”
I admit it. I really, really liked the Silent Hill movie. Was it perfect? Not at all but it was a very good first attempt at bringing the game’s world to the big screen. The problems that I had with it were that it was kinda long, Pyramid Head didn’t belong there and I didn’t care for the “slaughterfest” climax of the film. It did manage to get a lot of things right though. The “feel” of the town was perfect as were the transformation sequences between the light and dark sides. I thought replacing the main character of the first game, Harry Mason, with a female lead, Rose Da Silva (played by Radha Mitchell), worked well and that Laurie Holden played a kick ass Cybil Bennett. Christophe Gans (Brotherhood of the Wolf) had much respect for the source material and it showed in his direction. What made the movie come together more than anything else though was the use of Akira Yamaoka’s musical score.
The big question I have now is will the second Silent Hill film be a direct sequel to the first or will it be an adaptation of the second Silent Hill game? The answer I would like to hear is that it will be the latter. Silent Hill 2 is one of my all time favorite video games, second only to Metal Gear Solid 2. It is almost pure perfection. What makes it so incredible first and foremost is the story. It is so emotional, haunting, horrific and psychologically engaging that it has no peer. The story of James Sunderland, the games protagonist, is that of personal tragedy and the Hell he puts himself through because of it.
Handled in the right manner (and using the story of the Silent Hill 2 video game) this film could be phenomenal. I am not one to get my hopes up so I guess we will just have to wait and see how how things shape up.
J.
Note: The second link I am adding at the bottom leads to an article/essay written by video game journalist Leigh Alexander which is a must read for any Silent Hill 2 fan.
Silent Hill 2 Movie Official/Kotaku
Column: The Aberrant Gamer – ‘Sundering the Mind’/Leigh Alexander
It’s another big news day in the comic industry. Over at DC’s The Source they have posted a letter from Paul Levitz confirming that he is stepping down as President and Publisher of DC Comics. Levitz will still be an executive at DC and will also be returning to writing comics for the company. It looks like his first gig may be writing The Legion in Adventure Comics.
As far as what Paul Levitz has meant to the comic industry, Rich Johnston has put together a great article over at Bleeding Cool about Levitz’ time in the industry so far. Here is my favorite portion of the article:
Under Paul Levitz, DC would also employ many more women across the company, opposed to Marvel which, relatively, is still a boys club. This would also lead to a greater diversity of content at the company. Levitz has seen himself as more than just a publisher, but almost a guardian of Americana, preserving Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman as icons as best as he can (his involvement with work such as The Authority and The Boys, severly criticised by me in the past, can be much more positively reinterpreted in this light), and has rescued abandoned works and characters, such as the Charlton and Fawcett characters, as well as works such as V For Vendetta and Moonshadow.
Things sure are getting interesting as of late. Here are a few more links for you guys if you want more of the story.
J.
Bleeding Cool: Paul Levitz To Step Down From DC Comics (Updated)
DC: The Source: A Letter From Paul Levitz
CBR: Paul Levitz No Longer Publisher & President of DC Comics
31
Aug
09
Holy Shit: Disney Buys Marvel
I woke up quite late today and this was the first thing I saw:
Disney Acquires Marvel – UPDATED
Didn’t see that coming. I’m sure we will be talking about this more in the weeks to come.
Share your thoughts on this in the comments section.
J.
Last week I had a post about the uncertainty of whether X-Factor would continue or not as a monthly series. Looks like I was worried over nothing after all. Marvel will be restarting the series with the 200th issue which will ship in December. CBR interviewed Peter David today at Toronto’s Fan Expo and here is part of what he said:
“It feels good, I suppose. I think everyone will concur that ‘X-Factor’ is a little different from most of the other X-books and a lot of books that are coming out. Whether that’s good or bad, of course, I think people should form their own opinions. It’s nice that the market has supported it; it’s gratifying to see the enthusiasm of the fanbase and I am very appreciative that both Marvel and the fans have stuck with it.”
To be honest with you guys X-Factor was THE must read comic for me every month. And then Secret Invasion came along and completely killed my interest in the book. Now that David will be starting a new story arc I think it will be a good time for me to jump back on board.
Hit the link down below to read CBR’s entire interview.
