Category: Business
Telltale Offers Episode of Strong Bad for Free
Telltale is giving away the fifth chapter of STRONG BAD'S COOL GAME FOR ATTRACTIVE PEOPLE titled 8-BIT IS ENOUGH, JOYSTIQ.COM reports.
Netflix Streaming to Nintendo Wii This Spring
Netflix announced a deal to make its online video streaming service available to Wii owners this spring, VARIETY reports.
Hatchet Reborn as Franchise
The indie horror pic HATCHET is becoming a franchise property with Adam Green set to direct HATCHET 2, VARIETY reports.
Ivan Reitman to Direct Ghostbusters 3
Ivan Reitman told MTV that the first draft of the script for GHOSTBUSTERS 3 is turned in and he'll be directing the project, AIN'T IT COOL NEWS reports.
Warner Bros. Takes on Sesame Street Videogames
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has entered into a multi-year exclusive agreement with Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street.
Oren Aviv Exits Walt Disney Studios
Oren Aviv has been pushed out as production chief at Walt Disney Studios as new boss Rich Ross continues to reorganization the studio, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.
British Actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw Nabs Female Lead in Undercovers
J.J. Abrams' UNDERCOVERS pilot for NBC has inked a deal with British actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw to play female lead, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.
The Hurt Locker on DVD and Blu-ray, The Simpsons Season 20 on DVD and Blu-ray, Plus More
THE HURT LOCKER comes to DVD and Blu-ray, MOON hits DVD and Blu-ray, THE SIMPSONS Season 20 comes to DVD and Blu-ray, GHOST IN THE SHELL 2.0 hits DVD, TRANSFORMERS Season 2, Vol. 2 comes to DVD, LAST ACTION HERO comes to DVD and Blu-ray, CLIFFHANGER comes to DVD and Blu-ray, HALLOWEEN II comes to DVD and Blu-ray, NARUTO: SHIPPUDEN, Vol. 5 comes to DVD, and HIDAMARI SKETCH: Season 1 comes to DVD.
Robert Downey Jr. Bows Out of Cowboys & Aliens
Robert Downey Jr. had to drop plans to reteam with IRON MAN director Jon Favreau in COWBOYS & ALIENS at Dreamworks, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES reports.
Yellow Submarine Cast Lines Up
Cary Elwes, Dean Lennox Kelly, Peter Serafinowicz and Adam Campbell to close securing deals that would see them play The Beatles in YELLOW SUBMARINE, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER's HEAT VISION BLOG.
Thor Leaps Into Principal Photography
Marvel Studios has commenced principal photography on the highly anticipated feature film THOR directed by Kenneth Branagh.
Zoic Editorial Launches
California's Zoic Studios, a leading digital production and visual effects company, is proud to offer Zoic Editorial, an "editorial house within a VFX house" that delivers dedicated, cutting-edge editorial services. Zoic Editorial serves both Zoic VFX clients and anyone with a project deserving the highest level of editorial, creative and technical expertise.
Cinesite Recreates Boston for Leap Year
Leading film visual effects company, Cinesite, has completed a series of complex and challenging visual effects on the new film from Spyglass Entertainment, Leap Year, which opened in theaters across the United States over the weekend.
IMAX Announces Digital 3-D Motion Picture Camera Initiative
On the heels of this week's announcement between IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq:IMAX) (TSX:IMX), Discovery Communications and Sony Corporation to create a cable television network devoted entirely to 3-D content, IMAX today announced that it is developing its first IMAX(R) 3-D digital camera.
Sony Scraps Spider-Man 4, Wants to Reboot Franchise
Spider-Man 4, which has been showing outward signs of trouble for months, has been killed by Sony Pictures, AIN'T IT COOL NEWS confirmed this afternoon.
Avatars Stays On Top For Fourth Weekend
AVATAR maintained it's lead at the box office for the fourth consecutive week over the weekend, Jan. 8-10, raking in $50.3 million for Fox.
Fast & Furious Aiming For Two More Films
Vin Diesel told his Facebook fans that Universal Pictures is working on two more films for the FAST & FURIOUS franchise, AIN'T IT COOL NEWS reports.
Twilight: Breaking Dawn Could Begin Production in Fall
TWILIGHT franchise producer Wyck Godfrey told THE LOS ANGELES TIMES that the fourth book in Stephanie Meyer's series, BREAKING DAWN, could begin shooting this fall.
Star Trek Sequel Set for June 29, 2012
Paramount Pictures has pinned down a tentative release date for J.J. Abrams' untitled Star Trek sequel on the coveted pre-4th of July weekend of June 29, 2012, COMINGSOON.NET reports.
Blake Lively Grabs Female Lead in Green Lantern
Blake Lively has been tapped to play the female lead Carol Ferris in GREEN LANTERN, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.
Wolverine 2 Pegged For 2011 Start
Hugh Jackson has revealed WOLVERINE 2 will begin shooting in about a year or year-and-a-half, SUPERHEROHYPE reports.
Knockout Lures in Channing Tatum
Channing Tatum has joined the ensemble cast in Steven Soderbergh's spy thriller KNOCKOUT, according to THE PLAYLIST.
Stuart Townsend Exits Thor
Irish actor Stuart Townsend has left the production of Kenneth Branagh's THOR, according to THE ASSOCIATED PRESS via COMINGSOON.NET.