Close-Up: Christopher Nolan

Christopher Nolan is arguably one of the most interesting and talented directors to emerge in the past ten years. His films have received both commercial and critical praise, and his latest, ‘The Dark Knight,’ has been receiving so much praise, and is poised to be the biggest hit of the summer. Nolan, a graduate of …

John Woo to adapt “Caliber”

John Woo will be directing an adaptation of the comic book “Caliber.” The film, a co-production of Johnny Depp’s Infinitum Nihil, Barry Levine’s Radical Comics, and Lion Rock, Woo and Terence Chang’s US production company. The comic book sets King Arthur and his knights as gunslingers in the west. Though, this film probably won’t be …

Trouble with Bungie and Microsoft

Apparently, there is trouble in paradise. Bungie, the studio behind “Halo,” was all about making a major announcement during E3. But a last minute intervention from their publisher, Microsoft, caused them to change plans. A Microsoft insider said Bungie’s announcement was premature, and Microsoft was not consulted. Bungie/Halo products were noticeably absent from Microsoft’s press …

Details of Sony’s Playstation Download Service

Details of Sony’s video have finally come out at the company’s E3 press conference. The company has partnered with Disney, Fox, Lionsgate, MGM, Paramount, and Warner Bros to offer film and TV downloads on the Playstation Networks new video service. Pricing and terms are similar to Microsoft’s Xbox and Apple’s iTunes service. Users will also …

Diablo Cody Teams Up with Spielberg Again

Oscar-winner Diablo Cody has been picked to write a new untitled comedy from an idea by Spielberg.  The details are under wraps, and no producers have been attached. But this will be Spielberg’s second collaboration with writer. Cody wrote the pilot to a “The United States of Tara” a Showtime series Spielberg is Executive Producing. …

More Max Payne News

I’m all about the video game news today! There’s ton’s to report on the new Max Payne film starring Mark Wahlberg and directed by John Moore (Behind Enemy Lines, Flight of the Phoenix). The film is based on the amazing video game of the same name. Some promo shots have emerged on firstshowing.net some of …

‘Lost Planet’ to be Adapted by WB

Hit video game from Capcom, ‘Lost Planet,’ will be adapted by Warner Bros. David Hayter who just completed ‘Watchmen,’ for Zack Snyder will be writing the screenplay. Hayter is best known for his work on ‘X-Men,’ and ‘X-2.’ The video game revolves around an expedition to an ice planet that has a energy source that …