Sidney Pollack Will Direct
March 28, 2002
Variety reports that Paramount is close to greenlighting a film version of Michael Chabon's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Cla y.
Separate Disk Required
March 28, 2002
Columbia Tri-Star Home Entertainment developed the SuperBit DVD format to appeal to collectors and owners of home theater systems who wanted the best possible sound and picture from their DVDs.
3 Books Will Not Face 25-Cent Hikes
March 27, 2002
Newsarama is reporting that Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada has decided against a 25 cent increase in the cover price of three low-selling titles, Captain Marvel , Black Panther , and Spider-Girl . Michael Doran of Newsarama quotes Quesada and Captain Marvel writer Peter David, who both indicate that Marvel will maintain current cover prices
Premium Chrome-look Cards Bow in July
March 27, 2002
Inkworks has just announced a new collection of Buffy trading cards, Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Evolution .
First U.S. DVD For the Series
March 27, 2002
ADV Films has set a release date of June 25 for Secret Service , the first DVD release of the anime action series City Hunter .
Ang Lee Helms Saga of the Not So Jolly Green Giant
March 27, 2002
Another key Marvel-based film project moved closer to fruition as director Ang Lee ( Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ) began principal photography on The Hulk .
Two in August, Two in November
March 26, 2002
To maximize its take from this blockbuster title, New Line is preparing four different DVD editions of the first film in the LOTR trilogy.
LOTR Tournaments Bow This Summer
March 26, 2002
Decipher, Inc. announced the formation of the Decipher Game Management Authority (DGMA), an independent tournament management company.
'Two Towers' Debuts in November
March 26, 2002
Games Workshop has provided some preliminary details concerning its second tabletop miniatures game based on the Lord of the Rings Trilogy .
All Art From Wolverine/Hulk Series
March 26, 2002
Artist Sam Kieth is making a major donation of original art to benefit both ACTOR (A Commitment To Our Roots) and the CBDLF (Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.
2 Versions of the Movie & TV Series
March 25, 2002
Bandai has set a July release for DVD editions of its Escaflowne: A Girl in Gaia movie (2000) and the Escaflowne TV Series (1996). Bandai recently released the Escaflowne (pronounced 'Es-ca-flow-NEIGH') movie to theaters in the U.S. The Escaflowne movie is a total remake of the original TV series. However the movie version is no travesty -- it was made by virtually the same crew that created the TV series...
Tabletop Game Uses Plastic and Metal Figures
March 25, 2002
At GAMA last week Sweden's Cell Entertainment Group unveiled its 2002 line of tabletop miniatures games. Foremost among them is a game based on Frank Frazetta's Death Dealer , which is set to debut at GenCon.
