Evan Dorkin Preps Show For Adult Swim
June 4, 2003
Evan Dorkin is working on a pilot for a new cartoon series for the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block.
No Start Date Set Yet
May 11, 2003
Today's Variety reported that Philip Levens, a writer and co-producer on the highly popular Smallville TV series, has been hired by producer Joel Silver to write the screenplay for a Warner Brothers film based on the DC Comics character, Wonder Woman .
Chris Nolan Seeks To Revive Franchise
January 27, 2003
Warner Bros. has chosen Christopher Nolan, director of Memento and Insomnia , to revive the Batman movie franchise.
Based on Marville?
January 22, 2003
John Secreto of Comic Swap in State College, Pennsylvania saw Marvel COO Bill Jemas' comments on ordering Namor and supports the concept, but has reservations.
Deal and Phenomenon of the Year
January 3, 2003
These awards are given as a way of reflecting on the events of the year and to draw some conclusions from them. We chose Jakks Pacific's acquisition of the Dragon Ball toy license as the Deal of the Year, and the divergent price trends in collectibles as the Phenomenon of the Year.
Will 'Captain Marvel' Return DC to the Big Screen?
December 4, 2002
New Line Cinema is teaming with sister company DC Comics to create a feature film based on Shazam! .
Keanu Reeves To Star
October 12, 2002
According to the Hollywood Reporter the film based on the DC-Vertigo comic book Hellblazer is back on track. Keanu Reeves will play John Constantine, the film's eponymous hero, who was described in Hollywood pitch meetings as 'Dirty Harry in the world of the occult.'
Scheduled for January 2003
September 17, 2002
DC Comics has announced the publication of Superman: The 10-Cent Adventure on January 1, 2003. The Superman 10-Cent comic will be an all-new 32-page full color comic (with 22 pages of story and art) that will introduce the new Superman creators.
Rush Hour Helmer Gets the Call
September 17, 2002
The Sci-Fi Wire has confirmed that Brett Ratner, the director of the hugely popular Rush Hour films, has signed on to direct J.J. Abrams' highly touted script for the first film in a Superman trilogy.
Behind-the-Scenes Turmoil
September 6, 2002
In spite of the obvious success that comic book-based films have had in Hollywood over the past year, and despite the fact that fellow AOL/Time Warner company DC Comics has an enormous roster of characters, Warner Brothers has been unable to pull the trigger and squeeze off another round in the battle of cinematic superheroes.
