Variety reports that David Hayter, the screenwriter who wrote the first X-Men movie and is about to hand in a script for the sequel, is writing a pilot for a new television series based on the 45 novels in L. Frank Baum's Wizard of Oz series.

Tim Burton's 're-imagining' of Planet of the Apes reinvigorated the flagging summer box office trends by taking in almost $70 million during its first three days.

Company profile for Inkworks, manufacturer of entertainment trading cards.

With two weeks left until Tim Burton's refashioning of Planet of the Apes opens, ICv2 conducted an unscientific survey on the sales of POTA merchandise by contacting some twenty retailers from coast to coast.

The large number of movie/TV books available this season should provide opportunities for a wide range of pop culture stores.

New Line Cinema, the studio behind the LOTR trilogy has inked a major deal with Burger King for a promotional campaign that will 'expand beyond the traditional theatrical window of the movie.'

An official ICv2 Release. ICv2 owner Milton Griepp today announced that that the company was welcoming its first sponsor -- the Topps Company -- which is sponsoring ICv2 on behalf of its Planet of the Apes Cards, due for release in July.

List of the many makers of POTA merchandise in conjunction with the Tim Burton movie.

Entertainment Weekly's influential 'Summer Movie Preview' issue which hit the stands Monday, April 23 features a spectacular fold-out Planet of the Apes cover. The coveted EW cover spot goes to the summer film with the most 'buzz' and Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes fits the bill for this highly competitive summer season.

Company profile on Dark Horse Comics, Inc.