Producer Joel Silver Is Emphatic
October 28, 2003
Although Hollywood producers rarely say 'never' when talking about possible sequels to moneymaking movies, Joel Silver was definitive when asked about the possibility of future sequels to the Matrix , saying: 'That will never happen.'
Third Matrix Movie Gets Less Support
October 20, 2003
Major marketers are pulling back on support for the third Matrix release, Matrix Revolution , due out November 5th.
95% Of the Sales Are DVDs
October 16, 2003
While it is not a record, The Matrix Reloaded videos performed extremely well during their first day on sale, moving a combined 4 million DVDs and VHS tapes.
And Matrix Comics, Kabuki, Others
October 14, 2003
Entertainment Weekly ranks Sandman: Endless Nights #2 on its 'Must List' (second only to Raoul Bova) in its October 17th issue.
Project Still In 'Development Hell'
September 29, 2003
Variety is reporting that screenwriter Laeta Kalogridis is the latest Tinseltown scribe to be given the formidable task of creating a viable Wonder Woman screenplay.
Di Bonaventura to Man the Troops
September 15, 2003
Variety reports that Lorenzo di Bonaventura has been 'recruited' by Hasbro to head a movie deal for G.I. Joe.
Jack Kirby Featured
August 26, 2003
No, it's not April Fools Day -- Wednesday's The Arts Section of the New York Times did actually contain two articles celebrating superhero comics.
Worldwide
August 25, 2003
The Matrix Reloaded has hit $730 million in worldwide box office revenues, with around $280 million in domestic sales and around $450 million in sales outside the U.S.,
As Trade Paperback; Ltd. Edition Hardcover To Follow
August 17, 2003
Red Pill Productions is planning to release a 160-page trade paperback volume, The Matrix Comics , in mid-October.
But Pirates Doesn't Walk The Plank
July 20, 2003
The R-Rated Bad Boys II , featuring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, bludgeoned its way to the top of the box office with a stellar $46.7 million dollar opening weekend.