All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 808
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NewsComic-Con: Avengers 2 title revealed
An unexpected reveal by Joss Whedon of the new title for the Avengers sequel – Avengers: Age Of Ultron – capped an immense day at Hall H and a session of arch entertainment from Marvel Studios.
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NewsComic-Con: Batman and Superman to team up
Zack Snyder is preparing a Superman and Batman film for Warner Bros that will open in 2015, it emerged at Comic-Con on Saturday [20].
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NewsComic-Con: X-Men united once more
Saturday’s [20] late afternoon Fox panel in Hall H did not skimp on the star power as first Andy Serkis, then Hugh Jackman took to the stage before Bryan Singer paraded his all-star cast from X-Men: Days Of Future Past in front of a deeply appreciative crowd.
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NewsComic-Con: Catching Fire grips Hall H
Jennifer Lawrence took part in a lively panel on Saturday [20] as the Lionsgate roadshow revealed the new trailer for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
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NewsOutfest 2013 names winners
Nanouk Leopold’s It’s All So Quiet won the Outfest 2013’s grand jury award for outstanding international dramatic feature on Sunday [21].
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NewsComic-Con: Spidey puts on a show
The first major spectacle of the San Diego convention finally arrived on Friday [19] afternoon as Sony rolled out the big guns for its presentation of The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
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NewsComic-Con: Diesel stokes Marvel rumours
Vin Diesel told fanboys on Friday that there would be some “very big news coming out at the end of the month” after he was asked whether he was about to join the Marvel fold as Vision.
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NewsEpic sets US Spider release
Epic Pictures Releasing has set an Oct 18 day-and-date theatrical and VoD release for Mike Mendez’s creature comedy through its expanded Epic Pictures Releasing.
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Brad Anderson to direct Restart
Lotus Entertainment and Davids Canton Productions made the announcement on Friday [19].
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NewsComic-Con: Ender's Game ignites passions
Thursday’s Summit panel provided a platform for Ender’s Game producer Robert Orci to speak eloquently about the film’s values in light of homophobic remarks by the book’s author.
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NewsComic-Con: Visionaries talk
Long shoots, long shots, distribution platforms and the pros and cons of 3D were among the subjects under the microscope during Thursday’s [18] Visionaries Panel in Hall H.
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NewsFox Int'l revs up for Turbo
Fox International launches DreamWorks Animation’s latest family fare day-and-date with North America in approximately 28 territories. There are significant new launches too for Pacific Rim, White House Down and Universal’s R.I.P.D.
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NewsComic-Con: SPWA gets Grace
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions has acquired worldwide rights to the horror-thriller from Automatik, Oddfellows Entertainment and Colony Pictures.
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NewsCandelabra bags 15 Emmy noms
HBO’s acclaimed Liberace drama Behind The Candelabra starring Michael Douglas and Matt Damon may be ineligible for Oscar consideration but that has not stopped recognition coming from the world of television.
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NewsComic-Con: IMAX gets Divergent
Ahead of Thursday’s [18] convention panel on Divergent, top brass from IMAX Corporation and Lionsgate-owned Summit said that the first episode of the sci-fi trilogy will be remastered into IMAX and released worldwide commencing on Mar 21, 2014.
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NewsBrightlight, Telefilm Canada ready Nootka
EXCLUSIVE: Brightlight Pictures with the support of Telefilm Canada is lining up period epic White Slaves Of The Nootka.
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NewsComic-Con: footage can pay
The importance of preview footage as a driver of audience engagement is highlighted in Comic-Con research conducted by international communications agency Way To Blue.
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Uni print control exec to retire
In a sign of the times, Universal Pictures announced on Wednesday [17] that Mark Link will retire from his role as vp of print control in January 2014 after 38 years with the studio.
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NewsFoursquare, CBS, Regal 'Do' Con
CBS Films and Regal Entertainment have partnered with the Foursquare app on a Comic-Con promotion centred on upcoming release The To Do List.
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NewsRemstar, D Films bulk up prestige slates
Canadian distribution: Remstar Films has acquired Parkland and Dark Places in a deal with Exclusive Media while separately D Films has struck a deal with Cohen Media Group for The Attack.