Harold Perrineau, who plays sail-away traitor Michael on "Lost" is returning the show next season. When we last saw them, Michael and his son Walt, left the island on a boat given to them by the Others.
ABC Entertainment President Stephen McPherson didn't offer any details Wednesday of what's in store for Michael. He also didn't say whether Walt, the son played by Malcolm David Kelley, will be seen again.
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Zachary Quinto, who plays the brain-eating Sylar on "Heroes," will appear as the young Spock in director J.J. Abrams' upcoming "Star Trek" film.
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A DVD set collecting the first season of the original Star Trek show in digitally enhanced form is due out Nov. 20. This is the one that's been showing on TV lately, with the 1960s effects replaced with new CGI effects.
Info:
Paramount has announced Star Trek: The Original Series - Season 1 Remastered which arrives in a 10-disc HD DVD/DVD combo disc set on November 20th. Retail will be $217.99. Meticulously remastered from the original camera negative specifically for this high-definition release, each classic episode is presented in pristine condition with state-of-the-art digital visual effects. 1960s special effects have been replaced with 21st century computer-generated imagery to give new depth and atmosphere to various elements including the main title sequence, the galaxy shots frequently seen from the Enterprise's bridge, the battle scenes, planets and alien ships, some of the matte paintings used as backdrops for new worlds, as well as the Enterprise and other Starships, which have been replaced with state-of-the-art CGI-created ships.
Each of the episodes will be presented in 1.33:1 full frame, along with English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, LAS Mono and French Mono tracks. The HD DVD presentation features English Dolby True HD and LAS Mono tracks. Extras on the HD DVD side include Picture in Picture video commentaries, comparisons of re-mastered vs. original effects, and encyclopedic information on selected episodes, a Spacelift: Transporting Trek into the 21st Century documentary, a Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest feature including rare home movies and special memories, an interactive Enterprise Tour, and a preview of MMO game Star Trek Online. Extras on the standard DVD side will include the Spacelift: Transporting Trek into the 21st Century documentary, a Birth of a Timeless Legacy featurette, a Reflections on Spock featurette, a Life Beyond Trek: William Shatner feature, a To Boldly Go…Season One featurette, a Sci-Fi Visionaries featurette, and a Kiss & Tell: Romance in the 24th Century featurette. Completing the package will be a Trek Connections feature, a Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier featurette, and episode preview trailers.
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Via Boing Boing: Stan Lee presents: A Special Planet Parenthood Issue Of The Amazing Spider-Man.
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Actor Tim Blake Nelson ("Syriana," "O'Brother, Where Art Thou?") is joining the "Incredible Hulk" movie cast.
Nelson will play a scientist named Samuel Sterns. In Hulk lore, Sterns, aka "The Leader," is one of the Hulk's major antagonists, a menial worker in a chemical research plant who is bombarded with gamma radiation. He emerges from his accident not only green-skinned but also superintelligent, with an oversized brain.
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BOOM! Studios has comic book-adaptations of "The Godfather" in the works. According to a press release, BOOM! will publish both
"...a graphic novel and a series of
mini-series based on the iconic Mario Puzo-penned novel and films
beginning in Winter 2007. The series will be written by an
as-yet-unannounced writer ("Jaws will drop," says Richie) and the
first arc will be illustrated by BOOM! veteran Greg Scott, whose
previous BOOM! titles include X ISLE and ENIGMA CIPHER.
"The thing about THE GODFATHER," says Chip Mosher, BOOM! Studios'
Marketing and Sales Director, "is how recognizable it is. All around
the world, people know the movie, they quote lines from it in every
day. Who doesn't recognize Marlon Brando as Don Corleone?"
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In further "Godfather" developments, Sideshow Toys will be doing a line of collector figures based on the movies. Sideshow also just acquired the licenses to do "Tomb Raider," "Aliens vs. Predator" and "Conan the Barbarian" figures.
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Prince Charles has turned down a guest spot in this year's Doctor Who Christmas special.
Phil Collinson, Doctor Who's producer, says, "We recently approached Charles because we had some great ideas for him in the show. "Unfortunately he politely declined but he did say he was a big fan of the show."
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Newsarama interviews cartoonist Jeff Smith about his new project, "RASL."
The story is about a thief -- an art thief -- who is known to the police as "RASL," because that's the tag he leaves whenever he steals a piece of art. He spray paints RASL on the wall in the spot where the art was. RASL has this ... how do I describe it? ... a full spectral immersion suit that he's invented that really, basically, is made of these giant jet engines that he straps to his shoulders and his knees that have magnets in them, and he can create thermal-magnetic disturbances through space-time and step between dimensions. So if you were a really rich person who wants to collect, say, a Mona Lisa, you could pay RASL, and he'll go to another dimension and steal the Mona Lisa for you!
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Can you tell Comicon is on in San Diego? There's loads of comics and pop culture news coming out. Like, for example, Dark Horse Comics is reviving Warren Publishing's Eerie and Creepy titles. Along with new material in those tites, Dark Horse will publish a series of hardcover archives collecting classic tales from Warren's original mags.
Many of today’s brightest stars will lend their talents to the venture, including horror legend Bernie Wrightson (City of Others) and modern master Steve Niles (30 Days of Night, Criminal Macabre).
Creepy is best remembered for its classic horror and was hosted by Uncle Creepy, while Eerie often ventured into science fiction and featured Cousin Eerie as its host. The rest of the gang includes Hunter, Child, El Cid, Marvin the Dead Thing, and the newly developed Creepy Family. The magazines, originally published by Jim Warren are remembered as presenting some of the era’s greatest genre comics work.
“Both Creepy and Eerie are fondly remembered by comics fans as representing the best of science fiction and horror, and Dark Horse is proud and excited to relaunch these classic titles,” said Dark Horse publisher Mike Richardson.
The deal also may lead to Creepy and/or Eerie titled TV and movie projects, the press release adds.
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In another press release, Dark Horse reveals they'll also be publishing collections of Marvel Comics' Indiana Jones comic book adventures, as well as publishing new Indy titles.
In February 2008, Dark Horse Comics will publish the first of two Indiana Jones Omnibuses collecting Dark Horse's previous entries in the saga. Then April sees the release of volume one of Indiana Jones Adventures—a digest-sized graphic novel designed for the enjoyment of young readers as well as adults. The Indiana Jones Adventures volumes and the Omnibuses will continue on a quarterly basis—including Omnibuses for the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles and the original Marvel run of Indiana Jones comics.
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And, DC Comics will be publishing a hardcover comics collection based on the "Heroes" TV series.
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Speaking of Comicon, here's a great picture thread with loads of new images of new action figures making their debut at the con, including new Marvel Legends figures from Hasbro.
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Jon's Random Acts of Geekery (formerly Waffyjon) presents some wild H.R. Pufnstuf collectibles: black light posters and toys.
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Frank Millers talks to Variety about his in-the-works Spirit film, based on the works of cartoonist Will Eisner.
When tasked with selecting the right hook from 12 years of "The Spirit" comics, Miller embraced an old favorite. "It's the story of Sand Saref," he says, referring to a plot that first ran in newspapers on Jan. 8, 1950, full of danger-laced romance, espionage and early germ-warfare elements. "It's about the first love of Spirit's life, who has turned to a life of crime, and he has to bring her to justice."
The choice holds special significance for Miller, who has cited Saref as an inspiration for the popular Elektra character he created for the "Daredevil" comic.
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