• The Toy Box: Scott Pilgrim, Ferris Bueller, Predator, Alien, Game Of Thrones & More

    Our recurring Cool Stuff feature is usually where you'll find awesome memorabilia related to movies and TV . However, almost every single day, there is some kind of new action figure, playset, collectible, etc. that just doesn't warrant a whole Cool Stuff post by itself. So we decided those items needed their own showcase. The Toy…

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  • 'Dredd' Sequel "Not Off The Agenda," According To Karl Urban

    If Dredd's tragically weak box office performance didn't squash all hopes of a sequel, Adi Shankar's recent comments should have. The producer bluntly stated that the sci-fi pic would "probably not" get a follow up because it "totally bombed." Considering that the film made grossed just $35 million worldwide on a $50 million budget, it…

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  • Disney Announces 30 Vault Movies On Blu-Ray Including 'Ed Wood,' 'Pocahontas,' 'Arachnophobia,' And 'Newsies'

    Disney just announced that 30 of their classic movies, from animation to live action films produced by their subsidiaries, are all coming to Blu-ray by the end of 2012. Among the highlights are Adventures in Babysitting, Pete's Dragon, Ed Wood, Pocahontas, Arachnophobia, Newsies, The Absent-Minded Professor, High Fidelity, The Aristocats, Dick Tracy, Sister Act, Evita, Father of the Bride, Ransom,…

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  • Geek Deal: Sci-Fi Armory T-Shirt

    ThinkGeek is selling an awesome t-shirt featuring various weapons from 10 famous science fiction films of the last 74 years. Can you name all the movies? Museum Acquires Rare Arms Collection: To your right you'll see our display of 20th and early 21st century science-fiction armaments. You can compare the variety of size and lethality…

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  • LionsGate Picks Up 'Dredd,' 'Protection' And 'Safe'

    In advance of the American Film Market, LionsGate has picked up US distribution rights to three films: Dredd (based on the Judge Dredd comics), Safe and Protection. All three films are from financing/sales company IM Global. Info on all three films is after the break. The first release will be Safe, directed by Boaz Yakin…

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  • Judge Dredd Movie Retitled 'Dredd'; Official Synopsis Revealed

    In what could be a (smart) attempt to distance the film from the first failed Judge Dredd movie starring Sylvester Stallone, the upcoming adaptation of the British sci-fi comic series has shortened its title to simply Dredd. Meanwhile, there's also an official synopsis for the film, which you can check out after the break. IM…

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  • Olivia Thirlby Cast Opposite Karl Urban In 'Judge Dredd'

    There's a new Judge Dredd film getting underway, and it's possible that this one will be a lot better, or at least far more faithful to the source comic series, than the '90s film starring Sylvester Stallone as the helmeted, law-giving Dredd. Karl Urban plays Dredd this time out, and now Olivia Thirlby has signed…

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  • Superhero Bits: X-Men First Class Shoots In Three Weeks; The Avengers To Be Shot In 3D; Edgar Wright Calls Ant-Man A "High-Tech Spy Heist Film"; Karl Urban Confirmed As Judge Dredd

    Got a pack of small comic book to film stories to throw out today. First, X-Men: First Class co-writer Jane Goldman says that First Class is shortly to go before cameras. At Movie Con this weekend, Goldman said "I watched a bunch of pre-viz yesterday and went home feeling so excited. We start shooting in…

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  • Karl Urban May Be The New Judge Dredd

    So the word -- the very advance word, mind you -- is that this new movie version of Judge Dredd might not suck. Pete Travis (Vantage Point) is directing from a script by Alex Garland (Sunshine) and that's enough of a pedigree, combined with the basic Judge Dredd backstory, to get me interested. Now there's…

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  • New Judge Dredd Movie Gets Financing; Pete Travis To Direct

    We've been hearing about the possibility of a new Judge Dredd movie for some time. Now the project has taken a big step closer to being real: in a deal made just prior to Cannes, where the film will be shopped around for distribution, Andrew Macdonald's company DNA Film has made a deal to finance…

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  • Comics Artist Jock Tweets Judge Dredd And The Losers Movie News

    Jock - no surname required, he's just Jock, like Parry or Moses - is a comics artist with a great portion of his impressive portfolio living in the pages of seminal UK weekly 2000AD. He's also a very busy concept artist for the movies, it would seem, or at least for those being adapted from…

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  • DNA Films Greenlights New Judge Dredd Movie

    According to an announcement on 2000 AD's message boards (via AICN), DNA films, along with Rebellion and and 2000 AD, have greenlit a new Judge Dredd film. According to the Rebellion's CEO and Creative Director, "We can’t give away too many details at this point, but we’re looking forward to working with DNA Films to…

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