The Hunger Games Trailer Will Debut Nov. 14
Today, Lionsgate announced via press release that the first trailer for director Gary Ross' upcoming film adaptation of Suzanne Collins' 2008 young-adult science fiction novel The Hunger Games would premiere during Good Morning America next week on Monday, November 14. read more
Where’s Waldo? to Find Its Way to the Big Screen
Not to be outdone by the recently announced _Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?_ "movie":http://http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/11/carmen-sandiego-movie-coming-jennifer-lopez-to-pro.html, everyone’s favorite lost red-and-white sweater wearer Waldo will also be receiving his own film. read more
Showtime's Under the Dome Adaptation Finds Writer
Last September we announced that Stephen King’s epic Under the Dome was being adapted for Showtime. Now the Dreamworks’ produced drama has found a writer to adapt the 1,000-plus page book. read more
Marvel to Bring Entire Line to Day-and-Date Digital
Marvel has finally announced that their entire comic line will be available day-and-date digital release. What this means is that the release of a new issue will be released both in paper and digital forms on the same day through their mobile app. According to Gizmodo, almost all of Marvel's comics will be available in a digital form by next March. Rather than coming out all once, the releases will be staggered to match story arcs and individual releases. read more
Guy Pearce, Ben Foster Cast In Steve Buscemi’s Queer Adaptation
Early last year it was announced that Steve Buscemi would be directing the film adaptation of William S. Burrough’s novel “Queer”. Now the cast has been announced and will feature Guy Pearce, Ben Foster and Kelly MacDonald. read more
H&M to Release Lisbeth Salander-Inspired Clothing Line
In a slightly disconcerting but hardly unpredictable turn of events, Swedish retail-clothing giant H&M have partnered up with Trish Summerville, costume designer on David Fincher's upcoming film adaptation of the late Swedish author Stieg Larsson's The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, to produce a 30-piece clothing line based on the specifically anti-fashion and anti-trend style of protagonist Lisbeth Salander. read more
Watch the Trailer for Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
Earlier today Universal Pictures released the first trailer for the upcoming animated film Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, produced by Illumination Entertainment and directed by Chris Renaud and Kyle Balda. Illumination and Renaud were also the producers and director, respectively, of 2010's Despicable Me. The film adaptation of the beloved Dr. Seuss children's book features a star-studded voice cast, including Danny DeVito as the titular Lorax, Zac Efron as Ted, Betty White as Grandma Norma and Taylor Swift as Ashley. read more
Amazon to Start Publishing Its Own Books
Continuing their dominance of the print industry, Amazon is now starting its own publishing company. In the coming weeks it will publish 122 books spanning multiple genres, poised to compete alongside major existing publishing houses in New York and instilling fear in the hearts of publishers everywhere. read more
Pulp's Jarvis Cocker Named Editor of Publishing Company
A report by The Guardian announced yesterday that Jarvis Cocker, the lead vocalist of British rock band Pulp, has accepted a "broad commissioning role" as the editor-at-large for U.K.-based publishing company Faber & Faber. read more
Sony Pictures Enters Negotiations For Steve Jobs' Biopic Rights
According to Deadline, Sony Pictures is in the process acquiring the film rights to Walter Isaacson's upcoming authorized Steve Jobs biography. If the negotiations go smoothly, Mark Gordon (who previously financed Saving Private Ryan and Wonder Boys) will be the producer of the biopic. The studio seems like a good choice to handle the material considering both last year's The Social Network and this year's Moneyball (both Sony Pictures films) have garnered widespread critical acclaim. read more
Amy Winehouse's Dad to Publish Memoir About Her Life
Mitch Winehouse, father of the late Amy Winehouse, has inked a deal with HarperCollins to write a memoir of the English soul singer's life, chronicling her upbringing, ascent to stardom and battle against drug addiction. read more
Courtney Love to Pen Autobiography
Courtney Love is slated to “set the record straight” with a new tell all memoir. She inked a deal with William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, to write her life story alongside best-selling author Anthony Bozzo. read more
Stephen King Presents His Sequel To The Shining
At George Mason University's Fall For the Book festival this weekend, Stephen King announced that he is working on a sequel to his popular book The Shining and read an excerpt from the upcoming story. read more
DreamWorks Making Live Action Version of The BFG
The BFG, the book about a giant who becomes friends with a orphan girl, has been picked up by DreamWorks to be turned into a live action film. read more
Arnold Schwarzenegger to Release Memoirs
According to the NYT, Austrian immigrant, former bodybuilding champion, movie star and former governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger has made a deal to write a memoir. So far, the book is titled Total Recall with a projected release in October of 2012. Publishers Simon & Schuster have stated that the book will cover Arnold's careers in bodybuilding, movie making and governance. read more
Neil Young to Release Autobiography Next Year
Last year was big for rock biographies with Keith Richards’ Life going on to become one of the most popular books to be written by a musician. Now Neil Young is going to take a stab at an autobiography with Waging Heavy Peace, as Rolling Stone reported. read more
Amazon Launches Kindle Library Service
Following up on our previous article on Amazon's plans, today the online retail giant officially launched their library service, allowing Kindle and Kindle app users to borrow eBooks from over 11,000 local libraries. From Jay Marine, Director of the Amazon Kindle: read more
The Eleventh Commandment to Become TV Series
The Eleventh Commandment, the best-selling book series by Jeffery Archer, is getting its very own television adaptation. Fortunately, its getting the treatment by one of the most successful sci-fi/action producers in the industry: Gale Anne Hurd. Her portfolio includes work on projects like The Terminator and The Walking Dead, so hopefully her involvement insures that The Eleventh Commandment gets a TV show it deserves. read more
James Franco Adapting Cormac McCarthy’s Child of God
Actor, writer, director, artist, teacher, soap opera star, James Franco has worn many hats over the last few years. Recently, Franco attempted to direct the adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s novel "Blood Meridian". While the plans for that film fell through, Franco has decided to write the adaptation for another McCarthy book, "Child of God". read more
Mike Patton to Release Film Score Album
Singer-producer Mike Patton, of Faith No More and Mr. Bungle fame (among many other groups), has announced yet another album to add to his prolific musical catalog. No, he's not doing a Faith No More reunion album, nor is he recording with his avant-metal band Fantômas or most recent project Peeping Tom. For this one, he's venturing out on his own — and what's more, it's going to be a film score. read more
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