moviesblog.mtv.com - 12/4/2008
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'World War Z' When “Quantum of Solace” director Marc Forster was chosen to helm the adaptation of Max Brooks’ “World War Z” zombie-stravaganza, we noted that it was a surprising pairing — but with noted television, movie and comics author J. Michael Straczynski already penning the screenplay and ...
moviesblog.mtv.com - 12/1/2008
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moviesblog.mtv.com —
'Forbidden Planet' After the announcement that J. Michael
Straczynski had been tapped to write the on again/off
again remake of “Forbidden Planet,” geeks across the globe pretty much said the same thing: “Well, duh!” Given his resume — which includes ...
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SF Tidbits for 12/4/08
SF Signal —
... J. Michael Straczynski says they are trying to preserve the storytelling style in the adaptation of World War Z by Max Brooks. ...
Straczynski Shares Secrets Of Zombie Survival, From World War Z [Morning Spoilers]
io9 —
... He sees the book as a Bourne-style thriller, with a massive scale. One planned sequence is set in India, with hundreds of boats trying to escape a tidal wave of zombies. [MTV] ...
Daily Scan for 12.05.08 - They Live Lives Again, World War Z Saves Structure
SciFi Scanner —
... season, is probably heading back. But can even he rescue the dying show at this point?
• They Live is apparently being remade. Somehow, though, I doubt it'll work as well in a recession when the Democrats are in power.
• SF Signal has another Mind Meld: How will scifi weather the recession? Quite well, I imagine: People like escapism, especially when they have no money and nothing to do.
• J. Michael Straczynski on World War Z: "We want to keep the plot structure," more or less. God, why?
• ...
Sci-Fi Saturday: World War Z, TR2N, Avatar, Terminator, Superman, Caprica, BSG, Lost, Heroes + more
TrekMovie.com —
... This week in SciFi movie news brings updates the plots of World War Z and TR2N, trailer news for Avatar, runtime news for Watchmen, and much more with tons of trailers and images including the next Terminator. On the small screen there is big news on Ron Moore’s Caprica and Brannon Braga’s Flashforward, plus Lost and Heroes updates and a bunch of previews, including BSG. MOVIE NEWS J. Michael Straczynski Talks World War Z J. Michael Straczynski ("Babylon 5") recently spoke with MTV about Marc Forster’s adaptation of Max Brooks’ "World War Z". JMS, who wrote the screenplay, ...
The Week In Geek...
HeroPress —
... (3) World War Z Will Be Epic: Babylon 5 creator and comic book writer J. Michael Straczynski talks about the "phenomenal" scale of the ...
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