This is what happens when Techland goes to the comic book store: we end up talking about what we picked up. This week, Douglas Wolk, Graeme McMillan, Evan Narcisse and Mike Williams discuss the debut issues of Strange Tales II and Knight & Squire.
DOUGLAS: I enjoyed last year’s incarnation of Strange Tales as an …
Microsoft’s upcoming Windows Phone 7 platform may be able to split the difference between the heavily controlled-yet-polished structure of the iPhone platform and the almost overwhelming device, form factor, and carrier options available with the Android platform.
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Will he direct or won’t he direct? Or, is this movie even coming out at all? It seems that nothing has ever been set in stone for The Hobbit, and despite reports on Saturday in the LA Times and the New York Times that the movie was just a few signatures away from approval, it seems they are still far away from making this …
You know, if the Vulture blog is to be believed, we might as well just start running a regular feature called “Natalie Portman is rumored to be starring in The Next Big Sci-Fi Movie” right now. Fresh off the rumor that Portman – who’ll be seen in next year’s Thor – was the frontrunner for the lead in Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity, now we’re …
Instead of having to troll the IMDB message boards and hope that someone will send you that screenplay instead of spam, screenwriter Jordan Mechner released his original screenplay for Prince of Persia: Sands of Time so you can see firsthand how much things change from the original script to the shooting draft. We spoke to Merchner a …
Dr. Curt Connors might not have transformed into villainous The Lizard in the previous iterations of the Spider-Man movies, but he will be see in all his scaley glory in the rebooted franchise films. (More on Techland: Why The Spider-Man Movie Reboot Will Be Awesome)
Rhys Ifans will play The Lizard in the new movies, which is based …
Cobra’s iRadar system pairs a Bluetooth-enabled radar detector with a free iPhone app to warn lead footed motorists of nearby radar guns. The iRadar app also includes an automatically updating database of known speed traps, dangerous intersections, and red light cameras.
The radar detector hardware itself is a bit pricey at $170, though
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News of Facebook and Skype hopping into bed together broke the other week but now it’s official. Skype just announced that Facebook’s News Feed and Phonebook would be integrated into the latest update of Skype for Windows. Sorry, Mac owners, we’re left in the dark on this one.
Besides News Feed and Phonebook integration, Skype …
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 –
Green Lantern: Something for Everyone, As Long As You Know A Little About the Franchise
Executive producer Bruce Timm said that the upcoming Green Lantern: The Animated Series isn’t just intended for kids. At the same time, the CGI animated series is not going to be just for die-hard comic book …
There might not be enough time to render Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 in 3D for theaters, but rest assured, Warner Brothers is going to get you to put on those spectacles no matter what. Harry Potter is coming out in 3D after all – for your home television.
Warner Brothers announced that they will be re-releasing Harry …
The thriller RED opens in movie theaters this Friday; it doesn’t seem to be widely known that it’s based on comic books, and in turn has new comics based on it. The original version of RED was a three-issue miniseries by writer Warren Ellis and artist Cully Hamner, released in 2003-2004. (The initial paperback collection paired it with …
For those Back To The Future fans out there, here’s a blast from the past that might look a bit familiar. Michael J. Fox has recreated the original trailer for the first installment of the franchise for Spike’s 2010 Scream awards. Our guess is that since it is the 25th anniversary of Back To the Future the film’s getting buzz, including …
