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Monday, May 12, 2008

The Witchblade, Revolution, TV DVD News, Caprica, The First Avenger: Captain America, Comic Previews



The Witchblade

Platinum Studios, Top Cow Productions and Arclight Films plan to begin production in September on a live-action feature adaptation of "Witchblade." The comic book about a mystical gauntlet that empowers one female in each generation has been published worldwide since 1995. Shooting is to take place in Australia.



Revolution

Peter Fonda has been cast in "Revolution," the SCI FI Channel two-hour pilot. Fonda will play the patriarch grandfather of the Hart family, who run "New America," a planet 50 light years from Earth.



TV DVD News

TVShowsOnDVD.com has posted info about "Tru Calling" (Complete Series) here, "Justice League" (Season 1, Blue-Ray) here, "Jericho" (Complete Series) here, "Beverly Hills, 90210" (Season 5) here, "Teen Titans" (Season 5) here, "Tiny Toon Adventures" (Season 1, Vol. 1) here, and "Birds of Prey" (Complete Series) here.



Caprica

Eric Stoltz, Alessandra Toreson and Esai Morales will star in Sci Fi Channel's two-hour "Battlestar Galactic" prequel. In the story, Daniel Graystone (Stoltz), a wealthy computer engineer who, after an emotionally crippling family tragedy, uses his technological wizardry to forever change the future of Caprica. Toreson will play his daughter, Zoe.



The First Avenger: Captain America

Marvel is flying high on the box office of "Iron Man" and looking forward to "The Incredible Hulk." Both films are also setting up a Captain America movie for 2011. In "The Incredible Hulk" the villain The Abomination is created using the Super Soldier Serum, which created Captain America. And if you watch the "Iron Man" movie, watch the scene where Tony says "Let's face it, this is not the worst thing you've caught me doing!" If you look closely, you can see Captain America's shield in the background.




Comic Previews
Comics Continuum has posted preview pages of
Avengers: The Initiative #12,




X-Men: Legacy #210,



Marvel Illustrated: Moby Dick #3,



Marvel Comics Presents #8,



Ultimate X-Men #93,



New Warriors #11,



& New Avengers #40











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