In the film world, you always have winners, and then losers.

On the winning front, Variety is reporting that Troy Garity, an actor best known for his turns in films like Barbershop and Sunshine, who happens to be the son of Jane Fonda, has joined the cast of the upcoming WB film, Gangster Squad [...]

Back in August we reported that Warner Bros. had signed Harry Potter writer-director team Steve Kloves and David Yates to work their magic on an epic adaptation of Stephen King’s epic 1978 apocalyptic horror fantasy The Stand, which had previously been made into a television miniseries for ABC in 1994.

Now it appears that Kloves and Yates have departed the project, and according to Deadline, a new director has stepped in: Ben Affleck [...]

Superman/Batman was an interesting series. It was based off of the silver age team-ups in World’s Finest and the desperate need for comics fans to see the two biggest superheroes fighting side by side.

Right now, there’s a sale on the digital version of the series this weekend for only 99 cents each issue. Now, not every issue was that great, but for 99 cents a piece, who really cares? Well, you should. So, in the interest of fairness, I’m going to tell you a few of the storylines and issues that I enjoyed the most, because there are some absolute must-reads going on in this sale. And even when the sale ends, you’re still going to want to check these issues out. There’s a lot of them, so for you’re benefit, try to get in on the sale, but if not, at least they’re available digitally now! [...]

The Beaver
UK Edition DVD
DVD | Blu-ray (U.S.)
Directed by Jodie Foster
Starring Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, Jennifer Lawrence, Anton Yelchin
Rating 12
Release date: October 10, 2011 (UK)

Let’s be honest; The Beaver is an incredibly hard sell. It’s about a man (Mel Gibson directed by Jodie Foster) who is so incredibly depressed that everything in his life – wife, kids, job – falls away and the only way he can cope is by communicating through a hand puppet in the shape of a wild animal. There is a worry that Jodie Foster’s Beaver is unlikely to appeal to many. Add in a leading man whose most popular release in the last couple of years was courtesy of an answering machine and, well, it’s likely to go down like a fart in the bath. But here goes [...]

Snake Eyes #6
Written by Chuck Dixon
Art by Casey Maloney
Inks by Juan Castro
Colors by Simon Gough, Romulo Fajardo, Jr.
Letters by Neil UyeTake
Covers by Robert Atkins, Agustin Padilla
IDW Publishing
Release Date: October 19, 2011
Cover Price: $3.99

What I really like about Snake Eyes #6 is that it showed a different side of the Cobra Civil War storyline. There’s plenty of Joes and Cobras to go around, so it’s nice to get a little glimpse on what the coolest member of the GI Joe team is up to while the rest of the team is scrambling to hold their own and the forces of Cobra are launching all out war on the Joes.

What I liked most about this issue was the constant action. In the whole book there’s maybe one whole page of “talking heads” and that’s it. And that’s the way a Snake Eyes comic should be [...]

DC Comics and comiXology are offering a super sale this weekend with the Superman/Batman half-off digital comics deal.

Out of all of the digital comics deals I’ve seen, this might just be the most impressive. And why is that? Well, every single issue of the 87-issue run is on sale for a mere 99 cents. Yes, that’s right. Every. Single. Issue. [...]

Another day, another Mark Millar project moves forward. Say what you will about the guy, but he’s definitely beloved amongst Hollywood producers.

THR is reporting that the Millar and Tony Harris book War Heroes has been picked up by Universal, with the team of Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer aboard to script the picture [...]

Geeks of Doom proudly presents a new video interview with Brian Wood and Becky Cloonan, the newest team on Dark Horse’s Conan comic book series.

We met up with Wood and Cloonan during last weekend’s New York Comic-Con, where they took some time out to chat with us one-on-one, revealing their plans for the character, Conan’s new look, and some other interesting tidbits.

Watch the 3-minute video interview here below [...]

The intimidating presence of Marvel Comics anti–hero Frank Castle, better known as The Punisher, is heading to the small screen…or so it would appear.

FOX has reached a deal on a put pilot agreement for a potential new Punisher series from Ed Bernero, who has previously created shows like Third Watch and Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, and ABC Studios. The “put” pilot commitment means that Fox is contractually obligated to air the pilot episode, which also means that in all likelihood the network will make a full season order at some point. If something goes horribly wrong and they decide not to air the pilot, they would have to pay up on some penalties. [...]

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment recently released 3D Blu-ray Diamond Editions of their classic animated features Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King.

Right now if you order BOTH the 5-disc Beauty and the Beast and 4-disc The Lion King 3D Blu-ray Diamond Edition Combo Packs together, you will get an additional $8 off the entire purchase. See the “Best Value” section of either product page [...]

The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at TeeFury today is a Star Wars-themed shirt called “Trader Jawa” by artist TEEvsTEE.

The sale began at Teefury today, Saturday, October 22, 2011, at midnight EST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it’s over, it will not be sold on the site anymore [...]

Jeff Matsuda, the Emmy Award-winning creative director for The Batman animated television series, took to Reddit on Wednesday to promote his new mobile game Age of Monsters – Rock Paper Scissors by offering to draw any and all requests.

Reddit users took this advantage to have fun with Matsuda by asking for humorous Batman-related sketches such as Batman and Alfred playing frisbee (seen above), a Breaking Bad inspired image featuring characters from the hit show dressed as Batman and Robin, as well as Batman and Spock high fiving (my personal fave) [...]

From a Roland Emmerich Shakespeare picture, to Bryan Singer’s long talked about Battlestar Galactica project, writer John Orloff is having quite an intriguing career.

THR is reporting that Orloff is in talks with Universal to write the script for Singer’s much awaited adaptation of the beloved ’70s TV franchise, which for the first time in its run, is truly starting to move forward in production [...]

With her star distinctly on the rise, if it hasn’t already gone through the roof, actress Carey Mulligan has now become one of the biggest names in the acting game.

Variety is reporting that both The Coen Brothers and Spike Jonze have tapped the actress to star as the female lead in their respective next pictures. For the pair of brothers, she’ll star opposite Oscar Isaac in Inside Llewyn Davis, and opposite Joaquin Phoenix in Jonze’s next project [...]

It’s not uncommon for large groups of people confined to depressing institutions where their every move is monitored and their freedoms are limited to divide up into splinter factions where each group’s solitary unifying factor is either their race, gender, nationality, heritage, lifestyle choice, or their desire to survive to see another sunset, and I’m not just talking about high school.

One of the basic rules of survival when you end up spending an extended amount of time behind bars is to join a gang, something that the brilliant television series Oz taught me.

Check out this infographic here below called A Look At The Gangs In Oz which breaks down every gang on Oz, listing the leaders, along with the criminal statistics of the gang members [...]

As promised, here is part two of the cosplay Geeks of Doom was able to capture on Saturday at the 2011 New York Comic-Con. I could go on and on about how cool these costumes are, but why not take a look and see for yourself?

As always, if you see yourself in any of these photos, be sure to shout out and let us know! [...]

Over the past few years, the pair of Matthew Vaughn and Mark Millar have become relatively connected at the proverbial hip. Be it their take on Millar’s Kick-Ass or the much talked about adaptation of Superior that is set to take shape, their friendship doesn’t appear to be ending anytime soon.

According to The Playlist, the pair will be working on a big screen take on the recently announced comic, The Secret Service, which finds Millar and Vaughn teaming with artist Dave Gibbons. Vaughn holds the film rights to the project, and it should be looking to get going in the near future [...]

Halloween is just around the corner and screenwriter Carl Dupre has plans to make it as scary as he can. His latest movie, the Robert Englund-starring Inkubus, hits theaters across the Unites States this month and its writer promises to gross you out, but in a good way.

As well as writing a handful of horror sequels (including Prophecy 3: The Ascent, Hellraiser: Hellseeker, Hellraiser: Hellworld) and being a prolific short story writer, Dupre is also a dab hand at comedy. I have been a fan of Dupre’s writing since he wrote one of my favorite movies, the hilarious KISS-centric Detroit Rock City. In a recent interview with Dupre, the screenwriter gave me some insight as to how he wrote Detroit Rock City, what is was like on set, and getting to meet KISS.

But first things first: horror.

Geeks of Doom: So, Inkubus – how did that come about? [...]

The child actor who played Short Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple Of Doom is all grown up now!

Jonathan Ke Quan, who starred in the 1984 film as the Indiana Jones kid sidekick, turned 40 this year*. Check out what the actor looks like today in the photo here below, along with a video interview with Quan from The Goonies 25th Anniversary release.

Quan is best remembered for his Temple Of Doom role where he spouted classic lines like “Hey, Dr. Jones, no time for love,” “Hey, lady! You call him Dr. Jones,” and “Hang on lady, we going for a ride.” [...]

Kevin Smith’s Bionic Man #3
Based on a story by Kevin Smith
Script by Kevin Smith, Phil Hester
Art by Jonathan Lau
Colors by Ivan Nunes
Letters by Simon Bowland
Covers by Alex Ross, Jonathan Lau
Dynamite Entertainment
Release Date: October 19th, 2011
Cover Price: $3.99

It’s getting there!!! Those that are the lest bit familiar with the origin of The Bionic Man know that Steve Austin‘s origin can’t be told in one or two issues. But in this third issue of the title, Kevin Smith, Phil Hester, and company start getting down to business.

I know what some of you are thinking. “It’s just a comic based on a TV show,” but let me assure you, that this issue is PACKED with both character development and emotion. It’s got just as much as any creator-owned or non-licensed comic that I’ve ever read [...]