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New Trailer For Kick-Ass Hits

When Watchmen was announced as a movie, all of comicfandom held their collective breaths and thoroughly enjoyed Zack Snyder’s adaptation of a truly beloved and groundbreaking story. Nevertheless, it didn’t do the numbers that Hollywood expected it to. Kick-Ass is going to have a different result. This is going to quickly become a cult favorite movie that breaks all kinds of records and puts Nic Cage back on the road to financial success. Mark Millar & Matthew Vaughns’s Kick-Ass debuts April ...

Vin Diesel Set to Star & Produce Sequel To Chronicles of Riddick

Variety is reporting that Vin Diesel has decided to return to the character that helped lauch his career. Reteaming with Pitch Black and Chronicles writer and director David Twohy, this third chapter in the franchise is said to be returning to the tone that Pitch Black set for the character. A shooting date hasn't been set yet as Diesel is trying to workout a shooting schedule for the fifth Fast and the Furious movie and this one. Is this going to be a good thing for Vin's career or is he jus...

New Kick-Ass Movie Poster Featuring Hit-Girl

I do believe I will have a nerdgasm when I see this movie for the first time in theatre. Lionsgate has released another in their series of posters highlighting the major characters from the movie. Matthew Vaughn, Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr. have to be proud of this movie... it going to be one the best comic book adaptations ever. Chloe Moretz, who plays Hit-Girl, will not be hurting for work after this pic debuts - she's definitely going to be the breakout star. Portraying the violent and f...

ComicCenter Talks About The Solomon Kane, Kick-Ass and Ghost Rider 2 Movies

Watch ComicCenter as Griz and I talk about Lionsgate picking up Solomon Kane, Kick-ass's new trailer and what screenwriter David S. Goyer has to say about his Ghost Rider 2 script. Visit Things From Another World for a massive selection of these comics and more.

Lionsgate Scores Another Comic-Con Hit By Distributing Solomon Kane

Finally. Someone one realized that this movie is going to sell and it's already paid for. Fangoria is reporting that Lionsgate has aquired the distribution rights to Solomon Kane... hopefully leading to a theatrical release and not just going straight to DVD. No release date yet, but stay tuned and until then - check out the trailer below...

“Official” Kick-Ass Movie Trailer Released From Lionsgate

If you haven't heard about this movie yet, go back to playing with your action figures and Pokemon cards (or get up to date here & here...). Now that Lionsgate has picked up the distribution rights to Kick-Ass, we haven't heard too much. Thankfully, we have an "official" official release date and a pretty cool trailer featuring Joan Jett & The Blackhearts' Bad Reputation blaring in the background. Check out the trailer below.

Lionsgate Sets Release Date for Kick-Ass

Via their Twitter feed, Lionsgate has confirmed a April 16, 2010 release date for Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass. This is going to be a guaranteed "Cinderella-story" for people bringing unsigned movies to San Diego Comic-Con. Word is, Mark Millar is already working a sequel (I just hope that John Romita, Jr. finishes the last issue before the movie comes out...). If you've been living on the moon or some other place without an internet connection, check out some older Kick-Ass news here to get up to ...

Lionsgate Grabs Some Ass! Kick-Ass That Is…

Lionsgate has definitely pulled a major coup by land the distribution rights to the movie Kick-Ass. I was asked just the other day who I thought would manage to land the pic and I said Paramount simply because of their close relationship to Marvel Comics. Paramount, Universal and Lionsgate were all bidding on Kick-Ass after seeing the crowd’s reaction to the film at last month’s San Diego Comic-Con. Variety is reporting the deal as simply “big” and I’m sure that it’s big enough to make director ...