By Howard Burns
(Moving Pictures, winter issue, 2011)
Heroes — it seems we need them now more than ever. Hollywood is aiming to give us a whole lot of “comic” relief over the next 24 months by releasing a spate of films based on characters that were first brought to life on the pages of comic books and graphic novels.
“The Green Hornet,” profiled by Moving Pictures in interviews with star Seth Rogen and director Michel Gondry, is but the first in a long line of comic-book titles coming to a theater near you. In 2011 alone, we can expect “Priest,” “Thor,” “Green Lantern,” “Captain America: The First Avenger” and “Cowboys & Aliens,” along with the continuing sagas of “Transformers,” “Men in Black” and “Sin City,” to name just a few.
Next year looks to be even bigger, with Spider-Man, Superman, Batman, Iron Man, the Avengers and that pesky Ant-Man among those returning to lead the charge for truth,...
(Moving Pictures, winter issue, 2011)
Heroes — it seems we need them now more than ever. Hollywood is aiming to give us a whole lot of “comic” relief over the next 24 months by releasing a spate of films based on characters that were first brought to life on the pages of comic books and graphic novels.
“The Green Hornet,” profiled by Moving Pictures in interviews with star Seth Rogen and director Michel Gondry, is but the first in a long line of comic-book titles coming to a theater near you. In 2011 alone, we can expect “Priest,” “Thor,” “Green Lantern,” “Captain America: The First Avenger” and “Cowboys & Aliens,” along with the continuing sagas of “Transformers,” “Men in Black” and “Sin City,” to name just a few.
Next year looks to be even bigger, with Spider-Man, Superman, Batman, Iron Man, the Avengers and that pesky Ant-Man among those returning to lead the charge for truth,...
- 1/14/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
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