Comic-Con: ‘Ender’s Game’ Filmmakers Talk LGBT Controversy
Director Gavin Hood and producer Roberto Orci have embraced the controversy surrounding “Ender’s Game” author Orson Scott Card’s opposition to gay marriage and support of the National Organization for...
View ArticleComic-Con: ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Trailer Released
Just when she thought she was out … The official trailer for the “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” was released at Comic-Con today and, judging by the footage, things aren’t looking so good for...
View ArticleHasbro Extends Disney Pact for Marvel, Star Wars Toys and Games
Hasbro will guarantee an additional $80 million in royalty payments to Walt Disney Co. to extend Marvel licensing pact for two years, to 2020, and also will pay Mouse House up to $225 million extra for...
View ArticleColdplay Song On ‘Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Soundtrack
Marking the first time Coldplay has recorded an original song for a movie, the group will release “Atlas” as the first track from the soundtrack album for Lionsgate’s “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”...
View ArticleWith All These Sports Channels, Who’s Gonna Call the Games?
There is one area where both expansion and dilution are clearly having a deleterious effect — sports television.
View ArticleUbisoft, Sony to Produce Movie Based on ‘Watch Dogs’ Game with New Regency
Ubisoft announced Tuesday that it will produce a big screen version of its upcoming videogame “Watch Dogs” with Sony Pictures Entertainment and New Regency. “Watch Dogs” revolves around a brilliant...
View ArticleNBC Renews ‘Hollywood Game Night’ for Second Season
NBC has handed a second season to summer gameshow “Hollywood Game Night.” Hailing from Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner’s shingle Hazy Mills Prods., “Hollywood Game Night” brings two contestants to a night...
View Article‘Downton Abbey’ Actor Allen Leech Joins Cumberbatch in ‘Imitation Game’
Allen Leech is set to co-star with Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley in biopic “The Imitation Game.” Pic is being helmed by “Headhunters” director Morten Tyldum with Teddy Schwarzman’s Black...
View Article‘X Factor’ Stays Sluggish, ‘Million Second Quiz’ Down Again Thursday
UPDATE: Ratings for ABC and CBS came down in the nationals as expected, with the Eye’s “Big Brother” (2.2/6 in 18-49, 6.49 million viewers overall) tying Fox’s two-hour “The X Factor” (2.2/7 in 18-49,...
View ArticleESPN’s X Games Looking For a ‘Halo’ Effect
The X Games are hoping for an eSports bump from the Halo World Championship Tour at the action sports event in Aspen this week. Eight teams – six from the U.S., one from the UK and one from Germany –...
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