Friday, February 14, 2003
RETURN TO THE BATCAVE
CBS has announced that Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt will air on Sunday, March 9 at 9 p.m.
The two-hour television movie reunites former Batman stars Adam West and Burt Ward in a comedy adventure when they stumble upon a plot to steal the original Batman mobile from a charity event.
Original Batman series stars Frank Gorshin (The Riddler), Lee Meriwether (Catwoman) and Julie Newmar (Catwoman) also appear in the film.
Here's how CBS describes the story:
"While trying to unravel the details and find the Batmobile, West and Ward flashback to the tumultuous times of their 60s television to reveal a bizarre behind-the-scenes story of the creation of a television classic, from their on-the-set explosions to their wild real-life encounters with fans."
Jack Brewster and Jason Marsden star in the flashbacks.
Click on the thumbnails for larger images from the movie.
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RALPH WINTER TALKS X²
With the X-Men 1.5 DVD out and the new X² trailer being released with Daredevil, producer Ralph Winter on Friday provided The Continuum with an update on the film's progress.
"We are getting very close now and it is a full-court press," Winter told The Continuum. "The action in this movie is way out there, including a fight scene for Wolverine that will make the fans stand up and cheer.
"We are seeing the art concepts for posters, John Ottman will be scoring soon, and we can already feel the buzz."
In other X² news:
* New banners are being released into theaters. Above is a group shot of the banners from the Crown Theatres Annapolis Mall XI in Annapolis, Md.
* X² toys are now beginning to reach stores.
CROSSGEN COMICS FIRST LOOKS
For covers and four-page previews of Marvel Comics titles arriving in stores on Wednesday, CLICK HERE.
Titles include Crux #23, Scion #33, Route 666 #9 and The Crossovers #2.
THE INTERMAN TO PARAMOUNT
Jeff Parker told The Continuum he feels "great" about a mid-six figure deal with Paramount Pictures to option the rights to The Interman for producer Gale Anne Hurd's Valhalla Motion Pictures to produce.
"Now people are finding out about my book, which is the best thing I could hope for," Parker told The Continuum.
The Interman is the story of the lone creation of a Cold War laboratory, who is able to rewrite his DNA and adapt instantly to his surroundings. On the run from NATO assassins who want to erase all evidence of his existence, the Interman then discovers there may be others like him.
Co-producing with Hurd are Valhalla senior vice-president of production Jeff Davidson and Ford Lytle Gilmore of Illuminati Entertainment.
Hurd is also producing The Hulk for Universal and The Punisher for Artisan.
The Interman comic is published by Octopus Press.
NEW MUTANT X EPISODE: "HARD TIME"
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A new episode of Mutant X, "Hard Time," is scheduled to air in syndication this week. The episode is written by Al Septien and Turi Meyer and directed by Oley Sassone.
For a plot synopsis, with spoilers and photos, CLICK HERE.
MARVEL MINIMATES
Diamond Select Toys has announce the debut of the newest products from its Marvel license, Marvel MiniMates.
Coming out of a collaborative effort with Art Asylum, the 2 1/2" versions of Marvel Comics' most popular characters will arrive in stores in June.
Characters featured will include Daredevil, Hulk, X-Men, Spider-Man, Silver Surfer and Mr. Fixit.
Each figure is based around a common body, but presents unique accessories and body parts appropriate to the character.
Diamond Select Toys and Art Asylum have collaborated on several other projects in recent years, including the Rogues' Gallery bust collection and Marvel Milestones line of full-size statues.
BRIEFLY
Focarile comes to Marvel following years in the literary department at The Gersh Agency in New York, one of the industry's top entertainment gencies, where she worked with and represented up-and-coming writers, composers and lyricists. Focarile has also worked in the literary offices of Helen Merrill Ltd. and The Public Theater/NYSF and for The Goodman Theatre's "Arts in Education" department.
"Almost every person I talk to, whether an agent, manager or writer, thinks this new focus is a great idea and is really excited about the opportunity," said Focarile. "It's incredible how many of them are longtime Marvel Comics fans. I've already gotten a flood of submissions."
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