Friday, March 7, 2003
SPIDER-MAN ON HBO
Exactly one year after it opened in theaters, the Spider-Man movie will make its debut on HBO.
The top-grossing film of 2002 will premiere on HBO on Saturday, May 3 at 8 p.m.
Other air dates and times include Sunday, May 4 at 4:30 a.m.; Tuesday, May 6 at 1 p.m. and 9 p.m.; Sunday, May 11 at 1:45 p.m. (followed by Making of Spider-Man special) and 11:30 p.m.; Wednesday, May 14 at 4 p.m. and midnight; Monday, May 19 at 12:15 p.m. (followed by Making of Spider-Man special) and at 8 p.m.; Saturday, May 24 at 4 p.m. and Thursday, May 29 at 9:30 a.m. and 9 p.m.
In other HBO news, the cable network will be showing First Look specials for both X2 and Matrix Reloaded in May.
X2: First Look dates include Friday, May 2 at 9:45 a.m.; Wednesday, May 7 at 7 a.m. and 11:15 p.m.; and Saturday, May 10 at 3:30 p.m.
Matrix Reloaded: First Look dates include Friday, May 9 at 9:45 p.m.; Wednesday, May 14 at noon and 11:15 p.m.; Sunday, May 18 at 6:45 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.; Tuesday, May 20 at 7:45 p.m.; Thursday, May 22 at 10:45 p.m.; and Saturday, May 24 at 12:15 p.m.
FUTURE COMICS PANEL
Future Comics is in talks with Cartoon Network for a Metallix animated series, Future's Bob Layton said at a panel last weekend at MegaCon in Orlando, Fla.
"We created these characters to translate into another medium," Layton said. "They seem eager about Metallix."
In other news from the panel:
*A Freemind movie deal might close soon with a "big-name" producer. "We're real confident about this," Layton said.
Layton said Freemind should appeal to an A-list actor. "You get to play Stephen Hawking and Superman in the same movie," he said. "It's an actor's dream."
* Future's fourth title will launch in August and will be written by Layton. "We have a penciler, but I'm not saying anything yet because we're still negotiating," said Layton, who also is not ready to reveal the book's title.
* Layton said Future's plans are to keep the line to four titles. "There may be a one-shot or we'll introduce new characters, but that's it," he said. "If were to put out eight or 10 books, then there's going to be a decision about which Future Comics you're not going to buy."
* Future's creative teams include David Michelinie, Bob Hall, Brett Breeding and Tom Smith on Freemind; Michelinie, Ron Lim, Layton and Moose Baumann on Metallix; and Michelinie, Dick Giordano, Jose Marzan and Brad Nault on Deathmask.
* Future's first trade paperback will collect Freemind #0-3. Layton said that the Freemind trade will be signed and numbered and that Future's trades will contain new material.
FIRST LOOKS OF UPCOMING TITLES
For covers and three-, four- and five-page previews of upcoming titles, CLICK HERE.
Titles include Lady Death #2 and Sojourn #21 from CrossGen Comics, Touch of Death #0 from Brain Scan Studios; Metallix #3 and Freemind #4 from Future Comics; and Micronauts #6 from Image Comics.
BILL JEMAS ON 411
Marvel Comics on Thursday released an open letter from Marvel Comics president and COO Bill Jemas regarding Marvel's April-debuting, three-issue anthology 411.
To read the letter, CLICK HERE.
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