Monday, January 19, 2004
DC COMICS FOR APRIL
DC Comics is releasing its solicitations for April after midnight tonight. Check back then for a complete rundown.
DAVID BOREANAZ TALKS ANGEL
David Boreanaz's first time directing probably won't be his last.
The star of The WB's Angel went behind the cameras for his directorial debut with "Soul Purpose," the episode that airs this Wednesday, and from all indiciations, things went swimmingly.
"David directed as well as anybody we've had -- and that's really embarrassing," joked series executive producer, creator and frequent director Joss Whedon.
Whedon and the cast of Angel assembled at The WB's Winter Press Tour for the Television Critics Associaiton, where they talked about the show's fifth season and upcoming episodes.
For the complete feature story, CLICK HERE.
Look for more Angel news on Tuesday here in The Continuum.
CATWOMAN UPDATE
Entertainment Weekly has provided The Continuum with a cover of its new Jan. 23-30 issue, which features Halle Berry as Catwoman.
The double issue is EW's look at "can't-miss entertainment" in 2004 and also includes Spider-Man 2.
"It's definitely more edgy, more reflective of the times," Berry told the magazine about this version of Catwoman, which will be in theaters on July 30. "She's in touch with her sexuality, thinking, 'Damn! I look good! I should enjoy this! Catwoman is all about empowerment."
In other Catwoman news, Berry posted the following message on her fan board:
"Catwoman is going well and I can't wait to share this film with you guys. I believe you all are going to love it..despite the controversy over the mask!"
Click on the thumbnails for larger images and look for more on Catwoman soon here in The Continuum.
MAN-THING MOVIE UPDATE
Marvel Studios' Ari Arad told The Continuum that the lead character in the upcoming Man-Thing movie will be a combination of prosthetics and computer-generated effects.
"From the outset, Man-Thing was intended to be a prosthetic, CG-enhanced creature," Arad told The Continuum during a visit to Marvel Studios last week. "So there was a great deal of R&D.
"There's positional stuff happening on location, on the set, but at the same time the stuff you don't currently see in camera was always engineered to be enhanced by digital effects. So when you see the movie, hopefully the line is pretty blurry. It's not an all-CG creature."
Arad said that Man-Thing is a bit more of a depature from the original comic than Marvel's other films.
"It's a horror movie," he said. "It's a different telling of the Man-Thing. He's more menacing."
FIRST LOOKS
For covers and five-page previews of upcoming titles CLICK HERE.
Titles include Sojourn #31 from CrossGen Entertainment and G.I. Joe #26 from Devil's Due Publishing.
BRIEFLY
COMICS CONTINUUM BACK ISSUES
In case you missed The Continuum's recent coverage, here are some links:
* For Saturday, Jan. 11, including DC news, CLICK HERE.
* For Friday, Jan. 10, including Marvel news, CLICK HERE.
* For Thursday, Jan. 9, including a feature on Image Comics' Patient Zero, as well as Marvel news, CLICK HERE.
* For Wednesday, Jan. 8, including Punisher movie news, CLICK HERE.
* For Tuesday, Jan. 6, including Smallville news, CLICK HERE.
* For Monday, Jan. 5, including Mutant X, Smallville and Justice League news, CLICK HERE.
* For Saturday, Jan. 3, including Transformers news, CLICK HERE.
* For Friday, Jan. 2, including Justice League animated news, CLICK HERE.
* For Thursday, Jan. 1, including Mutant X news, CLICK HERE.
* For Wednesday, Dec. 31, including Static Shock news, CLICK HERE.
* For Tuesday, Dec. 30, including Hellboy movie news, CLICK HERE.
* For Monday, Dec. 29, including Catwoman movie news, CLICK HERE.
* For Saturday, Dec. 27, including X-Men movie news, CLICK HERE.
* For Friday, Dec. 26, including Hellboy movie news, CLICK HERE.
* For Thursday, Dec. 25, including Marvel Comics news, CLICK HERE.
* For Wednesday, Dec. 24, including IDW Publishing's solicitations for March, CLICK HERE.
* For Tuesday, Dec. 23, including Spider-Man 2 news, CLICK HERE.
* For Monday, Dec. 22, including Marvel Comics' solicitations for March, CLICK HERE.
* For Saturday, Dec. 20, including Mutant X news, CLICK HERE.
* For Friday, Dec. 19, including CrossGen solicitations for March, CLICK HERE.
* For Thursday, Dec. 18, including New X-Men news, CLICK HERE.
* For Wednesday, Dec. 17, including Image Comics solicitations, CLICK HERE.
* For Tuesday, Dec. 16, including DC Comics solicitations, CLICK HERE.
* For Monday, Dec. 15, including Spider-Man movie news, CLICK HERE.
* For Saturday, Dec. 13, including Justice League animated news, CLICK HERE.
* For Friday, Dec. 12, including Dark Horse's March solicitations, CLICK HERE.
* For Thursday, Dec. 11, including movie news, CLICK HERE.
* For Wednesday, Dec. 10, including DC news, CLICK HERE.
* For Tuesday, Dec. 9, including Snake Plissken news, CLICK HERE.
* For Monday, Dec. 8, including Hellboy movie news, CLICK HERE.
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