SUNDAY, JUNE 11, 2006
COMING MONDAY
Superman Returns -- and much more!!!
DARK HORSE COMICS FOR SEPTEMBER
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Dark Horse Comics has provided The Continuum with its solicitations for September.
For a rundown, with cover images, CLICK HERE.
X-MEN: THE LAST STAND BOX OFFICE
X-Men: The Last Stand currently reigns as the top-grossing movie of the year in the United States after vaulting past Ice Age: The Meltdown over the weekend.
The third movie in the X-Men franchise pulled in an estimated $15.6 million over the weekend to push its total to $201.7 million. Of the top five films so far, X-Men: The Last Stand opened in the fewest theaters.
X-Men: The Last Stand placed third at the box office over the weekend, trailing Cars' $62.8 million and The Break-Up's $20.5 million.
The Last Stand should pass X2's $214.9 million this weekend.
Official numbers will be released on Monday.
SUPERMAN RETURNS PRESS JUNKET: PARKER POSEY
Superman Returns is Parker Posey's third comic-book movie, following Josie and the Pussycats and Blade: Trinity.
And like the previous two films, she's a bad girl, playing Lex Luthor's girlfriend, Kitty Kowalski.
Posey was part of the Superman Returns junket Friday in Los Angeles.
To read the roundtable interview with Posey, CLICK HERE.
SUPERMAN DOCUMENTARY DVD
The Continuum has obtained a preview of the menu screens for Look! Up in the Sky: The Amazing Story of Superman documentary, which will be released on DVD on Tuesday, June 20.
Narrated by Kevin Spacey, who plays Lex Luthor in Superman Returns, the one-hour, 50-minute documentary takes viewers from Superman's very first incarnation -- as a bald bad guy with mind powers -- through the new movie. It details events in comic books, animation, film, television and merchandising, and how real-life events impacted the character's direction.
The DVD was directed by Kevin Burns, executive produced by Burns and Superman Returns director Bryan Singer and written by James Grant Goldin and Steven Smith.
Among those interviewed
are comic-book creators Paul Levitz, Stan Lee, Mike Carlin, Dennis O'Neil, Elliot S! Maggin, Dan DiDio, Gail Simone, Art Thibert and Mark Waid.
There is a substantial segment devoted to the Smallville television series, with comments from executive producers Al Gough and Miles Millar and Annette O'Toole, who also talks about playing Lana Lang in the third Superman movie.
The menus below reveal all the chapters and their topics. Click on the thumbnails for larger images and look for more Superman DVD news soon here in The Continuum.
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BRIEFLY
* Ben Jones is a director for the upcoming Legion of Super Heroes animated series from Warner Bros. Animation.
COMICS CONTINUUM BACK ISSUES
In case you missed The Continuum's recent coverage, here are some links. Click on the date to get the day's full report.
* Tuesday, June, 6: Mythos, Marvel First Looks, Image First Looks, Smallville Season 5 DVD and Virgin Comics for August.
* Monday, June, 5: Black Widow movie stalled, First Looks, Blade: The Series' David Palffy, Superman Returns, Hawaiian Dick, WildStorm panel at Wizard World Philadelphia and IDW's Super Deluxe Hero Happy Hour.
* Sunday, June, 4: MTV Movie Awards, X-Men: The Last Stand and Marvel's Civil War panel at Wizard World Philadelphia.
* Saturday, June, 3: Erica Durance, Blade: The Series, DC Comics and Marvel's Cup o' Joe panels at Wizard World Philadelphia, Ultimate Avengers 2 and DC Comics First Looks.
* Friday, June, 2: X-Men, Mondo Marvel and DC Nation panels at Wizard World Philadelphia, Aspen's Shrugged, Blade: The Series and First Looks.
* Thursday, June, 1: X-Men press conference, X-Men: The Last Stand, Smallville, Transformers and Archie First Looks.
* Wednesday, May 31: X-Men: The Last Stand deaths, Avi Arad steps down, Marvel Comics First Looks, Image Comics First Looks, DC Comics First Looks and Superman Returns.
* Tuesday, May 30: Marvel Comics First Looks, X-Men: The Last Stand, Superman Returns' Bryan Singer, Alex Ross covers for Virgin Comics and Dynamite Entertainment roundup.
* Monday, May 29: Spider-Man 3 in New York, X-Men: The Last Stand's Ralph Winter, Blade: The Series and Superman Returns.
* Sunday, May 28: X-Men: The Last Stand, Alex Toth dies, Krypto the Superdog schedule, Starz comic-book marathon and Dark Horse First Looks.
* Saturday, May 27: X-Men: The Last Stand's big opening, Blade: The Series, Teen Titans, DB Pro's XIII graphic novels and First Looks.
* Friday, May 26: X-Men: The Last Stand, The Batman, Giant-Size Hulk, Iron Man and Dynamite Entertainment news.
* Thursday, May 25: X-Men: The Last Stand's Kelsey Grammer, Blade: The Series' Jill Wagner, Iron Man movie, Teen Titans and The Batman on DVD and First Looks.
* Wednesday, May 24: X-Men: The Last Stand's Shawn Ashmore, Marvel Comics First Looks, DC Comics First Looks, Image Comics First Looks, Ghost Rider variants and Komikwerks for August.
* Tuesday, May 23: X-Men: The Last Stand's Ben Foster, Marvel Comics First Looks, DC Comics First Looks, Top Cow/Marvel crossovers and Superman Returns.
* Monday, May 22: X-Men: The Last Stand's Anna Paquin, Civil War: Thunderbolts, Image Comics First Looks, Bongo Comics for August, Bomb Queen vs. Blacklight and Devi #1 preview.
* Sunday, May 21: X-Men: The Last Stand's Famke Janssen, Jospeh Michael Linsner's Claws and Alias Comics for August.
* Saturday, May 20: George Perez at Motor City Comic Con, X-Men: The Last Stand and Dark Horse First Looks.
* Friday, May 19: Blade: The Series, X-Men: The Last Stand's Patrick Stewart, Marvel First Looks, Spider-Man chess set, V for Vendetta DVD details and Transformers: Stormbringer.
* Thursday, May 18: X-Men: The Last Stand's Aaron Stanford, Civil War #2 preview, Devil's Due Publishing for August, Captain Atom finale, Image Comics First Looks and Battlestar Galactica.
* Wednesday, May 17: Image Comics for August, Aspen Comics for August, Marvel Comics First Looks, DC Comics First Looks and Smallville.
* Tuesday, May 16: Marvel Comics for August, Marvel Comics First Looks, X-Men: The Last Stand, Highlander comic book and Vertigo trade paperbacks.
* Monday, May 15: X-Men: The Last Stand's Halle Berry, DC Comics for August, NBC's Heroes, Snakewoman artist, Archie Comics for August and Dragon's Lair.
* Sunday, May 14: X-Men: The Last Stand's James Marsden, Superman Returns writers and First Looks.
* Saturday, May 13: X-Men: The Last Stand's Dania Ramirez, V for Vendetta on DVD, Heroic Publishing for August and First Looks.
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