TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2006
COMING WEDNESDAY
First Looks -- and much more!!!
FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER
Vanessa Minnillo is playing Alanna Banks, a date of Johnny Storm's, in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
Minnillo, 26, is best known as a host for MTV's Total Request Live and as a correspondent for Entertainment Tonight.
TRL featured Minnillo's day of shooting in Vancouver. She was part of the scene for the wedding of Reed Richards and Sue Storm, showing up with Johnny in a black sports car.
Minnillo was filmed stepping out of the car and also in an interview with Johnny. At a press line, her character is asked what it takes to date the Human Torch and she says, "Fireproof lingerie and a lot of aloe."
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer is Minnillo's first movie.
Click on the thumbnails below for larger and fuller images.
In other Fantastic Four news:
* As of Tuesday, the film's first trailer is targeted for Friday, but special effects went down to the wire. It is likely the trailer will be in theaters with Night at the Museum, but possibly not online for a least a few days.
* Johnny's car again features a "TORCH'D" license plate.
* Look for much more on FF: Rise of the Silver Surfer soon here in The Continuum.
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SMALLVILLE: "HYDRO"
Tom Welling's second episode of Smallville as director, "Hydro," has been scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 11 on The CW.
Allison Mack, who plays Chloe, told The Continuum that she feels Welling is "a fantastic" director.
"Tom is an amazing man in that he's like a sponge. And he loves to learn," Mack told The Continuum during a recent visit to the Smallville set. "And he loves filmmaking, all aspects of it. So from the first day that he walked on set, he was so humble about everything and so excited to try things on and take people's advice. There was no pride. There was no ego.
"And because of that, he's learned at a rapid pace. It's really incredible. This year, directing, he was fabulous."
Here's how the network describes the episode, which guest-stars Tori Spelling:
"After Lana (Kristin Kreuk) confesses to Chloe she has reservations about marrying Lex due to her lingering feelings for Clark (Welling), The Daily Planet gossip columnist, Linda Lake (Tori Spelling), runs a story detailing their exact conversation. Determined to prove she didn't give the story to Lake, Chloe investigates her fellow co-worker and discovers she has the ability to turn herself into water and uses it to secretly overhear conversations for her column.
"Meanwhile, Lois (Erica Durance) begins to suspect Oliver (Justin Hartley) is the Green Arrow and enlists Clark's help to prove it."
The episode was written by Brian Peterson and Kelly Souders.
MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS
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For covers and five- to six-page previews of Marvel Comics titles arriving in stores on Jan. 10, CLICK HERE.
Titles include Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #16, Wonder Man #2, Squadron Supreme: Hyperion vs. Nighthawk #1, Blade #5, Mythos: Ghost Rider and White Tiger #3.
Look for more Marvel First Looks on Wednesday here in The Continuum.
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT FIRST LOOKS
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For covers and five- to six-page previews of Dynamite Entertainment titles arriving in stores on Dec. 20, CLICK HERE.
Titles include Lone Ranger #3 and Highlander #2.
MADMAN AT DIMENSION FILMS
The long-in-development Madman movie appears to moving forward.
According to a report from Variety, Madman creator Michael Allred is teaming with George Huang to write a script for a live-action Madman movie for Dimension Films.
Director Robert Rodriguez, who is also preparing a Sin City sequel, and Elizabeth Avellan will produce via their Troublemaker Studios banner.
Madman will be shot entirely at Rodriguez's Troublemaker Studios in Texas, where Sin City was also produced.
Last month, Allred announced he will be publishing Madman through Image Comics, beginning with
Madman Gargantua, an 852-page hardcover collection, in February, followed by Madman Atomics Comics, a new monthly series, in April.
JACK OF FABLES STORIES SHUFFLED
DC Comics on Tuesday announced that it is altering its schedule of stories for the Vertigo title Jack of Fables.
Jack of Fables #7, previously slated to feature the conclusion of the two-part story "Jack Frost," instead will start "Jack of Hearts," a 4-part story set in Las Vegas. "Jack of Hearts" was originally slated to start in Jack of Fables #8.
Part two of "Jack of Hearts" now will appear in Jack of Fables #8, scheduled to arrive in stores on Feb. 28, with part three in Jack of Fables #9 and part four in Jack of Fables #10.
The concluding chapter of "Jack Frost" is now scheduled for Jack of Fables #11.
MARCH SOLICITATIONS ROUNDUP
For previously posted solicitations for March, click on the publishers' names below:
* Antarctic Press.
* Archie Comics.
* Aspen Comics.
* Boom! Studios.
* Dark Horse Comics.
* DC Comics.
* Devil's Due Publishing.
* Dynamite Entertainment.
* IDW Publishing.
* Image Comics.
* Marvel Comics.
* Moontone Books.
* Oni Press.
BRIEFLY
* HBO will air 1989's Batman, starring Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson, in January.
Air dates and times include Tuesday, Jan. 9 at 5:45 p.m.; Friday, Jan. 12 at 12:45 p.m.; Wednesday, Jan. 17 at 6 a.m.; and Thursday, Jan. 25 at 7:45 a.m.
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.
* Thursday, December 14: 30 Days of Night, Spider-Man 3, Devil's Due for March, Heroes, Family Guy, The Batman and Xombie.
* Wednesday, December 13: Image Comics for March, Image First Looks, Marvel First Looks and Spider-Man 2 on FX.
* Tuesday, December 12: Marvel Comics for March, Boom! Studios for March, Marvel First Looks and DC First Looks.
* Monday, December 11: DC Comics for March, Archie Comics for March and DC First Looks.
* Sunday, December 10: The Simpsons, Family Guy, Legion of Super Heroes and Heroes.
* Saturday, December 9: Ghost Rider's Mark Steven Johnson, Ralph Winter to produce Wolverine? and Dark Horse First Looks.
* Friday, December 8: Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Astonishing X-Men, Action Comics and First Looks.
* Thursday, December 7: Smallville's "Justice," Aspen Comics for March, Serenity, First Looks, Virgin Comics' Enigma and Ultimate Spider-Man.
* Wednesday, December 6: Marvel First Looks, Justice League in live-action?, Ghost Rider's Eva Mendes and Diamond Select.
* Tuesday, December 5: Dark Horse Comics for March, Marvel First Looks, Sheena from Devil's Due and Image delays.
* Monday, December 4: IDW Publishing for March, Spider-Man movie, Painkiller Jane, Battlestar Galactica, The Simpsons, Image First Looks and DC First Looks.
* Sunday, December 3: Ghost Rider's Nicolas Cage and Archie Comics First Looks.
* Saturday, December 2: Ghost Rider press event and Smallville.
* Friday, December 1: Ghost Rider press event, Marvel First Looks and Image First Looks.
* Thursday, November 30: Marvel First Looks, Justice League Unlimited/The Batman DVDs, The Guardian Line First Looks and Stan Lee.
* Wednesday, November 29: Mark Steven Johnson talks HBO's Preacher, Marvel First Looks, DC First Looks, Kyle Baker and Red Sonja.
* Tuesday, November 28: Image First Looks, Painkiller Jane TV series, Batmobile Hot Wheel and Battlestar Galactica.
* Monday, November 27: New Avengers, Mid-Ohio Marvel panel, Mid-Ohio The Guardian Line panel, Mid-Ohio Feedback panel and DC Comics First Looks.
* Sunday, November 26: From Mid-Ohio-Con -- Ultimate X-Men's Yanick Paquette and Spider-Man's Sean McKeever.
* Saturday, November 25: From Mid-Ohio-Con -- Michael Avon Oeming, Devil's Due's Family Guy and Adam Hughes.
* Friday, November 24: Ghost Rider's Mark Steven Johnson, Archie First Looks and Yancy Butler.
* Thursday, November 23: Spider-Man 3, Image Comics First Looks, Captain America: The End and Hellshock.
* Wednesday, November 22: Spider-Man 3, Marvel Comics First Looks and Battlestar Galactica.
* Tuesday, November 21: Heroes, First Looks, The Batman and Hunter-Killer.
* Monday, November 20: Image Comics for February, Marvel First Looks, Mike Allred's Madman at Image, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer's Chris Evans, Smallville, David Wohl to write Se7en: Pride, Dynamite First Looks and DC First Looks.
* Sunday, November 19: Sarah Douglas talks Donner's Superman II, First Looks and Battlestar Galactica.
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