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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2007

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JOSS WHEDON OFF WONDER WOMAN, DAVID GOYER OFF THE FLASH

The road to new DC Comics movies hit a couple of speedbumps on Friday with separate announcements from Joss Whedon and David Goyer that they were off the Wonder Woman and Flash films, respectively.

Both had been attached to write and direct the respective films. Warner Bros. could not be reached for comment on either project on Friday.

In a posting at the Whedonesque.com, Whedon wrote:

"I'm no longer slated to make Wonder Woman. What? But how? My chest... so tight! Okay, stay calm and I'll explain as best I can. It's pretty complicated, so bear with me. I had a take on the film that, well, nobody liked. Hey, not that complicated.

"Let me stress first that everybody at the studio and Silver Pictures were cool and professional. We just saw different movies, and at the price range this kind of movie hangs in, that's never gonna work. Non-sympatico. It happens all the time. I don't think any of us expected it to this time, but it did. Everybody knows how long I was taking, what a struggle that script was, and though I felt good about what I was coming up with, it was never gonna be a simple slam-dunk. I like to think it rolled around the rim a little bit, but others may have differing views.

"The worst thing that can happen in this scenario is that the studio just keeps hammering out changes and the writer falls into a horrible limbo of development. These guys had the clarity and grace to skip that part. So I'm a free man."

Wrote Goyer on his myspace page:

"Well, I've been waiting a few months to relate this news -- but I am sad to say that my version of The Flash is dead at WB. The God's honest truth is that WB and myself simply couldn't agree on what would make for a cool Flash film. I'm quite proud of the screenplay I turned it. I threw my heart into it and I genuinely think it would've been the basis of a ground-breaking film. But as of now, the studio is heading off in a completely different direction. I expect you'll hear of some new developments on that front shortly.

"But in happier news, I'll soon be able to report on what I've been doing INSTEAD of The Flash. Stay tuned."

It's the second breakdown of a Goyer comics-to-film project this year; Spike TV's Blade: The Series, for which Goyer executive produced, was not picked up for a second season after a run of 13 hours.

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ALAN BURNETT TALKS THE BATMAN

Although The Batman hasn't been picked up for a fifth season yet, executive producer Alan Burnett told The Continuum work is starting on new episodes.

"That's a script right there," Burnett said, pointing to his computer screen, during The Continuum's recent trip to Warner Bros. Animation in Sherman Oaks, Calif.

"If there's a next season, this last season leads into it," he said. "Excuse me for being cryptic, but they like to make announcements at the appropriate time."

With a two-part season-ender that involves an alien invasion and the Martian Manhunter, would a new season continue to broaden Batman's world?

"It's not going to get smaller, OK?" Burnett said, laughing. "It could very well. I don't want to talk too specifically. We're in the early state of saying, OK, if we go in this direction, where is the arc of the whole thing and what new villainy can bring into it and all that. There's a lot of things we're formulating right now, so I don't want to be too specific about anything.

"And who knows if we're going to get it?"

In other The Batman news:

* Saturday's new episode is "Artifacts," featuring Jerry O'Connell as the voice of Nightwing.

Here's how the episode is described:

"One thousand years into the future Gotham City is terrorized by a dangerous villain from it's past. Can the city defend itself from such a threat without the Batman?"

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* Hellboy's Ron Perlman is providing the voice of Rumor, a new villain, in the "Rumors" episode.

* Lucius Fox, voiced by Louis Gossett Jr., is featured in the two-part season finale, "The Joining."

* Look for more from The Continuum's interview with Burnett here soon.



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WILDSTORM/VERTIGO COLLECTIONS FOR SUMMER

DC Comics has provided The Continuum with a list of new WildStorm and Vertigo collections for this summer.

For the rundown, CLICK HERE.

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BLUEWATER PRODUCTIONS FOR MAY

BlueWater Productions has provided The Continuum its solicitations for May.

For the rundown, with cover images, CLICK HERE.



HEROIC PUBLISHING FOR MAY

Heroic Publishing has provided The Continuum its solicitations for May.

For the rundown, with cover images, CLICK HERE.

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MOONSTONE BOOKS FOR MAY

Moonstone Books has provided The Continuum its solicitations for May.

For the rundown, with cover images, CLICK HERE.

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BRIEFLY

* Ghost Rider star Nicolas Cage will be a guest on NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien on Thursday, Feb. 15, the night before the film opens.



COMICS CONTINUUM BACK ISSUES

In case you missed The Continuum's coverage over the past month, here are some links. Click on the date to get the day's full report.

* Sunday, January 28: Smallville, Rob Liefeld, Heroes and Archie Comics First Looks.

* Saturday, January 27: Ghost Rider movie, Free Comic Book Day titles and Battlestar Galactica.

* Friday, January 26: Marvel Comics First Looks, Smallville, Painkiller Jane, Hero Initiative's Ultimate Spider-Man covers and Fell trade paperback.

* Thursday, January 25: DC Comics teaser image, TMNT's Kevin Munroe and Tom Gray, 300 goes IMAX, DC's World War III, The Tick, Virgin Comics for April and Heroes.

* Wednesday, January 24: Smallville, Dynamite Entertainment for April, Marvel animation, Image First Looks, DC First Looks and Spider-Man 3.

* Tuesday, January 23: Marvel Animation, Marvel First Looks, 300, Transformers movie images, Kevin Spacey on Superman sequel, Oni Press for April, Avatar Press for April, Smallville and Heroes.

* Monday, January 22: Invincible Iron Man's Marc Worden, Markosia named editor-in-chief, Image Comics' Unravel, Dark Horse First Looks and Battlestar Galactics.

* Sunday, January 21: BlueWater Productions self-publishers, First Looks and HeroClix's Fin Fang Foom.

* Saturday, January 20: Spider-Man 3, Ghost Rider and Spawn.

* Friday, January 19: Smallville, Boom! Studios for April, Fathom: Kiani, 300 and Family Guy.

* Thursday, January 18: Smallville, Legion of Super Heroes, Devil's Due Publishing for April, Image First Looks and Marvel First Looks.

* Wednesday, January 17: Legion of Super Heroes' James Tucker, Image Comics for April, Iron Man's Gwyneth Paltrow, Heroes, Smallville and 300.

* Tuesday, January 16: Marvel Comics for April, Marvel First Looks, The Batman, Legion of Super Heroes, 2006 sales and Dynamite Entertainment First Looks.

* Monday, January 15: DC Comics for April, Archie Comics for April, Doctor Strange animated movie, December sales, Image Comics First Looks, Dynamite Entertainment First Looks and Painkiller Jane.

* Sunday, January 14: Legion of Super Heroes, DC Comics for April preview and Marvel First Looks.

* Saturday, January 13: Painkiller Jane, Smallville, Flash Gordon and Heroic Publishing roundup.

* Friday, January 12: Fantastic Four animated, The Amazing Screw-On Head and Archie Comics First Looks.

* Thursday, January 11: Painkiller Jane, Legion of Super Heroes, Battlestar Galactica, Image Comics First Looks and Marvel Comics First Looks.

* Wednesday, January 10: Halle Berry talks X-Men 4, Smallville, Marvel First Looks and Civil War collections.

* Tuesday, January 9: Dark Horse Comics for April, Civil War #7 delayed, Smallville, Marvel First Looks and IDW Publishing's Tank Girl.

* Monday, January 8: Smallville's Erica Durance, Painkiller Jane, Bloodrayne one-shot and DC First Looks.

* Sunday, January 7: Dark Horse First Looks, Image First Looks and Masterpiece Comics' Wild Boys.

* Saturday, January 6: Aspen Comics for April, Smallville and Battlestar Galactica.

* Friday, January 5: Smallville, TMNT, Devil's Due First Looks, Archie Comics First Looks and Bluesman movie.

* Thursday, January 4: Marvel Comics First Looks, Painkiller Jane, Justice League Unlimited and Heroes.

* Wednesday, January 3: Smallville, Spider-Man 3, IDW Publishing for April, Marvel First Looks and Zenescope's Return to Wonderland.

* Tuesday, January 2: Smallville's Allison Mack, IDW's Star Trek: Klingons, The All-New Atom, David Mack writes Se7en, Heroic Publishing for April, TwoMorrows Publishing for April and Trials of Shazam.

* Monday, January 1: Smallville's Allison Mack, DC First Looks, Dark Horse First Looks and IDW Publishing First Looks.




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