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WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2009

COMIC-CON: MAGDALENA GETS WRITER, DIRECTOR

Gale Anne Hurd's Valhalla Motion Pictures and Platinum Studios, which produces and licenses for all forms of media for Top Cow Productions, have attached Ryuhei Kitamura to direct and Holly Brix to write the feature film Magdalena based on the Top Cow character.

As previously announced, Jenna Dewan and Luke Goss are attached to star.

Kitamura previously directed Midnight Meat Train for Lionsgate and Lakeshore Entertainment, and he has directed numerous Japanese films, including Godzilla: Final Wars, Love Death, Sky High and Azumi among others.

Brix previously wrote The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations released in January by Lionsgate and After Dark Films, adapted thriller The Lost Girls for MTV Films with Michelle Manning producing, rewrote Smooth Operator at Warner Bros for Jerry Weintraub Productions, and wrote Mile Zero set up at Phoenix Pictures with Marcel Langenegger directing and Milla Jovovich starring.

Gale Anne Hurd and Platinum Studios' Chairman and CEO Scott Mitchell Rosenberg are set to produce. Top Cow's CEO Marc Silvestri (Witchblade, Darkness) would serve as executive producer as would former Universal Pictures senior executive Randy Greenberg of The Greenberg Group, who helped negotiate the deal. Matt Hawkins, President of Top Cow Productions, is set to co-produce.

"Both Kitamura and Brix bring very unique visions to Magdalena," said Hurd. Kitamura's visual style coupled with Brix imaginative narrative will truly make Magdalena a compelling film on screen."

"We have wanted to work with Kitamura for some time and his appetite for the material is infectious," said Rosenberg. "Brix has been on our radar, and we are thrilled that she has agreed to be a part of this project."

"Magdalena is a very complex but visually stunning world and we believe that Kitamura and Brix are the right talents to bring this to life," Silvestri said.



DC COMICS FIRST LOOKS

For covers and seven-page prevews of DC Comics titles arriving in stores on July 29, CLICK HERE.

Titles include Detective Comics #855 and Wonder Woman #34.

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BLUEWATER PRODUCTIONS FIRST LOOKS

For covers and four-page prevews of Bluewater Productions titles arriving in stores on July 29, CLICK HERE.

Titles include Vincent Price Presents #11, William Shatner Presents: TekWar #2 and Political Power: Colin Powell.

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DARK HORSE COMICS FIRST LOOKS

For covers and three-page prevews of Dark Horse Comics titles arriving in stores on July 29, CLICK HERE.

Titles include Fear Agent #27, Rapture #3 and Star Wars: Legacy #38.



OCTOBER SOLICITATIONS ROUNDUP

For previously posted October solicitations, click on the publishers' names below:

* Archie Comics.

* Bluewater Productions.

* DC Comics.

* Dark Horse Comics.

* Moonstone Books.



BRIEFLY

* Activision has announced Stan Lee will make his first onscreen videogame cameo in the Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, slated for release in September. Lee lends his likeness and voice to a character whose role is significant to the game's storyline, which incorporates elements of Marvel's Civil War comic book story.

"I am thrilled to be making my first onscreen videogame cameo in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, Lee said. It's such a kick to see characters that I've helped create come to life in the game and now I'm a part of the Marvel videogame universe!"

* BioWare, a studio of Electronic Arts, and Dark Horse have announced a new comic book series based on the video game Mass Effect.

Mass Effect: Redemption, a four-issue mini-series, will launch on Jan. 6. It is written by Mac Walters, lead writer at Bioware, scripted by John Jackson Miller and drawn by Omar Francia.

"Fans of Mass Effect are going to be pleasantly shocked by the events in these comics," Walters said. "We worked very closely with Dark Horse to make sure this story was built in to the Mass Effect 2 arc, right from the ground up. Reading the series won't just add to your experience of the universe, it will change the way you look at Mass Effect 2... and beyond."



COMICS CONTINUUM BACK ISSUES

If you missed The Continuum's coverage over the past month, following are links. Click on the date to get the day's full report.

* Friday, July 17: Marvel Comics First Looks and DC Comics First Looks.

* Thursday, July 16: IDW Publishing First Looks, Image Comics First Looks, Aspen Comics' Comic-Con exclusives and Archie Comics' Hal Lifson. Comic-Con 2008 Products - Shop now!

* Wednesday, July 15: Moonstone Books for November, Dark Horse Comics First Looks, DC Comics First Looks, Archie Comics First Looks, Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Green Lantern: First Flight.

* Tuesday, July 14: Dark Horse Comics for October, Marvel Comics roundup and DC Comics First Looks.

* Monday, July 13: Natalie Portman cast in Thor, The Simpsons, BOOM! Studios roundup, IDW to publish Yoe! Books, Marvel Comics First Looks, Dark Horse Comics First Looks and Betty Cooper, Confidential.

* Sunday, July 12: The Spectacular Spider-Man.

* Saturday, July 11: BOOM! First Looks, Image Comics First Looks, Marvel Comics roundup and Ryan Reynolds as Green Lantern.

* Friday, July 10: Marvel Comics First Looks, DC Comics First Looks, Dabel Brothers Publishing First Looks and Green Lantern: First Flight.

* Thursday, July 9: IDW Publishing First Looks, Marvel Comics roundup, Marvel Comics First Looks and Archaia Comics First Looks.

* Wednesday, July 8: Colbie Caillat in Veronica, Jonah Hex animated, Zenescope's Comic-Con titles, Aspen Comics First Looks, Dark Horse Comics First Looks and Archie Comics First Looks.

* Tuesday, July 7: IDW to publish Archie collections, Colbie Caillat in Veronica, Vampirella, Witchblade's Ron Marz, Marvel Comics First Looks and BOOM! Studios First Looks.

* Monday, July 6: Marvel Comics roundup, Marvel Comics First Looks, Bluewater Productions' Tom Corbett: Space Cadet and Batman: The Brave and the Bold.

* Sunday, July 5: The Spectacular Spider-Man.

* Saturday, July 4: The Spectacular Spider-Man.

* Friday, July 3: Marvel Comics First Looks and DC Comics First Looks.

* Thursday, July 2: IDW Publishing First Looks, Image Comics First Looks and Arcana Studio First Looks.

* Wednesday, July 1: Marvel Comics First Looks, Archie Comics First Looks, DC Comics First Looks and Dark Horse Comics First Looks.

* Tuesday, June 30: X-Men animated DVDs, Marvel Comics roundup and Marvel Comics First Looks.

* Monday, June 29: Bluewater Productions for October, Michael Jackson tribute comic, Marvel Comics First Looks, Red 5 Comics First Looks and Image Comics First Looks.

* Sunday, June 28: The Spectacular Spider-Man and BOOM! Studios First Looks.

* Saturday, June 27: Human Target and Marvel Comics First Looks.

* Friday, June 26: Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, Marvel Comics First Looks and DC Comics First Looks.

* Thursday, June 25: IDW Publishing First Looks, DC Comics First Looks, Image Comics First Looks, Archaia Comics for September, Zenescope Entertainment for September and Archie Comics CEO Jon Goldwater.

* Wednesday, June 24: BOOM! Studios for September, Avatar Press for September, Marvel Comics roundup, Dark Horse Comics First Looks and DC Comics First Looks.

* Tuesday, June 23: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen's Megan Fox, Dynamite Entertainment for September, Oni Press for September, Devil's Due Publishing for September and BOOM! Studios First Looks.



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