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Hawkgirl And Deadshot Come To 'Smallville'

Posted 8/5/10 10:01 am EST by in DC Comics, News


Sahar BiniazAs the tenth and final season of "Smallville" approaches, word has broken that two more DC Universe characters will appear on the second episode of the season.

According to Kryptonsite, Sahar Biniaz (pictured) will guest star as Shayera (aka Hawkgirl) in an episode called "Shield." Bradley Stryker will also appear in the episode as the infamous assassin "Deadshot," best known for his appearances in the "Suicide Squad" and "Secret Six" comics.

Unsurprisingly, Michael Shanks ("Stargate: SG1") will also reprise his role as Hawkman in the episode, following his debut during the previous season in the "Justice Society" episode by Geoff Johns. Read More...

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Deal For 'Road To Perdition' Sequel Near, Says Writer

Posted 8/4/10 11:29 am EST by in DC Comics, News, Vertigo


Road To PerditionBack in 2008, word broke that Max Allan Collins — the prolific writer behind the "Road To Perdition" series — was set to adapt and direct "Road To Purgatory;" the first sequel to the "Road To Perdition" film which starred Tom Hanks, Jude Law, Daniel Craig and the late Paul Newman. With the imminent release of "Road To Perdition" on Blu-ray, Collins has revealed that the sequel may finally move into active production.

"We've been approached and the offer seems to be very, very serious," Collins told Movieweb. "We have signed a round of paper but it is not nailed down yet and it looks to be pretty interesting. I will tell you that this will happen about 10 years after 'Perdition' ends. Michael is 10 years older in 'Road to Purgatory.'" Read More...

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Zachary Levi On 'Superman' Rumors, Wants To Play The Flash

Posted 8/4/10 9:46 am EST by in DC Comics, News


Zachary LeviLast fall, "Chuck" star Zachary Levi lost his chance to play Fandral in "Thor" due to his TV series receiving an order for additional episodes.

And while some April Fool's Day rumors linked Levi to the Flash, more recent rumors had him as a potential star of Christopher Nolan's "Superman" reboot.

"It's complete fiction," Levi told IGN when asked about the latest "Superman" rumors. "A bummer that it's complete fiction! I start getting these text messages from my friends, saying, 'What is going on? You didn't tell us any of this!' And I'm asking, 'What are you talking about?' I get this link emailed to me from my publicist. She goes, 'Just so you know…' I go check it out, and of course, on the bottom of that article there's all these comments, and every other article that spawned off of that and all the comments on those sites." Read More...

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'Watchmen' Producer Options 'Mage'

Posted 8/3/10 4:31 pm EST by in Image Comics, News


MageOne of the seminal comic book series of the '80s and '90s may finally be heading to the big screen.

According to Variety, "Watchmen" producer Lloyd Levin has picked up the rights to Matt Wagner's "Mage: The Hero Discovered;" the first part of the "Mage" trilogy that Wagner began at Comico in 1984. The second part, "Mage: The Hero Defined" came out from Image in 1997. However, the third and final part, "Mage: The Hero Denied" has not been released in the subsequent years.

"Mage" follows a young man named Kevin Matchstick who learns that he has superhuman powers and gains a magic baseball bat while attempting to defeat an evil being called the Umbra Sprite. Matchstick later discovers that he is essentially a new incarnation of King Arthur while his bat is actually the sword Excalibur in a new form. Read More...

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'Human Target' Season Two Adds Indira Varma And Janet Montgomery To Cast

Posted 8/3/10 1:29 pm EST by in DC Comics, News


Indira VarmaWhen "Human Target" returns this fall, there will be two significant cast additions joining Mark Valley's Christopher Chance.

Indira Varma will join the full time cast as Ilsa Pucci, a newly widowed billionaire who is aided by Chance after the murder of her husband. Following the end of her case, she offers to become the benefactor of Chance and his partners Winston (Chi McBride) and Guerrero (Jackie Earle Haley), essentially becoming the owner of their protection agency as well as providing access to nearly unlimited resources and personal connections around the world.

Varma may best be known for her roles as Niobe in "Rome" and as Suzie Costello on "Torchwood." She has also appeared on "Luther," "3 lbs.," "Little Britain" and "The Whistleblowers" in addition to starring in "Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love," "Canterbury Tales" and "Bride and Prejudice." Read More...

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Olivia Wilde Films Nude Scene For 'Cowboys And Aliens'

Posted 8/3/10 12:46 pm EST by in News, Platinum Studios


Olivia WildeWhile only the Comic-Con crowd was able to experience a rare live appearance by "Cowboys & Aliens" stars Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig, everyone will get a chance to see fan-favorite actress Olivia Wilde onscreen in shall we say... a revealing moment.

"We just finished shooting Olivia Wilde naked in front of a bonfire in front of 500 Apache warriors," exclaimed "Cowboys & Aliens" co-star Adam Beach during an interview with The Toronto Sun. "That was beautiful. You won't get to see what I saw, but you'll get a glimpse."

When asked by The Sun about her nude scene, Wilde replied "Did Adam Beach talk to you? Adam Beach is the best. Last night, we did a scene where I'm naked in front of a group of [a] couple hundred Apache. Pretty amazing, pretty interesting." Read More...

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Swamp Thing Co-Creator Says 'We Desperately Want To Make A New Movie'

Posted 8/3/10 10:31 am EST by in DC Comics, News, Vertigo


Swamp ThingJust over a year ago, producer Joel Silver began dropping hints about a new 3-D "Swamp Thing" movie. Although Swamp Thing co-creator Len Wein has written a screenplay for the project, it may still be some time before it goes forward.

"There is a rights problem which I don't understand because I'm not a lawyer," Wein told Movie Web during the San Diego Comic-Con. "My wife could probably explain it, I can't. (She is a lawyer). But we desperately want to make a new 'Swamp Thing' movie. I've written a screenplay. Joel Silver is gung-ho to make it, to do it right... big-budget, CGI, the whole dance."

"I know Akiva Goldsman wants to take my script, rewrite that and do something with it," continued Wein. "We want to do a 'Swamp Thing' movie. Once we figure out the rights problems, we will." Read More...

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'Smallville' Update: CW President Talks Spinoff Series, Laura Vandervoort On Supergirl's Return

Posted 8/3/10 9:44 am EST by in DC Comics, News


SupergirlWith the impending end of "Smallville" following the upcoming 10th season, speculation has mounted that the CW would mine the vaults of DC's vast character library for a potential replacement. And apparently, that's exactly what the network is doing.

"We have started to talk about if there are other DC comic book adaptations," CW Entertainment President Dawn Ostroff told Digital Spy during the recent Television Critics Association press tour. "We haven't picked anything else up to develop yet, [but] we would like to see something on the air, so we're going to work on it."

"We are talking about everything," continued Ostroff. "The characters are there. We're looking at the DC library. There are different parts of the puzzle. At the end of the day, I would love to be able to say that 'Smallville' is going off the air and now we have something else is coming on." Read More...

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Neal Adams And Andy Diggle Go Hollywood

Posted 8/2/10 3:14 pm EST by in News


Neal AdamsComing out of this year's Comic-Con, two of the biggest comic book creators in the industry have found new representation in Hollywood.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Neal Adams and Andy Diggle have signed with William Morris Endeavor Entertainment. Diggle is the current writer of "Daredevil" for Marvel and co-created the modern incarnation of "The Losers" with Jock, which was adapted into a movie earlier this year. The story notes that Diggle's exclusive contract with Marvel will expire next March and that "he intends to explore the creator-owned sphere."

Adams — who was previously represented by ICM — is one of the living legends of comics, thanks to his memorable stints on "X-Men," "Green Lantern and Green Arrow" and "Batman." More recently, Adams has been involved in the creation of the "Astonishing X-Men" motion comics and "Batman: Odyssey" for DC. Read More...

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Screenwriter Offers 'Green Lantern 2' And 'Flash' Movie Updates

Posted 8/2/10 1:16 pm EST by in DC Comics, News


Green Lantern and The FlashEarlier this summer, word broke that Greg Berlanti, Michael Green and Marc Guggenheim — the screenwriting team behind the first "Green Lantern" movie — had signed a deal to write a treatment for both "Green Lantern 2" and "The Flash" before going to write the screenplay for one of those projects. And it now appears that the trio may have already moved on to wring the script for "The Flash."

When asked by Collider when "The Flash" would be happening, Berlanti replied "We’re just getting into the script. We’re just starting the script, so that’s about where we’re at." Read More...

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Cover Artist

Splash Page welcomes Ed Tadem to our cover artist family (our custom-designed theme up top). Currently working on the forthcoming "Avengers" animated series, Tadem's work can also be seen in the "Jackie Karma" issues of Image's "'76," and in "Pop Gun, Volume 1." Ed Tadem can be found online at EdTadem.com.