Like all lovers of "The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!" Ivan Brandon led a procession of tweets regarding the death of Captain Lou Albano this morning. Nevertheless, the mustachioed wrestler and actor will be fondly remembered across the Twittersphere today no matter how events unfold.
Greg Rucka, meanwhile, just wanted to get on a plane yesterday, but was a apparently too excitable for the airline he was flying. Check out what both of those writers had to say, along with wisdom from Stan Lee, a great Halloween costume for the young ones and Avengers cupcakes from the folks at Marvel.
It's all in the Twitter Report for October 14, 2009. Read more...
Fans of writer Greg Rucka are counting down the days until the Kate Beckinsale-starring "Whiteout" hits theaters, but there's another comic book adaptation from the acclaimed wordsmith making its way to the big screen.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, screenwriter Ryan Condal will write "Queen & Country," an adaptation of the Oni Press comic series written and created by Rucka.
The film is currently set up at Fox and has already received one draft of the script from writer John Moore. Condal will take a second crack at the high-stakes adventure story. Read more...
One of the more intriguing adaptations that's been floating around comic book movie circles the past few years is the often-delayed Antarctic murder mystery "Whiteout," created by Greg Rucka and former Splash Page cover artist, Steve Lieber. Originally scheduled to hit theaters in early 2008, the film was ultimately pushed back to a current release date of September 11 of this year.
And while fans anticipating the film have made do with the sporadic-at-best "Whiteout" teaser posters and "Whiteout" publicity stills, it certainly hasn't soured Rucka's excitement for the upcoming adaptation. In fact, the writer is hoping that the film spawns a possible franchise.
"We’ve always thought that Carrie [Stetko]’s story had three parts," Rucka told MTV News. "The third one -- which was always going to be the last one -- addresses the idea of how this woman who has had this very intimate relationship with Antarctica ends up leaving." Read more...
During this year's New York Comic Con, veteran novelist and newly minted “Detective Comics” writer Greg Rucka sat down with MTV News to discuss the upcoming big-screen adaptation of his graphic novel “Whiteout," directed by Dominic Sena and starring Kate Beckinsale. While Rucka assured fans that the film would be faithful to its source material, the writer offered up some frank comments about the adaptation process-- and how it's usually received.
“I was with Steve Lieber, my co-creator on it, and we’re walking around these South Pole-based sets, and it was like walking through Steve’s drawings,” Rucka told MTV News Saturday. “The thing is, unless you’re Frank Miller and you’re going to do 'Sin City' or something like that shot for shot, you’re not going to get a comic book on a movie screen -- and you shouldn’t." Read more...
To fans of "Batman," writer Greg Rucka has become a name synonymous with the character. In addition to delivering some of the Bat-universe's most groundbreaking story arcs ("Batman: No Man's Land," "Bruce Wayne - Fugitive"), Rucka now handles writing duties on DC's Bat-friendly monthly "Detective Comics" series.
MTV caught up with DC's resident Bat-expert to get his two cents on 2008's box office champ, "The Dark Knight," and how he thinks Warner Bros. and director Christopher Nolan (if he decides to return) should tackle "Batman 3." Read more...
Kate Beckinsale can compete with the best female action stars today, but the brunette bombshell still had something to prove to writer Greg Rucka when it came to her role in the adaptation of his celebrated graphic novel "Whiteout."
Rucka's original graphic novel, co-created with artist Steve Lieber, follows U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko, who tracks a killer into Antarctica and must solve the murder mystery before the region is plunged into darkness for six months. The film, currently slated for a September 2009 release, features Beckinsale prominently as the gritty, tough-as-nails Stetko -- a character Rucka didn't initially think she could play.
"It’s weird. A lot of people on the message boards and people emailing me were going, 'Kate Beckinsale? She’s too pretty to be Carrie,'" the writer recalled. "I got to visit the set twice ... and the first time was pretty much devoted to seeing Kate Beckinsale and going 'Wow. How do they make them that pretty?'" Read more...
