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The World's End

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The resurrection of Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book

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Stephen King's The Dark Tower back from the dead

Fringe’s final fifth season confirmed

New Prometheus behind the scenes featurette

Introducing the android David from Prometheus

Joss Whedon's The Avengers: A review (of sorts)

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New Avengers clips

Game of Thrones plays on: Season Three confirmed

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Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch and the critics: Part One

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1. Stage Adaptation of The Lathe of Heaven: (Press Releases); Untitled Theater Company #61 (UTC61) presents The Lathe of Heaven, an original, authorized stage adaptation of Ursula K. Le Guin’s sci-fi classic about a man whose dreams change reality, adapted and directed ...; Created on 11 May 2012
2. The resurrection of Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book: (Fantasy films); The on again off again big screen adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book appears to be on again. According to Deadline, Disney resurrected the project last Friday with a high six figure bid for ...; Created on 30 April 2012
3. Stephen King's The Dark Tower back from the dead: (Fantasy films); The Dark Tower film project, an adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower novel series, is back from the dead after Warner Bros. announced they would provide financing. Universal Pictures pulled out ...; Created on 29 April 2012
4. New Prometheus behind the scenes featurette: (Science fiction films); ... the latest Sherlock Holmes adaptation, while Fassbener was talking with MTV. ...; Created on 29 April 2012
5. Game of Thrones plays on: Season Three confirmed: (Fantasy TV); ... confirmed. The quality of George R.R. Martin’s story-telling, David Benioff and Dan Weiss’s adaptation, the production and cast of Game of Thrones should always have assured the longevity of the series, ...; Created on 11 April 2012
6. Beyond the Wall: Exploring George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire, From A Game of Thrones to A Dance with Dragons.: (Press Releases); ... and Experts. As season two of HBO’s hit Game of Thrones series, an adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire, draws to a close in June, Smart Pop is releasing Beyond the Wall: Exploring ...; Created on 09 April 2012
7. Game of Thrones Season One on DVD and Blu-ray: (Fantasy TV); ... Most of us however were genuinely gob-smacked by the series, which stands out as a watershed in the adaptation of genre fiction. Every aspect of production came together in a perfect demonstration of ...; Created on 17 March 2012
8. John Carter (The Bold and the Beautiful of Mars): (Fantasy films); On paper, Disney’s John Carter has much going for it. First and foremost, it’s an adaptation of the enduring pulp fiction of Edgar Rice Burroughs. Perhaps best known as the creator of Tarzan, Burroughs’ ...; Created on 02 March 2012
9. Harrison Ford being cast in new Blade Runner film: (Science fiction films); ... from the original adaptation of Philip K. Dick's Do Androids dream of electric sheep?, may return 30 years after the original Blade Runner was released. Twitchfilm has learned that Harrison Ford has entered ...; Created on 07 February 2012
10. New Trailer for Game of Thrones Season Two: (Fantasy TV); ... so many others have failed, adapting a complex and intelligent work of fiction superbly for an adult audience. Any adaptation of novel to screen involves change, but as HBO’s Game of Thrones demonstrated ...; Created on 31 January 2012
11. Robin of Sherwood, Set 2 on Blu Ray: (Press Releases); ... standard by which all other adaptations are measured. Rich with authentic historical detail and cunning plot twists, Robin of Sherwood adds a bit of sorcery and mysticism to the swordplay and social justice ...; Created on 28 January 2012
12. Sherlock Holmes: A game of shadows: (Ratings); Gerard John John: Easily the worst Sherlock Holmes adaptation in years. Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr. Watson attempt to outwit the evil Professor ...; Created on 16 January 2012
13. The God of Mischief speaks about Thor 2: (Fantasy films); ... At a time when the superhero comic book adaptation has come to dominate Hollywood’s offerings, it takes something exceptional to stand out from the crowd and Thor has that exceptional something. ...; Created on 11 January 2012
14. Palm Springs International Film Festival Announces Talking Pictures, Additional Premieres and Archival Treasures: (Press Releases); ... Director: Mark Cousins. War of the Buttons (France) – Making its North American premiere, this film from The Weinstein Company and director of the 2005 PSIFF hit The Chorus, is an adaptation of the classic ...; Created on 05 January 2012
15. First full trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: (Fantasy films); The first full trailer for Peter Jackson's long awaited and highly anticipated adaptation of The Hobbit has been released and it is a glorious vision, to be sure. While it is a delight to be reacquainted ...; Created on 22 December 2011
16. David Dobkin's Arthur & Lancelot ticking the right boxes: (Fantasy films); ... Thrones adaptation. His was a memorable performance. Marion Cotillard (Inception, The Dark Knight Rises) has apparently been offered the role of Morgana, Arthur's sorceress half-sister. It is rumoured ...; Created on 03 December 2011
17. The Woman in Black sends Harry packing: (Fantasy films); ... a sly and deceptive one, so we'll have to wait until February 2012 to know for sure. The Woman in Black is an adaptation of Susan Hill’s 1983 novel of the same name, which has already been adapted very ...; Created on 20 October 2011
18. Asimov's Foundation movie finds new writer: (Science fiction films); Asimov’s work is getting a lot of attention lately. We just heard about The Caves of Steel movie being developed (finally!) and now there’s more news regarding Sony’s much anticipated Foundation adaptation ...; Created on 19 October 2011
19. Asimov's Caves Of Steel movie adaptation: robots and spacers: (Science fiction films); ... one of my all time favourite science fiction series and is the best movie news I've heard all year. The prospect of a modern day adaptation is fantastic. Hopefully, we’ll again be exposed to Asimov’s four ...; Created on 26 September 2011
20. Jonathan Stroud’s The Amulet of Samarkand: an infernally good read: (Fantasy books); ... in 2010. Rumours of a movie adaptation have been floating around for some time it seems, but nothing has eventuated yet. Highly recommended. ...; Created on 21 September 2011

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