Damon Lindelof, Superman
Superman hit the big 900 on Wednesday. Action Comics, the signature title that launched the Man of Steel's career in 1938, released its 900th consecutive issue this week, the first comic to reach that milestone. To commemorate the event, publisher DC Comics recruited an all-star squadron of writers to contribute to the issue, including Richard Donner (director of Superman: The Movie) David Goyer (cowriter of Batman Begins), Paul Dini (writer/producer of Superman: The Animated Series) and Lost exec producer Damon Lindelof. Lindeolf's story, "Life Support," is set on Krypton in the days before the planet exploded, as scientist Jor-El is planning to send his son Kal-El (the future Superman) to Earth in a rocket ship. TV Guide Magazine emailed Lindelof, who previously wrote Marvel Comics' Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk, a few questions about this super assignment...
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Henry Cavill
Henry Cavill has been cast as in the title role of Superman: The Man of Steel, Deadline reports.
The British actor, 28, is best known for his portrayal of Charles Brandon on Showtime's The Tudors. He will next appear on the big screen as the mythical Greek god Theseus in Immortals, followed by a starring role in...
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Zack Snyder
Zack Snyder has been tapped to direct the new Superman film that Christopher Nolan is producing.
Snyder, who directed 300 and Watchmen, beat out Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler), Ben Affleck (The Town), Matt Reeves (Cloverfield) and Tony Scott (Man on Fire) for the coveted gig, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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Christian Bale
The third Batman film in Christopher Nolan's trilogy will swing into theaters on July 20, 2012, TVGuide.com has confirmed.
No start date for production on the still untitled film has been announced. Nolan — who's still putting the finishing touches on his new movie...
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FlashForward - John Cho, Joseph Fiennes
FlashForward has a new trio of showrunners.
Jessika Borsiczky, Lisa Zwerling and Tim Lea have been named to run the ABC sci-fi drama, TVGuide.com has confirmed...
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FlashForward
FlashForward co-creator David Goyer is stepping down as the series' showrunner, TVGuide.com has confirmed.
Goyer, an executive producer on the show and one of the writers behind Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, will...
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John Cho and Joseph Fiennes
FlashForward fans will have to wait two more weeks for the time-bending drama's return. The series is now scheduled to return with a two-hour episode...
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Jack Davenport, Courtney B. Vance
Courtney B. Vance (Law & Order: Criminal Intent ) and Jack Davenport (Pirates of the Caribbean, Swingtown) have joined the cast of Flash Forward, an ABC pilot based on Robert J. Sawyer's sci-fi novel and fancied as a possible "companion show" to Lost.
Exec-produced by David S. Goyer (Blade) and Brannon Braga (Threshold), Flash Forward depicts the events that follow when everyone in the world ...
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Per the Hollywood Reporter, Nicole Kidman is producing and may star in a redo of How to Marry a Millionaire, the 1953 comedy featuring Marilyn Monroe as one of three models on the prowl for rich men. Kidman's project, though, is said to be a "complete overhaul" of the original story.... Filmmaker David S. Goyer (Blade, Batman Begins) will develop and may direct the X-Men franchise prequel recounting the early friendship and ultimate rivalry between Magneto and Professor X, with actors in their twenties playing the leads. Hugh Jackman's Wolverine spin-off, however, is expected to get made first.
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TV's Blade, Batman Begins
In Part 1 of our Q&A with David S. Goyer, the producer/writer detailed the differences and similarities between Spike TV's Blade: The Series (Wednesdays at 10 pm/ET) and its big-screen begetter. Here he shares the scoop on which other Blade characters will surface on TV, status reports on The Flash, Nicolas Cage's Ghost Rider and the Batman Begins follow-up, and the sad truth about why shows such as
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