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Around the comics world, where most of the big news this week came from good ol' Hollywood:
Jason Henderson's Image Comics series Sword of Dracula is the latest comic to be optioned for film and TV, by Daybreak and Prime Universe.
Universal confirmed buying the rights to Mark Millar's Wanted. Millar will exec produce and Marc Platt will produce. U denied rumors that Eminem was attached or was in talks to star in the film.
Marvel had several announcements, including a rosy 4th quarter earnings report and a three-for-two stock split. The company is looking ahead to big movie releases this year of "The Punisher," "Spider-Man 2," "Blade: Trinity," "Man-Thing" and announced work has already begun on "Spider-Man 3" for 2007.
Gary Oldman is the most recent addition to "Batman Begins." He'll play Lt. James Gordon.
Comic books and Hollywood mix even further: "X-Men" director Bryan Singer, who signed on to write 12 issues of Ultimate X-Men for Marvel, is going to direct a remake of "Logan's Run" for WB. Meanwhile, "Buffy" creator Joss Whedon, who's writing 12 issues of Astonishing X-Men, got the greenlight for "Serenity," a big-screen version of his short-lived but much-loved series "Firefly" that he will write and direct.
And convention season heats up in the L.A. area, with the next L.A. Comic Book and Sci-Fi Convention on March 14 featuring "The Lord of the Rings" star (and rumored "Fantastic Four" director) Sean Astin, as well as "Kill Bill, Vol. 2" stars David Carradine and Michael Jai White (who played the lead in the "Spawn" movie a few years back). Right on the heels of that show is the first Wizard World: Los Angeles, coming to the Long Beach Convention Center March 19-21. The show will feature as guest of honor director Kevin Smith, Marvel legend Stan Lee, "X-Men" star James Marsden, "Punisher" star Tom Jane, X-Men and Spider-Man artist John Romita Jr., and a hefty lineup of top comics creators. Bags and Boards will have more info on Wizard World next week.
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