July
21 Late-night roundup

The first round of Comic-Con parties, both formal and informal, are winding down with some interesting tidbits coming out during a few of them.

Our own Alex Romanelli reports on the Hasbro/Marvel party, "Pan's Labyrinth" panel, in which actor Doug Jones says he won't be doing motion capture for the Silver Surfer in the "Fantastic Four" sequel, but still goes a long way toward implying he will be announced as playing the role.

Marvel's Iron Man already has some competiton, with Sony and MGM scheduling the next James Bond pic and the first starring Daniel Craig as 007 for May 2, 2008 -- same date Marvel had staked out for its "Iron Man" pic. It's likely this far out that something will move.

And Dan Clowes, creators of Ghost World and screenwriter of Art School Confidential, will turn his "Death Ray" story from Eightball into a screenplay. The film is being developed by Jack Black's production company and Black is expected to take a small role in the film. No director has been attached.