Geeks of Doom

First a director, and then a new name, and now finally a star, the upcoming film300: Battle Of Artemisiahas finally gotten some momentum.

THR is reporting thatAnimal Kingdomstar and indie darlingSullivan Stapletonhas joined the cast of the300follow-up, and will star as Xerxes, who leads an army against the forces of Greek general Themistokles. Stapleton will next be seen in WB’sGangster Squad[...]

Oscar-winning acting legend (and go-to man for stentorian narration)Morgan Freemanhas signed on to join the cast of Universal Pictures'Oblivion, the upcoming epic sci-fi adventure fromTron: LegacydirectorJoseph Kosinski.

The film, based on a comic book series created by Kosinski for Radical Publishing, takes place in a future where the surface of Earth has become too irradiated and infested by hostile aliens known as Scavengers to be inhabited by humans. Thus the remnants of mankind have taken to living in the clouds. But when a surface drone repairman named Jak discovers a mysterious woman in a crashed pod he is forced to question everything he has ever known [...]

With the recent release of their latest picture,The Woman In Black, Hammer Films is on one hell of a roll.

THR is reporting that the company has nabbed up the rights to the thrillerGaslight, penned by writerIan Fried. The project, which was recently put on last year’s Black List, is compared to films likeFrom Hell, and follows Jack The Ripper, who is “secretly imprisoned in a London insane asylum, is called upon to help Scotland Yard solve a series of murders.” [...]

DC Comicsannounced today that they will be going back toSmallvilleto bring fans of the show an eleventh season in digital comic book form this April.

Smallville: Season 11will be a weekly digital comic penned by show writer, comic scribe, and personal favoriteBryan Q. Millerthat goes deeper into Clark Kent's first year as Superman while still using the mythos set up in the televised series. All of the characters that fans of the show know and love will still be major players in the series including Lois Lane, Oliver Queen (Green Arrow), Chloe Sullivan-Queen, General Lane, and many more [...]

Fan ofWedding Crashersand have been looking forward to the day to see the pair ofOwen WilsonandVince Vaughnback together again? Well, Vulture has just made your day.

The outlet reports that the pair will star in the new film,Interns, for directorShawn Levy. The film will be on its way to the big screen thanks to Fox, and will feature a script penned by Vaughn himself.

Internswill follow two company men who find themselves laid off, leading them to try and re-route their careers by becoming interns at a Google-like dotcom company. One there, they'll have to compete with eager 20-somethings to get the advancement they're after. [...]

Apparently people love themselves someGame of Thrones.

Variety reports thatGame of ThronesstarKit Haringtonhas joined the cast of the new fantasy film,The Seventh Sonalong withJeff Bridges,Ben Barnes,Julianne Moore, andAlicia Vikander[...]

Web comics are a wonderful thing. There are a variety of style that show anywhere from a single comic panel, strip, or full page with a host of topics and plots to choose from. One recent approach to web comics was that ofJim Zub(Skullkickers),Shun Hong Chan, andUDONwith their recent web based comicMakeshift Miracle: The Girl From Nowhere, which is now getting collected and will be released in May.

There's plenty to talk about with the specifics of the story ofMakeshift Miracleand the all new hardcover presentation, but before we get into that, I want to tell you why Makeshift Miracle caught my eyes in the first place. [...]

I love playingScene It?, the popular board/pop culture question game. Why do I love it, you ask? Because, depending on the subject matter of the particular edition played at the time, I DOMINATE! Put inThe Simpsonsor theSeinfeldeditions and I will own your ass and send you crying home to mommy. Which is why I’m so excited that Screenlife, creators of the Scene It? games have announced that they will at long last be producing aStar Warsedition of the game, and yet another edition in which I will dominate.

This new edition will see release sometime in the Fall of 2012. [...]

Hot on the heels of the recentSuper Bowl TV spotWalt Disney Pictures released another preview for their sci-fi adventureJohn Carterlast night during the premiere of the ABC seriesThe River.

You can check it out here below [...]

Can’t wait for a sequel toThe Karate Kidor a live actionJetsonsfilm? Well, it appears as though you’re going to have to, as they both have gotten a new writer.

According to Variety, Sony has tappedZak Pennto rewrite their upcoming sequel to the huge hit that was theKarate Kidremake, and the pair ofEvan SusserandVan Robichaux(the pair behind the Black ListedChewie) have been hired to re-writeThe Jetsons. [...]