Warbreaker is one of those fantasy books that is more about a small group’s plans toward a great cause being pulled from its original path and used for a more sinister plan. Magic plays a very small role in this story, loathed by the main characters but surfacing to help them at useful moments. The [...]
The penultimate installment in Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time is officially scheduled to be released on October 26th. Amazon had previously listed the twenty-sixth when they made the book available for pre-order, and Tor has now officially confirmed it. You can pre-order Towers of Midnight on Amazon.
According to Cinematical, citing an L.A. Times article, the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film is already having money issues. Disney executive Rich Ross is pressuring producer Jerry Bruckheimer to cut back on his usual extravagant expenditures by cutting special effects and filming at sea less. To save more money, the number and selection of [...]
Warner Brothers has acquired Turbine, the game studio behind the successful Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online MMORPGs. BURBANK, Calif., April 20, 2010 – Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group announced today the acquisition of Turbine, Inc., the largest privately-held online gaming studio in North America, further strengthening Warner Bros.’ position as [...]
The trailer for Sky One’s film adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s Going Postal is now online. The movie was originally scheduled to air on Sky 1 around Easter weekend, but it has been delayed to an unannounced date sometime this April or May. The United States will have to wait until the DVD release next year, [...]
The Well of Ascension is the second novel in Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn trilogy. It continues shortly after the point where the first left off, The Lord Ruler vanquished and a fledgling parliament taking shape under the oversight of Elend Venture. The city of Luthadel, now ruled by King Elend, faces a multitude of problems in [...]
Warner Brothers has settled a lawsuit, dating back to 2005, with the Winnipeg folk group known as “The Wyrd Sisters,” where the band had previously attempted to have the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire blocked from release in Canada. The Wyrd Sisters tried to block the 2005 release of “Harry [...]
The Way of Kings, the first book in Brandon Sanderson’s new series The Stormlight Archive is currently set to be released on August 17, 2010. What exactly is The Way of Kings? It’s a lengthy book, roughly twice the size of Elantris or Mistborn, and it will be the first in an epic fantasy series [...]
News is making its rounds around the internet that an out of control fire caused unintentional damage to the Hogwarts set during the filming of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Nobody was hurt, though six fire engines were dispatched to Leavesden to combat the blaze. The fire was caused by explosives being used during [...]
Knowing that every story has more than one side, Maguire has recreated Oz to show the Wicked Witch of the West’s point of view, in Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. Is Elphie, as she is known by her friends (Yes, friends!), evil or just cranky in her misunderstood [...]
