Kevin Conroy has portrayed Batman more often than anyone else, appearing in a variety of animated films, TV series, and, of course, video games. Part of what made the late actor so iconic was his distinctive way of delivering the richness of dynamic dialogue that became essential to the Batman character.
The actor has the ability to turn any line from the Caped Crusader into gold, even lines delivered by other Batman actors. On that note, back in 2017, Conroy spoke with Rob Paulsen on Nerdist’s Talkin’ Toons podcast and skillfully narrated Christian Bale’s epic speech from The Dark Knight’s climactic scene.
Kevin Conroy (Credit: Gage Skidmore | Wikimedia Commons)
Conroy and Paulsen (voicing Commissioner Gordon) delivered their lines in a single take, approaching the sequence as though it were a radio play.
Even though it is obvious that the scene lacked the polished feel of Conroy’s work...
The actor has the ability to turn any line from the Caped Crusader into gold, even lines delivered by other Batman actors. On that note, back in 2017, Conroy spoke with Rob Paulsen on Nerdist’s Talkin’ Toons podcast and skillfully narrated Christian Bale’s epic speech from The Dark Knight’s climactic scene.
Kevin Conroy (Credit: Gage Skidmore | Wikimedia Commons)
Conroy and Paulsen (voicing Commissioner Gordon) delivered their lines in a single take, approaching the sequence as though it were a radio play.
Even though it is obvious that the scene lacked the polished feel of Conroy’s work...
- 5/23/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
The Handmaid's Tale TV show will premiere on Hulu, Wednesday, April 26th, 2017. Today, the streaming service released character photos from The Handmaid's Tale, season one, along with the premiere announcement. Check them out, after the jump.Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Yvonne Strahovski, Samira Wiley, Max Minghella, Madeline Brewer, Ann Dowd, and O-t Fagbenle star in the TV adaption of Margaret Atwood's novel. Creator and writer Bruce Miller executive produces, as do Warren Littlefield, Daniel Wilson and Fran Sears, and Ilene Chaiken.Read More…...
- 12/17/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Hulu’s upcoming drama “The Handmaid’s Tale” may be a game changer for the streaming service. The series is based on Margaret Atwood’s award-winning, best-selling novel of the same name, with Elisabeth Moss starring as handmaid Offred. Hulu has shared eight new images of the main characters, as well as released the official premiere date, to give viewers something to look forward to in 2017.
The 10-episode series follows Offred as she tries to survive in a male-dominated totalitarian regime. She is one of the few remaining fertile women who is forced into sexual servitude as a last desperate attempt to repopulate the world. In hopes of surviving and finding the daughter that was taken from her, she will go from one miserable situation to the next.
Read More: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ First Look: Elisabeth Moss Brings Margaret Atwood’s Dystopian Future To Hulu
The character photos feature Yvonne Strahovski,...
The 10-episode series follows Offred as she tries to survive in a male-dominated totalitarian regime. She is one of the few remaining fertile women who is forced into sexual servitude as a last desperate attempt to repopulate the world. In hopes of surviving and finding the daughter that was taken from her, she will go from one miserable situation to the next.
Read More: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ First Look: Elisabeth Moss Brings Margaret Atwood’s Dystopian Future To Hulu
The character photos feature Yvonne Strahovski,...
- 12/16/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
Rob Leane Kirsten Howard Mar 24, 2017
A big trailer has landed for the TV adaptation of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, which debuts on Hulu in April...
There's a ten-part live-action adaptation of The Handmaid's Tale heading our way, and Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel about a society where women are subjugated by a patriarchal dictatorship couldn't be more relevant right now, especially in the Us.
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The series will be released on the Hulu streaming service on the 26th of April, and now we've got our first full trailer for it.
Have a look...
Bruce Miller, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears and Warren Littlefield are the executive producers of this one. Mad Men alum Elisabeth Moss is set to star as the eponymous handmaid, Offred, a divorced...
A big trailer has landed for the TV adaptation of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, which debuts on Hulu in April...
There's a ten-part live-action adaptation of The Handmaid's Tale heading our way, and Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel about a society where women are subjugated by a patriarchal dictatorship couldn't be more relevant right now, especially in the Us.
See related Humans series 2 interview: Gemma Chan, Emily Berrington, Will Tudor Humans: writers Sam Vincent and Jonathan Brackley interview Humans series 2 episode 8 review
The series will be released on the Hulu streaming service on the 26th of April, and now we've got our first full trailer for it.
Have a look...
Bruce Miller, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears and Warren Littlefield are the executive producers of this one. Mad Men alum Elisabeth Moss is set to star as the eponymous handmaid, Offred, a divorced...
- 12/5/2016
- Den of Geek
Deadline reports Joseph Fiennes has been cast as the male lead in The Handmaid's Tale TV show for Hulu. The American Horror Story alum will play Commander Fred Waterford, "...founding father of Gilead and powerful, high-ranking official. Commander Waterford rules the household where Offred is a handmaid."Based on the Margaret Atwell novel, the drama series is created, executive produced, and written by Bruce Miller. Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, and Warren Littlefield executive produce. Atwood is a consulting producer. The first season is slated for a 2017 premiere on Hulu. The cast also includes: Samira Wiley, Max Minghella, Ann Dowd, and Madeline Brewer.Read More…...
- 8/23/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
We are tasked here at ComicMix to opine on all that is going around the world of pop culture. Maybe a bit more of a bend towards the comics side of things (it is in the name, right?). But as it stands this week… I don’t care about pop culture. I’ve been catching up on Legends of Tomorrow, but it seems trivial at best. I picked up comics from the shop, a feat I haven’t done on a regular basis in over two years.
I was going to wax poetic on all things Rebirth, but really, why would I? Heck. I could even stretch so far as to discuss my pending excitement of the announcement of Injustice 2, coming out next year on the Playstation and Xbox. I could, but I’m not going to.
I know you arrive at my column each and every week awaiting some...
I was going to wax poetic on all things Rebirth, but really, why would I? Heck. I could even stretch so far as to discuss my pending excitement of the announcement of Injustice 2, coming out next year on the Playstation and Xbox. I could, but I’m not going to.
I know you arrive at my column each and every week awaiting some...
- 6/18/2016
- by Marc Alan Fishman
- Comicmix.com
Taylor Swift is offering her condolences to the families of the 49 innocent victims of the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. "With heavy heart..." the singer captioned her photos on Twitter. Swift, 26, shared a hand-written list naming all those who lost their lives in the June 12 massacre, now the deadliest mass shooting in the nation's history. "To the families of..." she began her note. "As you bury your loved ones this week, please know that there are millions of us sending you love and our deepest sympathy in the face of this unthinkable and devastating tragedy," the 1989 hitmaker captioned the photo on Instagram.
- 6/17/2016
- by Karen Mizoguchi
- PEOPLE.com
Taylor Swift is offering her condolences to the families of the 49 innocent victims of the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. "With heavy heart..." the singer captioned her photos on Twitter. Swift, 26, shared a hand-written list naming all those who lost their lives in the June 12 massacre, now the deadliest mass shooting in the nation's history. "To the families of..." she began her note. "As you bury your loved ones this week, please know that there are millions of us sending you love and our deepest sympathy in the face of this unthinkable and devastating tragedy," the 1989 hitmaker captioned the photo on Instagram.
- 6/17/2016
- by Karen Mizoguchi
- PEOPLE.com
Funerals for the 49 victims of Sunday's mass shooting at an Orlando nightclub are underway, and for those involved in helping families mourn the dead, the number of young lives lost has been overwhelming. "I've been in the funeral business for 42 years, and in my 42 years in this industry we have never experienced anything else of this magnitude," Bob Healy, funeral director of Funeria San Juan in Kissimmee, Florida, which worked with the families of six of the victims, tells People. "The numbers are daunting," he says. On Friday, his funeral home will hold a joint service for two victims, Luis Daniel Wilson and his boyfriend,...
- 6/17/2016
- by Jeff Truesdell, @ jhtruesdell
- PEOPLE.com
Funerals for the 49 victims of Sunday's mass shooting at an Orlando nightclub are underway, and for those involved in helping families mourn the dead, the number of young lives lost has been overwhelming. "I've been in the funeral business for 42 years, and in my 42 years in this industry we have never experienced anything else of this magnitude," Bob Healy, funeral director of Funeria San Juan in Kissimmee, Florida, which worked with the families of six of the victims, tells People. "The numbers are daunting," he says. On Friday, his funeral home will hold a joint service for two victims, Luis Daniel Wilson and his boyfriend,...
- 6/17/2016
- by Jeff Truesdell, @ jhtruesdell
- PEOPLE.com
Hulu has given a straight-to-series order for the MGM Television drama series "The Handmaid's Tale" which will star Elisabeth Moss.
Based on Margaret Atwood's 1985 bestselling novel, Moss will play a one of the caste of Handmaids who are forced into sexual servitude by the male-dominated Gilead totalitarian regime as a last desperate attempt to repopulate a devastated world.
Bruce Miller ("The 100") will create, pen and executive produce the project alongside Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears and Warren Littlefield. The first season will go into production later this year and debut on Hulu in 2017.
The project has previously been adapted for the screen in the 1990 film starring Natasha Richardson, Faye Dunaway and Aidan Quinn.
Source: Variety...
Based on Margaret Atwood's 1985 bestselling novel, Moss will play a one of the caste of Handmaids who are forced into sexual servitude by the male-dominated Gilead totalitarian regime as a last desperate attempt to repopulate a devastated world.
Bruce Miller ("The 100") will create, pen and executive produce the project alongside Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears and Warren Littlefield. The first season will go into production later this year and debut on Hulu in 2017.
The project has previously been adapted for the screen in the 1990 film starring Natasha Richardson, Faye Dunaway and Aidan Quinn.
Source: Variety...
- 4/30/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
She might not be Peggy Olson this time, but Elisabeth Moss is gearing up to play the underdog female once more.
The Mad Men alumna has been cast in The Handmaid’s Tale, a drama ordered straight to series at Hulu.
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Based on Margaret Atwood’s best-selling novel of the same name, the project stars Moss as Offred, a handmaid trying to survive in the male-dominated regime of Gilead. Here’s the official logline:
The Handmaid’s Tale is the story of life in the dystopia of Gilead,...
The Mad Men alumna has been cast in The Handmaid’s Tale, a drama ordered straight to series at Hulu.
RelatedCable/Streaming Renewal Scorecard 2016: What’s Coming Back? What’s Cancelled? What’s On the Bubble?
Based on Margaret Atwood’s best-selling novel of the same name, the project stars Moss as Offred, a handmaid trying to survive in the male-dominated regime of Gilead. Here’s the official logline:
The Handmaid’s Tale is the story of life in the dystopia of Gilead,...
- 4/29/2016
- TVLine.com
Hulu has given a straight-to-series order for drama The Handmaid’s Tale from MGM Television based on Margaret Atwood’s bestselling novel, with Elisabeth Moss (Top of the Lake) attached to star. Ilene Chaiken wrote the original script that was bought by Hulu, but she could no longer render services when she became showrunner on Fox’s Empire. The 100‘s Bruce Miller is listed by Hulu as creator, writer and executive producer, with Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears (Sophisticated Gent…...
- 4/29/2016
- Deadline TV
13 Hours: Michael Bay is in negotiations to direct 13 Hours, based on a 2012 terrorist attack in Beghazi, Libya that left the U.S. ambassador dead. Chuck Hogan adapted the book by Mitchell Zuckoff; the film focuses on six members of a security team that fought to defend an American military compound. [The Hollywood Reporter] Robopocalypse: Back in January 2013, Steven Spielberg decided to put the brakes on his planned production of sci-fi action movie Robopocalypse, based on a novel by Daniel Wilson. While Spielberg is currently filming an untitled Cold War thriller with Tom Hanks and will follow that with children's adventure The Bfg, Wilson holds out hope that his book will still be filmed. "It’s basically in the queue as far as I know," he said...
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- 10/30/2014
- by Peter Martin
- Movies.com
Apparently news of the robot rebellion’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. Steven Spielberg, the man tasked with bringing Daniel Wilson’s humans vs. machines tale “Robopocalypse” to life, has now offered up an update on the film, and it’s nowhere being dead. In fact, it sounds like the end is still on track to, well, end. In a statement following yesterday’s announcement that “Robopocalypse” had been postponed “indefinitely” (and some believed, dead), Spielberg said this: We found that the film was costing a lot of money and I found a better way to tell the story more economically but also much more personally. I found the personal way into Robopocalypse, and so I just told everybody to go find other jobs, I’m starting on a new script and we’ll have this movie back on its feet soon. I actually think I know how he’s going to do it.
- 1/11/2013
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
Based on Daniel Wilson's popular science fiction novel and adapted by Drew Goddard (Cloverfield, The Cabin in the Woods), Robopocalypse was slated for theatrical release in 2014. They are in your house. They are in your car. They are in the skies…Now they’re coming for you. In the near future, at a moment no one will notice, all the dazzling technology that runs our world will unite and turn against us. Taking on the persona of a shy human boy, a childlike but massively powerful artificial intelligence known as Archos comes online and assumes control over the global network of machines that regulate everything from transportation to utilities, defense and communication. In the months leading up to this, sporadic glitches are noticed by a handful of unconnected humans – a single mother...
- 1/10/2013
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
You’ll just have to wait to kill us, robots. Originally scheduled for 2014 with Steven Spielberg directing and starring Chris Hemsworth and Anne Hathaway, looks like all you fans of Daniel Wilson’s “Robopocalypse” will just have to wait a little longer to battle the machines for the fate of humanity. According to Spielberg’s people, the director has put the film on “indefinite” hold: Spielberg spokesman Marvin Levy said the project was “too important and the script is not ready, and it’s too expensive to produce. It’s back to the drawing board to see what is possible.” I knew that 2014 release date was a little too damn optimistic… Update: Spielberg clarifies that “Robopocalypse” is not dead, saying: We found that the film was costing a lot of money and I found a better way to tell the story more economically but also much more personally. I found the personal way into Robopocalypse,...
- 1/10/2013
- by Nix
- SciFiCool.com
Robopocalypse sounds like the title for a crappy Asylum rip-off, so I was pretty surprised that Steven Spielberg was supposed to be directing it. The book by Daniel Wilson is fairly critically acclaimed, though, so I supposed it's just a bad title for a good story. Spielberg hasn't done a good action sci-fi for a long time, so it seemed like an appropriate choice. Unfortunately, we're going to have to wait much longer for it, because the project has been put on an indefinite hold.
- 1/10/2013
- by Get The Big Picture
- GetTheBigPicture.net
Originally set for 2014 with Steven Spielberg directing, and Chris Hemsworth and Anne Hathaway starring, it appears mankind will be spared the robot uprising for a few more years … if not longer. News from Hollywood has Spielberg’s “Robopocalypse”, based on the novel by Daniel Wilson, being “postponed for an indefinite time”. This is no Internet scuttlebutt, either. Spielberg’s own spokesman Marvin Levy confirmed the delay, saying about the would-be expensive sci-fi action movie: [Robopocalypse] is too important and the script is not ready, and it’s too expensive to produce. It’s back to the drawing board to see what is possible. This news comes on the heels of Spielberg, who is currently doing the awards circuit with “Lincoln”, recently telling the television program “60 Minutes” that he had grown tired of directing action movies. “Robopocalypse”, if it got made, would definitely qualify as an “action movie”. A big-budget, sci-fi action movie spectacular,...
- 1/10/2013
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
Based on Daniel Wilson's popular science fiction novel and adapted by Drew Goddard (Cloverfield, The Cabin in the Woods), Robopocalypse was slated for theatrical release in 2014. They are in your house. They are in your car. They are in the skies…Now they’re coming for you. In the near future, at a moment no one will notice, all the dazzling technology that runs our world will unite and turn against us. Taking on the persona of a shy human boy, a childlike but massively powerful artificial intelligence known as Archos comes online and assumes control over the global network of machines that regulate everything from transportation to utilities, defense and communication. In the months leading up to this, sporadic glitches are noticed by a handful of unconnected humans – a single mother...
- 1/9/2013
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
With the exit from Iraq and the draw-down of troops in Afghanistan, the numbers of Americans killed continues to drop. Still, loved ones are mourning 311 lost, and as of Dec. 17, the wars' toll since 2001 now stands at 6,656. Edward Joseph Acosta, 21 Trevor Brandon Adkins, 21 Ahmed Kousay al-Taie, 46 Erica Paige Alecksen, 21 Tobias Christoph Alexander, 30 Joseph James Altmann, 27 Mabry James Anders, 21 Joshua Ryan Ashley, 23 Bradley Wayne Atwell, 27 Daniel Benjamin Bartle, 27 Jon-Luke Bateman, 22 Jonathan Batista, 22 Rayvon Battle Jr., 25 Taylor John Baune, 21 Jordan Logan Bear, 25 Clayton Ross Beauchamp, 21 Genaro Bedoy, 20 Bryan Richard Bell, 23 Russell Ryan Bell, 37 Jose Oscar Belmontes, 28 Kenneth Wade Bennett, 26 Keith David Benson,...
- 12/22/2012
- by Daniel S. Levy
- PEOPLE.com
[Update] The upcoming DreamWorks project, which explores the fate of mankind after a global robot uprising, is based on Daniel Wilson's popular science fiction novel adapted whose script was written by Drew Goddard (Cloverfield, The Cabin in the Woods). They are in your house. They are in your car. They are in the skies…Now they’re coming for you. In the near future, at a moment no one will notice, all the dazzling technology that runs our world will unite and turn against us. Taking on the persona of a shy human boy, a childlike but massively powerful artificial intelligence known as Archos comes online and assumes control over the global network of machines that regulate everything from transportation to utilities, defense and communication. In the months leading up to this, sporadic...
- 11/13/2012
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
Daniel Wilson could be on the verge of a long and prosperous career as the new Michael Crichton. After all, one of Spielberg's biggest hits was the higher-than-high concept "Jurassic Park," and next up for the director is the film adaptation of "Robopocalypse," which I wrote about a few months ago. Like Crichton, his books posit big ideas, and the exploration of that concept is perhaps more important than character or dialogue. That's not to say he's a bad writer… he's not. But world-building and the big idea seem to be his strengths, and that's the sort of thing that Hollywood...
- 11/8/2012
- by Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
The film adaptation of Amped, Daniel H. Wilson's thriller about technologically enhanced humans, has found a new home at Working Title Films, and with the talent involved in the project, it's no wonder they snapped it up once the rights became available due to the Lionsgate/Summit merger.
THR reports that Robopocalypse author Wilson is finalizing a deal to develop his best-selling thriller Amped as a movie at Working Title Films with Alex Proyas (I, Robot) attached to direct.
The project originally had been set up in 2010 at Summit Entertainment, which optioned the novel in advance of its sale to Doubleday. But the company let the rights lapse as it merged with Lionsgate this year.
Set in the near future, Amped imagines a world where nanotech-enhanced people and ordinary humans are at war with one another.
Book Description:
Technology makes them superhuman. But mere mortals want them kept in their place.
THR reports that Robopocalypse author Wilson is finalizing a deal to develop his best-selling thriller Amped as a movie at Working Title Films with Alex Proyas (I, Robot) attached to direct.
The project originally had been set up in 2010 at Summit Entertainment, which optioned the novel in advance of its sale to Doubleday. But the company let the rights lapse as it merged with Lionsgate this year.
Set in the near future, Amped imagines a world where nanotech-enhanced people and ordinary humans are at war with one another.
Book Description:
Technology makes them superhuman. But mere mortals want them kept in their place.
- 11/7/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Alex Proyas is attached to direct. Originally set up at Summit Films, the movie adaptation of “Robopocalypse” author Daniel Wilson’s “Amped” has now landed over at Working Title Films, with Proyas in line to direct. Then again, considering how many projects Proyas has been attached to direct over the years, the chances of this one actually happening is pretty iffy. Set in the near future, Amped imagines a world where nanotech-enhanced people and ordinary humans are at war with one another. That sounds like something right up Proyas’ wheelhouse. Then again, like I said, dude has been attached to a Lot of movies in the last few years, and most of them will never happen — at least not with him at the helm. Wilson’s “Robopocalypse”, meanwhile, is moving along nicely over at Dreamworks, with Spielberg attached to direct and Chris Hemsworth (and possibly Anne Hathaway) along as the stars.
- 11/7/2012
- by Nix
- SciFiCool.com
Robopocalypse author Daniel H. Wilson is making a deal with Working Title Films to adapt his technological thriller Amped as a feature film. Dark City director Alex Proyas has signed on to direct the film, which is set in the near future. The story imagines a world where nanotech-enhanced people and ordinary humans are at war with one another.
Summit Entertainment previously held the rights but never did anything with it, so now Working Title will have a chance to take it on. It sounds like it could be a pretty cool movie! The story definitely seems to fit Proyas' imagination and style.
Wilson's Robopocalypse is set to be adapted by Steven Spielberg and is scheduled to be released in summer 2014.
Here's the description of the book:
Technology makes them superhuman. But mere mortals want them kept in their place. The New York Times bestselling author of Robopocalypse creates a stunning,...
Summit Entertainment previously held the rights but never did anything with it, so now Working Title will have a chance to take it on. It sounds like it could be a pretty cool movie! The story definitely seems to fit Proyas' imagination and style.
Wilson's Robopocalypse is set to be adapted by Steven Spielberg and is scheduled to be released in summer 2014.
Here's the description of the book:
Technology makes them superhuman. But mere mortals want them kept in their place. The New York Times bestselling author of Robopocalypse creates a stunning,...
- 11/7/2012
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Working Title Films has picked up the rights to Daniel H. Wilson's best-selling novel Amped , says a story at The Hollywood Reporter . Published earlier this year, the sci-fi tale is officially described as follows: Technology makes them superhuman. But mere mortals want them kept in their place. The New York Times bestselling author of 'Robopocalypse' creates a stunning, near-future world where technology and humanity clash in surprising ways. The result? The perfect summer blockbuster. As he did in 'Robopocalypse', Daniel Wilson masterfully envisions a frightening near-future world. In Amped, people are implanted with a device that makes them capable of superhuman feats. The powerful technology has profound consequences for society, and soon a set of laws is passed that...
- 11/5/2012
- Comingsoon.net
While Steven Speilberg's adaptation of the Daniel Wilson novel Robopocalypse is a few years from hitting theaters, the film is closnig in on making its first casting announcements. Earlier this year, Spielberg had mentioned that he was eyeing Chris Hemsworth for a lead role. Today, THR reports that Anne Hathaway is in talks to join the sci-fi flick in the female lead role. Former Fox Studios chief Tom Rothman has also signed on to produce the film. Filming is scheduled to being in early 2013 with a current release date of April 25, 2014. The film will be co-distributed by Disney and Fox Studios, with Disney handling domestic distribution and Fox handling the international box office. Robopocalypse explores the fate of the human race following a robot uprising. The novel...
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- 9/25/2012
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
[Update] The upcoming DreamWorks project, which explores the fate of mankind after a global robot uprising, is based on Daniel Wilson's popular science fiction novel adapted whose script was written by Drew Goddard (Cloverfield, The Cabin in the Woods). They are in your house. They are in your car. They are in the skies…Now they’re coming for you. In the near future, at a moment no one will notice, all the dazzling technology that runs our world will unite and turn against us. Taking on the persona of a shy human boy, a childlike but massively powerful artificial intelligence known as Archos comes online and assumes control over the global network of machines that regulate everything from transportation to utilities, defense and communication. In the months leading up to this, sporadic...
- 9/25/2012
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
The upcoming DreamWorks project, which explores the fate of mankind after a global robot uprising, is based on Daniel Wilson's popular science fiction novel adapted whose script was written by Drew Goddard (Cloverfield, The Cabin in the Woods). They are in your house. They are in your car. They are in the skies…Now they’re coming for you. In the near future, at a moment no one will notice, all the dazzling technology that runs our world will unite and turn against us. Taking on the persona of a shy human boy, a childlike but massively powerful artificial intelligence known as Archos comes online and assumes control over the global network of machines that regulate everything from transportation to utilities, defense and communication. In the months leading up to this, sporadic glitches...
- 8/15/2012
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
What happens when we make our robots too smart and they develop self-awareness? Naturally they try to kill us. Anyone who has seen any amount of sci-fi movies knows that. So yeah, Daniel Wilson’s “Robopocalypse” is nothing you haven’t seen or read before. Hell, there’s an entire movie franchise called “Terminator” based entirely around this exact same premise. Nevertheless, “Robopocalypse” is still one hell of a story, and should make a fantastic movie. The book is currently being developed for the big screen with Steven Spielberg set to direct. I can’t think of a better director than Spielberg, because “Robopocalypse” is essentially “War of the Worlds” + “A.I.” + “Saving Private Ryan”, all movies that Spielberg directed. It’s metallic war madness, following a disparate group of human survivors as they try to survive the first days of the robot uprising (called Zero Hour), before eventually fighting back...
- 7/28/2012
- by Nix
- SciFiCool.com
“Robopocalypse”, the movie based on the book of the same name by Daniel Wilson, will be directed by Steven Spielberg, and Dreamworks has already scheduled it for a April 25, 2014 release. Now all the studio and director need to do is find a leading man. They may have found him in Chris Hemsworth. After secret meetings with Hemsworth (yes, secret meetings, sheesh), Spielberg apparently came away so impressed with Hemsworth that an offer has since gone out to Hemsworth for the male lead in “Robopocalypse”. (And of course, I’m sure Hemsworth’s string of box office hits had nothing to do with it whatsoever. Ahem.) “Robopocalypse” is set in the near-future, and chronicles the rise of the machines. Mankind, of course, has to fight back. Again. When will we learn our lesson?...
- 7/20/2012
- by Nix
- SciFiCool.com
One of these days I’ll finish Daniel Wilson’s “Robopocalypse” novel. Probably. Until then, I’ll have to make due with a big ol studio popcorn film adaptation from Steven Spielberg, who I hear tell knows a thing or two about making big ol studio popcorn films. Word is, after meeting with Thor himself, Spielberg now wants Chris Hemsworth to take the lead in his big-screen adaptation of the novel, which was recently adapted by Drew Goddard (of “Cloverfield” and “The Cabin in the Woods” fame). The meeting was apparently so hush-hush that participants used assumed names. Which is, yeah, kind of stupid. In any case, after meeting with the “Avengers” and “Snow White and the Huntsman” star, Spielberg is sure he has his man, and so I guess that means an offer to front “Robopocalypse” is forthcoming. The movie would chronicle the rise of sentient robots as they...
- 7/20/2012
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
Following our looks at actors, actresses, screenwriters and directors to watch in recent months, when the time came to put together a list of cinematographers (as we did two years ago), we went in with an open mind. But what was interesting is realizing, after the fact, that in an era where 35mm film is allegedly being phased out, that all five have done perhaps their most distinctive work on old-fashioned celluloid, rather than digital.
All have worked in digital of course, at least in the commercial world, and some have done hugely impressive work on new formats. But most of our five are fierce advocates for good 'ol 35mm, and it's another sign that the death knell shouldn't be rung for the old ways just yet. As long as there are talented DoPs like the ones below, and on the following pages, working closely with filmmakers like Paul Thomas Anderson,...
All have worked in digital of course, at least in the commercial world, and some have done hugely impressive work on new formats. But most of our five are fierce advocates for good 'ol 35mm, and it's another sign that the death knell shouldn't be rung for the old ways just yet. As long as there are talented DoPs like the ones below, and on the following pages, working closely with filmmakers like Paul Thomas Anderson,...
- 6/26/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
While promoting "War Horse" in Paris, Steven Spielberg asked questions about his upcoming projects like "Tintin 2," "Robopocalypse," and "Jurassic Park 4." He also said that he just finished shooting "Lincoln" and is currently editing. Tintin 2: "Peter [Jackson] will start working on the film this year. When he's done shooting 'The Hobbit,' he.ll begin his performance capture work with the actors later in 2012. And of course, I'm hoping I'll be able to direct the third one." Robopocalypse: "I'm making a science fiction movie probably in September called 'Robopocalypse' based on Daniel Wilson's book. It.s a cautionary tale about war between human beings and robots. It.s a big crowd pleaser, a big action popcorn movie with a message." Jurassic Park 4: "I don't want to talk about 'Jurassic Park 4' yet - it's too early - but I can tell you that I'm not directing it.
- 1/13/2012
- WorstPreviews.com
Steven Spielberg has two movies opening this holiday season, The Adventures of TinTin and War Horse. Spielberg producer Kathleen Kennedy recently spoke to The Playlist (via The Film Stage) and discussed some of their rumored upcoming projects. Kennedy mentioned that they “don’t have a writer yet” for Jurassic Park 4 and stated they are “not writing ‘Indiana Jones’ right now”, when asked about Indiana Jones 5.
The historical epic Lincoln starring Daniel Day Lewis is currently filming, and next on the schedule is Daniel Wilson‘s Robopocalypse. Cloverfield writer Drew Goddard is putting the finishing touches on the first draft of the script, and is turning it in this month. Here is what Kennedy had to say about that project: “Steven was very taken with the story. I think there are elements that are similar to ‘A.I.,’ ‘Minority Report,’ things he’s done in the past, and he just views...
The historical epic Lincoln starring Daniel Day Lewis is currently filming, and next on the schedule is Daniel Wilson‘s Robopocalypse. Cloverfield writer Drew Goddard is putting the finishing touches on the first draft of the script, and is turning it in this month. Here is what Kennedy had to say about that project: “Steven was very taken with the story. I think there are elements that are similar to ‘A.I.,’ ‘Minority Report,’ things he’s done in the past, and he just views...
- 12/20/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Quick! How many superstar directors could get away with opening one blockbuster less than a week after another? Right now that list has one name: Steven Spielberg. As the holiday box office awaits War Horse and The Adventures of Tintin, we’ve seen set pics of Daniel Day-Lewis as our 16th president in Lincoln, and now longtime Spielberg producer Kathleen Kennedy talks about the next project on the director’s eternally-crowded slate: Robopocalypse. [The Playlist]
Kennedy answered a number of question regarding projects that have been rumored (Jurassic Park 4 – “we don’t have a writer yet”), speculated about (Indiana Jones 5 – same story: “We’re not writing ‘Indiana Jones’ right now”), and some of them may very well be wishful thinking (a NeverEnding Story reboot, a Who Framed Roger Rabbit? sequel).
The project she divulged the most details about was the next planned shoot for Spielberg once Lincoln is wrapped (the man...
Kennedy answered a number of question regarding projects that have been rumored (Jurassic Park 4 – “we don’t have a writer yet”), speculated about (Indiana Jones 5 – same story: “We’re not writing ‘Indiana Jones’ right now”), and some of them may very well be wishful thinking (a NeverEnding Story reboot, a Who Framed Roger Rabbit? sequel).
The project she divulged the most details about was the next planned shoot for Spielberg once Lincoln is wrapped (the man...
- 12/19/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
With all of The Hobbit chatter lately, not to mention the anticipation of Steven Spielberg‘s Tintin film, it’s easy to forget that Peter Jackson (who’s producer on Spielberg’s take on the material) was set to direct the second installment of the mo-cap adaptation of the Herge comic book tale. If the first is successful enough financially, of course.
Spielberg spoke on the potential sequel, which Sony and Paramount have not yet given the green light:
“[Sony and Paramount] were willing to do one movie with us and then give us the financial werewithal to develop a script, do all the visual storyboards and get it really in launch position. So we can launch pretty quickly on a second movie. The script is already written.”
Anthony Horowitz‘s sequel script – currently titled The Adventures of Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun – involves Tintin and his Bff Captain Haddock investigating a sickness...
Spielberg spoke on the potential sequel, which Sony and Paramount have not yet given the green light:
“[Sony and Paramount] were willing to do one movie with us and then give us the financial werewithal to develop a script, do all the visual storyboards and get it really in launch position. So we can launch pretty quickly on a second movie. The script is already written.”
Anthony Horowitz‘s sequel script – currently titled The Adventures of Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun – involves Tintin and his Bff Captain Haddock investigating a sickness...
- 10/25/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Back in October Steven Spielberg signed on to direct his first sci-fi movie in 8 years, Robopocalypse, based on the novel by Daniel Wilson. At the time the novel wasn’t released (it hit shelves in June) so Spielberg decided to direct his Wwi epic War Horse instead. But now the director has Robopocalypse in his [...]
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- 9/7/2011
- by Liam
- Filmonic.com
Update: Good news, bad news with Robopocalypse. The good news is Steven Spielberg is directing, guaranteeing that the movie about a robot uprising will be fantastic. The bad news is audiences will have to wait until 2013 to see it. Spielberg has made Robopocalypse his next film once he finishes The War Horse which means production is scheduled to start in January of 2012.
Source: Variety
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Nov. 6, 2009 -- DreamWorks and Doubleday Publishing are moving together swiftly to put out the movie and book Robopocalypse from Daniel Wilson. Wilson is hot stuff with his 2005 book "How to Survive a Robot Uprising: Tips on Defending Yourself from the Coming Rebellion" which Paramount acquired for a feature and his upcoming book/Nickelodeon Movie Bro-Jitsu: The Martial Art of Sibling Smackdown.
Of course, with DreamWorks now the former sister studio to Paramount, it's acquisition of Roboapocalpyse may be a sibling smackdown. Or maybe the title was...
Source: Variety
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Nov. 6, 2009 -- DreamWorks and Doubleday Publishing are moving together swiftly to put out the movie and book Robopocalypse from Daniel Wilson. Wilson is hot stuff with his 2005 book "How to Survive a Robot Uprising: Tips on Defending Yourself from the Coming Rebellion" which Paramount acquired for a feature and his upcoming book/Nickelodeon Movie Bro-Jitsu: The Martial Art of Sibling Smackdown.
Of course, with DreamWorks now the former sister studio to Paramount, it's acquisition of Roboapocalpyse may be a sibling smackdown. Or maybe the title was...
- 10/25/2010
- by tara@kidspickflicks.com (Tara the Mom)
- kidspickflicks
According to Deadline Steven Spielberg will return to sci-fi with Robopocalypse, which follows the human race’s attempt to survive an apocalyptic robot uprising. Robopocalypse has been on Spielberg’s mind for a while, but the novel by Daniel Wilson was not finished when he was looking for a new project, so the director decided to make [...]...
- 10/22/2010
- by Liam
- Filmonic.com
After hearing multiple rumors earlier this year about the possibility, Deadline has confirmed that Steven Spielberg "has committed to next direct" Robopocalypse. This adaptation of Daniel Wilson's epic novel, written by Drew Goddard (Cloverfield, The Cabin in the Woods, "Lost"), is about the human race's attempt to survive an apocalyptic robot uprising. Spielberg is currently finishing War Horse, but the plan is to start shooting in January of 2012 for release sometime in 2013. DreamWorks will be developing and Disney will be releasing. Apparently Spielberg is into this so much, he's already been designing and storyboarding for it. "Robopocalypse embodies an imaginative story of a robot rebellion unleashed against the human race," said DreamWorks' Mark Sourian. Love their word choice - unleashed! "This is a project we immediately sparked to and with Steven directing it we knew it was in the best possible hands to bring it to worldwide audiences." Glad...
- 10/22/2010
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Steven Spielberg has confirmed that his next directing project will be Robopacalypse based on the epic novel by Daniel H. Wilson to be published by Doubleday in 2011. The script will be adapted by Drew Goddard for Disney's Touchstone to be shot in 2012 for a 2013 release.
At the time that this project was first announced Daniel Wilson had not finished the book. Spielberg was so excited about this novel that storyboards were being created as soon as Goddard could adapt them from the pages that Wilson was turning in.
The story is about a robot rebellion that is against the human race. Wilson is the author of "How to Survive a Robot Uprising: Tips on Defending Yourself Against the Coming Rebellion” and has a Ph.d from Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute so he knows a thing or two about robots.
Robopacalypse would mark Spielberg's return to directing large tent pole movies...
At the time that this project was first announced Daniel Wilson had not finished the book. Spielberg was so excited about this novel that storyboards were being created as soon as Goddard could adapt them from the pages that Wilson was turning in.
The story is about a robot rebellion that is against the human race. Wilson is the author of "How to Survive a Robot Uprising: Tips on Defending Yourself Against the Coming Rebellion” and has a Ph.d from Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute so he knows a thing or two about robots.
Robopacalypse would mark Spielberg's return to directing large tent pole movies...
- 10/22/2010
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Dreamworks just can't say no to giant f'n robots. The studio seems convinced that in the wake of Transformers, almost any action movie with large mechanical creatures is destined for success, and who knows... they might be right. In addition to the robot boxing movie they're setting up with Shawn Levy called Real Steel [1], they have also just acquired the rights to Daniel H. Wilson's upcoming book Robopocalypse, which "explores the fate of the human race after a robot uprising". Sound familiar? Wilson has previously written such humourous books as How to Build a Robot Army: Tips on Defending Planet Earth Against Aliens, Ninjas, and Zombies and How to Survive a Robot Uprising: Tips on Defending Yourself Against the Coming Rebellion (the latter of which is also currently in development at Paramount), but before anyone (ahem... Jay) jumps to conclusions and assumes this will be another gimmicky Zombieland-esque comedy...
- 11/3/2009
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
"Any machine could rebel, from a toaster to a Terminator." -Author Daniel H. Wilson
Following in the footsteps of Max Brooks, author Daniel Wilson published the novel How To Survive a Robot Uprising: Tips on Defending Yourself Against the Coming Rebellion (amazon link) in 2005 which ran the gamut from realistic scenarios, to humor and robot history.. and is now following it up with a novel titled Robopocalypse which "explores the fate of the human race after a robot uprising." While an "unpublished manuscript", word is that Dreamworks has optioned rights to the film and are fast-tracking it even though the book won't be published until 2011.
I'm no fan of Spielberg, so when you say "Dreamworks" I'm automatically wary, but this is post apocalyptic so I can only hope it's done properly. But who am I kidding, they'll probably put Michael Bay on it.
via THR...
Following in the footsteps of Max Brooks, author Daniel Wilson published the novel How To Survive a Robot Uprising: Tips on Defending Yourself Against the Coming Rebellion (amazon link) in 2005 which ran the gamut from realistic scenarios, to humor and robot history.. and is now following it up with a novel titled Robopocalypse which "explores the fate of the human race after a robot uprising." While an "unpublished manuscript", word is that Dreamworks has optioned rights to the film and are fast-tracking it even though the book won't be published until 2011.
I'm no fan of Spielberg, so when you say "Dreamworks" I'm automatically wary, but this is post apocalyptic so I can only hope it's done properly. But who am I kidding, they'll probably put Michael Bay on it.
via THR...
- 11/3/2009
- QuietEarth.us
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