Syfy Films Finds Its First Project: George R.R. Martins Anthology Wild Cards

Syfy Films, the business created by Syfy Endeavors and Universal Pictures, has acquired rights to Wager On Thrones author George R.R. Martin’s superhero anthology Wild Cards with tabs on beginning a franchise. The effective sci-fi book series was launched later and will depend on tales by a few authors among people scribes, Melinda Snodgrass, remains attracted on write the feature script. Martin and Snodgrass will executive produce. The sale marks the initial for Syfy Films, which launched in December with expects to make two movies yearly by 2012 and hired former Electricity Comics professional Gregory Noveck in May as SVP Production. Wild Cards presents a great franchise chance due to the amount of material using this compelling fantasy series, Noveck mentioned inside the release announcing the sale. In Wild Cards, the superheroes live in a shared world through which different authors lead new figures and story lines. Martin and Snodgrass were among the authors that incorporated Roger Zelazny, Walter Jon Williams plus much more recently Cherie Priest and Paul Cornell. The books will also be modified into comics and role-winning contests.

Kristin Chenoweth Thinks Her 'Glee' Days Are Over

On Tuesday's "Dancing With the Stars," Kristin Chenoweth makes her second appearance in so many days to sing a track off her new album, "Some Lessons Learned."The petite 43-year-old actress, singer and Broadway vet met with reporters backstage at the show on Monday, and amidst talk of her recent foray into country music and explaining she won't ever be a "DWTS" contestant, she seemed to put the kibosh on a possible return to "Glee.""I don't think so," said Chenoweth. "I would love it, but I don't think Ryan Murphy has any plans for April Rhodes."She appeared in a total of three episodes of the Fox series as the endearing alcoholic who grew up with Matthew Morrison's Will Schuester. And while she may never reprise the role, it clearly has a special place in her heart."I sure loved her," she added. "She's a hot mess."Chenoweth will probably be too busy for guest spots, anyways. She stars in ABC's midseason drama "GCB" (formerly "Good Christian Belles"). And being a part of the ABC family does not mean she's planning on appearing "DWTS" as a contestant."I don't know that that's fair," she said, adding her Broadway advantage, showcased Monday in a performance of "Maybe This Time" from "Cabaret," might preclude her from qualifying. "It's a totally different animal and beast than what we do on Broadway. What we do on Broadway is not easy, but our job is to make it look easy."As for this season, she admits her allegiances are with friends Ricki Lake and David Arquette, but she's also quite fond of J.R. Martinez and Nancy Grace -- the latter of whom is a bit of a kindred spirit."I'm always going to go for the petite blonde," she said. The Hollywood Reporter

MTV's Killer Halloween: Style Awesome!

Thank you for going to MTV's Killer Halloween! All week extended, we're searching at ten in the finest horror movie villains ever, together with your help, we'll determine permanently exactly how effective these killing psychopaths and evil masterminds really are. Our participants: Freddy Krueger ("A Nightmare on Elm Street"), Jason Voorhees ("Friday the Thirteenth"), Michael Myers ("Halloween"), Ghostface ("Scream"), Leatherface ("The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"), Chucky ("Child's Play"), Norman Bates ("Psycho"), Pinhead ("Hellraiser"), Hannibal Lecter ("Silence in the Lamb") and Jigsaw ("Saw"). Today, before we have these killings to spill their guts and show us what they're made from, we're focusing on some factor within the surface: their style. A horror icon is not without any legendary look, and many types of ten of individuals killings get their own aesthetic to think about them by. Beyond the break, rank each horror villain's style points -Body being poor style, five being excellent style -- and search back tomorrow for your results and subsequently round of voting! Freddy Krueger He gifted hipsters while using sweater from the dreams -- or their bad dreams or nightmares, according to your view. Plus, Freddy introduced the primary one-glove use popular culture. Nobody may be attributed for the, right? Jason Voorhees The primary distinction between Batman and also the Gotham City impersonators? He is not wearing hockey pads. Nevertheless the terror of Camping Very Lake features a different, better undertake hockey equipment just like a fashion statement than Gotham's Caped Crusader -- we frequently affiliate with Jason on that certain. Michael Myers It is not frequently that individuals at MTV Movies go outdoors with this particular service station attendant uniform and frightening-guy masks on, however, if all of us do, we glance as being similar to the "Halloween" icon. Trust us, there's no better outfit to acquire your slow-walk on. Ghostface Discuss economical! Besides Ghostface effectively terrify and slash his/her sufferers to bits, (s)he's doing everything inside the ease of a power outlet-bought Halloween ghost costume. Working class killings, this costume's to suit your needs. Leatherface Wearing another human being's freshly removed face for just about any mask is generally frowned upon in present day world. In the horror killer circle, it's high-finish fashion at its goriest. Leatherface, you're just revealing at this time around! Chucky How can you frequently be frightened of the suspenders-wearing, ginger root root-colored Good Guy toy? Exactly. That suspension of terror you're feeling when searching upon Chucky is strictly what this killer has in your head when assisting you achieve let your guard lower. Norman Bates Mother issues is a factor, but killing patrons from the remote motel while wearing your mommy's clothes? That's another factor entirely. Something strange. Something terrifying. A thing that most killings would kill for, probably. Pinhead Tight black leather with flowing gowns and roughly 6 000 0000 sharp hooks adhering out from your face: this really is really a tight schedule-to look of cenobite leader Pinhead. Even if you aren't actually an admirer, be careful how you rank Pinhead's style: you do not need to pass through a really very long time of agony for starters simple little poll, are you able to? Hannibal Lecter Hannibal can be a guy of several styles: masks produced from human flesh ala Leatherface, restraint muzzles established to avoid him from eating site site visitors... this list continues. We're told his costume is much better loved having a couple of fava beans together with a pleasant chianti. Jigsaw If you wish to play a game title title, best to make it happen while operating among Jigsaw's very creepy murder items. Wearing among his medieval black robes is fashionable too, though possibly less legendary since the little Jigsaw puppets seen floating in regards to the "Saw" movies. Justify your votes inside the comments section or hit us on Twitter!

Lynne Ramsay to direct sci-fi version of Moby Dick

Lynne Ramsay, director of We Have To Discuss Kevin, told Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo on 5Live's film reveal that her next movie will be a sci-fi undertake Moby Dick.Ramsay had suggested that her next project may well be a sci-fi, but it was still an unpredicted, but enjoyable, surprise.Thinking about Ramsay's work has a powerful focus on character, period and placement, it is really an intriguing move.From the project she told 5Live: "It's pretty much inspired by Moby Dick, the industry fantastic novel, a united states classic, but funnily enough many people haven't see clearly. So I am focusing on something loosely according to that. And it is sci-fi, so we are using the premise in to the universe."So we are developing a whole " new world ", along with a new alien. A really mental piece, mainly happening within the ship, a little like Das Boot, therefore it is quite claustrophobic."Ramsay also suggested in the mental part of the story, and came an evaluation with filmmaking: "It's another monster movie, cos the monster's Ahab. For any filmmaker, it is interesting, since it is relating to this mad captain taking everybody about this crazy journey for their dying, from his have to revenge."Creating a film is sort of a crazy journey, and often you decide to go into dark waters, and also you see some casualties on the way. It's fascinating stuff, due to there being a lot inside it.InchYou can view the whole video from the interview below (because of The Playlist for that heads-up):We Have To Discuss Kevin is within movie theaters now.

'Paranormal Activity 3': What's Your Preferred Found Footage Film?

Using the discharge of "Paranormal Activity 3," the found footage genre includes a new entry. Noted for its quiet, everyday moments before large scares having a increased feeling of realism, found footage has turned into a staple from the horror genre inside a couple of short years. The shaky, faux-documentary style really arrived to its very own with 1999's "The Blair Witch Project," but good examples of comparable films could be tracked to as soon as 1980 using the infamous "Cannibal Holocaust." "Blair Witch" trigger the greatest and many recent crop of found footage films, however the latest releases most likely owe their recognition to 2008's "Cloverfield" and also the original "Paranormal Activity." Ultra-cheap to create, the films may either work due to their low-budget scares or stink of the movie studio attempting to profit from the most recent movie fad without investing just as much. The king from the zombie movie, George A. Romero, attempted it in "Diary from the Dead." So you want to know which found footage movie you believe is the greatest. Does the jerk visit the movie that began everything, "The Blair Witch Project"? Or would you prefer your scares around the more "Paranormal" side? Election for the favorite within our poll beyond the break! Tell us the reason why you think your decision is the greatest within the comments below as well as on Twitter.

Apple Lost $22 Billion in Market Value Wednesday

NY - Shares of Apple had their worst day since the height of the financial crisis Wednesday as the tech giant shed billions in market value, the NY Post reported. A day after Apple posted quarterly results that made for a rare earnings miss, the stock fell 5.6 percent, or $23.62, to $398.62. This cut the company's market value by $22 billion, the Post highlighted. Apple is the second most valuable U.S. company behind Exxon Mobil, which the tech company overtook in terms of market value earlier this year. The earnings disappointment came during the first quarterly Apple earnings report after the Oct. 5 death of co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs. Instead of underpromising like the company has often done in the past, new CEO Tim Cook told analysts on the earnings call that the firm's product pipeline is strong. He also promised record iPhone and iPad sales this quarter. Apple on Wednesday temporarily closed its retail stores to give employees a chance to follow a Jobs memorial on the company's campus that was also streamed online to staff. Cook said the event would give employees "time to remember the incredible things Steve achieved in his life and the many ways he made our world a better place." Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Topics Apple

Box Office Shocker: How Moviemaking Georgia Church Behind 'Courageous' Outperforms Hollywood

This story first appeared in the Oct. 21 issue of the Hollywood Reporter.our editor recommendsSherwood Pictures' Top FilmsCourageous: Film Review Before the filmmakers for Sherwood Pictures shot the first frame of Courageous, they prayed. It's right there in the press materials. They did the same thing with Sherwood's previous theatrical releases, Facing the Giants in 2006 and Fireproof in 2008. None of these Christian-themed movies is up to Hollywood production standards, though by one metric -- box office compared to budget -- they're some of the most profitable films in modern history. While Iron Man 2 and Thor earned three times their production budgets, Giants was made for $100,000 and took in $10.2 million domestically, 102 times its budget. Fireproof cost $500,000 but earned $33.5 million, a multiple of 67 on its budget, and Courageous, made for $2 million, earned eight times that in its first 10 days. It bowed No. 4 at the box office with$9.1 million from 1,161 theaters. It seems Sherwood -- a company few in Hollywood have even heard of -- has discovered the secret for making films on a shoestring that people will line up to see in theaters. Maybe it's all that praying. PHOTOS: Sherwood Pictures' Top Films Sherwood Pictures is "the moviemaking ministry" of Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Ga., which spans 130 acres. While it serves 3,000 congregants from a dozen nations, its message -- "passion for Christ and compassion for all" -- reaches millions more through TV and radio broadcasts and its film entity, which launched in 2003 with Flywheel, a movie produced for $20,000 that sold 350,000 DVDs. Since then, Sherwood has struck distribution and marketing deals with two units of Sony Pictures: Affirm Films and Provident Films. Sherwood's films are similarly themed. Courageous is about cops who fear they might fail as fathers without help from Christ. With Fireproof, which starred Kirk Cameron, it was men seeking help to become better husbands, and with Giants and Flywheel, it was men seeking help in their professional lives. The movies have progressed from amateurish to critical successes. PHOTOS: Democrats and Republicans' Favorite Movies "The characters are complex and well drawn, struggling with various personal issues that test their faith and character in believable ways," The Hollywood Reporter film reviewer Frank Scheck wrote of Courageous. The movies are written, directed and produced by Alex and Stephen Kendrick, brothers who are ministers at the church and had minimal moviemaking experience before Flywheel. They're shot and cast largely with volunteers, and profits go to the church, which spends the money on initiatives like an 82-acre sports complex. The Kendrick brothers don't take a salary for acting, directing and producing, though they profit from books that stem from their films. One they wrote based on Fireproof, for example, sold 4 million copies. As Sherwood's filmmaking has improved, so has the marketing and distribution. Flywheel showed in a single theater, and the buzz generated a local news story and a DVD. For the next three films, there were hundreds of screenings for faith leaders, followed by ads on Christian radio and TV and on Fox News Channel. The marketing budget on Giants was $4 million, and the movie played in 441 theaters, followed by $7.5 million in marketing for Fireproof in 905 theaters and $9 million for Courageous, according to insiders. Sony and Sherwood declined comment for this report. It's no secret that Hollywood has been trying to tap into the Christian audience (20th Century Fox has founded FoxFaith). Sherwood attracts Bible Belters by taking the obvious approach -- more in line with The Passion of the Christ than The Chronicles of Narnia series, where a resurrected lion might or might not represent Jesus (depending on which crowd the marketers are talking to). With Sherwood, there's no ambiguity. "They say we're preaching to the choir, but you know what? Sometimes the choir needs a good reminder," Alex Kendrick said in a recent interview with THR's Kim Masters on KCRW's The Business. Encouraged by Sherwood, other churches are delving into filmmaking. The Grace Card, for example, is a buddy-cop Christian drama starring Louis Gossett Jr. and produced by Calvary Church of the Nazarene in Cordova, Tenn. Made for $460,000 and marketed and distributed in February by Affirm, Provident and Samuel Goldwyn Films, the movie took in $2.4 million. (Goldwyn also helped distribute Giants and Fireproof.) "Christian movies have become quite a cottage industry in the Bible Belt," says Howard Klausner, who wrote the 2000 Clint Eastwood movie Space Cowboys before moving to Tennessee, where he wrote and produced Grace Card. "My desire is to make Christian movies mainstream -- to grow the genre up a little bit and make it more culturally relevant." Related Topics