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more about #adaptation Bootknife-Jackson: i am intrigued. Neil Gaiman wrote a short story, i think its in smoke and mirrors, where people take a drug recreationally that allows them to change ... more » CognitiveSystems: So basically they're taking the premise of Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde, the Tim Daly comedic romp from the early 90s, and setting it in high school? S... more » Counterglow: Jack or Jill went up the hill/To bang the farmer's daughter/But at the crest s-he failed the test,/Changed sex and never got her. more » firstanointed: Wait a minute--so instead of having a "visitor" for a few days each month, she turns into a boy!? Because that's what it sounds like. more » Mike White: And she rides a bicycle? I love it! more » edosan: Okay, here's my pitch: A mummy turns into a ninja on alternate weekends and falls in love with a mopey high school girl. MOVIE DEAL, PLEASE! more » Darklighter: So, Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde in reverse and in high school? more » panrandom: Ranma 1/2 FTW! more » reddingofish: That looks like it could be either a fun kids movie or an interesting exploration of the differences of perception between boys and girls. Or they co... more » jabber: Errr....this story has been done almost 40 years ago. more » AngryEddy: Jack and Jill... ...who says creativity is dead? more » Jassen: Is this where i start the debate about the equality of the sexes not really being about equality at all ? I haven't read the book(s) so really cant c... more » 0kami: I just came back from my transgender studies class, so this is a very welcome surprise : ) more » Daveinva: "Four days each month, Jill transforms. But instead of becoming a werewolf, she becomes a boy, with all that entails." Believe me, those four days of... more » hamshank: did you know that the proper pronunciation of Jekyll is "jeekyll"? "ee" as in "cheeese" ... it being a Scottish name and all ... ...where's my coat .... more » queensowntalia: Better than having it happen every time you get wet, I suppose. ;) Also, Angryfilms is an awesome name for a film company. Although it makes me imagi... more » Lampbane: I'm sorry, but it was not a very good book. more » Bill-Lee: "they wanted to see [the character] in agony and suffer a lot more..."Is there a shortage of movies about agony and suffering? more » Mike Caprio: A brunetted Katie Sackhoff would make a great Miranda Zero. more » CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton): Please, another shot for Miranda Zero! I thought the pilot showed potential. Oh, and no SyFy Channel or FOX. This show would be dead after 13 episode... more » -
#cycler
Cycler Film Brings a Sex-Filled, Gender-Bending Jekyll and Hyde
Four days each month, Jill transforms. But instead of becoming a werewolf, she becomes a boy, with all that entails. Now Lauren McLaughlin's tale of gender identity, Cycler, is coming to the big screen. More » -
#globalfrequency
Global Frequency Gets a Second Crack at the Small Screen
Warren Ellis has confirmed that the CW is attempting to adapt his comic book series Global Frequency, with a pilot written by Scott Nimerfro. The real question is, can they bring back Michelle Forbes from the original pilot? [Warren Ellis] -
#thelovelybones
Lovely Bones Audiences Demand More Pain and Suffering
Peter Jackson ended up reshooting footage for The Lovely Bones after a scene fell flat with test audiences. Their main complaint? That the story of a murdered girl in Heaven contained a scene that simply wasn't violent enough. Spoilers inside. More » -
#thebox
James Marsden Takes a Nose-Bleeding Ride in "The Box"
James Marsden has blood on his hands in the latest clip from Richard Kelly's The Box, but that's the least of his worries. He's also got a creepy girl in his car and has just swerved into The Twilight Zone. More » -
#doctorwho
Macross-Inspired Doctor Who Anime Exterminates Our Eyeballs
While the Tenth Doctor is getting his own animated special, one fan reimagines the adventures of Doctor Who's Third Doctor as an anime, where he battles Daleks and Cybermen in a futuristic Tokyo, with a scantily-clad girl by his side. More » -
#wherethewildthingsare
If Rob Zombie Had Adapted "Where the Wild Things Are"
Spike Jonze's Where the Wild Things Are is an indie rock meditation on childhood fears, but what if there had been a different director at the helm? G4 shows us Rob Zombie's gory, apocalyptic vision for the beloved children's book. More » -
#theavengers
Jon Favreau Won't be Uniting the Avengers
Jon Favreau hates to disappoint, but he won't be taking the helm on The Avengers movie. The Iron Man 2 director explains why he's not the best man for the job, and explains a bit more about Marvel's interlocking films. More » -
#shiver
"Shiver" To Prove Werewolves Make Better Lovers
Werewolf Jacob may lose out to vampire Edward in the Twilight series, but the lycanthropic love story will soon have its day. Plans are underway for a big-screen adaptation of new werewolf romance Shiver, again thrusting werewolves into the limelight. More » -
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#ultramarines
Warhammer Movie Brings Space Marines to Your Screen
Codex Pictures, the studio that brought Bionicle to animated life, plans to do the same for popular tabletop game Warhammer 40,000. Computer-animated Space Marines and Orks will do battle in their own DVD movie, Ultramarines. [Thanks to Cole Turner] -
#letmein
Hit Girl May Bare Her Fangs for Let Me In
Rumors have swirled around the American remake of Let the Right One In, from alleged title changes to Philip Seymour Hoffman joining the cast. But the film may have its vampiric leading lady in Kick-Ass actress Chloe Moretz. More » -
#xombie
Star Trek Writers Tackle Xombie's Undead Superhero
In web cartoon turned comic book Xombie, a sentient zombie protects a lone human girl from the mindless undead. Now DreamWorks is in talks to bring Xombie to the big screen, along with Star Trek's Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. More » -
#draculatheundead
Bram Stoker's Descendant Pens "Official" Dracula Sequel
Over the decades, hundreds of authors have imagined the post-Dracula adventures of Van Helsing, Mina Harker, and the vampiric Count. But the Bram Stoker estate is about to release the official sequel to Dracula, based on Stoker's own notes. More » -
#thegreenhornet
Inglourious Basterds Villain to Battle the Green Hornet
There may be hope for The Green Hornet yet. On the heels of Nicolas Cage's departure as the gangster antagonist in the superhero film, Michel Gondry has snagged a far more villainous actor: Inglourious Basterds' Nazi fiend Christoph Waltz. More » -
#lobo
Guy Ritchie Moves from Steampunk Holmes to Alien Bounty Hunting
Now that Sherlock Holmes is in the can, Guy Ritchie has signed on to direct Lobo, featuring DC's anti-hero bounty hunter. But while Ritchie may bring some edge to the effects-driven film, Warner Bros. is still shooting for PG-13. [Variety] -
#shazam
Geoff Johns Will Have You Shouting "Shazam!"
After John August announced the death of the Captain Marvel movie, things were looking bleak for our hero. But the Shazam! movie has resurrected, with a new screenwriter and some help from DC's Geoff Johns. More » -
#timetravelerswife
Time Traveler's Wife Leaps onto Television
On the heels of a successful opening weekend, ABC has announced its plans for television adaptation of The Time Traveler's Wife, with Friends creator Marta Kauffman. The time travel romance may span a lifetime, but can it span multiple seasons? More » -
#robinhood
Robin Hood Gets a Dystopian Makeover
If you've ever thought that the story of Robin Hood could use fewer arrows and more futuristic gunfire, you're in luck. A new film plans to bring the classic tale of oppression and rebellion to a dystopian future. More » -
#terrygilliam
Is Terry Gilliam Jumping on the Philip K. Dick Bandwagon?
It appears the movie industry will not stop until every novel and short story by Philip K. Dick has been made into a movie. And now Terry Gilliam has his eyes on adapting one of Dick's post-apocalyptic novels.
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#alteredcarbon
V for Vendetta Director Sets His Sights on Cyberpunk Noir
V for Vendetta director, and frequent Wachowski Brothers collaborator, James McTeigue is taking a break from science fiction, filming vengeful ninjas and Edgar Allan Poe. But he's still got his sights on an adaptation of Richard K. Morgan's Altered Carbon. More »
