World War Robot

Producers Hope for MEN IN BLACK-Style Franchise from Creature Comic Adaptation LORE

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: July 29th, 2010 at 9:34 pm

Following Comic-Con 2009, the husband-and-wife comic book team of Ashley Wood (illustrator) and T.P. Louise (author) sold the rights to their World War Robot to mega-producer Jerry Bruckheimer.  Not ones to break tradition, the week after SDCC 2010 brings news that their mythological creature graphic novel Lore is likewise on a path to the big screen.  According to Heat Vision, Cory Goodman (Priest) and Jeremy Lott have signed on to write the screenplay.

The producers are reportedly hoping to kickstart a Men in Black-style franchise, swapping mythological beings for those of an extraterrestrial nature.  Hit the jump for the official synopsis.

Disney Animation Studios Registering Website Domains for MONSTERS INC. 2, WORLD WAR ROBOT, and THE TIGER KING?

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: July 30th, 2009 at 10:31 pm

Now before we start getting readers foaming at the mouth (that’s probably from rabies and you really need to get that checked out) and losing our journalistic integrity (we have some and you know it), let me say this: registering domain names is absolutely no indication that there’s been a greenlight on a particular project.  At best it means that there’s been the slightest sliver of interest within a studio and they want to make sure they own all relevant domain names before they’re swiped by Internet squatters (the folks who buy up thousands of domain names in their hopeless quest that some company will pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to release the domain).

But Disney has recently registered some interesting domains for films like “Monsters, Inc. 2″, “The Tiger King”, and “World War Robot”.  Hit the jump for details.

Jerry Bruckheimer Acquires Rights to the Graphic Novel WORLD WAR ROBOT

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: July 30th, 2009 at 9:58 pm

With “G-Force” set to cross $50 million at the box-office in its first week, super-producer Jerry Bruckheimer has turned his eye towards his next huge cinematic money makers.  And what’s even more lucrative than guinea pigs with guns?  Killer robots.  In a deal concluded at Comic-Con, Bruckheimer has acquired the rights to the IDW graphic novel “World War Robot”.  The diary-style book focuses on a small band of humans and robots facing off in a battle on Earth, the moon and Mars.  IDW chief Ted Adams will produce along with “Robot” author Ashley Wood, according to Variety.  We’ll give you more information on this project as we hear it.

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