Bob Chipman, Author at The Escapist

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Indie Director Rumored For Sony’s Metal Gear Solid Movie

Kings of Summer’s Jordan Vogt-Roberts believed to be surprise choice to direct the high-profile game-adaptation It’s being reported that Sony is gearing up ...

By Bob ChipmanJune 4, 2014

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Scott Derrickson Will Direct Marvel’s Doctor Strange

The Sinister director will helm the debut outing for Marvel’s Sorcerer Supreme Marvel is still having difficulty filling the director’s shoes for next ...

By Bob ChipmanJune 4, 2014

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TMNT Art Book Reveals New Splinter & Shredder

TMNT‘s villain and mentor are revealed in new retrospective of franchise history. The redesigns of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the new ...

By Bob ChipmanJune 3, 2014

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Who Owns Stargate?

Of the things to be news last week, I did not expect that this would be among the big ones: Stargate, a decent-sized ...

By Bob ChipmanJune 2, 2014

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John Oliver Rallies Internet Commenter “Monsters” For Net Neutrality

The Daily Show graduate makes impassioned 13-minute plea on his weekly HBO news series Former Daily Show reporter, writer and guest host John ...

By Bob ChipmanJune 2, 2014

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RUMOR: Is Marvel Canceling Fantastic Four Comics to Hurt Fox’s New Movie?

Sometimes the business really is this bizarre The movie business? Strange. The comics business? Insane. Putting them together? Predictable. Comic book news and ...

By Bob ChipmanJune 1, 2014

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FRIDAY BOX-OFFICE: Maleficent Reigns, McFarlane’s Cowboy Shoots Blanks

Audiences are bewitched by Disney’s bad girl blockbuster Despite mixed reviews and some concerns that certain scenes were too dark for younger audiences, ...

By Bob ChipmanMay 31, 2014

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Anchorman’s Adam McKay Will NOT Direct Marvel’s Ant-Man – Update II

The bad news continues for Marvel Studios’ troubled superhero comedy. Update II: While overnight industry reports seemed to think it was a sure ...

By Bob ChipmanMay 31, 2014

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Nicolas Cage is Left Behind in New Trailer

It’s the end of the world, and The Cage feels fine The financial difficulties that began driving Nicolas Cage, for a time one ...

By Bob ChipmanMay 30, 2014

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Wrights & Wrongs: Caught in the Middle of Marvel’s Ant-Man Backlash

Edgar Wright’s departure from Ant-Man isn’t the apocalyptic portent it’s made out to be. I’ve been waiting for the backlash hammer to fall ...

By Bob ChipmanMay 30, 2014

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New Stargate Movie Trilogy Coming From Original Creators

Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin will revive their original sci-fi franchise for theaters Almost two decades after having parted ways creatively, action director ...

By Bob ChipmanMay 30, 2014

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Mario Trades Kart For Mercedes-Benz in Japanese Commercial

Luxury car giant enlists Nintendo icon to pitch new compact crossover model With the highly-anticipated release of Mario Kart 8 for the Wii ...

By Bob ChipmanMay 29, 2014

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