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[Cartman]

Wohooo!!!!

Sci-Fi Wire - Witchblade Movie Developing

12-MAY-08

Platinum Studios, Top Cow Productions and Arclight Films will team on a live-action feature adaptation of Witchblade, based on the Top Cow comic-book franchise, Variety reported.

The comic book introduced the Witchblade mythology, which centers on an ornate jewel-encrusted gauntlet that gives extraordinary powers to the wearer, a specially chosen female from each generation.

The comic-book franchise has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide since debuting in 1995. It spawned a 2000 telefilm that turned into a weekly series that ran for two seasons on TNT, starring Yancy Butler.

Witchblade has been published in more than 21 languages and 55 countries. The most recent incarnation was an anime TV show in Japan by Gonzo Digimation in 2006.

The companies are already eyeing a location shoot in Australia.

Bloody Disgusting - Super Sexy Witchblade Goes Live-Action!

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Nearly 13 years after Top Cow's comicbook changed the industry, Platinum Studios, Top Cow Prods. and Arclight Films will team on a live-action feature adaptation of Witchblade, which centers on an ornate jewel-encrusted gauntlet that gives extraordinary powers to the wearer, a specially chosen female from each generation. The comicbook franchise has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide since debuting in 1995 and spawned a 2000 telepic that turned into a weekly series that ran for two seasons on TNT. The companies are already eyeing a location shoot in Australia.

Edited by Cartman, 01 August 2008 - 11:42.

[Robert Jonsson]

Skulle gärna sett en film som byggde på TV-serien men det lär väl inte hända.

[Cartman]

Pilotavsnittet räknas ju nästan som en film...

Jag tycker det bara är bra att dom börjar om från scratch. Det finns oerhörda möjligheter att göra detta på rätt sätt om man bara vill. TV-Serien i alla ära, den var bra men lämnade en del att önska.

[Crusader]

Håller med Cartman. TV-serien var bra men saknade en hel del av Witchblade. Speciellt sexigheten och hur den omsluter hennes kropp.

[Robert Jonsson]

Jag har ju inte läst serien i sig så jagkan inte tala om hur lyckad den är so madaption, men som serie var den riktigt, riktigt bra. Det är inte mycket osm behövts förbättras.

[Cartman]

Läs serien och återkom sedan.

[Robert Jonsson]

Som sagt var, det var en utmärkt serie. Ser inga skäl att behöva förstöra den genom tt läsa en serie om det.

[Cartman]

Skyll dig själv...

[Georgia]

Friday, May 16, 2008
MATT HAWKINS ON THE WITCHBLADE MOVIE

Earlier this week Top Cow Productions, along with its partners Platinum Studios and Arclight Films, announced a new joint production effort to bring Top Cow's signature comic book property Witchblade to the screen in a feature length movie.

First published 1995 with Top Cow founder and CEO Marc Silvestri and superstar comic book artist Mike Turner among the original creative team, the series has centered around, "a deadly ornate gauntlet that gives superpowers to the wearer, a chosen female bearer of each generation, who possesses it", and has previously been adapted into a TNT television movie and then weekly series that ran for two seasons on the cable network, and more recently into a successful anime TV show in Japan. full Story...

[Robert Jonsson]

Skyll dig själv...

Absolut. Det tänker jag.

[PredaBot]

Faktiskt, kära vänner, så är detta ett fall där jag föredrog Live Action-varianten framför serien.

Serietidningen tycker jag är hjärndöd och handlar mest om en enda sak...

Tv-serien framförde dock konceptet på ett vis som jag tyckte funkade bra, och Sara Pezini framstog som en relativt bra och realistisk karaktär.

Jag ser helst att en eventuell film går mer åt det hållet, än att sikta på att fånga "känslan" och "stilen" från dom första gamla serierna.

[Cartman]

Teaser Poster samt officiell hemsida.

Edited by Cartman, 26 May 2008 - 15:28.

[Robert Jonsson]

Snygg poster, helt klart!

[Forever Xena]

Jättesnygg poster, detta var jo bra nyheter

[Georgia]

Kan bara hålla med övriga talare.

[PredaBot]

hmm.. ja jo, det var ju en kvalitativ bild bra foto, pose och effekter och så... men varför är hon HELT NAKEN?? :\

Det är störande på nåt vis faktiskt.

[Robert Jonsson]

Fast det är väl så Witchblade är i serien?

Minns att Yancy Butler sa i någon intervju i början av TV-serien att hon var glad att de tonat ned nakenheten, så den här bilden kännas då inte konstig för mig...

[Cartman]

Bloody Disgusting - Witchblade Director and Writer Revealed!

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

We were tipped off this morning that the feature film adaptation of the popular '90s comic book Witchblade will be directed by Michael Rymer (Battlestar Gallactica, Queen of the Damned) from a screenplay by Everett De Roche. Coming in 2009 is the live action adaption of the best selling graphic novel franchise, WITCHBLADE, the legend of an ancient and mysterious weapon and the female warrior destined to wield it awesome power. Read on for more details on the franchise.

Launched in 1995, WITCHBLADE is a comic book series created by TOP COW Productions. Since its inception, Witchblade has sold over a hundred million units worldwide and been translated into over 25 languages to become the phenomenon with cross-over mainstream success.

The Witchblade is a supernatural artifact, a symbiotic, sentient weapon than can bond only with a woman. Wielded by the right warrior, it becomes a terrifying tool in the eternal battle of Good against Evil. Possessing great destructive and protective powers, the Witchblade itself is neutral in this great struggle, with the potential to harm the innocent and aid the guilty. It is the duty of the bearer to control the weapon and ensure it's power is controlled and used properly. When dormant, the Witchblade can appear a simple bracelet, but when activated it is alive, transforming into armor, swords, whips, spears, chains and spikes, all under the control of the bearer. An experienced user, one who has embraced the power and responsibility of the weapon and bonded with it completely, can use it to fly, to shoot great blasts of pure energy, and even heal mortal wounds.

Many Champions have borne the Witchblade through the ages, from Samurai to Crusaders, Amazons to soldiers on the modern battlefield. Queens, princesses, generals and peace-keepers have all used this enigmatic relic in their fight to protect us from the Evil forces that threaten to devour our world. And, in 2009, a new warrior will step up and embrace her destiny as the chosen one, the pivotal character in the only war worth fighting.

[Georgia]

'Battlestar' director set to helm 'Witchblade'?
Bloody-Disgusting reports that Michael Rymer is set to direct the 'Witchblade' movie from a script by Everett De Roche.

Rymer is best-known for his work on 'Battlestar Galactica' and has also directed the feature film 'Anne Rice's Queen of the Damned'. De Roche has extensive experience writing for Australian TV and film.

The news comes from anonymous sources so consider it a rumor for now, but expect confirmation soon.

[Cartman]

Nu bekräftat.

SuperHeroHype - Michael Rymer Helming Witchblade

Source: Variety on July 21, 2008

Variety has confirmed a story that first appeared on Bloody Disgusting - "Battlestar Galactica" stalwart Michael Rymer will direct and co-produce Witchblade, a feature film adaptation of the Top Cow comic.

The fantasy involves a jewel-encrusted gauntlet that bestows extraordinary powers upon the possessor, one chosen female from each generation.

Rymer, who has directed 20 episodes of the revived series and produced 40, is filming the "Battlestar Galactica" series finale. The Australian filmmaker recently wrapped production on "Revolution," a two-hour series pilot for NBC Universal Media Studios and the SCI FI Channel.

Witchblade is a co-production of Platinum Studios, Top Cow Productions and Arclight Films.

[Cartman]

Bloody Disgusting - Possible Back-to-Back Shoot For Witchblade?

Thursday, July 31, 2008

We halfway confirmed some interesting news that landed in our laps at the San Diego Comic Con. We learned that Top Cow and Arclight are already planning a sequel to their adaptation of Witchblade, with the possibilities of the two films being shot back-to-back. The news comes from the same scooper who tipped us off months ago that Michael Rymer would be directing the film that centers on an ornate jewel-encrusted gauntlet that gives extraordinary powers to the wearer, a specially chosen female from each generation. We confirmed sequel plans, but weren't able to get any official comment on the back-to-back shoot. More when it comes in.

Hoppas dom inte tar sig vatten över huvudet bara.

[Georgia]

Var ett tag sen man hörde något från den här filmen.

The Top Cow Blog: CNN names Witchblade one of 15 movies to watch in 2009
'The Witchblade'
(Michael Rymer, 2009)
Little has been revealed about the cast and synopsis of this movie, which is based on the 1990s comic about a female homicide detective who acquires a mysterious gauntlet, which bestows superhuman powers on its wearer. The official Web site and a teaser poster promise its release in 2009. For now, fans are advised to check http://www.witchblade2009.com for updates. READ MORE.