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WonderCon Announces Special Signings

 

The annual three day pop-culture convention in San Francisco known as WonderCon has just announced it special signing schedule. The list is pretty impressive and features the much anticipated Green Lantern movie signing with Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively and Peter Sarsgaard.

The convention in its 25^th year is less than 24 hours from kicking off and SHN will be on-site covering all the news and events, so come back often!

Check out just some of what’s scheduled below or go to their website for complete details.

 

Friday, April 1^st

Warner Brothers: Green Lantern Cast Signing

Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard
4:00 PM, Booth #301

Saturday, April 2^nd

Screen Gems: Priest Cast Signing

Paul Bettany, Lily Collins, Maggie Q, Min-Woo Hyung, Cam Gigandet
12:15 PM

Relativity: Immortals Cast Signing

Visit Archaia booth #521 at 12:30 pm for detail

Focus: Hanna Cast Signing

Saoirse Ronan, Joe Wright
4:30 PM

Sunday, April 3^rd

WBTV: Human Target Cast Signing

Matt Miller, Janet Montgomery, Mark Valley
12:30 PM, Booth # 301

'Stan Lee Teams With Arnold Schwarzenegger For 'Governator'

Entertainment Weekly revealed yesterday that 63-year-old Aronld Schwarzenegger will follow up his two terms as Governor with an animated series created by the legendary Stan Lee.

"When I ran for governor back in 2003 and I started hearing people talking about the Governator, I thought the word was so cool," Schwarzenegger told the magazine. 

"The word Governator combined two worlds: the world of politics and the movie world. And [this cartoon] brings everything together. It combines the governor, the Terminator, the bodybuilding world, the True Lies.

 The series, which will be both a comic book and a television cartoon show, tells the story of a crime-fighting former governor with a tricked-out cave, a closet full of "super suits" and a 13-year-old hacker sidekick named Zeke Muckerberg.

Lee, co-creator of the Spider-Man, X-Men and many other famous characters told the magazine: "We're using all the personal elements of Arnold's life. We're using his wife [Maria Shriver]. We're using his kids.

"We're using the fact that he used to be governor. Only after he leaves the governor's office, Arnold decides to become a crime fighter and builds a secret high-tech crime-fighting center under his house in Brentwood."

Schwazenegger is excited. 

"I love the idea of a control centre below my house with a path so that boats and submarines can go right into the ocean," he said.

"In the cartoon, my house is much closer to the beach than where we live, but, you know, it's a cartoon."

'The Office' Craig Robinson To Star In 'Rapturepalooza'

The Office co-star Craig Robinson is set to star in the post-apocalyptic comedy Rapturepalooza from Lionsgate Films.

Chris Matheson (Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure) wrote the script and will executive produce with Robinson. The film is being directed by commercial director Paul Middleditch, with Ed Solomon co-producing.

Robinson also displayed his comic chops in Hot Tub Time Machine and Pineapple Express. He'll soon be seen alongside Kerry Washington in We the Peebles.

The film is part of Lionsgate's thrifty new microbudget production initiative, which plans to produce up to ten films a year with budgets less than $2 million.  The move was inspired by the studio's previous success with such cost-efficient product as The Blair Witch Project and the Saw series.

"When we look at the films that have broken out over the past few years, it's clear that movie-goers are hungry for fresh stories told in bold ways," says Lionsgate exec Matt Kaplan in a press release. "All the movies we greenlight will push the envelope of what we've seen on screen. The low-budget aspect definitely imposes some constraints, but also forces us to find our value in great characters, explosive situations and excellent writing."

Two other films were announced as part of the initiative. In the coming-of-age comedy Gay Dude, two teen friends Matty and Michael make a pact to lose their virginity by graduation. To Michael's surprise, Matty reveals that he's gay. The Black List script was penned by Alan Yang (Parks and Recreation).

6 Miranda Drive is a supernatural thriller written and directed by Greg Mclean (Wolfcreek). In the film, a mild-mannered family returns home from vacation and unwittingly brings something evil into their home

James Franco To Teach Film Class At NYU

It appears that the student has become the teacher. Full-time academic and part-time Hollywood star James Franco, who seems to possess more degrees than a thermometer, is taking on a new role: Film professor. Franco will be teaching a fall semester course on adapting poetry into short films to third-year graduate film students at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.

Ten to twelve lucky prospective filmmakers will call the 127 Hours star “Mr. Franco” — “James,” if he’s cool, or “Teach,” if he’s even cooler. That’s a small class size and will presumably mean each student will have a lot of hands-on time with their well-known instructor. John Tintori, the chair of Tisch’s graduate film department, told EW that he thinks Franco will fit in well among the other faculty, which already includes the likes of Todd Solondz and Lodge Kerrigan. “We had talked about him teaching loosely for a couple of years,” says Tintori, “but then a couple of months ago he started telling me about a course that he’d like to do at some point down the road. And I said, ‘Why not now?’ So I did this thing that I really like to do with filmmakers who are talking about teaching, which is to just go ahead and put them on the schedule. So that’s how it evolved.” 

The course will primarily focus on production, which means the students will be responsible for creating their own film based on a work of poetry. Franco hasn’t put together a syllabus quite yet, but he has until the summertime when students start the registration process, and the actual classes won’t start until the week after Labor Day. Tintori says, if all goes well, he can see teaching playing a big part in Franco’s life. “James really loves school and he’s a real academic,” he says. “He really thrives in an environment like this. I imagine this will be something he will be doing throughout his life, being a teacher. With all the other things he’s doing, I think this will fit in nicely.”

DreamWorks Developing 'Penguins of Madagascar' Movie

It looks like those pesky penguins will soon be starring in their own feature film as DreamWorks Animation has hired Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons to write a Penguins of Madagascar movie.

The writers worked with the company on the 2010 Megamind.

It's early in the project's life: there's no director, no release date, no story.

But the penguins are popular. The Penguins of Madagascar is in its second season on Nickelodean, and it's the No. 2-rated show on all of television for kids 2-11.

Meanwhile, the third installment of the Madagascar CG-animated series opens on June 8, 2012. The first two Madagascar movies have grossed $1 billion at the worldwide box office.

The hub To Produce 8 New Series

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has often gotten animated when talking about the stock market, but never like this.

The Hub -- the cable-network venture from Discovery Communications and Hasbro -- announced at its pitch to advertisers this week that it will work with Buffett to produce a series of four half-hour specials under the Secret Mililionaire's Club label.

The series will follow a group of kids who learn the ins and outs of the business world -- and the world in general -- from a secret advisor, a role voiced by Buffett himself. No air date has been given yet.

The Hub also revealed that it has acquired the rights to air reruns of Fox's popular game show Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? and that it will also roll out eight other new, original series.

Here's the network's descriptions for their new slate:

The Aquabats Super Show (Hub Original Series) 
From the creators of Yo Gabba Gabba comes this quirky comedy adventure show featuring the popular rock band The Aquabats. A hybrid of concert footage, live-action skits and animation, the Aquabats battle evil with music and superhero powers unlike any seen before. The Aquabats are a touring band with five albums currently released. Produced by FremantleMedia Enterprises and The Magic Store.

Blythe Loves The Littlest Pet Shop (Hub Original Series, working title) 
Inspired by the beloved Littlest Pet Shop brand, Blythe moves to the city and discovers that her new apartment is where her neighbors' pets come to play when their owners are away. In this animated series, Blythe befriends the pets and introduces them to a world of adventures just outside their door. Produced by Hasbro Studios.

Clue (Hub Original Miniseries) 
Inspired by the iconic family game brand, this live-action series features six teens who are brought together when they believe they've witnessed a terrible crime. As a team, they discover conspiracy theories and cover-ups dating back centuries! They must work together to solve one mystery, only to realize that they may have opened a Pandora's Box. Produced by Hasbro Studios.

The Game of Life (Hub Original Series) 
The live-action family game show The Game of Life will be presented in an entirely new way as each family team gets a chance at the iconic spinner and hops in the car for a one-of-a-kind journey through a larger-than-life virtual world. Hosted by comedian Frank Nicotero (co-host of The Sharon Osbourne Show, Street Smarts, and Yahoo! TV's Primetime in No Time). Produced by Hasbro Studios.

Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters (Hub Original Series, working title) 
In this animated series inspired by the wildly popular trading card game, "Duel Masters," a 14-year-old boy discovers a secret world in which mind-blowing creatures rule! These creatures harness special powers that if unleashed, could destroy the world as we know it.

Kirstie Alley Getting Dancing Tips From John Travolta

Kirstie Alley's Dancing with the Stars fan club includes a man who knows a thing or two about dancing – Grease and Saturday Night Fever star John Travolta.

"He's really excited," Alley told PEOPLE Monday of her pal. "I think he will come to the show and watch at some point. I hope. I'll beg."

The actress, who wowed the judges with an impressive cha cha Monday night, said Travolta offered her some pointers.

"His main thing was just have fun," Alley said.

That's good advice but rehearsing for a pressure-filled performance isn't always a joy.

"We always fight," Alley said of the times she's danced in movies with Travolta, adding that it's a similar circumstance with her DWTS pro partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy. "But he's a great guy ... John just dances naturally ... John just makes it look easy."

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