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After Peter Jackson’s massively successful original Lord of the Ringstrilogy and then his significantly less successful trilogy of movies based on The Hobbit, it wasn’t clear where the larger Lord of the Rings franchise was going to go—but now, several Lord of the Rings projects are in the works, including two movies that just got…

Netflix today announced that Peter Rice, one of the entertainment industry’s most respected creative executives, will join the company as Chief Content Officer, effective October 26. He replaces Bela Bajaria, who is leaving Netflix after nearly 10 years, most recently leading the Company’s global content team. 

The profile of what a Hollywood executive is — the role, the methods, the priorities — is now in the midst of a transformation. The old definition of a successful studio executive was someone who’s commercially victorious, with a track record of great movies. But what we once called a movie executive might now be…

Posted in: Comics | Tagged: Death Whisperer, keith champagne, kickstarter, Neil Edwards, Peter J Tomasi

Like the bat-signal over Gotham City, The Batman: Part II is in a holding pattern right now. Unlike the familiar signal, however, there’s nobody imminently swinging in to the rescue on a grapnel line. Director Matt Reeves has stepped away for personal reasons that are unspecified. Warner Bros., which, according to Ben Affleck, got rid…

DC Studios co-CEO Peter Safran may have spoiled who’s voicing Scott Free and Big Barda for the animated series adaptation of Mister Miracle.

Posted in: Comics, Marvel Comics, Spider-Man, Venom | Tagged: aunt may, black cat, iron man, mary jane, peter parker, ravage

Peter Murrieta and David Rubín’s Alternative History Aztec Noir comic book Teq, from Ignition Press in 2027

Posted in: Comics, Conventions, Events, IDW, NYCC, Pop Culture, Valiant | Tagged: alex segura, Alien Books, ariel olivetti, ashcan, new york comic con, peter milligan, tarzan, zorro

Spider-Man is getting another live-action series, and this one is heading into one of the strangest corners of the character’s history.