Sneak Peek "Resident Evil: Retribution"

Sneak Peek a new quad poster, supporting the upcoming Toronto-lensed 3D feature "Resident Evil: Retribution", directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, starring Milla Jovovich :

Get Behind The "L.A. Complex"

Bell Media's "The L.A. Complex," is a six-part hour-long drama about "...the lives of six, sexy young performers pursuing their dreams in Hollywood".

Sneak Peek "Total Recall"

Take another look @ the Toronto-lensed feature "Total Recall", directed by Len Wiseman ("Underworld").

The Girls Of "Wizard World Toronto Comic Con"

From TorontoCatWoman.Com, Sneak Peek an exclusive video clip from the floor of this year's "Wizard World Toronto Comic Con", April 14-15 @ the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, in downtown Toronto.

"Toronto and the entire region have embraced 'Wizard World Toronto Comic Con' over the past two years," said John Macaluso for Wizard World, "and we were excited to bring a first-class event to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

"From well-known stars like Jeri Ryan, classic and cult actors/actresses, to an outstanding collection of big-time artists and a unique array of exhibitors and vendors, there was something here for everyone."

Produced by Wizard World, Inc., the annual event brings together fans, celebrities and industry professionals to celebrate pop culture, movies, graphic novels, comics, toys, video games, television, sci-fi, original art, collectibles, contests and a whole lot more.

Comics creators attending included Mike Deodato Jr. ("Amazing Spider-Man"), Jock ("Detective Comics"), John McCrea ("Hitman"), Javi Fernandez ("Captain America: First Vengeance"), Dale Keown ("Hulk"), Tyler Kirkham ("Green Lantern Corps"), Marcus To ("The Huntress"), Ken Lashley ("Batwing"), David Mack ("Daredevil"), Greg Tocchini ("Batman and Robin"), Michael Golden ("Batman"), Greg Horn ("Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark"), and Arthur Suydam ("Marvel Zombies").

Celebrity guests included Colin Ferguson ("Eureka"), Sean Maher ("Serenity"), Jeremy Bulloch ("Star Wars: Episode III, V, VI), Sam Witwer ("Smallville"), Sam Huntington ("Superman Returns"), Meaghan Rath ("Being Human") and Catherine Mary Stewart ("The Last Starfighter").

Attendees were encouraged to come dressed as their favorite villain, superhero or pop culture personality for the chance to win special prizes in costume contests.

The Convention floor included Interactive product exhibits, movie promotions and scores of dealer booths for collectible comics, movie, television memorabilia, toys and games.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek The Girls of the "Wizard World Toronto Comic Con"...

Sneak Peek "Pacific Rim" (aka "Still Seas")

Sneak Peek an artificially snowy set from director Guillermo del Toro's "Pacific Rim", (working title "Still Seas"), as cast and crew shoot a scene in downtown Toronto (Elizabeth Street), set-decked to look like downtown Tokyo, Japan after a nuclear disaster.

The PG-rated, 'mecha monster' movie has been shooting @ Pinewood Toronto Studios, since October 31, 2011.

Del Toro said "Still Seas" involves giant monsters traveling through a vortex to attack major cities.

"This is my most un-modest film, " said del Toro. "The scale is enormous and I'm just a big kid having fun."

The film stars actors Charlie Hunnam ("Sons of Anarachy"), Idris Elba ("Thor") and Willem Dafoe ("Platoon").

The hostile ET's come from the parallel world 'The Anteverse', that try to destroy humanity by first attacking cities and nations neighboring the Pacific Ocean. But the creatures are thwarted in their attempts by Earth-made, high-tech, weapons-ready robots, with Hunnam playing the role of 'Raleigh Antrobus', who 'pilots' one of the advanced 'machines' called 'Jaegers'.

Legendary Pictures purchased the screenplay for "Pacific Rim" in a pre-emptive buy from screenwriter Travis Beacham ("Clash Of The Titans").

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Pacific Rim"...

ReelzChannel Picks Up "XIII"

The ReelzChannel network has picked up the Toronto-lensed action thriller "XIII" from Prodigy Pictures, co-produced by Luc Besson's French production company EuropaCorp Television.

Starring Stuart Townsend and Aisha Tyler, the Toronto-lensed feature follows Townsend as former secret operative, 'XIII', who loses his memory as he is hunted by an anti-government organization, with Tyler as a government agent and XIII's loyal ally.

Cast also includes Virginie Ledoyen, Caterina Murino, Greg Bryk, Stephen McHattie and Ted Atherton.

"XIII" adapts the Franco-Belgian comic book series 'XIII", created by Jean Van Hamme and William Vance.

With a plot inspired by author Robert Ludlum's best-seller "The Bourne Identity", "XIII" debuted in 1984, followed by TV adaptations and video games.

In the original comic book series :

"...the first female US President, 'Sally Sheridan' is shot dead by a sniper during her 'Veterans Day' speech. Her assassin narrowly escapes the scene with his life. Three months later, an elderly couple discover the body of a wounded man in a tree, wearing a parachute. He cannot remember the slightest thing about his own identity. The only clue is a tattoo on his neck, "XIII".

"In Washington, government intelligence continues to search for the President's killer. With elections weeks away, a credible suspect could swing the vote for the administration. Hours after XIII's location is picked up by covert intelligence, elite special ops forces swarm over the elderly couple's house in 'Cape Fear'.

"Running on adrenaline and instinct, XIII tactically takes out the soldiers one by one. On the run, clinging to one desperate clue after another, XIII begins to piece back his life, fragments of his memory returning. Finally captured, he learns that he has been given a stolen identity and placed undercover to flush out a group of conspirators threatening to overthrow the government.

"Ensconced within the highest echelons of power the conspirators run their own security agency alongside the Government's. Now both are out to find him. The only way for XIII to get his own life back is to play bait. A dangerous game, especially when you don't know who you really are..."

"XIII.2" is produced by Wanda Grean for XIII Series 2 Inc. Executive producer is Jay Firestone.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "XIII"...

"Bugs Bunny" : I Wanna' Easter 'Yegg' !!!

Sneak Peek "Easter Yeggs", the 1946 "Looney Tunes" animated short, released theatrically June 28, 1947, directed by Charles McKimson.

Story is by Warren Foster, with layouts by Cornett Wood and backgrounds by Richard H. Thomas. Voices are by Mel Blanc with Arthur Q. Bryan as 'Elmer Fudd'.

The title is a play on 'Easter eggs' and on 'yegg', a slang term for a burglar or safecracker.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Easter Yeggs"...

Sneak Peek "Total Recall"

Sneak Peek the first full trailer supporting the Toronto-lensed feature "Total Recall", directed by Len Wiseman ("Underworld").

The Columbia Pictures reboot filmed in Toronto May 16 to September 9, 2011, 'ditches' the Martian storyline of the 1990 feature starring Arnold Shwarzenegger , for a new premise revolving around the nation states 'Euromerica' and 'New Shanghai'.

"Total Recall" stars Colin Farrell ("Minority Report") as 'Douglas Quaid', a factory worker who begins to believe he is a spy — although he doesn't know for which side.

Cast includes Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad") as the villain, Bill Nighy ("Underworld") as 'Quatto', leader of the 'Resistance', Kate Beckinsale ("Underworld") as 'Lori', Jessica Biel ("The A-Team") as 'Melina' and Ethan Hawke ("Training Day") who will have a cameo.

"Total Recall" is based on author Philip K. Dick's novelette "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale", first published April 1966, in "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction", featuring a meshing of reality, false memory and real memory.

That story followed 'Douglas Quail', a simple and ordinary man, who wishes to visit Mars. Unable to afford it, he visits a company, 'Rekal Incorporated' that offers implanted memories, or 'extra-factual memory'. The attempt to implant Mars memories of Quail as a secret agent reveals that Quail actually is an undercover government assassin with a mind full of dangerous secrets.

The Rekal staff quickly get Quail out of their office; he heads home and finds certain physical evidence to support his new old memories. The government initially seeks his death but instead Quail manages to make a deal. He returns to Rekal to have his Mars memories once more suppressed, and is offered by way of compensation a set of heroic wish-fulfillment false memories. The Rekal staff begin the memory-implanting procedure — and uncover a different and older set of suppressed memories, revealing that the unbelievable memories they are about to insert are already there and are true.

The title of the Dick short story is an allusion to the 1962 Broadway musical "I Can Get It for You Wholesale".

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Total Recall...

Toronto Start For New "Carrie"

According to reports, director Kimberly Peirce' upcoming MGM/Screen Gems remake of author Stephen King's supernatural novel "Carrie" will shoot in Toronto, starring actress Chloe Moretz ("Kick-Ass") as 'Carrie White'.

"Never been so happy in my life!", said Moretz. "Thank you Kim Peirce and thank you MGM for the chance of a lifetime I will never forget!"

First published in 1974, "Carrie" follows 'Carrie White', a shy and naive high-school student, who uses newly discovered 'telekinetic' powers to exact revenge on the school bullies who tease her.

Several adaptations of "Carrie" have been released, including a 1976 feature film directed by Brian De Palma, a 1988 Broadway musical, a 1999 feature film sequel and a 2002 television movie.

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Take Another Look @ "XIII"

Sneak Peek an exclusive first look @ the graphic novel adaptation "XIII.2", filming a police riot sequence, in Toronto, February 28, 2012.

"XIII.2", filming until July 2012, is based on the Franco-Belgina comic book series 'XIII", created by Jean Van Hamme and William Vance, following an amnesiac searching for a concealed past.

With a plot inspired by author Robert Ludlum's best-seller "The Bourne Identity", "XIII" debuted in 1984, followed by TV adaptations and video games.

In the original comic book series :

"...the first female US President, 'Sally Sheridan' is shot dead by a sniper during her 'Veterans Day' speech. Her assassin narrowly escapes the scene with his life. Three months later, an elderly couple discover the body of a wounded man in a tree, wearing a parachute. He cannot remember the slightest thing about his own identity. The only clue is a tattoo on his neck, "XIII".

"In Washington, government intelligence continues to search for the President's killer. With elections weeks away, a credible suspect could swing the vote for the administration. Hours after XIII's location is picked up by covert intelligence, elite special ops forces swarm over the elderly couple's house in 'Cape Fear'.

"Running on adrenaline and instinct, XIII tactically takes out the soldiers one by one. On the run, clinging to one desperate clue after another, XIII begins to piece back his life, fragments of his memory returning. Finally captured, he learns that he has been given a stolen identity and placed undercover to flush out a group of conspirators threatening to overthrow the government.

"Ensconced within the highest echelons of power the conspirators run their own security agency alongside the Government's. Now both are out to find him. The only way for XIII to get his own life back is to play bait. A dangerous game, especially when you don't know who you really are..."

"XIII.2" is produced by Wanda Grean for XIII Series 2 Inc. Executive producer is Jay Firestone.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "XIII.2"...