Tuesday night at the NerdMelt theater in Los Angeles, television writer and creator Eric Kripke was on hand for a panel called Genre Smash!—a nonprofit event sponsored by the Writer’s Guild Foundation that drew a packed house into the back of Meltdown Comics. Kripke is perhaps best known as the creator of the brothers-fighting-monsters series Supernatural, now set to enter its tenth season on the CW, but Kripke also had a lot to say about his new show Revolution on NBC (with J.J. Abrams), the screenwriting process, and his early days on shows like the WB’s Tarzan (which became a running joke throughout the evening as the ultimate crappy starting point—“It sucked. It just sucked” ).
Eric Kripke
Throughout the panel, Kripke was disarmingly funny, just as prepared to deprecate himself as speak about his successes. A thread of spontanaiety accompanied most of his writing advice, insisting...
Eric Kripke
Throughout the panel, Kripke was disarmingly funny, just as prepared to deprecate himself as speak about his successes. A thread of spontanaiety accompanied most of his writing advice, insisting...
- 3/20/2014
- by Holly Interlandi
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Carmine Infantino, the legendary artist, editor, and co-creator of the Black Canary, the Barry Allen Flash, Elongated Man, Deadman, Human Target, and Batgirl, and onetime publisher of DC Comics has passed away at the age of 87. Carmine was born in his family’s apartment in Brooklyn, NY, on May 24, 1925. He started working for comics packager Harry A. Chesler during his freshman year of high school at the School of Industrial Art. His early career included stints on Airboy, The Heap, Johnny Thunder, the Golden-Age Green Lantern and Flash, and the Justice Society of America. In 1956, Julius Schwartz teamed Carmine with Robert Kanigher to attempt to revive superheroes by creating a new version of the Flash in Showcase #4, an event which marked a beginning of the Silver Age of Comics. Carmine designed the streamlined look of the series, down to the familiar red and yellow costume. He also had famous runs on Adam Strange and Batman,...
- 4/4/2013
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
The CW Upfront: Gossip Girl's Final Season, Superntural's Future, The Selection's Fate and More!
There's been quite a bit of news coming out of The CW's Upfront presentation earlier today in New York. First, it unveiled a schedule with only one show returning in the same date/timeslot since last season. There's been a lot of big changes, with Supernatural moving to Wednesday nights from Friday chief among them. The network also announced the debut of three new shows for the fall: Arrow, Beauty and the Beast and Emily Owens, M.D. New CW president Mark Pedowitz also made a few comments about the network's shows that are worth mentioning.
Supernatural: The CW isn't looking at season 8 as being the last. "I'm not looking at Season 8 as the final year in any way, shape or form." It appears that Pedowitz is a fan of the show and is fully prepared to back it,...
There's been quite a bit of news coming out of The CW's Upfront presentation earlier today in New York. First, it unveiled a schedule with only one show returning in the same date/timeslot since last season. There's been a lot of big changes, with Supernatural moving to Wednesday nights from Friday chief among them. The network also announced the debut of three new shows for the fall: Arrow, Beauty and the Beast and Emily Owens, M.D. New CW president Mark Pedowitz also made a few comments about the network's shows that are worth mentioning.
Supernatural: The CW isn't looking at season 8 as being the last. "I'm not looking at Season 8 as the final year in any way, shape or form." It appears that Pedowitz is a fan of the show and is fully prepared to back it,...
- 5/17/2012
- by Clarissa
- TVovermind.com
CW president Mark Pedowitz, speaking to reporters after unveiling the network's 2012-13 lineup to advertisers, has confirmed that CW and Eric Kripke ("Supernatural") are still involved in development of a live-action, TV series adaptation of the DC Comics' character "Deadman", for Warner Bros Television.
Debuting in DC's "Strange Adventures" #205 (October 1967), the 'Deadman' character was created by writer Arnold Drake and illustrator Carmine Infantino, with artist Neal Adams noted for his impressive work on the series.
Formerly a circus trapeze artist named 'Boston Brand' who performed under the name 'Deadman', complete with red costume and white corpse makeup, the character is murdered during a performance by the mysterious 'Hook'.
Brand's spirit is then given the power to possess any living being by the Hindu goddess 'Rama Kushna', in order to search for his killer and obtain justice.
Invisible to mortal eyes, Brand merely has to touch...
Debuting in DC's "Strange Adventures" #205 (October 1967), the 'Deadman' character was created by writer Arnold Drake and illustrator Carmine Infantino, with artist Neal Adams noted for his impressive work on the series.
Formerly a circus trapeze artist named 'Boston Brand' who performed under the name 'Deadman', complete with red costume and white corpse makeup, the character is murdered during a performance by the mysterious 'Hook'.
Brand's spirit is then given the power to possess any living being by the Hindu goddess 'Rama Kushna', in order to search for his killer and obtain justice.
Invisible to mortal eyes, Brand merely has to touch...
- 5/17/2012
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Development continues on a live-action adaptation of DC Comics' "Deadman" for Warner Bros Television.
Debuting in DC's "Strange Adventures" #205 (October 1967), the 'Deadman' character was created by writer Arnold Drake and illustrator Carmine Infantino, with artist Neal Adams noted for his impressive work on the series.
Formerly a circus trapeze artist named 'Boston Brand' who performed under the name 'Deadman', complete with red costume and white corpse makeup, the character is murdered during a performance by the mysterious 'Hook'.
Brand's spirit is then given the power to possess any living being by the Hindu goddess 'Rama Kushna', in order to search for his killer and obtain justice.
Invisible to mortal eyes, Brand merely has to touch someone to immediately possess their body, retaining his own mind and able to shift quickly from one body to another.
Click the images to enlarge...
Debuting in DC's "Strange Adventures" #205 (October 1967), the 'Deadman' character was created by writer Arnold Drake and illustrator Carmine Infantino, with artist Neal Adams noted for his impressive work on the series.
Formerly a circus trapeze artist named 'Boston Brand' who performed under the name 'Deadman', complete with red costume and white corpse makeup, the character is murdered during a performance by the mysterious 'Hook'.
Brand's spirit is then given the power to possess any living being by the Hindu goddess 'Rama Kushna', in order to search for his killer and obtain justice.
Invisible to mortal eyes, Brand merely has to touch someone to immediately possess their body, retaining his own mind and able to shift quickly from one body to another.
Click the images to enlarge...
- 4/27/2012
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
It’s that time again… okay, it’s a little past that normal time, thanks to the Mix March Madness wrapup, but here are the preview materials for DC Comics releases for July 2012.
What’s on tap this month? More of the Before Watchmen books, with the debut of Ozymandias from Len Wein and Jae Lee, the conclusion of the Court of Owls storyline and crossover in all the Bat-books, and the debut of the done-in-one book, National Comics, featuring the New 52 Debut (coming right at you) of Eternity.
And in the white elephant of desire category, there’s the $300 statue showing the climactic scene from The Dark Knight Returns.
Once more, into the breach? Banzai!
As always, spoilers may lurk beyond this point.
Before Watchmen: Ozymandias #1
Written by Len Wein
Art and cover by Jae Lee
Backup story art by John Higgins
1:25 Variant cover by Phil Jimenez...
What’s on tap this month? More of the Before Watchmen books, with the debut of Ozymandias from Len Wein and Jae Lee, the conclusion of the Court of Owls storyline and crossover in all the Bat-books, and the debut of the done-in-one book, National Comics, featuring the New 52 Debut (coming right at you) of Eternity.
And in the white elephant of desire category, there’s the $300 statue showing the climactic scene from The Dark Knight Returns.
Once more, into the breach? Banzai!
As always, spoilers may lurk beyond this point.
Before Watchmen: Ozymandias #1
Written by Len Wein
Art and cover by Jae Lee
Backup story art by John Higgins
1:25 Variant cover by Phil Jimenez...
- 4/12/2012
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
You say you want a revolution? It appears as though NBC will be giving us one as they prepare to begin shooting a pilot for the new show Revolution.
Deadline reports that NBC has given the green light to pilot the show which was written by Eric Kripke who is most notably known for writing the TV series Supernatural. Deadline.com also reports that J.J Abrams and Bryan Burk, will be executive producers, making the overall team up an exciting and highly anticipated one.
Last fall Abrams and Kripke reportedly signed a lucrative deal with NBC to create and develop Revolution. Reportedly the deal also included a significant penalty if the network declined to make a pilot commitment. With the addition of the penalty in the deal, the show’s slot in NBC’s line-up is fairly secure. The project was moved to the pilot stage after a recent...
Deadline reports that NBC has given the green light to pilot the show which was written by Eric Kripke who is most notably known for writing the TV series Supernatural. Deadline.com also reports that J.J Abrams and Bryan Burk, will be executive producers, making the overall team up an exciting and highly anticipated one.
Last fall Abrams and Kripke reportedly signed a lucrative deal with NBC to create and develop Revolution. Reportedly the deal also included a significant penalty if the network declined to make a pilot commitment. With the addition of the penalty in the deal, the show’s slot in NBC’s line-up is fairly secure. The project was moved to the pilot stage after a recent...
- 2/7/2012
- by Mina Kelly
- Boomtron
A pilot episode for the newly proposed series from Green Lantern scribes Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim has been ordered by the CW, home to long running Superman show Smallville. Over the past several several months since the CW's 10-year long running series Smallville left airwaves, development deals to get other DC Entertainment properties onto television have been continuously revealed. Producer and writer David Kelley recently attempted to bring Wonder Woman back to television this past year, but the pilot was passed over by all the interested networks. Supernatural creator and executive producer Eric Kripke has been tapped to produce a Deadman series. A show based on The Spectre -- DC Comics' Spirit of Vengeance who first appeared in print in January 1940 -- is also in the works,...
- 1/25/2012
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
The series was only recently revealed to be put into development by Green Lantern scribes Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim, and has now received a pilot order along with two other properties. Over the past several several months since the CW's 10-year long running series Smallville left airwaves, development deals to get other DC Entertainment properties onto television have been continuously revealed. Producer and writer David Kelley recently attempted to bring Wonder Woman back to television this past year, but the pilot was passed over by all the interested networks. Supernatural creator and executive producer Eric Kripke has been tapped to produce a Deadman series. A show based on The Spectre -- DC Comics' Spirit of Vengeance who first appeared in print in January 1940 -- is also in...
- 1/18/2012
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
The CW lost Smallville when the series ended with the finale of the show's tenth season in May 2011. Since then, the network has been looking at other DC properties, like the Deadman series [1] that is being spearheaded through development by Supernatural's Eric Kripke. Now the CW is nearly ready to order a pilot for what could become its new DC franchise: Arrow, a show based on the long-running DC archer Green Arrow. The show would be an hourlong drama conceived and exec produced by Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim, who were the primary writers among several people credited for the script for last summer's Green Lantern. Deadline [2] says the Berlanti and Guggenheim take on Green Arrow "sets him in a new world with an original story that is not based on the comics." That's all we've got right now, but the pilot was scripted by Andrew Kreisberg, who is also an exec producer.
- 1/13/2012
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Television viewers still mourning the loss of "Smallville" may soon have cause to rejoice. Deadline reports that The CW is close to ordering a pilot episode of live-action superhero series "Arrow," based on DC Comics' Justice League alum, Green Arrow.
The creative minds reported to be behind the project have impeccable genre credentials. The executive producers and writers are none other than "Green Lantern" movie creators Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim, plus "Fringe" vet Andrew Kreisberg.
Veteran pilot director David Nutter ("X Files," "Smallville," "Supernatural") is likely to direct.
Berlanti and Guggenheim worked with Kreisberg on "Eli Stone," and it's not the first time the trio has been linked with a rumored superhero television project. Back in November they were reported to be shopping a "Booster Gold" pilot script to Syfy.
Plus, Kreisberg has a history with the crime-busting archer, having written several issues of Green Arrow and Black Canary comics for DC.
The creative minds reported to be behind the project have impeccable genre credentials. The executive producers and writers are none other than "Green Lantern" movie creators Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim, plus "Fringe" vet Andrew Kreisberg.
Veteran pilot director David Nutter ("X Files," "Smallville," "Supernatural") is likely to direct.
Berlanti and Guggenheim worked with Kreisberg on "Eli Stone," and it's not the first time the trio has been linked with a rumored superhero television project. Back in November they were reported to be shopping a "Booster Gold" pilot script to Syfy.
Plus, Kreisberg has a history with the crime-busting archer, having written several issues of Green Arrow and Black Canary comics for DC.
- 1/13/2012
- by Catherine Lawson
- Huffington Post
Television viewers still mourning the loss of "Smallville" may soon have cause to rejoice. Deadline reports that The CW is close to ordering a pilot episode of live-action superhero series "Arrow," based on DC Comics' Justice League alum, Green Arrow.
The creative minds reported to be behind the project have impeccable genre credentials. The executive producers and writers are none other than "Green Lantern" movie creators Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim, plus "Fringe" vet Andrew Kreisberg.
Veteran pilot director David Nutter ("X Files," "Smallville," "Supernatural") is likely to direct.
Berlanti and Guggenheim worked with Kreisberg on "Eli Stone," and it's not the first time the trio has been linked with a rumored superhero television project. Back in November they were reported to be shopping a "Booster Gold" pilot script to Syfy.
Plus, Kreisberg has a history with the crime-busting archer, having written several issues of Green Arrow and Black Canary comics for DC.
The creative minds reported to be behind the project have impeccable genre credentials. The executive producers and writers are none other than "Green Lantern" movie creators Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim, plus "Fringe" vet Andrew Kreisberg.
Veteran pilot director David Nutter ("X Files," "Smallville," "Supernatural") is likely to direct.
Berlanti and Guggenheim worked with Kreisberg on "Eli Stone," and it's not the first time the trio has been linked with a rumored superhero television project. Back in November they were reported to be shopping a "Booster Gold" pilot script to Syfy.
Plus, Kreisberg has a history with the crime-busting archer, having written several issues of Green Arrow and Black Canary comics for DC.
- 1/13/2012
- by Catherine Lawson
- Aol TV.
The CW is getting back into the superhero business with a potential hour-long drama series based on the DC Comics property Green Arrow.
As first reported by our sister site Deadline.com, the network is finalizing a pilot order for the project, which would be written and exec produced by Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim (Eli Stone) and Andrew Kreisberg (The Vampire Diaries).
The tentative title is Arrow.
In addition to working together on Eli Stone, Berlanti and Guggenheim penned last summer’s big screen adaptation of The Green Lantern.
CW president Mark Pedowitz has made no secret of his...
As first reported by our sister site Deadline.com, the network is finalizing a pilot order for the project, which would be written and exec produced by Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim (Eli Stone) and Andrew Kreisberg (The Vampire Diaries).
The tentative title is Arrow.
In addition to working together on Eli Stone, Berlanti and Guggenheim penned last summer’s big screen adaptation of The Green Lantern.
CW president Mark Pedowitz has made no secret of his...
- 1/13/2012
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Warner Bros and DC Entertainment have green lit the development of yet another superhero television project; this time focusing on the emerald archer who made his live-action debut on the long running Smallville series. When Smallville finished off it's 10-year run in 2010, fans of DC Comics' heroes weren't sure how long it would take to see another super powered television property brought to life on the small screen. Over the past several months though, a flurry of development deals have become public. Producer and writer David Kelley recently attempted to bring Wonder Woman back to television this past year, but the pilot was passed over by all the interested networks. Supernatural creator and executive producer Eric Kripke has been tapped to produce a Deadman series. A show based on...
- 1/12/2012
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
He probably saw this coming: a television series may be in the near future for Booster Gold. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the Syfy network has ordered a pilot script based on the DC Comic superhero.
An executive producer behind the project, Greg Berlanti, was also responsible for "No Ordinary Family" for ABC and the "Green Lantern" feature film.
"Fringe"'s Andrew Kreisberg will write the script for the pilot.
Booster's just the latest DC Comics hero looking to break out onto the small screen. In late August, news came down the line that executives at CW had begun developing a series based on Deadman with Eric Kripke at the helm. Weeks later, The Spectre haunted headlines when the world learned that Fox wanted to develop a series with that character and Brandon Camp writing.
With the Marvel Universe experiencing so much success with its inter-connected series of films, it...
An executive producer behind the project, Greg Berlanti, was also responsible for "No Ordinary Family" for ABC and the "Green Lantern" feature film.
"Fringe"'s Andrew Kreisberg will write the script for the pilot.
Booster's just the latest DC Comics hero looking to break out onto the small screen. In late August, news came down the line that executives at CW had begun developing a series based on Deadman with Eric Kripke at the helm. Weeks later, The Spectre haunted headlines when the world learned that Fox wanted to develop a series with that character and Brandon Camp writing.
With the Marvel Universe experiencing so much success with its inter-connected series of films, it...
- 11/22/2011
- by Kevin P. Sullivan
- MTV Splash Page
DC Comics' arrogant yet lovable superhero from the future is the third comics character this year that has been called up to be adapted for TV. Over the past year DC Comics executives have expressed a desire to delve into other superhero properties after the series finale of the 10-year running series Smallville. The CW network had developed a pilot for Aquaman that was never picked up and passed on the recent TV adaption of DC's David Kelley's Wonder Woman, but is teaming up with Supernatural creator and executive producer Eric Kripke to bring the comic hero Deadman to small screen life. Last month it was announced that The Spectre, DC Comics' Spirit of Vengeance who first appeared in print in January 1940, is also being brought to the small screen. Fox is pursuing the series with...
- 11/22/2011
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
We hold in our hands the covers for DC Comics this February. As a child of four can plainly see, these comics have been hermetically sealed in a Cgc 9.9 slab, and they’ve been kept in a #2 mayonnaise jar under a giant stack of returned copies of Holy Terror since noon today.
What do we have worth noting? The new look of Darkseid, and we’re far enough into the new 52 books that it’s time for Batman to start crossing over in all of them. Plus Mara Jade, the red-haired assassin who fell in love with her blond-haired man she was sent to kill– oh, I’m sorry, that’s from Star Wars. This is Mera in a jade outfit. Our mistake.
Shall we? Surely!
As usual, spoilers may lurk beyond this point.
Justice League #6
Written by Geoff Johns
Art and cover by Jim Lee and Scott Williams
1:...
What do we have worth noting? The new look of Darkseid, and we’re far enough into the new 52 books that it’s time for Batman to start crossing over in all of them. Plus Mara Jade, the red-haired assassin who fell in love with her blond-haired man she was sent to kill– oh, I’m sorry, that’s from Star Wars. This is Mera in a jade outfit. Our mistake.
Shall we? Surely!
As usual, spoilers may lurk beyond this point.
Justice League #6
Written by Geoff Johns
Art and cover by Jim Lee and Scott Williams
1:...
- 11/14/2011
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
Writer Eric Kripke ("Supernatural") continues to draft a pilot screenplay, adapting DC Comics' "Deadman" for Warner Bros Television.
Debuting in DC's "Strange Adventures" #205 (October 1967), the 'Deadman' character was created by writer Arnold Drake and illustrator Carmine Infantino, with artist Neal Adams noted for his impressive work on the series.
Formerly a circus trapeze artist named 'Boston Brand' who performed under the name 'Deadman', complete with red costume and white corpse makeup, the character is murdered during a performance by the mysterious 'Hook'.
Brand's spirit is then given the power to possess any living being by the Hindu goddess 'Rama Kushna', in order to search for his killer and obtain justice.
Invisible to mortal eyes, Brand merely has to touch someone to immediately possess their body, retaining his own mind and able to shift quickly from one body to another.
Click the images to enlarge...
Debuting in DC's "Strange Adventures" #205 (October 1967), the 'Deadman' character was created by writer Arnold Drake and illustrator Carmine Infantino, with artist Neal Adams noted for his impressive work on the series.
Formerly a circus trapeze artist named 'Boston Brand' who performed under the name 'Deadman', complete with red costume and white corpse makeup, the character is murdered during a performance by the mysterious 'Hook'.
Brand's spirit is then given the power to possess any living being by the Hindu goddess 'Rama Kushna', in order to search for his killer and obtain justice.
Invisible to mortal eyes, Brand merely has to touch someone to immediately possess their body, retaining his own mind and able to shift quickly from one body to another.
Click the images to enlarge...
- 10/13/2011
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
In the latest of our comprehensive series of reviews of DC Comics' 52 relaunched titles, we take a look at DC Universe Presents #1. Who's it by?
DC Universe Presents #1 is written by Paul Jenkins (Son of Hulk) and drawn by Bernard Chang (Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors). What's the history?
DC Universe Presents is a new anthology comic from the publisher. Anthology titles have a long history dating back to series such as Detective Comics and Amazing Fantasy, which introduced some of comics' most well known characters, through 2000 Ad to the more recent (and recently revived) Dark Horse Presents. The first five-issue arc of DC Universe Presents stars Deadman, the spirit of murdered trapeze artist Boston Brand, created in 1967's Strange Adventures #205 by Arnold Drake (more)...
DC Universe Presents #1 is written by Paul Jenkins (Son of Hulk) and drawn by Bernard Chang (Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors). What's the history?
DC Universe Presents is a new anthology comic from the publisher. Anthology titles have a long history dating back to series such as Detective Comics and Amazing Fantasy, which introduced some of comics' most well known characters, through 2000 Ad to the more recent (and recently revived) Dark Horse Presents. The first five-issue arc of DC Universe Presents stars Deadman, the spirit of murdered trapeze artist Boston Brand, created in 1967's Strange Adventures #205 by Arnold Drake (more)...
- 9/27/2011
- by By Hugh Armitage
- Digital Spy
J.J. Abrams and Supernatural’S Kripke bring the Revolution
What do you get when you pair up the producer of Fringe with the creator of Supernatural? NBC is hoping it’s a whole lot of awesome as J.J. Abrams joins Eric Kripke for a new drama called Revolution.
NBC has given a pilot production commitment to the new “epic adventure thriller” that’s being produced by Abrams’ Bad Robot banner and Warner Bros TV. Abrams, writer Kripke, and Bryan Burk are executive producing, according to the latest from Deadline.
As is usually the case with projects involving Abrams, there’s practically no information regarding Revolution so it’s a game of wait-and-see, but expectations are undoubtedly high. In addition to successfully rebooting the Star Trek franchise, Abrams is also the man behind Fringe and the upcoming Alcatraz, which will have a midseason premiere in 2012. Kripke, the creator of the smash hit,...
What do you get when you pair up the producer of Fringe with the creator of Supernatural? NBC is hoping it’s a whole lot of awesome as J.J. Abrams joins Eric Kripke for a new drama called Revolution.
NBC has given a pilot production commitment to the new “epic adventure thriller” that’s being produced by Abrams’ Bad Robot banner and Warner Bros TV. Abrams, writer Kripke, and Bryan Burk are executive producing, according to the latest from Deadline.
As is usually the case with projects involving Abrams, there’s practically no information regarding Revolution so it’s a game of wait-and-see, but expectations are undoubtedly high. In addition to successfully rebooting the Star Trek franchise, Abrams is also the man behind Fringe and the upcoming Alcatraz, which will have a midseason premiere in 2012. Kripke, the creator of the smash hit,...
- 9/26/2011
- by Marty Shaw
- Boomtron
When “Supernatural” creator Eric Kripke decided to ditch the show after its fifth season (as originally planned, since he had wrapped up the five seasons of shows he wanted to do from the beginning), he wasn’t kidding about moving on to greener pastures. With a TV adaptation of the D.C. comic book superhero “Deadman” currently in development over at the CW, Kripke has now gotten a new project called “Revolution” greenlit by NBC. The show, described as “an epic adventure thriller” (probably with some dashes of horror, if Krikpe stays within his wheelhouse), has Kripke teaming up with J.J. Abrams to bring to the network. Abrams, besides making waves on the big screen, has his hands in plenty of TV projects. He also has “Person of Interest” with Jonathan Nolan currently running on CBS, and he’s got “Alcatraz” on tap for Fox. Mind you, how much creative...
- 9/26/2011
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
The creative forces of J.J. Abrams and Eric Kripke are combining to form one mega-show: Revolution. And while we're not quite sure on the physics of it yet, it seems likely that the resulting explosion will consume the entire universe.
For those of you who don't know who J.J. Abrams is, he's only created some of television's most defining shows: Alias, Lost, Felicity, and Fringe all give Abrams a creator credit. Abrams (pictured right) also has directed several major motion pictures including 2009's Star Trek reboot and this summer's Super 8.
As for Eric Kripke (pictured below left), he created the little show called Supernatural which has managed to cling on to a solid fanbase even in its seventh season, which is currently airing on the CW. Kripke's also working on another show for the CW, titled Deadman, an adaptation of the DC comic book of the same name.
So...
For those of you who don't know who J.J. Abrams is, he's only created some of television's most defining shows: Alias, Lost, Felicity, and Fringe all give Abrams a creator credit. Abrams (pictured right) also has directed several major motion pictures including 2009's Star Trek reboot and this summer's Super 8.
As for Eric Kripke (pictured below left), he created the little show called Supernatural which has managed to cling on to a solid fanbase even in its seventh season, which is currently airing on the CW. Kripke's also working on another show for the CW, titled Deadman, an adaptation of the DC comic book of the same name.
So...
- 9/25/2011
- by Sam McPherson
- TVovermind.com
J.J. Abrams must not sleep. He has two new show, Person of Interest and Alcatraz, he has Fringe returning and a Star Trek sequel. Despite all of this, he has a new drama called Revolution that has just been picked up by NBC. The show was written by Supernatural creator/executive producer Eric Kripke. As usual, all details about the drama are being kept under wraps, but it’s being described as "an epic adventure thriller."
Abrams’ Bad Robot production company and Warner Bros are developing the show, which is being exec produced by Abrams, Kripke and Bryan Burk. Kripke is also writing/executive producing an adaptation of the DC Comic Deadman for the CW.
Let's hope that all of his shows do well so that there is not another Undercovers that gets cancelled. What are your thoughts?...
Abrams’ Bad Robot production company and Warner Bros are developing the show, which is being exec produced by Abrams, Kripke and Bryan Burk. Kripke is also writing/executive producing an adaptation of the DC Comic Deadman for the CW.
Let's hope that all of his shows do well so that there is not another Undercovers that gets cancelled. What are your thoughts?...
- 9/25/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
I’m guessing NBC greenlit this thing based on the pedigree alone.
As first reported by our sister site Deadline.com, Supernatural creator Eric Kripke is teaming up with J.J. Abrams on a one-hour NBC drama series billed as “an epic adventure thriller.”
No other details were released, save for the title: Revolution.
Kripke, who is also developing an adaptation of the DC Comic Deadman for The CW, wrote the pilot script and will exec produce along with Abrams and Bryan Burk.
For more details on this story, visit Deadline.com.
As first reported by our sister site Deadline.com, Supernatural creator Eric Kripke is teaming up with J.J. Abrams on a one-hour NBC drama series billed as “an epic adventure thriller.”
No other details were released, save for the title: Revolution.
Kripke, who is also developing an adaptation of the DC Comic Deadman for The CW, wrote the pilot script and will exec produce along with Abrams and Bryan Burk.
For more details on this story, visit Deadline.com.
- 9/25/2011
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Just last month we brought you news of the deal with The CW and Eric Kripke to develop comic series Deadman for TV. Now we are able to bring you the happy news that Fox has purchased the rights to DC Comics‘ The Spectre. Brandon Camp (John Doe) will write the adaptation and will serve as executive producer along with Bill Gerber (Gran Torino).
Deadline reports that The Spectre, co-created by Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel and Bernard Baily, has received a script commitment, and “centers on a former cop serving time in afterlife limbo who hunts down earthly criminals on behalf of the dead — and mortals soon to be dead if ultimate justice is not served.” DC Entertainment’s sister TV studio Warner Bros Television will produce with Gerber Pictures.
Excellent news, and we’ll keep you posted about any developments. We’re happy that Fox is continuing to encourage comics-to-tv,...
Deadline reports that The Spectre, co-created by Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel and Bernard Baily, has received a script commitment, and “centers on a former cop serving time in afterlife limbo who hunts down earthly criminals on behalf of the dead — and mortals soon to be dead if ultimate justice is not served.” DC Entertainment’s sister TV studio Warner Bros Television will produce with Gerber Pictures.
Excellent news, and we’ll keep you posted about any developments. We’re happy that Fox is continuing to encourage comics-to-tv,...
- 9/15/2011
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
Wonder Woman television show be damned, that’s not stopping DC Comics from expanding their profile in television. In August we shared with you news that Deadman is being developed by CW with Supernatural creator Eric Kripke as the executive producer and lead writer. In keeping with the supernatural side of the DC Universe, The Spectre is the next property to be placed on the development track for Fox. Deadline reported that Warner Bros. will produce with Bill Gerber (Gran Torino) and Brandon Camp (John Doe) will write the treatment and it is assumed that DC Entertainment Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns will consult on the project. The Spectre mixes the hard boiled elements of crime noir and the supernatural in detective Jim Corrigan, a policeman in the 1930′s who avenges the murders of the innocent by embodying The Spectre in brutal and vengeful ways. There have been several different...
- 9/15/2011
- by Ernie Estrella
- BuzzFocus.com
Despite the recent failure of NBC's The Cape, dark superheroes seem to be all the rage with TV executives these days. Then again, The Cape was only a superficially dark character, created for TV. The next wave is the real deal, coming direct from the source -- the comic books. ABC is developing Guillermo del Toro's The Hulk; The CW is developing Supernatural creator Eric Kripke's Deadman; and now we learn that Fox is developing a show based on one of my favorite comic-book antiheroes, The Spectre. More after the jump. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fox "has ordered a script, to be penned by John Doe scribe Brandon Camp, based on the DC hero." "From Warner...
- 9/14/2011
- FEARnet
Look out, Boston Brand — you’re not the only DC Comics character representing the afterlife on television anymore!
Just weeks after the revelation that The CW is developing a “Deadman” television series from “Supernatural” creator Eric Kripke comes word that there's also a "Spectre" TV show in the works. Deadline reports that Fox has purchased the series, with writer Brandon Camp adapting the DC Comics character for the network alongside executive producer Bill Gerber.
Deadline’s report mentions that the show will focus on “a former cop serving time in afterlife limbo who hunts down earthly criminals on behalf of the dead — and mortals soon to be dead, if ultimate justice is not served.”
The Spectre has been haunting comic books since the 1940s, though he’s undergone numerous iterations over the course of his history. A supernatural being with nearly unlimited power, The Spectre stalks the Earth to bring...
Just weeks after the revelation that The CW is developing a “Deadman” television series from “Supernatural” creator Eric Kripke comes word that there's also a "Spectre" TV show in the works. Deadline reports that Fox has purchased the series, with writer Brandon Camp adapting the DC Comics character for the network alongside executive producer Bill Gerber.
Deadline’s report mentions that the show will focus on “a former cop serving time in afterlife limbo who hunts down earthly criminals on behalf of the dead — and mortals soon to be dead, if ultimate justice is not served.”
The Spectre has been haunting comic books since the 1940s, though he’s undergone numerous iterations over the course of his history. A supernatural being with nearly unlimited power, The Spectre stalks the Earth to bring...
- 9/14/2011
- by Josh Wigler
- MTV Splash Page
DC's Spirit of Vengeance, who was recently given an animated short film adaptation, is the latest character from the comics publisher that may appear in a live-action television series. Since last year, DC Comics executives have expressed a desire to delve into other superhero properties after the series finale of the 10-year running series Smallville. The CW network had developed a pilot for Aquaman that was never picked up and passed on the recent TV adaption of DC's David Kelley's Wonder Woman, but is teaming up with Supernatural creator and executive producer Eric Kripke to bring the comic hero Deadman to small screen life. Now it is being reported that The Spectre, DC Comics' Spirit of Vengeance who first appeared in print in January 1940, is next in line for a possible adaptation...
- 9/14/2011
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
Most of the superhero news this summer revolved around upcoming Hollywood blockbusters The Dark Knight Rises filming in Pittsburgh and The Avengers on-location in Cleveland. Deadline reported on the latest comic book adaptation to hit TV screens, the cult favorite DC character Deadman, about the spirit of a murdered trapeze artist named Boston Brand, who performed with white corpse makeup and a red costume and came back as a spirit in other people’s bodies to help them with their lives. CW hired Supernatural creator Eric Kripke to adapt the Deadman comic books by Arnold Drake and Carmine Infantino into a series.
- 8/25/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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