"Fast Five" scribe Chris Morgan is penning the script for the upcoming sequel "The Legend of Conan" which will see Arnold Schwarzenegger reprise his signature role. Now, Morgan has talked about the new film and what we can expect to see: "[Conan is] not going out and fighting battles, but he ends up getting drawn into something and he has to … [Read more...]
McKellen Talks Returning To “X-Men”
November 30, 2012 by
As we already know, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart will return as Magneto and Professor X in the upcoming "X-Men: Days of Future Past". Now, out doing press for "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," McKellen talked about reprising the role: "What a gas! I mean, Patrick Stewart and I have just been playing "Waiting for Godot" throughout England … [Read more...]
The Premier talks about the budget
November 27, 2012 by
The Premier danced around questions over her government's balooning advertising budget today after speaking to a business crowd in Coquitlam. When asked, Christy Clark wouldn't address the running total for the advertising budget which is approaching $ 64-million over two years. "I guess which specific instances? I mean I think it's important that … [Read more...]
Children’s rights advocate talks teen suicide among aboriginals
November 23, 2012 by
B.C.’s children’s rights watchdog has some insight on suicide among First Nations teens. This, after news of heavy drinking, self-harm and a suicide pact surfaced in Vancouver’s Grandview-Woodlands neighbourhood. Mary-Ellen Turpel-Lafond says these kids often deal with the effects still felt in their families about their treatment … [Read more...]
Skitch’s chief designer talks mistakes, lessons learned, and new / returning features for his screenshot app
November 22, 2012 by
They say Rome wasn't built in a day, but no one ever focuses on how quickly it fell. Skitch can't exactly be compared to an empire, but with some ten million users globally, there were a lot of voices shouting a lot of various things when the upstart jumped in bed with Evernote and upgraded itself to version 2.0. Not surprisingly, members of our … [Read more...]
Warners Talks “The Hobbit” HFR Rollout
November 16, 2012 by
Approximately 400-450 screens in the United States total will screen "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" with the new HFR standard (48 frames-per-second rather than the usual 24fps). That's enough to cover most major cities but only a few screens in each. Talking about the rollout with Deadline, Warner Bros Domestic Distribution President Dan … [Read more...]
Zack Snyder Talks “Man of Steel” Tone
November 13, 2012 by
As both the teaser trailer and the Comic Con trailer indicated, Zack Snyder’s upcoming reboot of the Superman franchise, "Man of Steel," will have a serious and grounded tone. The influence of producer Chris Nolan was definitely felt in that footage, and now Snyder has talked about the tone he's adopting for the final feature: "It’s a more … [Read more...]
Michael Bay Talks “Transformers 4” Story
November 12, 2012 by
Filmmaker Michael Bay has confirmed that the upcoming fourth "Transformers" film will take place four years after the events of the last entry "Transformers: Dark of the Moon". Bay says: "We are in the inception part of the story. The movie is going to continue four years from the attack on Chicago, which was in the last movie. It's going to still … [Read more...]
Contract talks resume for striking CUPE support workers at SFU
November 7, 2012 by
Contract talks involving striking support workers at Simon Fraser University resume today. 1000 members of CUPE Local 3338 are in the middle of a 24-hour walk-out forcing the cancellation of numerous classes at all three campuses in Metro Vancouver, but SFU's Don MacLachlan says there's still hope a settlement can be reached. "The good news is that … [Read more...]
Mediation talks didn’t have staying power
November 2, 2012 by
The first day of mediation between BC Transit and the union representing bus drivers in Greater Victoria did not go well Thursday. Union President Ben Williams says after about four hours, the mediator decided they shouldn't keep going, "The union did put several new offers forward that were both rejected by BC Transit." Williams wouldn't say … [Read more...]
