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Mad Max: Fury Road star Tom Hardy left his mark on the comic book movie world when he played Bane in The Dark Knight Rises. The actor was set to return to the world of DC last year when he signed on to play Rick Flagg in Suicide Squad, but filming conflicts forced him to drop out and be replaced by Joel Kinnaman. Despite this setback, Hardy is eager to jump back into the world of comic book cinema, and he already has a character he wants to play: The Punisher. In an interview with Collider, it was pointed out that Warner Bros has a "few more" superhero movies coming out. Although it.s unclear whether he is aware that Punisher is a Marvel character rather than DC, Hardy mentioned that playing Frank Castle would be appealing to him, saying: I want The Punisher. I want The Punisher, or Splinter...

The Friday schedule for Comic-Con is here! Once again, it's packed full of some awesome panels! We've got Total Recall, Looper, Elysium, Wreck-it-Ralph, Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, Community, The Venture Bros, Firefly, Arrow, Robot Chicken, and a ton of other great stuff! Check out the full schedule below, which doesn't disappoint. I've put *** next to the panels we are looking to cover.

We will be at Comic-Con kicking all kinds of ass, so for all your Comic-Con coverage and needs make sure to keep checking back here at Geektyrant!

If you plan on attending Comic-Con we will be having our annual meet-up on Wednesday night before the madness begins! Details for the meet-up will be revealed soon, so stay tuned!

Check out the schedule and let us know what panels you'll be hitting up!

Friday July 13th:

9:30-10:20 ComicsPRO "Fresh Start"— Your day at Comic-Con gets...

Our look back at the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies continues with The Secret Of The Ooze, a sequel that raises the budget, and introduces Vanilla Ice…

As an ambitious young writer, I actually wrote an outline for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II. Unfortunately, it was never developed into a full script as I was unable to get it to anyone at the studio before Secret Of The Ooze was in production. I suspect that my difficulties in getting my outline read were due to a lack of Hollywood connections, something I attribute entirely to the fact that I was seven.

Truth be told, it may be for the best that my work stayed unseen by the rest of the world, as I wrote the outline before I’d had a chance to see the first film, starting my version where I assumed it left off – with Shredder helping Krang...

Director Michael D. Olmos is the 34-year old adopted son of activist and actor Edward James Olmos (Stand and Deliver). After graduating from Columbia University with degrees in Contemporary American Literature and Creative Writing, Michael mentored under filmmaker Robert M. Young (Alambrista!). Like father, like son, Michael’s debut feature film, Splinter, is a politically charged vision of a highly volatile world. Dreamer (Enrique Almeida) is just that, a dreamer; slowly regaining his consciousness and memory after being caught in the crossfire of his brother, Shaggy’s (Billy Garcia) murder. Dreamer is on a mission to reveal his brother’s killer, while attempting to continue his deceased brother’s mission to keep the peace between rival neighborhood gangs. Dreamer’s intention is in complete syncopation with a newly transplanted female detective, Gramm (Resmine Atis). Realizing that even their partner/family seem to operating in opposition to them, they try to help each other.

hollywoodnews.com; Belltower Entertainment announced today that Academy Award Winner Forest Whitaker (Last King of Scotland) is formally attached to star in the Feature Film entitled “Little Treasure” to be filmed entirely on location in Shanghai, China.

Michael D. Olmos (Splinter) is attached to direct. Belltower utilized in part, a $1 million credit facility to secure Whitaker and Olmos through William Morris Endeavour Agency (Wme) where they are both repped. Whitaker will Executive Produce the film as well.

Little Treasure is an inspiring story about a bi-racial American couple who return to the wife’s homeland of China to rekindle their love and reignite their marriage, only to encounter prejudices, humor, cultural differences, and ultimately self-discovery…and along the way meeting a Shanghai street kid who changes their lives. The screenplay was penned by writer Josh Goldstein (Disney’s Jungle Cruise, “Fresh Prince of Bel Air,” “Jamie Foxx Show”).

Michael D. Olmos...

Forest Whitaker is in talks to star in indie drama Little Treasure, due to be filmed on location in Shanghai and centered on an American couple who returns to the wife’s homeland of China.

The project is due to start shooting next month, with Michael D. Olmos (Splinter) attached to direct.

The story focuses on the couple “dealing with prejudices, humor, cultural differences and self-discovery while meeting a Shanghai street kid who changes their lives.” The screenplay was penned by writer Josh Goldstein (who has previously written for The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, & The Jamie Foxx Show).

Whitaker’s busy, busy, busy these days, isn’t he?...

Forest Whitaker is in talks to star in"Little Treasure" which is an independent drama set to be filmed on location in Shanghai. Story tells of an American couple who return to the wife's homeland of China. Project starts filming location next month and is being financed by Belltower Entertainment and Amalgamation Entertainment. Michael D. Olmos (Tom Sizemore starrer "Splinter") is attached to direct. In the story, the couple deals with prejudices, humor, cultural differences and self-discovery as they meet a Shanghai street kid who changes their lives. Josh Goldstein (Disney's "Jungle Cruise," "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air") wrote the screenplay.

Sam Worthington (Terminator Salvation, Avatar, Clash Of The Titans) is set to star in the big screen adaptation of Radical Publishing’s upcoming comic “The Last Days Of American Crime“.

The graphic novel was written by Rick Remender and illustrated by Greg Tocchini, described as a mix of heist thriller and sci-fi.

From Radical’s website, here’s the synopsis:

With one week until the end of all crime in the United States, can the last heist in American history be pulled off? In the not-too-distant future as a final response to terrorism and crime, the U.S. government plans in secret to broadcast a signal making it impossible for anyone to knowingly commit unlawful acts. To keep this from the public, the government creates a distraction, installing a new currency system using digital charge cards.

Enter: Graham Brick. A career criminal never quite able to hit the big score,...

"The Dark Knight" grabbed 11 nominations for the 35th Annual Saturn Awards! "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" received nine while "Iron Man" took eight.

The Saturn Awards is given by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. The awards will be presented June 25.

Here's the complete list of nominees:

Film

Science Fiction Film

"The Day the Earth Stood Still" (20th Century Fox)

"Eagle Eye" (Paramount / DreamWorks)

"The Incredible Hulk" (Universal / Marvel)

"Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" (Paramount / Lucasfilm)

"Iron Man" (Paramount / Marvel)

"Jumper" (20th Century Fox)

Fantasy Film

"The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" (Walt Disney Studios)

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount)

"Hancock" (Sony)

"The Spiderwick Chronicles" (Paramount)

"Twilight" (Summit Entertainment)

"Wanted" (Universal)

Horror Film

"The Happening" (20th Century Fox)

"Hellboy II: The Golden Army" (Universal)

"The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" (Universal)

"Quarantine" (Sony)

"Splinter" (Magnolia / Magnet)

"The Strangers" (Rogue / Universal...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences may have given "The Dark Knight" short shrift in the eyes of the movie's fans, but the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror fully endorsed the movie as it announced its nominations for the 35th annual Saturn Awards Tuesday.

The Batman saga led the pack with 11 noms, including one for best action/adventure/thriller film, where it will compete with "Changeling," "Gran Torino," "Quantum of Solace," "Traitor" and "Valkyrie."

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and "Iron Man" scored nine and eight nominations, respectively. Following close behind were "Valkyrie" with seven and "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" with six noms each.

"Valkyrie's" Tom Cruise earned a nomination in the best film actor category, where he will face off against "Knight's" Christian Bale, "Iron Man's" Robert Downey, Jr., "Jones'" Harrison Ford, "Button's" Brad Pitt and "Hancock's" Will Smith.