http://dragoncrush.com/articles Fantasy Interviews, News and Reviews for Fans Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:06:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en First came the twist on The Wizard of Oz with Tin Man. Then came the new take on Alice in Wonderland with Alice.  Now, Syfy Network and writer-director Nick Willing will tackle J.M. Barie's Peter Pan with Neverland, a four hour prequel mini-series starring Rhys Ifans as young Captain Hook, Anna Friel as Captain ... http://dragoncrush.com/articles/2010/09/06/syfy-set-for-peter-pan-prequel-neverland/ The BBC show Merlin won't premiere its third season on the Syfy channel in America until 2011, but British fans will get to see the series return on Saturday, September 11th on BBC One.  You can view the trailers at the following links: Trailer 1 Trailer 2 Source: http://www.ksitetv.com/merlin-series-3-promo-trailers/ http://dragoncrush.com/articles/2010/09/03/merlin-season-3-trailers-now-online/ Ron Moore, the writer-producer who brought us the revamped Battlestar Galactica on Syfy, is set to explore the fantasy realm with an NBC show "described as an adult Harry Potter set in a world ruled not by science but by magic." Little else is known about the project.  The studio behind the ... http://dragoncrush.com/articles/2010/09/02/ron-moore-develops-harry-potter-for-adults-show-for-nbc/ Neil Gaiman's acclaimed comic, The Sandman, may become a television series through Warner Brothers Television and DC Entertainment.  Supernatural showrunner Eric Kripke is said to be the top choice for running the series. The series would follow Morpheus, or Dream, and his family of the Endless, who consist of Destiny, Death, ... http://dragoncrush.com/articles/2010/09/01/gaimans-sandman-to-become-a-tv-series/ Jonathan Liebesman, director of the upcoming sci-fi action film Battle: Los Angeles, has been tapped to replace Louis Leterrier as the director for the next Clash of the Titans.  Sam Worthington and Gemma Arterton are set to return as Perseus and Io, respectively.  The film is meant to be the second ... http://dragoncrush.com/articles/2010/08/31/jonathan-liebesman-to-direct-clash-of-the-titans-2/ Former Doctor Who star, Sylvester McCoy, was rumored to be up for the role of Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit, but a recent scoop on BleedingCool.com reveals that McCoy is actually up for a supporting role  instead and may be playing Radagast The Brown. Who?  The site goes further, "For a ... http://dragoncrush.com/articles/2010/08/30/sylvester-mccoy-up-for-hobbit-role/ Pride and Prejudice got zombies, Sense and Sensibility got sea monsters, Abraham Lincoln's biography got vampires, and now Herman Melville's Moby Dick gets dragons in director Ryan Little's Age of Dragons. The official synopsis is below: "Age of the Dragons is an adaptation of Herman Melville's classic novel Moby Dick. Set in ... http://dragoncrush.com/articles/2010/08/27/age-of-dragons-gives-a-new-twist-to-moby-dick/ The Wizard World of Harry Potter might be in Orlando, Florida, but Harry's home country may have a theme park of its own. Actor Rupert Grint announced recently that the movie sets on Leavesden studios will become a museum and attraction, now that filming for the last Potter movies has wrapped. While ... http://dragoncrush.com/articles/2010/08/26/harry-potter-sets-at-leavesden-studios-to-become-an-attraction/ While Marvel may be set to do The Avengers in 2012, but the studio is adding more to the plate by hiring xXx screenwriter Rich Wilkes to write the script for Iron Fist. The hero is Danny Rand, a martial artist who defeats a dragon and gains the power of ... http://dragoncrush.com/articles/2010/08/25/marvel-to-bring-iron-fist-to-life/ Kenneth Branagh's Thor is set for next year and comic book readers unfamiliar with the character are in luck.  On September 15th, a new comic series will go through Thor's origin story and help newcomers learn more about the world of the Norse God. Bryan J. Glass will write and Tan ... http://dragoncrush.com/articles/2010/08/25/thor-first-thunder-to-revisit-thors-origins/