It looks like the Hanna-Barbera classic will be coming to the big screen soon. The animated series that followed the adventures of a young boy who followed his scientist father on amazing adventures is being helmed by Adrian Askarieh, a lifetime fan of the series. He will produce with Daniel Alter. Dan Mazeau has been hired to write the screenplay.

Quest first appeared in the mid-60s as a prime time sci-fi adventure series, but was too expensive to produce, so it was canceled. It was revived again in the 80s, and is even been spoofed by the Cartoon Network Adult Swim series The Venture Bros.

Previous attempts to bring Johnny to the big screen have failed, but perhaps this one will work out. Only time will tell.

Via Yahoo News

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As if anyone needed another reason to love & respect director Steven Spielberg, he’s up & made me love him even more.

The little indie film that could, Once, has been my favorite movie so far of 2007 & guess who else thinks so? 

Steven revealed to USA Today that the film was an inspiration to him, saying, “A little movie called Once gave me enough inspiration to last the rest of the year.”

I love it.  And I’ll bet anything that quote ends up on the DVD release, don’t you?

As if anyone needed another reason to love & respect director Steven Spielberg, he’s up & made me love him even more.

The little indie film that could, Once, has been my favorite movie so far of 2007 & guess who else thinks so? 

Steven revealed to USA Today that the film was an inspiration to him, saying, “A little movie called Once gave me enough inspiration to last the rest of the year.”

I love it.  And I’ll bet anything that quote ends up on the DVD release, don’t you?

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Well, I have to say, it’s a big week for TV show releases.  What with the second season of “The Muppet Show” as well as HBO’s “Rome” finally hitting movie store shelves, I don’t know if I’ll find any time for anything else this week!

DVD releases for Tuesday August 7, 2007: 

8 Simple Rules: The Complete First Season
Are We Done Yet?
Cory in the House: All-Star Edition
Disturbia
Flash Gordon
Full House: The Complete Seventh Season
The Hills: The Complete Second Season
Home Improvement: The Complete Seventh Season
I Think I Love My Wife
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers
The Muppet Show: Season Two
Rome: The Complete Second Season
The Simpsons: The Complete Tenth Season
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Sweet Suite Victory
TMNT
Unaccompanied Minors

Thora Birch, Derek Magyar, Gloria Votsis, Kavan Reece, and Gideon Emery all star in a film called “Terror Train”. Gideon Raff says the film has nothing to do with the 1980s film starring Jamie Lee Curtis of the same name, but for some reason, Dark Horizons insists on calling it a remake.

How can it be a “remake” if they’re not remaking anything? Sounds to me like they’re simply using the same title…which, honestly, isn’t that great a title…so I’m really not sure why they’re even using it.

The director had the following to say about the film. “I’m a big fan of that film, but this is not a remake, it’s an original screenplay. It’s about a group of American athletes competing in Eastern Europe and they’re supposed to get on a train to continue the competition. And our group of people miss the train ’cause they went partying the night before. They get on a different train to catch up with their teammates and horror ensues. I researched real crimes that happen here in Eastern Europe and based it on that.”

There is no Magician character like in the original either. So, I think it’s safe to say this is officially NOT a remake.

Thora Birch, Derek Magyar, Gloria Votsis, Kavan Reece, and Gideon Emery all star in a film called “Terror Train”. Gideon Raff says the film has nothing to do with the 1980s film starring Jamie Lee Curtis of the same name, but for some reason, Dark Horizons insists on calling it a remake.

How can it be a “remake” if they’re not remaking anything? Sounds to me like they’re simply using the same title…which, honestly, isn’t that great a title…so I’m really not sure why they’re even using it.

The director had the following to say about the film. “I’m a big fan of that film, but this is not a remake, it’s an original screenplay. It’s about a group of American athletes competing in Eastern Europe and they’re supposed to get on a train to continue the competition. And our group of people miss the train ’cause they went partying the night before. They get on a different train to catch up with their teammates and horror ensues. I researched real crimes that happen here in Eastern Europe and based it on that.”

There is no Magician character like in the original either. So, I think it’s safe to say this is officially NOT a remake.

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The first images from the upcoming Darkchylde movie are online courtesy of AICN. Darkchylde, for those of you that aren’t familiar with the property, follows the story of Ariel Chylde, an 18-year-old woman with the ability to transform into monsters from the Nightmare Realm. It’s based on a comic that was very popular in mid 1990s. The comic is noted for being one of the few “bad girl” comics to develop a very large female fan following.

You can find out more about Darkchylde at the official website for the property.