Posts Tagged ‘Warner Bros.’

Live action Akira movie coming, DiCaprio and Otomo signed on to produce

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Amidst all the great animes we've been exposed to, Akira stands out. Set in post-apocalyptic Tokyo, the neo-classic featured everything we've come to expect from Japan's animation wizards: stunning artwork, imaginative plot lines and absolutely killer conveyances – particularly the bikes which eas......

The Dark Knight goes for a spin on the Batpod

Monday, October 1st, 2007
Click the image above for a high-res pic.Since the automotive acid trip that is the Speed Racer trailer left us shaking our heads, there's not much left for us to look forward to on the big screen. Thankfully, Warner Bros. is rectifying the matter with what we're hoping will be the most badass Batma......

Winner of Batman Forever Batmobile auction can’t drive car in public

Thursday, September 27th, 2007
Our friends over at Hemmings who follow the auction scene like crack-addled chipmunks came across the mobile bane of the Batman franchise. The Batman Forever iteration of the Batmobile is one of the worst ever devised. Universally panned along with the film in which it appeared, it was forced to do ......

Camera man following Batmobile dies in crash

Friday, July 20th, 2007
Tragedy struck off the set of the new Batman film, The Dark Knight, on Monday when a camera van collided with a tree killing one of the occupants. The crash took place during what's being described as a "filming production exercise" where the Batmobile was being followed by an SUV while on a test tr......

Go Speed Racer, Go: Movie Mach 5 debuts

Monday, April 2nd, 2007
Click image for high-res versionWell, now you know what we'll be covering breathlessly post-Transformers. Shooting for the Wachowski brothers' live-action Speed Racer film begins next week in Germany, and Warner Bros. has released the first official pic of the Mach 5 hero car.Awesome.It's a modern t......

Ricci goes racing

Sunday, March 4th, 2007
The movie magnates of Hollywood may actually be bringing something to the silver screen that has the distinct possibility of not sucking away our lives and our hard earned cash. Brothers Larry and Andy Wachowski of Matrix and V for Vendetta fame are taking on a series that serves as one of our first......

Speedy Gonzales to pitch Volkswagen to Hispanic customers

Monday, February 20th, 2006
Arriba! Volkswagen is enlisting the help of beloved wundermaus Speedy Gonzales in attracting Hispanic customers for its GTI Mk V model. According to Daniel Marrero at Volkswagen's agency for Hispanic accounts, Speedy's iconic stature with the audience and his reputation for wit and creativity make ......