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Mixed martial arts producer Ultimate Fighting Championship has held talks to buy a controlling stake in NBCUniversal's G4 cable network, sources confirmed a report by The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday. A source familiar with the situation said UFC has also talked to other networks ahead of the expiration of its current content deal with Viacom's Spike network . UFC also offers regular pay per view events. Talks are at an early stage, the person said. UFC and G4 officials declined comment. A deal for G4, which targets young men, would give UFC its own distribution outlet for its bouts. Comcast took control of NBCUniversal in late January. Please Leave A Comment- Source- THR

Olivia Munn continues her transition from geek goddess to bigscreen player, as " The Daily Show " correspondent has landed the female lead in the indie comedy " The Babymakers ." The laffer follows a married couple who can't conceive, prompting the husband ( Paul Schneider ) to enlist his friends' help to rob a sperm bank where he made a deposit as a young man. Broken Lizard member Jay Chandrasekhar ("Super Troopers") is set to direct the Alliance Films/IM Global presentation from a script by Peter Gaulke and Gerry Swallow ("Ice Age: The Meltdown"). Kevin Heffernan will co-star. Jason Blum is producing through his Blumhouse Prods. along with Brian Kavanaugh-Jones through his Automatik Entertainment, as well as Chandrasekhar and Aaron Behl. IM Global's Stuart Ford exec produces. Blumhouse's Jessica Hall and Automatik's Bailey Conway will serve as associate producers. Production on the low-budget laffer is scheduled to st...

We got our hands on the first three episodes of the new X-Men anime series that premiered in Japan on April 1st. “The X-Men are reunited following the death of a teammate, and are summoned by Charles Xavier to Japan following the abduction of Hisako Ichiki (Armor). There, they confront the U-Men, a lunatic cult that steals and transplants mutant organs to further strengthen their own army, and the battle for justice is on” Comic book writer Warren Ellis is a valuable person in developing this series and 3 other marvel anime series which also include Wolverine, Blade and Iron Man. Make sure to visit the official website  HERE Watch all three episodes after the Jump... Please Leave A Comment-

Tried of all this Oscar news, want to something to relax to well I just what the doctor ordered. Marvel has released the trailer for the upcoming X-MEN Anime series . The show will premiere on April 1,2011 on Animax the Japanese television channel. I better know what they are saying, I 'm half Japanese and don't want to embarrass my mom. Make sure to visit the offical website HERE . While you wait for the X-Men anime series to hit G4 (date TBA), we wanted to bring you your first look at all the mutant mayhem coming your way with the first Japanese-language teaser trailer for the series! Catch a glimpse at Cyclops, Wolverine, Storm, Beast and Professor X in their anime glory. Watch the trailer after the Jump... “The X-Men are reunited following the death of a teammate, and are summoned by Charles Xavier to Japan following the abduction of Hisako Ichiki (Armor). There, they confront the U-Men, a lunatic cult that steals and transplants mutant organs to...

First Look- RESIDENT EVIL: DAMNATION Tonight Get a first look at the next 3D CG-animated installment in the Resident Evil film franchise RESIDENT EVIL: DAMNATION tonight on G4TV's " Attack of the Show " at 7pm ET/PT on G4 . Resident Evil: Damnation is a feature-length CGI film, announced by Capcom on September 14, 2010. The film is the sequel to the 2008 CGI film Resident Evil: Degeneration . The director of Degeneration had mentioned that if fans responded positively, a sequel would be created. Press Release: CAPCOM Co., Ltd. (Osaka, Japan -- Haruhiro Tsujimoto, President and COO; hereinafter “CAPCOM”) and Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan Co., Ltd. (Tokyo Japan -- representative director: Masao Morita; hereinafter “SPEJ”) have announced the coproduction of “Resident Evil: Damnation”, a sequel to the full-length CG animation feature “Resident Evil: Degeneration” based upon the Resident Evil (known in Japan as BIOHAZARD) series of games. While the predeces...

They have updated us with the Friday Comic Con panel listing . And as most of you know that day is Star Wars Day !! It's a very big day for Star Wars, but also the Con. They are having some HUGE panels that day. Make sure u fill up your backpack with plenty of food since you will not be leaving your panel area all day. SO here are some of the highlights for that day. Again check back once they have announced the entire panel listing for. The most Ballsy Panel List that I will be putting to get here. If you would like to see the entire schedule please visit comic-con.org Friday 10:00-11:00 Star Wars Day: Hasbro— Derryl DePriest (Hasbro Global Marketing), Brian Parrish , Mark Boudreaux , Brian Merten, and Vickie Stratford (Hasbro Design), and Chad Donvito (Hasbro US Marketing) reveal what's in store for Star Wars for the remainder of 2009. Catch a special sneak peek into some 2010 secrets, too! Room 7AB 10:00-12:30 Warner Bros.— Join WB for a look at...