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Nearly a year after a six-day trial was held on the past and future of the Dungeons & Dragons franchise, Warner Bros., Hasbro and Sweetpea Entertainment have worked out a deal that will usher in a new film and avoid a judge's intervention. The upcoming Warner Bros motion picture will be based on a script by David Leslie Johnson (Wrath of the Titans) and produced by Roy Lee (The Lego Movie, How To Train Your Dragon) with the involvement of Hasbro chief executive Brian Goldner and chief content officer Stephen Davis. It will take place in the popular D&D campaign setting of the Forgotten Realms. "We are so excited about bringing the world of Dungeons & Dragons to life on the big screen," said Greg Silverman, president of creative development and worldwide production at Warner Bros. Pictures. "This is far and away the most well-known brand in fantasy, which is the genre that drives the most passionate film followings. D&D has endless creative possi...

Win Tickets To An Advance For Ouija on October 22, 2014 at 7:00 PM in San Francisco. In Ouija , a group of friends must confront their most terrifying fears when they awaken the dark powers of an ancient spirit board. Stiles White directs the supernatural thriller that is produced by Platinum Dunes partners Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller (The Purge, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th) alongside Blumhouse Productions’ Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity and Insidious series, The Purge), Bennett Schneir (Battleship) and Hasbro. Juliet Snowden and Stiles White wrote the script for Ouija, and Universal will distribute the film worldwide. Make sure to LIKE SandwichJohnFilms on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for all your entertainment news and screenings. Also make sure to subscribe and download our podcast . www.ouijamovie.com See how to win tickets after the Jump... Listen to our latest Podcast to see how to win. DISCLAIMER: ARRIVE EARLY!...

Win Tickets To An Advance For Ouija on October 22, 2014 at 7:00 PM in Fresno. In Ouija , a group of friends must confront their most terrifying fears when they awaken the dark powers of an ancient spirit board. Stiles White directs the supernatural thriller that is produced by Platinum Dunes partners Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller (The Purge, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th) alongside Blumhouse Productions’ Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity and Insidious series, The Purge), Bennett Schneir (Battleship) and Hasbro. Juliet Snowden and Stiles White wrote the script for Ouija, and Universal will distribute the film worldwide. Make sure to LIKE SandwichJohnFilms on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for all your entertainment news and screenings. Also make sure to subscribe and download our podcast . www.ouijamovie.com See how to win tickets after the Jump... Listen to our latest Podcast to see how to win. DISCLAIMER: ARRIVE EARLY! SEATIN...

Win Tickets To An Advance For Ouija on October 22, 2014 at 7:00 PM in Sacramento. In Ouija , a group of friends must confront their most terrifying fears when they awaken the dark powers of an ancient spirit board. Stiles White directs the supernatural thriller that is produced by Platinum Dunes partners Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller (The Purge, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th) alongside Blumhouse Productions’ Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity and Insidious series, The Purge), Bennett Schneir (Battleship) and Hasbro. Juliet Snowden and Stiles White wrote the script for Ouija, and Universal will distribute the film worldwide. Make sure to LIKE SandwichJohnFilms on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for all your entertainment news and screenings. Also make sure to subscribe and download our podcast . www.ouijamovie.com See how to win tickets after the Jump... Listen to our latest Podcast to see how to win. And make sure to follow us on Facebook...

Transformers or the Ouija Board: which is the greater of these evils? What you might not know is that both are owned by Hasbro . Weirdly, despite its sinister reputation and its ancient origins as something supposedly genuine, the version of the Ouija Board most people know today is actually a variant of a commercial board game. That's why the toy company is involved in Ouija , the new teen horror from first-time director Stiles White. Olivia Cooke (The Quiet Ones, Bates Motel) stars, and the first trailer has just arrived, by medium of an independently ambulatory glass with poor spelling. See that "From the producer of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" line? That's the 2003 remake we're talking about, rather than the Tobe Hooper classic. The producer in question is a certain Michael Bay, working under his Platinum Dunes banner. The ubiquitous Jason Blum (Insidious, Sinister, Paranormal Activity, The Purge and so on) is also on the roster. Back when first annou...

Magic: The Gathering is headed to the big screen. 20th Century Fox has closed a deal to acquire the screen rights to the hugely popular fantasy card game from Hasbro and will develop the property with an eye to launch a massive franchise on the scale of Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings . The studio has enlisted Simon Kinberg , the Fox-based writer-producer who is also helping shepherd the X-Men and Fantastic Four universes at the studio, to produce the adaptation. Kinberg will also act as the franchise's engineer -- or supreme sorcerer, if you will -- overseeing the development of the movie series in concert with Hasbro execs. Magic was introduced in 1993 by Wizards of the Coast, a company involved in the making of role-playing games that soon found itself at the forefront of the collectible-trading-card-game movement. Magic involves cards with a host of wizards and creatures, weapons and spells that players use to defeat each other. Cards vary in strength, and ...

Comic-Con is right around the corner and Hasbro has unearthed their Transformers Exclusives for the show. Take a deep breath people. First up is the SDCC Rust in Peace Cliffjumper Special Edition Figure . Hasbro says, "Based on Transformers Prime styling, the Cliffjumper figure was slated to be available via different distribtion channels but ultimately had to be cancelled in its original form. Hasbro is happy to be able to bring the figure to fans in this cool new packaging (shaped like Cliffjumper's head) at San Diego Comic-Con." Hasbro is also bringing the SDCC Decepticon Bruticus Special Edition Figure , which they describe as, "In addition to a different color deco than his mainline retail release, this Bruticus figure comes packaged in 'combined' Bruticus robot mode (rather than sold individually as the Deluxe-scale figures). This will also be fans' first opportunity to buy the Fall of Cybertron Decepticon Bruticus figure before the mainl...

Relativity Media has partnered with global branded play company Hasbro, Inc. [NASDAQ-HAS] to develop and produce a live-action tent-pole film based on Stretch Armstrong , the iconic action hero figure launched in the 1970s, it was announced today by Relativity’s Co-President, Tucker Tooley and Hasbro’s President and CEO, Brian Goldner. Relativity will be the domestic distributor and will release the film internationally through its network of foreign output partners. The film is targeted for an April 11, 2014 release date. The film will be produced by Relativity’s CEO, Ryan Kavanaugh (The Fighter), Hasbro’s Goldner (Transformers) and Bennett Schneir, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Motion Pictures (Battleship). Tooley (Immortals) will serve as executive producer. Hasbro has become an entertainment powerhouse by creating hit movies and television shows from its rich portfolio of world class brands. Since 2007, Hasbro's Transformers and G.I. Joe franchises have gro...

Today we got our hands on the new trailer for Battleship . It has a Transformers meets the oceans feel to it. Not bad but I'm not sold. The film was directed by Peter Berg and will be released by Universal Pictures. Starring in the film are Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård, Brooklyn Decker, Rihanna and Liam Neeson . Battleship is scheduled to be released on May 18, 2012. Watch the trailer after the Jump... A story of an international Navy fleet engaged in a very dynamic and intense battle against an alien race known as "The Regents". The aliens come to planet Earth, on a mission to build a power source in the ocean. Upon their visit, they come in contact with a navy fleet. The film is also purported to show both sides of the story, from the aliens’ perspective, as well as the humans. BATTLESHIP opens May 18th, 2012 Please Leave A Comment-

Monopoly may have been dropped by Universal but the project is still a hot piece of real estate. Hasbro and Ridley Scott , who are producing the board game adaptation, are building up the property and have set Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski to pen a script. The well-respected duo are best known for movies such as Ed Wood and People vs Larry Flynt , and more recently wrote the Stephen King adaptation 1408 . Producing Monopoly are Hasbro’s Bennett Schneir and Brian Goldner. Scott also is producing and is attached to direct. Monopoly, which is about gaining market dominance via real estate and utilities, was one of the projects on which Universal and Hasbro partnered in 2008 to bring to the big-screen. It was also one of the projects dropped in recent months as Universal realigned its focus. Ouija and Clue were some of the other titles let go, but all are still in active development. Ouija, unshackled last month, is still being scrutinized by other studios while Clue ...

Here is your first look at  Rihanna from the upcoming Battleship movie. In the trailer we never got a good shot of her in the film. And by the looks of the trailer the movie is still up in the air for me. The film was directed by Peter Berg and will be released by Universal Pictures. Starring in the film are Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård, Brooklyn Decker, Rihanna and Liam Neeson . A story of an international Navy fleet engaged in a very dynamic and intense battle against an alien race known as "The Regents". The aliens come to planet Earth, on a mission to build a power source in the ocean. Upon their visit, they come in contact with a navy fleet. The film is also purported to show both sides of the story, from the aliens’ perspective, as well as the humans. BATTLESHIP opens May 18th, 2012 Please Leave A Comment- Source- The Playlist

The trailer for Battleship has arrived today. The Navy versus Aliens? How is this related to the Hasbro game is anyone guess. The film was directed by Peter Berg and will be released by Universal Pictures. Starring in the film are Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård, Brooklyn Decker, Rihanna and Liam Neeson . Scheduled to May 18, 2012. Watch the trailer after the Jump... A story of an international Navy fleet engaged in a very dynamic and intense battle against an alien race known as "The Regents". The aliens come to planet Earth, on a mission to build a power source in the ocean. Upon their visit, they come in contact with a navy fleet. The film is also purported to show both sides of the story, from the aliens’ perspective, as well as the humans. BATTLESHIP opens May 18th, 2012 Please Leave A Comment-

On June 7,2011 all of us grown men will scream with Joy.  Transformers: Beast Wars- The Complete Series Collector’s Edition on DVD. This is going to bring up some memories for me and my older brother. This 8-DVD box set is full of great content including extras, retrospectives, art galleries, a special collectible 24-page comic book and more! TRANSFORMERS: BEAST WARS – SEASON ONE Featuring All 26 Episodes and Exciting Bonus Content in a 4-DVD Set IN STORES NATIONWIDE ON JUNE 7, 2011 PASSIONATE FANS REJOICE! PRE-ORDER NOW TO OWN TRANSFORMERS: BEAST WARS THE COMPLETE SERIES COLLECTOR’S EDITION DVD BOX SET Featuring 8-DVDs, All 52 Action-Packed Episodes, New Bonus Content, Collectible 24-Page Comic Book and Much More! FROM SHOUT! FACTORY AT SHOUTFACTORYSTORE.COM More information after the Jump... Brace yourself to relive some of the most epic TRANSFORMERS battles and non-stop action adventures through the 15th Anniversary release of BEAST WARS. I...

Liam Neeson Hops On The "Battleship" Liam Neeson is joining the cast of Universal's "Battleship" alongside Alexander Skarsgard, Taylor Kitsch, Brooklyn Decker and Rihanna . Deal was announced Tuesday, the same day director Peter Berg began shooting the live-action tentpole based on Hasbro's naval combat board game. Neeson will portray Admiral Shane alongside Kitsch, who portrays Shane's future son-in-law. Decker is playing Shane's daughter. Skarsgard will play the brother to Kitsch's character. U has set a May 18, 2012, release date for "Battleship," which takes place across the seas, over the skies and land in a battle for planet survival against a superior force. Kitsch, who also works with Berg in the NBC series "Friday Night Lights," stars as a naval officer who leads the fight. "Battleship" is being produced by Scott Stuber through his U-based Stuber Pictures; Sarah Aubrey and Berg for Film 44; Brian ...

$200 Million Budget For "Battleship" The Movie As Universal's "Battleship" steams toward a start date this month, the pricey adaptation of the Hasbro board game is entering deep, treacherous waters. With a budget of $200 million or more and no major movie stars on board, the project is raising eyebrows among industry insiders who question whether this expensive gamble will pay off. The films star are Alexander Skarsgård, Rihanna, Taylor Kitsch and Lil Mirkk. "It's a big bet like many, many big bets from many studios," Universal chairman Adam Fogelson acknowledged to THR. "We will be nowhere near the high point and nowhere near the low point of what people are spending." But several huge questions hover over "Battleship," which begins filming in 15 days in Hawaii, that simply didn't apply to other big-ticket movies. In "Battleship," Universal has a director, Peter Berg, with some experience in action films, but...

  Comic-Con 2010 Exclusives List And Pictures Comic-Con is right around the corner and a tradition at the show is to have convention Exclusive items. We have put together a list of items that you can only get at Comic-Con this year. Make sure to check back for you your Comic-Con news and updates. And please remember when your inline or running to get inline, be nice and considerate of the people around you. AFX (Action Figure Xpress) X-Force Minimates Set   Ghostbusters II Minimates Set Gentle Giant Animated Han Solo Maquette Diamond Select Toys Ghostbuster Minimates Set Hasbro GI Joe: # Sgt. Slaughter 3 3/4″ figure – primary release and variant Marvel Universe:  Iron Man Mighty Mugg with sliding faceplate 3 pack of Super Hero Squad figures – Doom in robe, Mayor, Iron Man  Marvel Universe Ultimate Capt. America and Ages of Thunder Thor *Marvel Universe 19″ Galactus – carded edition My Little Pony: Graffiti Inspired Deco Transformers: ...