Gale Ann Hurd Says ‘Magdalena’ Movie Is ‘The DaVinci Code’ Meets ‘Wanted’
When we last checked in on the production of “Magdalena,” a live-action film based on the Top Cow Productions comic book character, co-star Luke Goss referred to the flick as “‘The Da Vinci Code’ with substance, and more action.” Apparently, the film’s producer, Gale Anne Hurd, likes that assessment, describing “Magdalena” in an interview with ShockTillYouDrop.com as, “Kind of like ‘The DaVinci Code’ meets ‘Wanted’. YouR

Valhalla, Platinum sign Kitamura, Brix
Gale Anne Hurd's Valhalla Motion Pictures and Platinum Studios have signed Ryuhei Kitamura ("Midnight Meat Train") to direct and Holly Brix to write "Magdalena," based on Top Cow's comicbook character. Hurd and Platinum Studios topped Scott Mitchell Rosenberg will produce. Top Cow CEO Marc Silvestri ("Witchblade," "Darkness") will exec produce with Randy Greenberg, while Top Cow prexy Matt Hawkins co-produces. Jenna Dewan ("Step Up") and Luke Goss are currently attached to star. The Magdelena...

Luke Goss
Luke Goss (“Blade II”) has signed on for a guest starring role for the upcoming season of “Fringe.” Thesp most recently co-starred in “Hellboy 2: The Golden Army” as Prince Nuada. Goss recently finished filming arcade game adaptation of “Tekken” and is attached to star in “Magdalena,” which will be produced by Gale Anne Hurd.

'Heroes' Spoiler: Nathan Petrelli Will "Die" -- What Does This Mean for the Show?
E! Online and other sources are reporting that Adrian Pasdar , who plays Nathan Petrelli, the lawyer-turned-senator who can leap tall buildings in a single bound on ' Heroes ,' is being kicked off the show. Of course, this is rather strange news, as it isn't the character of Nathan Petrelli that's being killed off -- Nathan is already dead, murdered by Sylar in season 3. But Adrian Pasdar must've had one sweet contract, as he's since been playing Sylar disguised as Nathan, and now is more or...

EXCLUSIVE: 'Hellboy' hottie Luke Goss plays a villain on 'Fringe' premiere: PHOTO
Luke Goss , who played Prince Nuada in "Hellboy II: The Golden Army," talks to the Dish Rag exclusively about his role on the Sept 17 season premiere of “Fringe.”  And it was all due to his old pal, John Noble , who plays Dr. Walter Bishop on the show. “ Akiva Goldsmith called me at the house and, I swear this is totally true, he said, 'What do I have to do to get you on the season premiere of “Fringe?” ' "And I said, 'Well, considering it's you...

Leo Frank - The People v Leo Frank!: PHOTO
The trial of Leo Frank and the Murder of Mary Phagan comes to life in The People of Leo Frank on PBS tonight. Leo Frank is a Jewish northerner who in 1913 moved to Atlanta to become a supervisor in a pencil factory.

First Look: Tekken Sales Art: PHOTO
ComingSoon.net is attending the American Film Market (AFM) and we spotted this sales art for the video game adaptation Tekken . Directed by Dwight Little, the film stars Luke Goss, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Tamlyn Tomita, Gary Daniels, Chiaki Kuriyama, Cung Le, Jon Foo, Kelly Overton, Ian Anthony Dale, Lateef Crowder, Darrin Dewitt Henson, John Pyper-Ferguson, Mircea Monroe, Gary Ray Stearns, Candice Hillebrand and David Pitt. Based on the Namco property, the movie plays out as a science fiction...

Video: Hellboy II - The Tooth Fairies Attack!
HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY has begun to screen for critics in Los Angeles and early word out from people I've talked to at the screenings is that it's nothing short of fantastic. Free of the creative and budgetary limitations of working at Revolution Studios, Guillermo del Toro has gone on to create an absolutely thrilling superhero movie, unlike any other superhero movie we've seen. At least this is what they tell me. NYC hasn't gotten any love yet. But what I do have is an exclusive new clip from HEL

Lucila Frend to be prosecuted for the murder of her friend, Solange: PHOTO
The San Isidro Criminal Chamber confirmed today that Lucila Frend, accused of killing her best friend, Solange Grabenheimer, in the Buenos Aires district of Florida in 2007, should be subjected to public trial for the crime of Murder qualified by treachery. “After thoroughly analyzing the record, I believe that they can reasonably maintain the suspicion

Jealous teen admits arranging Vt. cashier killing - Yahoo! News
NORTH HAVERHILL, N.H. – A New Hampshire man charged in the Murder of a developmentally disabled Wal-Mart cashier who'd been flirting with his girlfriend pleaded guilty Monday to lesser charges, admitting he helped orchestrate the attack from his jail cell. Michael Robie, 19, who became enraged after being told of the advances by victim Christopher Gray, was captured on recorded telephone calls plotting to avenge them. Gray, who had attention deficit disorder and a low IQ, was stabbed to...

The German Demjanjuk: Witness in War Crimes Trial Could Face Indictment: PHOTO
Samuel K. is expected to testify in the upcoming Nazi War Crimes trial against 89-year-old John Demjanjuk. The witness himself has admitted in the past that he had aided the SS in its murderous practices. He has never been forced to answer before a court despite being "strongly suspected" of aiding and abetting the Murder of 434,000 people. Samuel K. is nearly 89 years old, hard of hearing and has a pacemaker. Taking this into consideration, two investigators from the Bavarian State Office of...

Nic Cage Road Rage!: PHOTO
No, we're not talking about Ghost Rider 2 , but Nicholas Cage will be appearing in My Bloody Valentine 3-D director Patrick Lussier's new movie Drive Angry . Lussier is writing and directing Angry , which will also be shot in 3-D. Nu-Image/Millennium Films has released these plot details: Drive Angry stars Nicolas Cage as Milton, a hardened felon who has broken out for one last chance at redemption. Hell bent on stopping a vicious cult of fanatics who murdered his daughter, he has three days to...

Skull in a basket found, as police search rapist Anthony Sowell's home for more bodies: PHOTO
Police were searching for more bodies yesterday after finding the remains of at least ten people at the home of a convicted rapist, including a skull in a bucket. As officers began to demolish the house brick by brick and widened the search to abandoned homes in a run-down area of Cleveland, Ohio, Anthony Sowell appeared in court charged with Murder, Rape and kidnap. A prosecutor described him as “incredibly dangerous”. Mr Sowell, who spent 15 years in Prison for choking and raping a...

Jenna Dewan and Luke Goss Star in Magdalena
Jenna Dewan and Luke Goss have signed on to star in Magdalena, an adaptation of a comic book featuring a hot, holy warrior. Gale Anne Hurd's Valhalla Motion Pictures, Platinum Studios and Top Cow Prods. are behind the project. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Dewan is set to play Patience, a woman who discovers that she's a part of the lineage of female warriors descended from Mary Magdalene who fight supernatural evil. Goss will play Kristof, an agent sent by the secret organization that has been

Ten Murdered in Cleveland - Finally Noticed
The biggest story this day after the election isn't approval of County government reform or approval of a monopoly casino for a billionaire. No. The biggest story is about the numerous murdered bodies found in the middle a city neighborhood. In fact, not far from famous Shaker Square in the new 4th ward. That it could happen with little notice says so much more about Cleveland, its priorities and what it cares about than any election issue. Residents count little in this world. The question...

'Lost' star Grace sets sights far ahead
As the kidnapped daughter Liam Neeson would stop at nothing to save, Maggie Grace considered her lead role in "Taken" a gift, even before the film became a robust Box Office hit that significantly upped her Hollywood profile. Her grandma, however, saw it differently. "For so many years, every job I did, I was raped, maimed or murdered," says Grace, an original cast member of ABC's "Lost" and veteran of numerous TV crime-drama guest shots. "My grandmother would've preferred a more positive...

Killing of five British soldiers casts doubt on Afghanistan strategy: PHOTO
The Murder of five British Soldiers by a rogue member of the Afghan police force has intensified the debate over the future of the British mission in Afghanistan.

Warrant issued in downtown homicide: PHOTO

Reward Increased for Man's Murder: PHOTO
Family and friends of a murdered man are hoping the money they raised to increase a Crime Stoppers reward will encourage someone to phone in a tip about his death. A prize of $6,331 is now being offered to anyone who can lead investigators to the identification or arrest of any of the four men accused in the Oct. 10 slaying of Luis "Byrd" Mendez, according to a Crime Stoppers statement. Mendez was standing in a breezeway watching his girlfriend walk their dog around their apartment complex in...

6 ID’d as murder victims: PHOTO
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In Controversial Scent Lineups, a Dog's Nose Picks Out the Perp
Curvis Bickham spent eight months in Prison for a triple-homicide because a police dog confused his scent with that of the killer. Now Bickham and others who spent months in jail after dogs linked their scents to evidence from crimes they did not commit are filing a lawsuit claiming Texas authorities falsely arrested and imprisoned them, their attorney said Tuesday [ AP ]. In a scent lineup, dogs sniff items found at a crime scene, and then sniff jars swabbed with the suspects’ scents and...

Suspect Named in Art Student's Murder: PHOTO
DALLAS - Police have made an arrested for the Murder of a 19-year-old Dallas college student. Samantha “Shelly” Nance was an Italy, Texas native who had been studying at the Art Institute of Dallas. She was found stabbed to death in her northeast Dallas apartment in mid-September. Police have said all along it was not a random crime. Nothing was taken and there were no signs of forced entry. They concluded someone she knew killed her. Wednesday they questioned and arrested 26-year-old...

Anti-Abortion Items Removed From eBay: PHOTO
eBay has removed an auction posted by supporters of Scott Roeder, the man charged with the May Murder of abortionist George Tiller. The listing featur

Hellboy Golden Army DVD / BluRay Specs
Below from Universal you can checkout the complete specs for Hellboy The Golden Army on DVD an Bluray. The Blu-ray, single- and 3-disc DVDs all feature the following bonus content: Feature Commentary with Director Guillermo del Toro Feature Commentary with Cast Members Jeffrey Tambor, Selma Blair and Luke Goss Set Visits: Seven mini documentaries provide viewers with unlimited access to the Hellboy II: The Golden Army set.  Troll Market Tour with Guillermo del Toro: Using sketches and backstag

Body Count at Rapist's Home Hits 10: PHOTO
CLEVELAND - A search for evidence and possibly more bodies will continue Wednesday at the Cleveland home of a Murder suspect. That's after authorities reported recovering four more bodies and a skull Tuesday. Six other bodies were found last week at the house where convicted rapist Anthony Sowell had been living. A spokesman for the Cuyahoga County coroner says the 10 bodies may have been there from weeks to months to years. Police don't know yet whether the skull belongs to an 11th victim....