Comic-Con 2013: Interview with “2 Guns” Producer Ross Richie Dan Koelsch, July 22, 2013July 22, 2013 2 Guns is an upcoming action comedy film opening in theaters on August 2nd. The movie is based on the comic book of the same name from Boom! Studios. At Comic-Con this past week, I had the chance to sit down with Boom! Studios founder Ross Richie to talk about this movie, which he is producing. Listen to our interview after the break. Ross Richie Bio: In 2005, CEO Ross Richie founded BOOM! Studios in the spare bedroom of his apartment. Since then, BOOM! has grown to be a preeminent comic book and graphic novel publisher focused on publishing licensed content from some of the biggest brands in the world (Charles Schulz’ PEANUTS, Jim Davis’ GARFIELD, Clive Barker’s HELLRAISER and NEXT TESTAMENT, along with 20th Century Fox’s PLANET OF THE APES, and Cartoon Network’s ADVENTURE TIME and REGULAR SHOW) as well as generating between 15 to 20 new original comic book series a year, making BOOM! the largest independently owned library of comic book intellectual property. The first BOOM! comic book adapted into a feature film arrives this August 2nd, 2013 — 2 Guns starring Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg, distributed by Universal Pictures. Prior to BOOM!, Richie set up projects as a producer with an array of legendary names in the business like Oscar-winner Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind, Hancock), Mike Medavoy (Shutter Island, Black Swan), Mark Canton (300), and Spyglass Entertainment (The Sixth Sense, Star Trek). Richie began his career working in marketing for Malibu Comics, the publisher of Men In Black, and was a part of the team that helped transition the company when it was acquired by Marvel Comics in 1994. Richie is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. Comic-Con Conventions Events Interviews 2 GunsComic-ConRoss Richie
Comic-Con 2013: 20th Century Fox Panel Highlights July 21, 2013 Mega Panel Saturday continued on Saturday with 20th Century Fox in Hall H. The studio featured Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, The Wolverine, and X-Men: Days of Future Past. We were there for it all, so check out our highlights after the break. Read More
“The Spectacular Now” Interview: Miles Teller & Shailene Woodley Talk Co-Stars, “Divergent”, What They Learned While On Set, & More August 1, 2013August 1, 2013 The Spectacular Now, is one of those rare coming-of-age films, that makes you feel good as you walk out the theater. In the film Miles Teller plays Sutter Keely, a smooth talking high school senior with no ambitious. After going through a terrible break up, Sutter decides to go out… Read More
WonderCon 2012: “Looper” Roundtable Interview With Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Rian Johnson March 19, 2012 Our other roundtable interview at WonderCon was for the upcoming sci-fi action film Looper, in which we had the pleasure to sit down with star Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Director/Writer Rian Johnson. The film stars Levitt as a hitman who kills people sent back from the future by the mob, but… Read More