Quick Takes 4/16/07

Posted by Chris

April 17, 2007

Lawrence Kasden will be writing the Clash of the Titans remake, an announcement that seems to be heralded by many. Kasden has a tendency to be overly schmaltzy and I hope it’s not that writer that shows up to this.
Edward Norton will play Bruce Banner in the reboot of the Incredible Hulk. Gotta wonder what he’s thinking.
Seems some advocacy groups aren’t thrilled with the rise of on-screen smoking coming out of Hollywood.
Fan sites have played a large role in the success of the Harry Potter book and film franchise.
The Biro takes a picture of Target’s Spider-Man goodness.
JoBlo says the director of Saw IV is blogging.
Chrysler has a brief blurb up on their website about the Fantasticar that will appear in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
Many at Internet Marketing Monitor talks about some gossip that turned to news that turned out to be false, but still managed to raise interest.
Room designer and gift marketer KooKoo Bear Kids has been selected by Sony and Nickelodeon for a contest related to Are We Finished Yet?
If you pre-order the Transformers video game at Gamestop you get a free movie poster. (via)
Joost will get indie and short films from a variety of sources for its online video library.
Speaking of independent films, Mike links to a Variety article on how they’re finding their way online.
The iMedia panel looks at the Google Earth component of Disturbia’s website.