Sharlto Copley will star as the lead in Powers, Sony PlayStation Network’s first foray into original programming. Copley, of District 9 and recent box office grand slam Maleficent, joins the lineup of stars in the drama adapted from a Marvel comic book series. FX had been trying to develop the series since 2011. Michelle Forbes of The Killing and Susan Heyward of The Following play other key roles in the crime series, which follows detectives assigned to investigate murder cases involving people with superpowers. The cast also includes Eddie Izzard, Noah Taylor, Susan Heyward, Olesya Rulin, Max Fowler and Adam Godley. Hannibal’s David Slade will direct the first two episodes, set to debut in December. Sony ordered 10 episodes of the show to be produced by Sony Pictures Television, according to Variety. At CES this year, Sony promised it would be competing with streaming video on demand (SVOD) providers Netflix and Hulu—companies whose services, particularly when used by apps distributed on the PlayStation Network, have grown in popularity over the last five years. In a June statement, Sony said PlayStation users will receive the first episode of Powers for free and the entire series will be free for U.S. Playstation Plus members. Powers was originally produced as a pilot starring Jason Patric and Charles S. Dutton. It was published by Image Comics in the early 2000s before moving to Marvel Comics’ Icon, where it continues today. Continue reading at 'AdWeek'
[ AdWeek | 2014-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with:
#streaming video
#image comics
#early 2000s
#marvel comics
Octopus company Mitchell Beazley has acquired The Bowler's Meatball Cookbook by Jez Felwick,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Simon & Schuster UK has signed Amanda Holden’s autobiography in a “healthy... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Usborne has acquired a new standalone title by US author Sara Zarr. Fiction director Rebecca... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#standalone title
Razorbill, the teenage imprint of Penguin Children's, has done the first English language... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#penguin children
#english language
Many newspapers have tried ebooks as a new revenue stream, but the Minneapolis Star Tribune’s “In the Footsteps of Little Crow” stands out. Curt Brown’s extensively researched narrative of the 1862 U.S.-Dakota ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#star tribune
#revenue stream
Bloomsbury is asking members of the public to star on the cover of a forthcoming novel. The... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#cover stars
Thriller writer James Patterson has been crowed as the world’s top-earning author in 2011-... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Publishing is getting a starring role at London’s Design Museum this week while its... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#design museum
#starring role
The publishers of The Anniston Star on Monday announced a series of changes to cut expenses while concentrating on digital growth, including the discontinuation of the Monday print edition of The Star and the Friday Escapes section. The changes com ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#monday announced
#digital growth
US pop star Katy Perry will become the latest celebrity to be depicted in the biography comic book Fame series, publisher Bluewater Productions says. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2012-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#katy perry
#comic book
A couple years ago, Forbes broke ground on what it calls its “most significant re-architecture” in its 90-plus years of existence. The goal, according to chief product officer Lewis D’Vorkin, was to “increase the interaction between content creators, audiences and marketers.” Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2012-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#content creators
Two years after Forbes Media made a radical break with traditional journalism by letting outside contributors and advertisers publish content on its site, it’s taking the model a step further by having contributors publish ebooks under its name. The first, however, is by Lewis DVorkin, chief... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2012-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#latest initiative
Ebury Press has acquired a book written by the First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#ebury press
#book written
#michelle obama
A rare week gives us three celeb memoirs by boldface names: Sissy Spacek, Gregg Allman, and Dan Rather are telling all. Turns out, fame is great and all, but what stars really want is a book deal. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#boldface names
#sissy spacek
#book deal
A multi-book deal for celebrity chef Lorraine Pascale, a memoir from “Strictly Come Dancing... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#multi-book deal
The newest 'Star Wars' novel, 'Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse,' holds the No. 8 slot on the New York Times bestseller list. Success has become the norm for the books. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#star wars
#bestseller lists
BARCELONA, Spain--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--At Mobile World Congress, Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced that more than 16 million digital publications were powered by Adobe® Digital Publishing Suite across tablets o ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#digital publishing
Quadrille has acquired a title by TV chef and owner of London restaurant The Star of India Reza... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#tv chef
Crime writer Peter James, Chinese author and screenwriter Bi Feiyu and children’s writer... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#chinese author
Business-to-business media company WTWH Media, LLC isnt afraid of the uncertainty surrounding the magazine market placethe company is launching a new title this month called Solar Power World magazine in an effort to expand its portfolio. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |