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For a trial probing potentially millions in profits denied Robert Kirkman and other executive producers of The Walking Dead, some real star power showed up Friday on this battlefield of the zombie apocalypse blockbuster series. "The representation to me was we would be treated the same as if it was made by Lionsgate…

The second day of Robert Kirkman's mini-trial over profits from The Walking Dead started with fireworks over who knew what and when – and not over the millions of dollars the creator of the long-running and highly successful zombie apocalypse series claims AMC swindled out of him and other executive producers. On a…

When the zombie apocalypse does come, downtown Los Angeles may or may not be an epicenter of societal breakdown. But it sure felt like it today as the first of several The Walking Dead profit-participation trials that kicked off in the City of Angels. "If AMC Networks paid 100% of the production of The Walking Dead…

EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures has partnered with Skybound Entertainment for a movie adaptation of Stealth, and Lee Daniels has attached himself to direct a film that introduces an unusual superhero crime fighter. Pic is based on an upcoming Skybound/Image comic created by The Walking Dead creator and exec producer Robe…

(UPDATED WITH DARABONT & CAA ATTORNEY STATEMENT) Just over six months before the trial is finally set to start on Frank Darabont and CAA's consolidated multi-million dollars cases against AMC over profits from The Walking Dead, the cabler today threw a new potential spanner in the works. "Defendants respectfully…

Universal Pictures has put in motion a monster movie titled Renfield, which will focus on Dracula's henchman and inmate at the lunatic asylum. It’s based on an original pitch from Robert Kirkman and has Rocketman helmer Dexter Fletcher attached to direct. Ryan Ridley (Cartoon Network's Rick & Morty) penned the…

The trailer for the third AMC series in The Walking Dead universe was unveiled Saturday at New York Comic Con. Produced and distributed by AMC Studios, the series will premiere on AMC in spring 2020. The show’s official synopsis: “The third installment of the franchise will feature two young female protagonists and…

The children’s adventure series Super Dinosaur, based on the Skybound/Image comic book series by Robert Kirkman and Jason Howard, will launch on Amazon Prime Video On Oct. 6 with 13 half-hour episodes. Super Dinosaur follows 10-year-old genius Derek Dynamo and his T-Rex best friend, Super Dinosaur, as they protect the…

Robert Kirkman and his fellow The Walking Dead executive producers may have been late to the game compared to Frank Darabont when it came to taking AMC to court over profits from the zombie apocalypse series, but it looks like the creator will be first to trial next year. At least a mini-trial that could see the whole…

The Walking Dead comic book series is giving up the ghost. Just seven issues shy of No. 200, and without fanfare or warning, the bestselling monthly series from Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment will conclude with the special expanded issue that reaches stores on Wednesday. It’s an abrupt death for a…

Skybound Entertainment and Universal Pictures said Tuesday they are developing Oblivion Song, a movie based on Robert Kirkman and Lorenzo De Felici’s sci-fi comic book series. Sean O'Keefe, who penned the upcoming Peter Berg-Mark Wahlberg pic Wonderland, will write the script. Published by Skybound and Image Comics, Ob…

SPOILER ALERT: This article includes key revelations from issue No. 192 of The Walking Dead, which goes on sale this week.  Ex-lawman Rick Grimes has been M.I.A. on AMC’s The Walking Dead since last November (when star Andrew Lincoln left the powerhouse series to focus on the upcoming tie-in feature film trilogy) but…