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Injured on the Job? Been in an Accident? Call Sacha Baron Cohen Today!
Published 7/22/2008 at Vulture
... Which Blade?: Battlestar Galactica vet Michael Rymer will direct the feature adaptation of Top Cow's Witchblade. Mikey! What are you doing distracting yourself with second-rate Yancy Butler tomfoolery? You're supposed to be concentrating as hard as you can on making the perfect Battlestar series finale! GET BACK TO WORK! [Variety] ...

'Witchblade' Has a Director
Published 7/22/2008 by Elisabeth Rappe at Cinematical
Filed under: Action, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Deals, Newsstand, Comic/Superhero/GeekThere's finally one name to tack onto that Witchblade promotional poster. According to Variety, Michael Rymer is taking the director's chair. He'll also be co-producing, alongside Arclight, Platinum Studios, Havenwood Media, and Top Cow. If you're a fan of Sci-Fi's Battlestar Galactica, you undoubtedly recognize the name, as he's directed 20 episodes and is filming the series finale. His last feature film was the widely panned The Queen of the Damned, but we won't ...

As BATTLESTAR Wraps, One Of Its Critical Producers/Directors Lands A New Gig...
Published 7/22/2008 by Merrick at Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.
Merrick here... Michael Rymer, director of many of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA's biggest and bestest episodes, will direct & co-produce the film adaptation of Top Cow's WITCHBLADE comics. This isn't Rymer's first foray into theatrical films, he previously brought us the movie version of Anne Rice's QUEEN OF THE DAMNED. Rymer, who has directed 20 episodes of the revived series and produced 40, is filming the "Battlestar Galactica" series finale. The Australian filmmaker recently wrapped production on "Revolution," a two-hour series pilot for NBC Universal Media Studios and the Sci Fi Channel. ...says THIS ARTICLE in Variety. Actually, my ...

BSG Director To Craft Witchblade [Witchblade]
Published 7/23/2008 by Graeme McMillan at io9
... mini-series right up through the current season (including contributing to the writing of the Resurrection Ship two-parter), has signed on to direct and co-produce the big budget adaptation of Top Cow's Buffy meets Green Lantern comic. This won't be the first time that Witchblade has escaped the confines of the printed page; as well as a two-season run on TNT, the series was also adapted into Japanese Anime a couple of years ago. Michael Rymer directing 'Witchblade' [Variety] ...

Witchblade Gets A Battlestar Director
Published 7/23/2008 at Cinema Blend News
Witchblade Gets A Battlestar Director When it comes to adapting and revamping one thing loved by geeks, who better to do it than someone who’s adapted and revamped something else loved by geeks? That’s what makes Battlestar Galactica director and producer Michael Rymer an ideal choice for Witchblade , an adaptation of the mid-90s comic book series that has developed a following worldwide. Variety made the official announcement, even though ...

In The News
Published 7/26/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Logan Gawain) at GALACTICA SITREP
Sci-Fi Wire and Buddy TV talked to Jamie Bamber about the big Galactica finale, and his upcoming new series in London, Law and Order: UK. Variety reports that BSG's uber director Michael Rymer is set to direct a new feature film for Platinum Studios, Inc., Top Cow Productions and Arclight Films of the comic book Witchblade. Rymer also recently wrapped production on "Revolution," a two-hour series pilot for NBC Universal Media Studios and the Sci Fi Channel. G4 and CVG report that former BSG writers Bradley Thompson and David Weddle are scripting a first person shooter video game set in the Alien ...