News and Notes

news-and-notes-the-swordThe Wrap is reporting that Lakeshore Entertainment has hired David Hayter (Watchmen, X2) to adapt the Luna BrothersThe Sword for the big screen. The insanely good comic follows the bloody adventures of a paraplegic teenager who is gifted with magical sword which restores her ability to walk as well as makes her nearly invulnerable on her quest to kill the family of gods who murdered her parents

Zap 2 It is reporting that James Franco will be one of several celebrities making cameos in the upcoming Veronica Mars movie

The Playlist is reporting that director Guillermo del Toro and writer Charlie Kaufman are set to work together on an adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut‘s Slaughterhouse Five

The Vulture is reporting that although Dan Harmon is returning to Community this Fall, another one of the show’s stars won’t be, at least not for the full run. Donald Glover will only make appearances in five of the show’s scheduled 13 Fifth Season episodes