"Spellbound" and "Lucky" director Jeffrey Blitz and producer Sean Welch recently spoke to Collider about their plans to make a documentary about the history of DC Comics.

Filming just started a few weeks ago, but the plan is to debut the film at Comic Con this year. Welch explained, "DC Comics contacted us and asked if we would do this. Jeff and the director are comic book enthusiasts since they were kids and remain comic book enthusiasts. So yes, we have access to their archives, their material, their covers, their panels, the creatives and the executives in the DC world."

You can watch the video clip of the interview, in which Welch and Blitz explain the potential structure of the film, below. Following the Comic Con debut it's likely that the film, which Mac Carter will direct, will go directly to DVD. Of course, given the legions of devoted DC Comics fans who are likely dying for an in-depth look at the birth of the company, that probably won't stop the doc from getting a huge audience anyway.

The CW's two-hour "Smallville" movie "Absolute Justice" matched the show's season high Friday night in the adult demo while hitting a fresh peak among total viewers. "Smallville" was seen by 2.6 million viewers and earned a 1.2 preliminary rating among adults 18-49.

Meanwhile, the second week of Fox's "Kitchen Nightmares" grew. The Gordon Ramsay series went from a series low last Friday to a series high after "American Idol" on Tuesday. Now, with a "House" repeat lead-in improving on "Dollhouse" at 8 p.m., "Nightmares" was seen by 4.1 million viewers and landed a 1.8 rating, up 29% and in second place for the hour.

CBS won the night with originals of "Ghost Whisperer" (8.8 million, 2.2), "Medium" (9.1 million, 2.2) and "Numbers" (9.2 million, 2.0).

ABC enjoyed across-the-board season highs among total viewers, placing second in the demo for the night, airng "Supernanny" (5.4 million, 1.5), the season finale of "Shark Tank" (4.7 million, 1.4) and "20/20" (8.6 million, 1.8).

NBC ran a repeat leading into "Dateline" (6.5 million, 1.5) and the Friday finale of "The Jay Leno Show" (4.5 million, 1.2).

The CW have released the following teaser trailer for the February 12th episode of Smallville entitled "Warrior" which features the return of Zantanna (Serinda Swan):

Paley Centers in New York & Beverly Hills to Host Premieres on Feb. 16 & 18; Media Invited to Screenings; Limited Free Tickets Available to Fans

Warner Home Video, Newsarama.com and The Paley Center for Media proudly present the bi-coastal World Premieres of Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, the highly anticipated next entry in the ongoing series of DC Universe animated original PG-13 movies, in New York on February 16 and in Beverly Hills on February 18. Filmmakers and members of the voice cast are expected to attend both events.

On February 16, Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths will screen at The Paley Center in New York City (25 West 52nd Street) with a media interviews starting at 5:30 p.m. and screening commencing at 6:30 p.m. A panel discussion with filmmakers and voice cast will follow the screening.

On February 18, Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths will screen at The Paley Center in Beverly Hills (465 North Beverly Drive) with media interviews starting at 6:00 p.m. and screening commencing at 7:00 p.m. A panel discussion with filmmakers and voice cast will follow the screening.

Media wishing to attend the premieres must RSVP via email to WHVRSVP@gmail.com.

A limited number of free tickets are available for the general public. Fans in New York City wishing to receive free tickets to the NY event on Feb. 16 must RSVP via email to justiceleagueNY@newsarama.com. Fans in the Los Angeles area wishing to receive free tickets to the Beverly Hills event on Feb. 18 must RSVP via email to justiceleagueLA@newsarama.com. Tickets to both events will be distributed on a “first come, first served” basis.

In Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, a “good” Lex Luthor arrives from an alternate universe to recruit the Justice League to help save his Earth from the Crime Syndicate, a gang of villainous characters with virtually identical super powers to the Justice League. What ensues is the ultimate battle of good versus evil in a war that threatens both planets and, through a diabolical plan launched by Owlman, puts the balance of all existence in peril.

A star-studded cast provides the voices behind the super heroes and villains, led by Mark Harmon (NCIS) as Superman, James Woods (Mississippi Burning) as Owlman, Chris Noth (Law & Order, Sex and the City) as Lex Luthor, William Baldwin (Dirty Sexy Money) as Batman, Gina Torres (Firefly/Serenity) as Superwoman and Bruce Davison (X-Men) as President Wilson. Other cast members include Josh Keaton (The Spectacular Spider-Man) as Flash, Vanessa Marshall (Grim & Evil) as Wonder Woman and Jonathan Adams (Bones) as Martian Manhunter.

Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths is an original story from award-winning animation/comics writer Dwayne McDuffie (Justice League). Animation legend Bruce Timm (Superman Doomsday) is executive producer, and Lauren Montgomery (Wonder Woman, Green Lantern: First Flight) and Sam Liu (Superman/Batman: Public Enemies) are co-directors.

Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths is now available for pre-order as a Special Edition 2-disc version on DVD and Blu-Ray™ Hi-Def for $24.98 and $29.99, respectively, as well as single disc DVD for $19.98. The film will also be available On Demand and Download.

Warner Home Video will also distribute Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths via On Demand and Download.

The first commercial for the EDF Energy (one of the largest UK home and business energy suppliers) "Eco 20:20" campaign featuring Superman has been released:

Six Flags Inc. announced Thursday it would close its Kentucky theme park because of a lease dispute, making Kentucky Kingdom the sole property to be shut down as the company restructures under bankruptcy protection.

The remaining 13 other Six Flags parks in the U.S. are not affected by the move, the New York-based company said in a news release.

Six Flags has been in bankruptcy protection since June, burdened by high debt and declining park attendance.

Last year, lawyers for Kentucky Kingdom and the family of a Louisville teenager whose feet were severed when a ride malfunctioned agreed on a settlement that would provide lifetime care for the young girl.

Kaitlyn Lasitter was 13 when a cable on the ride snapped in June 2007, cutting off her feet. Doctors were able to reattach her right foot but not her left one, and some of her left leg was amputated.

The family had sued the park, claiming it failed to maintain the "Superman Tower of Power" ride and equipment and to ensure riders' safety. The ride, which ascended several stories before dropping riders at speeds of more than 50 mph, was later dismantled.

Six Flags reported $457 million in total revenue for the quarter ending Sept. 30, a 7 percent decrease from the same quarter the previous year. Attendance for the quarter was 12 million, down 1 percent from 2008 the company said in a financial statement on its Web site.

The CW have released the following description for the February 26 episode of Smallville entitled "Conspiracy":

ZOD IS SHOT
— Bernard Chisholm (guest star J.R. Bourne), a doctor who died and was brought back to life by the Kandorians so they can experiment on him, escapes and kidnaps some Kandorians in order to prove aliens have invaded Earth. Bernard tries to get Lois (Erica Durance) to write a story validating his claim, but when Lois refuses, he kidnaps her too. In an effort to save his people, Zod (Callum Blue) poses as a reporter from the Daily Planet and uncovers Bernard’s secret lab. Clark (Tom Welling) arrives at the lab just in time to see Zod get shot.
Originally posted at KryptonSite.
Turi Meyer directed the episode written by Al Septien & Turi Meyer.

This past Tuesday, Time Warner Inc. Chairman & CEO Jeff Bewkes and Standard & Poor's Equity Group Representative Tuna Amobi briefly mentioned during the company's quarterly earnings call that DC Entertainment is going to make some major announcements soon regarding their superhero properties.

Tuna Amobi: "...on the DC comics initiative it seems like you have a bunch of paddles in the [works] right now can you talk a little bit about the upcoming release strategy there I know you are working on Green Lantern then The Flash, Wonder, Justice League those titles any time frame and how you see the economics of the overall comics really this kind of affect in the studio margins as a whole and any multi platform implication would also be helpful for that area."

Jeff Bewkes: "If you go to your question on DC, we are going to have a fairly interesting set of announcements and presentations pretty soon like in a matter of weeks I think. About our plans for DC and basically if you look across the title of the whole band of hits whether its Batman, The Dark Knight, Green Lantern coming up, Superman, there have been a huge number of franchised films that have been part of the Warner [tent pole] strategy that's been the reason for Warner's unparallel high and consistent earnings advantage over the other studios and DC has already been a part of that and we are now going to outline an even more expansive plan for that in the coming months."

In an exclusive interview with IESB, "Superman Returns" star Brandon Routh talks about his work on the tv series Chuck, his upcoming films "Dead of Night" & "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World" and how he'd love to revisit the character of Superman, if he got the chance. Here's an excerpt:

IESB: How did you get involved with Chuck? Did they just come to you with this role?
Brandon: Yeah, they did, actually. They inquired with my representatives and said they had a role that they were interested in having me play for what, at the time, was a four-episode arc. I hadn't really been thinking about doing television much, but I love the show. My wife and I are both fans, so I was excited to go in and meet with Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak about it. So I did, and they told me all about it, and I got pretty excited and decided to work with them. And then, four episodes turned into eight.

IESB: What can you say about your character and how he fits into the story this season?
Brandon: I come in as the foremost afficionado on The Ring, which is the Big Bad agency for this season. I've been fighting against them for the last five years, as a CIA spy, and I come in to basically help train Chuck and turn him into the super-spy that he can be, so that he can be a better tool for me and for the CIA to take down The Ring.

IESB: What appealed to you about doing something like Dead of Night? Does that again show another side of you, as an actor, that people haven't gotten to see yet?
Brandon: Absolutely. If I was going to relate any of the characters to that character, there are similarities between Shaw and Dylan Dog, my character in Dead of Night. Although Dylan is still much more dark and a little bit more sarcastic, there's a similar thing about them. That's part of me -- the sarcastic, dry sense of humor that I have sometimes. Dylan has a lot of that brooding sensibility. The story of Superman was a little bit brooding and sad, but we tried to keep Superman as happy as we could, most of the time. Dylan is definitely a different side. I am a human in that movie. It was exciting to play that darker character and kick the undead butt.

IESB: With Dead of Night being based on a comic, how close to the original version is that character? What are the biggest differences?
Brandon: There are really good similarities. I certainly tried to do as much as I could within the scope of the script, and the fact that we were filming in New Orleans and not able to film in London, where the comic actually takes place. I think we have a really similar tone. Dylan is, at heart, a hero. Some people would call him a womanizer, but it's not that. Dylan falls in love in every episode of the comics. He's not willy nilly, sleeping with women. He falls in love and then something tragic happens to the woman, in almost every episode.

IESB: Have you heard anything at all on the status of the Superman franchise? Is that something that you want to go back to?
Brandon: I would love to go back to Superman. As I have matured, as a person and as an actor, I feel like I have a lot more to give and would love to revisit the character, if I am given that opportunity. That was an amazing experience for me, and I look forward to doing it again, if I have the opportunity. And if not, then I move on and continue on. I'm grateful for all the other opportunities that I have and for the great films that I have coming out this year.

IESB: So you haven't actually heard anything from them, at this point?
Brandon: No, I have not.

Warner Home Video has released another clip from "Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths", the all-new DC Universe Animated Original PG-13 Movie coming February 23, 2010 from Warner Premiere, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation.

The 1:10 clip basically sets up the film's primary conflict with Lex Luthor (voiced by Chris Noth) explaining the plight of his Earth, and attempting to recruit the Justice League to join the battle against the Crime Syndicate. Enjoy:

DC Comics' "The Source" blog has posted another CW video clip from "Smallville: Absolute Justice".

"The episode introduces the team that preceded the Justice League - the Justice Society of America - and what legacy means in the DC Universe as it's hit hard by a villain from the JSA's past...so they think. Like I've said before, fans are going to want to watch the show as it airs and DVR this one so they can go back and catch everything. But it's also about introducing DC's universe to viewers who don't know it. Millions of people who have never heard of the Justice Society, Hawkman, Doctor Fate or Stargirl are going to meet them. I'm hoping this is just the start on introducing the DC Universe, and every character in it, to the rest of the world."

DC Comic's next venture into the realm of an animated series looks to be "Young Justice League". Very little is known at this point but the series appears to be in line with Teen Titans (collection of sidekicks and younger superheroes), a Young Avengers (new characters mimicking existing superheroes) of Her-Oes (de-aged characters in a new setting).

What is known is that Stephanie Lemelin (thanks to a recent blog entry) is doing one of the voices, that of Arrowette (pictured right).

WOW. Ok… I am beyond thrilled to announce that I was recently cast in the new animated series, YOUNG JUSTICE LEAGUE, based on the famous (and awesome!?) DC Comics. I seriously could not be more excited about being welcomed into this amazing family… what a fantastic way to start the new year! I will be voicing the character of Arrowette (see ridiculously hot avatar below!!! um, could I love her anymore?) as well as several supporting cast members… Due to the extreme popularity of this series, however, that’s about all I can say… for now. So excited, this is really a dream come true for me, I have ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A SATURDAY MORNING CARTOOON!!! Woohoo!

In a recent spoiler filled interview with AOL TV, Erica Durance divulged what's coming for the remaining episodes of Smallville. There's plenty to tell, from her scenes on "Absolute Justice" to possibly knowing about Clark's (Tom Welling) secret.

First off, we heard about Pam Grier's guest stint on "Absolute Justice" as the villain Amanda Waller. Apparently, she'll be sending Lois a mysterious package from Checkmate.

"They've introduced the fact that Amanda Waller has found Lois out of everyone because of how tenacious she is as a journalist," Erica Durance revealed. "And says that she will be in contact with her."

She went on to talk about the big event, which will air this Friday. "I think the fans will be really excited with all the introductions of these great superheroes," Durance continued. "And the whole point of it, really, is to continue on with this great storyline that they're doing, but also to show that other side of Clark and give them that window into learning more about him and his heroic side."

But one side of the story we've been waiting for is the time Lois finds out about what Clark's been hiding from her all these years. Even Erica Durance is wondering.

"That's kind of one of those existential questions," she said "Does she ever know? Does she know deep down? Who knows? I ask myself that all the time. I don't know what they have planned for me."

But as of now, the Smallville actress is pleased with how things are going between her character and Tom Welling's. "I like the secret. It keeps it interesting," she exclaimed. "There's got to be somebody that is in his camp, that is supportive, whether he tells the truth to her or not."

Check out the complete interview at AOL TV.

Congratulations to Samantha Forest who was chosen as the winner of the January contest for (1) DVD copy of "Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths". Your prize will be on it's way to you soon!

For our February contest, we have teamed once again with DC Direct to give away one (1) "Superman/Batman: Public Enemies" Superman Maquette based on designs from the animated movie.

Statue Description:
Sculpted by Derek Miller. This hand-painted cold-cast porcelain maquette of Superman is based on the art from the highly anticipated Warner Home Video made-for-DVD animated original movie, Superman/Batman: Public Enemies. Based on the DC Comics graphic novel from Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness. Measuring approximately 9.75” tall x 7” wide x 5” deep, the maquette includes a 4-color Certificate of Authenticity and is packaged in a 4-color box. Limited edition of 4000.

The world's first and greatest super-hero makes his debut in this newest edition in the Cinemaquette series, capturing the moment as the Man of Steel touches down to Earth. Constructed of polyurethane composite with realistic silicon skin, the SUPERMAN Cinemaquette's head is individually punched with real human hair.

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The CW have released the following official description for the Smallville Season 9 episode "Persuasion":

LOIS MOVES IN WITH CLARK — It is Valentine’s Day and while Clark (Tom Welling) is out on a date with Lois (Erica Durance), he unknowingly becomes infected by gemstone kryptonite, which has magical wish-fulfilling properties. Clark mentions to Lois that he wishes they had a more traditional relationship,so Lois quits the Daily Planet, moves in with Clark and starts planning their wedding. Still unaware of his new power, Clark also casually tells Chloe (Allison Mack) he wishes she would spend more time watching out for him, so an infected Chloe takes his wish to heart and sets her sights on a new target – Lois. Christopher Petry directed the episode written by Anne Cofell Saunders

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