Dwayne McDuffie, comic and animation writer, dies

Dwayne McDuffie, who wrote comic books for Marvel and DC and founded his own publishing company before crossing over to television and animation, has died. He was 49.

The Detroit native died Monday, a day after his birthday, DC Comics said. His cause and place of death weren’t immediately known.

McDuffie wrote comics for the New York-based DC and Marvel, including runs on Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, the Fantastic Four and the Justice League of America. He also penned several animated television shows and features, including the just-released “All-Star Superman” as well as “Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths” and the animated TV series “Static Shock” and “Ben 10: Alien Force.”

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The reason Bill Murray isn’t making Ghostbusters 3 is Ghostbusters 2

Will Ghostbuster 3 EVER get made? The script’s been done for awhile now, but Bill Murray just can’t seem to get around to reading it. And when Murray appeared on The Howard Stern Show this morning, he explained exactly why he’s in no rush.

The main reason that skimming the script is so low on his list of priorities is how far Ghostbusters 2 veered from what he thought it would be. According to Murray:

I only made one sequel and it was Ghostbusters 2 and it didn’t end up the way it was presented.

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Aidan Turner may abandon Being Human for The Hobbit

Aidan Turner has been playing the broody (and moody) vampire John Mitchell for three seasons of the BBC’s Being Human. But his being cast in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit—as well as dark events culminating in the third season of the show—may hint at a very sinister fate for the character.

Will John Mitchell bite the proverbial dust? And will his role on The Hobbit be to blame?

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