Hollywood seems to be embracing its comic book side these days. Along with mainstream characters like Batman, Iron Man and such, some lesser known comic book characters are coming out of the woodwork, like Peter Jackson/Steven Spielberg’s "Tintin," which is moving steadily forward.
The latest comic book/movie news is "Dead of Night," based on the Italian "Dylan Dog" comic book series which began in the 1980s. The story deals with all sorts of otherworldly creatures, and Taye Diggs is in talks to play the main villain, a vampire. You can catch Diggs currently in ABC’s "Private Practice."
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Simon Pegg revealed to the The Sunday Times back in September that Steven Spielberg had asked he and Nick Frost to play the Thompson Twins in "Tintin." 
At the time, it sounded more like a rumor than anything, but Ain’t It Cool News is reporting that it’s a done deal: "According to a reliable source not at all involved in the production, those rumblings we heard last fall about Simon Pegg and Nick Frost being cast as the Thomson and Thompson were right on the money. They’re in."
Ok, these guys don’t exactly look like twins (they’re pictured, in "Shaun of …read more