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My Chemical Romance Singer Comic Book Coming To Theatres

Eva Lam — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:52:53 +0000

Although Gerard Way is probably best known as the frontman of My Chemical Romance, fans may also know the singer as the creator of the Dark Horse comic “The Umbrella Academy.” Now, Way’s story is making the leap to the big screen.

Universal Pictures is adapting the comic into a feature film, with “Constantine” scribe Mark Bomback tapped to pen the screenplay, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Besides the 2005 DC Comics adaptation starring Keanu Reeves, Bomback’s writing credits include “Live Free or Die Hard” and the recently-released “Race to Witch Mountain.”

“The Umbrella Academy” revolves around a group of disbanded superheroes who reunite after the death of their mentor, Sir Reginald Hargreeves. An alien disguised as a wealthy entrepreneur, Hargreeves adopted the members of the team soon after their birth and trained them to save the world. With his passing, the superheroes must carry on the mission.

The comics were first published as a six-issue miniseries in 2007 and won the title of best limited series at last year’s Eisner Awards, which honour creative achievement in American comic books. A second miniseries is in the works.

My Chemical Romance To Cover Bob Dylan For ‘Watchmen’

Eva Lam — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:22:31 +0000

My Chemical Romance is set to cover a classic Bob Dylan tune for the upcoming “Watchmen” movie.

Director Zack Snyder told MTV News that MCR frontman Gerard Way, being a “huge fan” of the graphic novel on which the film is based, made the first move.

“Honestly, he contacted me, just as a fan,” Snyder said of Way, who studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York City and is working on a comic-book series for Dark Horse called “The Umbrella Academy.”

“[He wanted] to say like: ‘I hope the movie’s cool.’ And then we went, ‘Hey, maybe we can do something.’”

Snyder, who previously directed the epic “300,” revealed that they are currently working with MCR on putting together a song for the end titles, with one of the possible covers being “Desolation Row” off of Dylan’s 1965 album “Highway 61 Revisited.”

The director said he has listened to some of the band’s initial Dylan demos and described them as “pretty freaking cool.”

MCR’s cover aside, the movie’s soundtrack is set to feature original versions of songs from the ’60s through to the ’80s, including Jimi Hendrix and Simon & Garfunkel.

Created by Alan Moore, the “Watchmen” series was first published from 1986 to 1987 and revolves around a group of unconventional superheroes who are forced to confront a conspiracy.

The graphic novel made it onto Time Magazine’s 2005 list of “the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to the present,” where it was praised as “a heart-pounding, heartbreaking read and a watershed in the evolution of a young medium.”

The movie, starring Patrick Wilson, Billy Crudup and Jeffrey Dean Morgan, will hit theatres in spring 2009.

Ill My Chemical Romance Guitarist Quits Tour

andPOP Staff — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 15:12:03 +0000

Illness has forced MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE star FRANK IERO to pull the plug on the group’s European tour and head home to America.

Frontman GERARD WAY announced Iero was heading home during the band’s recent Wembley Arena show in London, but he refused to divulge details of his bandmates medical issues.

Iero also left the group during their January tour in Japan after developing an infection in his sinuses.

My Chemical Romance guitar technician MATT CORTES has been drafted in to replace Iero for the remaining dates of the group’s European tour, which ends in Denmark next week.

Way Seeks Comfort From Billie Joe

andPOP Staff — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 16:52:59 +0000

MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE frontman GERARD WAY struggles to deal with fame and often turns to GREEN DAY star BILLIE JOE for advice.

Way admits he finds it difficult being a role model for youngsters, and is grateful to have found a friend in the AMERICAN IDIOT singer – although he doesn’t want to trouble the star with all his problems.

He says, “The problem is, there aren’t many people I can ask for advice. From time to time I’ve talked to Billie Joe from Green Day.

“He’s the type of guy I can talk to all day, but he’s having downtime at the minute so I don’t want to bother him.”

My Chemical Romance Star Still Ashamed Of Drunken Behaviour

andPOP Staff — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 13:39:30 +0000

MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE frontman GERARD WAY is still ashamed of video footage featuring him intoxicated and throwing up.

THE BLACK PARADE rocker is a recovering alcoholic and he only has to look at his band’s 2006 live DVD LIFE ON THE MURDER SCENE whenever he feels like having a few stiff drinks to realise how foolish he is when he’s drunk.

The footage features a drunken Way throwing up behind a tour bus – behaviour he is not keen to repeat.

He explains, “One of the hardest things to deal with is looking foolish.”

But Way insists his drunken behaviour, caught on camera, will help fans who think it’s cool to drink away their troubles.

He adds, “It was important to show how foolish I was and send a message that there’s no glamour (in that).”

The video footage was shot two years ago before the singer/songwriter sought help for his drinking problem.

Britain Vs America At NME Awards

andPOP Staff — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 13:52:15 +0000

ARCTIC MONKEYS, KASABIAN, THE KILLERS, MUSE and MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE will lead the way at this year’s NME Awards, after scoring four nominations each.

After winning three awards at last year’s ceremony, Arctic Monkeys have returned strongly with nods in the Best British Band, Best Live Band, Best Album and Best Music DVD categories.

American rockers My Chemical Romance and The Killers will compete for Best International Band with CSS, THE STROKES and WE ARE SCIENTISTS.

Elsewhere there were nominations for OASIS, THE FOO FIGHTERS, BABYSHAMBLES, DIRTY PRETTY THINGS, THOM YORKE and JARVIS COCKER.

The winners will be voted for by readers of British music bible NME (New Musical Express). The ceremony will take place in London on March 1.

My Chemical Romance Laugh Off Kasabian Criticism

andPOP Staff — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 03:33:42 +0000

MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE frontman GERARD WAY has branded KASABIAN “ignorant”, after the British band recently slammed his records as “ventriloquists’ music.”

The WELCOME TO THE BLACK PARADE singer insists he was amused by Kasabian star TOM MEIGHAN’s comments.

Meighan said, “It’s like ventriloquists’ music. It’s weird and dark. They don’t have anything positive to say. The only good news is that it won’t last. These clowns won’t be around for much longer.

“Their make-up will flake off and the scene will die out. And it can’t happen soon enough.”

But Way hits back, “It was obviously meant as a slam, but it was so poorly worded that it ended up sounding like a compliment!. ‘Weird and dark’… that just makes them kind of ignorant.

“This band has never had a bulls**t war ever. I haven’t found an opponent worthy enough yet.

“If you’re gonna take me on, you’d better have the balls for it! If you’re gonna talk s**t about us, you’d better have the juice. And we haven’t found anybody with the juice yet.”

Interview: My Chemical Romance Releases The Black Parade

andPOP Staff — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 18:27:54 +0000

New Jersey band My Chemical Romance has returned in a big way with their sophomore release, “The Black Parade.”

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My Chemical Romance burst onto the scene in 2004 with the release of their platinum-selling “Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge.”

“The Black Parade” debuted at number two in the U.S. this week with sales of over 200,000 copies.

andPOP caught up with My Chemical Romance during a promotional stop in Toronto. Watch the interview to hear about their collaboration with Liza Minnelli, the theme of the album and much more.

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Interview by: Amy Sharaf

My Chemical Romance – Welcome To The Black Parade

andPOP Staff — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 14:41:16 +0000

My Chemical Romance – Welcome To The Black Parade

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My Chemical Romance Releasing CD/DVD Set

andPOP Staff — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 17:05:30 +0000

My Chemical Romance is set to release a CD/DVD set chronicling their whirlwind rise to fame over the past 12 months, according to MTV.

Entitled “Life on the Murder Scene,” the CD part of the combo will feature rare tracks and demos, while the DVD will feature videos, live performances, online content and a video diary that follows the band’s progress since its inception.

MCR’s record label, Reprise, says the package will be released sometime early next year.

With a winning mix of goth and punk, the New Jersey band’s breakthrough album, “Three Cheers for Revenge,” has gone platinum in the U.S. MCR is currently headlining its first arena tour in the States, which will end in Baltimore on Oct. 21.