Encore celebrates the late Patrick Swayze (The Beast, Ghost, Road House) with three films on Saturday, September 19 beginning at 4:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. – City of Joy – Swayze plays a disenchanted American surgeon who arrives in Calcutta seeking enlightenment – instead he’s mugged and taken to a free clinic in the slums, where he finds a new purpose for his life. 6:15 p.m. – Youngblood – As young hockey hotshots, Rob Lowe and Patrick Swayze make an unbeatable team in a film that counterpoints a tender love story with thrilling, on-ice action. 8:10 p.m. – Point Break – An FBI agent goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of…

Comic writer and artist Rob Liefeld recently talked with MTV and spilled some details about the upcoming adaptation of his title “Youngblood”. The movie is currently being scripted by J.P. Lavin and Chad Damiani, they are halfway through their first draft of the screenplay about the government-sanctioned and celebrity-ready superhero team who must grapple not only with various threats but also their own growing fame. The team first appeared in 1987 before gaining their own series in 1992 on Image Comics, which Liefeld formed with other comic book heavies, including Eric Larsen and Todd McFarlane. Story-wise, the veteran creator said the big-screen adaptation of “Youngblood” would focus on team members…

Variety is reporting that Brett Ratner is on board to direct a live-action adaptation of the comic book “Youngblood” for Reliance Big Entertainment, and Indian media conglomerate. “Youngblood” is a fictional superhero team that starred in their self-titled comic book, created by Rob Liefeld. The team made its debut as a backup feature in the 1987 one-shot “Megaton: Explosion” before later appearing in its own ongoing series in 1992 as the flagship publication for Image Comics, which Liefeld started with several other stars of the industry at the time, including “Spawn” creator Todd McFarlane. Through out their publishing history, they were originally published by Image Comics, later by Awesome Entertainment,…