Warner Bros. has announced a DVD to Blu-ray upgrade program.  While the list doesn’t include all their titles, it’s at least a start.  According to WB, the process to upgrade is simple.  Consumers select the titles they want to upgrade on DVD2Blu.com, mail in their standard DVDs with pre-paid postage and a short time later receive copies of the same film on Blu-ray Disc.  If you mail in one DVD, it’s $7.95 plus shipping.  If you order more than $25, you’ll receive free shipping.

While some people haven’t been converted to Blu-ray, I’m all in.  I think the picture quality is amazing on Blu-ray and I definitely see a difference between DVD and the HD format.  All I can say is, if you have an 1080p TV, the format is absolutely worth the investment.  For a complete list of what WB is willing to upgrade and the full press release, hit the jump:

It’s taken nearly twenty years for Producer Joel Silver to bring DC Comics’ Sgt. Rock to the big screen.  The film has passed through numerous writers and directors and even in today’s comic-book-hero drenched cinema landscape, but it’s hard out there for a guy who just wants to serve his country even though he has no superpowers.  Now it looks like I Am Legend director Francis Lawrence is going take a shot at enlisting the character.  Hit the jump for details.

“Star Trek” director J.J. Abrams is once again using his producing magic to get another TV series off the ground.  Yes, I know that “What About Brian” and “Six Degrees” were both cancelled, but he’s had some success with the last two projects he helped launch, “Lost” and “Fringe”.  Now he’s going to try to give NBC a dramatic hit they sorely need in their line-up with “Undercovers”.  Hit the jump for details.

We missed some stories this past week.  We’re sorry.  But we did not forget them.  We never forget.  We’re like elephants and people who hold grudges.  With that in mind, here are some stories that are a little late but they’re still great.  You can enjoy them all after the jump.

If you’re wondering whatever happened to the Scarlet Speedster, tales his film adaptation’s death have been greatly exaggerated.  According to screenwriter Dan Mazeau, “The Flash” is still zipping along. and he should know since he’s the screenwriter currently working on the movie.  Put on your winged helmet and hit the jump for more on what’s happening with Barry Allen/Wally West/your-preferred-Flash-alter-ego.

Willy Wonka’s Great Glass Elevator may be able to go into space, but can it make it to Broadway?  Warner Bros., along with producers Sam Mendes and Caro Newling sure think so.  Four years after Warner Bros. showed audiences Tim Burton’s vision of the classic Roald Dahl tale, the wheels are in motion to bring the story, and the music, to the Great White Way.  Prolific Scottish playwright David Greig has been hired to write the play while Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (both of the “Hairspray” fame) have been brought on to compose the music.  More on the project after the jump.

You may recall our coverage of new DC Entertainment President, Diane Nelson’s, plan for the future direction of her division. Well, news is coming down the pipe that that new direction does not include The Man of Steel, as Nelson confirms that there are no present plans to bring the Last Son of Krypton to the silver screen in the near future. “We’ve obviously done a lot of great things behind the property in our history, and it’s a key part of our family,” says Nelson, “but we don’t have current plans behind Superman.” This comes as something of a surprise after all the talk about the future of the franchise, from James McTiegue’s comments on what he would do with the property, to comic writer Mark Millar’s constant threats to write a screenplay to reboot the series. Absorb some yellow sun rays and hit the jump to read more.

As we reported last week, mere days after Disney’s acquisition of Marvel and its well-organized slate of comic book adaptations, Warner Bros. countered by restructuring DC Comics into the WB. The result? DC Entertainment, a new division within Warner Bros. headed by Diane Nelson that will report directly to Warner Bros. Pictures Group President Jeff Robinov. She’s got big plans for DCE and new films featuring old favorites are only the start. Learn about her vision for DCE, how it represents a significant shift in the way comic book properties are viewed and whether or not Kanye West thought Dawn Ostroff got robbed after the jump.

I’m going to do my best trying to decipher the corporate ins-and-outs of the news that DC Comics is restructuring in order for its parent company Warner Bros to finally bring their major superhero properties to the big screen.  Hit the jump to have me comically (wordplay!) misunderstand everything.

[Update: We've added the full press release for the WB/DC-restructuring after jump]

The deal isn’t done but it’s too sensational a story to get bogged down in the corporate legalese and business intricacies when it comes to discussing one of 2009’s biggest entertainment deals of the year.  The $4 billion Disney-Marvel merger could have huge ramifications and while this is all speculation that is subject to further (and further, and further) reporting and interviews, I wanted to give my thoughts on this news because my thoughts are better than everyone else’s thoughts.  My thoughts are magic.

Hit the jump to read about my magic thoughts on the Disney and Marvel’s potential long-term relationship.

Bryan Singer (”Superman Returns”, “X2″) has now singed on to produce and develop a remake of 1981’s “Excalibur” for Warner Brothers. Singer has recently been in the news after it was announced that he would be directing a new take on “Battlestar Galactica”. The man loves his remakes, reboots, and revisions it seems. After the jump you can find out about which “X-Men” film Singer might have his eyes on as well as which classic story Singer will be remaking next.

Two big Comic-Con stories have broken today: the first is Comic-Con has confirmed Hall H will be able to show 3-D programming and Warner Bros. has released their Comic-Con plans.

With the announcement of Hall H going 3-D, this means James Cameron’s “Avatar” is now locked and loaded. While we all knew “Avatar” would be there in some capacity, we now know the exact location and it couldn’t be better. After all, the first time I see the footage, I want to see it with seven thousand other geeks! I’d expect an official announcement very soon.

The other bit of news is Warner Bros. announcing their plans. After the jump you can see what they’re planning on doing and when. Talent is still TBD on most of the films, but I’d imagine most of the casts will be there. Also, Megan Fox told me she’ll be there for Jonah Hex and if she’s going, I’d imagine everyone else will.

Expect a lot more Comic-Con announcements very soon.

Opening on May 21^st is director McG’s “Terminator Salvation”. If you follow me on Twitter, you know I saw the movie yesterday. Saying that, WB. has all of us under embargo from writing any thoughts on the film, so I apologize for not being able to say X XXXXX XXX XXXX XXX XXXXX XXXX XXX XXX XXXXXX XX XXXXXX.

Anyway, I just did the press junket today so I’ll soon be posting tons of interviews with the cast. Until then, take a look at 10 clips from the movie after the jump!

And for the two people that didn’t know they were making a new “Terminator” movie, I’ve also included the synopsis: