Geek News for Monday, November 9, 2009

Sony’s Risk, Piano Hero, F&#K YOU FREDRIC WERTHAM, and more in today’s geek news.

MOVIE NEWS

Sony Pictures has bought the movie rights to the board game Risk. (via Deadline Hollywood)

TELEVISION NEWS

Pam Grier has been cast as Amanda Waller, a DC Comics villainess, for a multiple episode arc, starting in the second JSA episode, Legends. (via Entertainment Weekly)

VIDEO GAME NEWS

You will soon be able to play and learn the piano on your DS and DS Lite, sorry DSi users. Easy Piano is due out in early 2010 and will use the GBA slot to attach a 13 key keyboard. (via Joystiq)

COMIC BOOK NEWS

Comic books are actually good for you at young ages, they improve your reading skills. SO F&#K YOU FREDRIC WERTHAM. (via Telegraph)

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS

Reeve Carney has been cast as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the troubled musical, Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark. (via Superhero Hype)