Just when you think they're out of Top Cow properties, another one gets optioned. We have Witchblade, Magdalena, and Fathom all cooking in pre-production. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Top Cow is re-teaming with Platinum Studios and Threshold Entertainment to give Aphrodite IX her turn. The series centered on a female cyborg who goes on undercover missions that result in episodes of amnesia. She realizes she's an assassin -- and with that awareness comes a distaste for her mission, as well as human dreams and desires. As she seeks clues to her past and her true identity, she stumbles on a government conspiracy of cyborgs who are going all SkyNet on the government. And yes, she does it all while wearing a skimpy costume -- how ever did you guess? Here I should mention the film will be shot in 3-D ... I'm really surprised it took Top Cow and 3-D so long to find one another.

There's no director yet, and producers are currently looking for a hottie to play Aphrodite. "This is just the kind of franchise we love: a visually stunning world, amazing effects, a great story and a hot, kick-ass babe in the lead," producer Larry Kasanoff said. "What could be better?" If only there was a Top Cow equivalent for chicks, eh? Oh wait ... there is! It's called X-Men Origins: Wolverine and I just happen to have some very nice new, musclebound stills courtesy of X-Men Films:




And now back to the boys and their fantasies -- Edgar Wright has posted the latest Scott Pilgrim character photo on his photo stream, and it's of Mae Whitman as Roxy Richter. Roxy is one of the seven evil exes, and was Ramona's college roommate. She also happens to be a half-ninja with killer eye makeup: