Boom! Studios has announced the upcoming publication of The Grand Abyss Hotel, an original graphic novel from writer Marcos Prior and artist David Rubin, which is set in a world where big business and fake news manage social order until a rebellion breaks out. “We created The Grand Abyss Hotel in the spirit of the greatest […]
Andie MacDowell and Nathalie Emmanuel join Four Weddings and a Funeral TV series
Having starred opposite Hugh Grant in the original 1994 film, actress Andie MacDowell has now signed on for a guest role in the upcoming Hulu series inspired by the hit romantic comedy Four Weddings and a Funeral, while Game of Thrones‘ Nathalie Emmanuel has replaced Jessica Williams (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald) as the […]
Robert Zemeckis’ Roald Dahl adaptation The Witches will reportedly take place in Alabama in 1969
Earlier this year it was revealed that Back to the Future and Forest Gump helmer Robert Zemeckis is set to direct a new adaptation of the classic Roald Dahl children’s book The Witches, and now Omega Underground has revealed some alleged plot details for the new film. According to the site, Zemeckis’ take on The Witches will shift the […]
Marvel Studios’ Kevin Feige describes his last ever meeting with Stan Lee
As fans continue to mourn the passing of Stan Lee, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige – the man responsible for bringing many of Lee’s creations to life so successfully with the Marvel Cinematic Universe – has penned a heartfelt tribute to the comic book legend over at Entertainment Weekly, during which he described his final […]
Peter Weller reportedly turns down Neill Blomkamp’s RoboCop Returns
After failing to get his Alien sequel off the ground, District 9 director Neill Blomkamp has since turned his attention to another sci-fi classic in RoboCop, with the filmmaker currently in development on the sequel RoboCop Returns. Back in August, Blomkamp suggested that he was looking to lure RoboCop and RoboCop II star Peter Weller […]
R.I.P. Nicolas Roeg (1928 – 2018)
British filmmaker Nicolas Roeg, director of the BAFTA-nominated horror classic Don’t Look Now, has passed away aged 90, his family has revealed. Born in London in 1928, Roeg began his career in the film industry as a clapper board operator before working in the camera department on a number of films, including Far From the […]
Daniel Radcliffe explains why he’ll never watch Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
It’s fast closing in on a decade since Daniel Radcliffe last took on the role of the Boy Who Lived in 2011’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, but J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World is still going strong with Warner Bros.’ recently releasing the second instalment of the Fantastic Beasts spinoff series, and […]
The Great Gatsby reimagining Gatz in development for TV
Former Warner Bros. chief Greg Silverman’s Stampede is teaming with YouTube Premium for Gatz, a TV reimagining of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Deadline reports that the series is a retelling of the novel, which is based on the academic theory that Fitzgerald wrote Jay Gatsby as a mixed race man. It will explore […]
Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected is getting a reboot
Having brought John le Carre’s The Night Manager and The Little Drummer Girl to the small screen, The Ink Factory is now turning its attention to Roald Dahl for an adaptation of Tales of the Unexpected. According to Deadline, The Ink Factory’s Simon and Stephen Cornwell are working closely with the Roald Dahl Story Company […]
Woody Woodpecker returns with new animated series, watch the trailer here
In 2017, Universal launched a number of YouTube channels dedicated to the beloved cartoon character Woody Woodpecker featuring content from the classic original cartoons and its 1999 revival The New Woody Woodpecker Show, and now comes word that a brand new series is set to arrive this December. The new cartoons – the first in […]
