Warning. Spoilers for Venom’s post-credit scene follows… It may be separate from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but Sony’s Venom took a leaf out of the MCU playbook with regards to post credits scenes, with the film featuring a stinger that set up the introduction of fan favourite villain Carnage in the inevitable sequel. In said […]
Filming underway on comic book adaptation Last Days of American Crime
Back in July it was announced that Emmy Award-nominated The Assassination of Gianni Versace star Edgar Ramirez is set to headline a feature film adaptation of Rick Remender’s (Deadly Class) comic book series Last Days of American Crime, and now Remender has taken to Twitter to announce that filming is underway… https://twitter.com/Remender/status/1059525793179521024 Last Days of American Crime takes place “in […]
Disney officially announces Tom Hiddleston’s Loki return for Marvel TV series
Yesterday, Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger officially unveiled the Mouse House’s upcoming streaming service, Disney+, during which he confirmed previous reports that Tom Hiddleston will be reprising his role as the God of Mischief for a live-action Marvel Studios series based around Loki. Hiddleston first portrayed Loki in 2011’s Thor before battling Earth’s Mightiest […]
Being Human creator to write Gormenghast TV series
Earlier this year it was revealed that Neil Gaiman (American Gods) and Akiva Goldsman (Star Trek: Discovery) had been tapped to develop a TV series based upon author Mervyn Peake’s Gormenghast book series for Freemantle North America, and now it has been announced that Being Human creator Toby Whithouse has signed on as a writer […]
David Lowery teams with A24 for fantasy epic Green Knight
Filmmaker David Lowery (A Ghost Story) is set to reunite with A24 for the fantasy epic Green Knight, a retelling of the medieval tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Deadline has revealed. The tale recounts the exploits of the chivalrous and loyal Sir Gawain, a knight of King Arthur’s Round Table, who – in a test […]
Rogue One’s Cassian Andor to lead new Star Wars TV series
Disney and Lucasfilm’s feature film plans for the Star Wars saga may be a little up in the air post-Star Wars: Episode IX, with Disney chief Bob Iger having told fans to expect a “slowdown” in the wake of Solo: A Star Wars Story’s disappointing box office run. It would seem however that this slowdown […]
Explorers TV pilot in development from Cary Fukunaga and David Lowery
Deadline is reporting that Cary Fukunaga (True Detective) and David Lowery (The Old Man and the Gun) are teaming up for a TV adaptation of Joe Dante’s cult 80s sci-fi adventure Explorers. Released in 1985 and starring Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix and Jason Presson, and follows a sci-fi obsessed boy who has a recurring dream about […]
Allison Janney to star in Bad Robot’s Lou
J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot has enlisted Oscar-winner Allison Janney (I, Tonya) to star in Lou, a dramatic thriller described as a tonal mix of Thelma and Louise and Taken. THR reports that the film will follow “a young woman and her landlord, Lou, who team up to track down the former’s child after the girl […]
Red Dead Redemption 2 outsells its predecessor in just 8 days
After a monster opening weekend where it racked up $725 million in retail sales (the second biggest entertainment launch of all time after Grand Theft Auto V), Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption 2 has now hit another milestone. In its first eight days on sale, the critically-acclaimed western has shifted 17 million copies worldwide, topping the […]
The CW developing Vertigo comic book adaptation Survivors’ Club
The CW is looking to add another DC-related project to its slate, although rather than extending the Arrowverse, this time it is turning to the Vertigo imprint for an adaptation of the comic book series Survivors’ Club. The potential series is being written by Jared Frieder (Sweet/Vicious) and takes place in a world where horror […]
