The recent spate of Stephen King adaptations is set to continue next year with the release of It: Chapter Two, In the Tall Grass, and a remake of the author’s bestseller Pet Sematary.King himself was initially concerned that the 1983 book was too dark and bleak for publication, and screenwriter Jeff Buhler (The Midnight Meat […]
Carol producer remaking Akira Kurosawa’s Ikiru
producer Stephen Woolley (Carol, On Chesil Beach) is developing a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s 1952 classic Ikiru.The news comes from a foreword in Woolley’s new book Scala Cinema: 1978 to 1993, where he writers “I’m reading a screenplay today for a version of [Ikiru] I commissioned that will be set in 1950s London, and which […]
Watch the first trailer for X-Men: Dark Phoenix
After unveiling a teaser poster yesterday, 20th Century Fox has now released the first trailer for X-Men: Dark Phoenix, which sees the X-Men forced into battling one of their own as Sophie Turner’s Jean Grey finds herself consumed by the Phoenix Force. Check out the trailer here, and let us know what you make of […]
Filming gets underway on Charlie’s Angels reboot
Elizabeth Banks has taken to Twitter to announce that production is now underway on Charlie’s Angels, the feature film reboot of the classic TV series (and subsequent 2000 and 2003 movies), which sees Kristen Stewart (Personal Shopper), Naomi Scott (Power Rangers) and Ella Balinska (Midsomer Murders) starring as a new generation of Angels. Continuing the legacy […]
IDW announces G.I. Joe: Sierra Muerte miniseries
IDW Publishing has announced that Michel Fiffe, creator of the critically acclaimed indie comic Copra, is set to bring his auteur style to the world of G.I. Joe with the brand new miniseries G.I. Joe: Sierra Muerte.“The opportunity to put my own spin on this iconic franchise was impossible to resist,” says Michel Fiffe. “I […]
Telltale seeking partners to complete The Walking Dead: The Final Season
As a result of last week’s news that Telltale Games has laid off the majority of its staff, we lost a number of hotly-anticipated upcoming titles including the sequel to The Wolf Among Us and the adaptation of Netflix’s Stranger Things.Perhaps most disappointing of all however was the news that Telltale would no long be […]
DC’s Birds of Prey finds its Huntress and Black Canary
Following on from yesterday’s release date announcement, we now have some major casting news on Warner Bros. and DC Films’ girl gang movie Birds of Prey.As revealed by Deadline, Warner and director Cathy Yan have found their Huntress in Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Fargo), while Jurnee Smollett-Bell (Underground) will portray the Black Canary.Both actresses were part of […]
Synopses for the first five episodes of Star Wars Resistance revealed
With less than two weeks to go until the premiere of Disney and Lucasfilm’s Star Wars Resistance, the official synopses for the first five episodes of the anime-inspired series have surfaced online, along with details of the guest stars who’ll feature; check them out here…The Recruit: Part 1Air Date – October 7thX-wing pilot Kazuda Xiono is recruited […]
Activision announces free Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 comic book series
Activision and Treyarch have announced the launch of an official – and completely free – Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 comic book series, which will introduce the main players in the game across 10 ten issues, the first three of which – Ruin, Prophet and Crash – are available now. Check out the cover […]
Rumour: Warner Bros. “loves” The Batman script, aiming to shoot Summer 2019
After more than a year of working on the screenplay, it was reported last week that Matt Reeves had completed his first draft of the script for The Batman and delivered this to Warner Bros. and DC Films.Well, if a new rumour from El Mayimbe is to be believed, Warner executives are said to be […]
