Having been part of Relativity Media’s slate before its collapse, the Gerard Butler and Gary Oldman action thriller Hunter Killer has now secured a U.S. release thanks to Summit Entertainment, which will open the movie this October. Directed by Donovan Marsh and based upon Don Keith and George Wallace’s novel Firing Point, the film sees […]
Zombie thriller Train to Busan is getting a VR adaptation
Director Yeon Sang-ho’s acclaimed South Korean zombie thriller Train to Busan is set to receive the VR treatment, Variety has revealed. According to the site, Singapore’s Vividthree Productions has picked up the rights from Contents Panda to deliver a piece of location-based virtual reality entertainment, as well as a VR video game. “This is one […]
Jason David Frank stars in live-action Power Rangers: Shattered Grid trailer
Next week sees the launch of Power Rangers: Shattered Grid, a comic book event which sees the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers squarring off against Lord Drakkon, a villainous Tommy Oliver from an alternate dimension. To whet our appetites for the event – which will span the pages of Boom! Studios’ Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #24-#30, Saban’s Go Go […]
Amy Adams in talks for The True American
Earlier this week it was announced that Mark Ruffalo (Thor: Ragnarok) and Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick) are set to star in Pablo Larrain’s (Jackie) next film The True American, and now comes word from Variety that Amy Adams (Arrival, Justice League) is also in talks to join the project. The True American is based […]
A Backdraft sequel will reportedly start shooting in April
According to Moviehole, Universal Pictures is in development on a sequel to Ron Howard’s action drama Backdraft, with the studio reportedly tapping director Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego (Apollo 18, Open Grave) to helm the project. The site reports that the tentatively-titled Backdraft II will revolve around Sean McCaffrey, the now-adult son of Kurt Russell’s character from the […]
Lena Dunham’s Camping adds Juliette Lewis, Bridget Everett, Brett Gelman and more
Earlier this week it was announced that David Tennant has joined Jennifer Garner in HBO’s upcoming series Camping from the Girls duo of Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner, and now comes word from THR that the show has filled out its supporting cast. According to the site, Garner and Tennant will be joined by Juliette […]
Go Beneath the Dark Crystal with Boom! and The Jim Henson Company
Boom! Studios and The Jim Henson Company have announced the upcoming launch of Jim Henson’s Beneath the Dark Crystal, an all-new twelve issue limited series set to debut in July 2018. Writer Adam Smith (Jim Henson’s Labyrinth 2017 Special) and rising-star artist Alexandria Huntington unveil a new sequel to the hit film as Kensho arrives […]
TV adaptation of superhero comic book series Astro City in development
FremantleMedia North America has snapped up the rights to writer Kurt Busiek and artists Brent Anderson and Alex Ross’ superhero comic book series Astro City and is in development on a TV adaptation. Originally debuting in 1995 at Image Comics, and currently published by DC, Astro City takes place in the titular metropolis, where it […]
Marvel confirms that Hawkeye is “part of the world” of Avengers: Infinity War
Having been absent from all of the marketing material so far (including the credits list of the latest poster), it’s understandable why fans of Hawkeye are starting to get a little concerned that Jeremy Renner’s Clint Barton may not have much – if anything – to do in next month’s Avengers: Infinity War. We have […]
Street Fighter is heading to the small screen for new TV series Street Fighter: World Warrior
Entertainment One and The Mark Gordon Company are set to produce and finance a TV adaptation of Capcom’s iconic video game series Street Fighter, which is being produced by Joey Ansah, Jacqueline Quella and Mark Wooding, the team behind the Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist and Street Fighter: Resurrection web series. Originally announced as a web series […]
