A little over a week ago, Netflix premiered its modern retelling of the classic 60s sci-fi series Lost in Space, and while the streaming service is yet to give the green light to a second season, co-creators Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless have revealed that they are already hard at work planning the continuing adventures […]
Ready Player One passes $500 million at the global box office
It’s been a while since Steven Spielberg enjoyed a big hit at the box office, with his recent efforts such as Bridge of Spies, The BFG and The Post all grossing below $200 million around the world.However, his latest film Ready Player One, an adaptation of Ernest Cline’s cult novel, has now passed the $500 […]
Blumhouse developing Worst Roommate Ever for film and TV
According to Deadline, Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions has acquired the rights to the New York Magazine article Worst Roommate Ever, and is developing simultaneous film and TV adaptations.Worst Roommate Ever details the story of Alex Miller, a woman who let out a room in her apartment to Jed Creek, who was actually Jamison Bachman, a […]
The Angry Birds Movie 2 sets its voice cast
Having set a 2019 release date to coincide with the tenth anniversary of the hugely popular mobile game series, Sony Pictures and Rovio Entertainment have now unveiled the voice cast for The Angry Birds Movie 2, the sequel to the hit 2016 animated comedy.Reprising their roles from the first movie are Jason Sudeikis (Red), Josh […]
New Line and DC Films reportedly planning The Highwaymen movie
According to a report over at That Hashtag Show, New Line Cinema is looking to add a new DC Films project to its upcoming slate with an adaptation of Adam Freeman and Marc Bernardin’s limited series The Highwaymen. Here’s the official synopsis for the series, which was released in 2007:Two men. One drives, the other […]
Amazon and Skybound developing East of West and Transhuman TV adaptations
Deadline is reporting that Amazon Studios has added two comic book adaptations to its upcoming TV slate, teaming up with Robert Kirkman’s Skybound Entertainment to develop Jonathan Hickman’s East of West and Transhuman as hourlong drama series.East of West takes place in a reimagined Western landscape where America is divided into seven nation, and follows […]
Lorne Balfe to compose the score for Mission: Impossible – Fallout
Mission: Impossible – Fallout director Christopher McQuarrie has revealed on Twitter that the Emmy-nominated Lorne Balfe will be composing the score for this summer’s sixth instalment in the blockbuster spy series.Balfe’s credits include Terminator: Genisys, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, The LEGO Batman Movie, Ghost in the Shell, Geostorm, The Florida Project and Pacific […]
How to Train Your Dragon 3 gets an official title, will end the series
Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation are set to unleash the third movie in the How to Train Your Dragon series next March, and the studios have announced that the threequel is going by the title How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, and will serve as the end of the film series.Dean DeBlois is […]
Taika Waititi offers a few words on his plans for Akira
Although he’s currently in pre-production on his next film Jojo Rabbit – where he’ll portray an imaginary Hitler – director Taika Waititi also remains in development on the long-gestating live-action Akira movie.Waititi has previously said that he’s keen to adapt the original manga rather than the iconic anime film, and the Thor: Ragnarok helmer has reiterated […]
Steven Spielberg becomes first director to gross $10 billion at the worldwide box office
With his latest film Ready Player One hitting $500 million worldwide, Steven Spielberg has become the first director in history whose movies have crossed the $10 billion mark at the global box office.Spielberg has reached the total with 32 movies across his career, giving him a solid lead over the nearest competition, Peter Jackson, whose […]
