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 explores […]
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 of […]
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 sequel […]
Joel Edgerton reunites with David Michod for The King
Having co-written the script, Joel Edgerton is set to reunite with Animal Kingdom director David Michod on his upcoming Netflix film The King, where he’ll join Oscar-nominee Timothee Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name).The King is described as a modern-day adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Henry IV and Henry V, and sees Chalamet portraying the young […]
Alejandro Jodorowsky’s El Topo rides again at Boom! Studios
Boom! Studios has announced the upcoming release of The Sons of El Topo Volume One: Cain, a hardcover original graphic novel from legendary filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky and virtuosic illustrator José Ladrönn.A sequel to the 1970 Mexican Acid Western film written, scored, directed by and starring Alejandro Jodorowsky himself, tells the story of El Topo—a bandit without […]
Unleash George, Ralph and Lizzie upon your city with Rampage: AR experience
With Dwayne Johnson’s Rampage set to open in three weeks, Warner Bros. has launched a brand new augmented reality app for the adaptation of the classic arcade game, which allows people to unleash genetically super-sized creatures in the biggest environments possible and will bring the destruction of the upcoming movie into their world.Fans can launch and scale […]
Christopher Eccleston explains his acrimonious Doctor Who exit
Last week, actor Christopher Eccleston shared some rather harsh words of criticism about two of the blockbuster movies on his C.V. in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and Thor: The Dark World, as well as accusing the BBC of blacklisting him following his departure from Doctor Who after a single season back in 2005.Now, […]
Wonder Woman was the most profitable superhero movie of 2017, and most profitable DCEU film to date
Warner Bros. scored a rare win for the DC Extended Universe last year with Wonder Woman. Not only did it win over fans and critics alike, but it also went on to gross $822 million around the globe.While this was less than Marvel and Sony’s Spider-Man: Homecoming ($880.2 million) and second to Batman v Superman: […]
Frank Oz explains how his Yoda cameo in Star Wars: The Last Jedi came about
Frank Oz made his return to the galaxy far, far away this past September as Master Yoda made a surprise cameo in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, popping up in Force Ghost form on Ahch-To to offer some words of wisdom to his former padawan Luke Skywalker.Speaking to IGN, Oz has discussed how his cameo […]
Marvel allowed Avengers: Infinity War writers “big swings” with regards to character deaths
In a little over a month’s time, Avengers: Infinity War will hit theaters around the world as Marvel brings together its entire Cinematic Universe for what promises – along with its as-yet-untitled sequel Avengers 4 – to serve as both the culmination of the first ten years of the MCU, and a new beginning for […]
