Amazon has announced that it has renewed its supernatural anthology series Lore for a second season, which will see Sean Crouch (The Exorcist, Numb3rs) coming in to serve as showrunner.Based on the award-winning podcast by Aaron Mahnke, Lore features narration, archive footage, cinematic footage and animation in order to explore disturbing real life tales that […]
R.I.P. Benjamin Melniker (1913 – 2018)
If you’ve seen a Batman movie – live-action or animated – over the past thirty years, you’ll have seen the name Benjamin Melniker listed as an executive producer alongside Michael E. Uslan. And sadly, Uslan has taken to Facebook today to announce that Melniker has passed away at the age of 104.https://www.facebook.com/TheMichaelUslan/photos/a.654623804600744.1073741825.385460978183696/1751485604914553/?type=3&theaterInspired by the success […]
X-Men: The New Mutants to undergo significant reshoots, will add an extra character
Last month 20th Century Fox announced that it has decided to push back the release of its X-Men spinoff The New Mutants almost a year, with the Josh Boone-directed film now set to open in February 2019 rather than April of this year.Officially, the reason given was to “avoid an overlap with X-Men movies in certain overseas marketplace, […]
Black Panther fans launch petition for Wakanda TV series
As Black Panther continues to tear up the box office following another record-breaking weekend, it seems that fans are clamouring for more of Marvel’s latest superhero franchise – so much so that one fan, Eric Hamilton, has launched a petition lobbying Marvel for a TV spinoff.Posted on Change.org, the petition calls for a TV show […]
First images from Australian sci-fi horror Nekromancer
Back in October of last year we brought you some news about Nekromancer, the new sci-fi horror from Australian filmmakers Kiah and Tristan Roach-Turner, directors of the cult 2014 post-apocalyptic zombie feature Wyrmwood. And now, thanks to Dark Horizons, we’ve got a few first-look images from the new project…Plot details for Nekromancer are being kept under […]
Fox developing a Silver Surfer movie from Brian K. Vaughan
Despite the impending takeover from Disney, it seems that its business as usual at 20th Century Fox for the time being, which also means the studio is pushing full steam ahead with its Marvel movie plans.A few weeks ago it was revealed that Deadpool director Tim Miller and comic book writer Brian Michael Bendis are […]
First glimpse of Zachary Levi in costume as Shazam
With filming on Warner Bros.’ latest DC Extended Universe blockbuster Shazam! now underway, a set photo has surfaced online which gives us our first glimpse of Zachary Levi (Thor: The Dark World) in costume as Billy Batson’s adult superhero alter-ego.https://twitter.com/omelete/status/968541881444560897It’s difficult to really judge the costume based on the above photo, but as revealed by […]
Joaquin Phoenix plays down Joker casting report
Earlier this month it was reported that director Todd Phillips (The Hangover) has identified Joaquin Phoenix as his choice to play the Clown Prince of Crime in Warner Bros.’ standalone DC movie exploring the origin of the iconic Batman villain The Joker.Well, it seems that is news to Phoenix, who played down the report when […]
Vin Diesel-headlined Bloodshot movie reportedly starting production in May
Having secured a lead last month in Vin Diesel, it seems that Sony is gearing up to begin production on its Valiant Entertainment comic book adaptation Bloodshot this May, according to Omega Underground.Created by Kevin Van Hook, Don Perlin and Bob Layton in 1992, Bloodshot tells the story of Raymond Garrison, a mortally wounded soldier who’s resurrected […]
Synopsis for Star Wars: Last Shot – A Han and Lando Novel
With the release of Solo: A Star Wars Story fast approaching, we’ll soon see the arrival of a new selection of tie-in books, one of which – Star Wars: Last Shot by Daniel Jose Older – will explore the further adventures of Han Solo and Lando Calrissian, both prior to and before the events of […]
