Having snapped up the live-action rights to the Japanese light novel series Sword Art Online back in 2016, Skydance Television has now set Patrick Massett and John Zinman (Friday Night Lights, The Blacklist) to serve as showrunners, writers and executive producers on the planned series. The pilot episode of Sword Art Online will be penned […]
David Cronenberg’s Scanners is heading to the small screen for a TV adaptation
According to Deadline, Michael Ellenberg’s Media Res and Bron Studios have come out successful in a bidding war for the TV rights to David Cronenberg’s classic sci-fi horror Scanners, and are currently developing a small screen adaptation of the movie. Released in 1981, Scanners revolves around a group of people with telekinetic powers called “scanners”, […]
Scott Derrickson announces that filming is underway on Snowpiercer pilot
Sinister and Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson has taken to Instagram to announce that filming is underway on the pilot episode of Snowpiercer, a TV adaptation of the French graphic novel La Transperceneige and the subsequent film version from Boon Joon-ho. https://www.instagram.com/p/BZflJUjl5aw/ Snowpiercer is set seven years after the Earth has become a frozen wasteland, forcing […]
Monica Bellucci to star in sci-fi horror Nekromancer
Deadline is reporting that Monica Bellucci has signed on to star in Nekromancer, a new horror movie from Australian filmmakers Kiah and Tristan Roach-Turner (Wyrmwood). Plot details on Nekromancer are being kept under wraps, but the outlet states that the “genre-mashing sci-fi horror [will] see the return of the Wyrmwood directors to the mix of […]
James Gunn says Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 won’t feature any resurrections
Warning. Spoilers for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 follow… Over the years, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has developed a bit of a reputation for fake deaths, with the likes of Agent Coulson, Bucky Barnes, Pepper Potts, Loki and Nick Fury all thought to died at one point or another, before making their triumphant and […]
Nicolas Winding Refn’s Maniac Cop reboot is dead
Having spent several years in development, it was reported earlier this year that the Nicolas Winding Refn-produced Maniac Cop was set to finally move forward this summer under director John Hyams (Universal Soldier: Regeneration) from a script by Ed Brubaker (Captain America: The Winter Soldier). However, since then we’ve had no further updates, and it seems […]
Peter Serafinowicz voicing Kang the Conqueror in LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2
Having portrayed the character of Garthan Saal in Guardians of the Galaxy, Peter Serafinowicz is returning to the Marvel universe this November, with CBM reporting that he is set to lend his voice to the villainous Kang the Conquerer in the upcoming video game sequel LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2. Serafinowicz has previously provided voices for LEGO […]
Pretty Little Liars creators set The Heiresses pilot at ABC
Following on from the news that Freeform has given a pilot order to Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists, Deadline is reporting that Pretty Little Liars creator I. Marlene King and author Sara Shepard are reuniting for an adaptation of Shepard’s 2014 novel The Heiresses, which has received a put pilot commitment from ABC. The Heiresses […]
Jason Blum on Todd McFarlane directing the Spawn reboot
After years in development, Spawn creator Todd McFarlane finally found a home for his long-planned big screen reboot of his classic comic book series back in July in Blumhouse Productions, with the studio granting McFarlane his wish to retain full creative control, as well as directing the project. Spawn will mark McFarlane’s directorial debut, and […]
Marvel’s Inhumans Season 1 Episodes 1 & 2 Review – ‘Behold… The Inhumans’ and ‘Those Who Would Destroy Us’
Martin Carr reviews the first two episodes of Marvel’s Inhumans… Presented in IMAX cinemas before arriving on television, Inhumans comes with baggage. To begin with there is that Marvel logo which now carries a certain expectation and quality assurance. Coupled with American network ABC it was supposed to mark the first true crossover of a […]
