Having made his debut in last year’s Captain America: Civil War, Chadwick Boseman will soon reprise the role of T’Challa for February’s Black Panther movie, and Marvel legend Stan Lee has taken to Twitter to give his seal of approval to the actor. “In 1966 we brought Black Panther to the pages of Marvel,” wrote […]
New action-horror series Dark Fang tackles climate change
This November, Image Comics is set to launch the enw ecological action horror series Dark Fang from writer Miles Gunter (NYC Mech) and artist Kelsey Shannon (Bastard Samurai). When Valla lived, she was a fisherwoman. In death, she is a vampire, peacefully residing on the bottom of the ocean—until a mysterious dark plague descends upon […]
Seth Rogen and Good Universe producing R-rated comedy Good Boys
Deadline is reporting that Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s Point Grey Pictures is teaming up with Good Universe to produce a new R-rated comedy entitled Good Boys. The film has been written by Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky (The Office), who will make their feature directorial debuts on the project. Their previous credits include the […]
Fantasy novel The Fifth Season in development as TV series at TNT
Deadline is reporting that TNT is in early development on a TV adaptation of N.K. Jemisin’s Hugo Award-winning sci-fi fantasy novel The Fifth Season, which is being written by Leigh Dana Jackson (24: Legacy, Sleepy Hollow) with Dan Friedkin, Tim Kring and Justin Levy (All the Money in the World) serving as executive producers. The […]
Viz Media announces Naruto spinoff Naruto: Chibi Sasuke’s Sharingan Legend
Viz Media has announced the upcoming launch of Naruto: Chibi Sasuke’s Sharingan Legend, a comedy spinoff from the world’s most popular ninja manga series Naruto, which is set to hit stores this September. Uchiha Sasuke, the brooding loner who will do anything to avenge his clan and kill his older brother… Yes, this is that story, […]
Captain Marvel will not be undergoing a page one rewrite
A couple of days ago it was announced that Tomb Raider writer Geneva Robertson-Dworet is taking over scripting duties on Captain Marvel from Meg LeFauve and Nicole Perlman, who wrote the original screenplay for the upcoming Marvel blockbuster. And now, Guardians of the Galaxy writer Perlman has taken to Twitter to discuss the switch-up, revealing that Robertson-Dworet will […]
Stephen Daldry in talks to direct Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars spinoff
It looks like Ewan McGregor may be about to get his wish of reprising the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi, as THR is reporting that Oscar-nominated director Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, The Hours) is in talks with Lucasfilm to helm an Anthology movie based upon the legendary Jedi Knight. The site reports that talks are at […]
Godzilla: King of the Monsters director teases connection to original 1954 Godzilla
As production continues on Godzilla: King of the Monsters, director Michael Dougherty has taken to Twitter to share the following image, which features an interesting connection with Toho’s original 1954 movie… Godzilla fans will recognise the above as the Oxygen Destroyer, a weapon designed by Dr. Serizawa which is used to kill the King of the Monsters […]
First look at Saoirse Ronan as Mary, Queen of Scots
With principal photography now underway, Focus Features has released a first look image of Saoirse Ronan in the title role in Working Title Films’ Mary, Queen of Scots. Mary, Queen of Scots explores the turbulent life of the charismatic Mary Stuart. Queen of France at 16 and widowed at 18, Mary defies pressure to remarry. Instead, she returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her rightful throne. But Scotland and England […]
Stephen King adaptation It looks set to float with record-breaking September opening
Given that the first trailer absolutely smashed the record for most views in its first 24 hours with close to 200 million plays, Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema must surely be confident that they have a hit on their hands with the Stephen King adaptation It, and box office tracking seems to support that. […]
