Back in December of last year it was reported that Sony had won a bidding war for the feature film rights to Scott Snyder and Jeff Lemire’s graphic novel A.D.: After Death, and now Deadline is reporting that Christopher MacBride has signed on to write and direct. MacBride previously wrote and directed the found footage […]
Preview of The X-Files: Origins – Dog Days of Summer #3
IDW releases The X-Files: Origins – Dog Days of Summer #3 this Wednesday, and we’ve got a preview of the issue for you here; check it out… Before the FBI, before the X-Files, they were just two teenagers in search of the truth. On Martha’s Vineyard, a strange encounter with a deaf girl sends 13-year-old […]
Girls Trip sequel in development
With a domestic box office haul of $105 million from a production budget of just $19 million, it will come as little surprise to hear that development is underway on a sequel to the hit comedy Girls Trip. “We’re definitely talking about it,” producer Will Packer tells Vulture. “The only thing harder than opening a […]
‘Resistance’ concludes in The X-Files #17, check out a preview here
The ‘Resistance’ storyline reaches its conclusion this Wednesday in The X-Files #17, and we have a preview of the issue for you here; take a look… “Resistance,” Part 4 (of 4): The final piece of the puzzle falls into place, threatening to send Mulder over the line, just as shadowy forces are revealed to have […]
Lorenzo di Bonaventura developing graphic novel Guntown for various platforms
Deadline is reporting that producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura has teamed with writers Bob Quinn and Andy Shapiro to develop a graphic novel entitled Guntown, which he plans to produce for multiple platforms, including film, TV and video games. According to the site, Guntown is set in “a not-too-distant future where the federal government passes the […]
Ed Skrein exits Hellboy reboot over whitewashing controversy
Last week it was announced that Ed Skrein had joined the cast of the Hellboy reboot in the role of Major Ben Daimio, a member of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense, and an Asian character. As one might expect, Skrein’s casting caused some controversy over the whitewashing of the character, and the actor […]
Evangeline Lilly suits up in first image from Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp
To mark what would have been the 100th birthday of legendary comic creator Jack Kirby, Evangeline Lilly has taken to Twitter to unveil the first image from the Marvel sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp, which sees her character Hope Van Dyne suited up as The Wasp (sans helmet and wings). Check it out here… SEE […]
Game of Thrones sets new ratings record with season 7 finale
Despite being plagued by leaks, HBO has enjoyed enormous success with the seventh season of Game of Thrones, and that continued last night as the finale ‘The Dragon and the Wolf’ set a new ratings record. The super-sized episode was watched by 12.1 million viewers live on HBO, with 16.5 million viewers in total when […]
Marc Webb to direct Westboro Baptist Church film This Above All
According to Variety, Marc Webb (The Amazing Spider-Man, Gifted) has signed on to direct This Above All, a feature film based on the life story of Megan Phelps-Roper, a former member of the infamous Westboro Baptist Church. The granddaughter of Westboro founder Fred Phelps, Phelps-Roper grew up preaching the church’s hate speech, before coming to […]
Robert Downey Jr.’s Perry Mason reboot gets new writers
In August of last year, it was announced that Robert Downey Jr. was teaming with True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto for a reboot of the classic legal drama Perry Mason, with Downey set to take on the role made famous by Raymond Burr. However, with Pizzolatto’s focus now on a third season of True Detective, Deadline […]
