Having acquired the big screen rights to J. Scott Campbell and Andy Hartnell’s comic book series back in 2017, Constantin Film has now found a director for its planned Danger Girl movie.As revealed by Variety, Kick-Ass 2 and Truth or Dare director Jeff Wadlow has signed on to direct the action adventure film, which has […]
Russia producing its own patriotic Chernobyl TV drama series
Following on from the enormous critical success of HBO and Sky’s Chernobyl, Deadline is reporting that Russian state TV channel NTV is producing its own dramatisation of the deadly 1986 nuclear disaster.According to the site, the series will have a patriotic, pro-Russian tone and “will follow a CIA agent dispatched to Pripyat to gather intelligence […]
Comic Book Preview – V-Wars: God of Death
New York Times bestseller Jonathan Maberry returns with an all-new V-Wars tale this Wednesday with the release of the one-shot special V-Wars: God of Death; check out a preview here courtesy of IDW Publishing…Michael Fayne was patient zero of the plague that exploded into the Vampire Wars. A cult of militant vampires wants to resurrect […]
Comic Book Preview – Star Trek: The Q Conflict #5
IDW releases Star Trek: The Q Conflict #5 this Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here; check it out…The contest for the ages continues as the Captains race to capture the one exotic creature that Trelane is missing from his intergalactic menagerie—a Borg Queen! But as the Godlike […]
X-Men: Dark Phoenix will lose over $100 million after bombing at the box office
After extensive reshoots and multiple release date delays, the final entry in 20th Century Fox’s long-running X-Men franchise arrived in cinemas this past weekend, although given the reception to X-Men: Dark Phoenix from critics and audiences, Disney is probably wondering why it didn’t just shelve the film following the Fox takeover.Dark Phoenix opened to the […]
James Wan “doesn’t really know or understand why Swamp Thing was cancelled”
Last week, DC Universe announced that it has cancelled its live-action Swamp Thing series, just six days after the DC show premiered on the streaming service.No reason was given for the series’ axing, and it seems that even executive producer James Wan is in the dark, with the Aquaman director stating on Instagram that he […]
Godzilla vs. Kong may be pushed back due to King of the Monsters’ underwhelming box office
With Godzilla: King of the Monsters delivering somewhat underwhelming box office returns, the $170 million-budgeted blockbuster having grossed just $292.3 million after two weeks of release, it seems we may now face a longer wait until we see the legendary kaiju squaring off against the Eighth Wonder of the World.During a Producers Guild of America […]
Marvel Studios is remastering all of its movies in 4K
4K collectors itching to get their hands on the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe catalogue will no doubt be excited to hear confirmation from Marvel that the studio is currently working on remastering its earlier titles in the ultra high-definition format.“We are going to remaster all of our films in 4K,” said Marvel producer Victoria Alonso […]
Hitler’s undead hordes are back for more in Zombie Army 4: Dead War
In news coming out of E3, Rebellion – the creator of Zombie Army Trilogy and Sniper Elite 4 – has announced that Zombie Army 4: Dead War will be launching early in 2020. Check out a selection of screenshots and the reveal trailer here…1946 A year ago Hitler, defeated, initiated “Plan Z.” Now Europe lies […]
David Harbour admits Hellboy has “major problems” but “we did our best”
Although the initial announcement of an R-rated Hellboy reboot more in line with the tone of creator Mike Mignola’s comic book series was met with plenty of enthusiasm, much of that dissipated during the promotional campaign as it became apparent that the movie wasn’t going to meet fan expectations.Sure enough, Hellboy was mauled by critics […]
