A couple of years ago, Deadpool director Tim Miller teased that an announcement on Blur Studio’s long-planned animated adaptation of Eric Powell’s comic book series The Goon would be coming “soon”, and now we have that update, with the VFX company revealing that the project is now officially in development at 20th Century Fox with […]
Comic Book Preview – Star Trek: The Q Conflict #4
IDW’s Star Trek: The Q Conflict crossover continues this Wednesday with the release of issue #4, and we’ve got a preview for you here; check it out…As the Captains try to figure out how to beat Q at his own game, the godlike beings offer a dangerous new challenge – drawing the extra-dimensional Prophets out […]
John Hillcoat and Nicolas Winding Refn teaming for Witchfinder General remake
Deadline is reporting that John Hillcoat (The Road) is set to direct a remake of the cult 1968 horror Witchfinder General, which is being produced by Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive).The original film, hugely controversial for its time, was directed by Michael Reeves and told a heavily fictionalised account of the the notorious real-life 17th century […]
IDW announces Napoleon Dynamite comic book series
IDW Publishing has announced that it is bringing the cult classic comedy Napoleon Dynamite to comic books this September with a four-issue series from writers Carlos Guzman-Verdugo and Alejandro Verdugo (Time Cheetah) and artist Jorge Monlongo (Adventure Time).The Napoleon Dynamite comic takes us back to Idaho, where Napoleon’s best friend Pedro is student body president. […]
John Williams to record Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker score in June
Not only does Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker mark the final chapter of the Skywalker Saga, but it’s also set to be the final Star Wars movie to be scored by legendary composer John Williams, the man responsible for some of the most iconic movie music in history.According to an interview with orchestra contractor […]
Stephen King shares his thoughts on the new TV adaptation of The Stand
After spending some five years in development as a feature, it was announced this past January that filmmaker Josh Boone’s (The Fault in Our Stars) adaptation of Stephen King’s post-apocalyptic epic The Stand is heading to the small screen, with CBS All Access granting the project a ten-episode season order.Appearing on the Post Mortem Podcast, […]
Rumour: Marvel’s Black Widow movie to take place after Captain America: Civil War
Although it’s never officially been confirmed, it’s been widely assumed for some time now that Marvel’s Black Widow solo movie would be a prequel exploring the origins of Scarlett Johansson Natasha Romanoff and her defection from Russia to the United States.Well, as we now know from Avengers: Endgame, Black Widow is indeed going to have […]
First details on this year’s Arrowverse crossover Crisis on Infinite Earths
This past December, The CW’s annual Arrowverse crossover ‘Elseworlds’ concluded by revealing that 2019’s big event will be titled ‘Crisis on Infinite Earths‘, suggesting an adaptation of the seminal DC Comics limited series from Marv Wolfman and George Perez.Well, after being set up in the season finales to both The Flash and Arrow, The CW […]
Bill Murray is open to a cameo in the new Ghostbusters
While his reluctance to reprise the role of Peter Venkman was one of the reasons that the long-planned Ghostbusters 3 never managed to see the day, Bill Murray has revealed to IndieWire that he is open to appearing in Jason Reitman’s new Ghostbusters movie – if he’s asked to do so.“I was in [the 2016 […]
Michelle Rodriguez confirms Fast & Furious 9 return
Back in 2017, Michelle Rodriguez raised questions about her continued involvement in the Fast & Furious franchise, stating that she was disappointed by the series’ representation of its female characters and that: “I hope they decide to show some love to the women of the franchise on the next one. Or I just might have […]