Netflix has granted a 10-episode series order to Cowboy Bebop, a live-action adaptation of the beloved Japanese anime series, Deadline has revealed.Written by Chris Yost (Thor: Ragnarok), Cowboy Bebop tells “the jazz-inspired, genre-bending story of Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Faye Valentine and Radical Ed: a rag-tag crew of bounty hunters on the run from their […]
Netflix announces Young Wallander TV series
Netflix has ordered Young Wallander, a new original series based on Henning Mankell’s best-selling Kurt Wallander novels, which is being produced by Yellow Bird UK, the company behind the BBC’s Wallander series starring Kenneth Branagh.Set in contemporary Sweden and features both British and Swedish cast, Young Wallander sees Henning Mankell’s iconic detective Kurt Wallander investigate his gripping first […]
Action thriller Intensive Care gets a poster and trailer
Screen Media has released a poster and trailer for Intensive Care, a new action thriller from director Jared Bentley, which stars Tara Macken (Sons of Anarchy, The Hunger Games), Jai Rodriguez (How I Met Your Mother), Leslie Easterbrook (The Devil’s Rejects) and Kevin Sizemore (Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462). Check them out here…Three low […]
Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures to introduce classic characters to a new generation
Disney and Lucasfilm have announced the upcoming launch of Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures, a new series of animated shorts aimed at younglings and designed to introduce the classic themes, pivotal moments and iconic characters from the Star Wars saga to a new generation of fans.Making their debut on November 30th on the newly created Star […]
Buffy the Vampire Slayer gets #TeamSlayer and #TeamVamp interactive variant covers
With Boom! Studios’ hotly-anticipated Buffy the Vampire Slayer comic book series set to launch this January, the publisher has announced that fans will be able to pick a side with the first issue thanks to artist Miguel Mercado’s #TeamSlayer and #TeamVamp variant covers – both of which are interactive and t can be held to your […]
Sylvester Stallone announces Rocky Balboa retirement
He’s had more comebacks than Sugar Ray Leonard, but it seems we may have seen the last of the Italian Stallion as Sylvester Stallone has taken to Instagram to share an emotional farewell speech to the character of Rocky Balboa from the set of Creed II.“Well, this is probably my last rodeo because what I […]
First image from Dan Gilroy’s Velvet Buzzsaw featuring Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo
Having announced the film as part of its Premieres line-up for the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, the Sundance Institute has unveiled a first-look image from Velvet Buzzsaw, the new film from director Dan Gilroy, which reunites him with his Nightcrawler stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo.Details on Velvet Buzzsaw are scarce, but the film is […]
Hugo Weaving was offered Red Skull return in Avengers: Infinity War
The Red Skull made a surprise return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe this year with the Captain America: The First Avenger villain popping up in Avengers: Infinity War as the Stonekeeper, guardian of the Soul Stone on Vormir.The character was originally played by Hugo Weaving in The First Avenger, but the role was recast for Infinity […]
Marvel to release Star Wars: Ewoks – Flight to Danger in March
Marvel is set to take us back to the forest moon of Endor in March with the release of Star Wars: Ewoks – Flight to Danger, a trade paperback collection of the first five issues of the 1985 comic series, based upon the Ewoks animated show. Journey to the forest world of Endor for adorable adventures with […]
Blade Runner 2049 screenwriter to pen new Blade Runner comic for Titan
Titan Comics has announced that Blade Runner 2049 screenwriter Michael Green is teaming up with longtime collaborator and comic writer Mike Johnson (Star Trek) to pen the highly-anticipated in-canon Blade Runner comic series for Titan Comics and Alcon Media Group.“Every iteration of the Blade Runner world throws the window open a little wider,” states Green, whose recent […]
