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Cult horror comic Dylan Dog is heading to the small screen

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Italian comic book publisher Sergio Bonelli Editore has announced that it is developing an English language TV adaptation of the cult horror series Dylan Dog. The comic, created by Tiziano Scalvi, launched in 1986 and follows the titular protagonist, a paranormal investigator who explores cases involving various monsters, ghosts, vampires, werewolves and zombies. Dylan Dog […]

Lakeith Stanfield set for graphic novel adaptation Prince of Cats

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Atlanta and Sorry to Bother You star Lakeith Stanfield has been cast in the lead role in Legendary Pictures’ big screen adaptation of Ron Wimberly’s graphic novel Prince of Cats. Described as an 80s hip-hop retelling of William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet, Prince of Cats is told from the perspective of Tybalt, as he and his […]

Skybound options post-apocalyptic sci-fi comic Eclipse for TV adaptation

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Robert Kirkman’s Skybound Entertainment has optioned the rights to Zack Kaplan’s post-apocalyptic sci-fi comic book series Eclipse from Image and Top Cow, with a view to developing a TV adaptation. The official solicitation for the series reads: “Imagine if sunlight burned you alive. In the near future, a mysterious solar event has transformed the sun’s […]

Peter Segal to direct Dave Bautista in action comedy My Spy

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Back in October of last year it was announced that Dave Bautista (Blade Runner 2049, Avengers: Infinity War) had signed on to star in a potential action-comedy franchise with STX Entertainment, and now comes word that Peter Segal (Fifty First Dates, Get Smart) is set to direct. The film, titled My Spy, will see Bautista […]

Ju-On producer files lawsuit over The Grudge reboot

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The upcoming reboot of The Grudge has hit a stumbling block, with Taka lchise – producer of the original Japanese Ju-On franchise – filing a lawsuit against production company Good Universe alleging breach of contract. According to Deadline, the lawsuit states that in exchange for the rights, Good Universe had promised to give Ichise a producer […]

Rumour: Alexandra Daddario, Jodie Comer and Vanessa Kirby on the shortlist for DC’s Birds of Prey

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Now, you may want to have your pinch of salt at the ready here, given that the report actually contains the phrase “we don’t know if any of the above are actually up for these respective roles”, but Comic Book Movie is claiming to have the inside scoop on casting for the upcoming DC girl […]

Patrick Stewart’s Jean-Luc Picard returning for new Star Trek series

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Back in June it was reported that CBS All Access is expanding the world of Star Trek with up to three new television shows, one of which was said to be a sequel to Star Trek: The Next Generation featuring the return of Patrick Stewart’s Jean-Luc Picard. Well, Stewart has made a surprise appearance at […]

Zack Snyder states that Dick Grayson is Batman v Superman’s dead Robin, planned to introduce Carrie Kelley

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Earlier this year, Zack Snyder implied that the Robin suit on display in the Batcave in 2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice may not have belonged to Jason Todd, and now the filmmaker has confirmed on his Vero account that he intended it to belong to “Richard” – a.k.a. Dick Grayson. As we saw […]

Demolition Man producer wanted Meryl Streep to play Sylvester Stallone’s daughter in a sequel

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Demolition Man screenwriter Daniel Waters has revealed that producer Joel Silver was keen to develop a sequel to the 1993 action blockbuster starring Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes – one that would have seen Meryl Streep playing the daughter of Sly’s John Spartan. “I get a call from Joel,” Waters tells The Production Booth podcast […]