It’s rare that there’s much to write home about when it comes to video game adaptations, but Netflix managed to avoid the curse last year with its critically acclaimed animated series Castlevania. The streaming service wasted little time in renewing the series, doing so on the very day it was released last July, and now writer […]
ABC boss discusses The Jetsons live-action series
Back in August of last year it was announced that ABC has given the green light to a pilot episode of The Jetsons, a live-action adaptation of the classic Hanna-Barbera animated series from executive producers Robert Zemeckis, Gary Janetti and Jack Rapke. During the Television Critics Association press tour, ABC’s Channing Dungey has confirmed to […]
Halo TV series is apparently “still in very active development” at Showtime
If you cast your mind back to 2013, you may recall that Microsoft announced it was teaming up with Steven Spielberg to develop a TV series based around the Halo video game franchise. Given that we’ve heard absolutely nothing since, you’d be mistaken for assuming that the project was dead, but it seems that isn’t […]
Netflix renews Spike Lee’s She’s Gotta Have It for second season
Spike Lee has taken to Instagram to announce that Netflix has given a season two order to its half-hour comedy series based upon his cult 1986 debut feature film She’s Gotta Have It. Check out his post here… https://www.instagram.com/p/BdbLnSGjnzr/ The first season hit Netflix this past November and stars DeWanda Wise as Nola Darling, […]
Suicide Squad 2 unlikely to begin shooting until Fall 2018
Despite being on the fast track at Warner Bros., it seems that the sequel to last year’s box office hit Suicide Squad may still be some time away, with Variety’s Justin Kroll reporting that Will Smith’s schedule on the live-action Aladdin and sci-fi actioner Gemini Man means production is unlikely to get underway until late in […]
James Franco to play Multiple Man in new X-Men spinoff movie
20th Century Fox has added another X-Men spinoff movie to its upcoming slate, with Deadline revealing that James Franco is set to take on the role of Jamie Madrox in a Multiple Man film. Allan Heinberg (Wonder Woman) is penning the script, while Franco will produce alongside X-Men veteran Simon Kinberg. Multiple Man was created by […]
John Cena and Kevin Hart reportedly wanted for Knight Rider movie
A feature adaptation of the classic 80s TV series Knight Rider has been in development for over 15 years now, and if Screen Rant is to be believed, The Weinstein Company may finally be ready to bring Michael Knight and KITT to the big screen. According to the site, the studio wants WWE star John […]
Gotham City Sirens still said to be part of Warner’s DCEU slate
The announcement this week that Warner Bros. is developing a Joker and Harley Quinn movie has led to conflicting reports about the status of another DCEU project in the Harley-led female Suicide Squad spinoff Gotham City Sirens. Some sources have reported that both projects are moving ahead, while others claim the Joker and Harley film […]
Come face-to-face with Ryuk with Death Note: The VR Experience
With the live-action adaptation of the celebrated Japanese manga Death Note now available on the streaming service [read our review here], Netflix has unveiled Death Note: The VR Experience, which gives you your own personal encounter with the terrifying Ryuk as you wield the Death Note and its power first hand. Check it out here… We […]
David Oyelowo to star in Disney musical Cyrano the Moor
THR is reporting that Disney is in development on a live-action musical from writer Tarell Alvin McCraney (Moonlight) entitled Cyrano the Moor, which is set to star David Oyelowo (Selma). According to the site, the project will be an amalgamation of William Shakespeare’s Othello and the French play Cyrano de Bergerac. Oyelowo is also attached […]
