Titan has announced the next title for its line of Hammer Comics, with the publishing revealing that Dan Abnett (Aquaman, Guardians of the Galaxy) and Tom Mandrake (Sidekick, The Spectre) are teaming up for a new series chronicling the adventures of Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter. Based on the 1974 film, Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter explores the […]
James Gunn says Sylvester Stallone and Michael Rosenbaum are playing “very important” Marvel characters in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
We’ve known for a good while that Sylvester Stallone is set for a mystery role in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and now director James Gunn has revealed that Sly is playing a “very important” character from the Marvel universe, as is former Smallville star Michael Rosenbaum. “We do have a couple of […]
Image announces Jim Mahfood’s Grrl Scouts: Magic Socks
Image Comics has announced that it is set to publish Jim Mahfood’s (Tank Girl, Clerks) new creator owned series Grrl Scouts: Magic Socks, beginning this May. “Working on Grrl Scouts: Magic Socks has been an absolute blast for me, the most fun I’ve had doing comics, without a doubt! The freedom that comes as a […]
Paramount snaps up sci-fi spec script Infinite
According to Deadline, Paramount Pictures has picked up Ian Shorr’s sci-fi spec script Infinite, tapping Lorenzo Di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian to produce the project. The site describes Infinite as “an ambitious sci-fi in the vein of Wanted meets The Matrix”; based on an unpublished novel by D. Eric Maikranz, it follows “a schizophrenic who […]
Image announces surrealist sci-fi anthology Paklis
Image Comics has announced the upcoming release of Paklis, a new sci-fi anthology series from writer and artist Dustin Weaver, which sees the characters in three mind-bending stories find themselves faced with dark, existential questions that will haunt readers. “My influences on this series range from Kafka to Miyazaki. The Twilight Zone, Aeon Flux cartoons, and […]
The Big Bang Theory spinoff Young Sheldon gets series order, Jon Favreau to direct first episode
CBS’ The Big Bang Theory spinoff Young Sheldon is skipping the pilot stage, with the network announcing it has given a straight-to-series order for the single camera comedy for the 2017-2018 season. Jon Favreau (Iron Man, The Jungle Book) has signed on to direct the first episode, and will also executive produce alongside Chuck Lorre, […]
Sony officially announces The Girl in the Spider’s Web, will recast Lisbeth Salander
Sony has officially announced that it is relaunching the Millennium movie series with an adaptation of David Lagercrantz’s The Girl in the Spider’s Web, with Fede Alvarez (Evil Dead, Don’t Breathe) directing. The announcement confirms that Rooney Mara will not be reprising the role of Lisbeth Salander from The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and […]
Black Widow enlists the next generation of the Marvel Universe in Secret Empire: Uprising
As Secret Empire approaches, Marvel has announced the upcoming release of the tie-in chapter Secret Empire: Uprising, which sees the Black Widow enlisting the young heroes of the Marvel Universe to carry out a dangerous plan that may require them to cross a line they never thought they would. “One of the overriding themes in […]
Star Wars: Darth Maul and Seven to Eternity top bestselling comics and graphic novels of February 2017
Diamond Comic Distributors has unveiled its list of the bestselling comic books and graphic novels for February 2017. Leading the chart on the comic book front is Marvel’s Star Wars: Darth Maul #1, while Rick Remender and Jerome Opena’s fantasy Seven to Eternity Vol. 1 from Image Comics topped the sales on the graphic novel […]
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost to produce comedy horror Slaughterhouse Rulez
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost have teamed up to launch a new film and TV production company, Stolen Banner, and are kicking things off with their first project, the comedy horror Slaughterhouse Rulez. Deadline reports that the film “is set in an elite boarding school – Welcome to Slaughterhouse – where boys and girls are […]
