It looks like Warner Bros., CBS Films and director Josh Boone (The Fault in Our Stars) have seen sense over their plan to adapt Stephen King’s apocalyptic epic The Stand as a single three-hour movie, with The Wrap reporting that negotiations are underway with Showtime for an eight-part TV series that will then culminate with […]
Chris Carter teases The X-Files revival, production set to get underway tomorrow
Back in March it was reported that Fox is reopening The X-Files for a new limited series that will reunite David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson’s FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, and with production set to get underway tomorrow, creator Chris Carter has posted a little teaser on Instagram… SEE ALSO: David Duchovny […]
Kindergarten Cop set for a straight-to-VOD remake
According to Showbiz 411, the 1990 Ivan Reitman / Arnold Schwarzenegger comedy Kindergarten Cop is set for the remake treatment courtesy of Universal’s 1440 division, with the site reporting that a straight-to-VOD release is on the cards, with a view to spinning it off into a TV series. According to the site, the new film […]
Eli Roth to direct prehistoric shark thriller Meg
After close to twenty years in development hell, it looks like the adaptation of Steve Alten’s 1997 novel Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror is set to move ahead at Warner Bros., with Variety reporting that Eli Roth (Hostel) is in talks to direct. The book revolves around two men who attempt to track and […]
Emma Watson joins Tom Hanks in The Circle
Variety is reporting that former Harry Potter star Emma Watson has signed on to appear alongside Tom Hanks in The Circle, director James Ponsoldt’s (The Spectacular Now) upcoming adaptation of the Dave Eggers novel. “Emma Watson is one of my favorite actors, and her incredible talent, sensitivity and deep intelligence will bring an electric energy […]
Joseph Gordon-Levitt explains why a Sandman movie is a better idea than a TV series
Earlier this month Joseph Gordon-Levitt spoke about the challenges of adapting Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed comic book series The Sandman into a feature film format, which raised questions about whether its episodic nature and scope means it would be better suited to the medium of television. Well, during a Reddit AMA, Gordon-Levitt has addressed that very […]
DreamWorks adapting Michael Crichton’s Micro
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that DreamWorks has picked up the movie rights to the late Michael Crichton’s (Jurasssic Park) techno-thriller novel Micro, which was published posthumously in 2011. “We are so pleased to have this opportunity to develop Micro,” said DreamWorks’ Steven Spielberg. “For Michael, size did matter whether it was for Jurassic’s huge […]
Olivia Munn shows off Psylocke’s sword skills for X-Men: Apocalypse
Olivia Munn (Magic Mike) is set to take on the role of Psylocke in next year’s mutant superhero sequel X-Men: Apocalypse, and the actress has taken to Instagram to post a short video showing her demonstrating her sword-weilding skills in preparation for the part… https://instagram.com/p/4fPS83MmZ-/ SEE ALSO: It looks like Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine will […]
Exclusive Video Interviews: Denis Villeneuve and Josh Brolin on Sicario
To coincide with the upcoming release of Sicario on DVD and Blu-ray on February 1st, we’ve got a couple of exclusive video interviews with director Denis Villeneuve and star Josh Brolin; check them out here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=db68sMPozrk https://youtu.be/13N_Gkp3rvU In Mexico, SICARIO means hitman. In the lawless border area stretching between the U.S. and Mexico, an idealistic […]
Bethesda has turned down Fallout movie offers, but isn’t ruling it out
During an interview with Games Industry, Bethesda Game Studios executive producer Todd Howard has revealed that the publisher has held discussions with movie studios about adapting the post-apocalyptic RPG series Fallout for the big screen, and while they’ve turned down any offers so far, Howard isn’t ruling out the possibility. “We’ve had a couple of […]
