Marvel has announced that a brand new Monsters Unleashed ongoing series is exploding out of the big event courtesy of creators Cullen Bunn (Monsters Unleashed, Uncanny X-Men) and artist David Baldeon (Nova, Web Warriors). “Kei and his monsters are under a lot of scrutiny from the heroes of the Marvel Universe, government agencies such as […]
Skybound and Image announce Southern vampire series Redneck
Skybound Entertainment and Image Comics have announced that Donny Cates (God Country) is teaming up with artist Lisandro Estherren for the Southern vampire series Redneck, which launches in April. “Redneck is truly a dream come true for me as a storyteller, and to be able to tell this story on a stage as nice as […]
Warner Bros. and Harry Potter producer looking to remake Attack on Titan
According to Deadline, Warner Bros. is looking to secure the big screen rights to Hajime Isayama’s hit manga Attack on Titan, tapping Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them producer David Heyman to develop a U.S. remake of the recent two-part Japanese film. Attack on Titan “follows humans living behind a wall […]
Dakota Fanning joins Daniel Bruhl and Luke Evans in The Alienist
THR is reporting that Dakota Fanning (American Pastoral) has secured the female lead alongside Daniel Bruhl (Captain America: Civil War) and Luke Evans (Beauty and the Beast) in The Alienist, TNT’s upcoming adaptation of Caleb Carr’s bestselling novel. The psychological thriller series takes place in 1896 New York, and will see Fanning as Sara Howard, […]
Travis Fimmel to play Wyatt Earp in new History anthology series
THR is reporting that Vikings star Travis Fimmel is reuniting with History for an as-yet-untitled anthology project, which explore “iconic sinners and anti-heroes throughout history”. The first instalment will tell the story of Wyatt Earp, with Fimmel taking on the role of the Old West gunslinger as we delve into Earp’s days in Dodge City […]
Witchblade TV series in development at NBC
THR is reporting that NBC is teaming up with Carol Mendelsohn (CSI) and Caroline Dries (The Vampire Diaries) for a TV adaptation of the Top Cow comic book Witchblade from creator Marc Silvestri. According to the site, the show “centers on homicide detective Sara Pezzini, who’s on the hunt for an elusive serial killer and […]
AMC and BBC adapting John le Carre’s The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
Following their success with The Night Manager, AMC and the BBC are reuniting for another John le Carre adaptation, teaming once again with Ink Factory for a limited series based upon his 1963 novel The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, with Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire) set to pen the script. The Spy Who […]
Gugu Mbatha-Raw to star in Julia Hart’s Fast Color
LD Entertainment and Original Headquarters have announced that Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Black Mirror) is set to headline Fast Color, a thriller from writer-director Julia Hart (Miss Stevens). The film tells the story a woman named Ruth (Mbatha-Raw) who is forced to go on the run when her superhuman abilities are discovered. Now, years after having abandoned her […]
AMC orders documentary series James Cameron’s Story of Science Fiction
AMC is teaming up with filmmaker James Cameron to explore the evolution of sci-fi in a six-part documentary series, tentatively titled James Cameron’s Story of Science Fiction, which THR reports will “delve into sci-fi’s origins as a small genre with a cult and developing to the blockbuster pop-culture phenomenon it is today.” “When I was […]
American Horror Story renewed for eighth and ninth seasons, first casting on season 7 announced
FX has announced that it has renewed American Horror Story for an eighth and ninth season, with the hit anthology show set to run through to 2019, making it the network’s longest-running dramatic series. “We know explicitly what next season is about, which is seven, but we don’t know what the eighth and ninth seasons are […]
