THR is reporting that Kung Fu Panda and The Little Prince director Mark Osborne is set to helm an adaptation of Jeff Smith’s Eisner Award-winning comic book series Bone for Warner Bros., and will also co-write the script with Adam Kline (Artemis Fowl). “Bone is very special and unconventional because it blends elements together that […]
Fox options Divergent author Veronica Roth’s short story Inertia for feature adaptation
Deadline is reporting that Fox 2000 has optioned the rights to Inertia, a short story from Divergent author Veronica Roth, which is being adapted as a feature film by Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen of Temple Hill, the production company behind YA adaptations The Twilight Saga, The Maze Runner and The Fault in Our Stars. […]
Ben Wheatley and Tom Hiddleston may reunite for Hard Boiled comic book adaptation
Deadline is reporting that Warner Bros. is looking to reunite High-Rise director Ben Wheatley and star Tom Hiddleston on an adaptation of Frank Miller and Geof Darrow’s Dark Horse comic book series Hard Boiled. The three-issue miniseries was published between 1990 and 1992 and follows Carl Seltz, an insurance investigator who discovers he is acually a […]
The Dark Crystal receiving comic book sequel The Power of the Dark Crystal
Boom! Studios imprint Archaia has announced that it is teaming up with The Jim Henson Company to celebrate the 35th anniversary of The Dark Crystal with the official sequel comic book series The Power of the Dark Crystal. Here’s a look at the cover to the first issue by Jae Lee and June Chung… Based […]
Brett Gelman joins the cast of Stranger Things season 2
Variety is reporting that comedian Brett Gelman (Brett Gelman’s Dinner in America) has signed on to the cast of Stranger Things season two, where he’ll play Murray Bauman, described as “a disgraced journalist-turned-conspiracy theorist who is investigating a cold case in the small Indiana town.” Gelman becomes the latest addition to the cast of the […]
The Mortal Kombat movie reboot finds a director
It looks like the long-gestating movie reboot of the hit video game series Mortal Kombat could finally be moving forward, with Variety reporting that commercials director Simon McQuoid is in talks with New Line Cinema to helm the film. Mortal Kombat is being produced by James Wan (The Conjuring), who took over the project following […]
Hayao Miyazaki coming out of retirement for Boro the Caterpillar
It looks like Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki may be coming out of retirement once again, as Anime News Network is reporting that the legendary animator is working on a feature length film entitled Kemushi no Boro (Boro the Caterpillar). The man behind such classic anime features as My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away and Princess […]
Kingpin, Bullseye and Elektra are Running With the Devil this February
Marvel has announced the upcoming event Running With the Devil, which will get underway in the pages of Daredevil #17 in February, as well as launching three major new titles in Kingpin #1, Bullseye #1 and Elektra #1. “Fans are going to love what we have in store for our street level superstars in 2017,” […]
Blue Crush heading to the small screen
Deadline is reporting that NBC has given a script commitment to a TV adaptation of John Stockwell’s 2002 surfing film Blue Crush, which is being written and executive produced by Lizzy Weiss, co-writer of the original film. Blue Crush starred Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez and Sanoe Lake as three friends living the dream of surfing […]
Doug Ellin teaming up with Donnie Wahlberg and Nick Lachey for boy band comedy Encore
Variety is reporting that Entourage’s Doug Ellin is teaming up with Donnie Wahlberg and Nick Lachey for a new CBS comedy entitled Encore, which will revolve around members of a boy band who reunite after 20 years. The inspiration for the series came from Wahlberg and Lachey comparing notes about their lives and past experiences […]
