Fresh from his rumour about Moon Knight joining Netflix’s Marvel universe, Heroic Hollywood’s El Mayimbe has been gazing into his crystal ball for another rumour, this time regarding the director for Marvel’s Black Panther. According to the site, Ryan Coogler – director of Fruitvale Station and the upcoming Rocky spinoff Creed – has emerged as […]
Rumour: The Valkyries to feature in Thor: Ragnarok
Now that Marvel has secured a director in Taika Waititi (What We Do in the Shadows), development is picking up pace on Thor: Ragnarok, and so too is the rumour mill. Earlier in the week there were claims that Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk will feature in the Thor threequel, and now Birth.Movies.Death is suggesting that Marvel […]
Star Wars: Shattered Empire and Saga top bestselling comic books and graphic novels of September 2015
Diamond Comic Distributors has revealed details of the bestselling titles of September 2015, with Marvel’s Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Shattered Empire #1 topping the comic book chart, and Image Comics’ Saga Vol. 5 the biggest selling graphic novel of the month. Top 10 Comic Books 1. Star Wars: The Force Awakens […]
Lionsgate adapting Night of the Living Dead spinoff comic Z-Men for the big screen
Variety is reporting that Lionsgate is teaming up with comic book publisher Double Take, a subsidiary of video game developer Take-Two Interactive Software, to adapt Z-Men, the flagship title of the recently launched Night of the Living Dead comic book universe. “We’re delighted to expand our relationship with our friends at Take-Two by partnering with […]
Sony rebooting Fantasy Island with new TV series
Deadline is reporting that Sony TV and ABC are remaking the classic 1970s TV series Fantasy Island with a reimagining of the show from writer Sheldon Turner (Up in the Air). According to the site, the new take will see Fantasy Island as the name of a company that designs and executes fantasies for clients, […]
Four more join James McAvoy in M. Night Shyamalan’s new Blumhouse film
Last week it was announced that James McAvoy (X-Men: Days of Future Past) has replaced Joaquin Phoenix (The Happening) in M. Night Shyamalan’s next project, an as-yet-untitled horror from Blumhouse Productions. Well, we now have more casting additions for the project, with Anya Taylor Joy (The Witch), Haley Lu Richardson (The Last Survivors), Betty Buckley […]
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg looking to adapt Garth Ennis’ The Boys as TV series
Not content with bringing Preacher to ABC, it seems that Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are looking to adapt another Garth Ennis comic book series, with Birth.Movies.Death reporting that the duo are shopping a TV series based upon The Boys to cable networks. Created by Ennis and Darick Robertson and published between 2006 and 2012, […]
Luther creator Neil Cross to pen Escape from New York remake
It looks like 20th Century Fox’s remake of the John Carpenter cult classic Escape from New York has found itself a writer, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Neil Cross (Luther, Mama) has signed on to pen the script. The new version of Escape from New York is set to be executive produced by Carpenter, […]
D.J. Caruso to direct Vin Diesel in xXx 3
During a promotional interview with io9 for his new film The Last Witch Hunter, Vin Diesel has revealed that director D.J. Caruso (Disturbia, Eagle Eye, I Am Number Four) has signed on helm the upcoming action threequel xXx 3. “I’m excited as hell about XXX,” states Diesel. “D.J. Caruso is directing it, which is exciting. […]
Mike Colter talks Luke Cage, hear audio of him saying “Sweet Christmas”
Following the premiere of the pilot episode of Jessica Jones at the New York Comic Con, ComicBook caught up with Mike Colter to discuss his Marvel Cinematic Universe role as Power Man in the Netflix show and the subsequent Luke Cage series. “I can tell you what they’ve allowed me to, which is basically, Luke […]
