FremantleMedia North America has snapped up the rights to writer Kurt Busiek and artists Brent Anderson and Alex Ross’ superhero comic book series Astro City and is in development on a TV adaptation. Originally debuting in 1995 at Image Comics, and currently published by DC, Astro City takes place in the titular metropolis, where it […]
Once Upon a Time announces returning stars for series finale
With ABC bringing the curtain down on Once Upon a Time this May after seven seasons, the network has announced that it is bringing back former stars Josh Dallas (Prince Charming), Ginnifer Goodwin (Snow White), Jennifer Morrison (Emma Swan) and Emilie de Ravin (Belle French) for the series finale. “Seven years after we set off […]
Marvel confirms that Hawkeye is “part of the world” of Avengers: Infinity War
Having been absent from all of the marketing material so far (including the credits list of the latest poster), it’s understandable why fans of Hawkeye are starting to get a little concerned that Jeremy Renner’s Clint Barton may not have much – if anything – to do in next month’s Avengers: Infinity War. We have […]
Once Upon a Time to end after season 7
ABC entertainment president Channing Dungey has announced that the network is pulling the plug on its fantasy series Once Upon a Time, with the show set to end after its current seventh season. “When we first heard Adam Horowitz and Eddy Kitsis’ pitch for Once Upon a Time, we knew it was something incredibly special,” […]
Street Fighter is heading to the small screen for new TV series Street Fighter: World Warrior
Entertainment One and The Mark Gordon Company are set to produce and finance a TV adaptation of Capcom’s iconic video game series Street Fighter, which is being produced by Joey Ansah, Jacqueline Quella and Mark Wooding, the team behind the Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist and Street Fighter: Resurrection web series. Originally announced as a web series […]
Joel Edgerton reunites with David Michod for The King
Having co-written the script, Joel Edgerton is set to reunite with Animal Kingdom director David Michod on his upcoming Netflix film The King, where he’ll join Oscar-nominee Timothee Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name). The King is described as a modern-day adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Henry IV and Henry V, and sees Chalamet portraying the […]
Alejandro Jodorowsky’s El Topo rides again at Boom! Studios
Boom! Studios has announced the upcoming release of The Sons of El Topo Volume One: Cain, a hardcover original graphic novel from legendary filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky and virtuosic illustrator José Ladrönn. A sequel to the 1970 Mexican Acid Western film written, scored, directed by and starring Alejandro Jodorowsky himself, tells the story of El Topo—a bandit […]
Unleash George, Ralph and Lizzie upon your city with Rampage: AR experience
With Dwayne Johnson’s Rampage set to open in three weeks, Warner Bros. has launched a brand new augmented reality app for the adaptation of the classic arcade game, which allows people to unleash genetically super-sized creatures in the biggest environments possible and will bring the destruction of the upcoming movie into their world. Fans can launch and […]
The Joker Vigilante and Villain trailers for Batman: The Enemy Within season finale released
Ahead of its release this coming week, Telltale Games has unveiled a pair of trailers for the season finale of Batman: The Enemy Within, ‘Same Stich’, which showcases the two possible storylines for the episode featuring either a Vigilante Joker or a Villain Joker; check them out below, along with a selection of screenshots from […]
Christopher Eccleston explains his acrimonious Doctor Who exit
Last week, actor Christopher Eccleston shared some rather harsh words of criticism about two of the blockbuster movies on his C.V. in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and Thor: The Dark World, as well as accusing the BBC of blacklisting him following his departure from Doctor Who after a single season back in 2005. […]
