Filmmaker Roland Emmerich is taking a break from destroying the world to produce a modern-day adaptatin of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s opera The Magic Flute. Variety reports that the film will follow “15-year-old Tim Walker, who is sent from London to the Austrian Alps to attend the renowned Mozart boarding school, where he discovers a centuries-old forgotten passageway […]
Comic book adaptation Stryx coming to the small screen
Varity is reporting that Dynamic Television, Grid Labs and Element 8 Entertainment are teaming up to develop a live-action TV series based upon the bestselling French graphic novel series Le Chants des Stryges. Entitled Stryx, the series is being written by John Harrison (Dune, Residue) and “follows a disgraced American secret agent on the run […]
The Punisher showrunner on possible season 2 villains
Although we’re yet to hear any word on a possible second season for Netflix’s latest Marvel series The Punisher, showrunner Steve Lightfoot has been chatting to The Hollywood Reporter about which villains he’d like to see Jon Bernthal’s Frank Castle going up against in season two should the call come. I haven’t even thought about season […]
Neill Blomkamp’s OATS Studios remaking Flight of the Navigator?
After releasing a number of acclaimed shorts [watch them here], it looks like District 9 and Elysium director Neill Blomkamp’s OATS Studios has now found its first feature project, with the South African filmmaker revealing on Twitter that the studio is set to tackle the remake of the 80s favourite Flight of the Navigator. https://twitter.com/NeillBlomkamp/status/933113269652303877 […]
Preview of Titan Comics and Hard Case Crime’s Quarry’s War #1
Acclaimed comic writer/novelist Max Allan Collins brings his hit Quarry series to comics for the first time ever this coming Wednesday with the release of Quarry’s War #1 from Titan Comics and Hard Case Crime. Check out a preview of the first issue here… In Quarry’s War, former U.S. Marine sniper Quarry has recently returned […]
Danny Elfman scored much of Justice League from storyboards
In addition to writing and directing reshoots on Justice League, Joss Whedon was also responsible for one other major change on the DC blockbuster, hiring composer Danny Elfman to score the film after firing Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’s Junkie XL. Being a last minute replacement meant that Elfman was working to a very […]
My Tamagotchi Forever hatching in 2018
20 years after the Tamagotchi phenomenon, Bandai Namco Entertainment and Paladin Studios are ready to spread love to a whole new generation of fans with the launch of My Tamagotchi Forever on mobile devices. Since Tamagotchi’s first instalment a lot of elements have evolved to take advantage of new technology. My Tamagotchi Forever will feature some of the […]
A Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai sequel is in development
It seems that writer-director Jim Jarmusch and star Forest Whitaker are gearing up for a return to the world of Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, with RZA – who starred in the cult film, as well as providing the score – revealing to Telerama (via The Playlist) that a follow-up is in development. […]
Galaxy Quest screenwriter discusses plans for Amazon’s TV series
Back in August it was reported that Amazon had revived its plans for a TV adaptation of the cult 1999 comedy Galaxy Quest, tapping writer, actor and comedian Paul Scheer (The Disaster Artist) to replace the film’s writer Robert Gordon on the script. And now, speaking to SlashFilm, Scheer has revealed some info on his […]
IDW releasing remastered edition of Rick Veitch’s classic superhero series The One
IDW Publishing has announced the upcoming release of newly remastered version of Rick Veitch’s groundbreaking superhero series The One, with completely new coloring that has been overseen by Veitch himself. “The One grew out of two things: my fear of a possible nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union, and my deep conviction […]
