Image Comics has announced that Deadly Class co-creator Wes Craig and artist Toby Cypress (Omega Men) are set to launch the new horror series The Gravediggers Union – chock-full of steroid zombies, monster gods, swamp vampires, ghost storms, and space monkeys – this November.“With The Gravediggers Union, I tried to create an environmental horror story […]
Preview of Dark Nights: Metal #1
Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s big DC event Dark Nights: Metal gets underway this Wednesday, and thanks to CBR we’ve got an action-packed preview of the first issue, which you can check out right here…DARK NIGHTS: THE FORGE and THE CASTING hinted at dark corners of reality that have never been seen till now! Now, […]
Amazon announces that Lovefilm is closing down
In what looks to be another nail in the coffin of physical media, Amazon has announced that it is closing down its DVD rental service Lovefilm. The service currently operates in the UK and Germany, and will cease operations on October 31st.“In the past years, a growing number of customers have made use of streaming […]
Tim Story’s Shaft reboot will be a comedy
Back in January of this year, it was announced that Tim Story (Fantastic Four, Ride Along) is set to direct a reboot of the cult 1971 blaxploitation classic Shaft for New Line Cinema, and speaking to SlashFilm at the Television Critics Association press tour, Story has revealed that he plans on ramping up the comedy.“My Shaft […]
James Van Der Beek says there are “serious talks” about a Varsity Blues sequel
Last year it was announced that CMT was in development on a TV series based upon the 1999 coming-of-age college football film Varsity Blues, and now actor James Van Der Beek has revealed to Yahoo! Movies that the TV project has been shelved, although we may now get a movie sequel instead.“I’m not sure how […]
The Maze Runner director to helm tech drama series Mosaic
Deadline is reporting that The Maze Runner director Wes Ball is making the jump to the small screen, teaming up with producer Joe Hartwick Jr., Chernin Entertainment and Universal TV to direct the futuristic tech drama series Mosaic for NBC.Deadline reports that Mosaic has been scripted by Christine Lavaf and “is set in a near-future […]
Jeremy Renner still keen on Aaron Cross return in The Bourne Legacy sequel
Although plans for a sequel to the Jeremy Renner-headlined The Bourne Legacy were put on hold when Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass decided to return to the franchise for Jason Bourne, director Justin Lin revealed earlier this month that the project is technically still in development. And now, in an interview with Collider, Renner has revealed […]
Studio Ghibli reopens for Hayao Miyazaki’s new film
Since late last year, it’s been rumoured that legendary anime filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki would be coming out of retirement once again to direct a new feature film, and now comes word that the production department of Studio Ghibli has officially reopened in order to begin work on the project.Empire reports that Miyazaki assembled some of […]
Doug Liman talks Live Die Repeat and Repeat, Edge of Tomorrow title saga
Despite being critically acclaimed, the 2014 sci-fi Edge of Tomorrow was only a modest success at the box office, so it was a little surprising when it was officially announced that Doug Liman and stars Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt would be returning for the sequel, titled Live Die Repeat and Repeat.Ever-modest, director Doug Liman […]
The Munsters TV reboot in development at NBC
The Munsters are set to make their return to the small screen, with Variety reporting that Seth Meyers is set to executive produce a reboot of the classic comedy series, which has Jill Kargman (Odd Man Out) penning the script.Inspired by the original series – which starred Fred Gwynne as Frankenstein’s monster father figure Herman Munster, […]
