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, […]
Idle Hands director adapting zombie novel Eat, Brains, Love
Gunpowder & Sky and DIGA Studios have set Idle Hands helmer Rodman Flender to direct an adaptation of Jeff Hart’s zombie novel Eat, Brains, Love, which has been scripted by One Tree Hill duo Mike Herro and David Strauss. Here’s the official synopsis:The good news: Jake’s dream girl, Amanda Blake finally knows his name. The […]
Dark Days and Monstress top bestselling comic books and graphic novels of July 2017
Diamond Comic Distributors has released the sales date for July 2017, with DC’s Dark Nights: Metal prelude Dark Days: The Casting topping the comic book chart and Image’s Monstress Vol. 2 leading the way in terms of graphic novels.Marvel held its grip as the top publisher with a 36.89% dollar share and a 39.53% unit share, […]
Ava DuVernay adapting sci-fi novel Dawn for the small screen
Deadline is reporting that filmmaker Ava DuVernay is teaming up with writer-director Victoria Mahoney to develop a TV adaptation of Nebula and Hugo Award-winning author Octavia E. Butler’s classic 1987 sci-fi novel Dawn.The series will mark the first time that Butler’s work has been adapted for TV, and tells the story of an African-American woman […]
New poster for The Foreigner featuring Pierce Brosnan
Yesterday we brought you an international poster for the action thriller The Foreigner featuring martial arts superstar Jackie Chan, and now we have another one-sheet, this time featuring Jackie’s co-star and former 007 Pierce Brosnan; check it out here…“The film tells the story of humble London businessman Quan (Chan), whose long-buried past erupts in a […]
The Russo brothers team up with Morten Tyldum for Exit West
According to Deadline, Avengers: Infinity War directors Joe and Anthony Russo have snapped up the rights to Moshin Hamid’s acclaimed novel Exit West, and have set Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game, Passengers) to direct a feature adaptation for 20th Century Fox.Exit West tackles the global refugee crisis and follows a young couple who flee their […]
Aquaman set photo features an armored Atlantean soldier
A few days ago we got a set photo from Aquaman showing Amber Heard’s Mera being pursued across some rooftops by some Atlantean soldiers, presumably under the command of the villainous Ocean Master, and now thanks to The Aquaman Shrine we’ve got another spy photo, this time giving us a close up look at one […]
Leonardo DiCaprio to star in Leonardo da Vinci biopic
Deadline is reporting that Paramount Pictures has beaten off competition from Universal for the rights to Walter Isaacson’s book Leonardo da Vinci, with plans to develop it as a star vehicle for for Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio.DiCaprio – who was reportedly named after the legendary artist and scientist – will also produce the movie through […]
Akiva Goldsman no longer involved with Transformers franchise
Back in 2015, Paramount Pictures set up a writer’s room spearheaded by Akiva Goldsman, with a view to working out the future direction of the Transformers franchise.Since then, we’ve had Transformers: The Last Knight, which was mauled by critics, and failed to match the box office performance of its predecessors, while production on the first […]
