It looks like Warner Bros.’ planned live-action Akira adaptation is back on, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that new Daredevil co-showrunner Marco J. Ramirez (Sons of Anarchy) has signed on to write a script for the studio’s take on the anime classic. Warner Bros. has been mulling over an Akira movie since the early 2000s, […]
Marvel absent from Comic-Con this year, but Warner Bros. planning a “significant presentation” for its DC movies
Back in March of this year, Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn suggested that Marvel Studios would be absent from the San Diego-Comic Con International this July, and now Deadline is reporting that the Marvel has indeed decided to skip Hall H this year. However, if you’re worried that there’ll be a lack of […]
Joseph Gordon-Levitt gives an update on Sandman
During an interview with MTV at Spike TV’s Guys Choice Awards this past weekend, Joseph Gordon-Levitt offered an update on his planned big screen take on Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed DC/Vertigo comic book series The Sandman and the challenges of adapting the epic story. “It’s slow but steady. It’s a really complicated adaptation because those comics, […]
Writers found for female-led Jump Street spin-off
Sony has stepped up pre-production preparations for its 21 Jump Street spin-offs by hiring a new set of writers to pen a script for the female-led version of the hit comedy franchise, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Bob Burgers writers Lizzie and Wendy Molyneux have signed on to work on a version of the script, […]
Dwayne Johnson responds to backlash against Big Trouble in Little China remake, wants John Carpenter involved
Last week it was announced that Dwayne Johnson is set to produce and star in an adaptation of the 80s cult classic Big Trouble in Little China – news that wasn’t exactly met with the most positive of reactions from the original’s fanbase. During an interview with EW, Johnson has spoken about the mixed reaction, […]
Marion Cotillard set to join World War II drama alongside Brad Pitt
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Oscar winner Marion Cotillard is in talks to join Brad Pitt in a new World War II drama for director Robert Zemeckis. Paramount Pictures and New Regency are making the film, which is reportedly a romantic drama, and is being directed by Zemeckis from a script by Steven Knight (Locke). […]
Early draft of Star Wars reveals who really shot first
It is one of the larger debates within the Star Wars Universe (although most fans are on the same page). Who shot first? Han or Greedo? Well, according to a recently discovered early draft, it was definitely Han. The scoundrel! The script was discovered by Kristian Brown of the University of New Brunswick’s library, who stumbled upon […]
Jai Courtney “cringed” when he found out he was Captain Boomerang in Suicide Squad
It looks as though Jai Courtney was not the biggest fan of his character when he first signed on for Suicide Squad, saying in an interview that he “cringed” when he heard he was playing Captain Boomerang in David Ayer’s movie. “I hadn’t read a script at all when I signed on,” he told Spotlight Report […]
Brad Pitt’s War Machine purchased by Netflix
Deadline is reporting that Netflix has acquired the distribution rights for Brad Pitt-starrer War Machine, which is directed by David Michod. The film sees Pitt as a “four-star rock star U.S. military general” and is a satirical comedy based on the bestselling book by Michael Hastings called The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story […]
Former Daredevil showrunner Steven DeKnight joins Transformers writers room
Fresh from his exploits in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it has been announced that former Daredevil showrunner Steven DeKnight has become the latest name to join the Transformers writers room over at Paramount Pictures. Headed up by Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind), the studio’s writers room now includes Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead), Art Marcum […]
