According to Collider, Crawl director Alexandre Aja is teaming up with Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners to direct a new interactive haunted house film with a branching narrative designed to give audiences a ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’-style horror experience. Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the script is being written by Aja, Jeff Howard […]
Marvel’s Ghost Rider will launch ‘Adventure into Fear’ TV shows
After dipping its toes into the Marvel Universe with Runaways, the Disney-owned streamer Hulu went all in on superhero-programming earlier this year, ordering five adult animated Marvel shows – Howard the Duck, M.O.D.O.K., Hit-Monkey, Tigra & Dazzler Show and The Offenders – along with live-action Ghost Rider and Helstrom series. The Ghost Rider series will […]
Studio Trigger’s anime feature Promare gets a U.S. trailer and poster
Ahead of its US release next month, GKids has revealed a new poster and trailer for director Hiroyuki Imaishi (Gurren Lagann, Kill la Kill) action adventure Promare, the first feature production from anime studio Studio Trigger; take a look here… Thirty years has passed since the appearance of the Burnish, a race of flame-wielding mutant beings, […]
Mortal Kombat movie casts Liu Kang, Raiden, Jax and Mileena
Having found Sub-Zero last month in The Raid’s Joe Taslim, casting on Warner Bros.’ Mortal Kombat movie reboot has now stepped up a gear with THR reporting that Ludi Lin (Power Rangers), Tadanobu Asano (Thor), Mehcad Brooks (Supergirl), and newcomer Sisi Stringer have all signed on to do battle in the Mortal Kombat Tournament. Lin […]
Olivia Colman to fall for Homer with The Simpsons guest appearance
Olivia Colman (The Favourite) is set for a return to the small screen, albeit in animated form, with executive producer James L. Brooks revealing on Twitter that the Oscar-winning actress is heading to Springfield for a guest spot on The Simpsons. “Just this second came from recording one of the best guest appearances in Simpson’s history,” […]
UFC star Francis Ngannou joins Fast & Furious 9
Fast & Furious 9 is getting some additional muscle, with Deadline reporting that UFC heavyweight fighter Francis Ngannou has signed on for a role in the next chapter of the blockbuster action series. Ngannou becomes the latest MMA fighter to star in the franchise, with Gina Carano featuring in Fast & Furious 6 and Ronda […]
Retro inspired Tanky Tanks arrives on Steam this month
Indie developer EpiXR Games has announced that their retro inspired tank shooting game, Tanky Tanks, will be arriving on Steam on 30th August. This intense shooter will pit players against increasingly powerful enemies. Check out the trailer below for a taste of the gameplay… This simple, yet action packed title will see players take on the […]
Dave Bautista to produce and star in action thriller Traphouse
After teaming on the acclaimed action thriller Final Score, Dave Bautista is set to reteam with Signature Films for Traphouse, an action flick scripted by Fast & Furious creator Gary Scott Thompson. According to Deadline, the film will see Bautista portraying “an undercover DEA agent and his partner who embark on a game of cat […]
Rian Johnson discusses new Star Wars trilogy, won’t feature any legacy characters
In the build up to the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi and its incredible marketing campaign, fans were delighted when Lucasfilm announced that Rian Johnson had been given the keys to a brand new trilogy of movies. Of course, this mood quickly changed, with half of the fanbase outraged by Johnson’s creative decisions […]
Aubrey Plaza to star in Netflix comedy feature Hope
Aubrey Plaza has signed on to star in the cast of Hope, a comedy set up at Netflix which is being directed by Jackie van Beek and Madeleine Sami, the filmmaking and acting duo behind the 2018 New Zealand comedy The Breaker Upperers. Plot details on Hope are being kept under wraps, but the script […]