In a rare box office misfire for Dwayne Johnson, his latest film Skyscraper has underperformed, with the film coming in under projects with $25.4 million in North America, placing it third in the weekend chart behind Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation ($44.2 million) and Ant-Man and the Wasp ($28.8 million). Skyscraper marks Johnson’s lowest domestic […]
VIZ Media acquires JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Season 4 and live action movie
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure was renewed for a fourth season, titled Golden Wind after the manga’s eponymous arc of the same name. Today, Golden Wind has officially been acquired for distribution by the American company VIZ Media, which is famous for licensing many anime and manga series for English-speaking audiences, including: Bleach, Naruto, and Pokémon. In addition […]
Unproduced Alien 3 screenplay is being adapted into a comic book series
Dark Horse Comics has announced that it is dusting off legendary sci-fi author William Gibson’s unproduced original script for Alien 3 for a comic book adaptation from writer and artist Johnnie Christmas. “When your first contracted screenplay (or screenplay of any kind, in my case) isn’t produced, but the film is eventually made with a […]
UPDATE: Duncan Jones set to direct 2000 AD comic book adaptation Rogue Trooper
UPDATE: Duncan Jones has now posted a new video to Twitter, where he reveals that his recently-teased comic book movie project is an adaptation of the 2000 AD comic book series Rogue Trooper! As promised… pic.twitter.com/6y3pzn2Cn1 — Duncan Jones (@ManMadeMoon) July 15, 2018 Created by Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons, Rogue Trooper is a sci-fi […]
James Wan debunks recent Mortal Kombat movie reboot rumours
Earlier this week, That Hashtag Show posted a rumour claiming to have the inside scoop on the long-gestating Mortal Kombat movie reboot, with the site reporting that the film would follow a newly-created antagonist called Cole Turner, and that fan favourite characters such as Scorpion, Sub-Zero and Johnny Cage would be absent from the character […]
Shane Black discusses The Predator reshoots and upgraded ‘Mega-Predator’
Back in February it was announced that Shane Black’s The Predator would be undergoing reshoots, which resulted in the film being pushed back – again – to its current September date. Reports indicate that the reshoots have scaled back the number of Predators in the film, increased the links to both the original Predator and […]
Doctor Who series 11 teaser trailer introduces Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor and her new companions
As promised, the BBC has unveiled a first trailer for the upcoming eleventh series of Doctor Who during today’s World Cup final. The teaser offers us a glimpse at Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor and her new companions Ryan Sinclair (Tosin Cole), Yasmin Khan (Mandip Gill), and Graham (Bradley Walsh), as well as showcasing a new “cinematic” […]
April Bowlby will reprise Elasti-Woman role from Titans for Doom Patrol
Back in February of this year it was announced that April Bowlby (Drop Dead Diva) had been cast as Rita Farr, a.k.a. Elasti-Girl / Elasti-Woman, in the live-action Teen Titans series Titans, and now comes word from Deadline that she is also officially on board to return to the role for the spin-off Doom Patrol. This […]
Ant-Man and the Wasp director teases deleted scenes
While we’ve still got a couple of weeks to wait for the UK release of Ant-Man and the Wasp, the latest chapter of the Marvel Cinematic Universe opened in the States last weekend, and director Peyton Reed is already teasing what we can expect in terms of deleted scenes when the home-entertainment release comes around. […]
First look at Dominic West, Lily Collins and David Oyelowo in BBC’s Les Miserables
The BBC has released four first look images from its upcoming small screen adaptation of Victor Hugo’s classic novel Les Miserables featuring Dominic West as Jean Valjean, Lily Collins as Fantine, and David Oyelowo as Javert; take a look here… The six part drama is set to air on BBC One in 2019 and features a […]
