Deadline is reporting that Game of Thrones star Natalie Dormer has signed on for a TV adaptation of Joan Lindsay’s classic novel Picnic at Hanging Rock, which is slated to go into production this month ahead of an Australian premiere later in the year. As with the novel, the six-part series will explore the mysterious […]
J.J. Abrams, Stephen King and Hulu invite us to take a trip to Castle Rock
Fresh from their collaboration on 11/22/63, J.J. Abrams and Hulu are set for a return to the world of Stephen King, this time for an anthology series entitled Castle Rock, which of course takes its name from the fictional Maine town that appears in many of King’s novels. The news was revealed with the release […]
Kevin Smith developing Spawn spinoff Sam and Twitch for TV
Having directed episodes of The Flash and Supergirl, Kevin Smith is now turning his attention to another comic book property, with Deadline reporting that he is attached to write, direct and executive produce a TV series based upon the Spawn spinoff Sam and Twitch. “[Sam and Twitch] were originally introduced in Spawn, and it’s Todd […]
Alex Meraz cast as Dashiell Bad Horse in Scalped TV adaptation
Deadline has revealed that WGN America has cast Alex Meraz (Bone Tomahawk, Suicide Squad) as the character Dashiell Bad Horse in its upcoming adaptation of the acclaimed DC/Vertigo comic book series Scalped. Scalped is described as “a modern-day crime story set in the world of a Native American Indian reservation. It explores power, loyalty and spirituality in a community […]
Titan publishing The Death of Stalin to coincide with Armando Iannucci movie
Titan Comcis has announced that it is set to bring Fabien Nury and Thierry Robin’s acclaimed graphic novel The Death of Stalin to a brand new audience this year, to coincide with the release of the upcoming Armando Iannucci movie. The Death of Stalin is the story of a dictatorship plunged into madness. And it’s […]
Aardman partners with Nintendo to bring Shaun the Sheep to Super Mario Maker
Nintendo has announced that it has partnered up with Oscar-winning studio Aardman to welcome Shaun the Sheep into its award-winning game, Super Mario Maker for Wii U. Responsible for creating some of the world’s best-loved and most recognisable characters, Aardman worked closely with Nintendo to carefully bring Shaun’s Mossy Bottom Farm into the Mushroom Kingdom, […]
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo coming to comics courtesy of Titan and Hard Case Crime
Titan Comics has announced that Steig Larsson’s Millennium novels are coming to comic books, with a serialized adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo joining the publisher’s Hard Case Crime line. Facing prison time for slander, discredited journalist Mikael Blomkvist is hired by a reclusive industrialist to investigate a decades-old family disappearance. Aided by […]
Lucasfilm announces Star Wars: Inferno Squad, will pick up after Rogue One
Lucasfilm has announced the upcoming release of Star Wars: Inferno Squad, a new book from Christie Golden (Star Wars: Dark Disciple), which is set to pick up after the events of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and will follow an elite team of Imperials tasked with tracking down and eliminating the remaining members of […]
R.I.P. George ‘The Animal’ Steele (1937 – 2017)
Pro wrestling legend and WWE Hall of Famer George ‘The Animal’ Steele has passed away aged 79, having reportedly suffered kidney failure. Born William James Myers in Detroit, he became a teaching and wrestling coach after a promising football career was cut short following knee issues, and entered the wrestling business in the 1960s, initially […]
Pixar’s Cars 3 will be “very emotional,” more similar to Cars than Cars 2
When Cars 2 hit theaters in 2011, many were surprised by the movie’s decision to move away from telling the story of a race car, Lightning McQueen, who learns a lesson in humility and respect, to instead surround that same protagonist with non-stop action in a bombastic tale of international espionage. The Cars franchise has always been considered […]
