This August, General Joe Colton, the original G.I. Joe, will take the fight directly to the Transformers home world of Cybertron in the Hasbro Comic Book Event of 2017, First Strike, a six-part bi-weekly series from writers Mairghread Scott (Transformers) and David A. Rodriguez (Skylanders), with art by Max Dunbar (Dungeons & Dragons), and colors […]
Meg author Steve Alten’s The Loch being developed as a feature film
Next year sees the release of a feature film adaptation of Steve Alten’s Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror, after which it looks like we could be seeing another of the author’s books coming to the big screen, with Alten revealing to Bloody Disgusting that the producers behind Meg are also looking to adapt his […]
Barry Levinson adapting Wag the Dog as HBO series
THR is reporting that director Barry Levinson is bringing his 1997 political satire Wag the Dog to the small screen as a half-hour scripted comedy series for HBO. Rajiv Joseph (Army of One) is writing the script, and Levinson is set to serve as executive producer, as well as directing should it receive a pilot […]
Lilly Singh joins HBO’s Fahrenheit 451
YouTube star Lilly Singh (Bad Moms) has become the latest addition to the cast of HBO’s Fahrenheit 451, joining a cast that includes Michael B. Jordan, Michael Shannon and Sofia Boutella. The film, based on the Ray Bradbury novel, is being directed by Ramin Bahrani, and takes place in a dystopian future where books are outlawed […]
Defend the universe as Voltron Legendary Defender joins Puzzle & Dragons
GungGo Online Entertainment and Universal Brand Development have announced a partnership to bring DreamWorks Animation Television’s Voltron Legendary Defender content to the mobile game Puzzle & Dragons for an event running between April 24th and May 7th. This collaboration features an all-new Voltron Legendary Defender dungeon that comes in difficulties ranging from Intermediate to Mythical, […]
Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles TV series optioned by Paramount and Anonymous Content
Back in November of last year, author Anne Rice revealed that she had regained the screen rights to her book series The Vampire Chronicles, and was looking to develop a TV adaptation, and now comes word that the project has been optioned by Paramount TV and Anonymous Content. Christopher Rice is penning the series, as […]
Renny Harlin to direct Chinese action thriller Operation Somalia
THR is reporting that Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger) has signed on to direct the Chinese action thriller Operation Somalia, which will mark his fourth Chinese project in three years. The project is based on true events and follows an epic rescue operation by Chinese special forces against Somali pirates. It is set to […]
Titan to launch its new Fighting American series on Joe Simon’s birthday
Back in April it was announced that Titan Comics is resurrecting the classic Joe Simon and Jack Kirby comic book Fighting American for a brand new series, and now the publisher has announced that the first issue will arrive on October 11th, 2017 – the date of Joe Simon’s birthday. Take a look at the […]
Carrie Coon joins Steven McQueen’s Widows
The Leftovers and Fargo star Carrie Coon has become the latest addition to the cast of Widows, the next film from acclaimed director Steve McQueen (Shame, 12 Years a Slave). Coon will start work on the film once she completes production on The Papers for director Steven Spielberg. Widows is based upon the 1983 Lynda La Plante […]
Promo and images for The Mist Season 1 Episode 2 – ‘The Mist’
Spike has released a promo and images for next week’s second episode of the small screen adaptation of Stephen King’s The Mist; check them out here… SEE ALSO: The Mist Season 1 Episode 1 Review As the mist settles in over their small Maine town Eve and Alex Copeland find themselves stranded at the mall. […]
