THR is reporting that Kung Fu Panda and The Little Prince director Mark Osborne is set to helm an adaptation of Jeff Smith’s Eisner Award-winning comic book series Bone for Warner Bros., and will also co-write the script with Adam Kline (Artemis Fowl). “Bone is very special and unconventional because it blends elements together that […]
Fantastic Beasts producer developing live-action adaptation of Warriors book series
Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them producer David Heyman is teaming up with China’s Alibaba Pictures Group for a live-action adaptation of the YA book series Warriors, which follows the adventures of four clans of forest-dwelling cats. “Alibaba represents quality and the best values,” said Heyman. “When I first came to China a […]
Fox options Divergent author Veronica Roth’s short story Inertia for feature adaptation
Deadline is reporting that Fox 2000 has optioned the rights to Inertia, a short story from Divergent author Veronica Roth, which is being adapted as a feature film by Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen of Temple Hill, the production company behind YA adaptations The Twilight Saga, The Maze Runner and The Fault in Our Stars. […]
M. Night Shyamalan’s Tales from the Crypt reboot will adapt EC Comics stories
As development continues on TNT’s reboot of Tales from the Crypt, executive producer M. Night Shyamalan has been chatting to Crave Online about his plans for the anthology horror, revealing that he intends on adapting some of the original EC Comics stories for the new series, as well as curating original tales. “There’s a bunch […]
David Yates, David Heyman and J.K. Rowling defend Johnny Depp’s Fantastic Beasts casting
Warning. Spoilers for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them follow… Earlier this month it was announced that Johnny Depp would be appearing in a major role in the sequel to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, as well as making a brief cameo appearance in the first movie, with director David Yates subsequently […]
The Week in Star Wars – Episode VIII character details, Rogue One advance tickets, Game of Thrones star joins Han Solo, new LEGO sets revealed
It’s a packed edition of The Week in Star Wars as we’ve got some possible character details for Star Wars: Episode VIII, a rumour about the Spider-Man: Homecoming trailer, loads of new posters and featurettes for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and more… We’ll kick things off this week with Star Wars: Episode VIII. […]
Get the best Wolverine stories for $1 apiece with Marvel’s True Believers
Marvel has announced that fans will soon be able to get their hands on some of the greatest Wolverine stories of all time for just $1 apiece, with the publisher set to unleash a new line of ten Wolverine themed True Believers titles this February. Check them out here… He’s the best there is at what […]
Brett Gelman joins the cast of Stranger Things season 2
Variety is reporting that comedian Brett Gelman (Brett Gelman’s Dinner in America) has signed on to the cast of Stranger Things season two, where he’ll play Murray Bauman, described as “a disgraced journalist-turned-conspiracy theorist who is investigating a cold case in the small Indiana town.” Gelman becomes the latest addition to the cast of the […]
Paul Verhoeven isn’t too enthusiastic about the Starship Troopers remake
Earlier this month it was announced that Sony is developing a reboot of Starship Troopers, which is said to be much more in line with Robert A. Heinlein’s 1959 novel, rather than Paul Verhoeven’s 1997 satirical big screen adaptation. Well, it seems that Verhoeven isn’t overly keen on that prospect, with the filmmaker revealing that he […]
Marc Forster to direct Disney’s live-action Winnie the Pooh movie Christopher Robin
Back in April of last year it was announced that among Disney’s numerous live-action remakes of its animated classics is a live-action Winnie the Pooh movie, and now comes word that Marc Forster (Finding Neverland, World War Z) is set to direct the project, entitled Christopher Robin. The film has been scripted by Alex Ross Perry […]
