Marc Platt Productions has announced that it is partnering with Stories International, an affiliate of SEGA Group, to production a live-action film adaptation of the iconic video game franchise Shinobi. “We love the Shinobi games and believe that the world of ninjas has never been properly explored onscreen,” states Marc Platt, who will produce alongside Adam […]
The Punisher series ordered by Netflix
Since even before the second season of Daredevil aired on Netflix, the question of whether or not The Punisher would get his own series wasn’t a matter of if, but when. Entertainment Weekly has just confirmed that the character, played by Jon Bernthal, will indeed be getting his own Netflix series. Among that news is […]
SDCC: Universal bringing Neil Gaiman’s InterWorld to the small screen, along with three comic book adaptations
Universal Cable Productions has announced that it is developing a small screen adaptation of Neil Gaiman and Michael Reeves’ YA fantasy sci-fi book InterWorld, which is being overseen by Hamilton producer Jeffrey Seller. Here’s the official description, via THR:“Everyone in the Interworld is a version of Joey, some only a little different, while others are […]
SDCC: Marvel’s Black Panther to start shooting in January, cast and character details announced
Marvel Studios has kicked off its Comic-Con panel tonight with Kevin Feige introducing Black Panther director Ryan Coogler, who revealed that production on the Chadwick Boseman-headlined solo movie will get underway in January. The cast for the movie were then introduced, with Boseman joined on stage by Lupita Nyong’o (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), Michael […]
Forest Whitaker, Daniel Kaluuya and Florence Kasumba join Marvel’s Black Panther
Marvel’s Black Panther has expanded its cast with three new additions in Forest Whitaker (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), Daniel Kaluuya (Black Mirror) and Florence Kasumba (Captain America: Civil War). Whitaker is set to play Zuri, an elder statesman in Wakanda, with Kaluuya as W’Kabi, a confidant of T’Challa, and Kasumba reprising her Civil War role […]
Chadwick Boseman says Black Panther will be a “grittier” Marvel movie
Having made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in Captain America: Civil War (which is out today on Blu-ray and DVD here in the UK!), Chadwick Boseman is gearing up to reprise the role of T’Challa for 2018’s Black Panther movie. The actor has been chatting to CBR about the film, suggesting it will have a […]
SDCC: The Vampire Diaries to end with season 8
During its San Diego Comic-Con panel, The CW has announced that The Vampire Dairies is to come to an end with its upcoming eighth season.“I feel so blessed to have been a part of The Vampire Diaries,” said executive producer Kevin Williamson. “It has been a magical, thrilling, life-changing experience. Working with Julie and our […]
Black Panther will feature a key 90s flashback
The East Bay Times have reported that Marvel Studios has received the go-ahead to incorporate the 1990s logo for the Oakland, California-based AC Transit public transportation agency for a flashback scene in the Black Panther movie.Fans familiar with the source material of the character will already have a clue as to what flashback will be featured in the […]
HBO orders new political series from Will Ferrell and Adam McKay
Hoping to continue their fruitful run of original series, HBO has ordered a new political drama from Will Ferrell and The Big Short’s Adam McKay. Given a 10 episode series order, the show which is titled Succession will be a political drama about the saga of The Roys, a fictional family that owns an American […]
Will Ferrell drops out of indie comedy Captain Dad days before production starts
Deadline is reporting that Will Ferrell has dropped out of writer-director Sebastian Silva’s indie comedy Captain Dad, mere days before production was due to begin. The project, which had been due to start production on September 26th, “chronicles an increasingly disastrous family vacation sailboat trip through the Caribbean” and has both Michael Cera and Catherine […]
