Mads Mikkelsen finally made his Marvel debut last year as Kaecilius in Doctor Strange, having originally been attached to play Malekith the Accused in Thor: The Dark World, only for a scheduling conflict to prevent his participation.Well, it seems he was also in the running for a role in 20th Century Fox’s much-derided Fantastic Four reboot, but he […]
Common to star in revenge thriller Quick Draw
Content Media and producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura have announced that Common (Suicide Squad, John Wick: Chapter 2) has signed on to star in the revenge thriller Quick Draw, which is being written and directed by Harris Goldberg (Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, Without a Paddle).“Harris has such an incredible vision for this film that this collaboration […]
Emma Frost leads the X-Men into battle against Hydra in Marvel’s Secret Empire: United
Following yesterday’s Secret Empire: Uprising reveal, Marvel has now announced another one-shot tying into its upcoming Secret Empire event in Secret Empire: United from writer Jim Zub (Thunderbolts) and artist Ario Anindito (Uncanny Inhumans, Venom: Space Knight).“Secret Empire: United shows us both levels of Hydra’s orchestrated takeover; ground level conflict between ideologies and high level machinations […]
Eddie Murphy reportedly working on Coming to America sequel
It seems that Eddie Murphy may be working on a sequel to Coming to America, with TMZ reporting that Murphy is in early development on a script for a follow-up to John Landis-directed 1988 comedy classic.Speculation began after a tweet from Eddie Murphy’s verified Twitter account sharing an image of Murphy’s Prince Akeem and Vanessa Bell Calloway’s […]
IDW announces Sh*t My President Says: The Illustrated Tweets of Donald J. Trump
IDW imprint Top Shelf Productions has announced the upcoming release of Sh*t My President Says: The Illustrated Tweets of Donald J. Trump, which sees Eisner Award-winning cartoonist Shannon Wheeler bringing to life the 140-character tweets of the world’s most powerful man. In Sh*t My President Says, Donald Trump’s most revealing tweets are transformed into razor-sharp cartoons, […]
Joe Wright’s action thriller Hanna getting a TV adaptation
Joe Wright’s 2011 action thriller Hanna is joining the ever-growing list of movies to receive a TV adaptation, with THR reporting that NBC Universal International Studios is in development on a potential series.Hanna starred Saoirse Ronan as a young girl raised in the wilderness by her father (Eric Bana), a former CIA operative, who trained […]
The Harlem Hellfighters heading to the small screen
Way back in March of 2014 it was announced that Sony had picked up the rights to Max Brooks’ World War I graphic novel The Harlem Hellfighters, tapping Brooks to pen the script for a feature film adaptation from Will Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment. Although the movie failed to get off the ground, Heat Vision is […]
Boom! Studios announces new horror series The Unsound
Boom! Studios has announced the upcoming launch of the new horror series The Unsound from writer Cullen Bunn (X-Men: Blue, Deadpool, The Sixth Gun) and artist Jack T. Cole. Debuting in June, The Unsound follows the journey of Ashli, a young woman caught in the middle of a strange supernatural conspiracy that reveals to her […]
Willa Fitzgerald and Dylan Bruno join Behind Enemy Lines TV pilot
With Fox in development on a small screen adaptation of the 2001 action thriller Behind Enemy Lines, Deadline is reporting that Willa Fitzgerald (Scream) and Dylan Bruno (Numb3rs) have signed on to appear in the pilot, which is being directed by McG (Charlie’s Angels) from a script by Nikki Toscano (Revenge). Behind Enemy Lines is […]
10 Cloverfield Lane director joins the Space Race
Universal Pictures is looking to snap up the sci-fi spec script Space Race from writer Daniel Kunka (12 Rounds), which has 10 Cloverfield Lane helmer Dan Trachtenberg attached to direct.Plot details for Space Race are being kept under wraps, but Deadline reports that it is being described as “a high concept with four-quadrant tentpole potential.” […]
