The 1985 horror-comedy Re-Animator is set for a modern-day remake, with director Serge Levin announcing to Bloody Disgusting that development is underway on a new film, titled Re-Animator: Evolution, which Levin has penned by actor Jonathon Schaech.“Our adaptation is a modern rendition of Herbert West – ‘Reanimator’ by H.P. Lovecraft,” Levin told Bloody Disgusting. “Moreover, […]
Toby Stephens to lead Netflix’s Lost in Space remake
Casting is underway on Netflix’s upcoming remake of the TV sci-fi classic Lost in Space, with Deadline reporting that Toby Stephens (Black Sails) has signed on to play John Robinson, with Maxwell Jenkins (Sense8) set to portray the youngest Robinson child Will, and Taylor Russell (Falling Skies) as eldest daughter Judy. The new series will […]
Amazon to explore the rivalry between Hasbro and Mattel with Toy Wars drama
Amazon has announced that it is set to explore the rivalry between American toy giants Hasbro and Barbie with Toy Wars, which will see Josh Gad (The Angry Birds Movie) starring and co-writing with Josh Schwartz (The O.C.) and Ryan Dixon (Opening Night). Schwartz is set to serve as showrunner, with Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses) […]
Batgirl creative team launching creator-owned series Motor Crush
Image Comics has announced that the New York Times bestselling creative team of Brenden Fletcher, Cameron Stewart and Babs Tarr (Batgirl) are set to launch the creator-owned series Motor Crush this December. In MOTOR CRUSH #1 readers meet Domino Swift. By day, Domino competes for fame and fortune in a worldwide motorcycle racing league. By […]
FX’s Atlanta and Better Things renewed for season 2
Despite only being a few episodes into their first seasons, FX has already decided to give second-season renewals to Donald Glover’s Atlanta and Pamela Adlon’s Better Things. Keeping in line with the trend established by nearly all of FX and FXX’s comedies, the upcoming seasons will consist of ten episodes each. Ever since its debut, Atlanta […]
The Week in Disappointment – Iron Fist, The Punisher, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Man of Steel, Deadpool, The Walking Dead, Ghostbusters, Spider-Man
Anghus Houvouras with this week’s disappointments from the entertainment world… “Rumour: Marvel to replace Iron Fist Netflix series with The Punisher”Let’s start with he week’s most disappointing news. The Iron Fist Netflix series potentially getting scrubbed for a Punisher series. Marvel has been trying to get Punisher right for ages. And after seeing Daredevil, I’m […]
Daniel Craig clarifies infamous “slash wrists” comments and teases another James Bond film
Daniel Craig has clarified his now infamous comments regarding his James Bond future after Spectre in an interview with Today, saying that he will “maybe do another one”.SEE ALSO: Daniel Craig: “I don’t really give a shit” who takes over as BondSEE ALSO: Read our ★ ★ ★ review of SpectreAt the start of October, […]
Spectre opens with £41.3 million at the UK box office, shatters previous record
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 30th October to Sunday 1st November 2015… James Bond’s 24th adventure Spectre has shattered the record for the biggest ever opening at the UK box office, posting a whopping £41,299,090 haul to annihilate the previous holder, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, which debuted […]
Mean Girls director Mark Waters to helm Disney’s Magic Camp
According to The Tracking Board, director Mark Waters (Mean Girls) has signed on to direct Disney’s long-gestating live-action family comedy Magic Camp, which has Steve Martin attached to star.The site reports that Magic Camp “follows a rigid and cautious banker who returns to the summer camp he attended as a boy: a camp for magic. […]
Ed Skrein joins Robert Rodriguez’s Alita: Battle Angel
Last week it was announced that Jackie Earle Haley (Preacher) has joined Robert Rodriguez’s upcoming manga adaptation Alita: Battle Angel, and now comes word that Ed Skrein (Deadpool) has also joined the cast.The film, which is being produced by James Cameron, will star Rosa Salazar (Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials) as the title character Alita, an amnesiac cyborg […]
