Nickelodeon has struck a deal with LAFIG Belgium and IMPS, rights holders to The Smurfs, to bring the classic blue characters to life with a new animated series, as well as overseeing a tie-in product line featuring toys, apparel, accessories and more. Variety reports that the series is slated to debut in the U.S. in […]
Image Comics’ Descender and Ascender heading to the small screen
Variety is reporting that the NBCUniversal-owned Lark Productions has snapped up the TV rights to the Image Comics graphic novel Descender and its sequel Ascender for a television adaptation. Created by writer Jeff Lemire and artist Dustin Nguyen, Descender launched in 2015 and “follows Tim-21, a companion robot who is thrust into a hostile cosmos […]
Elijah Wood to star in Ted Bundy crime thriller No Man of God
Deadline is reporting that Elijah Wood has signed on to portray an FBI analyst tasked with interviewing the notorious American serial killer Ted Bundy in No Man of God, a crime thriller which Amber Sealey (No Light And No Land Anywhere) will direct from a script by C. Robert Cargill (Doctor Strange). According to the […]
Comic Book Preview – Scooby-Doo!: Mystery Inc. #1
Coinciding with its release this week, DC has unveiled a preview of its new Digital First series Scooby-Doo!: Mystery Inc.; check it out here… Scooby and the gang must stop a group of monsters from shutting down the Scooby Snacks factory. Scooby-Doo!: Mystery Inc. #1 goes on sale on June 27th.
Extreme Cinema – The House That Jack Built (2018)
The House That Jack Built, 2018. Directed by Lars Von Trier. Starring Matt Dillon, Bruno Ganz, Uma Thurman, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Sofie Gråbøl, and Riley Keough. SYNOPSIS: Jack, a failed architect & serial killer, recounts the 12-year span where he murders his way through the U.S. state of Washington. The House That Jack Built tells the […]
Perry Mason Season 1 Episode 1 Review – ‘Chapter One’
Martin Carr reviews the first episode of HBO’s Perry Mason… HBO has a reputation for producing quality content, era defining television and above all programmes with contemporary resonance. Alongside Game of Thrones, True Detective and Watchmen we now have Perry Mason for the millennial generation. Executive produced by Susan and Robert Downey Jr. this opulent […]
Mark Hamill had a secret voice cameo as EV-9D9 in The Mandalorian
It seems that Mark Hamill managed to squeeze another Star Wars role in prior to returning as Luke Skywalker in December’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, with the latest episode of the behind-the-scenes documentary series Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian revealing that Hamill had a secret cameo in the fifth episode. Hamill’s cameo took place […]
Star Trek: Lower Decks showrunner teases possible Next Generation cameos
The Star Trek franchise is set to get animated this year as we move from the Bridge to the Lower Decks for CBS All Access’ Star Trek: Lower Decks – an animated comedy series focusing on four lowly Starfleet ensigns serving on board the USS Cerritos. During an interview with Entertainment Weekly, the show’s creator […]
Bride of Frankenstein remake could be resurrected by Universal, says screenwriter David Koepp
Before the disappointment of The Mummy hammered the nail into the coffin of Universal Pictures’ Dark Universe, the studio had intended on opening up the world of the shared Universal Monsters universe by moving on to Bride of Frankenstein for its second instalment. Bill Condon (Beauty and the Beast) was on board to direct from […]
Comic-Con PREVIEWS Exclusives include The Mandalorian, TMNT, Star Trek, Godzilla, TRON and more
San Diego Comic-Con may have been cancelled this year but Diamond Comic Distributors has revealed that a range of PREVIEWS exclusive collectibles will be rolling out in extremely limited quantities in local comic book stores throughout the second half of the year. Check out a selection here, including a Mandalorian 1:6 scale bust from the […]
