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. […]
Movie Review – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, 2016. Directed by David Yates. Starring Eddie Redmayne, Colin Farrell, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Carmen Ejogo, Ezra Miller, Ron Perlman, Jon Voight, Ronan Raftery, Faith Wood-Blagrove, Jenn Murray, Zoe Kravitz and Johnny Depp. SYNOPSIS: New York, 1926. British wizard Newt Scamander arrives with his magical suitcase […]
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 […]
Interview – Michael Ramova, director of the NES Friday the 13th fan film
Jordan Jones chats with Michael Ramova, director of the NES Friday the 13th fan film… Nostalgia is a powerful force. It can paint vivid memories of the most bizarre, or mundane things in our lives. As gamers, and cinephiles, we tend to have a soft-spot for anything retro. Especially when it comes to horror. Bad, […]
Why Are The Best Film Editors Female?
This week, Neil Calloway looks at why so many great films were cut by women… You may not have noticed in among all news reports about Jackie Chan being awarded one, but last week Anne V. Coates was given an Honorary Oscar. You might not know her name, but you certainly know her work. Coates […]
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 […]
