Not content with bringing Preacher to ABC, it seems that Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are looking to adapt another Garth Ennis comic book series, with Birth.Movies.Death reporting that the duo are shopping a TV series based upon The Boys to cable networks. Created by Ennis and Darick Robertson and published between 2006 and 2012, […]
Thanos: The Unproven Titan
Pim Razenberg on whether Thanos is the Avengers’ greatest foe, or just purple cookie-dough… Thanos. The Dark Lord. The Man Titan… The Great Bore? Introduced with a slight, grim smile in The Avengers, Marvel Comics’ powerful supervillain Thanos soon became Marvel Studio fans’ top 1 Google-search term. It didn’t take long before I started hearing […]
Luther creator Neil Cross to pen Escape from New York remake
It looks like 20th Century Fox’s remake of the John Carpenter cult classic Escape from New York has found itself a writer, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Neil Cross (Luther, Mama) has signed on to pen the script. The new version of Escape from New York is set to be executive produced by Carpenter, […]
Countdown to Spectre – The Man with the Golden Gun Review
Ricky Church continues his countdown to Spectre with a review of The Man with the Golden Gun… While Roger Moore’s first outing as Bond in Live and Let Die was a too campy in some aspects, there were still some moments of seriousness in the film. Moore’s follow-up adventure goes in completely the other direction; […]
59th BFI London Film Festival Review – Black Mass (2015)
Black Mass, 2015 Directed by Scott Cooper Starring Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rory Cochrane, Kevin Bacon, Jesse Plemons, Corey Stoll, Peter Sarsgaard and Dakota Johnson. SYNOPSIS: Based on a true story, Black Mass charts the rise in power of James ‘Whitey’ Bulger, beginning in Boston in 1975. His relationship with his Mother and Brother, his murderous Winter Hill gang and his connection to […]
D.J. Caruso to direct Vin Diesel in xXx 3
During a promotional interview with io9 for his new film The Last Witch Hunter, Vin Diesel has revealed that director D.J. Caruso (Disturbia, Eagle Eye, I Am Number Four) has signed on helm the upcoming action threequel xXx 3. “I’m excited as hell about XXX,” states Diesel. “D.J. Caruso is directing it, which is exciting. […]
Mike Colter talks Luke Cage, hear audio of him saying “Sweet Christmas”
Following the premiere of the pilot episode of Jessica Jones at the New York Comic Con, ComicBook caught up with Mike Colter to discuss his Marvel Cinematic Universe role as Power Man in the Netflix show and the subsequent Luke Cage series. “I can tell you what they’ve allowed me to, which is basically, Luke […]
Frank Miller working on new Sin City yarn
Not only is Frank Miller returning to Batman for the upcoming Dark Knight III: The Master Race [check out a preview here], but the acclaimed comic book creator has revealed at the New York Comic Con that he’s currently working on a new Sin City yarn. “I’m in the studio drawing every day now,” said […]
T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents heading to the big screen
During a panel at the New York Comic Con, Batman producer Michael Uslan announced that he’s teaming up with China’s Huayi Brothers Media to launch a new film franchise based upon the comic book series T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents. First published by Tower Comics in 1965, the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents (or The Higher United Nations Defense Enforcement Reserves) […]
Dino Riders movie in development
In a world where a movie based on Transformers can make over $1 billion, it’s surprising that it’s taken this long for this news to come out. According to Tracking Board, toy company Mattel are looking to take on Hasbro by bringing their toyline and short-lived syndicated cartoon series Dino Riders to the big screen. […]
