Universal and Amazon MGM Studios has released the trailer for the latest adaptation of H.G. Wells classic science-fiction War of the Worlds. Produced by Patrick Aiello (As Above, So Below) and Timur Bekmambetov (Night Watch), and directed by music video alum Rich Lee, this iteration transfers the action onto a single computer screen operated by […]
Anthony Hopkins to star in The Island Of Dr. Moreau reimagining Eyes In The Trees
Academy Award winning legend Anthony Hopkins is set to star in Eyes in the Trees, a reimagining of the classic H.G. Wells novel The Island of Dr. Moreau. Per Deadline’s report, Eyes in the Trees will be directed by Timothy Woodward Jr. (The Call), and star the Silence of the Lambs and The Father actor as […]
War of the Worlds: The Attack sets 2023 theatrical release
In news coming out of the American Film Market, Vertical Entertainment has secured the global distribution rights to the sci-fi action adventure film War of the Worlds: The Attack with plans for a theatrical release in 2023. Directed by Junaid Syed, who co-writes with FM’s own Tom Jolliffe, the film “follows three young astronomers tracking […]
H.G. Wells’ The Island of Dr. Moreau in development as TV series
We’ve had a couple of War of the Worlds series lately, and now it seems that The Island of Dr. Moreau will become the next H.G. Wells tale to get the small screen treatment. Independent studio Gunpowder & Sky has announced that Zack Stentz (X-Men: First Class) is writing Moreau, a sci-fi TV series which […]
It director signs on for H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine from producer Leonardo DiCaprio
Having wrapped filming on It: Chapter Two, director Andy Muschietti is wasting little time in filling out his upcoming slate. Earlier this week he signed on to direct the manga adaptation Attack on Titan for Warner Bros., and now comes word that he has also boarded a new take on H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine […]
First look at BBC’s The War of the Worlds adaptation
Filming is underway on the latest adaptation of H.G. Wells’ seminal alien invasion epic The War of the Worlds. The BBC production is currently on location in Liverpool, and now we’ve been given a first look at our Martian dodging couple, played by Rafe Spall (The Big Short, Life of Pi) and Eleanor Tomlinson (Jack the […]
