The screenplay for Star Wars: Episode IX is complete according to director J.J. Abrams. Star Wars: The Last Jedi may still be fresh in the memory and Lucasfilm’s second anthology movie Solo: A Star Wars Story only three months away, but there is still great anticipation regarding the final film in the sequel trilogy. While […]
J.J. Abrams says Cloverfield 4 is “a crazy movie”
Despite the fact that The Cloverfield Paradox was pulled from its theatrical release and sent straight to Netflix (reportedly, because Paramount felt it was “unsalvageable”), it seems the studio isn’t ready to give up on J.J. Abrams and Bad Robot’s Cloverfield anthology series just yet. A fourth movie – Overlord – is already in the can, […]
J.J. Abrams calls out sexist Star Wars: The Last Jedi critics
Disney and Lucasfilm have made great strides with regards to increasing the representation of the galaxy far, far away over the past few years, but it seems the increased emphasis on female characters and diversity hasn’t quite sat right with some ‘fans’. Take for example the alt-right group who claimed to have lowered the Rotten […]
J.J. Abrams and Mattel team up for The Beastlies
Toy giant Mattel is teaming with J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions are teaming up to produce The Beastlies, a “multi platform” project based around the creations of Los Angeles-based sculptor Leslie Levings, which Mattel and Bad Robot hope to be the first of several family-friendly world creation original properties. “The Beastlies is a passion project we […]
How many people watched The Cloverfield Paradox on Super Bowl Sunday?
In one of the most audacious marketing moves ever, Netflix released The Cloverfield Paradox last Sunday, having teased it hours earlier during the first quarter of the US broadcast of the Super Bowl. The reaction was decidedly mixed (read our review here), but there’s no denying the power of the stunt, and the viewing figures make interesting […]
Daisy Ridley-headlined Kolma set to be fifth Cloverfield movie?
Back in April of 2016 it was announced that Star Wars: The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams would be reuniting with his star Daisy Ridley for the fantasy thriller Kolma. Abrams is producing the film – a remake of a 2003 Israeli moive of the week entitled Kol Ma, a.k.a. All I’ve Got – through his […]
J.J. Abrams talks The Cloverfield Paradox and future of the franchise
Last Sunday, Netflix dropped a major surprise when it released The Cloverfield Paradox – the third instalment in Paramount and Bad Robot Productions’ Cloverfield cinematic universe. The film, originally going by the title God Particle, had been pushed back from its planned theatrical release on several occasions – with subsequent reports claiming that Paramount believed […]
J.J. Abrams sci-fi Demimonde gets straight-to-series pickup from HBO
Despite the fact he’s currently knee-deep in rewrites for Star Wars: Episode IX ahead of filming later this year, J.J. Abrams has found the time to pen a new sci-fi TV drama entitled Demimonde, which has been given a straight-to-series order from HBO. According to THR, the series is described by HBO as “an epic […]
Castle Rock TV spot released ahead of Super Bowl
As we get closer to the Super Bowl and the onslaught of movie ads that come with it, Hulu has released their Super Bowl spot for the upcoming Stephen King and J.J. Abrams series Castle Rock. The series stars André Holland (Moonlight), Melanie Lynskey (Togetherness) , Sissy Spacek (Carrie), Bill Skarsgård (It), Jane Levy (Suburgatory), Scott […]
J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot to adapt hit anime Your Name as live-action feature
Paramount Pictures and J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot have announced that they are teaming up with Toho Co. Ltd to produce a live-action version of the hit Japanese anime feature Your Name, tapping Oscar-nominated screenwriter Eric Heisserer (Arrival) to pen the script. Created, written, and directed by Makoto Shinkai, Your Name tells the story of a teenage […]
