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Superman reboot in development from J.J. Abrams and Ta-Nehisi Coates

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Superman is taking flight on the big screen once again as Shadow And Act has revealed that Warner Bros. has hired J.J. Abrams and writer Ta-Nehisi Coates to develop a Superman reboot. Coates will write the script for the reboot while Abrams will produce through Bad Robot alongside Hannah Minghella. There is no word on […]

HBO Max orders new J.J. Abrams series Subject to Change

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HBO Max has announced that it has given a straight-to-series order to Subject to Change, a new series from J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot. Based on an original idea by Abrams, with Jennifer Yale (Da Vinci’s Demons) as showrunner, Subject to Change “follows a desperate college student who signs up for a clinical trial that begins […]

Constantine reboot coming to HBO Max from J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot

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The DC spellcaster is heading for another round of television. We’ve learned today, from multiple sources, that HBO Max is reviving Constantine as a TV series. However, this version will see the creative team starting from scratch. J.J. Abrams will produce the new series under his Bad Robot production label and WarnerMedia has nabbed British […]

Cloverfield direct sequel in development from The Batman TV spin-off showrunner

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13 years after its release and two spin-offs on, Cloverfield will be getting a direct sequel written by Joe Barton, the new showrunner behind HBO Max’s The Batman spin-off centred around the Gotham City Police Department, per The Hollywood Reporter. Released in 2008, Cloverfield was a found footage film which followed a group of friends in New York […]

J.J. Abrams developing TV adaptation of Patrick Ness’ dragon fantasy novel Burn

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According to a report from Deadline, J.J. Abrams and his Bad Robot production company are working on an adaptation of Burn, the new fantasy novel from author Patrick Ness. As per Amazon, here’s the plot description for the book: On a cold Sunday evening in early 1957, Sarah Dewhurst waited with her father in the […]

Movie Review – Overlord (2018)

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Overlord, 2018. Directed by Julius Avery Starring Wyatt Russell, Jovan Adepo, Pilou Asbæk, John Magaro, Iain De Caestecker, Bokeem Woodbine, Mathilde Olliver SYNOPSIS: When a group of American G.I.s find themselves behind enemy lines, they quickly dicover that the small French village is home to more than just Nazi soldiers. J.J. Abrams chooses to open his infamous […]

Matt Ryan will be “disappointed” if he doesn’t get to audition for J.J. Abrams’ Justice League Dark

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Although NBC’s Constantine only lasted a single season, Matt Ryan firmly established himself as a fan favourite in the title role as John Constantine – so much so that he’s since returned to the role for the Arrowverse, as well as voicing the character in the animated web series Constantine: City of Demons and the […]

HBO releases first trailer for Lovecraft Country from Jordan Peele and J.J. Abrams

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HBO has released the first teaser trailer for the Jordan Peele and J.J. Abrams-produced series Lovecraft Country. Based on Matt Ruff’s 2016 novel of the same name, the drama stars Jonathan Majors, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Courtney B. Vance, and Michael Kenneth Williams; watch it here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWEASasO-tI&feature=youtu.be The series follows Atticus Freeman (Jonathan Majors) as he joins […]

J.J. Abrams developing Justice League Dark, The Shining spin-off Overlook and an original series for HBO Max

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J.J. Abrams, his wife Katie McGrath and their production company Bad Robot has just signed a big deal to develop three more television series for WarnerMedia and its upcoming streaming service HBO Max. Abrams will develop a Justice League Dark series as well as a spin-off from Stephen King’s The Shining titled Overlook and an original series called […]

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker editors feel The Last Jedi undid the storytelling of The Force Awakens

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One of the biggest criticisms of the Sequel Trilogy is the lack of a single, overarching vision for Episodes VII, VIII and IX, with Disney and Lucasfilm opting instead to take things one film at a time and allowing directors J.J. Abrams and Rian Johnson to steer things in their own direction rather than working […]