According to THR, James Wan (The Conjuring) is teaming with Roy Lee, one of the producers on last year’s It, to produce a big screen adaptation of Stephen King’s 1987 sci-fi/horror novel The Tommyknockers. The site reports that the project, which is being produced through Wan’s Atomic Monster and Lee’s Vertigo Entertainment, has been packaged […]
James Wan explains why we’re yet to see an Aquaman trailer
Warner Bros.’ next DC Extended Universe release Aquaman is set for release this coming December, and usually by this point in the DC Films cycle, we’ve already had a glimpse at what’s in store thanks to a first teaser trailer. However, that’s not the case with Aquaman, and with rumours circulating that the studio was […]
Netflix teams with Shawn Levy and James Wan for slasher There’s Someone Inside Your House
Deadline is reporting that Netflix has tapped Shawn Levy (Stranger Things) and James Wan (The Conjuring) to produce an adaptation of the coming of age slasher film There’s Someone Inside Your House. Based on author Stephanie Perkins’ New York Times bestselling YA novel and described as a “1980s and ’90s slasher movie meets a John […]
Wonder Woman’s Rupert Gregson-Williams to score Aquaman
It looks as though the DCEU may have a returning face behind the scenes. According to Film Music Reporter, Rupert Gregson-Williams, who scored last year’s Wonder Woman, has been hired by Warner Bros. and DC to write the score for James Wan’s Aquaman. Gregson-Williams is also known for his work on The Legend of Tarzan, Hacksaw Ridge and Netflix’s The Crown, […]
Arthur Curry preps for a fight in new Aquaman image
A few weeks ago we got our first look at James Wans’ Aquaman in thanks to an image from EW, and now we have another look at the next DC superhero film. Released by USA Today, the new photo, which seems to be a continuation of sorts from the previous one, and shows Aquaman prepping for a […]
James Wan says Aquaman movie does not have three villains
If you’re going into Aquaman expecting to see Jason Momoa’s Arthur Curry battling three villains in Patrick Wilson’s Orm (a.k.a. Ocean Master), Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s Black Manta, and Dolph Lundgren’s King Nereus, then think again as director James Wan has told Entertainment Weekly it’s “ridiculous” to cram so many bad guys into an origin movie. […]
First-look image from the Aquaman solo movie, James Wan and Jason Momoa say film is a “totally different beast”
First introduced in a quick cameo in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice before giving a prominent role in Justice League, Jason Momoa will soon be starring in his own Aquaman film, directed by The Conjuring’s James Wan. The film doesn’t come out until December 21st, 2018, but Entertainment Weekly has released the first official photo from the film. Check […]
James Wan says Aquaman’s Atlantis scenes will be different from Justice League
For a lot of people Justice League has seemingly undone the good work of the DCEU’s trail blazing Amazonian, Wonder Woman. Aside from the lacklustre box-office returns, fans have been speculating about how it will shape the future of this troubled cinematic universe, with The Hollywood Reporter writing a think piece on the job that awaits […]
James Wan and Chris Bender producing horror Sweet Tooth
According to THR, New Line Cinema has tapped James Wan (The Conjuring) and Chris Bender (Final Destination) to produce a feature film adaptation of the Dutch horror short Sweet Tooth from writer-director Nico van den Brink. The short premiered at Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival in July and centres on “a woman who comes home […]
Screenwriter Gary Dauberman on what separates The Nun from previous films in The Conjuring Universe
James Wan’s The Conjuring was a surprisingly solid summer scare back in 2013. Now, four years later, here we are with sequels, spin offs, and more the horizon. The Conjuring Universe has branched off considerably, which is something director James Wan has always had in mind from the start. So far so good, with this year’s Annabelle: […]