Needle in a Timestack, 2021. Directed by John Ridley. Starring Leslie Odom Jr., Cynthia Erivo, Freida Pinto, Orlando Bloom, Laysla De Oliveira, Alessandro Juliani, James Kirk, Hiro Kanagawa, Ulka Simone Mohanty, Gourav Shah, Kaylah Zander, Elizabeth Weinstein, Natalie D’Amico, Charles Singh, Samantha Hum, and Jadyn Wong. SYNOPSIS: Nick and Janine live in marital bliss until […]
Marvel releases trailer for John Ridley’s Black Panther series
This November sees Oscar-winning screenwriter John Ridley teaming with Marvel’s Stormbreak artist Juann Cabal to launch the next chapter in T’Challa’s story with Black Panther #1. “It’s a hybrid espionage-Super Hero thriller, but at its core, it’s a love story,” said Ridley of the new series. “And I don’t mean just romantic love, although there’s […]
First trailer for sci-fi romance Needle in a Timestack
Lionsgate has debuted the first trailer for writer-director John Ridley’s sci-fi romance Needle in a Timestack. Based on Robert Silverberg’s short story of the same name, the film focuses on couple Nick (Leslie Odom Jr.) and Janine (Cynthia Erivo) as they find their marriage at risk when Janine’s ex (Orlando Bloom) warps time, affecting the […]
Leslie Odom Jr. and Cynthia Erivo time travel drama Needle in a Timestack gets a poster, images and synopsis
Academy Award winning 12 Years a Slave scribe John Ridley graduates to the director’s chair for his forthcoming adaptation of Robert Silverberg’s short story Needle in a Timestack, and Lionsgate have released a poster, images and synopsis ahead of its October release. Starring Cynthia Erivo (Bad Times at the El Royale) Leslie Odom Jr. (Hamilton), […]
Marvel announces new Black Panther series from Oscar-winner John Ridley
With Ta-Nehisi Coates’ groundbreaking Black Panther run coming to a close this month, Marvel has announced that Oscar-winning screenwriter John Ridley (12 Years a Slave) is set to take the reins alongside Marvel’s Stormbreaker artist Juann Cabal (Guardians of the Galaxy) for a brand new volume launching with Black Panther #1 in August. Check out […]
The Next Batman to return with Second Son miniseries
DC Comics has announced that Tim Fox – a.k.a. The Next Batman – is set to make his return post-Future State will a new digital first miniseries from award-winning screenwriter John Ridley entitled The Next Batman: Second Son. Now that the world knows Tim Fox is behind the mask fighting against The Magistrate in Gotham […]
John Ridley to direct Project Poltergeist for Blumhouse
Along with the news that Patrick Wilson is set to make his directorial debut with Insidious 5, yesterday’s virtual BlumFest event from Blumhouse Productions also brought word that Oscar-winning screenwriter John Ridley (12 Years a Salve) is set to write and direct an adaptation of the recent Truly*Adventurous article, Project Poltergeist, written by Saleah Blancaflor. Project […]
Oscar-winner John Ridley to make Marvel Comics debut with Wolverine: Black, White, & Blood
While his planned Marvel Television series for ABC may have failed to materialise, Oscar-winning screenwriter John Ridley (12 Years a Slave) is set to make his Marvel Comics debut this coming January with a story in Wolverine: Black, White, & Blood. Ridley will team with artist Jorge Fornes (Daredevil) on the story, which will take […]
Blumhouse teams with John Ridley for superhero comic adaptation The American Way
Following on from Todd McFarlane’s Spawn, Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions has added another comic book movie to its slate, with Deadline reporting that the company is teaming with Oscar-winner John Ridley (12 Years a Slave, American Crime) for a feature adaptation of Ridley and artist George Jeanty’s superhero comic book series The American Way: Those […]
Rumour: John Ridley’s mystery Marvel project reportedly a Ms. Marvel TV show
Back in April 2015 it was announced that Marvel was teaming with Oscar-winning producer John Ridley (12 Years a Slave, American Crime) for a TV project, details of which have been shrouded in mystery. We’ve had very little in the way of news regarding the project, with the last update coming in January of last year […]