The Gears of War film is a big step closer to coming to fruition as Netflix has hired director David Leitch (John Wick, Bullet Train), to helm the video game adaptation, per The Hollywood Reporter. Released in 2006 for the Xbox, Gears of War takes place on the planet Sera where humanity is on the verge of extinction after […]
Dune writer Jon Spaihts joins Netflix’s Gears of War movie
Netflix is gearing up its Gears of War adaptation and has landed a new writer as Variety reports that Jon Spaihts has joined the project, tackling one of gaming’s most notable works. Spaihts joins the film after co-writing Dune, Dune: Part Two, and Doctor Strange. The writer was Oscar-nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay alongside director […]
Doctor Strange screenwriter rumoured to be penning Justice League Dark
Following reports earlier in the week that Warner Bros. has gone back to the drawing board on Justice League Dark following the departure of director Doug Liman, it has now been rumoured that the studio has enlisted a new screenwriter for the supernatural DC ensemble. According to The Hashtag Show, Prometheus and Doctor Strange screenwriter […]
Doctor Strange screenwriter talks potential sequel characters and villains
Although it’s yet to be officially announced, it would seem pretty certain that Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sorcerer Supreme will return for a second solo outing in Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, given that Doctor Strange has grossed an impressive $650 million + at the worldwide box office. During an interview with CBR, screenwriter Jon […]
Blu-ray Review – Doctor Strange (2016)
Doctor Strange, 2016. Directed by Scott Derrickson Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong, Michael Stuhlbarg, Benjamin Bratt, Scott Adkins, Mads Mikkelsen, and Tilda Swinton. SYNOPSIS: Doctor Strange arrives on Blu-ray in a release that also includes the movie on DVD and a code for a digital copy. While the movie is a […]
Universal Monsters: The Next Big Cinematic Franchise?
Tony Black on whether the Universal Monsters will deliver the next big cinematic franchise… You all remember The Mummy, right? Brendan Fraser doing his best Harrison Ford impression while Arnold Vosloo pranced around in a gold nappy trying to hide his broad South African brogue. Rather good, wasn’t it? You may be surprised to learn […]
Jon Spaihts and Eric Heisserer to pen Van Helsing reboot
Universal is pressing ahead with its plans to reboot Van Helsing as part of its cinematic Monster universe, with Variety reporting that Jon Spaihts (Doctor Strange) and Eric Heisserer (The Thing) have signed on to co-write the script. Spaihts has previously penned Universal’s upcoming remake of The Mummy, which will launch the new cinematic universe when […]
Warner Bros. secures rights to The Forever War, set to star Channing Tatum
Deadline has reported that the bidding war between Warner Bros. Pictures and Sony Pictures over the 41-year-old sci-fi novel The Forever War by Joe Haldeman has been won by Warner Bros. Richard Edlund had held the rights to the book for around 27 years, and the project had previously been set up at Fox for […]
