Back in June comic book writer Mark Millar claimed on social media that he’d heard whispers that Warner Bros. was inviting pitches for a Superman: Red Son adaptation, with Kong: Skull Island director Jordan Vogt-Roberts subsequently revealing that he’d spoken to the studio about that very possibility. At the time, the idea of an adaptation […]
Kong: Skull Island director teaming with Michael B. Jordan for new monster movie
THR is reporting that Kong: Skull Island director Jordan Vogt-Roberts is teaming with Michael B. Jordan to develop an as-yet-untitled original monster movie for New Regency. Details on the project are being kept tightly under wraps, but the article does reveal that the film is based on an original idea by Vogt-Roberts and will take […]
The 5 DC Comics Storylines That Deserve Standalone Movies
Ben Robins on the 5 DC Comics storylines that deserve standalone movies… With reports spreading across the DC/Warner Bros. fence this week that we might well be looking at a number of stand-alone movies from the DC Comics world, talk of possible adaptations has been rife once again. Ironically, stepping back momentarily from the DCEU […]
Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and Jordan Vogt-Roberts team for Console Wars
If you cast your mind back to 2014, you may recall that Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg signed on to write a feature film adaptation of Blake J. Harris’ book Console Wars, which explores the battle for video game supremacy between Nintendo and Sega during the 1980s and 1990s. While the movie failed to materialise, […]
The Metal Gear Solid movie will embrace the game’s weirdness
The director of the Metal Gear Solid movie, Jordan Vogt-Roberts, has revealed that his film will embrace the weird and supernatural elements of the games. Video game to movie adaptations are always an intriguing subject, with films often finding it difficult to capture the essence of what made their source material so special. Director of […]
The Metal Gear Solid director has an interesting take on the quality of existing video game movies
Jordan Vogt-Roberts, who is working on a live action movie adaptation of Metal Gear Solid, believes that there are currently some excellent video game movies. The history of video game movies is pretty rough, there aren’t many good examples of great films being made with games as their source material, though that hasn’t stopped filmmakers […]
Jordan Vogt-Roberts on making “the truest, most balls-to-the-wall, Kojima version” of Metal Gear Solid
Jordan Vogt-Roberts has been attached to direct a feature adaptation of the critically acclaimed video series Metal Gear Solid since 2014, and given the success of his last movie Kong: Skull Island, it seems we may be edging ever closer to seeing Solid Snake on the big screen. During an interview with Gamespot, Vogt-Roberts has […]
Metal Gear Solid Movie: Eight Actors Who Could Play Solid Snake
Liam Hoofe takes a look at potential actors for the highly anticipated Metal Gear Solid movie… Jordan Vogt-Roberts, director of Kong: Skull Island, confirmed this month that he is committed to making the “truest, most balls to the wall, Metal Gear version” of Metal Gear Solid, the popular game franchise which looks finally set to […]
Critical Thinking: Jordan Vogt-Roberts & The Value of Cinema Sins
Anghus Houvouras on Jordan Vogt-Roberts and the value of Cinema Sins… Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts delivered one of the most satisfying blockbusters of 2017 with Kong: Skull Island. Given the film’s popularity, it was only a matter of time before it wound up going through the gauntlet of YouTube channels that dissect pop culture like an […]
Movie Review – Kong: Skull Island (2017)
Kong: Skull Island, 2017 Directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts Starring Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, John Goodman, John C. Reilly, Corey Hawkins, John Ortiz, Tian Jing, Toby Kebbell, Jason Mitchell, and Will Brittain. SYNOPSIS: A team of explorers and soldiers travel to an uncharted island in the Pacific, unaware that they are crossing into the […]
