Deadline is reporting that Robert Kirkman’s Skybound Entertainment is teaming with Entertainment One for a new “pre-apocalyptic” TV drama series entitled 5 Year. According to the site, the project is based upon an original idea from The Walking Dead creator Kirkman, and will reportedly detail the final five years on Earth before a catastrophic extinction-level […]
Amazon adapting Robert Kirkman’s superhero comic Invincible as animated series
THR is reporting that Amazon Studios has ordered an eight-episode animated adaptation of Robert Kirkman and Corey Walker’s superhero comic book series Invincible. The hourlong adult animated series “revolves around Mark Grayson, a normal teenager except for the fact that his father is the most powerful superhero on the planet. Shortly after his 17th birthday, […]
The Walking Dead could “absolutely” continue without Andrew Lincoln’s Rick Grimes
While we’ve seen countless shock deaths in The Walking Dead over the years, once character who has always seemed safe is Andrew Lincoln’s Rick Grimes. However, writer Robert Kirkman recently revealed that he doesn’t think Rick will make it to the end of the comic book series, and now it seems the TV adaptation could […]
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg will write and direct Invincible film
After The Walking Dead’s massive success on television, fans of Robert Kirkman have wondered whether another of his comic book series Invincible would ever get a live-action adaptation. Well, it seems that is now set to happen as The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg will write, produce and direct an Invincible feature film for Universal. Created by […]
Robert Kirkman’s Outcast gets series premiere date and second season renewal
Coinciding with its world premiere at SXSW yesterday, Cinemax has announced that The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman’s new series Outcast is set to get underway on June 3rd, while the network also announced that the Image / Skybound comic book adaptation has already received a second season renewal. SEE ALSO: Robert Kirkman’s Outcast gets […]
The Russos, Noah Hawley and Robert Kirkman teaming for The Mastermind
Variety is reporting that FX has assembled a dream team of Joe and Anthony Russo (Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War), Noah Hawley (Fargo, Legion) and Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead, Outcast) to develop a new crime drama entitled The Mastermind. Based on the investigative stories of Atavist Magazine co-founder and CEO Evan Ratliff, […]
The Walking Dead’s Robert Kirkman calls DC’s Cinematic Universe “derivative”
Outspoken comic book writer Robert Kirkman, the man behind the hugely successful The Walking Dead, has spoken out against DC’s Cinematic Universe going up against Marvel. While not exactly saying, “Marvel rocks and DC sucks”, the writer did have some harsh words about Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and its lead up to Justice […]
Robert Kirkman, Zak Penn and more hired to write Transformers sequels and spin-offs
Back in March, Paramount announced its plans to form a Transformers shared movie universe using both direct sequels and spin-offs. Producer Akiva Goldsman will head up a “brain trust” to wrangle the various creative threads of each installment, and now he’s found his team. According to Deadline, The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman, Iron Man scribes Art Marcum and Matt […]
The Walking Dead spin-off will be “startlingly different” says Robert Kirkman
AMC is currently shooting The Walking Dead spin-off Cobalt, and Robert Kirkman – creator of The Walking Dead comics and executive producer on the show – has spoken about how the new series differs from the original in an interview with Entertainment Weekly: “I will say that this is going to be a show about […]
Cliff Curtis joins The Walking Dead companion series
The Walking Dead companion series is beginning to hot up. The other day we got our first confirmed casting announcement and now we have another name joining the fray, veteran New Zealand actor Cliff Curtis. Curtis is best known for his roles in Live Free Die Hard, Sunshine and Training Day but has also down […]
