Glen Powell broke out in the blockbuster legacy sequel Top Gun: Maverick, has already used his considerable movie-star charm to resurrect the Twister franchise, and is currently deep in production on Edgar Wright’s remake of The Running Man. Now the rights holders for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre are hoping to get him onboard for their […]
Horror video game Outlast set for movie adaptation
Outlast has been scaring gamers for some time now, and Hollywood is looking to bring those scares to the big screen as Lionsgate will team with Red Barrels to adapt the iconic and influential video game. Producer Roy Lee (It, Barbarian, Late Night with the Devil, Strange Darling) will lead the adaptation, with J.T. Petty (The […]
Is Sam Raimi set to direct a remake of ventriloquist dummy horror Magic?
Legendary director Sam Raimi could be about to go from the Multiverse of Madness to Magic, with news emerging that the Evil Dead helmer could be set to remake Richard Attenborough’s 1978 creepy doll horror. During an interview on the podcast Post Mortem with Mick Garris, producer Roy Lee, who’s responsible for the likes of […]
It: Chapter Two to begin filming in Toronto this summer
After the massive success of last fall’s Stephen King adaptation of It, it was only a matter of time before we heard news on the next film in the duology, It: Chapter Two. While the sequel has a release date of September 6th, 2019, there hasn’t been any word on when it will begin filming. Now, however, […]
James Wan teaming with It producer to bring Stephen King’s The Tommyknockers to the big screen
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 […]
It producer adapting Japanese sci-fi property Ma.K for the big screen
Hot on the heels of the smash hit horror It, producer Roy Lee is turning his sights to the Japanese sci-fi property Ma.K for his next project, with THR reporting that Lee is teaming up with former Universal exec Scott Bernstein to develop a live-action movie for Warner Bros. Inspired by Star Wars, Blade Runner […]
Death Note producer gives an update on the adaptation, confirms R-rating
Director Adam Wingard (You’re Next, The Guest) is currently hard at work developing Warner Bros.’ upcoming anime adaptation Death Note, and producer Roy Lee has given an update on its progress during an interview with Collider, as well as confirming that it will be rated-R. “[Wingard] is currently waiting for us to officially greenlight the movie, […]
The LEGO Movie producer would like to make a Nintendo All-Stars film
The LEGO Movie did a good job of bringing together several franchises in Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, DC Super Heroes, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and many, many more – and it’s producer would like to do the same thing again with Nintendo. “Zelda, Mario, the whole universe of characters, I feel like could […]
