Sony Pictures are currently in talks to secure the rights for an adaptation of Electronic Arts video game Battlefield, which has Christopher McQuarrie attached to direct and Michael B. Jordan onboard as a producer and potential lead. Per The Hollywood Reporter McQuarrie, who steered the last four Mission: Impossible movies to over $2.5 billion at the […]
Monopoly Go! welcomes Ghostbusters and KPop Demon Hunters for Monster Mash season
Scopely and Hasbro are bringing two huge franchises to their popular mobile game MONOPOLY GO! for their “Monster Mash” season. Running until 25th November, Tycoons can enjoy the global phenomenon that is KPop Demon Hunters, along with its demon-slaying and hit songs, and the iconic Ghostbusters. There are plenty of goodies to earn, and sticker sets […]
Justin Lin set to direct Helldivers videogame adaptation
Sony Pictures and PlayStation Productions are booting up their next videogame adaptation in the form of co-op shoot-em-up Helldivers, and have tasked Fast & Furious helmer Justin Lin with bringing the critically-acclaimed title to life. According to THR Lin pitched his idea for Helldivers by emphasising the fact he is a non-gamer, and will instead focus […]
Mattel’s View-Master movie will have such sights to show you
Are we going to see sights we’ve never seen, or will a View-Master adaptation make us want to claw our eyes out? Only time will tell, but it seems Mattel is moving forward with a live-action movie based on one of its most iconic toys.Sony Pictures and Escape Artists are developing the View-Master movie, which […]
Sony Schedule Shake-Up: The Karate Kid moves to 2025 as Kraven the Hunter shifts to December
Kraven the Hunter found an opening and pounced on its box-office prey. Sony Pictures has postponed The Karate Kid’s planned December release date, and Kraven the Hunter will replace it. The Marvel superhero film goes from a planned August release date to Dec. 13, 2024; it will screen in IMAX and premium large formats. Aaron Taylor-Johnson […]
American Born Chinese star Ben Wang is Sony’s new Karate Kid
Sony Pictures has found their new Karate Kid in the shape of American Born Chinese actor Ben Wang. According to The Hollywood Reporter Wang will don the famous Gi to star alongside Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio in the studio’s latest installment of the martial arts franchise. Wang saw off thousands of auditionees to secure the role, […]
Sam Mendes to direct four separate movies about The Beatles
In a move that will make fans scream as loud they did in the Cavern Club circa 1961, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Oscar-winning filmmaker Sam Mendes will team up to bring audiences four separate movies about the iconic music band The Beatles. Mendes (1917, American Beauty) will direct all four films, and each will focus on a member […]
Bad Bunny’s Spider-Man spinoff movie El Muerto loses release date
As Bad Bunny continues his journey into wrestling and dominating music, his venture into blockbuster filmmaking is taking a hiatus.With Sony Pictures dropping its updated film slate, El Muerto, the Spider-Man spinoff starring Bad Bunny, is no longer slated for a January 12th, 2024 release date.This follows an April story we reported where TIME reported […]
Sony Pictures gearing up for Tarzan reinvention
Tarzan is returning to the big screen, as Sony Pictures is attempting to give the franchise new life.The Hollywood Reporter confirms that Sony will handle the next Tarzan film, which will serve as a reinvention for the next generation. The project is reportedly very early in development, so no writer, director, or producer is attached.Per […]
Chad Stahelski’s Ghost of Tsushima movie adaptation adds Takashi Doscher as writer
Sony Pictures and PlayStation Productions have announced that the award-winning writer and director Takashi Doscher has signed on to pen the screenplay for the upcoming movie adaptation of Ghost of Tsushima. Doscher previously wrote and directed the sci-fi romance film Only, which starred Freida Pinto and Leslie Odom Jr and which premiered at the 2019 […]
