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The Lost Boys producer says redeveloped TV pilot is “going to have a lot in common with the movie”

August 7, 2019 by Gary Collinson

Back in 2016 it was announced that Rob Thomas (Veronica Mars, iZombie) and The CW were teaming for a TV adaptation of the classic 1987 vampire film The Lost Boys for The CW, with the project finally making it to the pilot this year only for the network to pass. While The Lost Boys didn’t get […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Rob Thomas, The Lost Boys

The CW picks up Katy Keene and Nancy Drew, redeveloping The Lost Boys

May 8, 2019 by Gary Collinson

Following on from the news that The CW has ordered its Arrowverse spinoff Batwoman to series, we now have word on another two pilot pickups for the network in Nancy Drew and the Riverdale spinoff Katy Keene. Nancy Drew stars Kennedy McMann (Law & Order: SVU) as the young detective and the official synopsis reads: […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: glamorous, Jane the Novela, Katy Keene, Nancy Drew, Riverdale, The Lost Boys

The Lost Boys pilot casts Sam and Grandpa

March 9, 2019 by Gary Collinson

The CW has filled out the main cast of its Lost Boys TV pilot, with Deadline reporting that Rio Mangini (Teen Wolf) and Del Zamora (Sneaky Pete) have been cast as Sam Emerson and Grandpa, characters portrayed by Corey Haim and Barnard Hughes in the original 1987 movie. The pilot is being directed by Catherine […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Del Zamora, Rio Mangini, The Lost Boys

The Lost Boys TV pilot casts the Frog Sisters

March 3, 2019 by Gary Collinson

Last week it was reported that The CW’s upcoming TV adaptation of the 80s classic The Lost Boys will be gender-swapping the vampire-hunting siblings Edgar and Alan Frog, and now comes word from Deadline that the pilot has cast Cheyenne Haynes (Camping) and Haley Tju (Bella and the Bulldogs) as Liza and Cassie, the Frog […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, News, Television Tagged With: Cheyenne Haynes, Haley Tju, Sarah Hay, The Lost Boys

The Lost Boys TV pilot gets first cast members, will gender-swap the Frog Brothers

February 22, 2019 by Gary Collinson

Last month it was announced that The CW has given the green light to a TV adaptation of Joel Schumacher’s 80s classic The Lost Boys, and now we have our first casting news for the pilot. Deadline is reporting that Tyler Posey (Teen Wolf) will portray Michael Emerson, who along with his brother Sam and […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Dakota Shapiro, Kiele Sanchez, medalion rahimi, The Lost Boys, Tyler Posey

The CW orders The Lost Boys TV pilot

January 24, 2019 by Gary Collinson

After a failed attempt three years ago, The CW is now taking a second stab at bringing The Lost Boys to the small screen, with Deadline reporting that the network has placed a pilot order for a reimagining of the iconic 1987 vampire horror-comedy. The pilot has been created by writer Heather Mitchell (Scandal, Grey’s […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: The Lost Boys

Sleep all day, party all night with Funko’s The Lost Boys Pop! Vinyl figures

June 13, 2018 by Amie Cranswick

Funko has revealed a new line of Pop! Movies vinyl figures for  Joel Schumacher’s 1987 cult classic The Lost Boys which includes Sam, Michael and David, and a 2-pack containing vampire hunter brothers Edgar and Alan Frog, which is available exclusively through the Funko shop; check them out here… There’s a beach town in California where […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Toys Tagged With: Funko, The Lost Boys

Ready Player One pays homage to classic movie posters

March 7, 2018 by Amie Cranswick

A batch of new posters have arrived online for Steven Spielberg’s hotly-anticipated adaptation of Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One which pay homage to The Matrix, The Goonies, The Lost Boys, The Iron Giant, Rambo: First Blood Part II, Risky Business, Back to the Future, Blade Runner, Bullitt, The Breakfast Club, Labyrinth and Beetlejuice; check them […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News Tagged With: Back to the Future, Beetlejuice, Blade Runner, Bullitt, Rambo: First Blood Part II, Ready Player One, Risky Business, The Breakfast Club, The Goonies, The Iron Giant, The Lost Boys, The Matrix

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