Yearly Archives: 2016
“Firewatch” Game Gets A Film Adaptation
Good Universe is teaming with independent video game developer Campo Santo to develop content for both video games and feature films. The first...
Don’t Expect Alan Grant In “Jurassic World 2”
Over the weekend came the great news that Sam Neill is set to have a small role in Taika Waititi's "Thor: Ragnarok" alongside his...
Levy Talks “Stranger Things” S2 Ambitions
Though they've numerous original series every year, no Netflix show has captured the 2016 zeitgeist like "Stranger Things," the 80s homage meets sci-fi meets...
“S.W.A.T.” Gets A TV Series Remake
CBS has landed the rights to "S.W.A.T.," a new drama series loosely inspired by the 2003 Sony film remake of the 1975 Aaron Spelling...
TV News: Sherlock, Runaways, Coyote, Westworld
Sherlock
The BBC has confirmed that 'The Six Thatchers' and 'The Lying Detective' are the titles of the first two of the three episodes of...
“Guardians” Scribe Pens Amazon’s “True Skin”
"Guardians of the Galaxy" co-writer Nicole Perlman has been set to pen the Amazon Studios-based sci-fi television drama series "True Skin".
The project began life...
Alan Cumming To Lead CBS’ “Dr. Death”
"The Good Wife" regular Alan Cumming is set to star in CBS' procedural drama series "Dr. Death" based on the upcoming book of the...
MTV Plans Clairvoyant Social Media TV Series
MTV has begun development of "KRawl," a drama series that sounds like essentially a younger-skewing social media-themed reinvention of late 1990s TV series "Early...
Warners Chief Talks “Batman” Filming Schedule
Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia, Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes has revealed the first timetable for the much-anticipated solo Batman film which will...
Cumberbatch Confirms “Infinity War” Involvement
The next film off the Marvel Studios cab rank is November's "Doctor Strange" which brings Benedict Cumberbatch into the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a...
Work Begins On The “MacGruber” Sequel Script
They've been talking about the possibility for years, now Will Forte and Jorma Taccone have confirmed that work is finally underway on the script...
Sony Sets Up A Valiant Comics Cinematic Universe
Sony Pictures is reportedly moving forward on its five film cinematic universe based on the Valiant comic book titles "Harbinger" and "Bloodshot" which will...
Tom Hardy’s Company Plans Two New Projects
NBCUniversal International Studios has begun development of two projects with actor Tom Hardy's production company Hardy Son & Baker which will adapt and produce.
The...
Superman Soars In First “Supergirl” S2 Clip
The second season of "Supergirl" is only a few weeks away and The CW has released the first clip from the season premiere which...
John Carpenter Slams Rob Zombie’s “Halloween”
Horror legend John Carpenter ("Halloween," "The Thing") is a man who is quite bluntly honest about not just other's works but the various remakes...
Courtney Talks “Squad” Criticism, Marvel vs. DC
"Suicide Squad" star Jai Courtney has reflected back on his time on the film and the negative critical response to the movie while speaking...
“Luke Cage” Declares War In Final Trailer
We're only a few days out from the debut of all thirteen episodes of "Marvel's Luke Cage" on Netflix this Friday and the streaming...
Martin Scorsese’s “Silence” Set For Dec 23rd
For a while now Martin Scorsese has said his new film "Silence" will be ready before year's end and it was up to distributor...
Go Into The “Jumanji” Jungle” With The Rock
Following his recent social media postings of the first cast photo and set video, Dwayne Johnson is back with another Instagram post in which...
Gambon, Williams Join Dench In “Victoria”
Michael Gambon, Olivia Williams and Simon Callow have joined the cast of Stephen Frears' period drama "Victoria and Abdul" which has started filming in...
Stan Lee Has Already Shot Four More Cameos
Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee has cameo appearances in every Marvel Studios film to have been made so far along with other Marvel films...
Ridley, Debicki Join “Peter Rabbit” Cast
Daisy Ridley ("Star Wars: The Force Awakens") and Elizabeth Debicki ("The Great Gatsby") are set to join Rose Byrne and James Corden in the...
Max Brooks Penning A “Minecraft” Novel
Max Brooks, the author of acclaimed zombie political anthology novel "World War Z," is set to pen the first book in a series of...
“L.O.R.D.” Gets A Global Release This Friday
Lionsgate has announced that they're giving Chinese filmmaker Guo Jingming's young adult fantasy feature "L.O.R.D." an international theatrical release this Friday, the same day...
Matt LeBlanc Signs Two Season “Top Gear” Deal
The BBC has confirmed that Matt LeBlanc is set to return to host two more seasons of the British automotive show "Top Gear". ...
First Trailer: Ava DuVernay’s “The 13th”
The upcoming New York Film Festival kicks off with something quite different this week - Ava DuVernay's documentary "The 13th". First announced only...
Bay Explains That “Transformers” Nazi Scene
This week's kerfuffle over the use of Winston Churchill's Blenheim Palace birthplace as a Nazi headquarters for the upcoming "Transformers: The Last Knight" brought...
Oculus Loses Developer Support Over Politics
There's something of a war for control of VR in living rooms at the moment. On the low-cost end is Sony's upcoming PSVR,...
“Magnificent Seven” Easily Tops The Box-Office
MGM & Sony's "The Magnificent Seven" was just that at the box-office this weekend with the film coming in first place and taking in...
News Bits: League, Land, Rebel, 1988, Mashups
Justice League
With filming on Zack Snyder's "Justice League" wrapping shortly, one of the film's stars Henry Cavill has used Facebook to post a photo...