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Amazon Prime Video has multiple game-to-TV series adaptations in the works following the success of “Fallout” with titles based on “Mass Effect,” “Warhammer 40,000,” and “Wolfenstein” among others on the way. One of the biggest though is “God of War,” based on the celebrated PlayStation franchise and more specifically the Norse-era version of the reboot […]
Rapper/actor Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson is certainly very committed to his role in the upcoming live-action “Street Fighter” film currently in production in Australia. Jackson has posted a video of himself training for his role as Balrog, a disgraced boxer from the games whose design was inspired by real-life boxer Mike Tyson. The character is […]
The Television Academy are currently announcing the winners for the 77th Emmy Awards. “Adolescence,” “The Pitt” & “The Studio were the big winners in limited series, drama series and comedy respectively. “Adolescence” swept the entire limited series category with six wins out of seven, the sole exception being Cristin Milioti winning Best Actress for “The […]
Chloe Zhao’s “Hamnet” has won the top prize of the People’s Choice Award at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. Zhao is also the first director to win the award twice (she also won in 2020 for “Nomadland”). The film, about the genesis of “Hamlet” following the death of Shakespeare’s young son, is now being […]
The Emmys red carpet is currently underway and with it some familiar faces are offering brief updates on how various projects are progressing. That includes filmmaker Matt Reeves who is on hand to support “The Penguin” which is expected to be a serious player in the limited series categories. Reeves of course is gearing up […]
Rather than a fourth season, Lucasfilm is bringing back “The Mandalorian” as a movie which is set to hit cinemas in May next year. We still haven’t really seen any publicity materials from the film as yet beyond some artwork, but this weekend’s Walt Disney Studios Marketing Expo in Shanghai teased that the company has […]
Industry trade paper Variety has done a lengthy feature piece on the health of eight of the biggest film franchises – taking into account factors like audience interest both domestic and overseas as well as cost-effectiveness and profitability. The results suggest all of the major franchises have some room for improvement, but some offer more […]
20th Century Studios has unveiled the full-length trailer for “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere,” the upcoming biopic about New Jersey-born rock and roll singer Bruce Springsteen. “The Bear” star Jeremy Allen White plays the iconic blue-collar American musician who first broke through in the mid-1970s and defined a generation with hit songs across the 1980s […]
Beteween that Netflix Kpop girl band last month, Ed & Lorraine Warren, and a famed anime franchise’s eventful ending – it seems demons and their hunters/slayers/exorcisers are hot business at the box-office right now. Crunchyroll’s “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” is coming in on the highest end of expectations domestically, the title made […]
With the numbers coming in, Crunchyroll’s “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” looks poised to conquer the U.S. box-office with opening weekend estimates now hovering in the $56-60 million range. The title, the first in a trilogy of films that ends the “Demon Slayer” anime series, snagged a massive $33 million on Friday (including […]
Finally, nearly three years after he was cast, the teaser trailer has finally arrived showing off Liam Hemsworth as Geralt of Rivia in the fourth season Netflix’s “The Witcher”. The series returns with a full season (no split this time) on October 30th, ending a two-and-a-half year hiatus after the previous third season, and Henry […]
“The Boys” series showrunner Eric Kripke has offered a brief update on how the show’s spin-off, “The Boys: Mexico,” is going. Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer (“Blue Beetle”) is writing the series, which is expected to be filmed in Mexico, but no plot details have yet been revealed. “Y Tu Mama Tambien” co-stars Diego Luna and Gael García […]
So far, Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” appears to have been doing everything right. The trailers have been out there and playing, screenings for it began early, and reviews have been raves across the board. Filmmakers and critics are calling this easily one of the best films of the year and a serious […]
In June came news from DC Studios co-chief James Gunn himself that a secret DC Universe-set project, one not part of the “Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters” slate, was in the works. In fact, the project was planned around the same time as the others, but Gunn said he didn’t announce the project in that […]
One film that made headlines this Summer was Amazon Prime Video’s “War of the Worlds” starring Ice Cube. The incredibly loose contemporary-set adaptation of the H.G. Wells classic launched last month without much fanfare until the reviews started showing up – and the title earned a rare 0% on Rotten Tomatoes initially (it’s now at […]
It’s official, Nintendo, Universal Pictures and Ilumination have announced that “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” will be the official title for the sequel to 2023’s “The Super Mario Bros. Movie”. That film debuted in April 2023 and went on to gross $1.361 billion worldwide. It became the second-highest-grossing film of 2023, the third-highest-grossing animated film […]
Leonardo DiCaprio recently expressed his desire to collaborate with Martin Scorsese on a new project. It turns out it was just more than desire. Puck News reports that the actor had several films lined up to begin production this summer, one famously being Damien Chazelle’s Evel Knievel biopic, which has stalled. According to the outlet, […]
Following its premiere during this morning’s Nintendo Direct presentation, Capcom has officially released the second trailer for “Resident Evil: Requiem”. This marks the ninth main entry in the “Resident Evil” franchise, which follows on from 2021’s eighth game “Resident Evil: Village”. “Prepare to escape death in a heart-stopping experience that will chill you to your […]
Recently, Warner Bros. Pictures announced that it would delay the upcoming “Mortal Kombat II” by over half a year. At the time, it was not clear why, especially as the film was essentially finished and ready to go. Now, a potential reason appears to have shown up. An article at Deadline on James Gunn’s recent […]
Briarcliff Entertainment has premiered the trailer for the animated horror comedy “Stitch Head” which is slated to arrive in cinemas on October 29th. High above the little town of Grubbers Nubbin, in a castle laboratory, the maddest of all mad professors brings monstrous creations to (almost) life… and then promptly forgets all about them. So, […]
Hot on the heels of the first full trailer two weeks ago, Marvel Studios has unveiled another trailer for its Disney+ series “Marvel Zombies” ahead of all four episodes arriving on the service on September 24th. The show is set in an alternate reality where a new generation of heroes battles against an ever-spreading zombie […]
Over the past two weeks, photos have been flooding all over social media of early filming on the “Clayface” movie, the body horror thriller which is set within the DC Universe. As previously indicated, the film is essentially a standalone horror thriller penned by Mike Flanagan and partly inspired by the 1990s “Batman: The Animated […]
Ten years on, the chances of getting a proper fourth season of “Hannibal” have seemed slim to none for a while now – but that hasn’t stopped series creator/showrunner Bryan Fuller. Out promoting his new film “Dust Bunny” at the Toronto Film Festival, one which sees him re-teaming with “Hannibal” star Mads Mikkelsen, Fuller says […]
A24 is reportedly on track to win the film and TV rights to “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” franchise reports The Insneider. The rights to the property were up for auction with a handful of bidders involved. While a deal hasn’t closed as yet, A24 reportedly has pole position. Multiple pitches were made for the […]
In July, the surprising announcement came that “The Last of Us” game creator Neil Druckmann was abruptly set to exit the HBO series adaptation of the game series. Druckmann and Craig Mazin served as co-showrunners on the series throughout the first two seasons with both heavily involved. Mazin has a writing or co-writing credit on […]
“The Lord of the Rings” and “Rudy” star Sean Astin has been elected the new president of the actors’ union – SAG-AFTRA. Astin will preside over the 160,000-member union alongside running mate and “Star Trek: Picard” co-star Michelle Hurd as secretary-treasurer, Astin reportedly secured nearly 80% of the voice, easily coming ahead of opponent Chuck […]
The Walt Disney Studios Marketing Expo has been underway in Shangai this week with the company using both a light show and marketing materials to tease next year’s “Avengers: Doomsday” release. As a result, it appears that Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom look in the film has been revealed via these methods. Photos of a […]
Paramount has reportedly removed the “South Park” episode “Got a Nut” from reruns on Comedy Central, though the episode remains available on the Paramount+ streaming service reports Deadline. The removal comes in the wake of the assassination on Wednesday of 31-year-old U.S. right-wing political activist and media personality Charlie Kirk. A manhunt for Kirk’s killer […]
Production on a second season of Amazon Prime Video’s “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” has reportedly been delayed indefinitely. Mark Eydelshteyn (“Anora”) and Sophie Thatcher (“Yellowjackets”) were cast as the new “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” months ago. Then, in late March, the season scored a major tax credit from the California Film Commission to relocate to […]
Just where the “Star Trek” franchise will go from here isn’t clear. Recently, it was reported that with the Paramount and Skydance merger, there are ambitions to do something with the property. Just what isn’t clear beyond a desire to have the film and TV elements better integrated. One of the biggest questions is whether […]
“The Walking Dead” franchise veteran Norman Reedus says that despite his “Daryl Dixon” series ending with a fourth season, it may not be the last we see of the character. The series, which recently premiered its third season, was renewed for a fourth and final season back in July, with that run to air in […]
Apple TV+ has officially ordered a fourth season of its sci-fi series “Foundation” based on stories by Isaac Asimov. The order comes as little surprise as a writers’ room was already at work in June on a fourth season. While Apple doesn’t release numbers, the epic space opera has seemingly been a strong performer for […]
A little over a year ago, Netflix and AMC Networks struck a deal that saw highly acclaimed AMC series like “Interview with the Vampire” and “Dark Winds” coming to Netflix. The deal was originally a promotional move with the hope that people would see these shows on Netflix and be captivated enough that they would […]
Black Bear Pictures has premiered the official trailer for “Christy” which recently launched at the Toronto Film Festival and opens in cinemas on November 7th. Based on remarkable true events, biopic follows Christy Martin (Sydney Sweeney) who never imagined life beyond her small-town roots in West Virginia – until she discovered a knack for punching […]
An injury sustained by “The Witcher” and “Man of Steel” actor Henry Cavill ahead of filming on the reboot of “Highlander” has delayed that production by months. The 42-year-old Cavill has been training for many months for the long-gestating project, teasing that his sword work for the film goes far beyond anything he’s done to […]
A new report in The Wall Street Journal indicates that the newly flush with cash Paramount is exploring a majority cash bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. The bid is said to be backed by the Ellison family, including Skydance Media owner David Ellison and his father, Oracle Corporation co-founder Larry Ellison, who is currently the […]
Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures will open the anime film “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” this weekend and projections are all over the map, but one thing is clear – it’s going to break a record. The film, the first in a planned trilogy ending the “Demon Slayer” franchise, is estimated to pull in […]
Amazon Prime Video has premiered a brief featurette for the currently in production third season of its “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” series. The new run began production back in May at Shepperton Studios in the UK and runs throughout the rest of the year. The 26-second clip offers fans a […]
If there’s one thing NBCUniversal executive Donna Langley could take back from the “Fast and the Furious” franchise, it would be taking it to space. During a recent interview at the Toronto International Film Festival, Langley says the inclusion of a sequence featuring Tyrese Gibson’s Roman and Ludacris‘ Ted in a rocket car in orbit […]
Legendary voice actor Jim Cummings has confirmed that his “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” and “Star Wars: Rebels” character of Hondo Ohnaka will return in some capacity. Speaking with The Direct recently, Cummings told fans: “I think you’re gonna have to stay tuned, because Hondo is not done yet.” Cummings called Ohnaka a favorite performance […]