Following his work on Arrival and Blade Runner 2049, filmmaker Denis Villeneuve is set to return to the sci-fi genre for his next project, an adaptation of Frank Herbert’s classic novel Dune. Villeneuve’s adaptation won’t be the first time that the 1965 book has been brought to the screen, with David Lynch helming a rather […]
StudioCanal bringing Enid Blyton’s The Magic Faraway Tree to the big screen
StudioCanal has announced that it is teaming with Neal Street productions to bring Enid Blyton’s The Magic Faraway Tree series to the big screen, with Simon Farnaby (Paddington 2) penning the script. The film will mark the first ever feature-film adaptation of Blyton’s book series, which was written between 1939 and 1951 and consists of four novels: […]
Jeffrey Tambor exits Transparent following sexual harassment allegations
Emmy Award-winning actor Jeffrey Tambor has announced that he has exited Amazon’s acclaimed drama series Transparent following sexual harassment allegations from his former personal assistant Van Barnes, along with Transparent guest star Trace Lysette. “Playing Maura Pfefferman on Transparent has been one of the greatest privileges and creative experiences of my life,” said Tambor in […]
Plan B to bring YA sci-fi Landscape With Invisible Hand to the big screen
THR is reporting that Brad Pitt’s Plan B has snapped up the film rights to M.T. Anderson’s new young adult sci-fi novel Landscape With Invisible Hand and will partner with Annapurna on a big screen adaptation. Told through a series of short vignettes, Landscape With Invisible Hand “takes place on Earth after an alien species, […]
Luc Besson to direct James Patterson TV adaptation The French Detective
ABC has announced that Luc Besson (Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets) is set to make his TV directorial debut with The French Detective, a pilot based upon James Patterson’s Luc Moncrief book series, which will star Oscar-winner Jean Dujardin (The Artist). Written by Bill Collage and Adam Cooper (Assassin’s Creed) and Jonathan […]
Stephen Chbosky to write and potentially direct Disney’s Prince Charming
According to THR, filmmaker Stephen Chbosky (The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Wonder) has signed on to write the script for Disney’s live-action fairy tale reimagining Prince Charming, with a view to directing the project. Prince Charming has been scripted by Matt Fogel (Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son) and is described as a “revisionist […]
Dwayne Johnson hopes to break the video game adaptation curse with Rampage
Earlier this week, Warner Bros. unveiled the first trailer for Rampage, an adaptation of the 80s arcade game, with Dwayne Johnson taking on the lead role of a primatologist out to save the world against a mutated giant gorilla, werewolf and lizard. As always when a new video game adaptation is announced, the question is […]
Justice League suffers lowest opening weekend box office of the DC Extended Universe
Warner Bros.’ long-awaited DC team-up Justice League has suffered a rather tough time at the U.S box office in its opening weekend, with the film grossing $96 million across the Friday-to-Sunday period. While it’s obviously ridiculous to call a $96 million opening a disaster (it is an astronomical number after all), the film – which […]
Thor: Ragnarok closing in on $750 million worldwide
Despite some stiff superhero competition this weekend from Warner Bros.’ Justice League (which debuted to $281.5 million around the globe), Marvel’s latest superhero blockbuster Thor: Ragnarok continued its impressive box office run as it approaches the $750 million mark worldwide. The Taika Waititi-directed blockbuster has pulled in $738.1 million, making it the ninth Marvel Cinematic […]
Sony enters early talks to acquire 20th Century Fox
Last week it was reported that The Walt Disney Company had held talks with 21st Century Fox about acquiring a number of its film and television assets, including the movie studio 20th Century Fox. Although those talks are said to have broken down, Fox isn’t finding itself short of suitors. Comcast – the parent company […]
