Writer J. Michael Straczynski is being handed the keys to the Marvel Universe for a new series of standalone one-shots which will pair two Marvel icons of his choosing, either for unexpected team-ups or action-packed showdowns. Things will begin in January with Doctor Doom & Rocket Raccoon, followed by Captain America & Volstagg, Nick Fury […]
What If? Five Marvel Movies That Were Almost Made
EJ Moreno looks at five Marvel movie “what ifs?”… Like every franchise or studio, Marvel has seen their fair share of films enter development and never see a release. Whether it’s a passion project rejected by studio heads or just a long developmental process that scares off a lead, we’ve seen plenty of projects based […]
The CW rolls back its Babylon 5 reboot to 2023
Back in October of last year it was announced that Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski was teaming with Warner Bros. Television and The CW for a “from-the-ground-up reboot” of the classic 90s sci-fi series, but it seems fans are going to have to wait to see the project become a reality – if it […]
J. Michael Straczynski rebooting Babylon 5 for The CW
Original series creator J. Michael Straczynski is teaming with Warner Bros. Television and The CW for a “from-the-ground-up reboot” of his classic 1990s sci-fi series Babylon 5. As reported by Deadline, the reboot will follow John Sheridan, ” an Earthforce officer with a mysterious background, who is assigned to Babylon 5, a five-mile-long space station […]
Sense8: The Series Finale gets a trailer from Netflix
Netflix has released a trailer for Sense8: The Series Finale, which serves as a two-hour finale to the Wachowskis and J. Michael Straczynski’s acclaimed sci-fi drama series after Netflix cancelled the series without a proper resolution. Check it out below… Sense8 is centered around eight characters, from different parts of the world, who experience a violent vision, and […]
Netflix cancels Sense8 after two seasons
Just a day after Netflix announced they wanted their original shows to “take more risks” while having a “higher cancel rate”, the streaming service have announced that they have pulled the plug on Sense8 after two seasons. The series came from Lana and Lily Wachowski and J. Michael Straczynski. Sense8 centered around eight characters from different parts of the world, who experience […]
MGM bringing J. Michael Straczynski’s superhero comic Rising Stars to the big screen
Deadline is reporting that MGM has snapped up the rights to J. Michael Straczynski’s Top Cow comic book series Rising Stars, and have tapped him to pen a script for a big screen adaptation. Rising stars centres on “a special group of people all linked to one extraordinary event, and how they change the world […]
