Movie Adaptation

Movie review: Dune

I have to confess, when I first read Frank Herbert’s Dune novel about a decade ago, I didn’t really connect with the story. Although I appreciated the experience of reading such an important sci-fi classic, I can’t say that I particularly enjoyed it. I decided not to continue with the

Rumor of the day: The Rock’s big-screen superhero role revealed

By Trent Moore, Source: Blastr.com Rumors have been swirling ever since Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson dropped a hint via Twitter that he could take up the mantle of a DC comics character sometime soon. Now we may know who it is. According to Bleeding Cool, a tipster overheard the Rock

Winter’s Tale a go at last thanks to Will Smith and Russell Crowe

By Don Kaye, Source: Blastr.com The acclaimed fantasy novel Winter’s Tale may finally be reaching the screen, and if so, author Mark Helprin has two big name actors to thank for it. Screenwriter Akiva Goldsman (I Am Legend and, um, Batman and Robin) has been trying to set up an

Why Warner Bros. just shut down that new Akira movie

By Don Kaye, Source: Blastr.com Welcome to a new age in Hollywood, where studios are putting major projects on hold if the numbers don’t line up. The latest victim? The new live-action version of Akira. According to Heat Vision, the film is being shut down while Warner Bros. Pictures and

Will Brad Pitt’s zombie thriller World War Z kick off a trilogy?

By Marc Bernardin, Source: Blastr.com It seems like director Marc Forster’s adaptation of Max Brooks’ oral history of the zombie war is diverting from the text even more than we thought—apparently, it’s being configured to allow for a couple of head-chopping sequels.

Dan Gilroy Writing Stan Lee’s Chinese Superhero Film ‘The Annihilator’

by Ethan Anderton, Source: First Showing.net; Plenty of work from the mind of Stan Lee is already on the big screen in the form of comic book films like X-Men: First Class, Captain America: The First Avenger, Iron Man, Thor, The Incredible Hulk and forthcoming blockbusters like The Avengers and

Is It Time for Neuromancer to Finally Get Made?

by Liza Foreman, Soucre: Indiwire.com The time may be right for William Gibson’s 1984 cyberpunk classic Neuromancer (which won the Nebula, Hugo and Philip K. Dick awards) to get made. Producer Peter Hoffman has been trying to turn this influential dystopian novel (which coined the word cyberspace) into a film

George R.R. Martin’s superhero opus is heading to the big screen

By Marc Bernardin, Source: Blastr.com Before he started his landmark Song of Ice and Fire series of novels, which would spawn the Game of Thrones TV series, George R.R. Martin devised and edited Wild Cards, an ongoing anthology that built a gritty, realistic world of superpowered heroes and villains. Now

Dark Tower Still On, Thanks To HBO Help, Budget Cuts And A New Ending

by Brendon Connelly, Source: Bleeding Cool.com Producer Brian Grazer and director Ron Howard’s have been planning a multi-part adaptation of Stephen King’s novels and comics cycle The Dark Tower to be spread across movies and TV. For a while now, though, it’s been looking rather like that other tower, the

The Vault From Image Comics To Become A Johnny Depp Movie

by Rich Johnston, Bleeding Cool.com Just how did Sam Sarkar, writer of Image Comics’ The Vault, get Johnny Depp signed on as producer of the movie adaptation? Maybe he asked him over morning croissants. The Hollywood Reporter says that Sarakar is an executive of Infinitum Nihl production, owned by Johnny

Cary Fukunaga To Direct Sci-Fi Thriller Spaceless

By Brandon Connelly, source Bleeding Cool After Sin Nombre and Jane Eyre, it was anybody’s bet what Cary Fukunaga would do best. You would have been smart to follow a tip from screenwriter Jeff Vintar, however, when he revealed on Twitter that Fukunaga was chasing a deal to finally bring

A wonderful guide to 11 Oz films you may be seeing in theaters soon

By Jeff Spry, Blastr.com Fairy tale fever seems to have struck Hollywood, with all signs pointing to the hallowed green halls of the Emerald City. Oz has suddenly become the premiere destination for a battalion of producers, directors and studios stampeding to stake their claim for the next lucrative franchise

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