Disney to Launch a Kids Book Adaptation of Ridley Scott’s Alien

20th Century Studios has partnered with Penguin Random House for the upcoming release of an Alien kids book titled A Is for Alien: An ABC Book, based on Ridley Scott’s iconic sci-fi horror movie. Described as a “lighthearted reimagining” of the 1979 movie, A Is for Alien: An ABC Book will introduce Ripley and her … Read more

Dahlia in Bloom Teaser Trailer Previews Upcoming Anime Adaptation

Crunchyroll has officially revealed a Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools teaser trailer, previewing the upcoming anime planned for a 2024 release. The first official look at the anime teases some of the visuals for the series, as well as gives fans the first sound of what the main cast will … Read more

Obsession, a 56 Days adaptation from James Wan, gets greenlight

Obsession, a TV series adaptation of the novel 56 Days coming from James Wan’s Atomic Monster, has gotten a greenlight from Amazon Eight months ago, it was announced that Atomic Monster, the production company headed up by genre regular James Wan, would be teaming with Amazon Studios to produce a psychological thriller series based on … Read more

FX’s epic adaptation of the James Clavell samurai series gets a global premiere date

FX’s Shōgun gets a global premiere date for the sprawling samurai epic starring Hiroyuki Sanada, Anna Sawai, and more. Draw your sword and prepare to uphold honor because FX‘s Shōgun is ready to reveal its global premiere date. The samurai epic starts on February 27, 2024, bringing the ten-part adaptation of James Clavell’s novel series to fans of … Read more

‘Percy Jackson’ Didn’t Want Another Adaptation After Film Issues

Rick Riordan “wrote off Hollywood” after being left frustrated by the Percy Jackson films. The 59-year-old author has never watched either of the movie adaptations of his work – Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief and Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters – and refused to consider other takes on the books as the … Read more

Bioshock movie writer provides update on Netflix adaptation

Michael Green, writer of Netflix’s upcoming Bioshock movie, provides an update now that the WGA strike is over — “We all love it.” Hollywood has been attempting to bring Bioshock to the big screen for quite some time, with the latest incarnation set to be directed by Francis Lawrence and written by Michael Green for … Read more

Mike Flanagan’s Latest Stephen King Adaptation Starts Filming This Month

Filming for Mike Flanagan’s adaptation of Stephen King’s story The Life of Chuck is set to begin this month. When Does The Life of Chuck Start Filming? Gulf Coast Media published a piece about the call for 1000 extras aged 11 and up on the Flanagan movie, and notes it is to begin filming on … Read more

Akela Cooper writing Jack Follman adaptation

Sony Pictures has acquired the Akela Cooper-scripted adaptation of the Jack Follman short horror story It’s Over Deadline reports that Sony Pictures has come out the winner in a bidding war over the rights to bring an adaptation of Jack Follman’s 29-page short story It’s Over to the screen, forking over an amount somewhere in … Read more