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

A 13 Going on 30 musical adaptation is in the works based on the 2004 comedy starring Jennifer Garner

A 13 Going on 30 musical is in the works based on the 2004 coming-of-age rom-com starring Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo. It might be time to brush up on your “Thriller” dance moves because a 13 Going on 30 musical is heading to the stage! That’s right, coming-of-age rom-com fans, a musical adaptation of the 2004 … Read more

Onimusha Release Date and Trailer Emerge for Netflix Anime Adaptation by Takashi Miike

Netflix has revealed the release date and first trailer for the anime series adaptation of Capcom’s slash ’em up game series Onimusha. The series is helmed by legendary Japanese director Takashi Miike who is responsible for more than 100 films, including Audition, Ichi the Killer, 13 Assassins, Blade of the Immortal, and One Missed Call. … Read more

The Mandalorian: The Manga Vol. 1 Review: Gorgeous Star Wars Adaptation

Years after becoming a huge hit on Disney+, The Mandalorian has now hit bookshelves as a beautifully drawn manga adaptation courtesy of VIZ Media. Adapted by Yusuke Osawa, the first volume of the Star Wars manga is a stylish and faithful recreation of the series’ debut episode. If you’re looking for a new way to … Read more

Tangled rumor suggests Baz Luhrmann could direct Disney’s live-action adaptation

Industry insider Daniel Richtman is firing up the old rumor mill this Monday by saying Disney is looking for Elvis filmmaker Baz Luhrmann to helm its live-action adaptation of Tangled. While there has yet to be an official word from Disney about Luhrmann boarding the project, rumblings about a live-action adaptation of Tangled have circulated for weeks. In addition to … Read more