Disney taps Hamilton director Thomas Kail to helm the live-action remake of Moana starring Dwayne Johnson. Disney’s live-action adaptation of Moana gets more magical by the moment after welcoming the Tony Award-winning director of Broadway’s hamilton, Thomas Kail, to the high-profile project. Disney announced its plans for the live-action reimagining with the help of Dwayne … Read more
The first teaser trailer for the Five Nights at Freddy’s movie has been released, offering a quick look at the adaptation. Move over Super Mario Bros, as Universal just released the first teaser trailer for their next highly anticipated video game adaptation, Five Nights at Freddy’s. A film version of the video game franchise has … Read more
Taika Waititi to direct adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s New York Times best-selling novel Klara and the Sun for Sony’s 3000 Pictures. Deadline reports that Taika Waititi is in negotiations to direct Klara and the Sun for Sony’s 3000 Pictures. Based on Kazuo Ishiguro’s New York Times best-selling novel, Klara and the Sun follows a robot … Read more
Universal Pictures and Focus Features take center stage at CinemaCon to highlight David Leitch’s upcoming action adaptation, The Fall Guy. Universal Pictures and Focus Features are teaming up to take the main stage at CinemaCon by storm! Toward the end of the dual presentation, details concerning David Leitch’s The Fall Guy took the center spotlight. … Read more
A brand new behind-the-scenes video for Disney’s live-action film adaptation of Peter Pan and Wendy has been revealed, teasing a new perspective to the timeless adventure. The fantasy movie will be available for streaming on April 28, exclusively on Disney+. The video shows some of the action-packed sequences, including Peter Pan’s sword duels with Captain … Read more
After dominating the awards season three years ago for her work in nomadland, Chloé Zhao has finally found her next drama project. Deadline brings word that the Oscar-winning filmmaker has officially signed on to direct the upcoming film adaptation of Hamnetbased on Maggie O’Farrell’s bestselling historical fiction novel of the same name. Tea Hamnet film … Read more
It would be very instructive to watch a double feature of the new Super Mario Bros. movie and the live-action Super Mario Bros. from 1993. Together they offer a clear snapshot of Hollywood’s evolving relationship to intellectual property. Thirty years ago, movie studios thought they knew best about what worked onscreen, and so they mostly … Read more