Vertical snags the rights to In the Lost Lands, a fantasy move from Paul W.S. Anderson starring Milla Jovovich and Dave Bautista. Deadline reports that Vertical has snagged the rights to In the Lost Lands, a fantasy flick from Constantin Film directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and starring Milla Jovovich and Dave Bautista. The film … Read more
Although Roland Emmerich was interested in making a new Stargate trilogy a decade ago, he now says the rights are too complicated Back in 1994, writer/director Roland Emmerich and co-writer Dean Devlin brought us the sci-fi adventure film Stargate, a box office hit that launched a franchise, being followed by multiple TV shows, books, comic … Read more
The film rights to Worst Case Scenario, the latest novel from Falling and Drowning author T.J. Newman, will soon be up for auction T.J. Newman was working as a flight attendant on the Virgin Airlines redeye flight from Los Angeles to New York when she had the idea for her debut novel Falling. That action … Read more
A new Clue movie and television series are in the works after Sony has acquired the rights for the beloved board game from Hasbro. Sony Pictures Television and TriStar Pictures have made a deal with Hasbro Entertainment for the film and TV rights for Clue, which could mean that we could get a new movie … Read more
Before they take on the roles of Mufasa and Scar in Barry Jenkins’ upcoming “The Lion King” prequel, Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Aaron Pierre share the screen as Dr. King and Malcolm X. Apart from trying to get a read on how they would sound as their Lion counterparts, their efforts to embody the proactive … Read more
Shout! Studios holds the exclusive rights to Labyrinth, The Dark Crystal, and other films in the timeless Jim Henson Company library. While Best Buy is busy committing a cardinal sin by removing Blu-rays and DVDs from its brick-and-mortar stores, Shout! Studios are securing exclusive rights to Labyrinth, The Dark Crystal, and other Jim Henson Company library titles. … Read more
Vertical picks up the U.S. rights to Chris Pine’s feature directorial debut, Poolman, for a 2024 theatrical release. Grab your floaties and stay out of the deep end because Vertical has acquired the U.S. rights to AGC Studios‘ Poolman, the absurdist comedy, and Chris Pine’s directorial debut! The comedic caper premiered at the Toronto International Film … Read more
Fan-favorite filmmaker Zack Snyder says he’d restore the Snyderverse if Netflix could obtain the rights to his version of the DCEU. I don’t want to get anyone’s hopes up, but Zack Snyder is talking about reviving the Snyderverse. Well, not exactly. At least not yet. It’s been two years since Snyder released Zack Snyder’s Justice League, … Read more
Nearly all of Marvel’s great characters are fully owned and controlled by Marvel (and, by extension, Disney), but they were created by writers and artists who worked for the company on its comic books. The comics industry of the time when Marvel was introducing characters like the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, the X-Men, and so … Read more
Zack Snyder has regained the rights to Blood and Ashes, which he had originally pitched to Warner Bros. as a 300 sequel. Before Zack Snyder left Warner Bros. behind, he developed a script for what was supposed to be a sequel to 300 titled Blood and Ashes. The studio ultimately passed on the project, but … Read more