These days, comic book adaptations are as commonplace on the small screen as they are on the big. Whether it's on Netflix, ABC, The CW or FX, your remote control doesn't need to travel far to see your favorite (and more obscure, for that matter) characters come to life. That tradition will continue on WGN America, as they're gearing up a pilot based on Vertigo Comics' Scalped, and while details remain slim, we now know who'll direct. Those duties belong to Bilall Fallah and Adil El Arbi, best known for helming 2015's well-received crime drama Black.
There are so many superhero movies in various stages of production at this point that it's easy to forget about one or two currently in the works. Indeed, I'll admit a little absent-mindedness when it comes to Josh Boone's forthcoming New Mutants. It's still early into pre-production, but it's nevertheless one of 20th Century Fox's top priorities, and while Boone and his team have mostly remained quiet on the upcoming superhero production, the director revealed some exclusive artwork on his official Twitter page this weekend, which ultimately confirms a little bit of casting news.
Remakes, remakes, remakes. Oh, how they come and go in Hollywood. Barely a day goes by without one promised, one announced and one discarded, and today is no different. James L. Brooks' Best Picture-winning 1983 directorial debut, Terms of Endearment, wasn't necessarily clamoring for a remake, but by golly are we going to get one.
It's okay if you've given up hope on Bill & Ted 3 at this point. After years — decades, even — of empty promises, failed start dates and unfilled potential, we've almost thrown down the time-traveling towel ourselves. As the cast get older, one questions when (and if) it'll come together. Furthermore, you've got to wonder if it's even worth it at this point. That hasn't deterred the talent behind the project though. They're still waving the Bill & Ted flag both tried and true, and that's especially the case for Keanu Reeves, who recently revealed a few more details about the film.
You only get one chance to save the galaxy twice. That's the mantra behind Marvel's latest sequel, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, writer/director James Gunn's much-anticipated anti-superhero blockbuster. With a May release just around the corner now, it's time for Marvel to high-kick their marketing build-up, and that's the reason for today's newest TV spot, which can be found above.
Dan Stevens is seemingly everywhere these days. On the small screen, he's got Legion. On the big screen, he's the titular Beast in Beauty and the Beast. But the fun doesn't stop there, as he's also on the indie circuit too, commanding your attention with the mysterious new film The Ticket, which hands him either a miracle or a curse - depending on how you see things.
Yesterday gifted us with some unexpected news. Danny McBride and David Gordon Green will write the next Halloween film, with Green directing what's said to be a fresh take on the iconic franchise. The duo have worked together several times in the past, yet horror never entered the equation. As such, this is going to be a first for them in many ways.
Jake Gyllenhaal is one of our finest working actors. A talent that commands the screen like few others right now, he's arguably at the peak of his craft, and everything he does seems more exhilarating than the last performance. The same compliments can be extended to Joaquin Phoenix, too. That makes Gyllenhaal's involvement in The Sisters Brothers, which stars Phoenix and John C. Reilly, all the more exciting. Here's hoping they're only stronger in each other's company.
An actor doesn't merely sign up for one Marvel movie. They sign onto two, three, four, 13 films. Once you sign that contract, you're usually involved for life — unless, of course, you badmouth them. But Michael Douglas isn't one to speak ill of Marvel. The Academy Award-winner made a noteworthy supporting turn in 2015's Ant-Man, and that's not the last time we'll see him in this cinematic universe. He rejoins Marvel as Hank Pym in Ant-Man and the Wasp.
There's a lot working in Life's favor. It has a dependable cast, including Ryan Reynolds, Jake Gyllenhaal and Rebecca Ferguson. It comes from Deadpool writers Rhett Rheese and Paul Wernick. It's a space drama in the vein of Gravity and Alien. And, last but not least, the special effects look great. Here's hoping it lives up to it potential then, though if this new international trailer is anything to go by, it appears that it will.
