THE GANGSTER, THE COP, THE DEVIL Taps James Wan To Direct Paramount’s Reimagining With Don Lee Reprising
The studio acquired the rights in 2022
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TEACUP: A Storm Brews In The Official Horror Series Trailer For Peacock
Attendees at the 19th edition of Fantastic Fest got a taste of things to come from upcoming horror thriller series, Teacup. The new Peacock episodic now has an official trailer and key art which you can view below. From modern-day master of horror and the mind behind The Conjuring and Insidious, James Wan’s Atomic Monster produces the series with UCP, joined by first-time showrunner Ian McCulloch (Yellowstone). TEACUP stars Yvonne Strahovski (The Handmaid’s Tale), Scott Speedman (Grey’s Anatomy), and Chaske Spencer (The English) and follows a disparate group of people in rural Georgia who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat in order to survive. Teacup also stars Boris McGiver, and Emmy winning actress Kathy Baker, and will stream the first two episodes exclusively on Peacock on Oct 10, with two episodes dropping weekly on Thursdays until Halloween, October 31. Watch the new trailer:
‘FEAR AUTOMATA’ – Preview for ‘M3GAN’ (2023)
To help her niece Katie deal with grief, brilliant roboticist and toy maker Gemma (Allison Williams) gets more than she bargained for when her creation, M3GAN begins to exhibit questionable behaviours that put those around her at risk. The creation of a new family unit, ushers in the presence of a robotic family member with the best of intentions and whilst the initial phases of interactions appear to be sweet and heart warming – this quickly changes into something more problematic and lethal. Though clearly capitalising on our modern fear of sinister automation and sentient AI, the film might be somewhat of an homage to DEADLY FRIEND (1986), CHILD’s PLAY (1990) and to a lesser extent ‘ELECTRIC DREAMS’ (1984) though the latter is a stretch as it is apparent that this robotic horror is anything but hilarious. The convenience afforded by modern technology in the extreme circumstances present unwanted and […]
KNIGHT RIDER Movie On The Way With James Wan And Spyglass Media Producing
As of this week, James Wan is reportedly in the mix to join Spyglass Media Group’s latest developmental efforts to finally bring the hit action series, Knight Rider, to the big screen. The report cites that Wan will produce the new film with Atomic Monster partner Michael Clear, from a script by Ratchet & Clank video game franchise writer T.J. Fixman. Judson Scott will exec produce. Featuring actor and 80s hunk David Hasselhoff, the original Knight Rider series aired in 1982 and ran for four seasons, centered on Michael Long, an ex-soldier and former cop. Rescued by a billionaire philanthropist, Long is given facial reconstructive surgery, a new set of hi-tech wheels known as KITT, and a new lease on life as Michael Knight, an agent for the secret crime-fighting organization, the Foundation for Law and Government (FLAG). Other incarnations of the series arose in the years that followed, including […]
GIDEON FALLS: James Wan, Hivemind Partner For New Hour-Long Horror Drama Based On Eisner-Winning Comic Series
A new series adaptation is in development as of last week’s announcement from Hivemind for Gideon Falls, based on the 2019 Eisner Award-winning comic series from Image Comics. James Wan will exec produce the hour-long series under his Atomic Monster banner in a freshman partnership with Hivemind. Gideon Falls will be Hivemind’s latest add to its current IP which also lists Netflix series The Witcher, Amazon’s The Expanse, and Sony Pictures’ 2020 Valiant feature adaptation, Bloodshot. Created by Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino who authored the comic, the atmospheric new horror mystery drama follows an ensemble cast of seemingly random strangers: a washed-up Catholic priest, an uncompromising female sheriff, and a young recluse obsessed with unraveling a conspiracy buried in his city’s trash. As the series progresses, they will become drawn into a mystery connected to a long-forgotten local legend. Wan will be joined by Michael Clear at Atomic Monster. […]
MORTAL KOMBAT Begins Production, Sets Release Date
The wheels are officially turning with pre-production on Simon McQuoid’s directing debut, Mortal Kombat on the hit game from creator Ed Boon. New Line Cinema has reportedly set the date for March 5, 2021 with production having just begun at Adelaide Studios’ Sound Stages in South Australia as cameras roll later this year. Greg Russo (The Highwaymen) penned the script which takes its cues from the hit Midway/Netherrealm Studios fighting game where warriors compete for the fate of mankind in an epic tournanent, overseen by warlords and gods alike. Cast, crew and official story details remain pending. James Wan (Aquaman) is producing with Todd Garner. Larry Kasanoff, who produced the initial two films in 1995 and 1997, is serving as executive producer with E. Bennett Walsh (Men in Black: International), Michael Clear (The Nun), and Sean Robins (Tag). (DEADLINE)
THE MAGIC ORDER Conjures Live-Action Netflix Series Development
It’s a good week if you’ve had your eye on James Wan as word now has it that he’ll be joining efforts to adapt Mark Millar’s The Magic Order for Netflix series development, executive producing with Lindsey Beer. We live in a world where we’ve never seen a monster and these people are the reason we sleep safely in our beds. Magic meets the mob in The Magic Order, as five families of magicians sworn to protect our world for generations must battle an enemy who’s picking them off one by one. By day they live among us as our neighbors, friends and co-workers, but by night they are the sorcerers, magicians and wizards that protect us from the forces of darkness…unless the darkness gets them first. Wan also will direct the debut episode with Beer serving as writer/showrunner. The move comes several years since Millar began spending a great […]
MORTAL KOMBAT: Pre-Production To Commence This Month In South Australia
Patrick Frater over at Variety is confirming the start of pre-production this month in Australia for award-winning commercial director Simon McQuoid‘s long-awaited adaptation of the hit game franchse, Mortal Kombat. According to the report, Steven Marshall, premier of South Australia confirmed the news in a press post alongside David Pisoni, South Australia’s minister for innovation and skills, and production consultan former Village Roadshow executive Greg Basser (The Whistleblower, Passengers). Greg Russo (The Highwaymen) penned the script which takes its cues from the hit game about a select handful of warriors competing in an epic tournanent for the fate of mankind against a ruthless warlord. Cast, crew and official story details remain pending apart from what’s been circulating the Twitterverse as there have also been tons of rumors and speculative reports on what could arise from this particular reboot – including rumors that this film was dead in the water. The […]
MORTAL KOMBAT Screenwriter Talks Up His Completed Script, Characters And More
This is gonna feel like such a tease, but the folks over at Discussing Film were able to get in touch with Greg Russo on his progress with the screenplay for the upcoming Mortal Kombat film. The script is complete according to the report, and for which Simon McQuoid remains attached to direct as he’s been since November 2016. The inquiry therein by Eric Moskowski delves into the issue of the overall tone in comparison of sorts to the Marvel movies, and also which characters Russo generally finds pivotal to the mythology – though it still remains to be seen if they’ll be the darn movie because the studio’s lips are remaining tighter the seals of the upcoming Mueller report. Here’s the full exchange: INTERVIEWER: “I want to get a feel for what the tone is going to be. Because in my eyes, I’ve always seen Mortal Kombat as kind […]
Greg Russo Confirms MORTAL KOMBAT Script In Development, Confirms Character Addition (For Now)
Yes, I’m a little triggered. But in a good way. Thanks in large part to the tenacious Mortal Kombat fans on Twitter, screenwriter Greg Russo breathed new life in the long-awaited reboot of the classic gory tournamemt fighting game, confirming that fighting character Kabal would be in it. (You can read Russo’s reply to the fan account by opening the tweet). Who’s getting excited? I know I am. #MK #MortalKombat pic.twitter.com/aGTAtuW1Ar — Greg Russo (@WriterRusso) February 4, 2019 As game lore has it, Kabal, a former member of Kano’s Black Dragon outfit, was introduced in part three of the then-Midway-owned franchise, and was once partner to NYPD Special Riot Control officer Kurtis Stryker. Prior to surviving on a respirator with a mask to hide his horrific disformed face, Kabal was ambushed during Earth’s invasion, rendering him disfigured and near death. He’s since been imbued with powers of his own due […]
An Animated MORTAL KOMBAT Movie May Be Coming, And I’m Over Here Like ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
No BS here. I really would need to see some footage or other at this point to be convinced that it’s absolutely gonna rock, but I could care less about an animated Mortal Kombat movie – even less so that it may only be allocated to an exclusive streaming platform as the latest report from Revenge Of The Fans so suggests. As such, that’s what appears to be the case for the last several days in the wake of other news that Warner Bros. is launching WarnerMedia in order to rival companies like Netflix and Hulu (in a market that already states isn’t quite benefiting the studio’s Digital shingle via the DC Universe app according to We Got This Covered). Mario-Francisco Robles (who I went to high school with 20 years ago) also reports that actors Joel McHale (Community) and Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter) are among the roster to possibly join […]
AQUAMAN Puts In Overtime In The Official Extended Trailer
AQUAMAN is directed by James Wan, based on the DC Comics character from creators Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger with a release set for 12/21!
New Line In Final Talks To Acquire TRAIN TO BUSAN Remake; James Wan Boards As Producer
Yeon Sang-Ho directed the original TRAIN TO BUSAN which became a blockbuster hit in South Korea in 2016.
AQUAMAN Conquers Land And Sea In The Official Trailer
Warner Bros. went two-for-two this weekend with at least two of its properties at SDCC 2018, one of them being the latest trailer premiere for James Wan’s new adaptation, Aquaman. The DCEU hasn’t been easy for the studio to attain a pulse for in bringing a consensus from DC fans, some of whom still may keen on seeing actor Jason Momoa don the role after Justice League. The good news is that the role still suits him more than adequately. From Warner Bros. Pictures and director James Wan comes an action-packed adventure that spans the vast, visually breathtaking underwater world of the seven seas, “Aquaman,” starring Jason Momoa in the title role. The film reveals the origin story of half-human, half-Atlantean Arthur Curry and takes him on the journey of his lifetime—one that will not only force him to face who he really is, but to discover if he is […]
MORTAL KOMBAT Gets New Story Details, Character Descriptions And More
It’s been a few years since we learned of a director getting attached to an upcoming live-action reinstallment of hit fighting game IP, Mortal Kombat. Simon McQuoid is set to direct the film that many a fan have waited up to twenty years for and now with word exclusively from That Hashtag Show on Monday, there appears to be some character descriptions in our midst. The news comes following recent online buzz regarding potential filming locations in Chicago and overseas in New Zealand. First and foremost comes a likely reshaping of any expectations there intially might have been in terms of plot with James Wan still on board and producing. Greg Russo completed the latest script which, according to the aforementioned source, will introduce a new character in the form of Cole, a Philidelphia boxer who is recuited by a prophecy chaser to compete in the epic tournament deciding the […]
Becca Thomas To Direct BOOM! Comic Adaptation, MALIGNANT, For Fox
It was a little over a year ago that BOOM! Studios comic property, “Malignant Man” had a director in Brad Peyton with co-creator James Wan set to produce. Wan, currently directing Aquaman for Warner Bros., has a number of items on his to-do list including the adaptation of the 2011 graphic novel while the studio since earned a minority stake in the comic book label back in June, signaling a prepardness in readying what could come in comic book adaptations in film and television. Malignant Man, as it stands now titled Malignant for the screen, is still subject to the former with word that a new director has been attached with Peyton working hard on upcoming Dwayne Johnson headliner, Rampage. That filmmaker is Stranger Things series helmer Becca Thomas who will be joined by Wan via his Atomic Monster banner, and from a script by Zak Olkewicz centered on Alex Gates, […]
James Wan Boards RESIDENT EVIL Reboot As Producer
Screen Gems can likely withstand anything I would have to add due to its $1.2 billion dollars earned at the box office since 2002 with the Resident Evil film franchise. That said, one can only hope their latest reboot efforts leave off with better results following Sunday’s news. The reboot doesn’t have a director yet but is said to be the start of another six-film franchise. In the meantime, Constantin Film who announced their involvement in producing, will be joined by Aquaman helmer James Wan whose credits are a litany of otherwise successful horror hits like the Saw and The Conjuring films, will serve as producer and Michael Clear hailing from Wan’s Atomic Monster banner. The new film will be written by Greg Russo who also wrote the script for New Line Cinema’s upcoming Mortal Kombat adaptation for debut director Simon McQuoid, for which Wan is also producing among several […]
AQUAMAN Adds ‘Power Rangers’ Actor Ludi Lin
Lionsgate/Saban I’m of the opinion that something terribly needs to be done about the whole Power Rangers movie-not-getting-a-sequel thing. It bowed recently in China to the tune of $1.2 million dollar which apparently hasn’t helped it to top its current global box office gross enough for a follow-up, and I generally enjoyed the film here in the U.S. during its run. It also gave actor Ludi Lin a prominent Hollywood role and I certainly hoped it wouldn’t be his last. Alas, he’s reportedly been cast in Warner Bros. latest production of DCEU comic book adaptation, Aquaman, in the role of Murk, leader of the Atlantean army and most trusted ally to our title hero played by Jason Momoa. Amber Heard, Patrick Wilson, Nicole Kidman, Willem Dafoe, Dolph Lundgren, Yahya Abdul-Mateen, and Temuera Morrison co-star with James Wan directing for a December 21, 2018 release. In the meantime, part of me […]
AQUAMAN Begins His Own Solo Battle To Fight For Earth As Production Begins
Say what you will about the most recent Justice League trailer; Warner Bros. Pictures’s latest ensemble DCU succession still may need sharpening but there’s no question that one of the biggest selling factors has been actor Jason Momoa in the role of 75-year long celebrated DC character, Aquaman. Thus, per the studio’s teetering, albeit cohesive efforts to hold together something true and gold for comic book fans and moviegoers, the official solo branch-out for the acclaimed ruler of Atlantis and protector of Earth has begun principal photography under helmer James Wan (“The Conjuring” films, “Furious 7”). Plot details are pretty much as good as Googleable at this juncture as they are not included in Wednesday’s presser. The cast so far confirms the rest of the roster as follows: Amber Heard (“Justice League,” “Magic Mike XXL”) as Mera; Oscar nominee Willem Dafoe (“Platoon,” “Spider-Man 2”) as Vulko; Temuera Morrison (“Star Wars: […]
Lionsgate Nabs SMART HOUSE, James Wan To Produce
There’s only been one film at current that I’m eyeing right now for which James Wan is still set to produce. This report isn’t about that one in particular, but another project instead while it still reads with an awesome premise for a film I might go see, now in the form of Lionsgate’s latest acquisition, Smart House. The concept was primed by Wan who will produce the film via his Atomic Monster banner along with head of production Michael Clear from a script by Brad Keene which tells of a family in witness protection whose only defense is the state-of-the-art, autonomous “smart house” they’ve been placed in, tricked out with lethal built-in defense settings. Piranha 3D and The Hills Have Eyes helmer Alexandre Aja will direct, as well as produce with Wan and Clear, and producer Gregory Levasseur. via Variety: “We are delighted that Smart House brings James Wan […]
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