Have you ever watched a movie that you kind of knew would be one of your favourite films of all time, before you even saw it? That’s how I felt the day that the anime adaptation of Look Back was revealed in February of this year, but it wasn’t until recently that I was … Read more
It’s not often that we learn plenty about a major upcoming big-screen project before it’s even begun shooting, but that’s the case with Grendel, a live-action retelling of the Old English epic Beowulf, adapted from John Gardner’s 1971 novel of the same name by Robert D. Krzykowski (director of the wonderfully-named The Man Who Killed … Read more
There’s still no exact sign of when we can expect to watch the live-action Legend of Zelda movie, but Nintendo has at least narrowed it down somewhat. Almost a year ago to the day, Nintendo made the not-so-surprising announcement that there would be a film adaptation of The Legend of Zelda series. The … Read more
Yes, Jennifer Lopez is making a Bob the Builder movie, yes, it’s still in the works, and now it even has a home. Right at the start of the year it was announced that a Bob the Builder animated movie is in the works, which wasn’t entirely surprising as Mattel owns the rights … Read more
Image: Sega Paul W.S. Anderson is writing and directing a live-action movie based on Sega’s House of the Dead series, Deadline has reported. British director Anderson has a long history with video game-inspired movies. He directed the first Mortal Kombat film in the ’90s before moving on to the Resident Evil series, which ran from … Read more
Outlast is the latest video game franchise to have secured a movie adaptation. Developer Red Barrels has signed a deal with Lionsgate Studios, confirming that It and Strange Darling producer Roy Lee will lead the production. JT Petty – who has been “deeply involved” in the games’ narratives – will be working on the screenplay. … Read more
Amazon seems to be doing great with its action thriller TV shows, and after giving the breakout hit Reacher an early season 4 renewal, the company is trying to get a Jack Ryan movie off the ground… even though the show ended last year. The news (via Variety) dropped on October 30, confirming that Amazon … Read more
Parody movies used to be all the rage back in the day, and now Scream 6 is coming to remind us of a different time. I’m not entirely sure why, but parody movies were quite a popular thing to make back in the 2000s. Some were a bit more subtle, more just containing … Read more
The Oregon Trail is to be adapted into an action-comedy film produced by Apple. As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, the film will be directed and produced by Will Speck and Josh Gordon. The duo most recently directed the sci-fi comedy Distant, and are the creators of Hulu’s animated series Marvel’s Hit-Monkey. The adaptation will … Read more
Hollywood studios are clearly pulling from whatever video game well they can, as apparently an Oregon Trail movie is next up on the docket. It might be a bit forgotten about by wider gaming audiences these days, but it’s hard to deny that the original Oregon Trail is an iconic game. Literally everyone … Read more
