Masters of the Universe has been a classic 80s property that has had many false starts on a reboot. At different points in the last ten years, the film would move forward at both Sony Pictures and then Netflix. Late last year, Amazon and MGM picked up the rights to the film. They are looking […]
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Amazon In Talks To Pick Up ‘Masters of the Universe’ Live-Action Movie
During the ongoing WGA and SAG strikes, Netflix announced it would not proceed with the planned Masters of the Universe live-action movie. Before killing the project, the studio had already spent considerable resources on pre-production costs. Kyle Allen was attached as the lead from directors The Nees Brothers (The Lost City). Now, Amazon MGM has […]
SAG-AFTRA Reach Tentative Agreement To Kickstart Hollywood Productions
Today, the negotiation committee for SAG-AFTRA reached a tentative agreement with every major Hollywood studio through AMPTP. The strike is officially over after 118 days that effectively shut down all major Hollywood productions. The ongoing actor’s strike was similar to the WGA writer’s strike earlier this summer. The actors’ main concerns were the studio’s residuals/bonus […]
WGA Reach Tentative Agreement With Every Major Hollywood Studio
Today, WGA and the AMPTP released a joint statement that the Writers Guild has reached a tentative deal with every major studio to end the ongoing writers’ strike effectively. The almost 11,000 members must still ratify the agreement, but the WGA leadership has already accepted their terms have been met after 146 days on strike. […]
Amazon’s ‘Jack Ryan’ Season 4 Teases Jack’s Future Presidency in ‘Rainbow Six’?
Today, Amazon Prime debuted the final season of Jack Ryan. The political thriller has starred John Krasinski in the title role as the CIA analyst over the past four seasons. The character was made famous in several Tom Clancy novels and numerous films. During one of the opening scenes, Ryan is briefing the President on […]
WGA Goes On Strike Halting Production For Many Film & Television Projects
Today, the Writers Guild of America and 11,500 screenwriting members have officially gone on strike. Film and TV writers from across the country will begin picketing at every major studio company like Disney and Warner Brothers, including newcoming streamers like Netflix, Amazon, and Apple. Pre-production and script rewrites will cease immediately on all productions that […]
Amazon Studios Looking To Reboot ‘RoboCop’ Once Again
RoboCop was a classic action film from 80’s, like The Terminator or Judge Dredd. The character was rebooted (and even appeared in several video games) in 2014 with Joel Kinnaman as the title anti-hero. Now, after aquiring MGM last year, Amazon looks to reboot the character again, according to Deadline. The character features Alex Murphy, […]
Amazon Looking To Reboot ‘Stargate’ Franchise With A Film & TV Series
Last year Amazon acquired MGM and the rights to its entire collection of franchises for $8.5 billion. According to Deadline, they are looking to reboot the Stargate franchise for film and television. Stargate was a film and then slow of low-budget network shows from the early 1990s through the 2000s in the vein of Star […]
Amazon Studios Secures Rights To A ‘Tomb Raider’ Rebooted Movie and TV Series
Today, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Amazon Studios has landed the rights to the Tomb Raider video game franchise. They are looking to make the franchise into a full cinematic universe spanning a new film, TV Series, and video game that will all be interconnected. Phoebe Waller-Bridge has been brought on to pen the scripts […]
Director Chad Stahelski Will Helm Paramount Pictures ‘Rainbow Six’ With Michael B. Jordan Returning
Back in 2021, Without Remorse was released on Amazon starring Michael B. Jordan as the classic Tom Clancy special forces character John Clark. The movie ended with Clark speaking to a government official about the Rainbow Six team op. Jordan later revealed he signed a two-picture deal to star as John Clark and hoped he […]