Today, Warner Brothers brought the first twenty minutes of the upcoming anime Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohhiram to the Annecy Film Festival. During the annual French animation festival, actor Andy Serkis appeared on stage to present the footage. A small clip from Peter Jackson was also shown, in which the longtime […]
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WB Announces ‘Lord of the Rings: The Hunt For Gollum’ Starring & Directed By Andy Serkis
Today, Warner Brothers announced their first Lord of the Rings adaption film at their quarterly earning meeting. In partnership with Embracer Group, the studio announced a slew of live-action movies were in development after the rights were sold back in 2022. The new films will not be a remake of Peter Jackson’s original trilogy, as […]
‘Mortal Kombat 2’ Adds Martyn Ford, Desmond Chiam, Ana Thu Nguyen & Damon Herriman
Today, Deadline announced that actors Martyn Ford (Red Sonja), Desmond Chiam (Joy Ride), Ana Thu Nguyen (Suka), and Damon Herriman (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) have rounded out the cast of Mortal Kombat 2. Ford will play the Outworld emperor Shao Kahn, with Chiam as Edenian King Jerrod, Nguyen as Queen Sindel, and Herriman as […]
Tati Gabrielle & Adeline Rudolph Re-team in WB’s ‘Mortal Kombat 2’
Today, The Hollywood Reporter announced that upcoming Hellboy actress Adeline Rudolph has joined the cast of Mortal Kombat 2. This comes from news that THR broke last week when Tati Gabrielle was also in talks to join the cast. The two first teamed up on Netflix’s The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina as The Weird Sisters. […]
Director Peter Jackson Has Been In Contact With Warner Brothers About More ‘Lord of the Rings’ Films
Today, Warner Brothers announced a slew of new Lord of the Rings films with Embracer Group Sweden. The new films are expected not to be a retread of the classic Peter Jackson trilogy that won a multitude of Academy Awards. The new films could be anywhere from prequels set in the First Age (if the […]
WB Moves Forward With More ‘Lord of the Rings’ Films But Won’t Remake Peter Jackson’s Trilogy
Today, Warner Brothers, alongside Embracer Group Sweden, announced that a new slew of Middle-Earth films will be put into the works under WB executives Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy. They will report directly to Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav. This comes after the Tolkien Estate sold a majority of the rights to the […]
TRAILER: ‘Shazam’ Leaves His Family To Battle The Daughters of Atlas
Bestowed with the powers of the gods, Billy Batson and his fellow foster kids are still learning how to juggle teenage life with having adult Super Hero alter-egos. But when the Daughters of Atlas, a vengeful trio of ancient gods, arrive on Earth in search of the magic stolen from them long ago, Billy—aka Shazam—and […]
TRAILER: Billy Batson Tries To Keep His Family Together In ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’
Shazam takes on the villainous Hespera and Kalypso, daughters of the Greek titan Atlas. Shazam! Fury of the Gods hits theaters this December 21st
Director Simon McQuoid Returns For ‘Mortal Kombat 2’
Recently, Variety announced that director Simon McQuoid will return for the Mortal Kombat sequel. He helped direct the original reboot in 2021 that starred Lewis Tan, Joe Taslim, Ludi Lin, Max Huang, and Hiroyuki Sanada. However, Kombat was his official directionally debut. Moon Knight head writer Jeremy Slater has taken over screenwriting duties and will […]
‘Mortal Kombat’ Sequel Moves Forward at New Line Cinema with Screenwriter Jeremy Slater
Today, Deadline announced that a Mortal Kombat sequel is in the works at New Line Cinema. The original film was released early last year in both theaters and on HBO Max due to the day-and-date model by Warner Brothers. The film was met with mixed reviews mostly due to the introduction of a new character […]