In 2017 director Michael Bay left the Transformers franchise after a saga of films. Hasbro brought in Travis Knight to direct Bumblebee, a semi-reboot of the franchise. The film was a massive success and the Autobot designs paid homage to the classic 1980’s cartoons. This year Hasbro put into motion two separate scripts to reboot […]
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Director Jeff Nichols Will Write & Direct ‘A Quiet Place’ Prequel
Today, Deadline announced that Mud director Jeff Nichols has been tapped to write and direct a new film set within A Quiet Place universe. The sequel was scheduled to hit theaters in March but was pushed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The upcoming film won’t be a direct sequel to A Quiet Place […]
Gal Gadot Re-Teams with Director Patty Jenkins on the Historical Epic ‘Cleopatra’
Recently, Deadline announced that actress Gal Gadot would be re-teaming with her Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins on a new film. The duo will be starring and directing the historical epic story of Cleopatra. Paramount Pictures won the auction on the film from the other major studios. Charles Roven (Batman v Superman, Wonder Woman) will […]
Noah Hawley’s ‘Star Trek’ Film Put On Back-Burner; Quinton Tarantino’s 1930’s Film Still Possible
Earlier today, a brand new report came out from Deadline regarding Paramount (and executive Emma Watts) and their multiple Star Trek films in development over the past few years. According to the report Legion creator, Noah Hawley’s Star Trek film has since been put on the back burner. As the studio asses, the plot of […]
Screenwriters Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse Penning Next Untitled ‘G.I.Joe’ Film
Today, The Hollywood Reporter announced that a new live-action G.I.Joe film is in development by Paramount Pictures and Hasbro’s Allspark Productions. The upcoming film will not be a direct sequel but expand upon Henry Golding’s upcoming Snake Eyes origin film. The film will be “an expansion to take the audience deeper into the world of […]
Next Untitled ‘Transformers’ Live-Action Film Hits in 2022
Today, Paramount Pictures in conjunction with Hasbro’s Allspark Productions has announced that the next live-action Transformers film will hit June 24, 2022. Currently, there are two separate live-action Transformers films in development including Bumblebee sequel and Beast Wars. It’s unknown which one will get the 2022 release date but it’s possible the studio is simply […]
Casting Call Goes Out For Hasbro’s ‘Micronauts’ Movie
Today, we at Knight Edge Media have learned that a casting call has gone out on Hasbro’s next feature film based on the Micronauts. This will mark yet another franchise the company owns under their Allspark Pictures banner going to be adapted for a live-action film. Other franchises include Transformers, G.I.Joe, Rom and MASK. Paramount […]
Paramount Pictures Developing a ‘Transformers: Beast Wars’ and ‘Bumblebee’ Semi-Sequel Films
Today, Deadline announced that Paramount Pictures is currently hard at work developing two separate Transformers movies. The studio has screenwriter James Vanderbilt was brought on last April to develop a screenplay based on the Beast Wars version of the Transformers which include Cheetor (Cheetah), Optimus Primal (Gorilla), and Rhinox (Rhinoceros). The characters were almost used […]
Paramount Pictures and Hasbro Rebooting ‘Power Rangers’ with Jonathan Entwistle Directing
Today, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Paramount Pictures and Hasbro are in very early stages to reboot (once again) the Power Rangers. This is as expected a hard reboot and will not be a continuation of 2017’s Power Rangers directed by Dean Israelite which was a fan-favorite but only made $147 Million at the box […]
‘Legion’ & ‘Fargo’ Creator Noah Hawley Set To Direct ‘Star Trek 4’
Today, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Legion and Fargo creator Noah Hawley has boarded Paramount’s upcoming Star Trek sequel. Initially, up-and-coming director S.J. Clarkson was attached to the film but has since left the project. This would have seen the first female director tackle a Star Trek film. It would have also used time-travel to […]