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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Today, Amazon Studios announced that actors Ciarán Hinds, Rory Kinnear, and Tanya Moodie have all joined the ensemble cast of Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2. They will all have recurring roles throughout the season, but their characters have been kept under wraps. They join the new cast members that included […]
Today, Variety announced that Amazon Studios alongside Sony Pictures is developing a Spider-Man: Noir series for the streaming service. This will be the second live-action Spider-Man spin-off series under producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller after Silk. Oren Uziel will serve as head writer for the series and produce alongside Sony’s Amy Pascal. The character […]
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 […]
Today, over at TheOneRing.net a report has gone out that the mystically and often wacky character of Tom Bombadil has been cast to appear in Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2. “It’s 100 percent Tom Bombadil. That’s what they’re [the source] saying. Tom Bombadil has been cast and will show up […]
Today, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Amazon Studios is close to closing a deal to acquire the rights to Warhammer 40,000. The D&D-style board game features humans 40 thousand years into the future as they battle gods, demons, and aliens. The report states that Henry Cavill is attached to star in the series as he […]
Today, Amazon Studios officially announced they will indeed be moving forward with a God of War live-action series for the streaming service. The series was announced earlier this year with Iron Man writers Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby. The series will also be showrun by Wheel of Time showrunner Rafe Judkins. Surprisingly, the announcement revealed […]
Recently, longtime director Mike Flanagan left his home at Netflix to sign a first-look deal with Amazon Studios. The director created several hit supernatural shows, including The Haunting of Hill House, The Haunting of Bly Manor, and Midnight Mass. He also helped write and direct the Stephen King adaption of Doctor Sleep, the sequel to […]
