Did the Transformers franchise just go medieval on us? Paramount Pictures has announced that the fifth installment in the blockbuster series about massive shapeshifting robots has been dubbed Transformers: The Last Knight. Continue reading
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Will IDW answer why “Command” starts with a “K” in M.A.S.K. comic reboot?
The 1980s cartoon “M.A.S.K.” was one of many action series, and it could make for a hell of an awesome film. With the right script and director, (think George Miller) it could be at the same caliber of greatness as Mad Max: Fury Road. If you hope that Paramount Pictures and the creative team they’ve gathered to develop the film will do the series justice, then you will have another Jem and the Holograms at your hands. If you want this to be somewhat decent, on the other hand… that’s another story.
Before that movie comes out, though, fans will be treated to a comic book reboot from writer Brandon Easton and artist Tony Vargas. The comic is being published by IDW, and according to USA Today, they will be giving it a Fast and Furious spin. Continue reading
Hasbro Gathers Writers Room For Its Own Cinematic Universe
The lasting legacy of Marvel Studios may be that practically every other studio has jumped on the idea of an interconnected cinematic universe, and now Hasbro is getting in on that action by creating its own writers room to plan out film adaptations of toys like G.I. Joe, Micronauts, Visionaries, ROM, and M.A.S.K. Continue reading
Arnold Schwarzenegger Says Another Terminator Movie is Coming. Doesn’t Say How, or When.
Terminator franchise star and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger told Channel Nine’s Weekend Today this weekend that even with poor critical and box office reception for Terminator: Genisys last year, the franchise is expected to return for another installment.”I am looking forward to it, absolutely,” Schwarzenegger said, giving nothing in the way of specifics in an interview! Continue reading Leonardo DiCaprio & J.J. Abrams May Team for ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
Just weeks after his first Oscar win for The Revenant, Leonardo DiCaprio is teaming up with J.J. Abrams and screenwriter Eric Roth, with the trio eyeing an adaptation of Killers of the Flower Moon for Paramount. The Wrap reports that the producers are currently in the midst of a bidding war for the rights to this non-fiction book by David Grann. Their current bid is at $2 million, and while there are other higher offers on the table, including one from Sony with George Clooney directing and Amy Pascal producing, Paramount is considered the front runner, although the deal hasn’t closed yet. Continue reading
Death Wish Remake Is Back on with Bruce Willis
After languishing in development for several years, Paramount and MGM’s long-awaited Death Wish remake is finally moving forward. Deadline reports that Bruce Willis has signed on to star, with Israeli filmmakers Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado (Big Bad Wolves) coming aboard to direct. Paramount and MGM will distribute the remake, which hopes to get production started this summer. Continue reading
Next Three ‘Transformers’ Movies Get Release Dates
Paramount has dated its next three Transformers sequels, and they will come in quick succession beginning in 2017.
Transformers 5 will open on June 23, 2017, while Transformers 6 will come a year later on June 8, 2018. And Transformers 7 is slotted for June 28, 2019.
The first four Transformers movies, which launched in 2007, have earned $3.8 billion at the box office worldwide. Continue reading
Hasbro Universe Includes G.I. Joe, Micronauts, Visionaries, M.A.S.K. & ROM
If you thought the forthcoming Transformers universe was only interconnected IP, then think again. The companies have announced that five nostalgic toy properties under the Hasbro brand are going to cross-pollinate to form their own Marvel-like universe, including G.I. Joe, Micronauts, Visionaries, M.A.S.K. and ROM: SpaceKnight. Continue reading
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows First Official Trailer
Our favorite crime-fighting turtles are back again with another live-action installment, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows. The new movie, directed by Dave Green, comes after the 2014 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film also based on the classic ’80s comic book. Continue reading
Hasbro Studios President Says More Transformers Movies for Next 10 Years
Following the news that a Transformers 5 is on the way along with an animated “origin story” film set on Cybertron, comes word today that you can expect a whole lot more Transformers movies in the next 10 years in addition to those. Hasbro Studios president Stephen J. Davis was the Keynote speaker at MIP Junior in Cannes. Continue reading