With HBO’sThe Last of Uscoming soon (July 19, 2025), it seems that almost any video game can be made into an alternative piece of media. While Naughty Dog’sThe Last of Usis one of the best games of all time, it is also one of the most narrative-based and well-told stories in video games. If that can be made into a show, why not others? RELATED:HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’: Cast, Plot, Trailer, and Everything We Know So Far...
It’s not usually cool to throw your weight behind TV and film adaptations rather than the book series they’re based on. And, yeah, sure, they wouldn’t have existed if the book(s) hadn’t existed first, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t some TV adaptations that are indeed better than the books they were based on — not necessarily because the books were bad, either, but because literature is not an inherently superior storytelling form to television and we need to stop pretending that it is....
What’s even more badass than a vampire? A female vampire! Blood-sucking vampiresses have permeated pop culture since at least 1816, when the poetSamuel Taylor Coleridgewrote the suspensefully unfinishedChristabel. The poem was written ninety-one years beforeBram Stoker’sDraculaand visited themes that would quickly be fleshed out inSheridan Le Fanu’sCarmilla, and a whole host of movies, shows, comics, novels, and more over the decades. RELATED:8 Bloodsucking Book-To-Screen Adaptations To Watch While You Wait For ‘Interview With The Vampire’Nowadays, a full 150 years later, there are a plethora of badass undead ladies in vampire fiction that Carmilla would be proud of....
Whether the movies were poorly received, flew under the radar, or just came out too dang long ago, there are stacks of superhero films you’ve probably never heard of, starring actors you’vedefinitelyheard of. How many of these famous actors did you realize played superheroes before? Liam Neeson Dr Peyton Westlake,Liam Neeson’s character inDarkman(1990), is working on a synthetic skin for burn victims. This makes his disfigurement in an accident caused by a supervillain bitterly ironic....
Warner Bros. sent a shockwave through the industry recentlywhen they announcedthat all of their 2021 movies would be released in theaters and on their streaming service HBO Max at the same time. Indeed, films big and small will be following an earth-shattering day-and-date release strategy throughout the entirety of 2021, giving audiences the option of staying home and watching something likeDuneon their couch, or going to a movie theater to see it on the big screen....
The run of one of the best shows on all of television has been extended, with an interesting twist. The FX seriesAtlantawas renewed for a third season in June 2018, but today the network announced that they’ve gone ahead and ordered an additional fourth season of the series before production onAtlantaSeason 3 has even begun. Indeed, FX saysAtlantaSeason 3 andAtlantaSeason 4 will both begin production in Spring 2020, meaningDonald Gloverand Co....
ThePokémonanime continues asPokémon Horizons: The SeriesSeason 2 is scheduled to drop on Netflix. But before you indulge inPokémon Horizon’s next installment, the streaming giant invites you to revisit one of Ash Ketchum’s previous adventures, where he explores the Kalos region with Pikachu and some brand-new friends. Pokémon the Series: XYand its follow-up seasons,XY Kalos QuestandXYZ, will be available on Netflix starting June 1. These are the 17th through 19th seasons of the long-running Pokémon anime, where, in this arc, Ash continues his journey to become a Pokémon Master in the Kalos region, accompanied by Clemont, Bonnie, and Serena....
Life isn’t getting any easier for the King of Wakanda. DirectorRyan Coogleris going to be throwing a slew of villains at his hero forBlack Pantheras the film has added yet another villain. According toVariety,Winston Duke(Person of Interest) has landed the key role of the villain M’Baku — aka Man-Ape. I assume that the film will simply refer to him as “M’Baku” rather than “Man-Ape” because of the racist connotations of referring to black people as primates....
Captain Marvelmarks quite the leap forAnna BodenandRyan Fleck, the directors behindSugar,It’s Kind of a Funny Story, andMississippi Grind. (And really, jumping into a Marvel movie is likely a major leap for most directors out there.) We’re talking about big budget studio fare that’s also part of one of the biggest film franchises out there. Last summer when I visited the set ofCaptain Marvel,Boden and Fleck did notethat while this MCU movie is wildly different from their other films, it still comes down to telling stories and loving their characters....
Directed byJames Marshand written byJoe Penhall, the crime dramaKing of Thievesis based on the real-life story about a crew of retired crooks in their 70s who pull off a major heist in London’s jewelry district. What starts off as a seemingly easy smash-and-grab turns into a nightmare when greed gets the better of them. The film starsMichael Caine,Jim Broadbent,Tom Courtenay,Paul Whitehouse,Michael Gambon,Ray WinstoneandCharlie Cox. During this 1-on-1 interview with Collider, actor Charlie Cox (who plays Basil, the youngest and most mysterious member of this criminal gang of thieves) talked about how this real-life crime captured the imagination of the public, playing the member of this criminal team that no one knows anything about, to this day, what it was like to be on set with this cast, and how the rehearsal period allowed him to calm his nerves about working with some of the greatest British actors, of all time....
If you’ve missed any of DC Comics' fantastic animated movies over the last 10 years, you’re gonna love this news. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and DC Entertainment will celebrate a decade of heroic animation with the release of the “DC Universe Original Movies: 10th Anniversary Collection”, a comprehensive box set of all 30 films, 5 animated shorts, new special features and exclusive collectible items coming November 7th to Blu-ray. The entire 30-film set will also be available on Digital starting August 15th....
The Cursestars,Emma StoneandNathan Fielderare teaming up with production company,A24to produceCheckmate,a film based onBen Mezrich’s book proposal about the controversial 2022 chess match between Chess GrandmasterMagnus Carlsenand rising star,Hans Niemann. According toVariety, acquiring the film rights was competitive, with numerous streaming platforms and studios expressing interest in the project. It was reported that A24 offered an undisclosed seven-figure offer to grab hold of the project and that the deals are still in the works....
Panic, the TV series based on the book byLauren Oliver, is heading to Amazon Prime, and the streamer has released the show’s first trailer as well as some new images. A darker look at adolescence and getting ready for college, the show seems like a twisted tale of small-town secrets and the desire for the means to succeed — especially in a place where someone is behind-the-scenes pulling the strings....
