Back in September, NBCUniversal announced that it was developing a reboot of its space opera franchise Battlestar Galactica for its upcoming Peacock streaming service. According to Ronald D. Moore, the creator of the influential 2003 remake, the new series might remain in the same universe, rather than reboot the franchise with a brand new story.
The adaptation of Paul Tremblay’s horror novel A Head Full of Ghosts has found a new director. Deadline reports that Crazy Heart and Black Mass director Scott Cooper has signed on to direct, and that the project will star Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’s Margaret Qualley.
In recent years, genre shows like Battlestar Galactica and Game of Thrones brought mainstream audiences to science fiction and fantasy with their attention to relevant stories and realism. But for every prestige-class television show, there’s plenty of room for shows that throw most of that out the window in favor of plenty of action, excitement, and humor.
Judging from its brand new trailer, Syfy’s upcoming space opera series Vagrant Queen has all of the above, and I can’t wait to watch.
Kevin Smith just cast the perfect person to voice Skeletor in his upcoming Netflix animated series Masters of the Universe: Revelation: Mark Hamill.
The rest of the cast list? It is also perfect and insane. Follow.
The BBC has released its first look at Noughts + Crosses, its upcoming adaptation of Malorie Blackman’s Noughts & Crosses book series, set in an alternate history where African nations colonized Europe, leading to a stratified society where Crosses rule over Naughts.
Netflix has dropped a first look at its upcoming fourth season of Stranger Things, featuring the return of none other than…well, you’ll see.
Disney’s live-action remake Aladdin earned more than a billion dollars at the global box office last year, all but assuring that it would follow up with a sequel. Word broke yesterday that Disney is developing a sequel.
A new version of the Batman is coming. Cloverfield and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes director Matt Reeves director is currently shooting a new film featuring the caped crusader, The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson. While the film isn’t slated to hit theaters until June 25th, 2021, Reeves shared a first look at what his version of the character will look like.
Nintendo released The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild nearly three years ago, creating a wonderful, immersive world for players to explore. A new fan film from YouTube channel devinsupertramp, The Blood Moon, perfectly captures the look and feel of the expansive world of Hyrule.
Rick Moranis is returning to acting. According to Deadline, the actor has closed a deal to star in Shrunk, an upcoming sequel to Disney’s Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.
Anna Stephens, the author of the Godblind trilogy (Godblind, Darksoul, and Bloodchild), has sold a new fantasy series to HarperVoyager, according to The Bookseller. The first installment, The Stone Knife, is set for a November 2020 release.
According to The Bookseller, The Stone Knife is the first of a series, Songs of the Drowned and is about a number of characters as tensions between major empire and its rival nations are about to erupt into war.
The book “follows warriors, diplomats, courtesans, and spies in the powerful Pecha empire and the beleaguered nations on its borders. As the empire goes to war, the magical ‘song’ that pervades its lands and pacifies its people begins to fail.”
In a statement, Stephens notes that the series is “something of a departure from my previous trilogy,” and that “While many of the themes are similar, for the first time I’m incorporating both magic and monsters into my work, which has been both a challenge and a joy.”
Netflix has released a first teaser for its upcoming adaptation of Dutch author Tonke Dragt’s 1962 fantasy novel The Letter for the King. Starring Lord of the Rings’ Andy Serkis, and His Dark Materials‘ Amir Wilson, the fantasy series certainly comes with some Lord of the Rings vibes.
Just take a look at the teaser trailer.
It looks as though Lucasfilm’s upcoming Rogue One prequel series about Rebel Alliance spy Cassian Andor is on track to begin production in the coming months. Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, series star Diego Luna confirmed that the series is scheduled to shoot later this year.
Naomi Novik is set to kick off a new fantasy trilogy later this year, according to Entertainment Weekly. The first installment, A Deadly Education, will hit bookstores on October 6th.
The Rise of Skywalker has finally hit theaters and is retreating into the rear-view mirror. The conclusion to the so-called Skywalker Saga is the end of an era for George Lucas’s franchise, and now, it’s on Lucasfilm to figure out what to do next. We asked a handful of space opera, sci-fi, and fantasy authors about what they’d like to see next for Star Wars.
