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A Waterworld TV Series Is in Development

Fri Jul 30, 2021 12:56pm 3 comments Favorite This

Image: Universal Pictures

Amidst the rush to remake and revitalize older franchises for movies and streaming services, there have been plenty of older classic films that have endured the reboot / remake / continuation / reimagination treatment. Take your pick: Battlestar Galactica, Terminator, Star Wars, Star Trek, and Westworld have all been in and out of theaters and on TV in the last twenty or so years, while new projects about The Last Starfighter and Willow are currently in the works.

Now, there’s word of another film that will be brought back: Kevin Reynold’s much-maligned 1995 film Waterworld (pictured above), which Collider reports is getting a streaming series that may serve as a continuation on the story.

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Uncanny Magazine Is Kickstarting Year Eight

Fri Jul 30, 2021 11:24am Post a comment 1 Favorite [+]

Art: Galen Dara, Kirbi Fagan, and Paul Lewin

For nearly a decade, Uncanny Magazine has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the upcoming year’s worth of fiction and nonfiction, and has just launched (and reached its funding goal) for its eighth year.

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HBO Max Is Adapting Fledgling, Octavia Butler’s Vampire Novel

Thu Jul 29, 2021 5:50pm 1 comment 1 Favorite [+]

It’s been quite the July for Octavia Butler. Earlier this week, word broke that A24 was adapting her novel Parable of the Sower as a film, while earlier this month, FX/Hulu’s adaptation of Kindred tapped Janicza Bravo to direct Mallori Johnson as lead role of Dana Franklin in the pilot.

Today brings word of another Butler adaptation in the works: HBO Max is adapting her vampire novel Fledgling for a series.

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TNT’s Snowpiercer Finishes Season 3 Production; Gets Season 4 Pickup

Thu Jul 29, 2021 2:55pm Post a comment Favorite This

Earlier this year, TNT announced that it had renewed its dystopian train drama Snowpiercer for a third season, continuing the story of train-based class revolution for another ride. Today, series star Daveed Diggs revealed that the season has just wrapped up its production, and that the show will return for a fourth season.

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New Trailer for Apple’s See Teases a Brutal War

Thu Jul 29, 2021 11:15am 1 comment Favorite This

Ahead of its upcoming season two premiere next month, Apple has released a new trailer for its post-apocalyptic Apple TV+ series, See. The trailer shows what looks to be a brutal war between the remnants of civilization fight, while two brothers, now rival leaders, find themselves on opposite ends of the coming conflict.

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Universal Will Release New Exorcist Trilogy

Tue Jul 27, 2021 1:53pm Post a comment 1 Favorite [+]

Screenshot: Warner Bros.

Universal and its streaming service Peacock have signed a $400 million deal to release a new Exorcist film trilogy, reports The New York Times. The project will see the return of star Ellen Burtsyn, and Halloween director David Gordon Green will helm the project, with the first installment scheduled to hit theaters in 2023.

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New Trailer for Ghostbusters: Afterlife Transplants its Ghosts From NYC to Oklahoma

Tue Jul 27, 2021 11:14am 11 comments 1 Favorite [+]

Sony has debuted a new trailer for its upcoming continuation of the Ghostbusters franchise, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, taking its supernatural action from the streets of New York City to Summerville, Oklahoma.

Set to hit theaters in November, this new trailer puts its teenage cast front and center as they contend with some apocalyptic, supernatural phenomena that threaten their southwestern home.

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Here Are the Finalists for the 2021 British Fantasy Awards

Tue Jul 27, 2021 9:31am 3 Favorites [+]

Image: British Fantasy Society

This morning, the British Fantasy Society released its shortlist for this year’s British Fantasy Awards, an annual prize awarded to the best works published in the UK in the last year.

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Netflix Is Reportedly Developing a Live-Action Pokémon Series

Mon Jul 26, 2021 5:20pm 3 comments 1 Favorite [+]

It’s been a couple of years since the first live-action Pokémon movie Detective Pikachu (pictured above) hit theaters, but it looks as though we could get another live-action take on the franchise: Variety says that Lucifer creator Joe Henderson is developing a show for Netflix.

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A24 Is Adapting Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower

Mon Jul 26, 2021 4:43pm 4 comments 1 Favorite [+]

Parable of the Sower cover art by John Jude Palencar

A new adaptation of one of Octavia Butler’s books is on its way. Deadline reports that A24 has acquired the rights to her novels Parable of the Sower, and tapped Garrett Bradley to direct.

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Watch the Trailer for Doctor Who’s 13th Season

Mon Jul 26, 2021 9:30am 3 comments 1 Favorite [+]

Over the weekend, the BBC debuted a first look at the upcoming thirteenth season of Doctor Who, confirming that Jodie Whitaker’s version of the Doctor will indeed grace our screens sometime later this year, while also showing off some brief glimpses of new characters and adventures.

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Listen to Two Tracks From Hans Zimmer’s Dune Soundtrack

Fri Jul 23, 2021 9:52am 6 comments 5 Favorites [+]

Image: Warner Bros.

Whenever I see that a director has brought on Hans Zimmer to score a film, I inevitably give the soundtrack a listen, regardless of whether or not I enjoy (or even see) the film. When Warner Bros. announced that he’d be scoring Dune, it immediately became one of the components that I’ve been looking forward to the most.

Now, we can get a listen to what’s in store: WaterTower Music has released two tracks from the film that give us a sense of what Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation will sound like.

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Audible Reveals Cast and Release Date for Sandman Act II Audio Drama

Thu Jul 22, 2021 11:11am Post a comment 1 Favorite [+]

Screenshot: DC Comics and Audible

The next season of Audible’s Sandman audio drama is nearly here. According to the audiobook company, it will be released on September 22nd, and will feature not only the return of James McAvoy and Andy Serkis, but also include Brian Cox, John Lithgow, Kristen Schaal, and more.

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Here’s the New Dune Trailer

Thu Jul 22, 2021 9:24am 20 comments 9 Favorites [+]

Denis Villeneuve’s long-awaited adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune is just a few short months away, and to remind movie-goers of that fact, Warner Bros. has released a new trailer for the project.

The trailer shows off Arrakis’s epic landscapes and the brutality that the world’s native Fremen have endured under House Harkonnen, teasing an epic story detailing control over the world.

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In the Heights Star Leslie Grace Will Be Batgirl

Wed Jul 21, 2021 5:21pm 4 comments 1 Favorite [+]

Screenshot: Warner Bros.

It seems that Warner Bros. has found its Batgirl: In the Heights’ Leslie Grace. Deadline and TheWrap report that the actress recently tested for the role, and that she’s been tapped to play the character in the upcoming superhero film.