Posts Tagged ‘In Development’

The 7 Most Anticipated Apocalyptic Movie Sequels

Well after drawing inspiration from an article I read recently, which detailed a rather large collection of movie sequels heading our way (see end of post.) I decided to do a roundup of the most highly anticipated apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic movie sequels that are not only currently in development,...
January 28th, 2010 | Movie News | Read More

Apocalyptic Underwater Novel ‘Dark Life’ Optioned by the Gotham Group

The apocalyptic underwater children’s adventure novel Dark Life written by Kat Falls has been optioned by The Gotham Group Production Company. The book which is aimed at 9-11 year olds, tells the dystopian tale of a future where rising sea levels and natural disasters have forced some of the world’s...
January 26th, 2010 | Movie News | Read More

First Shot of Spielberg and TNT’s Alien Invasion TV Series

For those that don’t know, TNT has signed up for an initial 10 episodes of Steven Spielberg’s as yet untitled alien invasion series. The series which is currently being filmed stars Noah Wyle (ER) alongside Moon Bloodgood (Terminator Salvation) and is written by Robert Rodat (Saving Private Ryan.)...
January 25th, 2010 | TV News | Read More

Planet of the Apes Reboot Confirmed

After much speculation over the possible reboot of the Planet of the Apes, it’s now finally been confirmed that Twentieth Century Fox is definitely ready to go ahead with the post-apocalyptic Simian franchise. The reboot was previously thrown into doubt when the original writer and director for the...
January 23rd, 2010 | Movie News | Read More

Post-Apocalyptic Zombie Comic ‘The Walking Dead’ Set for TV Pilot

The cable channel AMC has given the green light to a new post-apocalyptic Zombie pilot based on Robert Kirkman’s comic The Walking Dead. The pilot which will be directed by Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption) will focus on the efforts of a sheriff and his son, as they along with a group...
January 21st, 2010 | TV News | Read More

Amateur Novelist Scores Movie Deal with Zombie Novel ‘Warm Bodies’

Isaac Marion (pictured right) who was previously selling copies of his unpublished novel from his website has recently had a succession of good news. First the publishing rights were picked up by Atria Books, who will publish in the summer and now it’s just been announced that the movie rights have...
January 19th, 2010 | Movie News | Read More

Mad Max 4 – ‘Fury Road’ in 3D?

Well if you read the title and your heart sank like mine did when I first heard then you should read on. I came across what I thought were just rumours yesterday regarding the fourth instalment of the Mad Max franchise, Fury Road. Only to find today that even more rumours were circulating regarding...
January 16th, 2010 | Movie News | Read More

Casting Call for Upcoming Movie Prequel ‘The Thing’

As I reported just a few weeks ago filming of The Thing will commence in Toronto on March 15th.  As expected the development of the movie has stepped up a gear and the casting roles for the film have just been released. For those that don’t know, The Thing will be a prequel to the 1980′s...
January 14th, 2010 | Movie News | Read More

Daniel Craig Neither Shaken nor Stirred About the Star Role in ‘Cowboys and Aliens’ Movie

Well if you’ve been following the developments of the upcoming movie adaptation of the apocalyptic sci-fi comic Cowboys & Aliens (summary below,) you’ll already know that the starring role was previously assigned to Robert Downey Jr. Who only days ago abandoned the movie because of his commitment...
January 14th, 2010 | Movie News | Read More

Xbox and PS3 Game Darksiders Becoming a Movie?

The gamer site vg247 has been talking to Vigil creative director and comicbook legend Joe Madureira about the recent Xbox and PS3 release Darksiders.  Madureira who was vocal about the fact that all possible opportunities were being explored went on to say. “We’ve gotten some interest from Hollywood,...
January 8th, 2010 | Movie News | Read More