Fantasy

Let the Right One In director to tackle big-budget fantasy adaptation Larklight

Tomas Alfredson, who directed the cult classic Swedish vampire film Let the Right One In, has been tapped to helm the adaptation of Larklight, a period fantasy film for Warner Bros. Eastern Promises screenwriter Steve Knight is currently re-writing the script, according to WorstPreviews/THR. Larklight, based on a 2006 book by Philip Reeve, is set ….

James Cameron to release loaded special edition Avatar Blu-ray pack

Director James Cameron is unlocking the secrets of Pandora and taking fans on a guided tour of his vision with the highly anticipated release of Avatar Extended Collector’s Edition on Blu-ray and DVD releasing November 16th in North America and rolling out in various International Markets November 12th. These exclusive Extended Collector’s Editions come with ….

Spider-Man director Sam Raimi gets green light for Wizard of Oz prequel

Director Sam Raimi (Spider-Man, The Evil Dead) has officially been given the go-ahead to direct a prequel to the classic The Wizard of Oz, according to Cinematical. According to the report, up until now the project was stalled as Raimi developed his World of Warcraft adaptation. The film is currently called Oz: The Great and ….

New Wonder Woman television show in the works at Warner Bros.

Wonder Woman may be headed to the small screen instead of the big screen, according to LiveFeed. The report indicates that Warner Bros. Television is developing a modern-day reboot of the classic DC comic book heroine and has nabbed David E. Kelley, the showrunner behind legal dramas such as Ally McBeal, Boston Legal and The ….

Del Toro developing DreamWorks animation Trollhunters and moving ahead with At the Mountains of Madness

Another big update on heavily in-demand director Guillermo del Toro has landed on THR. According to the report, del Toro is setting up an animated feature titled Trollhunters at DreamWorks Animation, which he will write and direct. Trollhunters will be based on a young-adult book del Toro submitted to publisher Hyperion two weeks ago. After ….

Can Battle: Los Angeles director make for a better Clash of the Titans sequel 3D experience?

Deadline reports that Warner Bros. has closed a deal for Jonathan Liebesman (Battle: Los Angeles) to direct Clash of the Titans 2, with production gearing up on February 1st in the UK. According to the report, talks were stalled on the deal due to money, but apparently the studio ponied up with more dinero. This ….

Upcoming sci-fi graphic novel from Tron: Legacy director tapped for big screen adaptation

The upcoming Radical Publishing sci-fi graphic novel, Oblivion, created by Tron: Legacy director Joseph Kosinski, has been optioned by Disney for the big screen treatment, according to HeatVision. Kosinski will also produce and direct the feature, along with Radical’s Barry Levine and Jesse Berger. Kosinski partnered with Radical on Oblivion in 2009, and spent the ….

Thor coming to game consoles as well as theaters

“By Odin’s beard!” SEGA today announced they will bring Marvel’s hall-of-fame franchise Thor to video game systems for an epic third-person adventure titled Thor: The Video Game, scheduled for release on all five major video game platforms in 2011 including the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment ….

Fantastic Fest schedule includes yakuza crime thrillers, cult horrors and martial arts heroes

The sixth edition of Fantastic Fest, which describes itself as a film festival with the boring parts cut out, is scheduled for September 23-30th, in Austin, Texas. The festival announced part of its programming for this year’s event, including: Bedevilled (2010) Director: Cheol-soo Jang, South Korea, 115 minutes If you beat, brutalize, dehumanize and torment ….