Here’s all we know about the project.
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STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY Handed Series Order
Another Star Trek chapter begins.
Continue readingA TERRA MYSTICA Board Game Screen Adaptation Is In The Works
The empire-building board game will be adapted by Cobalt Knight.
Continue readingSCOTT PILGRIM Anime Series at NETFLIX Finds a Familiar Cast
Earlier in January of this year, Netflix confirmed that Bryan Lee O’Malley would serve as showrunner, writer, and executive producer on an Anime series of his worldwide hit graphic novel series Scott Pilgrim.
Well, now we have even more incredible news for fans of not only the source material but the 2010 film version, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. The entire cast of Edgar Wright’s adaptation is back to reprise their roles in voice form for the series headlined by, of course, Michael Cera as Scott and Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Ramona Flowers.
Wright is also confirmed to be serving as an executive producer on the show, with BenDavid Grabinski rounding off the trio. Finally, legendary Anime studio Science SARU will be on animating duty, which leads us to expect this to be something truly special.
We’ll have more news on this project as it breaks!
EVIL DEAD RISE Filmmaker To Direct Horror Film THAW
The aquatic horror also comes from New Line.
Continue readingMatthew Macfadyen Cast In DEADPOOL 3
Wolverine and Deadpool are about to have company.
Continue readingFirst Look at Wes Anderson’s ASTEROID CITY
Director Wes Anderson is back with the retro-tinged Asteroid City, set for release this June. The film takes place in a fictional American desert town circa 1955, and from the first look images and trailer, it looks to be as quirky and fun as we’ve come to expect from the director.
The all-star ensemble cast includes Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Liev Schreiber, Hope Davis, Stephen Park, Rupert Friend, Maya Hawke, Steve Carell, Matt Dillon, Hong Chau, Willem Dafoe, Margot Robbie, Tony Revolori, Jake Ryan, and Jeff Goldblum. The screenplay is by Anderson, from a story he co-authored with Roman Coppola.
The official synopsis is: The itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention (organized to bring together students and parents from across the country for fellowship and scholarly competition) is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.
Check out the trailer below.
Here’s the first look images:
Asteroid City hits UK screens on June 23rd.
Check Out the Trailer for Prime’s DEAD RINGERS
A trailer and key art for the eagerly-awaited Prime series Dead Ringers has been unveiled.
Based on the David Cronenberg 1988 film of the same name, the limited series stars Rachel Weisz in the dual role of Elliot and Beverly Mantle, twins who share everything. Both are in the medical profession and have plans to transform the way women give birth, although one may be more committed than the other. All six episodes will debut on Prime Video on April 21st.
Check out the key art and trailer below…
Joe Manganiello announces D&D Documentary as Vecna returns
Hollywood actor, celebrity Dungeon Master and Dragonlance fan Joe Manganiello has teamed up with Dungeons & Dragons scholars John Peterson and Kyle Newman to produce a powerful documentary on the history of D&D. The documentary should be out later this year and will include elevated interviews with prominent fans of the game from all walks of life.
The news was announced via D&D Direct, a live stream that teased a dragon’s hoard of new releases, including the Honour Among Thieves Magic cards and a new Minecraft DLC.
Toward the end of the stream, D&D’s Game Design Architects, Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford teased the forthcoming releases for the actual game and reminded fans that the D&D Multiverse is always expanding. Perkins stated that a “D&D villain will be making his return in the not-too-distant future”, and Crawford clarified that this would be Vecna.
Not only is this jolly interesting to fans of Stranger Things, but it also ties in nicely with the forthcoming release of Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse book coming out at the end of this year. The last time Vecna turned up in Planescape’s magical city of Sigil, things quickly got jolly interesting. That happened in the adventure Die Vecna Die! published 23 years ago, but it sounds like a sequel is coming.
Toy giant Hasbro is the parent company that owns Wizards of the Coast, which is responsible for Dungeons & Dragons. Of course, this means they are now a whole range of D&D tie-in toys. In addition to action figures for the Honour Among Thieves movie, and toys based on classic ’80s TV shows, Hasbro’s Golden Archive series will also include the Beholder crime boss Xanathar, an owlbear and a version of the displacer beast based on the tentacle panther beast seen in the movie.
Drizzt Do’Urden fans should also be in for a treat this year. The conclusion to the latest trilogy of drow ranger adventures, Lolth’s Warrior, comes out this September. Wizards’ partners at Gearbox Publishing and Cryptic Studios have teamed up with Drizzt’s creator, RA Salvatore, to create Menzoberranzan, the 25th expansion for the popular MMO Neverwinter. The new expansion is available now on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation.
“It’s very different to write for a video game than writing for a novel,” Salvatore said in an interview featured during D&D Direct. “You’re going to walk down the road looking at the world through Drizzt’s eyes. When I’m writing a video game, however, the most important character in a video game to the player is the one they are playing. In Neverwinter, the work they are doing always astounds me, and the fact that they are piggy-backing on stuff I did makes me feel very good.”
Finally, fans of weird D&D-related things to put in your house (such as a bag of teeth) will be delighted to learn that, thanks to Wizkids; they can adopt an 11-inch tall baby Owlbear figure which we understand features’ Flappy Flaps’, a Tum-Tum, toe beans and a Hoot Snoot. Which is a silly way of saying it looks cute. Mimic fans will also be delighted to learn that a life-sized version of a murderous mutant treasure chest is also available for pre-order.
MINECRAFT to Team Up With DUNGEONS & DRAGONS
Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast (the folk behind Dungeons & Dragons) has teamed up with Mojang Studios to produce a D&D-themed DLC.
That’s right; in the news that’s not somehow connected to the forthcoming D&D movie, you will soon be able to go on Dungeons & Dragons-style adventures in the famously block-based video game.
Beholders, mind flayers, displacer beasts and new types of dragons will all get the Minecraft treatment, and players can choose classes such as Barbarian or Wizard and explore the Forgotten Realms, be it the freezing danger of Icewind Dale or the cosy citadel library that is Candlekeep.
This new, original adventure allows players to customize their characters’ stats and roll 20-sided dice to determine how to proceed in fully-voiced dialogue. Play with friends and get a unique D&D experience in the world of Minecraft.
However, those who prefer tabletop games won’t be left behind, as a free D&D Minecraft Monstrous Compendium supplement will be available on DnDBeyond, the official D&D digital site. The book, the third Monstrous Compendium in the series, will feature Minecraft baddies such as the Enderman and the Ender Dragon.
