Summit Entertainment Acquires William Paul Young’s The Shack

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The best-selling novel from William Paul Young called, “The Shack” has been optioned by Summit Entertainment. The novel was originally published out of a garage by Brad Cummings and Wayne Jacobsen but has since garnered a huge fan base. First published in 2007, “The Shack” has to date sold over 18 million copies worldwide, 10 million in the United States, and over 8 million internationally. The novel has been on the New York Times Best Seller list for over 180 consecutive weeks, topping the list at #1 for 52 of them, and has also been on the USA Today Top 150 List for 188 weeks. Ranked by Nielsen as the Top Best-Selling Book of 2008 and 2nd Best-Selling Book of 2009, “The Shack” has been featured in national profiles as diverse as Newsweek, TIME, People, and The New York Times. Continue reading →

Tom Hiddleston Now In Talks To Play The Crow

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The last we heard about the upcoming remake of “The Crow,” the lead role was rumored to be offered to Bradley Cooper and James McAvoy. However, The Wrap has reported that Tom Hiddleston is in early talks to play Eric Draven in Relativity Media’s reimagining of James O’ Barr’s gothic comic character The Crow.  Continue reading →

How Will the ‘Need For Speed’ Video Game Franchise Influence the Movie?

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The venerable racing game franchise “Need for Speed” has kept up its high-octane momentum for the better part of two decades, and it’s now racing to the silver screen. Beginning with “Need for Speed” in 1994 to the recent “Need for Speed: Most Wanted” in 2012, the franchise has accrued a legion of fans over the years, a fact that no doubt contributed to the movie’s creation. Let’s take a look at how the video game franchise may have inspired the movie, which is set to open spring 2014. Continue reading →

Showtime Releases Dexter’s Final Season Teaser

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It was revealed last year at the start of “Dexter” season 7 that there would only be one more season left and that season 7 and 8 would be a major defining and ending story arc. Today, Showtime has officially announced that season 8 would indeed be the last and have released a teaser trailer for the finale season. Continue reading →

Comic Book “Rachel Rising” To Be Adapted For Television

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Terry Moore’s horror comic book, “Rachel Rising,” has been optioned for the small screen according to The Hollywood Reporter. The rights for the comic book were bought by Alcon Television Group who will be working with property for a television development. Alcon is currently looking for a showrunner to helm the project as well as a network for the show to call home. Continue reading →

New Red Band Trailer for Netflix’s Hemlock Grove Revealed

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The new Netflix exclusive series, “Hemlock Grove” has released a new Red Band trailer. The series will release its first season on Netflix this Friday consisting of 13 episodes. “Hemlock Grove” was adapted for the small screen by horror veteran Eli Roth who also serves as executive producer. It is based on the novel of the same name by Brian McGreevy.

Described as being a riveting one-hour murder mystery, “Hemlock Grove” revolves around the residents of a former Pennsylvania steel town. When 17-year-old Brooke Bluebell is brutally murdered, any of Hemlock’s peculiar inhabitants – or killer creatures – could be suspects. Through the investigation, the town’s seamier side is exposed, revealing nothing is what it seems.

Famke Janssen, Dougray Scott, Bill Skarsgård, Landon Liboiron, Penelope Mitchell and Freya Tingley star in the series.

You can watch the trailer below, but be warned, it is most definitely for mature audiences only.

Oldboy Teaser Poster Revealed

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The American adaptation of Park Chan-wook’s Korean film, Oldboy, has released its first teaser poster, which you can see above. FilmDistrict revealed the poster at CinemaCon and has since put the poster online. The adaptation comes from Spike Lee and is set to hit theaters on October 11.  Continue reading →

The Walking Dead’s Glen Mazzara in Talks to Write The Shining Prequel

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Deadline reported today that Glen Mazzara, the former show runner of AMC’s “The Walking Dead,” is in talks to write the script for The Overlook Hotel. The film will serve as a prequel to Stanley Kubrick’s film adaptation of The Shining. Kubrick famously adapted the Steven King novel in 1980 starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers, and Danny Lloyd. The project for the prequel was first announced in 2012 by Warner Bros. Continue reading →

Syfy to Adapt The Test, Ringworld, The Lotus Caves, Childhood’s End and The Man in the High Castle

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Syfy announced that they have a whole slew of new projects coming up as they more forwarding adapting several novels into new miniseries for the channel including both Larry Niven’s “Ringworld” and Arthur C. Clarke’s “Childhood’s End.” Continue reading →