Before Arkham Asylum, a Batman: Dark Knight game was in the works
The Dark Knight broke box office records, and convinced the world that Batman could actually turn his neck if he had the right suit on. So where was the video game adaptation then?
The Dark Knight broke box office records, and convinced the world that Batman could actually turn his neck if he had the right suit on. So where was the video game adaptation then?
From the people who brought you Fargo, an adaptation I never thought I would ever see. Seriously – I never considered that anyone would attempt to create a visual version of Cat’s Cradle. Last Updated: November 23, 2015
Celebrated Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-Ho’s Snowpiercer was easily one of the best movies of last year. Bong’s first English language film, it mixed Hollywood big studio production values and A-list casting with more non-mainstream ideas and execution make for one hell of a dystopian sci-fi ride. But thanks to its limited international release though, most of you probably didn’t see …
Who watches the Watchmen? Well, if this latest report turns out to be true, then the answer to that question is “probably all of us”. Collider are claiming that their sources have intel that director Zack Snyder has been meeting with US cable network HBO to discuss a TV series adaptation of Alan Moore’s widely acclaimed best selling 1987 graphic …
When it comes to creating mega-selling film trilogies out of comic book characters whose last great movie adaptation was released about three decades ago, Christopher Nolan has a pretty solid track record. So it should probably come as no surprise that a new rumour has surfaced that Warner Bros has pegged the Dark Knight Trilogy director to develop a trio …
I ended last week writing about video game adaptations and I started this week writing about new franchises being developed at Lionsgate, and now those two things are coming together with the news that the studio is developing a feature film adaptation of Borderlands. Developed by Gearbox software, the best selling, critically acclaimed video game franchise is an open-world first …
Kervyn’s list of Top 10 Video Game Movies got me thinking: while video-game-to-movie adaptations aren’t easy, there have been some that are part-way decent. And, God bless Hollywood, they’re going to keep trying until they eventually get it right. In terms of upcoming video game movies, we have Agent 47 hitting our screens in September, and Assassin’s Creed and Warcraft …
When it comes to the RED movies, the “R” might stand for “retired”, but that clearly doesn’t apply to the property on a whole. After two films – 2010’s really fun, hugely successful RED and 2013’s less fun, less successful RED 2 – the movie franchise is now being brought to TV, courtesy of original movie scribes Jon Hoeber and Erich …
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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