Author: Ada Blood

Actor and consummate fanboy Nicolas Cage will become your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man once again in a new Amazon series. “Noir” will be a live-action show based on the “Spider-Man Noir” Marvel comic and “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” character voiced by Cage. The project has been in development with Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios for about a year. “Noir” revolves around an aging, down-on-his-luck, private investigator (Cage) in 1930s New York. He goes on a journey that forces him to grapple with his past life as the city’s one and only superhero. But Wait, There’s More… “Expanding the Marvel…

In 1995, Gregory Maguire released the novel “Wicked,” which tells the origin story of “The Wizard of Oz”’s villain Elphaba. Maguire’s book struck a chord with many readers and was adapted into a wildly popular musical in 2003. NBCUniversal is currently adapting that musical into a highly-anticipated film.  While we haven’t seen much footage, the studio just released an over two-minute behind-the-scenes sneak peek of the film. The upcoming film is directed by Jon M. Chu (“In the Heights”), from a script by Winnie Holzman, who also wrote the stage musical.  “Wicked” will tell the story of Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo)…

Legendary director Francis Ford Coppola has been working on his passion project film “Megalopolis” off and on since the 1980s. The long-anticipated movie is finally set to open at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. A fitting debut considering he’s won the Palme d’Or there twice before with “The Conversation” and “Apocalypse Now.” In honor of the film’s upcoming opening, Coppola has released second teaser trailer. The Plot “Megalopolis” is a Roman epic set in New York during reconstruction after a disaster that wiped out all the infrastructure. It tells the story of an ambitious city planner named Cesar Catilina (Adam…

See-Saw Films has confirmed that it is developing a biopic about the famed Everest mountaineer Tenzing Norgay, titled “Tenzing.” Norgay summited the mountain with Sir Edmund Hillary in 1953, making him one of the first to do so. This was after six previous failed attempts to traverse the treacherous landmark. The hunt for who will play the titular role is still underway. Tom Hiddleston (“Loki”) will star as Hillary alongside Willem Dafoe (“Poor Things”) as English expedition leader, Colonel John Hunt. The script for is “Tenzing” written by Academy Award-nominated Luke Davies (“Beautiful Boy”). It will be directed by Jennifer…

Earlier this year, we reported that Marlon Wayans (“Air: Courting a Legend”) would lead in a football-based horror movie. Originally the psychological thriller was called “GOAT” but has since been re-titled to “Him.” “Him,” is directed by by Justin Tipping (“Kicks”), based on a spec script by “Limetown”’s Zack Akers and Skip Bronkie. It is produced by Universal and Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions. The Plot For “Him” In the film, a legendary quarterback (Wayans) is retiring but tasked with training a rising young athlete (Tyriq Withers). The duo decide to train at the aging athlete’s isolated compound. “Him” promises to…

Jack of all trades Sir Christopher Lee lived a sorted and fascinating life. The upcoming documentary “The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee,” directed by Jon Spira, will try to separate fact from fiction via interviews with friends, family, and other entertainers. Spira has access to Lee’s scrapbooks and 100 interviews from the British Film Institute’s library to make this documentary. He believes that Lee’s life is an “incredible story” to tell. “The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee” will feature interviews with directors John Landis, Joe Dante, Sir Peter Jackson, and his niece, actress Harriet Walte. “Peter Jackson was…

We have some more news about the much-anticipated spinoff of “The Office”! The upcoming series is now being described as more of a ‘sister show’ to the NBC series, which was adapted from the UK series created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.  This new show will have a brand new setting and characters, but will take place in the same Dunder Mifflin universe as “The Office.” It will keep the same documentary format, with Greg Daniels returning. He’ll be working with “Nathan For You” producer Michael Koman. The Dunder Mifflin Paper Company in Scranton, Pennsylvania will instead be replaced…

Who would have guessed that 2024 would be the year of Willy Wonka? But here we are, reporting on a third Wonka-based project. This time, its a reality show for Netflix, somehow based on the beloved children’s book by Roald Dahl. The streamer struck gold with their acquisition of the Roald Dahl Story Company. The deal has already produced the Oscar-winning Wes Anderson short film “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar.” But this next project has a lot of people scratching their heads since no one knows how Netflix will turn Wonka into a competition. Netflix Doesn’t Even Know Netflix…

PBS had lightning in a bottle with the show “The Joy of Painting,” hosted by the beloved Bob Ross. In each episode, Ross’ perpetually calm voice would walk viewers through how to create various paintings. Despite his passing from cancer in 1995, his legacy lives on through the 31 seasons of the show. PBS is reviving the series with “The Joy of Painting with Nicholas Hankins: Bob Ross’ Unfinished Season.” Towards the end of Ross’ life, he somehow fought through enough to create seven paintings to use in season 32 of “The Joy of Painting.” “He was so sick, but…

Sugary breakfast treat, I choose you! Doughnut maker Krispy Kreme will be releasing a Pokémon collaboration soon. These beyond-precious doughnuts include Pikachu, Ditto, Psyduck, Jigglypuff, and Diglett. But there is a catch (‘em all), these pastries will be exclusively sold in South Korea. The internet is already abuzz with a mix of excitement about these existing and disappointment about them being regional. However, if the internet has taught us anything it’s that; if something sells well enough it may not become so exclusive anymore. So if these are a hit in South Korea, other countries may also get to sample…