Hope you like “Game of Thrones,” because HBO is working on putting out yet another spinoff. This time the series will focus on Aegon Targaryen’s legendary conquest. “The Batman” writer Mattson Tomlin who is working on that upcoming sequel “The Batman Part II,” is heading to the world of dragons. Tomlin is reportedly developing a new series in the Song of Ice and Fire ‘verse. While the series is currently untitled most outlets are just referring to it as “Aegon’s Conquest.” It will be a direct prequel to the hit spinoff “House of the Dragon,” and tell the story of…
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Streaming rivals Netflix and Peacock are fighting to be the first to air a series adaptation of Liu Cixin’s sci-fi novels “The Three-Body Problem.” The books take place during China’s Cultural Revolution, a secret military project that sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. All hell breaks loose when an alien civilization on the brink of destruction receives the signal and decides to invade Earth. This causes the people of Earth to split into two camps, those who welcome their new alien overlords, and those who resist. Netflix has announced it will launch its series adaptation, “3 Body…
After starring as half-siblings Sansa Stark and Jon Snow for eight seasons of HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” Sophie Turner and Kit Harington will be teaming up again! Their next project will be the upcoming gothic horror movie “The Dreadful.” It is written/directed by Natasha Kermani who recently made waves with her film “Lucky,” and segment in “V/H/S/85.” “The Dreadful,” will be a period piece set during the War of the Roses. (The same period that inspired George R. R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” book series). The film will follow Anne (Turner) and her mother-in-law Morwen, who live a…
Director/screenwriter Celine Song is still riding high after her directorial debut “Past Lives,” which took festivals by storm. That film follows childhood friends Nora and Hae Sung, who are torn apart when Nora’s family emigrates from South Korea. Two decades later, they are reunited in New York for one fateful week, where they examine the ideas of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life. Making it a truly heartrending modern romance. Song will now follow up “Past Lives” with the romantic comedy “Materialists,” starring Pedro Pascal, Chris Evans, and Dakota Johnson. “Materialists” will be set in New York,…
The internet rumor mill sure has been hard at work this week. Most of the buzz is centering around a photo that LOOKS LIKE Michael Chiklis (“The Shield”) on the set of the highly anticipated “Deadpool 3.” The blurry image reportedly shows the actor reprising his role as The Thing from the Fox-era “Fantastic Four” films. But…that isn’t the case. Despite all of the frankly positive hype for Chiklis (“Winning Time”) returning, he has confirmed the image is fake. He will NOT be returning as the The Thing for “Deadpool 3.” While he didn’t reveal who WILL be playing the…
In the immortal words of The J. Geils Band, “Love stinks, yeah, yeah. Love stinks.” But Pizza Hut is helping to soften the blow for any pre-Valentine’s Day breakups with its new Goodbye Pies. From now until February 14th the company will send a free pizza, in a custom package with a personalized breakup message. While this offer is only valid for customers in New York, Chicago, and Miami. Customers outside of those areas can still visit the website to request a breakup message and a gift card for a Goodbye Pie to be sent to their ex, while supplies…
Since 2009, Toufic Daher has held the Guinness World Record for the tallest matchstick sculpture. Daher’s Eiffel Tower is 21.4 feet high, and used 6 million matches. So you would think another matchstick Eiffel Tower measuring 23.6 feet high and using 706,900 matchsticks would beat that, right? Nope. On December 27th, Richard Plaud finished his lifelong dream of holding the Guinness World Record for the tallest matchstick sculpture. After 8 years of work, he submitted his masterpiece to Guinness only to have it rejected.The reason? He apparently used the wrong kind of matches. “The Guinness Book judges have delivered their…
Red 5 Comics “Afterburn” is finally getting adapted into a feature film! The comic series takes place one year after a massive solar flare destroys the Earth’s eastern hemisphere. It follows Jake as he tries to retrieve valuable items from the wasteland while outwiting the competition and the mutated locals. Dave Bautista (“Dune,” “Guardians of the Galaxy”) and Samuel L. Jackson (“Avengers”) will star. J.J. Perry (“The Killer’s Game”) will direct from a script by Matt Johnson (“Into The Blue”), with revisions by Nimrod Antal (“Control”). “Afterburn” will follow Jake (Bautista), an ex-soldier turned treasure hunter who recovers valuable objects…
The producers behind Netflix’s hit film “Nowhere” Miguel Ruz and Jordi Roca have already smashed all kinds of records for the streamer. They are turning their talents to supernatural horror with a new project- “Tooth Fairy.” “Tooth Fairy,” will center around a string of children disappearing in a tight-knit rural community in Spain. As a social worker investigating the disappearances begins to dig into the village’s myths and legends. She soon discovers she has unwittingly reawakened a terrifying, vengeful spirit. This will be the feature-length directorial debut of Spanish filmmaker Tony Morales. Who also wrote the script based on his…
In 1974 Francis Ford Coppola wrote and directed the Oscar-nominated film, “The Conversation.” It centered around Harry Caul, a paranoid and secretive surveillance expert. Caul begins to have a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered. Well, “The Conversation” is being remade into a tv series,written and directed by J.C. Chandor (“Kraven the Hunter”). Some reports suggest its a limited series, but other sources claim it would be an ongoing series. Aubrey Plaza (“White Lotus”) is rumored to star in the series. Still other- you guessed it- sources close to the…