Adaptation
Movie ‘The Girl in the Spider’s Web’ In the Works
A follow-up to the big screen thriller The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is in the works. Surprisingly, it's not an adaptation of the sequel, The Girl Who Played With Fire, but [...]
Ben Kingsley and Josh Hutcherson Join Forces on ‘Backstabbing for Beginners’
The big screen political thriller Backstabbing for Beginners will star Oscar winner Sir Ben Kingsley alongside Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games). In addition to their on-screen roles, the two men [...]
Mark Wahlberg Will Star in ‘The Six Billion Dollar Man’
A big screen adaptation of the classic 1970s era TV series The Six Million Dollar Man is in the works, with Mark Wahlberg poised to take the lead. The title [...]
James Cameron, Robert Rodriguez Gear Up for ‘Battle Angel Alita’
James Cameron will produce a live-action feature film adaptation of the manga comic Battle Angel Alita, and filmmaker Robert Rodriguez (Spy Kids; Sin City) is negotiating to direct. Cameron has [...]
Greg Kinnear Stars in ‘Same Kind of Different as Me’
Greg Kinnear (Heaven is for Real) will lead an all-star cast in the big screen adaptation of international bestseller Same Kind Of Different As Me. Renee Zellweger (Chicago) and Jon [...]
‘The Kingkiller Chronicle’ to be Adapted for Movies, TV and More
A multiplatform deal has been struck for Lionsgate to produce film, TV and video game adaptations of Pat Rothfuss's bestselling fantasy book series, The Kingkiller Chronicle. The plan is for [...]
Remake of Steve McQueen Prison Break Movie ‘Papillon’ Underway
A remake of the classic prison break movie Papillon is currently in the works. Based on the story of Henri "Papillon" Charriere, the original 1973 film starred Steve McQueen as [...]
‘Lethal Weapon’ TV Series in the Works
A TV series reboot of the buddy cop movie franchise Lethal Weapon is currently in the works at Fox, which beat out NBC for this hot property. The TV division [...]
‘X-Men: First Class’ Director Joins Espionage Thriller ‘I Am Pilgrim’
High-profile filmmaker Matthew Vaughn (X-Men: First Class; Kingsman: The Secret Service) has signed on to direct Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures' big screen adaptation of Terry Hayes's bestselling espionage novel I Am Pilgrim. The [...]
‘A-Team’ Reboot in the Works
The memorable 1980s TV series The A-Team is getting a reboot nearly 30 years after the action-comedy went off the air at NBC. The project, which offers a contemporary take [...]