They might have recently pulled the plug on their Marvel superhero universe, but with practically unlimited funds at their disposal, Netflix always has a plan B. In the wake of the cancellation of Daredevil and co., the streaming giant has unveiled the first teaser trailer for their new superhero series, The Umbrella Academy. Based on the Dark Horse[…]
Netflix has announced that it will be developing a 10-episode series of Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá‘s comic, The Umbrella Academy. Despite the comic looking at first glance prime source material for an anime adaptation, Netflix plans to make the show live-action, with a planned premiere date occurring sometime in 2018. The comic follows the exploits of “a[…]
Exorcisms are the idea of the day in the boardrooms of Fox as they order a pilot of William Peter Blatty’s 1971 book The Exorcist. Jeremy Slater – known for Fantastic Four and The Lazarus Effect – has been tapped to pen the hour long drama, Fox describing the plot of the series as : “a propulsive, serialized[…]
Actress Margaret Qualley, most well known for the HBO show The Leftovers, has been cast in Warner Bros’ adaptation of the manga series Death Note. Qualley will star opposite Paper Towns star Nat Wolff, who’s been cast in the lead role of Light Yagami. Qualley’s role was not disclosed in the report but she is likely filling the shoes[…]
Best known for film adaptations of John Green novels The Fault in Our Stars and Paper Towns, Nat Wolff is looking to make his mark outside of the imagination of Green and romantic dramas – in the form of Adam Wingard‘s take on horror Japanese manga Death Note. Death Note, originally written by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata,[…]