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‘Micronauts’: ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Director Delivers Disappointing Update on Adaptation!!

Several years ago, toy company Hasbro set out to rule the multiplex with film adaptations of some of its most valuable properties. One of those was the 1970s action figure line Micronauts, which landed animator Dean DeBlois as its director in 2019. However, in the intervening years, the movie failed to materialize. Collider‘s Steve Weintraub recently spoke about the film’s status with DeBlois, who has … Continue reading ‘Micronauts’: ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Director Delivers Disappointing Update on Adaptation!!

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‘M.A.S.K.’: ‘Bad Boys For Life’ Chris Bremner Hired to Write the Script!!

Bad Boys for Life screenwriter Chris Bremner has been hired to script the upcoming film M.A.S.K., based on the popular toy line from the 1980s. As reported by THR, the film is another joint production between Paramount and Hasbro, who have enjoyed billions of dollars of success with the Transformers franchise. M.A.S.K. was a toy line by Kenner that aimed to combine the best parts … Continue reading ‘M.A.S.K.’: ‘Bad Boys For Life’ Chris Bremner Hired to Write the Script!!

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‘Micronauts’: ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Director Dean DeBlois to Helm Adaption!!

Dean DeBlois has had quite a bit of success in animation. He’s been nominated for two Oscars for the first two How to Train Your Dragon movies, and it wouldn’t be a huge surprise if he’s nominated a third time for How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. But now he’s going to be turning to live-action by adapting the Hasbro toy line Micronauts. … Continue reading ‘Micronauts’: ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Director Dean DeBlois to Helm Adaption!!

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‘Gundam’: Brian K. Vaughan Tapped to Write Legendary’s Live-Action Movie!!!

As part of his three-year overall deal with Legendary Entertainment, Brian K. Vaughan (Saga) is set to write the screenplay for Gundam, the studio’s planned live-action adaptation of the world-famous mecha series. Co-produced with Japan’s acclaimed animation and production studio Sunrise, Gundam aims to be the first time in the storied franchise’s 40-year run that it will appear on the big screen in a live-action … Continue reading ‘Gundam’: Brian K. Vaughan Tapped to Write Legendary’s Live-Action Movie!!!

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F. Gary Gray To Direct Paramount and Hasbro’s ‘M.A.S.K.’!!

Every other 80s toy has its own film franchise, so why not M.A.S.K.? After all, it’s also spun off its own video game and animated series, so why not a live-action follow-up? And not just any live-action movie, but an entire film franchise devoted to it. As Deadline reports today, Paramount is ready to move forward with that idea, putting director F. Gary Gray (The Fate of … Continue reading F. Gary Gray To Direct Paramount and Hasbro’s ‘M.A.S.K.’!!

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Hasbro/Paramount Film ‘ROM’ To Be Written By ‘Ready Player One’ Scribe Zak Penn!!!

Hasbro is moving full-steam ahead with their live-action cinematic universe thanks to their in-house division Allspark Pictures and their partnership with Paramount. In addition to continuing their Transformers and G.I. Joe feature franchises, plus the addition of the previously announced Micronauts movie and Dungeons & Dragons reboot, the Hasbro movie-verse is now branching out to lesser-known properties, starting with … Rom the Spaceknight? As Deadline reports, that project gained some momentum … Continue reading Hasbro/Paramount Film ‘ROM’ To Be Written By ‘Ready Player One’ Scribe Zak Penn!!!

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‘Captain Marvel’ Gets New Screenwriter in ‘Gotham City Sirens’ Scribe Geneva Robertson-Dworet!!

While Marvel Studios revealed some tantalizing plot details about the Brie Larson-fronted Captain Marvel at Comic-Con this summer, the script for the superhero pic is far from complete. Years ago, when Marvel first announced Captain Marvel as being on its docket, the studio tasked Nicole Perlman (Guardians of the Galaxy) and Meg LeFauve (Inside Out) with penning the screenplay, but both were busy with other projects … Continue reading ‘Captain Marvel’ Gets New Screenwriter in ‘Gotham City Sirens’ Scribe Geneva Robertson-Dworet!!

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Promo Posters for ‘Jurassic World 2’, ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’, ‘Assassin’s Creed’ and More!!

Steve Weintraub (of Collider) is at the Licensing Expo in Las Vegas and managed to snap photos of promo posters for Jumanji, Jurassic World 2, MASK, Micronauts, Visionaries, ROM, G.I. Joe, The Star, Baywatch, Assassin’s Creed, Ghost in the Shell, Boss Baby, Captain Underpants, How to Train Your Dragon 3, Early Man, The LEGO Batman Movie, Mission: Impossible 6, Transformers: The Last Knight, Alien: Covenant, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, and Trollhunters.  Some of these you may have … Continue reading Promo Posters for ‘Jurassic World 2’, ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’, ‘Assassin’s Creed’ and More!!

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Hasbro Cinematic Universe Writers Room Includes Marvel Vets, Michael Chabon!!!

Last year, Paramount essentially short-cut a chunk of the blockbuster movie making process by simply cutting straight to a writers room group think. Most massive movies these days go through a number of rewrites as they head towards production, with the script changing hands through various scribes up through production, as a writer is also usually on the set to perform on-the-fly rewrites. In order … Continue reading Hasbro Cinematic Universe Writers Room Includes Marvel Vets, Michael Chabon!!!

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