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‘Planet of the Apes’: New Movie Could Be in Virtual Production Soon!!

There’s a new Planet of the Apes movie in the works at Fox/Disney and director Wes Ball sat down with Discussing Film to offer an update on where the project stands. The site tried hard but couldn’t pry too many details out of the tight-lipped Ball, who emphasized that he had to be “careful” for fear of saying too much, noting that the secrecy surrounding … Continue reading ‘Planet of the Apes’: New Movie Could Be in Virtual Production Soon!!

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‘The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August’: Wes Ball Set to Direct Adaption!!

Steven Spielberg‘s Amblin Partners has tapped The Maze Runner filmmaker Wes Ball to direct a feature adaptation of Claire North‘s sci-fi novel The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, Collider has confirmed. The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August follows a man who is repeatedly born into the same life and can remember all of his past experiences. He sets out to save the world from … Continue reading ‘The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August’: Wes Ball Set to Direct Adaption!!

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Netflix and BOOM! Studios Inks New First-Look TV Deal!!!

To quote one of our most prescient modern-day scholars: Here comes the boom. Netflix has officially inked a first-look TV deal with comic book publisher BOOM! Studios for live-action and animated series. “BOOM! characters are innately special, they’re colorful, diverse and varied and their stories have the power to ignite something in all of us,” said Brian Wright, Vice President, Original Series at Netflix, in … Continue reading Netflix and BOOM! Studios Inks New First-Look TV Deal!!!

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‘Mouse Guard’: Wes Ball Shares Demo Reel and More Epic Behind-the-Scenes Work!!!

The more I see of Mouse Guard, the more impressed I am with the amount of high-quality work that went into the adaptation’s pre-production … and the more pissed off I am that Disney axed it. The collateral damage from the $71.3 billion buyout of Fox, where the Wes Ball-directed film was previously set up, not only scuttles the adaptation of writer-illustrator David Petersen‘s medieval … Continue reading ‘Mouse Guard’: Wes Ball Shares Demo Reel and More Epic Behind-the-Scenes Work!!!

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‘Mouse Guard’ Movie Concept Art Teases the Canceled Project!! Check It Out!!

The good news to come out of Disney canceling the Mouse Guard movie, a casualty of the mega-company’s buyout of Fox where the project was originally set up, is that you can get a look at some of the beautiful concept art from artist Darek Zabrocki. The bad news, of course, is that the movie is still canceled as of this writing. But who knows, … Continue reading ‘Mouse Guard’ Movie Concept Art Teases the Canceled Project!! Check It Out!!

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Disney Plans to Cut Fox’s Film Slate in Half!!

More light is being shed on what 20th Century Fox will look like under the ownership of Disney. The acquisition was years in the making, and while it certainly brings with it exciting opportunities for viewers like Marvel’s X-Men or Fantastic Four joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it also comes with thousands of layoffs, the shuttering of Fox’s smaller studios that made more niche films, … Continue reading Disney Plans to Cut Fox’s Film Slate in Half!!

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Disney Cancels More FOX Movies!!

Late last week we learned that Disney had pulled the plug on Wes Ball‘s $170 million adaptation of Mouse Guard just weeks before it was slated to start production — a move that came on the heels of the studio’s decision to put Fox 2000’s Tom Hanks movie News of the World and an adaptation of Angie Thomas‘ bestseller On the Come Up into turnaround. And now, yet … Continue reading Disney Cancels More FOX Movies!!

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‘Mouse Guard’: Disney Cancels Fox Movie Just Days Before Production Starts!!

More fallout today from the Disney/Fox merger. Director Wes Ball (The Maze Runner) was all set up to make Mouse Guard his next big-screen project with Andy Serkis (Planet of the Apes franchise) and Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Game of Thrones) on board to lead the cast. The motion-capture / performance-capture animated adaptation of writer-illustrator David Petersen‘s comics was set to start production early this May with … Continue reading ‘Mouse Guard’: Disney Cancels Fox Movie Just Days Before Production Starts!!

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‘Mouse Guard’: ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Sonoya Mizuno Joins as Lead!!

Ex_Machina and Crazy Rich Asians actress Sonoya Mizuno has been cast as the title character in Mouse Guard, 20th Century Fox’s upcoming adaptation of David Petersen’s Eisner Award-winning comic book series Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard. Mouse Guard is being directed by Wes Ball (The Maze Runner) and follows an order of mice who are the sworn protectors of their medieval-style realm, battling foxes, … Continue reading ‘Mouse Guard’: ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Sonoya Mizuno Joins as Lead!!

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‘Mouse Guard’: Andy Serkis and Thomas Brodie-Sangster to Lead the Mocapped Cast!!!

Just last April, director Wes Ball (The Maze Runner) remarked that the adaptation of the Eisner Award-winning comic Mouse Guard would be his next big-screen project. News on that front was quiet since then, but today it’s being reported that Andy Serkis (Planet of the Apes franchise) and Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Game of Thrones) are on board to lead the cast. Serkis’ involvement should come as … Continue reading ‘Mouse Guard’: Andy Serkis and Thomas Brodie-Sangster to Lead the Mocapped Cast!!!

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Matt Reeves Makes the Jump from Fox to Netflix with a New First-Look Deal!!!

As you may have heard, Disney is in the process of buying up 21st Century Fox for the low, low valuation of $54.2 billion. While the fallout of that deal is a long way away from being completely clear, it’s possible we’ll start seeing some movement of creative personnel away from Fox and onto other pursuits in the meantime. If nothing else, the uncertainty around … Continue reading Matt Reeves Makes the Jump from Fox to Netflix with a New First-Look Deal!!!

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‘Mouse Guard’ Movie to be Helmed by ‘Maze Runner’ Director Wes Ball!!

It looks like 20th Century Fox is planning to stay in the Wes Ball game. With the director of the Maze Runner movies seeking to cap off the series with the third and final film next year, the studio has recruited him to bring the celebrated comic book series Mouse Guard to the big screen. And this is good news. Because Ball really feels like … Continue reading ‘Mouse Guard’ Movie to be Helmed by ‘Maze Runner’ Director Wes Ball!!

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‘Mouse Guard’ Film Adaptation in the Works from Matt Reeves and Gary Whitta!!

David Petersen‘s 10-year running, Eisner-winning comic book series Mouse Guard is finally set for a film adaptation thanks to Dawn of the Planet of the Apes director Matt Reeves and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story screenwriter Gary Whitta. THR reports that 20th Century Fox has optioned Petersen’s best-selling work for an adaptation penned by Whitta with Reeves producing alongside Boom! Studios’ Ross Richie and Stephen Christy. … Continue reading ‘Mouse Guard’ Film Adaptation in the Works from Matt Reeves and Gary Whitta!!

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