A new Buck Rogers movie is in the works at Legendary Pictures. In the 20th Century, Buck Rogers was a sci-fi pop culture phenomenon, telling tales of a hero transported forward in time to the 25th Century. Making his debut in 1928, Buck Rogers took off a year later with a comic strip in news papers. The popularity of the comic spawned a slew of toys, books, radio … Continue reading A ‘Buck Rogers’ Movie is in the Works at Legendary!!
Believe it or not, there is a third Resident Evil project in the works. On Tuesday, we learned a movie reboot covering the origin story at the heart of the Resident Evil saga is in the works from Constantin Films. Even more intriguing, the lead cast has been announced for the Resident Evil reboot movie and it doesn’t include any actors from the original movie franchise. Sorry, Milla Jovovich! … Continue reading ‘Resident Evil’ Reboot Announces Lead Cast!!
On Sunday, Netflix released a teaser trailer for Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness, a new CGI animated show connected to the Resident Evil franchise. The teaser was first accidentally revealed by Netflix Portugal in a now-deleted tweet before it was officially unveiled at the Capcom TGS Live 2020 stream. This appears to be the second Resident Evil project in the works at the streaming giant. A live-action Resident Evil show was … Continue reading ‘Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness’ Teaser Trailer Reveals Netflix’s Animated Series!! Check It Out!!
Whoo doggy, I cannot begin to tell you how excited I was watching the announcement trailer for Resident Evil Village, an upcoming 2021 PlayStation 5 video game. For the majority of the trailer’s runtime, it was presented as a new, werewolf-centric title, with no mentioning of its context in the hit zombie survival horror franchise. The end title drop was, simply, Village. And then, thrillingly, the … Continue reading ‘Resident Evil Village’: New Trailer Hints at the Story Behind the PS5 Horror!! Check It Out!!
Netflix is heading to Raccoon City for its next original TV show. The streaming giant announced this morning that it will be adapting Capcom‘s best-selling Resident Evil video game franchise for the small screen. The project is being written by Supernatural producer Andrew Dabb, who is also serving as showrunner and executive producer. Bronwen Hughes (The Walking Dead, Away) is attached as director and executive producer for the first two … Continue reading ‘Resident Evil’: Netflix Officially Confirms Live-Action TV Series!!
Proving good news still exists in the year of our lord 2020, Miramax Television just announced they are rebooting Guillermo del Toro’s 1997 giant insect horror film Mimic as a TV series, with schlock auteur Paul W. S. Anderson producing and potentially directing the pilot episode. As reported by Deadline, Anderson will serve as executive producer alongside his producing partner Jeremy Bolt. The two men … Continue reading ‘Mimic’: A Reboot TV Series is Coming From Paul W.S. Anderson!!
Sony announced over 2 dozen games in their PlayStation 5 reveal livestream event, while cunningly avoiding any mention of how much the hotly anticipated next-gen console is going to cost. (Honestly they can charge $5,000 and I would donate bone marrow to pay for one.) Easily one of the most exciting announcements was the trailer for Resident Evil 8, titled Resident Evil: Village. The trailer … Continue reading ‘Resident Evil: Village’ Trailer Reveals the Terrifying PS5 Game!! Check It Out!!
Screen Gems is in the process of developing a reboot of the Resident Evil franchise, and it is said to stick a lot closer to the video game franchise than the previous films. One thing that the new movie will do is incorporate several fan-favorite characters from the horror game series, and one of those characters is Jill Valentine. According to The Illuminderdi, Hannah John-Kamen (Ant-Man … Continue reading ‘Resident Evi’: Hannah John-Kamen Rumored for Jill Valentine Role in Reboot!!
Things are getting interesting with regards to Netflix’s upcoming adaptation of Resident Evil. That is, if these two stories are to be believed. On top of the rumoured June production start, we now have info on a potential synopsis for the series, as well as details on the series’ focus. Once again, neither of these have been confirmed by Netflix or Constantin Film. The first … Continue reading ‘Resident Evil’: Fan site Reveals Synopsis For the Upcoming Netflix Series!!
It’s been almost exactly five years since Warner Bros. first announced its plans for a big screen adaptation of the iconic 1978 video game Space Invaders, and now comes word from Deadline that the project has found a new screenwriter. Fresh from penning the upcoming James Wan-produced Mortal Kombat movie, writer Greg Russo has now signed on to script the feature adaptation of the classic … Continue reading ‘Space Invaders’ Movie Hires ‘Mortal Kombat’ Screenwriter!!!
With Capcom’s Resident Evil 2 remake hours away from dropping and a new film reboot in the works, 2019 was already shaping up to be a pretty good year for fans of the franchise, and now, Resident Evil might be heading to Netflix. Deadline reports that a scripted Resident Evil series is in early development at the streaming network, who would team with Constantin films on the project. While … Continue reading ‘Resident Evil’: A TV Show Adaption in Early Development at Netflix!!!
With six movies in the books, Constantin Film got all they could out of the Resident Evil franchise from 2002 to 2016. Of course, the property is still worth money, so that means it’s time for a reboot! A new director and cast will be coming on board for the series, and today Variety has announced that they’ve landed 47 Meters Down director Johannes Roberts … Continue reading ‘Resident Evil’ Reboot Lands ‘47 Meters Down’ Director Johannes Roberts!!!
Last year it was revealed that Constantin Film and Sony’s Screen Gems are planning a reboot of the Resident Evil movie franchise, with Saw and The Conjuring director James Wan set to produce a series of up to six films based upon the classic Capcom video game series. During an interview with Discussing Film, screenwriter Greg Russo has revealed that he has turned in his … Continue reading ‘Resident Evil’: Live Action Reboot Will Put Horror at the Forefront!!
Synopsis – Chris Redfield enlists the help of Leon S. Kennedy and Rebecca Chambers to stop a death merchant, with a vengeance, from spreading a deadly virus in New York. My Take – Despite not being a constant gamer, I have been accustomed to the Resident Evil (Biohazard in Japan) franchise & its lead characters like Leon and Chris Redfield ever since it was launched … Continue reading Resident Evil: Vendetta (2017) Review!!!
In talking to Resident Evil producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi for the theatrical and home video release of Resident Evil: Vendetta, I’ve learned what the future of the live-action movie franchise might just look like. Long involved with the franchise–he began as a programmer for Capcom on the original video game back in 1996 and has produced both live-action and animated films since then–Hiroyuki Kobayashi has seen the horror title evolve … Continue reading ‘Resident Evil’ Live-Action Reboot Likely to Remain an Action-Focused Franchise!!!
More details are leaking out on the Resident Evil franchise reboot. James Wan has come aboard to produce the first of the Resident Evil reboots from a script by Greg Russo, and we’re hearing and it will have an entirely new cast. Russo wrote Mortal Kombat and Wan is known for producing the box office coups Lights Out, Annabelle and Saw, to name a few. The … Continue reading ‘Resident Evil’ Franchise Reboot: James Wan On Board To Produce From A Greg Russo Script!!!
The “Resident Evil” movie franchise has not ended after all. Details such as the reboot director, stars, and how the reboot would fit into the franchise narrative are being kept under wraps. But Martin Moszkowicz, chairman of the board at Constantin Film, did confirm to Variety at the Cannes Film Festival that a reboot is in development at the giant German production company, which owns … Continue reading ‘Resident Evil’ Franchise Set for a Reboot!!!
Not many surprises this Super Bowl weekend as Universal‘s Split finished #1 for a third straight weekend in a row while the new releases struggled out of the gates. Between the new releases, Paramount‘s Rings did manage a second place finish despite largely negative reviews while STX‘s The Space Between Us, floundered and finished well below expectations. Overall, the top twelve grossed an estimated $81.1 … Continue reading ‘Split’ Threepeats Over Super Bowl Weekend as ‘Rings’ and ‘Space Between Us’ Fumble At the BO!!
M. Night Shyamalan‘s Split dominated in its second weekend at the box office, dropping only 34% to take the #1 spot for a second weekend in a row. As a result, Universal held the #1 and #2 spots this weekend with Split and their release of Amblin and Walden Media‘s A Dog’s Purpose, which topped the list of newcomers for a second place finish. Meanwhile, … Continue reading ‘Split’ Is a Bonafide Hit, Repeats #1 Position While New Releases Stumble at the BO!!!
Synopsis – Picking up immediately after the events in Resident Evil: Retribution, Alice (Milla Jovovich) is the only survivor of what was meant to be humanity’s final stand against the undead. Now, she must return to where the nightmare began – The Hive in Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is gathering its forces for a final strike against the only remaining survivors of the … Continue reading Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2017) Review!!!
M. Night Shyamalan has delivered a second hit in a row as his latest film, Split, is estimated to have delivered a top five January opening, leading the weekend charge with a three-day opening four times as big as its reported $10 million budget. Meanwhile, Paramount‘s xXx: The Return of Xander Cage delivered as expected while the Weinstein‘s The Founder scored a top ten finish. … Continue reading Shyamalan’s ‘Split’ Impresses with $40 Million Debut as Other Releases Struggle at the BO!!!
Over the course of Paul W.S. Anderson‘s Resident Evil movies–five and counting with the sixth film Resident Evil: The Final Chapter due out January 27th–the Capcom videogame adaptations have brought in well over $900 million globally. The franchise is poised to easily cross the billion-dollar-mark early in 2017 when the last installment hits theaters, but Anderson and Capcom are already looking ahead to their next big potential project: Monster Hunter. As Deadline reports, writer/director Anderson … Continue reading ‘Resident Evil’ Director Paul W.S. Anderson Poised to Tackle ‘Monster Hunter’ Adaptation!!
Synopsis – Picking up immediately after the events in Resident Evil: Retribution, humanity is on its last legs in Washington D.C. As the only survivor of what was meant to be humanity’s final stand against the undead hordes, Alice must return to where the nightmare began – Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is gathering its forces for a final strike against the only remaining survivors … Continue reading ‘Resident Evil’ International Trailer Previews the Fiery ‘Final Chapter’!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – Picking up immediately after the events in Resident Evil: Retribution, humanity is on its last legs in Washington D.C. As the only survivor of what was meant to be humanity’s final stand against the undead hordes, Alice must return to where the nightmare began – Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is gathering its forces for a final strike against the only remaining … Continue reading ‘Resident Evil: The Final Chapter’: New Trailer Sees Milla Jovovich Taking on Monsters!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – Picking up immediately after the events in Resident Evil: Retribution, humanity is on its last legs in Washington D.C. As the only survivor of what was meant to be humanity’s final stand against the undead hordes, Alice must return to where the nightmare began – Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is gathering its forces for a final strike against the only remaining … Continue reading ‘Resident Evil: The Final Chapter’ Trailer Goes Back to Where It All Began!!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – Picking up immediately after the events in Resident Evil: Retribution, humanity is on its last legs in Washington D.C. As the only survivor of what was meant to be humanity’s final stand against the undead hordes, Alice must return to where the nightmare began – Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is gathering its forces for a final strike against the only remaining survivors … Continue reading ‘Resident Evil: The Final Chapter’ Trailer Countdown Video Puts Milla Jovovich Back in Action!! Check It Out!!
It’s been a while since we had anything to report on Paul W.S. Anderson’s Resident Evil: The Final Chapter. Last we checked, the final chapter was scheduled to begin shooting in August, but it now looks like that timetable has moved up just a bit. The sixth installment in the horror/survival film franchise was originally supposed to start filming in Cape Town, South Africa last … Continue reading Resident Evil: The Final Chapter is back on track!!
