‘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!!

‘Visionaries’ Trailer Sees Keanu Reeves, Gard Hollinger Going on a Road Trip for New Ideas!! Check It Out!!

The road to innovation is paved with boundless curiosity, and Keanu Reeves and Gard Hollinger are ready to ride it full throttle. The longtime collaborators and co-founders of ARCH Motorcycle are bringing their passion for creativity and engineering to a brand-new docuseries, Visionaries, a Roku Original set to debut globally on Friday, March 7, and the first trailer for the series has been revealed. The … Continue reading ‘Visionaries’ Trailer Sees Keanu Reeves, Gard Hollinger Going on a Road Trip for New Ideas!! Check It Out!!

‘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!!

‘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!!!

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!!!

Paramount Sets Release Dates for ‘G.I. Joe’, ‘Dungeons and Dragons’, and More!!!

Paramount is going all-in on the Hasbro business. The studio has set release dates for four new tentpole films inspired by Hasbro properties; G.I. Joe, Dungeons & Dragons, Micronauts, and an untitled Hasbro film. First up is G.I. Joe, which will hit theaters March 27, 2020. Paramount previously released two films based on the Hasbro toyline with producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura; 2009’s G.I. Joe: Rise of … Continue reading Paramount Sets Release Dates for ‘G.I. Joe’, ‘Dungeons and Dragons’, and More!!!

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!!

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!!!