April 24, 2024

Posters: Great Gatsby, Mortal Instruments

A couple of character-centric one-sheets went up over the weekend. The first is six one-sheets for Baz Luhrmann's lavish and much anticipated adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby". The other is two posters for the young adult fantasy lit adaptation "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones". Check them out below: Dark Horizons … [Read more...]

“Mortal Kombat: Legacy II” First Trailer

Machinima and Warner Bros. Digital Distribution have released the teaser trailer for the upcoming second season of the popular webseries "Mortal Kombat: Legacy". The first season was one of the most-viewed web series of all time, clocking in 60 million views through Machinima's YouTube channel. Kevin Tancharoen returns as director. The web … [Read more...]

“Captain 2,” “Mortal,” “Perry” Set Dates

A couple of key release date announcements this week, kicking off with one that has literally just broken. Marvel has just announced that its proposed sequel to "Captain America: The First Avenger" is now set for an April 4th 2014 release. A studio log line confirms it'll take place post-"Avengers", saying "Steve Rogers continues his … [Read more...]

Zwart Set To Helm “Mortal Instruments”

Constantin Film and Unique Features are still moving forward with their film adaptation of Cassandra Clare's best-selling book series "The Mortal Instruments" despite Sony Pictures and director Scott Stewart ("Legion") departing the project last month. Now they've set Harald Zwart ("The Karate Kid") to direct and confirmed actress Lily Collins … [Read more...]

Sony Drops “The Boys,” “Mortal Instruments”

Sony Pictures has cancelled plans for both an adaptation of Garth Ennis's violent comic "The Boys" and the kid-lit adaptation "The Mortal Instruments" reports Heat Vision. Adam McKay ("Anchorman") had been writing the screenplay with an eye to direct 'Boys' which revolves around government lackies that monitor the reckless behavior of superheroes. … [Read more...]

“Mortal Kombat” Will Swap Magic For Blood

Now that he's scored the job, filmmaker Kevin Tancharoen says he plans to bring the dark, gritty and more realistic tone he demonstrated in his "Mortal Kombat" short film and web series to the upcoming feature film reboot. The director tells The Los Angeles Times that "my sensibilities lean more toward realism as opposed to the more mythological … [Read more...]

“Mortal Kombat” Gets A Big Screen Reboot

It was inevitable. After the success of the recent digital series for Warner Premiere, New Line has hired "Fame" director Kevin Tancharoen to direct a reboot of the "Mortal Kombat" film franchise reports Heat Vision. Tancharoen directed "Mortal Kombat: Rebirth", a short film that served as a proof of concept for a movie he was pitching based on … [Read more...]