Interview With the Vampire: New Mutants Director Developing Remake
New Mutants director Josh Boone is developing a new film adaptation of Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire and The Vampire Lestat, Boone announced.
Jill Killington—who wrote 2016's All We Had with Boone—will serve as co-writer. As reported in 2014, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci (The Amazing Spider-Man, Star Trek) will produce, with Bobby Cohen (The Mummy, Now You See Me) as executive producer.
Rice has been publishing the Vampire series since 1976, with the most recent title having been released in 2014. Interview with the Vampire—which was adapted to film in 1994—centers on the lives of vampires Louis de Pointe du Lac and Lestat de Lioncourt with the twelve-year-old girl turned into their vampire daughter.
New Mutants: Director Teases Movie Lineup
Rumors regarding which characters will show up in director Josh Boone's upcoming X-Men spin-off, The New Mutants, have been abundant, but the team has been quiet on it—until now.
A bunch of posts to the director's personal Instagram account could reveal which mutants moviegoers will see when the film is released. Boone has yet to confirm the lineup, but the images include Wolfsbane, Mirage, Cannonball, Sunspot, Magik, and Warlock.
Image via Josh Boone's Instagram account
In March, it was rumored Game of Thrones actress Maisie Williams might play Wolfsbane, but 20th Century Fox later denied the reports. However, Williams wasn't shy about discussing her interest in the role.
Evolve Developer Working on New Game
Turtle Rock Studios, the developer behind Left 4 Dead and Evolve, is working on a whole new game.
The news comes from a job listing on the studio's website for an animation programmer. The position is for an "unannounced new" intellectual property described as a "cutting edge game targeting next generation hardware."
It's difficult to make any sort of guess as to what the new game will be. However, among the responsibilities for the open job position is the need to "deliver excellent combat, character locomotion and movement mechanics, and cinematics" to the unnamed new game.
Star Wars’ Daisy Ridley Joins New Hamlet Film
Star Wars actress Daisy Ridley will be joining Naomi Watts for a retelling of Shakespeare's Hamlet focused on the royal women.
Ridley will play the title character Ophelia, and the story will explore her romance with Prince Hamlet and her relationship with Queen Gertrude, played by Watts.
The film will be based on the novel by Lisa Klein. Semi Chellas (Mad Men) has adapted it for the screen, and Claire McCarthy (The Waiting City) is attached to direct.
"Ophelia is brimming with youth-fueled charisma, exploring the nature of true love and beauty, and I'm so excited to bring this fresh mythic spin to Hamlet from a female perspective,” McCarthy said in a statement. “This retelling will be experienced through the eyes of Ophelia and has the kind of romance, complexity and suspense that makes this beloved story exciting to younger audiences."
Avengers: Infinity War 1 and 2 Will Get New Titles
Filmmakers Joe and Anthony Russo are planning to change the names for Avengers: Infinity War - Part 1 and Part 2.
Speaking with Uproxx, the Captain America: Civil War directors said the two films will get title changes sooner than later. "The movies are two very different movies," said Joe Russo, explaining the reasoning for switching things up for the Marvel films.
“It is misleading,” added Anthony Russo, when asked about the current two-part title for Infinity War.
Joe Russo says it's just a matter of time until new names are announced for the films. "The intention is we will change it, we just haven’t come up with the titles yet," he said. "But, yes, we will change it. And, yes, that is a scoop: we will retitle them."
Star Wars Celebration 2017 Location Revealed
Star Wars Celebration 2017 will take place in Orlando, Florida, April 13-16, at the Orange County Convention Center.
Tickets for the event, which can be purchased at the official Star Wars Celebration website, will go on sale Wednesday, May 25, at 3:00 p.m. ET.
"Star Wars Celebration has always been about the fans,” said Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm. "It allows Lucasfilm to connect directly with the thousands of fans who have given their dedication and support to the world of Star Wars over the years, and is the perfect opportunity for us to give something back.”
No guests have been revealed for the event yet, but the announcement promises more information will come soon.
This New Doom Concept Art is Gorgeous and Creepy
The new Doom's release date is imminent, and just in time, we've received some new pieces of concept art that show off areas we haven't really even seen in-game yet. You can see them all in the handy picture gallery below.
Doom comes out on May 13, and so far even the developers themselves haven't beaten it on the hardest difficulty level. Maybe you'll be the first?
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Russell Crowe in Talks for The Mummy Reboot
Gladiator and Man of Steel star Russell Crowe might join Tom Cruise in The Mummy reboot.
Variety reports the Oscar-winning actor is in early talks about portraying a Dr. Jekyl-type character in the Universal film. Cruise is set to star in The Mummy reboot, with Kingsmen actress Sofia Boutella playing the titular villain.
Russell Crowe (right) in The Nice Guys with Ryan Gosling
Chris Miller Tweets Han Solo Standalone Movie Photo
Han Solo anthology movie co-director Chris Miller just made Star Wars Day a little brighter.
In celebration of May the Fourth, Miller took to Twitter to tease the upcoming standalone film.
Can't wait to get "shooting"!#MayThe4thBeWithYou pic.twitter.com/HlteYut6m0
— Chris Miller (@chrizmillr) May 4, 2016
"Can't wait to get 'shooting,'" he tweeted, along with a picture of a prop of Han Solo's blaster. The untitled Star Wars anthology film is slated for a May 25, 2018 release date. Coming from Miller and his directing partner Phil Lord, the Han Solo movie is being written by Empire Strikes Back screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan and his son Jon Kasdan.
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It's May the fourth, so Amazon has tons of Star Wars toys, games, movies, and comics on sale, including new lighting deals every hour, a discounted remote control BB-8, and Disney Infinity figures.
