Category Archives: Adaptation

First Trailer For ‘I Am Number Four’ Hits The Web

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Matt Raub

A few months ago, we first got word that director D.J. Caruso, who brought us such sci-fi thrillers as Eagle Eye and Distrubia was working on a brand new film based on the Pittacus Lore (aka James Frey & Jobie … Continue reading →

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Universal Bringing King’s ‘Dark Tower’ To Film and TV

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Sebastian Suchecki

Just when you thought Stephen King was becoming slightly less relevant as of late, Universal announced today that it has acquired the rights to Stephen King’s The Dark Tower. They have an agreement for a film trilogy and an NBC series … Continue reading →

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Warner Bros. Buys Rights To First Film In David Goyer’s Sci-Fi Book Trilogy

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Matt Raub

David Goyer has had quite a successful relationship with DC and Warner Bros. dating back to Batman Begins. Now, with his potential to write scripts for the upcoming Superman and Batman projects, Warner has optioned a brand new property from … Continue reading →

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Bryan Singer Divulges Tons of ‘X-Men: First Class’ News

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Sebastian Suchecki

Following tons of casting and recasting news, X-Men: First Class producer Bryan Singer contacted AICN and revealed tons of juicy tidbits about the highly anticipated film. Of course, we’re going to share them with you right here to save you the … Continue reading →

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Oliver Platt To Play The Man In Black in ‘X-Men: First Class’

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Sebastian Suchecki

With filming set to begin later this month, some of the final pieces of casting for the film X-Men: First Class are falling into place. Joining the recently announced Rose Byrne and Jason Flemyng, Oliver Platt is the newest addition … Continue reading →

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Review: ‘Eat Pray Love’

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Charity Ohlund

Whether picking it up because of the golden “O”prah seal while browsing the best sellers shelf or finally succumbing to a friend’s relentless insistence that this book be read, most women began Elizabeth Gilbert’s memoir Eat Pray Love without the expectation … Continue reading →

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Review: ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Shannon Hood

It’s difficult to do justice to Scott Pilgrim vs. The World in a review because the movie defies any sort of label.  Bouncing merrily from genre to genre, the film is part romance, part comic book caper, part martial-arts action … Continue reading →

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Tony Scott To Produce Mark Millar’s ‘Nemesis’

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Matt Raub

Coming on the heels of success from his last (and only) two film adaptations, comic writer Mark Millar is eager to bring his latest book, Nemesis, to the big screen. It seems like that plan is already in motion, as … Continue reading →

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