Category Archives: Adaptation

First Teaser for HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ Arrives

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Joe Gillis

Kudos to HBO for jumping into the big budget fantasy genre with Game of Thrones, an upcoming series based on George R. R. Martin’s bestselling A Song of Ice and Fire novels. Deadline has posted the show’s first teaser trailer, … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptation, Fantasy, HBO, News, TV | Tagged A Song of Fire and Ice, Conan, Fantasy, Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, HBO, Jason Momoa, Lena Headey, Lord of the Rings, Peter Dinklage, Sean Bean, Series, TV | 1 Comment

The Flickcast Five: Best Movies From TV Shows

Posted on June 10, 2010 by The Flickcast

Last time on The Flickcast Five, we brought you some of our favorite movies based on video games, as we prepped for the release of Disney’s Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. This time around, we’re switching gears a … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Adaptation, Features, Flickcast Five, Movies, News, Sci-Fi, TV, TV to Movies | Tagged Fire Walk With Me, Firefly, Flickcast Five, J.J. Abrams, Jackass, Jackass The Movie, Serenity, Star Trek, Twilight Zone The Movie, Twin Peaks | Comments Off

F. Gary Gray To Be New Director For ‘Kane & Lynch’

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Joe Gillis

When most comic properties dry up, the obvious next medium for Hollywood to take advantage of would be video games, we’ve seen where it can go well (at least financially) with Disney’s Prince of Persia, and where it can go … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Adaptation, Drama, Games, Movies, News, Thriller, Video Games | Tagged Bruce Willis, Eidos, F. Gary Gray, Jamie Foxx, Kane & Lynch, Law Abiding Citizens, Simon Crane | 1 Comment

‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ Trailer Now Online

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Chris Ullrich

If you watched the MTV Movie Awards last night and were paying attention you got to see a lot of trailers for movies that didn’t involve vampires versus werewolves or star Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner or Kristen Stewart. In fact, … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Adaptation, Fantasy, Harry Potter, Movies, News, Trailers | Tagged Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Movies, MTV Movie Awards, Ralph Fiennes, Rupert Grint, Teasers, Trailers | 9 Comments

Guillermo del Toro Steps Down As ‘The Hobbit’ Director

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Joe Gillis

If you were one of many fans who thought that if Peter Jackson wasn’t going to direct The Hobbit a really great alternative was Guillermo del Toro, prepare to be disappointed. After spending the last two years developing the adaptation … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptation, Announcements, Movies, New Line, News, Novels, Warner Bros | Tagged Adaptation, Deals and Dealmaking, Fantasy, Guillermo del Toro, J.R.R. Tolkien, Movies, New Line, Peter Jackson, Prequels and Sequels, The Hobbit, Warner Bros | Comments Off

Warner Bros. Confirms ‘Sherlock’ Sequel Release, Hints at ‘Batman,’ ‘Superman’ and ‘Flash’ Dates

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Jennifer Tomooka

Speaking at the Time Warner investor day, Warner Bros. chairman and CEO Barry Meyer announced that Sherlock Holmes 2 is slated for a December 16 2011 release. If that wasn’t enough to make your day, Meyer also revealed that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Adaptation, DC, Movies, News, Prequels and Sequels, Warner Bros | Tagged dc comics, Green Lantern, Happy Feet 2, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II, Journey to the Center of the Earth 2, New Year's Eve, Red Riding Hood, Robert Downey Jr., Sherlock Holmes 2, The Hangover 2, Warner Bros | 1 Comment

Pixar Artist Turns Classic R-Rated Movie Scenes Into Children’s Book

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Matt Raub

Film fans everywhere probably have go-to scenes from their favorite R-rated movie running through their heads at one point or another. Pixar artist Josh Cooley took his favorite scenes one step further and turned them into classic cartoon-style in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Adaptation, Animation, Classics, Comedy, Comic-Con, Disney, Fandom, Movies, News, Photos, Pixar | Tagged Comic-Con, Disney, Godfather, Goodfellas, Josh Cooley, Movies R Fun!, Pixar, T2: Judgment Day, The Professional, Up | Comments Off

‘Official’ Trailer and Poster for ‘The Killer Inside Me’ Now Online

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Chris Ullrich

Previously, we brought you an extended trailer for director Michael Winterbottom’s upcoming film The Killer Inside Me. Sadly, as we found out later, it wasn’t the “official’ release and was subsiquently removed from the Internets. That was unfortunate because the … Continue reading →