#film-adaptation

#film-adaptation

The Crow film, based on a comic book series, set to release after 16 years of development with Rupert Sanders directing and Bill Skarsgard starring as Eric Draven.

The upcoming Crow film brings a grittier and bloodier direction with Danny Huston playing the main villain and aims to retell the story of vengeance for a new audience. [ more ]

The film Salem's Lot is skipping a theatrical release for a Max-exclusive premiere, based on a Stephen King novel.

Stephen King praised the Warner Bros remake of Salem's Lot for its 'Old Hollywood' feel and engaging storytelling. [ more ]

John Waters is returning to the director's chair after 20 years, adapting his novel for a new film with Aubrey Plaza as the potential lead actress. [ more ]

The Borderlands movie, based on the video game series, has faced production delays and changes.

The first exclusive screenshots of the upcoming Borderlands film reveal the main cast in character. [ more ]

Indie fishing horror sim Dredge sold one million copies within six months of launch.

Dredge is being adapted into a live-action film by Story Kitchen, known for work on video game adaptations and popular films. [ more ]

Ava DuVernay's film, Origin, is an adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson's nonfiction book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.

The movie struggles to balance its dramatic and documentary elements.

The film is at its best when it focuses on Wilkerson's fascinating ideas. [ more ]

Michael Cunningham discusses his daily commute to his Greenwich Village studio

Cunningham's best-known novel, The Hours, won a Pulitzer prize and was adapted into a successful film [ more ]

Ottessa Moshfegh faced criticism for the main character in her novel Eileen, but she defended her as an honest protagonist.

She is now detached from the criticism and open to her novel finding a new audience through the film adaptation. [ more ]

Kristen Stewart reveals studio executives wanted 'Twilight' to be a kids movie

'Twilight' was based on a saucy novel [ more ]

The TV adaptation of 'One Day' is receiving positive reviews, with compelling leads, chemistry, and adept storytelling.

The film adaptation of 'One Day' received negative reviews and lacked these qualities. [ more ]

Death Stranding creator Hideo Kojima discusses the challenges of adapting the game into a film.

Kojima aims to create an award-winning, indie and artistic adaptation with A24.

The casting and director for the Death Stranding film have not been decided yet. [ more ]

David Lynch's 1984 adaptation of Dune will have a brief theatrical run to celebrate its 40th anniversary.

Lynch was not happy with the final cut of the film and has expressed his regrets about not having final creative control. [ more ]

Ariana Grande has released her new song 'Yes, And?' which is her first solo single since 2020.

The single's artwork will be one of the cover variants for her forthcoming album. [ more ]

The film adaptation of Percival Everett's novel Erasure, titled American Fiction, retains some of the sharpness of the original but with a lighter tone.

The film addresses complicated and controversial ideas while remaining approachable and appealing to a wider audience. [ more ]

'Leave the World Behind' is the No. 1 movie on Netflix this week.

The film stars Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke, and Mahershala Ali and adds more explicit disaster-movie elements compared to the book. [ more ]

The second half of the new two-part Three Musketeers film adaptation has two cliffhangers to resolve: the fate of D'Artagnan's lady-love and whether the film will make its money back.

European blockbusters face challenges due to the lack of a unified domestic market and language barriers. [ more ]