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Spielberg’s READY PLAYER ONE Hitting Theaters a Day Early

Initially, Ready Player One was set to hit theaters on Good Friday, March 30th. Now, Warner Bros. has movie its release up by one day to March 29th. That extra day could be a huge pay off for Warner Bros. The summer movie season seems to start earlier and earlier each year. This weekend is Easter weekend. It…

VALENTINE by Tom Savage

Adapting Valentine to film took a traditional novel thriller and turned it into a slasher film. The movie shares little with its source material. I’m not sure if this is a case of the movie studio buying the rights to the novel just to use the name with a movie they were going to make anyway.…

New READY PLAYER ONE Poster Confirms One of My Fears

The new Ready Player One poster is gorgeous, but it confirmed a worry that I had since the adaptation was first announced. Based on the poster, they weren’t able to get all the licenses referenced in the novel including some that relate directly to the climax of the book. With any adaptation of a story,…

Fox Announces DEATH ON THE NILE for 2019

Recently, 20th Century Fox had announced they were delaying some of their movies that were set for 2018, but they also surprisingly announced that Death on the Nile will hit theaters on November 8th, 2019. Death on the Nile will be a sequel to 2017’s hit Murder on the Orient Express. Kenneth Branagh is set…

Fox Pushes Back THE PREDATOR and ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL.

20th Century Fox has moved the release dates for some of their films including The Predator and Alita: Battle Angel. The Predator was set for August 3rd but now will release on September 14th, 2018. Also, Alita: Battle Angel was going to hit theaters on July 20th, but its new release date is December 21st,…

THE PREDATOR Novelization Releases August 7th, 2018

I’m really rooting for this movie to do well. Predator has been one of my favorite movie monsters since his debut in the 80’s. Shane Black and Fred Dekker are two of my favorite writers. Black has shown himself to be a great director with films like Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Iron Man 3.…

MISS SHERLOCK is HBO Asia’s Gender-Swapped Retelling of Sherlock Holmes

George Clooney is Making CATCH-22 for Hulu

Catch-22 has already been adapted several times over the years as a movie, play, and TV show pilot. It is now being adapted once again, but this time by Hulu with George Clooney set to direct and star in it. It will be interesting to see what George Clooney and Hulu do with Joseph Heller’s groundbreaking satirical…

My Most Anticipated Book Adaptations of 2018

2018 seems like it will be an excellent year for adaptations of books to film. Personally, I can’t hardly wait any longer for Ready Player One. Let’s hope that these all do their source material justice. Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer (Feb. 23) – A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition where the laws of nature don’t…