Sony reworking Lisbeth Salander series; Alicia Vikander eyed for lead role

Posted 11 years ago

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO series is getting a bit of a facelift over at Sony with the studio moving ahead with plans to rework the franchise for a fresh start. THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER’S WEB, the fourth...

Nikolaj Arcel officially attached to adaptation of Stephen King’s Dark Tower

Posted 11 years ago

Rumors have been circulating for quite some time about the film adaptation of Stephen King's DARK TOWER franchise that has been languishing in the seventh circle of production hell, but finally some concrete news has come! Sony Pictures and Media...

It’s the Booze Talkin’, Bring Stephen King Back to the Big Screen!

Posted 11 years ago

Growing up with horror movies, I’ve always had a fondness for Stephen King. The author has crafted some seriously spooky tales and while not all of them made for great cinema, there are quite a few that haunted my dreams....

Stephen King’s The Dark Tower might be directed by Nikolaj Arcel

Posted 11 years ago

We’ve been writing about THE DARK TOWER for so very long now… The ambitious adaptation of Stephen King’s epic book series has gone through many iterations it’s hard to keep track of them all. Now that the project has found...

Nikolaj Arcel’s Fables adaptation lands Kingsman & X-Men: DOFP screenwriter

Posted 11 years ago

There hasn't been any movement on the planned film adaptation of the DC and Vertigo series FABLES since director Nikolaj Arcel (A ROYAL AFFAIR) joined the project back in June of 2013. But according to producer David Heyman, a big...

Marvel’s Doctor Strange director shortlist narrowed down to three choices

Posted 12 years ago

Last month a shortlist of potential directors for Marvel's DOCTOR STRANGE surfaced, however Marvel head Kevin Feige called bullshit on the report a few days later. But yesterday Borys Kit from THR tweeted another name has been added to the...

Four directors named as potential candidates for Marvel’s Doctor Strange

Posted 12 years ago

Although not officially announced as part of Marvel's Phase 3, DOCTOR STRANGE is now generating some steam as the studio is beginning to look at a writer/director team to tackle the Sorcerer Supreme for his introductory outing (assuming he doesn't...

DC/Vertigo’s fantasy comic Fables heading to the big screen with director Nikolaj Arcel

Posted 13 years ago

Whenever I hear someone bashing on comics for being childish or trying to claim that comics aren't as "serious" as novels, films or television I want to slap them in the face with something very heavy, like Bone: The One...

Nikolaj Arcel to helm remake of Hitchcock’s Rebecca

Posted 13 years ago

In the annals of cinematic history there are very few directors that are held in as high regard as the original Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock. His 1940 gothic psychological thriller REBECCA has long been hailed as one of his...

Time to remake another Hitchcock film with A Royal Affair’s Nikolaj Arcel at the helm

Posted 13 years ago

Alfred Hitchcock seems to be getting more attention these days. There were two biopics made on the filmmaker, and there’s soon to be the series prequel to PSYCHO– BATES MOTEL. There’s also been a need to remake the films of...