Bioware, EA Over six months ago, Netflix’s longtime head of North American scripted series Peter Friedlander was named head of global television at Amazon – replacing Jennifer Salke who was appointed to the position in 2018. Salke had a mixed track record under her run – generating two major hits “Reacher” and “Fallout” along with […]

A24 Two of the most famous sword-swinging fantasy properties in gaming are getting live-action movie adaptations in the near future with both titles in production. Of the two, “The Legend of Zelda” is much further along. The Wes Ball-directed title has been filming in New Zealand since November and is expected to wrap in the […]

Screenshot: Warner Bros. Pictures Though there have been some good guesses, no-one is quite sure what Matt Reeves’ “The Batman – Part II” is about. The most revealing stuff so far has been the casting choices with Sebastian Stan as Harvey Dent, Scarlett Johansson in a role believed to be Harvey’s wife Gilda, and the […]

“Predator” Photo Courtesy of 20th Century Studios Don’t expect another writer’s strike anytime soon. The Writers Guild of America famously went on strike in 2023 for five months, with a three-year deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) finally reached later that year. Now, with that deal set to expire in […]

Universal Pictures, Illumination, Nintendo With Friday’s numbers in, “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” is currently on track to take in $129.3 million over the three-day and $188.4 million over the five-day at the domestic box-office this weekend. The title debuted on Wednesday, pulling in $34.5 million domestically and $33.9 million overseas for a first-day global […]

Bad Robot Bad RobotJ.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot is reportedly shutting its Los Angeles office and shifting operations to New York. The transition follows the sale of their longtime Santa Monica headquarters in November and continues a company downsizing that has been underway for a while now. Warner Brothers famously gave Abrams a $250 million overall […]

Amazon A specific premiere date for a third season of Amazon Prime’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” has yet to be set, though it’s believed to be arriving on screens in a little under a year. Filming on the third season began in May last year and ran through to the […]

Naughty Dog Just over two years ago, word came that developer Naughty Dog, which had spent years developing a live service multiplayer title in its “The Last of Us” franchise, had cancelled the project. Dubbed ‘Factions’ by fans and “The Last of Us Online” within the company, the title was one of the most notable […]