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Red Cape Publishing has just announced the release of Scavengers of the Sun: Children of the Crescent Moon Book Two by Adrian Meredith on March 18th, 2022. “After the catastrophic events that Sarah and George suffered, they now find themselves on a mission for vengeance. Still only beginning to understand the power they wield as the pair who share a splintered soul, they search for meaning as to why they are in this predicament and learn what it means to be the Children of the Crescent Moon… and the responsibility that brings. The pair soon realize that the world is in peril as High King Herald’s dark forces bring death and destruction. Two innocent children are the only ones with any hope to stand in his way… but will the power they harness be enough?” Scavengers of the Sun is the second in an epic series of novellas, Children of the Crescent Moon, from Adrian Meredith. In the first book,
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Paramount+ is locked and loaded and has just unleashed the second trailer for their upcoming out-of-this-world “Halo” series adaptation, based on the hit game. Pablo Schreiber (“American Gods”) stars as Master Chief. Jen Taylor is reprising her role from the video game series as Master Chief’s AI companion, Cortana. Danny Sapani (“Penny Dreadful”), Olive Gray (“Half Moon Investigations”), and Charlie Murphy (“Peaky Blinders”) also star. The cast also includes Natascha McElhone (“Californication”), Emmy nominee Bokeem Woodbine (“Fargo”), Shabana Azmi (Fire), Natasha Culzac (“The Witcher”), Bentley Kalu (Avengers: Age of Ultron), Kate Kennedy (“Catastrophe”) and Yerin Ha (Reef Break). The series is produced by 343 Industries and Amblin Television, and follows “an epic 26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the Covenant.” Otto Bathurst is directing the action-packed series, with Kyle Killen and Steven Kane serving as showrunners. “Halo,” which has already been renewed for a second season, premieres on March 24, 2022, on Paramount+.
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Amazon Prime’s hit ultra-violent superhero series “The Boys” is back for season 3 this summer. The official red band teaser trailer is here, teasing a bloody action-packed season. We also see that Bill has new powers and we get a look at Jensen Ackles’ (“Supernatural”) new character Soldier Boy. Season 3 stars also Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Dominique McElligott, Jessie T. Usher, Laz Alonso, Chace Crawford, Tomer Capon, Karen Fukuhara, Nathan Mitchell, Colby Minifie, and Claudia Doumit. This season we will also be introduced to several new characters including Nick Wechsler‘s (Revenge) Blue Hawk and Laurie Holden (“The Walking Dead”) as Crimson Countess, Miles Gaston Villanueva (Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders) as Supersonic, Sean Patrick Flannery (Dexter) as Gunpowder, Katia Winter (Sleepy Hollow) as Little Nina, Kristin Booth (“Orphan Black”) and Jack Doolan (Marcella) as Tessa and Tommy, the TNT Twins. “The Boys” is based on Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s best-selling comic.
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Warner Bros. has just announced that Meg 2: The Trench, director Ben Wheatley’s sequel to Jon Turteltaub’s 2018 movie that pit Jason Statham against giant sharks, will swim into theaters in 2023. Meg 2: The Trench was written by Dean Georgaris, Jon Hoeber, and Erich Hoeber, the same writing team behind the first film (review). Both films are inspired by the novel series written by Steve Alten (interview). Jason Statham returns along with co-stars Cliff Curtis, Shuya Sophia Cai, and Page Kennedy, as well as Sienna Guillory (Resident Evil: Apocalypse), Sergio Peris-Mencheta (Rambo: Last Blood), Skyler Samuels (The Gifted), and Wu Jing (Wolf Warrior II). Li Bingbing will not be returning for the sequel. “I usually just go with my gut, so if something comes across from my agent and I like it, then I just go for it. So this came up and I just went, ‘Oh, Christ! Meg 2, I’ll do that! That’s brilliant!’ Wheatley told Collider. “It’s
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Saber Interactive and Boss Team Games are giving players a glimpse at what horrors they can unleash if they play as the infamous Kandarian Demon in the new trailer for Evil Dead: The Game! Players can unleash Deadites to attack Ash and the others, players will also be able to possess environmental objects including Deadite minions and the infamous Trees. Players will have a different physical form of the Kandarian Demon to choose from to fit their playstyle, and each one has its own enemy types (to spawn) and bosses including Henrietta, Eligos, and Evil Ash! Evil Dead: The Game is available to pre-order now for release on May 13, 2022, on PC via the Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Pre-ordering any version of the game grants two bonus Ash outfits: the Ash Williams S-Mart Employee Outfit and Ash Williams Gallant Knight Outfit. The game’s Deluxe Edition includes the Season Pass 1,
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Video game adaptations are hot this year, the latest news is that Amazon Prime is working on a series adaptation of God of War. The God of War series is from Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, the creators and executive producers of “The Expanse” and “The Wheel of Time” showrunner and executive producer Rafe Judkins, along with Sony Pictures and PlayStation. The game, whose ninth installment is on the way, was first released back in 2005 and was created by David Jaffe. The game, based in ancient mythology, follows protagonist “Kratos, a Spartan warrior and later the God of War, who was tricked into killing his family by his former master, the original Greek god of war Ares. This sets off a series of events that leads to wars with the mythological pantheons. The Greek mythology era of the series sees Kratos follow a path of vengeance due to the machinations of the Olympian gods, while the Norse mythology era,
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HBO Max has just unleashed the trailer for their upcoming limited post-apocalyptic series “DMZ“, based on the DC comic book created by Brian Wood and Riccardo Burchielli. Rosario Dawson stars in the series that sees her character navigate a dangerous and distorted demilitarized zone, Manhattan while searching for her son that got lost during the evacuation. Dawson is known for her roles in films such as the Jay and Silent Bob reboot, Clerks lll, Sin City, and the film adaptation of the musical Rent. She is also starring in the upcoming Haunted Mansion movie. Benjamin Bratt, Hoon Lee, Freddy Miyares, Jordan Preston Carter, Venus Ariel, Rey Gallegos, Jade Wu, Agam Darshi, Juani Feliz, Rutina Wesley, and Mamie Gummer round out the cast. Directors include Ava DuVernay (Selma, A Wrinkle in Time) and Ernest Dickerson (Demon Knight), who directed three episodes. “DMZ” premieres on HBO Max on March 17, 2022.
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“The Boys Presents: Diabolical,“ an animated anthology spin-off of the hit series based on Garth Ennis’ violent comics, is out now on Prime Video. The eight-episode short anthology series features stories from the bloody, ultraviolent universe of “The Boys” and features characters like Homelander as well as new characters. The premiere episode, titled “Laser Baby’s Day Out,” features a story by executive producers Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen and was directed by Crystal Chesney-Thompson and Derek Thompson. “For last few years, have really wanted to do some dialogue-free comedy; just tell a story without dialogue. When we realized that we could do an “Animatrix” style TV show out of “The Boys” Universe, we just instantly came to this idea. It is heavily based on the movie Baby’s Day Out and the start of Roger Rabbit. That animation is the direction we were going in the whole time because it just played best to the comment and the gag in relation
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Alessandro Nivola (The Eye, Jurassic Park III) has been cast in Sony’s upcoming Marvel movie Kraven the Hunter, Deadline reports. Nivola joins previously announced cast member Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Avengers: Age of Ultron) who will play the title character. Russell Crowe (Gladiator) and Fred Hechinger (“The White Lotus”) will also star. J.C. Chandor is in the director’s chair for the movie produced by Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach. Art Marcum, Matt Holloway, and Richard Wenk penned the screenplay. Kraven the Hunter is one of Marvel’s most notorious anti-heroes. Kraven the Hunter has had encounters with Venom and Black Panther as well as being one of Spider-Man’s most formidable enemies. Born to Russian aristocrats and an abusive father, Sergei Kravinoff aka “Kraven the Hunter” becomes a maniacal big game hunter in Africa. After imbibing a potion his physical prowess is increased, including, his strength and speed. After hunting every type of animal on earth he becomes bored and sets his sights on
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Plot The Wrong Woman, author Leanne Kale Sparks’ debut novel, is a classic and realistic police thriller novel that is remarkably engaging. The plot follows FBI Special Agent Kendall Beck and Denver Police Detective Adam Taylor as they investigate their own respective cases only to find links between the two. Full of suspense, drama, action, and very realistic (as far as I know) investigating, the plot of this novel is full of layers, depth, twists and turns, and intelligent intensity. With two major crimes and two investigators, through much of this novel there are really two plots. Both of them are extremely strong and equally gripping. Sparks really succeeded at creating a real sense of urgency that runs through the novel and keeps the plots equally intense, then increasing that as they weave together to make one very complete thriller. Characters Leanne Kale Sparks is obviously very gifted at creating characters. Each character brings something important to the story and
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Red Cape Publishing has just announced the release of Scavengers of the Sun: Children of the Crescent Moon Book Two by Adrian Meredith on March 18th, 2022. “After the catastrophic events that Sarah and George suffered, they now find themselves on a mission for vengeance. Still only beginning to understand the power they wield as the pair who share a splintered soul, they search for meaning as to why they are in this predicament and learn what it means to be the Children of the Crescent Moon… and the responsibility that brings. The pair soon realize that the world is in peril as High King Herald’s dark forces bring death and destruction. Two innocent children are the only ones with any hope to stand in his way… but will the power they harness be enough?” Scavengers of the Sun is the second in an epic series of novellas, Children of the Crescent Moon, from Adrian Meredith. In the first book,
Continue reading →
AdaptationGamingNewsParamount+Streaming TVTrailers
Paramount+ is locked and loaded and has just unleashed the second trailer for their upcoming out-of-this-world “Halo” series adaptation, based on the hit game. Pablo Schreiber (“American Gods”) stars as Master Chief. Jen Taylor is reprising her role from the video game series as Master Chief’s AI companion, Cortana. Danny Sapani (“Penny Dreadful”), Olive Gray (“Half Moon Investigations”), and Charlie Murphy (“Peaky Blinders”) also star. The cast also includes Natascha McElhone (“Californication”), Emmy nominee Bokeem Woodbine (“Fargo”), Shabana Azmi (Fire), Natasha Culzac (“The Witcher”), Bentley Kalu (Avengers: Age of Ultron), Kate Kennedy (“Catastrophe”) and Yerin Ha (Reef Break). The series is produced by 343 Industries and Amblin Television, and follows “an epic 26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the Covenant.” Otto Bathurst is directing the action-packed series, with Kyle Killen and Steven Kane serving as showrunners. “Halo,” which has already been renewed for a second season, premieres on March 24, 2022, on Paramount+.
Continue reading →
AdaptationAmazon Prime VideoComic Books/Graphic NovelsNewsStreaming TVTrailers
Amazon Prime’s hit ultra-violent superhero series “The Boys” is back for season 3 this summer. The official red band teaser trailer is here, teasing a bloody action-packed season. We also see that Bill has new powers and we get a look at Jensen Ackles’ (“Supernatural”) new character Soldier Boy. Season 3 stars also Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Dominique McElligott, Jessie T. Usher, Laz Alonso, Chace Crawford, Tomer Capon, Karen Fukuhara, Nathan Mitchell, Colby Minifie, and Claudia Doumit. This season we will also be introduced to several new characters including Nick Wechsler‘s (Revenge) Blue Hawk and Laurie Holden (“The Walking Dead”) as Crimson Countess, Miles Gaston Villanueva (Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders) as Supersonic, Sean Patrick Flannery (Dexter) as Gunpowder, Katia Winter (Sleepy Hollow) as Little Nina, Kristin Booth (“Orphan Black”) and Jack Doolan (Marcella) as Tessa and Tommy, the TNT Twins. “The Boys” is based on Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s best-selling comic.
Continue reading →
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Warner Bros. has just announced that Meg 2: The Trench, director Ben Wheatley’s sequel to Jon Turteltaub’s 2018 movie that pit Jason Statham against giant sharks, will swim into theaters in 2023. Meg 2: The Trench was written by Dean Georgaris, Jon Hoeber, and Erich Hoeber, the same writing team behind the first film (review). Both films are inspired by the novel series written by Steve Alten (interview). Jason Statham returns along with co-stars Cliff Curtis, Shuya Sophia Cai, and Page Kennedy, as well as Sienna Guillory (Resident Evil: Apocalypse), Sergio Peris-Mencheta (Rambo: Last Blood), Skyler Samuels (The Gifted), and Wu Jing (Wolf Warrior II). Li Bingbing will not be returning for the sequel. “I usually just go with my gut, so if something comes across from my agent and I like it, then I just go for it. So this came up and I just went, ‘Oh, Christ! Meg 2, I’ll do that! That’s brilliant!’ Wheatley told Collider. “It’s
Continue reading →
AdaptationGamingNewsProductTrailers
Saber Interactive and Boss Team Games are giving players a glimpse at what horrors they can unleash if they play as the infamous Kandarian Demon in the new trailer for Evil Dead: The Game! Players can unleash Deadites to attack Ash and the others, players will also be able to possess environmental objects including Deadite minions and the infamous Trees. Players will have a different physical form of the Kandarian Demon to choose from to fit their playstyle, and each one has its own enemy types (to spawn) and bosses including Henrietta, Eligos, and Evil Ash! Evil Dead: The Game is available to pre-order now for release on May 13, 2022, on PC via the Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Pre-ordering any version of the game grants two bonus Ash outfits: the Ash Williams S-Mart Employee Outfit and Ash Williams Gallant Knight Outfit. The game’s Deluxe Edition includes the Season Pass 1,
Continue reading →
AdaptationAmazon Prime VideoGamingMoviesNewsStreaming TV
Video game adaptations are hot this year, the latest news is that Amazon Prime is working on a series adaptation of God of War. The God of War series is from Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, the creators and executive producers of “The Expanse” and “The Wheel of Time” showrunner and executive producer Rafe Judkins, along with Sony Pictures and PlayStation. The game, whose ninth installment is on the way, was first released back in 2005 and was created by David Jaffe. The game, based in ancient mythology, follows protagonist “Kratos, a Spartan warrior and later the God of War, who was tricked into killing his family by his former master, the original Greek god of war Ares. This sets off a series of events that leads to wars with the mythological pantheons. The Greek mythology era of the series sees Kratos follow a path of vengeance due to the machinations of the Olympian gods, while the Norse mythology era,
Continue reading →
AdaptationComic Books/Graphic NovelsHBO MaxNewsStreaming TVTrailers
HBO Max has just unleashed the trailer for their upcoming limited post-apocalyptic series “DMZ“, based on the DC comic book created by Brian Wood and Riccardo Burchielli. Rosario Dawson stars in the series that sees her character navigate a dangerous and distorted demilitarized zone, Manhattan while searching for her son that got lost during the evacuation. Dawson is known for her roles in films such as the Jay and Silent Bob reboot, Clerks lll, Sin City, and the film adaptation of the musical Rent. She is also starring in the upcoming Haunted Mansion movie. Benjamin Bratt, Hoon Lee, Freddy Miyares, Jordan Preston Carter, Venus Ariel, Rey Gallegos, Jade Wu, Agam Darshi, Juani Feliz, Rutina Wesley, and Mamie Gummer round out the cast. Directors include Ava DuVernay (Selma, A Wrinkle in Time) and Ernest Dickerson (Demon Knight), who directed three episodes. “DMZ” premieres on HBO Max on March 17, 2022.
Continue reading →
AdaptationAmazon Prime VideoBooksComic Books/Graphic NovelsNewsStreaming TVTrailers
“The Boys Presents: Diabolical,“ an animated anthology spin-off of the hit series based on Garth Ennis’ violent comics, is out now on Prime Video. The eight-episode short anthology series features stories from the bloody, ultraviolent universe of “The Boys” and features characters like Homelander as well as new characters. The premiere episode, titled “Laser Baby’s Day Out,” features a story by executive producers Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen and was directed by Crystal Chesney-Thompson and Derek Thompson. “For last few years, have really wanted to do some dialogue-free comedy; just tell a story without dialogue. When we realized that we could do an “Animatrix” style TV show out of “The Boys” Universe, we just instantly came to this idea. It is heavily based on the movie Baby’s Day Out and the start of Roger Rabbit. That animation is the direction we were going in the whole time because it just played best to the comment and the gag in relation
Continue reading →
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Alessandro Nivola (The Eye, Jurassic Park III) has been cast in Sony’s upcoming Marvel movie Kraven the Hunter, Deadline reports. Nivola joins previously announced cast member Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Avengers: Age of Ultron) who will play the title character. Russell Crowe (Gladiator) and Fred Hechinger (“The White Lotus”) will also star. J.C. Chandor is in the director’s chair for the movie produced by Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach. Art Marcum, Matt Holloway, and Richard Wenk penned the screenplay. Kraven the Hunter is one of Marvel’s most notorious anti-heroes. Kraven the Hunter has had encounters with Venom and Black Panther as well as being one of Spider-Man’s most formidable enemies. Born to Russian aristocrats and an abusive father, Sergei Kravinoff aka “Kraven the Hunter” becomes a maniacal big game hunter in Africa. After imbibing a potion his physical prowess is increased, including, his strength and speed. After hunting every type of animal on earth he becomes bored and sets his sights on
Continue reading →
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Plot The Wrong Woman, author Leanne Kale Sparks’ debut novel, is a classic and realistic police thriller novel that is remarkably engaging. The plot follows FBI Special Agent Kendall Beck and Denver Police Detective Adam Taylor as they investigate their own respective cases only to find links between the two. Full of suspense, drama, action, and very realistic (as far as I know) investigating, the plot of this novel is full of layers, depth, twists and turns, and intelligent intensity. With two major crimes and two investigators, through much of this novel there are really two plots. Both of them are extremely strong and equally gripping. Sparks really succeeded at creating a real sense of urgency that runs through the novel and keeps the plots equally intense, then increasing that as they weave together to make one very complete thriller. Characters Leanne Kale Sparks is obviously very gifted at creating characters. Each character brings something important to the story and
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