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With Kong: Skull Island now in theaters and Godzilla: King of Monsters already in production with casting underway, it was just a matter of time before got our first news on Godzilla vs. Kong and today is the day. News comes via THR that development has officially begun on Godzilla vs. Kong. Legendary has gathered a team of great writers to plan the film featuring epic battle between clash between the two giants. Pirates of the Caribbean’s Terry Rossio will head the writers’ room that includes Patrick McKay and J.D. Payne of Star Trek Beyond, Lindsey Beer (Dungeons & Dragons), T.S. Nowlin (Maze Runner), J. Michael Straczynski (World War Z), and Cat Vasko (Queen of the Air). As soon the story is outlined a writer will be hired to penn the script. We will keep you posted. Be sure to catch Kong: Skull Island currently playing in theaters nationwide. It will be followed by the release of Godzilla: King of
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James Cameron will regain the rights to his favorite creation, ‘The Terminator’, in 2019, 35 years after the release of the original. He is already planning the next sequel that will hopefully bring a proper close the long-waged battle between Skynet and humans. Cameron is currently in early talks with ‘Deadpool’ director Tim Miller to direct a reboot and conclusion of one of film’s greatest franchises, Deadline reports. Cameron sold the rights to ‘Terminator’ to producer Gale Anne Hurd for a mere $1, with the stipulation that he could not be fired as director. All to make sure his film was made. He went on to write and direct ‘Terminator 2: Judgement Day’, then distanced himself from the franchise. He has since gone on to write and direct a long list of fantastic films, such as ‘Aliens’, ‘The Abyss’, ‘Titanic’, ‘Avatar’, and is attached to direct four more ‘Avatar’ films. We will update you when we know more.
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Horror icon Tom Holland shared something interesting on Twitter this weekend, “the Fright Night copyrights come back to papa” in 2019. That’s all thanks to the Copyright Act of 1976 which allows the US Congress to make it possible for artist to reclaim their licensed work after a period of 35 years. Back in 1984 Holland, who wrote and directed ‘Fright Night’, had to sell the rights to get the film made. And boy are we glad it got made! Photo Credit: Lynn Peters So, what does all this mean? Holland tweeted another message saying, “Oh the things I’m going to do,” he then went on to reveal more in a series of tweets including the fact that he is “almost finished with Fright Night 3 the novel”, and that “many things grow from there.” As for the plot, he didn’t say but he did drop a hint, “Not sure who lives next door now, but I bet he has
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From the Crypt
With Kong: Skull Island now in theaters and Godzilla: King of Monsters already in production with casting underway, it was just a matter of time before got our first news on Godzilla vs. Kong and today is the day. News comes via THR that development has officially begun on Godzilla vs. Kong. Legendary has gathered a team of great writers to plan the film featuring epic battle between clash between the two giants. Pirates of the Caribbean’s Terry Rossio will head the writers’ room that includes Patrick McKay and J.D. Payne of Star Trek Beyond, Lindsey Beer (Dungeons & Dragons), T.S. Nowlin (Maze Runner), J. Michael Straczynski (World War Z), and Cat Vasko (Queen of the Air). As soon the story is outlined a writer will be hired to penn the script. We will keep you posted. Be sure to catch Kong: Skull Island currently playing in theaters nationwide. It will be followed by the release of Godzilla: King of
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From the Crypt
James Cameron will regain the rights to his favorite creation, ‘The Terminator’, in 2019, 35 years after the release of the original. He is already planning the next sequel that will hopefully bring a proper close the long-waged battle between Skynet and humans. Cameron is currently in early talks with ‘Deadpool’ director Tim Miller to direct a reboot and conclusion of one of film’s greatest franchises, Deadline reports. Cameron sold the rights to ‘Terminator’ to producer Gale Anne Hurd for a mere $1, with the stipulation that he could not be fired as director. All to make sure his film was made. He went on to write and direct ‘Terminator 2: Judgement Day’, then distanced himself from the franchise. He has since gone on to write and direct a long list of fantastic films, such as ‘Aliens’, ‘The Abyss’, ‘Titanic’, ‘Avatar’, and is attached to direct four more ‘Avatar’ films. We will update you when we know more.
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From the Crypt
Horror icon Tom Holland shared something interesting on Twitter this weekend, “the Fright Night copyrights come back to papa” in 2019. That’s all thanks to the Copyright Act of 1976 which allows the US Congress to make it possible for artist to reclaim their licensed work after a period of 35 years. Back in 1984 Holland, who wrote and directed ‘Fright Night’, had to sell the rights to get the film made. And boy are we glad it got made! Photo Credit: Lynn Peters So, what does all this mean? Holland tweeted another message saying, “Oh the things I’m going to do,” he then went on to reveal more in a series of tweets including the fact that he is “almost finished with Fright Night 3 the novel”, and that “many things grow from there.” As for the plot, he didn’t say but he did drop a hint, “Not sure who lives next door now, but I bet he has
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