Paramount Pictures has renewed its first look development deal with Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum Effort Productions for an additional three-years. The Melrose lot is releasing the Reynolds’ headliner and feature production, If, on May 17; that pic getting a big push during Super Bowl which is airing on the studio’s sister Paramount+ and CBS.
Reynolds’ new pact, which covers motion pictures at all budgets, will go through December 2026.
Brian Robbins, Paramount Pictures President & CEO, beamed, “Ryan and George epitomize the kind of creativity and innovative thinking that allow this industry to reinvent itself time and again. On behalf of everyone at Paramount, we’re thrilled to continue working with Ryan and the team at Maximum Effort to create theatrical projects that are as original, smart and fun as they are.”
“The Paramount partnership feels like home to everyone at Maximum Effort so another 3 years was a no-brainer,” said Maximum Effort Co-Founder Reynolds.
Reynolds’ new pact, which covers motion pictures at all budgets, will go through December 2026.
Brian Robbins, Paramount Pictures President & CEO, beamed, “Ryan and George epitomize the kind of creativity and innovative thinking that allow this industry to reinvent itself time and again. On behalf of everyone at Paramount, we’re thrilled to continue working with Ryan and the team at Maximum Effort to create theatrical projects that are as original, smart and fun as they are.”
“The Paramount partnership feels like home to everyone at Maximum Effort so another 3 years was a no-brainer,” said Maximum Effort Co-Founder Reynolds.
- 2/8/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Audible, Inc., the leading creator and provider of premium audio storytelling, today announced a new scripted science-fiction comedy Third Eye, written and created by actor, producer, writer and streamer, Felicia Day and featuring author Neil Gaiman (The Sandman) as The Narrator. Set to premiere on October 5, the Audible Original produced alongside Clamor, stars Sean Astin (Lord of the Rings), LilyPichu (Offline TV), Wil Wheaton (Ready Player One), London Hughes (_T_he Netflix Afterparty), Danny Pudi, Alan Tudyk (Resident Alien), Hudson Yang (Fresh off the Boat), and Christopher Judge (God of War). Post-production for the Audible Original will be handled by Mumble Media, a worker-owned podcast production cooperative.
Third Eye tells the story of Laurel (Felicia Day), a “Chosen One” wizard still grappling with the fallout of failing a decade earlier in her fight with the ultimate evil Tybus (Christopher Judge). Day will write and star in the project, as our...
Third Eye tells the story of Laurel (Felicia Day), a “Chosen One” wizard still grappling with the fallout of failing a decade earlier in her fight with the ultimate evil Tybus (Christopher Judge). Day will write and star in the project, as our...
- 7/4/2023
- Podnews.net
Updated, 10:15 Am: Rosario Dawson, Joel McHale, Joe Manganiello, Christian Serratos, Elodie Young and more are among the stellar voice cast for Season 3 of Love, Death & Robots, announced today by Netflix. The streamer also released the final trailer for the third season ahead of its premiere tomorrow, which you can watch above. See a complete episode list, including voice cast, below.
“Three Robots: Exit Strategies”
The first direct sequel in Love, Death + Robots history – from the mind of acclaimed sci-fi novelist John Scalzi. The titular trio of droll droids return to take a whirlwind tour studying post-apocalyptic human survival strategies before mankind was finally snuffed out.
Director: Patrick Osborne
Writer: John Scalzi
Studio: Blow Studio
Voice Cast: Josh Brener, Gary Anthony Williams, Katie Lowes, Chris Parnell
“Bad Travelling”
A jable shark-hunting sailing vessel is attacked by a giant crustacean whose size and intelligence is matched only by its appetite.
“Three Robots: Exit Strategies”
The first direct sequel in Love, Death + Robots history – from the mind of acclaimed sci-fi novelist John Scalzi. The titular trio of droll droids return to take a whirlwind tour studying post-apocalyptic human survival strategies before mankind was finally snuffed out.
Director: Patrick Osborne
Writer: John Scalzi
Studio: Blow Studio
Voice Cast: Josh Brener, Gary Anthony Williams, Katie Lowes, Chris Parnell
“Bad Travelling”
A jable shark-hunting sailing vessel is attacked by a giant crustacean whose size and intelligence is matched only by its appetite.
- 5/19/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The Emmy-winning animated series Love, Death & Robots returns for a third season on May 20, but Netflix has surprised fans with an early release of one of the new episodes. Based on a short story by sci-fi novelist John Scalzi, the episode, titled “Three Robots: Exit Strategies,” sees the titular trio of droids embark on a journey to study post-apocalyptic human survival strategies before mankind is made extinct. Viewers can watch the full 10-minute episode right now on YouTube. Love, Death & Robots was created by Deadpool director Tim Miller and premiered on March 15, 2019. Each episode of the anthology series is animated by different animation teams from around the world and covers a wide range of genres, from sci-fi to horror to fantasy to comedy. The episodes range from 5 to 15 minutes and are presented in different animation styles, from 2D to photo-real 3D CGI. According to Deadline, Season 3 will feature episodes...
- 5/19/2022
- TV Insider
Monsters, escapism, and wonder abound in this month’s new fantasy books. Take a look at our picks for best fantasy books in March 2022.
The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
Type: Novel
Publisher: Tor Books
Release date: March 15
Den of Geek says: John Scalzi is a cornerstone of science fiction, and now turns his precise pen to a fantasy-infused story of a secret organization protecting alien monsters. Think Jurassic Park meets The X-Files.
Publisher’s summary: When Covid-19 sweeps through New York City, Jamie Gray is stuck as a dead-end driver for food delivery apps. That is, until Jamie makes a delivery to an old acquaintance, Tom, who works at what he calls “an animal rights organization.” Tom’s team needs a last-minute grunt to handle things on their next field visit. Jamie, eager to do anything, immediately signs on.
What Tom doesn’t tell Jamie is that the...
The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
Type: Novel
Publisher: Tor Books
Release date: March 15
Den of Geek says: John Scalzi is a cornerstone of science fiction, and now turns his precise pen to a fantasy-infused story of a secret organization protecting alien monsters. Think Jurassic Park meets The X-Files.
Publisher’s summary: When Covid-19 sweeps through New York City, Jamie Gray is stuck as a dead-end driver for food delivery apps. That is, until Jamie makes a delivery to an old acquaintance, Tom, who works at what he calls “an animal rights organization.” Tom’s team needs a last-minute grunt to handle things on their next field visit. Jamie, eager to do anything, immediately signs on.
What Tom doesn’t tell Jamie is that the...
- 3/15/2022
- by Megan Crouse
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Uri Singer and Aimee Peyronnet are teaming to acquire two works from the estate of French author Pierre Boulle, who wrote the novels The Planet of the Apes and The Bridge Over the River Kwai, which both were turned into iconic Hollywood movies.
The pair have acquired Boulle’s 1974 novel The Virtues of Hell, as well as Planet of the Men, an unproduced feature screenplay Boulle wrote after the first Planet of the Apes movie premiered in 1968 with Charlton Heston starring. The plan is to turn Virtues of Hell into a film, and adapt Planet of the Men for TV.
The Virtues of Hell centers on John Butler as he returns from war and turns to heroin to cope with his Ptsd. He is pulled into a secret drug operation and tasked with developing a technique for producing the purest heroin ever created, all while the DEA, his past psychiatrists and lovers,...
The pair have acquired Boulle’s 1974 novel The Virtues of Hell, as well as Planet of the Men, an unproduced feature screenplay Boulle wrote after the first Planet of the Apes movie premiered in 1968 with Charlton Heston starring. The plan is to turn Virtues of Hell into a film, and adapt Planet of the Men for TV.
The Virtues of Hell centers on John Butler as he returns from war and turns to heroin to cope with his Ptsd. He is pulled into a secret drug operation and tasked with developing a technique for producing the purest heroin ever created, all while the DEA, his past psychiatrists and lovers,...
- 2/7/2022
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The Dispatcher, created by author John Scalzi, started life as an Audible audiobook narrated by Zachary Quinto.
It is now being adapted for the small-screen after producer Uri Singer, the producer behind Netflix’s feature film adaptation of Don DeLillo’s Underworld, acquired the rights.
The Dispatcher takes place in Chicago in a distant future in which it becomes almost impossible to murder anyone – 999 times out of a thousand, anyone who is intentionally killed comes back. The ongoing series follows Tony Valdez, a Dispatcher – a licensed, bonded professional whose job is to humanely dispatch those about to die, so they can have a second chance to avoid the reaper. He teams up with Chicago Pd detective, Nona Langdon, to help save those at death’s crosshairs and solve the crimes that put them there.
It is written by Scalzi, the former president of the Science and Fiction Fantasy Writers of America,...
It is now being adapted for the small-screen after producer Uri Singer, the producer behind Netflix’s feature film adaptation of Don DeLillo’s Underworld, acquired the rights.
The Dispatcher takes place in Chicago in a distant future in which it becomes almost impossible to murder anyone – 999 times out of a thousand, anyone who is intentionally killed comes back. The ongoing series follows Tony Valdez, a Dispatcher – a licensed, bonded professional whose job is to humanely dispatch those about to die, so they can have a second chance to avoid the reaper. He teams up with Chicago Pd detective, Nona Langdon, to help save those at death’s crosshairs and solve the crimes that put them there.
It is written by Scalzi, the former president of the Science and Fiction Fantasy Writers of America,...
- 12/20/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Sandman” author Neil Gaiman slammed criticism over the weekend of the recent castings announced for Netflix’s TV adaptation of his beloved comic book series, which includes a nonbinary actor playing Desire — who is a nonbinary character in “The Sandman” — and Black actress Kirby Howell-Baptiste set as Death — a character that visually depicted as white in the comics.
“I give all the f–ks about the work,” Gaiman tweeted Saturday in response to a user who accused the “The Sandman” creator of selling out, saying it “irks” them Gaiman doesn’t “give a f–k” about standing by his work. “I spent 30 years successfully battling bad movies of Sandman. I give zero f–ks about people who don’t understand/ haven’t read Sandman whining about a non-binary Desire or that Death isn’t white enough. Watch the show, make up your minds.”
Described as “a rich blend of...
“I give all the f–ks about the work,” Gaiman tweeted Saturday in response to a user who accused the “The Sandman” creator of selling out, saying it “irks” them Gaiman doesn’t “give a f–k” about standing by his work. “I spent 30 years successfully battling bad movies of Sandman. I give zero f–ks about people who don’t understand/ haven’t read Sandman whining about a non-binary Desire or that Death isn’t white enough. Watch the show, make up your minds.”
Described as “a rich blend of...
- 6/1/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
This post is sponsored by Tor Books.
The publication of John Scalzi’s The Last Emperox doesn’t just conclude the Interdependency series (which began with 2017’s The Collapsing Empire and continued with 2018’s The Consuming Fire), it also marks the completion of the first trilogy of the landmark deal that Scalzi signed with Tor Books in 2015: 13 books over a decade, for $3.4 million.
The space opera series, set 1,500 years in the future and far from Earth, takes place within an Interdependency of planetary systems linked by the extradimensional, river-like Flow. But when the Flow threatens to disappear and isolate these systems from one another, it’s up to Emperox Grayland II (a.k.a. Cardenia Wu-Patrick), scientist Marce Claremont, and guild merchant Kiva Lagos to convince the Interdependency to get past their denial to acknowledge the threat and figure out how to reform their entire culture… all while fending...
The publication of John Scalzi’s The Last Emperox doesn’t just conclude the Interdependency series (which began with 2017’s The Collapsing Empire and continued with 2018’s The Consuming Fire), it also marks the completion of the first trilogy of the landmark deal that Scalzi signed with Tor Books in 2015: 13 books over a decade, for $3.4 million.
The space opera series, set 1,500 years in the future and far from Earth, takes place within an Interdependency of planetary systems linked by the extradimensional, river-like Flow. But when the Flow threatens to disappear and isolate these systems from one another, it’s up to Emperox Grayland II (a.k.a. Cardenia Wu-Patrick), scientist Marce Claremont, and guild merchant Kiva Lagos to convince the Interdependency to get past their denial to acknowledge the threat and figure out how to reform their entire culture… all while fending...
- 4/14/2020
- by Kayti Burt
- Den of Geek
There’s so much to look forward to in our speculative fiction future. Here are some of the science fiction books we’re most excited about and/or are currently consuming…
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Top New Science Fiction in April 2020 Eden by Tim Lebbon
Type: Novel
Publisher: Titan Books
Release date: April 7
Den of Geek says: Pitched as an Amazing Race through Annihilation’s Area X, this frontrunner in the wave of New Weird-derived eco-thrillers looks inventive and tense.
Publisher’s summary: Earth’s rising oceans contain enormous islands of refuse, the Amazon rainforest is all-but destroyed, and countless species edge towards extinction. Humanity’s last hope to save the planet lies with The Virgin Zones, thirteen vast areas of land off-limits to people and given back to nature.
Dylan leads a clandestine team of adventure racers, including his daughter Jenn, into Eden, the oldest of the Zones.
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Top New Science Fiction in April 2020 Eden by Tim Lebbon
Type: Novel
Publisher: Titan Books
Release date: April 7
Den of Geek says: Pitched as an Amazing Race through Annihilation’s Area X, this frontrunner in the wave of New Weird-derived eco-thrillers looks inventive and tense.
Publisher’s summary: Earth’s rising oceans contain enormous islands of refuse, the Amazon rainforest is all-but destroyed, and countless species edge towards extinction. Humanity’s last hope to save the planet lies with The Virgin Zones, thirteen vast areas of land off-limits to people and given back to nature.
Dylan leads a clandestine team of adventure racers, including his daughter Jenn, into Eden, the oldest of the Zones.
- 4/1/2020
- by jbindeck2015
- Den of Geek
She’s been a rapper, a pickpocket and a crazy rich Asian, now Awkwafina is set to play an ass-kicking detective destined to save the world.
Awkwafina, who most recently starred in Lulu Wang’s “The Farewell,” is set to star in the fantasy adventure adaptation of “The Last Adventure of Constance Verity,” based on the book of the same name by A. Lee Martinez.
Legendary Entertainment announced on Tuesday that it has acquired the rights to adapt the book from a spec script by John Raffo (“Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story”).
Also Read: Awkwafina Had Doubts About Her Dramatic Turn in 'The Farewell': 'I Never Thought I'd See a Script Like This' (Video)
Martinez’s book follows Constance Verity who, for mysterious reasons, was thrust into a battle with the supernatural and has been saving the world since she was 7 — and she’s sick of it. She...
Awkwafina, who most recently starred in Lulu Wang’s “The Farewell,” is set to star in the fantasy adventure adaptation of “The Last Adventure of Constance Verity,” based on the book of the same name by A. Lee Martinez.
Legendary Entertainment announced on Tuesday that it has acquired the rights to adapt the book from a spec script by John Raffo (“Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story”).
Also Read: Awkwafina Had Doubts About Her Dramatic Turn in 'The Farewell': 'I Never Thought I'd See a Script Like This' (Video)
Martinez’s book follows Constance Verity who, for mysterious reasons, was thrust into a battle with the supernatural and has been saving the world since she was 7 — and she’s sick of it. She...
- 8/13/2019
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
Remember Heavy Metal, the 1981 animated movie based on the French magazine Métal Hurlant? That feature-length hodgepodge of stories about stoner aliens, voluptuous androids, horny space travelers, dragon-riding heroines in dominatrix gear and other interstellar-overdriven pulp touches? “A step beyond science fiction” was the tagline; a 13-year-old boy peering at intricate drawings of rayguns and boobies with a flashlight under the sheets was the vibe. For a generation of geeks, this was solid gold. Fast forward to right now — past the years of Spike & Mike’s Twisted Animation festivals and MTV’s Liquid Television,...
- 3/18/2019
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
Electronic Arts announced today that it has acquired Pasadena-based studio Industrial Toys. Led by Alex Seropian, “Halo” co-creator, former CEO of Bungie Studios, and former executive at Disney Interactive, the privately held developer and publisher was founded in 2012, and most recently released its latest game in 2016.
The team is joining EA in an effort to bring “new game concepts” to fruition. Its 14-person team will now be a part of EA’s Worldwide Studios organization, which is a creative collective tasked with developing various titles for Electronic Arts across all platforms.
Previously, Industrial Toys worked on the interactive graphic novel “Midnight Rises” in tandem with John Scalzi and Marvel and DC’s Mike Choi. Following that, in 2015 the team released mobile first-person shooter “Midnight Star.” In 2016, the team debuted the sequel “Midnight Star: Renegade,” set 120 years after the events that unfolded in “Midnight Star.” The studio has worked solely on...
The team is joining EA in an effort to bring “new game concepts” to fruition. Its 14-person team will now be a part of EA’s Worldwide Studios organization, which is a creative collective tasked with developing various titles for Electronic Arts across all platforms.
Previously, Industrial Toys worked on the interactive graphic novel “Midnight Rises” in tandem with John Scalzi and Marvel and DC’s Mike Choi. Following that, in 2015 the team released mobile first-person shooter “Midnight Star.” In 2016, the team debuted the sequel “Midnight Star: Renegade,” set 120 years after the events that unfolded in “Midnight Star.” The studio has worked solely on...
- 7/9/2018
- by Brittany Vincent
- Variety Film + TV
Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but Amazon’s running a one-day Kindle ebook sale, this time focusing on the first book in a series. Inside, you’ll find the first Harry Bosch novel, John Scalzi’s Lock In, and a romance novel with the nicest title you’ve ever seen, 69 Million Things I Hate About You (Winning the…
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- 1/6/2018
- by Shep McAllister on Kinja Deals, shared by Shep McAllister to The A.V. Club
- avclub.com
Alec Bojalad Dec 11, 2017
Netflix is keeping up its genre dominance and padding its film roster by optioning John Scalzi's sci-fi military novel Old Man's War
Netflix's collection of genre TV shows is regarded as particularly strong, thanks to properties like Stranger Things, Altered Carbon, and Dark.
Now the streaming service is looking to beef up its sci-fi movie offerings by optioning the sci-fi military novel Old Man's War from write John Scalzi.
Scalzi, who is the former President of the Science Fiction Writers of America and three-time Hugo award winner, is being brought on to produce.
Old Man's War is the first of six books in a series and boasts a fascinating sci-fi concept. It's set in a futuristic universe, where humanity has made it into interstellar space and is colonising various planet a la Starship Troopers. Problem is, plenty of alien species are also in contention to occupy...
Netflix is keeping up its genre dominance and padding its film roster by optioning John Scalzi's sci-fi military novel Old Man's War
Netflix's collection of genre TV shows is regarded as particularly strong, thanks to properties like Stranger Things, Altered Carbon, and Dark.
Now the streaming service is looking to beef up its sci-fi movie offerings by optioning the sci-fi military novel Old Man's War from write John Scalzi.
Scalzi, who is the former President of the Science Fiction Writers of America and three-time Hugo award winner, is being brought on to produce.
Old Man's War is the first of six books in a series and boasts a fascinating sci-fi concept. It's set in a futuristic universe, where humanity has made it into interstellar space and is colonising various planet a la Starship Troopers. Problem is, plenty of alien species are also in contention to occupy...
- 12/9/2017
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Netflix has acquired John Scalzi’s modern sci-fi classic Old Man’s War to develop as an original film. The novel is the first in a bestselling six-book series and is considered to be one of the best of the genre over the past two decades, nominated for a Hugo Award. Jon Shestack Productions and Madhouse Entertainment will produce. Scalzi is a former President of the Science Fiction Writers of America and a three time Hugo winner including for Best Novel with Red…...
- 12/7/2017
- Deadline
Remember this class act, America?
This is Jeff Gillooly. You may remember him from the 90’s. He “masterminded” the hit on Nancy Kerrigan’s knee on the eve of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in 1994, to prevent Kerrigan from skating and making the U.S. Olympic Team, for the benefit of his ex-wife, Tonya Harding.
What does this have to do with the Hugo Awards? Well, it should be obvious. Theodore Beale, by slating again with his Rabid Puppies, has decided to kneecap the 2016 Hugo Awards… and just to add to the fun, this time he’s trying to create poison pills by nominating famous authors in some categories, so he can take the credit if they win, and cry persecution if they are rejected with the rest of his slate.
John Scalzi, talking about the Hugo mess on his blog, takes the position:
…I see some people here...
This is Jeff Gillooly. You may remember him from the 90’s. He “masterminded” the hit on Nancy Kerrigan’s knee on the eve of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in 1994, to prevent Kerrigan from skating and making the U.S. Olympic Team, for the benefit of his ex-wife, Tonya Harding.
What does this have to do with the Hugo Awards? Well, it should be obvious. Theodore Beale, by slating again with his Rabid Puppies, has decided to kneecap the 2016 Hugo Awards… and just to add to the fun, this time he’s trying to create poison pills by nominating famous authors in some categories, so he can take the credit if they win, and cry persecution if they are rejected with the rest of his slate.
John Scalzi, talking about the Hugo mess on his blog, takes the position:
…I see some people here...
- 4/28/2016
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
Authors go out of their way to provoke emotions. I understand that. And authors do an amazing job of balancing that impact. However, they aren’t writing for automatons, so each person’s reaction is different. That reaction is where it can all go wrong.
Some authors just have a way of getting to me but John Scalzi in particular. Have you ever read his work? He has a great conversational tone that can suck a person right into the story. After reading his book Redshirts, it ruined TV for me for at least a few months. Over a year later, I yelled at him at Book Expo America. It’s true. I have witnesses. Afterwards, I realized how cathartic it was. I felt unburdened and relaxed. Which brings me to my point. He did it to me again.
While at Nycc, I had a chance to pick up a copy of his new book,...
Some authors just have a way of getting to me but John Scalzi in particular. Have you ever read his work? He has a great conversational tone that can suck a person right into the story. After reading his book Redshirts, it ruined TV for me for at least a few months. Over a year later, I yelled at him at Book Expo America. It’s true. I have witnesses. Afterwards, I realized how cathartic it was. I felt unburdened and relaxed. Which brings me to my point. He did it to me again.
While at Nycc, I had a chance to pick up a copy of his new book,...
- 11/18/2015
- by Molly Jackson
- Comicmix.com
The SyFy Channel has announced that director Wolfgang Peterson (Das Boot, The Neverending Story, Troy, Air Force One) and Scott Stuber (Safe House, Ted) are set to develop a series based on the John Scalzi book The Ghost Brigades, which is part of the Hugo Award nominated Old Man's War universe book series.
The story follows John Perry, "who at 75, enlists into the Colonial Defense Force to fight a centuries-long war for man's expansion into the cosmos. Technology allows experiences and consciousness to be transplanted into younger bodies that are outfitted to endure the harsher rigors of war in space. However, soon after John arrives, he finds himself involved with a mysterious woman, and at the same time, at the center of an unraveling conspiracy involving an elite fighting force known as The Ghost Brigades."
The pilot episode will be written by Jake Thornton and Ben Lustig, who are both...
The story follows John Perry, "who at 75, enlists into the Colonial Defense Force to fight a centuries-long war for man's expansion into the cosmos. Technology allows experiences and consciousness to be transplanted into younger bodies that are outfitted to endure the harsher rigors of war in space. However, soon after John arrives, he finds himself involved with a mysterious woman, and at the same time, at the center of an unraveling conspiracy involving an elite fighting force known as The Ghost Brigades."
The pilot episode will be written by Jake Thornton and Ben Lustig, who are both...
- 8/7/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Syfy is launching another science-fiction series with its adaption of John Scalzi's "Ghost Brigades," which is based on his "Old Man's War" books. Wolfgang Petersen, who helmed such films as "Das Boot" and "Troy," is spearheading the project along with "Safe House" producer Scott Stuber; Jake Thornton and Ben Lustig ("The Thirst") will script. "Ghost Brigades" centers on John Perry, a 75-year-old soldier serving in a long-running war as mankind -- who can now transfer consciousness into younger bodies -- expands its influence into deep space. Perry quickly finds himself attracted to a mysterious woman while a conspiracy unfolds involving the Ghost Brigades, an elite military force. Universal Cable Productions, Radiant Productions and Bluegrass Films will produce the project. "Old ...
- 8/6/2014
- GeekNation.com
Syfy has begun development of "Ghost Brigades," a TV drama series based on John Scalzi's "Old Man's War" universe book series which will be produced by Universal Cable Productions, Radiant Productions and Bluegrass Films.
Filmmaker Wolfgang Petersen ("Troy," "The Perfect Storm") will oversee the project's development. Jake Thornton and Ben Lustig will pen the first script, while Scott Stuber ("Safe House") will produce.
The story follows 75-yer-old John Perry who enlists in the Colonial Defense Force to fight a centuries-long war for man's expansion into the cosmos. Technology allows his mind to be transplanted into a younger body built to withstand the harshness of fighting a war in space.
"Old Man's War" was first published in 2005 and scored a Hugo Award nomination in 2006. Four further books followed, the second going by the name "Ghost Brigades". An attempt was made to turn the series into a film at Paramount Pictures...
Filmmaker Wolfgang Petersen ("Troy," "The Perfect Storm") will oversee the project's development. Jake Thornton and Ben Lustig will pen the first script, while Scott Stuber ("Safe House") will produce.
The story follows 75-yer-old John Perry who enlists in the Colonial Defense Force to fight a centuries-long war for man's expansion into the cosmos. Technology allows his mind to be transplanted into a younger body built to withstand the harshness of fighting a war in space.
"Old Man's War" was first published in 2005 and scored a Hugo Award nomination in 2006. Four further books followed, the second going by the name "Ghost Brigades". An attempt was made to turn the series into a film at Paramount Pictures...
- 8/5/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Science fiction writer John Scalzi has become something of a content factory for Hollywood. Or maybe less a factory, more a workshop in the wilds of Ohio. But with his novel Old Man's War already in development by Wolfgang Petersen, his Star Trek satire Redshirts has been optioned as a TV show by Us network FX.The channel, home to the likes of Justified, Sons Of Anarchy and American Horror Story, has Office veteran director Ken Kwapis and producer Jon Shestack developing the show based on Scalzi’s book.Redshirts is set in the 25th century, and follows a group of new recruits on the Starship Intrepid. While they’re initially delighted by their high profile assignment, they begin to realise that crewmembers are dying at an alarming rate. Digging into the deaths, they learn that a Trek-style science fiction show from our century is intruding into their reality and altering destinies via its plotlines.
- 2/9/2014
- EmpireOnline
Shadowman
"Babylon 5" creator and "Changeling" scribe J. Michael Straczynski has been hired to pen the script for a film based on the comic "Shadowman" at Valiant Entertainment.
Set in New Orleans, the story follows a man who must accept his supernatural legacy as forces of darkness close in and are determined to claim the city for themselves. Jason Kothari, Dinesh Shamdasani, Sean Daniel and Jason Brown will produce. [Source: Deadline]
Old Man's War
Chris Boal is set to rewrite the script for Wolfgang Petersen's adaptation of John Scalzi's sci-fi novel "Old Man's War" at Bluegrass Films.
The story follows a 75-year old man who agrees to trade his old carcass for a younger, genetically-enhanced body so that he can join a military coalition in outer space. There he's rescued by a woman who appears to be a younger version of his wife. [Source: Variety]
Wonderland
NBC is finalizing a deal for...
"Babylon 5" creator and "Changeling" scribe J. Michael Straczynski has been hired to pen the script for a film based on the comic "Shadowman" at Valiant Entertainment.
Set in New Orleans, the story follows a man who must accept his supernatural legacy as forces of darkness close in and are determined to claim the city for themselves. Jason Kothari, Dinesh Shamdasani, Sean Daniel and Jason Brown will produce. [Source: Deadline]
Old Man's War
Chris Boal is set to rewrite the script for Wolfgang Petersen's adaptation of John Scalzi's sci-fi novel "Old Man's War" at Bluegrass Films.
The story follows a 75-year old man who agrees to trade his old carcass for a younger, genetically-enhanced body so that he can join a military coalition in outer space. There he's rescued by a woman who appears to be a younger version of his wife. [Source: Variety]
Wonderland
NBC is finalizing a deal for...
- 10/15/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
It is simply impossible to declare a novel "not funny." Humor is so personal that all any person can really do is declare whether he laughed or not. And so I'll say this: John Scalzi's new novel, Redshirts, has four quotes on the back cover (from luminaries Melinda Snodgrass, Joe Hill, Lev Grossman, and Patrick Rothfuss), all of which make a point to note how funny this book is. On the other hand, I didn't laugh or smirk before page 120 out of 230 pages of the novel proper [1], and, even after that point, there were only a couple of wan smiles and some light chuckles. This reader must then humbly submit that Redshirts did not strike him as funny as it did the blurbers, and that will inevitably color the rest of this review. Please set your expectations accordingly. I've read all of Scalzi's novels to date, and grumbled about all of them,...
- 7/2/2012
- by Andrew Wheeler
- Comicmix.com
A scene from Avatar
Photo: 20th Century Fox As one of RopeofSilicon's news contributors, I spend a lot of time scouring the web for casting news and updates on the progress of in-development projects to post in one of my news roundups. Something I've noticed over the past six months or so is a massive uptick in the number of sci-fi movies heading into production. It seems like every other day a new journey into space or story exploring the boundaries of human capabilities is getting the green light from a major studio.
This is clearly in response to the overwhelming success of recent movies like Star Trek, District 9 and, especially, Avatar. And now the success of Battle: Los Angeles has had its own influence on the market.
Before you start thinking "there have always been a lot of sci-fi films," here's a rundown of the titles I'm referring...
Photo: 20th Century Fox As one of RopeofSilicon's news contributors, I spend a lot of time scouring the web for casting news and updates on the progress of in-development projects to post in one of my news roundups. Something I've noticed over the past six months or so is a massive uptick in the number of sci-fi movies heading into production. It seems like every other day a new journey into space or story exploring the boundaries of human capabilities is getting the green light from a major studio.
This is clearly in response to the overwhelming success of recent movies like Star Trek, District 9 and, especially, Avatar. And now the success of Battle: Los Angeles has had its own influence on the market.
Before you start thinking "there have always been a lot of sci-fi films," here's a rundown of the titles I'm referring...
- 3/17/2011
- by Kevin Blumeyer
- Rope of Silicon
John Scalzi's Old Man's War novels are among the more imaginative science fiction action titles that I've read, and I greet news of their impending adaptation to the big screen with good cheer and a semi-erection. Paramount picked up the screen rights to the series last week and announced that Road to Perdition scribe David Self will adapt the story and Wolfgang Petersen (Troy) will direct.
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- 3/1/2011
- by Matt Marquez
- Filmology
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