Adaptations
All hands on deck: Netflix’s live-action One Piece cast reunites for new special
Netflix announced the live-action One Piece ensemble will reunite in voice form for a new animated special, highlighting the rare crossover from its hit adaptation to anime.
July 20, 2026 9:39 am
Taylor Sheridan’s Call of Duty film targets Modern Warfare
In a new announcement, Taylor Sheridan finally addressed the Call of Duty movie’s setting—framing the choice around what longtime players most wanted.
July 20, 2026 9:21 am
Netflix hit XO, Kitty might swap Season 4 for a wrap-up movie
XO, Kitty may wrap up with a feature-length movie rather than proceed with a fourth season to close out the series.
July 19, 2026 12:31 pm
Call of Duty movie: Peter Berg names the games driving its plot
The upcoming Call of Duty movie will be set in the same universe as the Modern Warfare games.
July 19, 2026 11:16 am
Mike Flanagan just confirmed his long-awaited Dark Tower adaptation is very much alive
The director is done waiting — his Holy Grail is finally moving forward, and he’s all in.
July 14, 2026 3:00 pm
Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches season 3: AMC finally sets the release window
AMC is reportedly axing Talamasca: The Secret Order, but Mayfair Witches is already brewing its next season.
July 13, 2026 2:27 pm
HBO reportedly axes its planned reboot of V for Vendetta
HBO just passed on Pete Jackson’s period-piece reimagining of V for Vendetta, putting the bold adaptation on ice.
July 12, 2026 6:11 pm
Ryan Reynolds to reboot CIA spy thriller series for Disney
Class is in session: Reynolds’ Maximum Effort is taking Spy School from page to screen.
July 12, 2026 4:35 pm
The real successor to LotR is a love-it-or-hate-it two-season fantasy adaptation
Ten years after its debut, The Shannara Chronicles still stands as one of the strongest heirs to Lord of the Rings—imperfect, sure, but bold, propulsive, and far better than it ever got credit for.
July 12, 2026 3:16 pm
Titus Welliver flips the script with an anti-Bosch crime thriller dropping this weekend
After his iconic run as Harry Bosch, Titus Welliver flips the script in a brand-new crime series that upends his tough-cop image.
July 9, 2026 3:59 pm
Wicked director nabs fan-favorite writer for Britney Spears biopic
Jon M. Chu’s Britney Spears biopic just leveled up: New Girl creator Elizabeth Meriwether will write the script.
July 7, 2026 7:13 pm
Taylor Sheridan's forgotten crime thriller is the best thing you're not watching
Critics haven’t been kind to Taylor Sheridan, but one film he produced deserves a second look—and a lot more respect.
July 6, 2026 5:59 pm
This forgotten Stephen King thriller adaptation still hits hard
Stephen King has powered some of Hollywood’s biggest hits. The one you barely remember might be his most underrated adaptation — and it’s overdue for a fresh look.
July 5, 2026 5:11 pm
Netflix's new Harlan Coben thriller just took the top spot on streaming: 318.9 million hours watched
Two weeks after it dropped, Netflix’s new Harlan Coben thriller has rocketed to No. 1—the biggest show in streaming right now.
July 2, 2026 3:03 pm
Tom Hanks returns to the diamond with a new baseball movie, 35 years after his classic
Batter up: Sony Pictures has locked a theatrical date for Tom Hanks' baseball drama The Comebacker, sending him back to the diamond more than 30 years after his original sports classic.
July 2, 2026 2:59 pm
Apple TV's anti-Game of Thrones epic just staked its claim to the throne
Brandon Sanderson just dropped a major update on the epic fantasy adaptation — and it finally feels like this long-awaited project is picking up speed.
July 2, 2026 12:01 pm
From Star Wars fanfic to the big screen: Lili Reinhart says her new movie stays true to the book
Lili Reinhart says her next film sticks closely to The Love Hypothesis, the rom-com phenomenon that began as Star Wars fanfic, with the team zeroed in on what readers love. She also explains how this story convinced her to give the genre another shot after early doubts.
June 30, 2026 7:57 am
Prime Video fast-tracks renewal for Every Year After less than 3 weeks after debut
That was fast: Prime Video has already ordered Season 2 of Every Year After, less than a month after its debut.
June 29, 2026 4:23 pm
Netflix turns a best-selling fantasy about a time-traveling knight into its next must-watch series
Netflix has snagged Alix E. Harrow’s bestseller The Everlasting after a heated bidding war, setting up a series adaptation. Expect a time-loop twist as a legendary knight and a historian get tangled across centuries, with Variety first to report the deal.
June 24, 2026 6:20 pm
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