Universal Pictures has just announced (via Deadline) release dates – in some cases, new release dates for movies that are shifting around on their schedule – for five upcoming horror films… and every one of them happens to be a Blumhouse production. The movies in question are The Woman in the Yard, Drop, The Black Phone 2, M3GAN 2.0, and Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 – and we’re about to go through them one-by-one.
First up is the thriller The Woman in the Yard, which was once set to reach theatres on January 10, 2025, but was bumped out of that date so the Blumhouse reboot of Wolf Man could move from this October to January 17th. Jaume Collet-Serra is directing the film, which stars Danielle Deadwyler of The Devil to Pay and Till, Okwui Okpokwasili of The Exorcist: Believer and I Am Legend, and Russell Hornsby of The Hate U Give and Fences.
First up is the thriller The Woman in the Yard, which was once set to reach theatres on January 10, 2025, but was bumped out of that date so the Blumhouse reboot of Wolf Man could move from this October to January 17th. Jaume Collet-Serra is directing the film, which stars Danielle Deadwyler of The Devil to Pay and Till, Okwui Okpokwasili of The Exorcist: Believer and I Am Legend, and Russell Hornsby of The Hate U Give and Fences.
- 5/16/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The only constant in life is change, folks. The best-laid plans end up having to be adjusted, external factors force even the wisest decision-makers to improvise on the fly, and, all the while, the ruthless film gods laugh at us from their ivory towers in the sky. Is this lede a tad melodramatic for what's nothing more than just another article about movie release dates jumping around? Probably, but we have to make sure you're all paying attention somehow!
Variety reports that Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions woke up today and apparently chose chaos, as the studios took a look at their big-screen horror offerings to come over the next year and change and shook things up significantly. While the new calendar shift affects quite a few titles, the three main ones that fans will undoubtedly want to keep an eye on include "Five Nights at Freddy's 2," "M3GAN 2.0," and "The Black Phone 2.
Variety reports that Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions woke up today and apparently chose chaos, as the studios took a look at their big-screen horror offerings to come over the next year and change and shook things up significantly. While the new calendar shift affects quite a few titles, the three main ones that fans will undoubtedly want to keep an eye on include "Five Nights at Freddy's 2," "M3GAN 2.0," and "The Black Phone 2.
- 5/16/2024
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Exclusive: Christopher Landon’s Drop has added British writer/performer Ed Weeks to the Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse’s fast-paced thriller.
Weeks joins a cast that includes Meghann Fahy, Brandon Sklenar, Violett Beane and Jacob Robinson. Pic’s logline is under wraps. Universal is releasing the pic.
Weeks starred as “Dr. Jeremy Reed” in Fox’s The Mindy Project. He can currently be seen in Paramount+’s French Girl, opposite Zach Braff, which premiered at the Santa Barbara Film Festival. He most recently starred in the Fox Broadcasting series LA to Vegas opposite Dylan McDermott. Additional feature credits include the HBO feature film The Leisure Class, produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, and Negin Fasad and Jeremy Redleaf’s 3rd Street Blackout. His television credits include Channel 4’s The It Crowd, Dirty Sexy Funny (Comedy Central), and The BBC’s My Family and Not Going Out. Weeks has...
Weeks joins a cast that includes Meghann Fahy, Brandon Sklenar, Violett Beane and Jacob Robinson. Pic’s logline is under wraps. Universal is releasing the pic.
Weeks starred as “Dr. Jeremy Reed” in Fox’s The Mindy Project. He can currently be seen in Paramount+’s French Girl, opposite Zach Braff, which premiered at the Santa Barbara Film Festival. He most recently starred in the Fox Broadcasting series LA to Vegas opposite Dylan McDermott. Additional feature credits include the HBO feature film The Leisure Class, produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, and Negin Fasad and Jeremy Redleaf’s 3rd Street Blackout. His television credits include Channel 4’s The It Crowd, Dirty Sexy Funny (Comedy Central), and The BBC’s My Family and Not Going Out. Weeks has...
- 5/13/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Freaky and Happy Death Day director Christopher Landon was supposed to be heading into production on Scream 7 soon – but that project has turned out to be so troubled, he had to activate his ejector seat and get out of there. While he has since been replaced on Scream 7 by Kevin Williamson, he has been busy lining up other genre projects, signing on to direct the werewolf thriller Big Bad and the “fast-paced thriller” Drop. Coming our way from Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes, the production company team that has previously brought us the Purge franchise, Drop is moving forward first, and we’ve previously heard that it’s set to star Meghann Fahy (The White Lotus season 2), Violett Beane (The Flash), Brandon Sklenar (1923), and newcomer Jacob Robinson, who has a large following on his parent-run Tik Tok account. Now Deadline reports that Jeffery Self of Search Party and The...
- 4/25/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Married actors Lena Headey (Game of Thrones) and Mark Menchaca (Ozark) have been set to star in Long Pork, a revenge thriller short helmed by up-and-comer Iris Dukatt, who also wrote the screenplay.
Produced by Madhouse Films, the rising female led-production company founded by Katherine Romans and Charlie Sarah Traisman, as well as Elizabeth Valenti, the film takes place in a future post-Roe America where all reproductive rights have been banned. Headey plays Lily Williams, master chef at the renowned Foal’s Steakhouse, who lost her only daughter to forced birth under the federal ban. When Lily learns that Philip Anderson (Menchaca), the judge responsible for denying her daughter’s abortion request, is coming to dine at Foal’s, she enlists her team of cooks to exact bloody revenge, setting the stage for revolution.
Also starring in the pic, intended as a proof of concept for a feature, include Catherine Curtin,...
Produced by Madhouse Films, the rising female led-production company founded by Katherine Romans and Charlie Sarah Traisman, as well as Elizabeth Valenti, the film takes place in a future post-Roe America where all reproductive rights have been banned. Headey plays Lily Williams, master chef at the renowned Foal’s Steakhouse, who lost her only daughter to forced birth under the federal ban. When Lily learns that Philip Anderson (Menchaca), the judge responsible for denying her daughter’s abortion request, is coming to dine at Foal’s, she enlists her team of cooks to exact bloody revenge, setting the stage for revolution.
Also starring in the pic, intended as a proof of concept for a feature, include Catherine Curtin,...
- 12/1/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has dropped a first look at Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft, its new anime series featuring voiceover work by Hayley Atwell (Agent Carter).
The project was first revealed by the streamer in early 2021, when the streaming giant announced it was teaming with Legendary to expand the Skull Island and Tomb Raider universes with two new anime series.
The Tomb Raider anime series will follow the popular Square Enix video game and pick up after the reboot trilogy, as it follows Lara Croft exploring new territory. Netflix announced the show’s 2024 premiere during its first ever Drop 01 event, a virtual showcase of its upcoming animated fare.
Tomb Raider has become a global franchise encompassing movies, merchandise and comic books. The new Netflix-Legendary project marks Lara Croft’s first appearance in an animated series.
In 2001, Angelina Jolie played the titular heroine in the feature Lara Croft: Tomb Raider...
The project was first revealed by the streamer in early 2021, when the streaming giant announced it was teaming with Legendary to expand the Skull Island and Tomb Raider universes with two new anime series.
The Tomb Raider anime series will follow the popular Square Enix video game and pick up after the reboot trilogy, as it follows Lara Croft exploring new territory. Netflix announced the show’s 2024 premiere during its first ever Drop 01 event, a virtual showcase of its upcoming animated fare.
Tomb Raider has become a global franchise encompassing movies, merchandise and comic books. The new Netflix-Legendary project marks Lara Croft’s first appearance in an animated series.
In 2001, Angelina Jolie played the titular heroine in the feature Lara Croft: Tomb Raider...
- 9/27/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Hayley Atwell, who has played Agent Carter herself Peggy Carter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and was recently seen in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, provides the voice of video game icon Lara Croft in the upcoming Netflix animated series Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft – and today a quick teaser trailer for the show has arrived online! You can check it out in the embed above.
Netflix hasn’t announced a specific release date for the Tomb Raider series, but they have said that it will begin streaming sometime in 2024. Here’s a bit more information, courtesy of Deadline: Based on the wildly popular action-adventure video game franchise launched in 1996, created by the British game developer Core Design, the anime will follow Croft’s Square Enix run, and is set after the events of the 2013 to 2018 video game reboot.
The Witcher: Blood Origin’s Tasha Huo...
Netflix hasn’t announced a specific release date for the Tomb Raider series, but they have said that it will begin streaming sometime in 2024. Here’s a bit more information, courtesy of Deadline: Based on the wildly popular action-adventure video game franchise launched in 1996, created by the British game developer Core Design, the anime will follow Croft’s Square Enix run, and is set after the events of the 2013 to 2018 video game reboot.
The Witcher: Blood Origin’s Tasha Huo...
- 9/27/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Lara Croft is back in action in a first look at Legendary Television’s all new Tomb Raider anime series.
On Wednesday, Netflix revealed Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft has landed a 2024 release while debuting a brief teaser for the anticipated title. The sneak peek, which features Croft taking (breathy) aim with a bow and arrow, dropping into darkened caverns, and rising battered and bruised against a wall of fire, debuted as part of the streamer’s first ever Drop 01 event, a virtual showcase of its most anticipated animated genre offerings.
Voice starring Agent Carter and Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning actress Hayley Atwell, The Legend of Lara Croft was initially announced in January 2021 alongside Skull Island, another Legendary anime adaptation that dropped its first season in June. Based on the wildly popular action-adventure video game franchise launched in 1996, created by the British game developer Core Design, the...
On Wednesday, Netflix revealed Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft has landed a 2024 release while debuting a brief teaser for the anticipated title. The sneak peek, which features Croft taking (breathy) aim with a bow and arrow, dropping into darkened caverns, and rising battered and bruised against a wall of fire, debuted as part of the streamer’s first ever Drop 01 event, a virtual showcase of its most anticipated animated genre offerings.
Voice starring Agent Carter and Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning actress Hayley Atwell, The Legend of Lara Croft was initially announced in January 2021 alongside Skull Island, another Legendary anime adaptation that dropped its first season in June. Based on the wildly popular action-adventure video game franchise launched in 1996, created by the British game developer Core Design, the...
- 9/27/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This week marks the official start of Summer 2023, and the horror genre is celebrating with four brand new movies that are releasing both in theaters and at home throughout the week.
Here’s all the new horror releasing June 20 – June 25, 2023!
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
First up, Japanese surrealist horror film New Religion is now streaming exclusively on Screambox beginning today, written and directed by Keishi Kondo.
In the film, “After her daughter’s death, divorced Miyabi begins working as a call girl. One day, she meets an unsettling customer who wants to take pictures of her body parts. Soon, she realizes that every time she allows her body to be photographed her daughter’s spirit gets closer. She must decide how far she is willing to go to connect with her daughter once again.”
New Religion stars Kaho Seto, Daiki Nunami, Satoshi Oka and Saionji Ryuseigun.
Here’s all the new horror releasing June 20 – June 25, 2023!
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
First up, Japanese surrealist horror film New Religion is now streaming exclusively on Screambox beginning today, written and directed by Keishi Kondo.
In the film, “After her daughter’s death, divorced Miyabi begins working as a call girl. One day, she meets an unsettling customer who wants to take pictures of her body parts. Soon, she realizes that every time she allows her body to be photographed her daughter’s spirit gets closer. She must decide how far she is willing to go to connect with her daughter once again.”
New Religion stars Kaho Seto, Daiki Nunami, Satoshi Oka and Saionji Ryuseigun.
- 6/20/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
We’re getting the first look at Netflix’s anticipated animated series Skull Island from Legendary Television, set to premiere globally June 22, exclusively on the streaming network. In addition to the release date, Netflix has unveiled a teaser trailer and voice cast led by Nicolas Cantu (Dragons Rescue Riders: Heroes of the Sky), Mae Whitman (Family Guy), Darren Barnet (Never Have I Ever), Benjamin Bratt (Poker Face) and Betty Gilpin (Mrs. Davis).
Skull Island takes viewers on a thrilling adventure as a group of kind-hearted explorers rescues Annie (Whitman) from the ocean, unaware that their act of heroism will lead them to the treacherous Skull Island. This enigmatic place is home to bizarre creatures and terrifying monsters, including the mighty titan himself, Kong.
Cantu voices the protagonist Charlie, along with Barnet as Mike, Bratt as Cap and Gilpin as Irene.
Skull Island is created, written and executive produced by Brian Duffield. Jacob Robinson, Brad Graeber, Jen Chambers, and Thomas Tull also serve as executive producers. The animation is by Powerhouse Animation, known for their work on Castlevania and Blood of Zeus.
Watch the teaser trailer above.
Skull Island takes viewers on a thrilling adventure as a group of kind-hearted explorers rescues Annie (Whitman) from the ocean, unaware that their act of heroism will lead them to the treacherous Skull Island. This enigmatic place is home to bizarre creatures and terrifying monsters, including the mighty titan himself, Kong.
Cantu voices the protagonist Charlie, along with Barnet as Mike, Bratt as Cap and Gilpin as Irene.
Skull Island is created, written and executive produced by Brian Duffield. Jacob Robinson, Brad Graeber, Jen Chambers, and Thomas Tull also serve as executive producers. The animation is by Powerhouse Animation, known for their work on Castlevania and Blood of Zeus.
Watch the teaser trailer above.
- 5/23/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Nicolas Cantu, Mae Whitman, Darren Barnet, Benjamin Bratt and Betty Gilpin are set to lead the voice cast for Netflix’s animated series Skull Island, part of Legendary Television’s monsterverse that includes King Kong and will debut on June 22, 2023.
The anime series portrays a group of shipwrecked characters trying to escape a dangerous and mysterious island. Cantu will perform the voice role of the protagonist, Charlie, alongside Mae Whitman lending her voice to the role of Annie, Barnet as Mike, Bratt as Cap and Gilpin as Irene.
Skull Island will see kind-hearted explorers rescue Annie from the ocean, only for their heroism to land them on the treacherous Skull Island, home to bizarre creatures and terrifying monsters, including the mighty King Kong, whose IP is owned by Legendary.
From left: Betty Gilpin as Irene, Phil Lamarr as Sam and Benjamin Bratt as Cap in Skull Island.
Skull Island is created,...
The anime series portrays a group of shipwrecked characters trying to escape a dangerous and mysterious island. Cantu will perform the voice role of the protagonist, Charlie, alongside Mae Whitman lending her voice to the role of Annie, Barnet as Mike, Bratt as Cap and Gilpin as Irene.
Skull Island will see kind-hearted explorers rescue Annie from the ocean, only for their heroism to land them on the treacherous Skull Island, home to bizarre creatures and terrifying monsters, including the mighty King Kong, whose IP is owned by Legendary.
From left: Betty Gilpin as Irene, Phil Lamarr as Sam and Benjamin Bratt as Cap in Skull Island.
Skull Island is created,...
- 5/23/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A couple years ago, it was announced that Brian Duffield, writer of the genre films The Babysitter, Spontaneous, Underwater, and Love and Monsters, would be writing and executive producing the Kong animated series Skull Island for Legendary Entertainment and the Netflix streaming service. Now Netflix has confirmed that the show will be available to watch as of June 22nd – and they have unveiled a teaser trailer to give us an idea of what this series has in store for us. You can check it out in the embed above.
Skull Island is said to be “a new epic chapter in Legendary’s Monsterverse franchise”. In addition to the film Kong: Skull Island (watch it Here), the Monsterverse also includes 2014’s Godzilla, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and Godzilla vs. Kong.
The Skull Island animated series will center on a group of explorers that find themselves on a collision course with strange beasts,...
Skull Island is said to be “a new epic chapter in Legendary’s Monsterverse franchise”. In addition to the film Kong: Skull Island (watch it Here), the Monsterverse also includes 2014’s Godzilla, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and Godzilla vs. Kong.
The Skull Island animated series will center on a group of explorers that find themselves on a collision course with strange beasts,...
- 5/23/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Netflix has tendered an invitation to Skull Island, by way of a release date and first teaser trailer for the animated series from Legendary Television.
Set to release all episodes on Thursday, June 22, Skull Island promises to take viewers on “a thrilling adventure as a group of kind-hearted explorers rescues Annie (voiced by Parenthood‘s Mae Whitman) from the ocean, unaware that their act of heroism will lead them to the treacherous Skull Island — home to bizarre creatures and terrifying monsters, including the mighty titan himself, Kong.”
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Set to release all episodes on Thursday, June 22, Skull Island promises to take viewers on “a thrilling adventure as a group of kind-hearted explorers rescues Annie (voiced by Parenthood‘s Mae Whitman) from the ocean, unaware that their act of heroism will lead them to the treacherous Skull Island — home to bizarre creatures and terrifying monsters, including the mighty titan himself, Kong.”
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- 5/23/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
“Skull Island” Teaser Trailer – Netflix Animated Series Explores the Horrors of King Kong’s Homeland
Netflix is headed to “Skull Island” for a brand new animated series that takes place within Legendary’s Monsterverse, and the official teaser trailer has been unleashed today.
Many Monsters. One King. The all-new animated series from Legendary Television is set to make its global debut on June 22, exclusively on Netflix. Watch the trailer below.
“Skull Island” takes viewers on a thrilling adventure as a group of kind-hearted explorers rescues Annie (Mae Whitman) from the ocean, unaware that their act of heroism will lead them to the treacherous Skull Island. This enigmatic place is home to bizarre creatures and terrifying monsters, including the mighty titan himself, Kong.
The series boasts an impressive ensemble cast, with Nicolas Cantu lending his voice to the protagonist, Charlie. Joining him are talented voice actors Mae Whitman as Annie, Darren Barnet as Mike, Benjamin Bratt as Cap, and Betty Gilpin as Irene. Together, they bring...
Many Monsters. One King. The all-new animated series from Legendary Television is set to make its global debut on June 22, exclusively on Netflix. Watch the trailer below.
“Skull Island” takes viewers on a thrilling adventure as a group of kind-hearted explorers rescues Annie (Mae Whitman) from the ocean, unaware that their act of heroism will lead them to the treacherous Skull Island. This enigmatic place is home to bizarre creatures and terrifying monsters, including the mighty titan himself, Kong.
The series boasts an impressive ensemble cast, with Nicolas Cantu lending his voice to the protagonist, Charlie. Joining him are talented voice actors Mae Whitman as Annie, Darren Barnet as Mike, Benjamin Bratt as Cap, and Betty Gilpin as Irene. Together, they bring...
- 5/23/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Allen Maldonado and Shadow of the Tomb Raider video game franchise alum Earl Baylon have joined the voice cast of Netflix and Legendary’s Tomb Raider anime series. It is based on the Square Enix action-adventure video game that has spawned comic books and three feature films, with a fourth on the way. Maldonado and Baylon join previously announced Hayley Atwell, who voices iconic adventurer Lara Croft. The announcement comes as part of Square Enix, Crystal Dynamics, and Eidos-Montréal Tomb Raider 25th anniversary celebration today.
The series will pick up after the video game reboot trilogy and follow the heroine 25 years after her first game appeared as she explores new territory. Tomb Raider will be written by Tasha Huo, who is executive producing with dj2 Entertainment founder and CEO Dmitri M. Johnson (Sonic the Hedgehog), Stephan Bugaj and Howard Bliss.
The series will pick up after the video game reboot trilogy and follow the heroine 25 years after her first game appeared as she explores new territory. Tomb Raider will be written by Tasha Huo, who is executive producing with dj2 Entertainment founder and CEO Dmitri M. Johnson (Sonic the Hedgehog), Stephan Bugaj and Howard Bliss.
- 10/28/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
With the release of Godzilla vs. Kong mere months away, Netflix and Legendary Television are giving fans of colossal creatures another reason to rejoice with their announcement of the new anime series Skull Island, which will take place on Kong’s prehistoric homeland and is written and executive produced by Brian Duffield.
A release date for Skull Island has not yet been revealed, but we’ll keep Daily Dead readers updated on future news regarding the new series.
In the meantime, we have the official announcement from Netflix below, including details on their new Tomb Raider anime series:
“Netflix and Legendary Television announce two new anime series, the first based on Legendary’s Skull Island and the second on Square Enix’s Tomb Raider global franchise. Netflix and Legendary Television are also currently in production on the previously announced anime series Pacific Rim: The Black.
Skull Island
Logline: A new...
A release date for Skull Island has not yet been revealed, but we’ll keep Daily Dead readers updated on future news regarding the new series.
In the meantime, we have the official announcement from Netflix below, including details on their new Tomb Raider anime series:
“Netflix and Legendary Television announce two new anime series, the first based on Legendary’s Skull Island and the second on Square Enix’s Tomb Raider global franchise. Netflix and Legendary Television are also currently in production on the previously announced anime series Pacific Rim: The Black.
Skull Island
Logline: A new...
- 1/28/2021
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
With all the excitement drummed up by the “Godzilla vs. Kong” official trailer earlier this week, Legendary is doubling down on the existing IP and expanding the Kong universe to Netflix via a new anime series. Legendary’s TV arm has struck a deal with the streaming giant to develop two new anime series: “Skull Island” and “Tomb Raider” (via Deadline). The new animated “Skull Island” will join Legendary’s growing Monsterverse franchise, picking up where Jordan Vogt-Robert’s “Kong: Skull Island” left off in 2017.
The animated “Skull Island” series will track a motley crew of characters shipwrecked on the mysterious island as they encounter a slew of dangerous prehistoric creatures, including King Kong. Brian Duffield will write and executive produce the anime series alongside Jacob Robinson, who will executive producer under his company Tractor Pants. Powerhouse Animation, the animations studio behind “Castlevania” and “Blood of Zeus,” will oversee “Skull Island.
The animated “Skull Island” series will track a motley crew of characters shipwrecked on the mysterious island as they encounter a slew of dangerous prehistoric creatures, including King Kong. Brian Duffield will write and executive produce the anime series alongside Jacob Robinson, who will executive producer under his company Tractor Pants. Powerhouse Animation, the animations studio behind “Castlevania” and “Blood of Zeus,” will oversee “Skull Island.
- 1/27/2021
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
While King Kong and Lara Croft may be big-screen staples, the trailblazing Monsterverse titan and the cult-favorite, bow-and-arrow toting heroine of Legendary Entertainment and Square Enix’s respective franchises have never been adapted for a modern anime series — until now.
Netflix and Legendary Television are expanding the globally famed universes of Legendary’s “Skull Island” and Square Enix’s “Tomb Raider” for two new Japanese style animation shows. As previously announced in Nov. 2018, Netflix and Legendary Entertainment are also currently in production for another anime featuring kaiju, the mecha and cyborg series “Pacific Rim: The Black,” based on the Legendary Pictures production and Guillermo del Toro-directed 2013 film “Pacific Rim.”
Legendary’s cinematic Monsterverse started in 2014 with “Godzilla,” and continued with 2017’s “Kong: Skull Island,” 2019’s “Godzilla: King of the Monsters,” and the forthcoming “Godzilla vs. Kong” in March 2021. The streaming platform’s “Skull Island” adventure anime will become a...
Netflix and Legendary Television are expanding the globally famed universes of Legendary’s “Skull Island” and Square Enix’s “Tomb Raider” for two new Japanese style animation shows. As previously announced in Nov. 2018, Netflix and Legendary Entertainment are also currently in production for another anime featuring kaiju, the mecha and cyborg series “Pacific Rim: The Black,” based on the Legendary Pictures production and Guillermo del Toro-directed 2013 film “Pacific Rim.”
Legendary’s cinematic Monsterverse started in 2014 with “Godzilla,” and continued with 2017’s “Kong: Skull Island,” 2019’s “Godzilla: King of the Monsters,” and the forthcoming “Godzilla vs. Kong” in March 2021. The streaming platform’s “Skull Island” adventure anime will become a...
- 1/27/2021
- by Mónica Marie Zorrilla
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix and Legendary Television are teaming up on two more anime-style series, the two companies announced Wednesday.
The first will be based on the “Skull Island” film franchise and the second will be an adaptation of Square Enix’s “Tomb Raider” series of video games. The two projects join the previously announced “Pacific Rim” spinoff series “The Black,” which is currently in production.
“Skull Island” is described as a “new chapter” in the “Monsterverse” film franchise, which includes 2017’s “Kong: Skull Island” and the soon-to-be-released “Godzilla vs. Kong.” The new adventures series follows shipwrecked characters desperate to escape the most dangerous place on Earth — a mysterious island home to prehistoric monsters, including the greatest titan of them all, Kong.
Brian Duffield will serve as writer and executive producer on the series alongside Jacob Robinson of Tractor Pants. Powerhouse Animation, which produces “Castlevania” and “Blood of Zeus” for Netflix, will handle the animation.
The first will be based on the “Skull Island” film franchise and the second will be an adaptation of Square Enix’s “Tomb Raider” series of video games. The two projects join the previously announced “Pacific Rim” spinoff series “The Black,” which is currently in production.
“Skull Island” is described as a “new chapter” in the “Monsterverse” film franchise, which includes 2017’s “Kong: Skull Island” and the soon-to-be-released “Godzilla vs. Kong.” The new adventures series follows shipwrecked characters desperate to escape the most dangerous place on Earth — a mysterious island home to prehistoric monsters, including the greatest titan of them all, Kong.
Brian Duffield will serve as writer and executive producer on the series alongside Jacob Robinson of Tractor Pants. Powerhouse Animation, which produces “Castlevania” and “Blood of Zeus” for Netflix, will handle the animation.
- 1/27/2021
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Does your life need more King Kong-like monsters and Lara Croft? Well, Netflix and Legendary Television have got you covered. The streaming giant is teaming with the TV studio to expand the Skull Island and Tomb Raider universes with two new anime series.
Skull Island will be a new chapter in Legendary’s Monsterverse franchise and much like the 2017 Jordan Vogt-Roberts- directed movie Kong: Skull Island, the animated series will follow the adventures of shipwrecked characters that are trying to escape from the mysterious dangerous titular island home to prehistoric monsters, including the titan, Mr. Kong.
Legendary’s Monsterverse kicked off in 2014 with Godzilla and then Kong: Skull Island followed by Godzilla: King of the Monsters in 2019. Things will come to a head in the next Monsterverse chapter with Godzilla vs. Kong which recently released a catastrophically jaw-dropping trailer. The new animated series will continue the story of these monsters and myths.
Skull Island will be a new chapter in Legendary’s Monsterverse franchise and much like the 2017 Jordan Vogt-Roberts- directed movie Kong: Skull Island, the animated series will follow the adventures of shipwrecked characters that are trying to escape from the mysterious dangerous titular island home to prehistoric monsters, including the titan, Mr. Kong.
Legendary’s Monsterverse kicked off in 2014 with Godzilla and then Kong: Skull Island followed by Godzilla: King of the Monsters in 2019. Things will come to a head in the next Monsterverse chapter with Godzilla vs. Kong which recently released a catastrophically jaw-dropping trailer. The new animated series will continue the story of these monsters and myths.
- 1/27/2021
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix is upping its anime offerings with two new series drawing from the world of Legendary’s monsterverse as well as Square Enix’s Tomb Raider video games.
Legendary Television’s Skull Island will see a group of shipwrecked characters trying to escape a dangerous and mysterious island. Brian Duffield, known for Underwater and The Babysitter, will write and executive produce. Jacob Robinson also executive produces via his Tractor Pants banner. Powerhouse Animation, the studio behind Castlevania, is also behind the project.
The anime series comes after the 2017 feature Kong: Skull Island re-introduced the world to King Kong and comes ahead of March’s upcoming Godzilla vs. Kong movie from Warner Bros. and Legendary....
Legendary Television’s Skull Island will see a group of shipwrecked characters trying to escape a dangerous and mysterious island. Brian Duffield, known for Underwater and The Babysitter, will write and executive produce. Jacob Robinson also executive produces via his Tractor Pants banner. Powerhouse Animation, the studio behind Castlevania, is also behind the project.
The anime series comes after the 2017 feature Kong: Skull Island re-introduced the world to King Kong and comes ahead of March’s upcoming Godzilla vs. Kong movie from Warner Bros. and Legendary....
- 1/27/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Netflix is upping its anime offerings with two new series drawing from the world of Legendary’s monsterverse as well as Square Enix’s Tomb Raider video games.
Legendary Television’s Skull Island will see a group of shipwrecked characters trying to escape a dangerous and mysterious island. Brian Duffield, known for Underwater and The Babysitter, will write and executive produce. Jacob Robinson also executive produces via his Tractor Pants banner. Powerhouse Animation, the studio behind Castlevania, is also behind the project.
The anime series comes after the 2017 feature Kong: Skull Island re-introduced the world to King Kong and comes ahead of March’s upcoming Godzilla vs. Kong movie from Warner Bros. and Legendary....
Legendary Television’s Skull Island will see a group of shipwrecked characters trying to escape a dangerous and mysterious island. Brian Duffield, known for Underwater and The Babysitter, will write and executive produce. Jacob Robinson also executive produces via his Tractor Pants banner. Powerhouse Animation, the studio behind Castlevania, is also behind the project.
The anime series comes after the 2017 feature Kong: Skull Island re-introduced the world to King Kong and comes ahead of March’s upcoming Godzilla vs. Kong movie from Warner Bros. and Legendary....
- 1/27/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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