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It seems like that Highlander reboot almost no one wants is finally moving forward, if a source at Deadline can be believed.
The outlet claims that they “hear” Ryan Condal (Colony) has turned in a script for a immortal reboot to Lionsgate, who has been semi-actively developing the project on and off since 2008.
- We Got This Covered: Highlander Reboot Script Completed, Aiming For 2019 Release
- ScreenRant: Highlander Reboot Script is Finished, 2019 Release Date Likely
- JoBlo: Highlander reboot script is finished; Pre-production to begin this fall
- Film School Rejects: The ‘Highlander’ Reboot Has Script From the Creator of USA’s ‘Colony’
- Comic Book Movie: The HIGHLANDER Reboot Returns To Life At Lionsgate With New ScreenwriterThe HIGHLANDER Reboot Returns To Life At Lionsgate With New Screenwriter
- MovieWeb: Highlander Remake Script Is Done, Targets 2019 Release Date
Lionsgate kicks things into gear with the Highlander reboot aiming for a 2018 production start date.
- Dark Horizons: New Script Revives “Highlander” Reboot
- ScreenRant: Highlander Reboot Script is Finished, 2019 Release Date Likely
- JoBlo: Highlander reboot script is finished; Pre-production to begin this fall
- Film School Rejects: The ‘Highlander’ Reboot Has Script From the Creator of USA’s ‘Colony’
- Coming Soon: Highlander Reboot Moving Forward with Colony Writer Ryan Condal
- Comic Book Movie: The HIGHLANDER Reboot Returns To Life At Lionsgate With New ScreenwriterThe HIGHLANDER Reboot Returns To Life At Lionsgate With New Screenwriter
John Wick: Chapter 2 isn’t a sequel that delivers more of the same. There are familiarities, but it’s more like the same engine in a slightly bigger, more stylish, and more aggressive car. The simplicity of the first movie remains, but the titular character finds himself in a larger and more dangerous world this time.
- We Got This Covered: John Wick: Chapter 3 Isn’t A Sure Thing Just Yet
- Denver Post: “John Wick: Chapter 2” is stylish, hyperviolent, and almost irrationally satisfying
- AintItCool: Capone's says JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 expands a marvelous, unflinchingly brutal world
- Hollywood Reporter: 'John Wick' Director on Turning Down Big Movies, 'Chapter 3' Plans and His 'Highlander' Reboot
- Fandango Movie Blog: Action Movies You Need to See Before You Die, According to the Makers of 'John Wick: Chapter 2'
- FirstShowing.net: Review: 'John Wick: Chapter 2' is a Perfect, Blood-Soaked Action Sequel
- MTV Movies Blog: John Wick: Chapter 2: Fantastic Fights And Where To Find Them
- Deadline: ‘Fifty Shades Darker’ Lights Up With $5.72M, ‘LEGO Batman’ Beats ‘Zootopia’s Thursday Night, ‘John Wick 2’ Shoots ‘Kingsman’
- Cinema Blend: The Amazing John Wick 2 Scene Keanu Reeves Kept Pushing The Movie To Include
- Vulture: By Killing a Puppy, the Creators of John Wick Birthed a Franchise
- ScreenRant: Box Office Prediction: John Wick 2 vs. LEGO Batman
- ScreenRant: John Wick 2 Director ‘Would Love’ Laurence Fishburne to Return in Sequel
- ScreenRant: John Wick 3 Has Not Been Officially Green Lit Yet
- HitFix: The ‘John Wick’ Director Wants To Serve Up Immortals Galore With His ‘Highlander’ Reboot
- JoBlo: Chad Stahelski wants to explore an entire world of Immortals in Highlander
- JoBlo: Cool Videos: John Wick parody, Dog Wick, is everything in the world
- Variety: Film Review: ‘Chapter & Verse’
- BoxOfficeMojo: Analysis: 'Fifty Shades Darker' Tops Thursday Previews with $5.7M, 'Lego' & 'Wick' Each with $2.2M
After his highly successful (both at the box office as well as with critics) 10 Cloverfield Lane, director Dan Trachtenberg had thus far effectively vanished from the feature film scene. Now Deadline’s Mike Fleming has learned that Trachtenberg is now in talks to helm The Secret Life of Houdini, based on the book (similarly named, The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America’s First Superhero) by William Kalush and Larry Sloman.
The book’s angle on the famous magician is as a secret agent investigating the occult.
- SlashFilm: Dan Trachtenberg To Direct ‘The Secret Life of Houdini’, See Concept Art From His ‘Rocketeer’ Pitch
- Coming Soon: 10 Cloverfield Lane’s Dan Trachtenberg to Make Houdini Movie
- We Got This Covered: 10 Cloverfield Lane’s Dan Trachtenberg May Conjure Up Harry Houdini Film
- Badass Digest: Dan Trachtenberg May Have Handcuffed Himself To The HOUDINI Biopic
- The A.V. Club: Newswire: 10 Cloverfield Lane’s Dan Trachtenberg might direct a movie about Houdini
- Screen Crush: '10 Cloverfield Lane's Dan Trachtenberg Eyed to Helm Harry Houdini Movie
- Variety: ’10 Cloverfield Lane’ Director Daniel Trachtenberg Eyed for Houdini Movie
- Dark Horizons: “Cloverfield Lane” Director To Helm “Houdini”
- ScreenRant: 10 Cloverfield Lane Director Circles Houdini Adventure Movie
- JoBlo: Houdini movie back on track with 10 Cloverfield Lane director attached
Gods Of Egypt currently sits at 12% of Rotten Tomatoes, and has come in for quite a savaging from the majority of critics. It's also failed to make much of an impact at the box office because of strong competition from the likes of Fox's Deadpool, which is still performing very well after a couple of weeks on release.
The movie's director, Alex Proyas, has not taken too kindly to this, and has posted a lengthy response to his Facebook page. Here are some excerpts.
- Latino Review: 'GODS OF EGYPT' Director Goes Off On Epic Rant Calling Critics 'Deranged Idiots'
- Vulture: Gods Of Egypt’s Alex Proyas Writes Strongly Worded Rant Against ‘Diseased Vultures Pecking at the Bones of a Dying Carcass.’ Or As You Might Know Them, Movie Critics.
- JoBlo: Gods of Egypt director Alex Proyas goes off on film critics in Facebook rant
- SlashFilm: ‘Gods of Egypt’ Director Alex Proyas Really Hates Film Critics
- Hollywood Reporter: Box Office: 'Deadpool' Entombs Big-Budget Bomb 'Gods of Egypt' to Stay No. 1
R-rated superhero movies may be the hottest “new” thing in town now that Deadpool is ruling the box office, but there have been plenty of mature comic book adaptations that have paved the way over the years. Among the best known examples is 1994 cult hit The Crow, based on the comics by James O’Barr, which is currently in the process of getting a long-delayed big screen reboot.
- The Playlist: 'Gods Of Egypt' Director Alex Proyas Calls Film Critics "Deranged Idiots," Says Remake Of 'The Crow' Is "Unnecessary"
- Dark Horizons: "Gods Of Egypt" Looking To Flop Hard
- Dread Central: Gods of Egypt (2016)
- Variety: Box Office: ‘Deadpool’ Tramples ‘Gods of Egypt,’ Winning Third Straight Weekend
- Vulture: Gods of Egypt Is Like Watching Someone Else Play a Video Game
- Badass Digest: GODS OF EGYPT Review: God Of Bore
- Variety: Box Office: ‘Gods of Egypt’ Flops With $14 Million Debut
- Deadline: ‘Gods Of Egypt’ Bow To $24.2M; ‘Zootopia’ Hops With $30M 3rd Frame – Intl B.O.
- The Wrap: ‘Gods of Egypt’ Takes Expensive Box Office Belly Flop
- MovieWeb: 'Gods of Egypt' Is First Big Bomb of 2016
- Filmonic: Gods of Egypt or How to Fully Commit to Your Madness
- The Wrap: ‘Gods of Egypt’ Takes Big-Budget Bath at Box Office
- Entertainment Weekly: Box office: 'Deadpool' wins again with 'Gods of Egypt' a distant second
- Screen Crush: Weekend Box Office Report: 'Gods of Egypt' Gets Trampled By 'Deadpool'
- The Playlist: Box Office: 'Deadpool' Takes Top Spot For Third Week As 'Gods Of Egypt' Flops
'Gods of Egypt' is expected to only earn $13 million this weekend, with 'Deadpool' taking its third straight box office win.
- Shockya: Gods of Egypt Movie Review
- Moviefone: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Facts: 9 Things You Didn't Know About the 'Gods of Egypt' Star
- Denver Post: Review: Diversity not the only issue with 'Gods of Egypt'
- Variety: ‘Gods of Egypt’ Heading for Epic Box Office Flop
- Dark Horizons: "Gods Of Egypt" Looking To Flop Hard
- Dread Central: Gods of Egypt (2016)
- Variety: Box Office: ‘Deadpool’ Tramples ‘Gods of Egypt,’ Winning Third Straight Weekend
- MovieWeb: 'Gods of Egypt' Review: Diversity Couldn't Save This Silly Mess
- The Wrap: ‘Gods of Egypt’ Struggles Thursday With $800,000
- MTV Movies Blog: Gods of Egypt: Because You Wanted A Little More Vegas In Your Mythological Fantasy
- The Wrap: ‘Gods of Egypt’ Takes Expensive Box-Office Belly Flop
“Gods of Egypt” grossed $800,000 at the box office Thursday, looking at a $11 million to $15 million opening weekend for the fantasy film.
“Eddie the Eagle,” an inspirational sports movie starring Taron Egerton and Hugh Jackman, only soared to $175,000 from 1,700 locations on Thursday.
With a production budget of $140 million budget, the $800,000 start for “Gods of Egypt” is a weak one — the Lionsgate film is looking to bomb with a cumulative gross of $27 million, according to BoxOffice.com.
Also Read: 'Gods of Egypt' Review Roundup: Critics Pan White
- Variety: Box Office: ‘Gods of Egypt’ Shows Moderate Power on Thursday Night
- Cinema Blend: To 3D Or Not To 3D: Buy The Right Gods Of Egypt Movie Ticket
- AintItCool: Capone thinks GODS OF EGYPT is hot, stinky, free-floating garbage in the desert
- The Wrap: ‘Gods of Egypt’ Review Roundup: Critics Pan Whitewashed ‘Bad Video Game’
- Entertainment Weekly: Review: 'Gods of Egypt': EW review
- Twitch: Review: GODS OF EGYPT, Unworthy Of Praise
- JoBlo: Review: Gods of Egypt
- ScreenRant: Box Office Prediction: Triple 9 vs. Gods of Egypt
- MovieWeb: 'Gods of Egypt' Review: Diversity Couldn't Save This Silly Mess
Gods of Egypt has looked like a disaster since those goofy character posters arrived so long ago and most of the trailers have looked downright bad. However, I’m starting to think that this isn’t an ordinary disaster. Oh, no.
- Cinema Blend: Wait, Gods Of Egypt Really Has Spaceships?
- Hollywood Reporter: Box-Office Preview: Big-Budget 'Gods of Egypt' Imperiled
- Cinema Blend: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau's Strong Opinion On The Gods Of Egypt Whitewashing Controversy
Tomorrow, America's annual tradition that combines high calorie food, hokey entertainment, expensive advertising, hours of pre-game programming, and somewhere in there, a football game, will get underway with the Super Bowl. And that means Hollywood will be in full force promoting everything they can, even if it's stuff like "Gods Of Egypt."
Lionsgate has unveiled their game day ad for the CGI dazzler, which brings together Gerard Butler, Brenton Thwaites, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Courtney Eaton, Elodie Yung and Chadwick Boseman for the mythological tale.
- Coming Soon: The Gods of Egypt Super Bowl Spot is Here!
- Cinema Blend: The Gods Of Egypt Super Bowl Spot Dropped Early, Check It Out
- Dread Central: Worship this Super Bowl TV Spot for Gods of Egypt
- Deadline: New ‘Gods Of Egypt’ Trailer”: Lionsgate Unleashes Super Bowl Spot A Day Early
- Latino Review: Super Bowl TV Spot for GODS OF EGYPT is HERE!
- Entertainment Weekly: War is coming in the 'Gods of Egypt' Super Bowl TV spot
- SlashFilm: ‘Gods of Egypt’ Super Bowl Spot: Bow Before Gerard Butler or Die
- Screen Crush: 'Gods of Egypt' Super Bowl Spot: Bow Before Gerard Butler and His CGI Monsters
- MovieWeb: 'Gods of Egypt' Super Bowl Commercial Ignites an Epic War
- Comic Book Movie: Watch The GODS OF EGYPT Super Bowl TV Spot
- Bleeding Cool: Gerard Butler Shouts His Way Through Gods Of Egypt’s Super Bowl Ad
- Variety: Bruno Mars Joins Super Bowl Halftime Show Lineup
- IGN Movies: Super Bowl: Cap 3, Ninja Turtles 2 Likely to Air Ads
- Variety: Super Bowl Ad Review: Heinz Spot Tastes Like The Real Deal
- Variety: Super Bowl 50 Streaming Free: 35% of Millennials Plan to Watch Game on Connected TVs
- Cinema Blend: A New Dawn of Justice Trailer For The Super Bowl? Here's What We Know
- Vulture: Beyoncé Discusses Her Super Bowl Performance in a Rare Interview
- Variety: Super Bowl Live Stream: How to Watch Online
- ScreenRant: Captain America: Civil War May Have A Big Super Bowl Trailer [Updated]
- Comic Book Movie: SUPERGIRL Super Bowl Promo Teases Upcoming Episodes
- MovieWeb: 'Captain America: Civil War' Has Big Plans for Super Bowl Sunday
- JoBlo: See all the Super Bowl 50 TV spots and trailers right here!
- Entertainment Weekly: Football stars cheer 'Eddie the Eagle' in filmâs Super Bowl spot