Tag: DisneyFoxDeal

Comic-Con 2019: The Orville Moves to Hulu

AlexGherzo | Jul 22, 2019 | 2

Fans of The Orville were treated to a surprise at Comic-Con, as series creator, executive producer, and star Seth MacFarlane announced that the sci-fi show would move from the Fox network to streaming service Hulu for its third season. MacFarlane cited the show becoming “more ambitious production-...

Alien Nation Remake “Paused” by Disney

brettstevens | Jul 6, 2019 | 0

Disney has taken Jeff Nichols off the case. The Hollywood Reporter reports that in the wake of the Disney-Fox merger, they’ve decided to shelve his long-gestating remake of the iconic 80s movie Alien Nation, which Jeff Nichols, the acclaimed director of Mud (which starred Matthew McConaughey at th...

Alita: Fox’s Last Stand

brettstevens | Mar 23, 2019 | 0

I had been looking forward to Alita: Battle Angel for several years. I remember an article from 13 years ago where James Cameron discussed his two epic sci-fi trilogies that he was planning as his comeback to narrative filmmaking, having spent the better part of a decade developing moviemaking techn...

Marvel Could Start Planning X-Men and Fantastic Four Stories Very Soon

AlexGherzo | Dec 27, 2018 | 0

Marvel’s First Family and Mutant misfits may be back home a little sooner than we thought. On Variety’s iHeartRadio podcast “Playback,” Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige revealed that he might get the go-ahead from the Disney brass to start developing stories that incorporate the newly ac...

Once Upon a Deadpool Trailer is an Early Christmas Present

AlexGherzo | Nov 19, 2018 | 0

Marvel’s Merc with a Mouth is set to hand audiences their two front teeth this Christmas as Fox has released the trailer for Once Upon a Deadpool. The film is a PG-13 recut of Deadpool 2, a gag for the Christmas Season so kids can enjoy Ryan Reynolds playing the fan-favorite comic book character. ...

J.J. Abrams Looking for a New Deal with Studios

brettstevens | Nov 6, 2018 | 0

J.J. Abrams is about to rule a very different kind of galaxy as Variety reports the Star Wars Episode IX filmmaker is looking into several studios for his new overall deal. Abrams, whose current deal with Paramount ends in March of 2020, is said to be seeking an agreement that would have all of hi...