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Goodness are we happy to report that the powers that be at Legendary Pictures are on board with director Denis Villeneuve's desire to do at least 2 Dune films. "Dune" concept art by Henrik Sahlstrom Back in March of 2018, the multi Oscar-nominated filmmaker let it be known that his plan was to do "at least 2" films to[...]

Pictures and Legendary Pictures present a Legendary Pictures Production, in association with Toho Co., Ltd., a Rob Letterman Film, "POKÉMON Detective Pikachu."  It will be distributed outside of Japan and China by Warner Bros Pictures, in Japan by Toho Company, Ltd and by Legendary East in China.   Pokémon: Detective Pikachu will be released nationwide on May[...]

It's amazing to realize that not only do we live in a reality where we are getting a Detective Pikachu movie but it also looks like it's going to be a

Peterson is currently working on Legendary Pictures upcoming Dune adaptation for Oscar nominated director Denis Villeneuve. Peterson created the spoken languages of Dothraki and High Valyrian on the hit HBO series, and we're pretty glad he'll be [theoretically] building Azhar for the Bene Gesserit or Chakobsa for the Fremen (among others) He also just spoke with i09[...]

Akira soon emerges from his prison courtesy of Tetsuo as Kaneda races to save his brother before Akira once again destroys Manhattan island as he did thirty years ago. The full listing is behind a paywall, but you can just barely make out the synopsis in this photo. DiCaprio's Appian Way will be producing for Legendary Pictures[...]

The film stars Ryan Reynolds (as the voice of the titular Pikachu), Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton, Ken Watanabe, Khary Payton, Bill Nighy, Suki Waterhouse, Chris Geere, Rita Ora, and Omar Chaparro. Detective Pikachu is set to hit theaters on May 10th 2019, and Legendary is reportedly already working on a sequel. [...]

might have horror and they might have DC but they also have Legendary putting out some great material as well There are two big Legendary movies that were presented in front of the crowd at CinemaCon. credit// UbisoftWhen Legendary and Warner Bros first announced their intentions to do a Detective Pikachu movie, no one thought it[...]

and Legendary are likely going to be pushing Godzilla: King of the Monsters in the coming weeks Summary: The next chapter in Warner Bros Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' cinematic MonsterVerse: an epic action-adventure that pits Godzilla against some of the most popular monsters in pop culture history. Godzilla: King of the Monsters, directed by Michael Dougherty,[...]

As you may have noticed, we get pretty excited about anything pertaining to Denis Villenuve's upcoming Dune reboot for Legendary Pictures around here As one of our favorite science fiction novels, we have super high hopes for what the Oscar nominated filmmaker will present to the world. Also, the assembled cast is pretty damn impressive, and thankfully,[...]

Back in December of last year, it was revealed that Legendary Pictures was actively developing a feature film based on comic book character The Toxic Avenger. Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz of Troma Entertainment will serve as producers, with Alex Garcia and Jay Ashenfelter overseeing for Legendary Pictures, and as of today, we know that Macon Blair (Green Room) on board to write and[...]

Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' cinematic MonsterVerse: an epic action-adventure that pits Godzilla against some of the most popular monsters in pop culture history. Godzilla: King of the Monsters, directed by Michael Dougherty, stars Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Bradley Whitford, Kyle Chandler, and Thomas Middleditch. It's gonna roar into theaters on May 31st, 2019. There are a[...]

We are absolutely THRILLED to share the news that Hans Zimmer will be composing the upcoming Legendary Pictures adaptation of Dune from director Denis Villeneuve Who BETTER to create the sounds of Arrakis (other than you know, Toto) and the vast space scapes we'll need to tell the story of Muad Dib and co?! Hans Zimmer by Brinson Banks[...]

Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' cinematic MonsterVerse: an epic action-adventure that pits Godzilla against some of the most popular monsters in pop culture history. Godzilla: King of the Monsters, directed by Michael Dougherty, stars Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Bradley Whitford, Kyle Chandler, and Thomas Middleditch. It's gonna roar into theaters on May 31st, 2019. Warner Bros[...]

and Legendary are sparing no expense when it comes to the Denis Villeneuve adaptation of the classic novel They are giving it a prime-time fall of 2020 release date and have brought on some of the biggest names in Hollywood According to The Hollywood Reporter, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon actor Chang Chen is now in[...]

But it's undeniable that we are. Rather than a direct adaptation (though it is called that in the headline of the press release), the graphic novel is more subtly described as a "companion" to the film and drawing "inspiration" from it. Check out the press release below for more info: LOS ANGELES, March 14, 2019 – In anticipation[...]

Back in July of 2018, Legendary Pictures announced they were looking to adapt the classic anime Gundam in a live-action film Nothing had really been announced since then, til this morning. According to Deadline, LOST writer Brian K Vaughan will be handling the screenplay for Gundam This makes sense, considering Vaughan currently has a 3-year deal with Legendary. April of 2019 will[...]

Legendary has had more misses than hits in recent years and could really use something to turn that around There is a decent chance that the future of the studio might rest on the shoulders of the next two movies in the MonsterVerse The first one is due out in just under three months and[...]

The third installment in the MonsterVerse by Legendary is Godzilla: King of the Monsters While the first two movies have done well critically and commercially they also haven't been critical smashes either Legendary is looking to turn that around with Godzilla: King of the Monsters which has featured some pretty badass looking footage and a[...]

Our dreams of riding worms on Arrakis with our friends is closer to being a reality, as Funcom has just partnered with Legendary Pictures to create new games based on Frank Herbert's seminal science fiction novel, Dune. The official press release reads: Funcom has entered into an exclusive partnership with Legendary Studios to develop games based on the works[...]

There is not a day that goes by where we don't think about the upcoming film adaptation of Frank Herbert's seminal science fiction work Dune over at Legendary Pictures from visionary director Denis Villeneuve With perhaps one of the most interesting assembled casts this side of Rian Johnson's Knives Out, each week brings a new face to[...]

Warner Bros. has given Space Jam 2 a summer 2020 release date and moved up Godzilla vs. Kong up over two months.

The remaining roles of Denis Villeneuve's upcoming adaptation of Frank Herbert's seminal science fiction novel Dune at Legendary Pictures are finally filling up, with an important piece of the Harkonnen puzzle fitting into place. Actor David Photo by Tinseltown / Shutterstock.com According to Deadline, David Dastmalchian (Ant-Man, Almost Human) has joined the film as Piter De Vries, Mentat in the service of Baron Vladimir[...]

Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' cinematic MonsterVerse: an epic action-adventure that pits Godzilla against some of the most popular monsters in pop culture history. Godzilla: King of the Monsters, directed by Michael Dougherty, stars Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Bradley Whitford, Kyle Chandler, and Thomas Middleditch. It's gonna roar into theaters on May 31st, 2019. One of the[...]

Warner Bros. and Legendary have set a fall 2020 release date for Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Dune.

Okay, this is the first bit of casting news from Denis Villeneuve's upcoming adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune for Legendary Pictures that has us asking "really?" According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jason Momoa is currently "in talks" to play Atreides man and sword master, Duncan Idaho. Jason Momoa, photo by Tinseltown / Shutterstock.com We're not sure how we feel[...]

Today in "What's happenin on Arrakis"- yet another interesting casting announcement for the upcoming Denis Villeneuve adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune for Legendary Pictures. Josh BrolinPhoto by Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com No stranger to Marvel Studios fans, it would appear that Josh Brolin (aka Thanos) is joining Dune to play Atreides man Gurney Halleck, so says The Wrap. The big question is- DOES HE[...]

It's been an exciting week for casting news for Denis Villeneuve's upcoming Dune adaptation at Legendary Pictures, with Harkonnen, Atreides, and Fremen being named. Today, it's news that Javier Bardem will be playing Fremen leader Stligar, who becomes one of the most trusted Arrakis persons in Paul Atreides/Muad Dib (Timothee Chalamet) Fedaykin circle. Javier BardemPhoto by BAKOUNINE / Shutterstock.com So far, Villeneuve's Dune has[...]

According to multiple sources, Denis Villeneuve's upcoming Dune reboot for Legendary Pictures just landed a former Replicant- Dave Bautista. Actor Dave BautistaPhoto by Editorial credit: DFree / Shutterstock.com Bautista worked with Villeneuve on Blade Runner: 2049, and we're pretty darn excited to find out what side of the Arrakis saga he ends up on. Could be possibly be a Harkonnen? The Beast Rabban[...]

Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' cinematic MonsterVerse: an epic action-adventure that pits Godzilla against some of the most popular monsters in pop culture history. Godzilla: King of the Monsters, directed by Michael Dougherty, stars Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Bradley Whitford, Kyle Chandler, and Thomas Middleditch. It's gonna roar into theaters on May 31st, 2019. There are quite[...]

Legendary Pictures is actively developing a new feature film based on The Toxic Avenger, proving that they're totally willing to take risks on…stranger titles. Legendary recently acquired the film rights for the property, and according to Variety, Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz of Troma Entertainment will serve as producers, with Alex Garcia and Jay Ashenfelter overseeing for[...]