adaptations

Image via Warner Bros. Ever since spine-tingling stories from horror novelist Stephen King were transformed into a variety of blockbuster film adaptations back in the ‘80s and ‘90s, modern-day filmmakers have been trying to capitalize on that success with a plethora of updated remakes and fresh-faced projects. But with three of the last Stephen King film adaptations getting critically panned across the internet, it’s worth begging the question as to whether this controversy has stopped the Salem’s Lot remake…

The president of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has hinted that Africa will need $2.7 trillion to upscale climate change adaptation by 2030. Mr Adesina made this known on Monday at the AfDB annual meeting themed:“Mobilising private sector financing for climate and green growth in Africa”, held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. “Africa is being shortchanged by climate finance. Africa is choking. Africa will need $2.7 trillion by 2030 to finance its climate change needs,” Mr Adesina said. He…

The Super Mario Bros. Movie is in theaters now and it’s getting a mixed reception. While some aren’t impressed by its thin story and Minions-like humor, Mario fans generally seem happy with what’s at least a visually faithful take on the iconic gaming series. There’s a good chance it’ll be a financial success even with middling reviews, so you can bet that Nintendo and Illumination are already cooking up sequel plans. The next installment might just come in the form of Super Mario Bros. 2, but there’s real potential…

Image: William Morrow PaperbacksHollywood loves a Neil Gaiman adaptation, and so do fans (see: The Sandman, American Gods, Coraline, Good Omens, and so on). His 2005 novel Anansi Boys, which builds on the American Gods character Mr. Nancy (or Anansi, the spidery trickster god from West African folklore), will soon be a Prime Video series starring Delroy Lindo as Mr. Nancy, along with Malachi Kirby, CCH Pounder, Fiona Shaw, Whoopi Goldberg, and others. Though it’s finished filming, there’s no release date set yet. Image…

Image via Universal Pictures It was not an April Fools’ prank when The Super Mario Bros. Movie premiered on Saturday night at the Regal LA Live theater with Christ Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jack Black, Seth Rogen, and Charlie Day in attendance. With the movie set to release on April 5, 2023, it looks like the initial reviews have given patiently waiting fans high expectations. The list of companies and people involved reads like a Who’s Who of Hollywood that begins with Universal Pictures being the main production…

Before writer Kieron Gillen was picking up plaudits for his outstanding Image Comics saga "Die," he and artist Jamie McKelvie teamed up for a dark fantasy series entitled "The Wicked + The Divine." This Image Comics book ran from 2014 to 2019, and introduced a dazzling world where various gods are reincarnated as pop stars. Speaking to ComicsAlliance about where this inventive concept came from, Gillen revealed the deeply personal nature of it. "'The Wicked + The Divine' was one of the ideas I had in the…

More potential to discover With the success of Castlevania and the Cyberpunk Edgerunners anime series, it is clear that game anime adaptations are worth investing in. They can heighten a franchise’s standing among the mass audience and attract new fans to each game. Castlevania and Cyberpunk Edgerunners elevated the worlds they were based on. They had unique art styles, engaging characters, and intriguing storylines that should inspire any game anime adaptation. Here are a few we’d love to see follow in that same…

More games based on TV shows, please Video game adaptations are more popular than ever, especially when it comes to the games-to-TV/film side of things — just look at the endless conversations surrounding HBO’s adaptation of The Last of Us. Last year I wrote a list of my dream TV shows based on game franchises, and now that some of those are actually coming true, I thought it was high time to flip things around the other way and bring about even more manifestation. Although they had a heyday in the early-to-mid 2000s in…

Image: Walt Disney Studios It’s a commonly accepted bit of wisdom that the book is usually better than the movie when it comes to film adaptations of literature. But when is the opposite true? That was exactly the topic of discussion the Reddit user u/wraithwraven brought up on the r/Movies subreddit, citing the example of Robert Zemeckis’ groundbreaking film Who Framed Roger Rabbit? arguably outshining the book source material, Who Censored Roger Rabbit? by Gary K. Wolf. This is due in no small part to the…

Amazon Prime Video The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has been the most divisive TV debut in recent memory, splitting opinion down the middle and creating an inconsolable rift in the Tolkien community. Many think that the show is outright heresy, while others are still willing to give it a chance. Overall, tensions are high whenever there’s even a remote mention of the Amazon adaptation and the situation is reminding everyone of another movie that managed to spawn a fair bit of controversy. We’re talking…