One Punch Man is Getting a Hollywood Film Adaptation, Hunger Games Prequel in The Works, New Tenet Images Released, New Trailer for Ryan Murphy’s Netflix ‘HOLLYWOOD’ Series…

Popular Manga series, One Punch Man, is being developed into a live-action feature film by Sony. According to Variety, Venom writers, Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner are attached to write the live action project after finding success with Venom and the rebooted Jumanji franchise for Sony. One Punch Man tells the story of Saitama, a strong superhero who defeats villains with just a single punch. Over time, however, he grows bored with the absence of a challenging fight. As it is still in early development stage, there are still various twists and turns that the project could face during this ‘hollywood-ifying’ process. Who do you see playing this character on screen?

• – – – – – – – – – – –

As the current health situation has halted production all over the world, studios are not taking time off, rather announcing new(?) projects to make the light at the end of this tunnel shine brighter. At the end of all this, we should all be expecting a Hunger Games prequel, that would be based on the author’s upcoming book, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. The book and movie that follows would focus on the young life of the the president of Panem. According to Vanity Fair, the same director, Francis Lawrence, who took charge of the final three films in the franchise is excited to be back working on this prequel. The series spun over four movies annually between 2012 and 2015. We all remember Hunger Games, don’t we? Jennifer Lawrence’s innocence? Katniss? Starting to come back, right?

• – – – – – – – – – – –

Still talking about upcoming movies, new images have been released for Christopher Nolan’s Sci-Fi movie, TENET. This is still one of the movies that has not been given a new date and still slated for a summer release despite the current situation. With very little known about the movie due to secrecy, there are multiple theories being linked to this project. With many claiming it has a connection to Nolan’s 2010 movie, Inception because of the weight of the storytelling and complexity of world-building attached to both. Synopsis reads thus: An action epic revolving around international espionage, time travel, and evolution. Possibly about a man trying to prevent World War 3 through time travel and rebirth. TENET stars Robert Pattinson, John David Washington, Michael Caine, and Elizabeth Debicki. It boasts a production budget of $205 million (one of the highest for an original story) and is set to be released on July 17. You can watch the trailer and view the new images below:

• – – – – – – – – – – –

Moving away from the big screen to the small screen, a new trailer was released for Ryan Murphy’s next Netflix project, HOLLYWOOD. Ryan Murphy is known as the brain behind Glee, American Horror Story, American Crime Story, Pose, The Politician amongst other TV gems from the past decade. I personally know him and fancy him for his colourful and glamorous mode of storytelling which I am sure won’t be lacking in this upcoming TV show. It is Hollywood A.K.A Tinseltown, my dears. This is the best setting for glamour. Synopsis: In post-World War II Hollywood, an ambitious group of aspiring actors and filmmakers will do almost anything to make their showbiz dreams come true. According to Netflix, each character offers a unique glimpse behind the gilded curtain of Hollywood’s Golden Age, spotlighting the unfair systems and biases across race, gender and sexuality that continue to this day. HOLLYWOOD debuts on Netflix on May 1. Watch the extended trailer below:

• – – – – – – – – – – –

Netflix just released their latest quarterly earnings and viewing statistics. The company was able to gain over 15 million subscribers, which could be attributed to people having a more ‘stay at home’ life. They basically run a company that is perfect for such life. This resulted in a successful quarter for streaming service. Netflix now has 182 million subscribers worldwide. Huge competition lies ahead as NBC debuts its streaming service called Peacock (July 15) and Warner Media enters the streaming world with HBO Max (May 27). Viewing results for the major Netflix releases in the first quarter are as follows: Ozark season 3- 29m, Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness- 64m, Love is Blind- 30m, Spenser Confidential- 85m and La Casa de Papel, aka Money Heist- 65m. According to Netflix’s report, this swift increase in numbers (earnings and subscribers) could come back to haunt the company when the lockdown all over the world starts getting called off. A curse or a blessing, let’s wait till the end of the second quarter.

• – – – – – – – – – – – – –

Netflix has acquired ‘Enola Holmes‘ from Legendary Entertainment. The film is based on Nancy Springer’s Edgar Award-nominated book series, The Enola Holmes Mysteries. It stars Millie Bobby Brown, Sam Claflin, Henry Cavill and Helena Bonham Carter. Based on the beloved Edgar-nominated book series, ENOLA HOLMES tells the story of Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes’ rebellious teen sister Enola, a gifted super-sleuth in her own right who often outsmarts her brilliant siblings. When her mother mysteriously disappears on her 16th birthday, Enola seeks help from her older brothers. But soon realizing they’re less interested in solving the case than in packing her off to finishing school, Enola does the only thing a smart, resourceful and fearless young 1880s woman can do… she runs away to London to find her. Meeting a cast of memorable characters along the way, Enola’s caught in the middle of a conspiracy that could alter the course of political history. ENOLA HOLMES puts a dynamic new female twist on the world’s greatest detective and his brilliant family.

I hope these news bits that I have been doing, (with this being the second) are short and detailed enough. Missing any details you would like to know, hit me up in the comments section below.

Bis Bald!