‘Gargoyles’ Live-Action Series Reboot in the Works at Disney+ From Gary Dauberman, James Wan’s Atomic Monster

Ethan Shanfeld “Prison Break” is getting another sentence, as a new series set in the world of the beloved Fox drama is being developed by Hulu, Variety has confirmed. “Mayans M.C.” co-creator and showrunner Elgin James is writing the show, which is in early stages of development, via his Sierra Drive banner. The new installment, via 20th Television, is not expected to feature the characters at the center of the original jailhouse drama, Michael Scofield (played by Wentworth Miller) and Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell).

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Fans of “The White Lotus” or those looking forward to the “It’ prequel series at HBO and Max will likely be waiting for a while longer. “‘Welcome to Derry,’ we had had that scheduled for Halloween of 2024.

Saturday Night Live has paid tribute to Friends star Matthew Perry after reports emerged yesterday (October 28) that the actor died, aged 54.Perry was reportedly found unresponsive due to suspected drowning on Saturday (October 28), per reports from TMZ and the LA Times. While Perry is believed to have drowned, a confirmed cause of death has yet to be announced.Perry was best known for playing the role of Chandler Bing in the beloved ’90s sitcom, Friends, alongside Courtney Cox, Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc and Lisa Kudrow.Perry hosted Saturday Night Live in 1997 at the height of his Friends fame and following his starring role opposite Salma Hayek in Fools Rush In.This week’s episode was hosted by Nate Bargatze with the Foo Fighters as musical guests.

Emily Longeretta “Saturday Night Live” paid tribute to Matthew Perry, hours after the news of his death broke. The broadcast showed a picture of Perry coupled with a moment of silence right before the episode’s goodnights segment. Nate Bargatze was the episode’s host.

Whitney Friedlander In Hollywood, the only thing more fun than setting the status quo is disrupting it. Studios have traditionally released so-called prestige films in the fall and winter so that they would be fresh on the minds of Academy and guild members during voting season.

While promoting her new film Priscilla, director Sofia Coppola is opening up about the movies she passed on in the past which includes the final Twilight film and a live-action version of The Little Mermaid.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” director James Wan told Empire magazine for a new cover story that the reshoot process on his latest DC tentpole was not out of the ordinary, despite many reports claiming post-production on the sequel was a disaster and required at least three rounds of reshoots. “We probably did seven or eight days,” Wan clarified about the reshoots, “which is nothing for a movie of this size. It was just spread out because it’s so hard to get your actors back once you’ve finished the initial shoot.” Wan previously addressed the reshoot rumors in an Entertainment Weekly interview, saying, “We have big actors in this movie, and everyone’s schedule is really hard,.

James Wan’s “Aquaman & The Lost Kingdom” is going to be the final film from the DCEU (DC Extended Cinematic Universe) and is expected to be the last outing for actor Jason Momoa as the titular superhero (reports suggest he may play the character Lobo somewhere in James Gunn’s DC Studios or directly in “Superman: Legacy”). As things wind down, there have been multiple reports and online rumors that pointed toward another haphazard DC production, leading to multiple cuts and extensive reshoots.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter The weekly talk series “The Problem With Jon Stewart” is not getting a third season at Apple TV+, Variety has confirmed. The show originally debuted in 2021 as part of a multi-year first-look deal Stewart signed with the streaming arm of the tech giant. Season 1 of the show aired episodes every two weeks, while the second season switched to a weekly format.

EXCLUSIVE: While it will continue to have a deal with Skydance Media for tent pole live action film and TV fare, Apple is parting ways with Skydance Animation, the company run by former Pixar chief John Lassiter. Their multi-year deal has come to a conclusion, and Apple is making other kinds of films, notably this weekend’s opener Killers of the Flower Moon, which opens globally Friday.

Searchlight Pictures and the L.A. Times Studios on Wednesday announced their boarding of The Last Repair Shop, an acclaimed documentary short, which just received two Critics Choice Association nominations and a spot on DOC NYC’s Short List, on the heels of its premiere at Telluride.

Lise Pedersen U.S. writer-director Terry Gilliam had the crowd in stitches throughout his masterclass at the Lumière Film Festival, where he presented the restored version of his 1995 cult movie “12 Monkeys.” The former Monty Python member, whose career as a director started with the 1975 satirical comedy “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” said that while he was keen to approach difficult subjects, he had learnt from Mary Poppins the secret of success.

We have our first look at Daniel Dae Kim as Fire Lord Ozai in the upcoming live action Avatar: The Last Airbender series!

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Netflix is offering a fiery new look at the upcoming “Avatar: The Last Airbender” live-action series. The streamer has released new first look photos of multiple Fire Nation characters, specifically: Daniel Dae Kim as Fire Lord Ozai (see below), Paul Sun-Hyung Lee as General Iroh (above), Ken Leung as Commander Zhao (see below), and Elizabeth Yu as Princess Azula (see below). Netflix also presented a new image of Dallas Liu as Prince Zuko (see below).

So what’s up next for James Wan after “Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom” finally hits theaters this December? According to EW (via THR), Wan’s Atomic Monster banner will produce a live-action “Gargoyle” series for Disney+. And while Wan won’t direct the series, one of his close cohorts will: Gary Dauberman, who’s worked with Wan on several installments in “The Conjuring” cinematic universe.

Danny DeVito is revealing he has plans to reunite with his Matilda co-star Mara Wilson for a concert event that would see them narrating the 1996 film.

A live-action reboot of the mid-90s animated television series Gargoyles is in early development at Disney+, Deadline has confirmed. The project hails from Annabelle writer Gary Dauberman and James Wan‘s Atomic Monster.

British filmmaker Matthew Vaughn (“Layer Cake”) was out and about promoting his upcoming Apple-made spy action pic “Argylle” at the New York Comic-Con over the weekend and dished about a handful of the forthcoming projects in various stages, including what is going on with the “Kingsman” franchise alongside confirming plans are indeed moving along with development for a reboot of his 2010 film “Kick-Ass.” Those tidbits were collected by Deadline, who attended the “Argylle” panel where Vaughn revealed that “Kingsman 3” with Taron Egerton and Colin Firth is still apparently on the books, hopefully before the two of them get too old to make it.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Viaplay Content Distribution has partnered up with German broadcaster ARD Degeto to co-produce “Ronja the Robber’s Daughter,” an epic adventure series. ARD Degeto will join the series’ existing co-production partners, Filmlance International, Film i Väst and Ahil Films.

Ed Meza @edmezavar Federation Kids & Family is unveiling a new animated series at MipJunior as part of a strong lineup of toon series and live-action series. “The New Adventures of the Triplets,” by Nicole Lambert, is an animated show aimed at 3-to-6-year-old kids that chronicles the comic escapades of three loveable children — each of whom has his or her own way of looking at the world.