Legendary announces King Kong Reboot with SKULL ISLAND

Legendary announced its plans to make a feature film based on the cinematic origins of King Kong, which is entitled "Skull Island" during this year’s San Diego Comic Con with an original draft of the script by Max Borenstein. Previous works have touched on the island, but staying on and exploring this mysterious and dangerous place offers Legendary the opportunity to take audiences deeper inside this rich world with a style and scope that parallels other Legendary productions. Jordan Vogt-Robers will helm the project, with Tom Hiddleston to star. Universal Pictures will distribute the film on November 4, 2016. [hit the jump to continue]

Alexander Skarsgard is eyed for The Crow

It was previously reported that Tom Hiddleston (Avengers' and Thor's Loki) was in early talks to star in director F. Javier Gutierrez’s remake of The Crow [read report here].  Well now Deadline is crying foul over the previous report, claiming that Hiddleston’s involvement amounted to “a simple conversation” and nothing more.  The outlet instead reports that it’s True Blood star Alexander Skarsgard who is the top contender to lead The Crow, noting that there’s no formal offer yet but “it’s Skarsgard’s role if he wants it.” [read more after the jump]

The Crow Returns, with Tom Hiddleston?

Is Loki the Next Thor? by R. Salao

The Crow is a franchise that has repeatedly been attempted to revive, but often never does fly and soar as planned. But in recent Crow-related activities, Tom Hiddleston (Loki, from The Avengers movie and Thor) is in formal talks to become the next Crow protagonist. Producers Ed Pressman, Kevin Misher and Ryan Kavanaugh have met with Hiddleston for a makeup test, and in the next few days, he is expected to do a formal test with filmmakers including director F. Javier Gutierrez (Spanish director whose film "Tres Dias"was lauded in a number of international sci-fi fim festivals). The script will be written by Cliff Dorfman (writer of "Warrior" and several episodes of "Entourage") [CLICK LINK BELOW TO READ THE REST]