Adaptation
Kazuo Ishiguro teams with Tim Burton on a postwar Japan-set next film
Tim Burton is teaming with a Nobel Prize–winning author on a new film headed to post–World War II Japan.
October 17, 2026 2:51 pm
Quote behind James McAvoy landing Narnia’s Mr. Tumnus: “We can’t have a man do this”
James McAvoy lifts the curtain on the move that sealed his Mr. Tumnus casting in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
October 17, 2026 10:49 am
Build your Halloween queue: every Mike Flanagan horror series, ranked
Love your scares with feelings—Mike Flanagan delivers, and it’s time to choose the series that truly earn a spot on your Halloween watchlist.
October 17, 2026 9:55 am
Netflix sets date for ‘Alicia’s Law,’ taking ‘The Good Wife’ legal drama to Mexico
Netflix is taking Alicia Florrick’s legal drama to Mexico with a remake—so who’s suiting up to argue the next big case?
October 14, 2026 2:03 pm
With a fake mustache, Guillermo del Toro tried sneaking into R-rated movies as a kid
Guillermo del Toro shared the outlandish disguise he used as a kid to sneak into off-limits movies.
October 12, 2026 1:19 pm
Horror icon R.L. Stine’s the Babysitter adaptation arrives on Tubi in 2027
Heads up: one of R.L. Stine’s books is getting the screen treatment, with the adaptation set to hit Tubi.
October 12, 2026 12:10 pm
Donna Murphy on Kathryn Hahn as Mother Gothel: “She doesn’t need advice”
Donna Murphy weighs in on Kathryn Hahn playing Mother Gothel in the live-action adaptation of Tangled—here’s where she lands.
October 12, 2026 11:47 am
A24’s The Guest film catches Sadie Sink’s eye after ‘Spider-Man’ run
A fan-favorite is reportedly boarding A24’s film adaptation of Emma Cline’s The Guest — and the casting choice could turn heads.
October 11, 2026 3:38 pm
Jaws on Mike Flanagan’s wish list: 'room for improvement'
Horror maestro Mike Flanagan is circling a classic, and his knack for dread could be the bite it’s been missing.
October 11, 2026 11:41 am
What state was Lonesome Dove filmed in? The cowboys' cabin from the final episodes still stands by the road
Lonesome Dove's cattle drive runs from Texas to Montana, but the miniseries never went near Montana. Here's where it was filmed, which ranches stood in for which states, and where the cabin from the final episodes still stands.
October 11, 2026 10:27 am
Why is Masters of the Air so anti-British? The show that mocks the RAF is packed with British actors playing Americans
Masters of the Air's handful of RAF scenes left some British viewers furious. Here's what the show actually depicts, what historians and critics said, and the irony of a cast full of British actors playing American airmen.
October 10, 2026 5:55 pm
Who does Jackie end up with in the My Life with the Walter Boys book? Netflix's showrunner deliberately refused to use that ending
In Ali Novak's books, Jackie Howard ends up with Cole Walter. Three seasons into Netflix's adaptation, she's single and kissing a character who doesn't exist in the novels. Here's what the books say and why the show keeps steering away.
October 10, 2026 5:46 pm
‘28 Years Later: Part III’ sidelined; Danny Boyle says it’s on the ‘back burner’
Danny Boyle revealed a planned Part III is officially on hold, not the update fans were hoping for.
October 10, 2026 4:20 pm
Who is Lonesome Dove based on? Before Netflix's remake, meet the real cowboy who carried his dead partner home to Texas
Netflix is adapting Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove again, and the novel's most famous plotline happened first on the Pecos River in 1867. Here's who Gus and Call were modeled on, and what the real return trip looked like.
October 10, 2026 11:09 am
After Hamnet Oscar snub, Paul Mescal drops a surprising take on the Oscars
Paul Mescal’s take on missing Hamnet’s Oscar recognition is breezier than you’d expect—and it comes with a nod to Jessie Buckley.
October 10, 2026 10:29 am
Who is Newt's dad in Lonesome Dove?
Everyone in the Hat Creek outfit knows who fathered Newt, including the man who did it. Here's who Newt's father is in Lonesome Dove, what the novel and the miniseries do with it, and how far the question follows the characters afterward.
October 4, 2026 4:13 pm
The Shards: who was the guy with the knife? Thom said he'd never seen him before — episode 6 proves otherwise
A stranger with a blade walks into a high school party in episode 4 of FX's Bret Easton Ellis adaptation, and the one kid who talks to him claims to have no idea who he is. Two episodes later the show quietly stops pretending.
October 3, 2026 3:06 pm
Survival of the Thickest: who does Khalil end up with? Not Simone, not India — she's someone season 3 only just introduced
Khalil spends two seasons circling relationships the show never quite commits to, and the final run resolves him a different way entirely. Here's how Survival of the Thickest closes out his story.
October 2, 2026 4:21 pm
