Browsing: Adaptation

When it comes to adapting a story from page to screen, things can be tricky. Fans have seen it countless times when a beloved book or comic gets picked up for a movie or television series and by the time the finished product arrives it’s not exactly what they were hoping for. It’s the rare…

Sekiro, FromSoftware’s famous controllable shinobi, is heading to streaming in the form of a new series — and it’s coming sooner rather than later.

Nyo-ho! Hirohiko Araki’s beloved manga series continues its screen adaptation with Steel Ball Run. Following the successful 47-minute premiere on March 19, Netflix will release Episode 2 on September 25, 2026, taking viewers back into the high-stakes race across North America as we explore Johnny Joestar and Gyro Zeppeli’s iconic partnership.

The cooking manga ‘Oishinbo,’ which follows newspaper reporters Shiro Yamaoka and Yuko Kurita as they take on the challenge of creating the ‘ultimate menu’ as part of their work, and engage in a showdown with Yuzan Kaibara, who supervises the ‘supreme menu’ for a rival newspaper, as well as dealing with the problems of people…

20th Century Studios is developing a live-action film based on 99 Nights in the Forest, the Roblox survival horror game, with Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert producing through their Ghost House Pictures banner and Josh Cooley writing the script.

All News 99 Nights in the Forest film adaptation gets Sam Raimi and Josh Cooley on board (Image: Roblox)

The Failure at God School is officially getting a TV anime adaptation. The popular manga is author of The Apothecary Diaries, with manga art by Modomu Akagawara, known for Ani Tomo, and is currently serialized in Hakusensha’s Hana to Yume with cooperation on the original work from Seikaisha. A teaser visual has also been unveiled,…

Hollywood star Keanu Reeves (“Speed,” “The Matrix”) is teaming up with “Fast & Furious 9” director Justin Lin. Reeves wants to play the lead role in the Netflix adaptation of his own comic book “BRZRKR”—pronounced “Berserker.” Lin is set to direct the action-packed film and also serve as a producer, according to the industry publication…

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a streaming service in possession of a good fortune, must provide the release date for its Pride and Prejudice adaptation.

Lanterns fails as an adaptation by ignoring what made the Green Lantern comics so beloved. The hit HBO Max series has proven engaging enough to build a loyal audience. However, the show’s writers seem to be actively avoiding drawing upon the books that allegedly inspired the show.