Annapurna has announced a groundbreaking partnership with Remedy Entertainment, the studio behind the critically acclaimed Control and Alan Wake video games. This collaboration will bring the video game franchises to new mediums, including film and television, and other audiovisual formats. In addition to this expansion, Annapurna will co-produce and co-finance Control 2, Remedy's highly anticipated sequel. Remedy’s CEO, Tero Virtala, expressed enthusiasm about the partnership, stating:

This Iconic Video Game Hero Is Making His Way to the Big Screen

In the current resurgence of video game movies, it feels like every popular video game franchise has gotten a movie adaptation. However, for every hugely successful video game adaptation, such as the Sonic the Hedgehog movies, or even the catastrophically unsuccessful ones, such as Alone in the Dark, there are just as many video game adaptations that never came to be.

10 Cancelled Movies Based on Popular Video Games

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	The worlds of “Alan Wake” and “Control” are the latest video games getting the film and TV treatment.Kevin Spacey Film 'Control,' His First Movie After Sexual Assault Trial, Has Premiere Canceled by London Cinema




	Annapurna announced Thursday that is has partnered with Remedy Entertainment, the developer of the popular video games, to develop and produce film, TV and audiovisual projects based on the “Alan Wake” and “Control” franchises. Annapurna will also co-produce and co-finance the upcoming video game sequel “Control 2.”




	“At Remedy, our primary focus continues to be what we do best — crafting industry-defining video games that have earned us...

‘Alan Wake’ and ‘Control’ Film, TV Projects in the Works From Annapurna and Remedy

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There has been a rich tradition of war movies since the silent days of the silver screen. Films in this genre can captivate our senses with sweeping battlefields and graphic depictions of combat, enlightening us with tales of human triumph — and the worst humanity has to offer. Modern...

The 11 best war movies streaming on Netflix in August 2024

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	The storied V/H/S horror anthology series is going to the great beyond. The Hollywood Reporter has the first trailer for V/H/S/ Beyond, the seventh installment in the franchise, which launched in 2012 as a project featuring multiple found-footage short films.Bravo Channel Returning to Canada After Major Content Deals Inked




	The latest chapter focuses on sci-fi horror, and bows at the genre-centric Fantastic Fest next month in Austin before hitting the streaming service Shudder on Oct. 4.








	V/H/S/ Beyond‘s segments include “Stowaway,” directed by Kate Siegel and written by her partner, The Fall of the House of Usher creator Mike Flanagan.




	Justin Long, who...

Horror Anthology ‘V/H/S/ Beyond’ Reveals First Trailer, Adds ‘Prey’ Actor to Cast

Warning: This article contains spoilers for the Claim to Fame season 3 finale, "Blood, Sweat, and Returning Peers." After a final challenge that landed one player in the hospital for a head injury that wouldn't stop bleeding, Claim to Fame has a new winner. In the first of Wednesday's two-part...

Here's who wins Claim to Fame season 3 and who the finalists are related to

One of the key reasons why Netflix remains the No. 1 streamer is that it carefully curates its programming to include original series and older shows that were originally shown on cable or broadcast networks. Earlier this year, Netflix added Dexter to its lineup, followed by Lost in July. Now, Prison Break has come to the streamer, and it’s our pick for the one Netflix show that you need to stream this August.

If you have to watch one Netflix show this August, stream this one

In space, no one can hear you scream. Film buffs will know that’s the famous tagline from 1979’s Alien, a movie that is just as good now as it was all those decades ago. The beloved sci-fi franchise has just released its latest iteration, Alien: Romulus, which has so far received praise from the lucky critics who have seen it.

3 underrated Netflix movies you should watch this weekend (August 16-18)

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It's been eight years since former TV child star Sawyer Sweeten, best known from Everybody Loves Raymond, died tragically by suicide at only 19 years old. Sawyer Sweeten, his twin brother Sullivan Sweeten, and their older sister Madylin, played Ray Romano's TV children on Everybody Loves Raymond, the Emmy-winning sitcom that originally aired on CBS 1996 to 2005.

The Tragic Suicide of Former TV Child Star Sawyer Sweeten ('Everybody Loves Raymond'): 9 Years Later

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It's been 15 months since the season 4 finale of 9-1-1: Lone Star, and it appears a lot has happened in the world of the 126. First-look photos exclusive to Entertainment Weekly show that Carlos (Rafael Silva) has graduated from the Austin Police Department to the Texas Rangers, following in his late father Gabriel's footsteps. "Carlos has this giant mystery in his life of who killed his dad, and that's not just going to be a procedural story. It's an emotional one," executive producer and co-showrunner Rashad Raisani tells EW of Carlos working with the same elite law enforcement team his dad previously did.

9-1-1: Lone Star season 5 first-look photos: Carlos as a Texas Ranger and Wyatt replaces Grace as dispatcher

Napoleon just got a lot taller… er, longer. Apple TV+ released a surprise director's cut of Ridley Scott's Napoleon Thursday. The new cut of the movie incorporates an additional 48 minutes of previously unreleased footage, which brings the new running time to a staggering 205 minutes, as the version that hit theaters in November already ran 157 minutes.

Ridley Scott releases surprise Napoleon director's cut with whopping 3.5-hour runtime

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The apes are back to take control of the Hulu movie chart.

Hulu's Top 5 Movies Today (Monday, Aug. 12, 2024)

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The best Netflix movies leaving the streaming service this month include "Spider-Man 2", "American Hustle" and more.

5 best Netflix movies to watch right now before they leave this month

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	Vince Gilligan is returning to Albuquerque for a new series not set in the 'Breaking Bad' universe. Here's all the important details.

‘Breaking Bad’ Creator Vince Gilligan’s New Show: Everything To Know So Far Including The Possible Title (Update For August 2024)

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Speak No Evil (2022). Christian Tafdrup’s getaway horror Speak No Evil, now streaming on Shudder, explores the potential consequences of being courteous instead of trusting your gut. Such is the case for Danish couple Bjørn (Morten Burian) and Louise (Sidsel Siem Koch) and...

Speak No Evil ending explained: What happened to Bjørn, Louise, and Agnes?


	The movie adaptation of 'Salem's Lot' has been completed and waiting, and Stephen King's push likely did plenty to make streaming happen.

Stephen King’s ‘Salem’s Lot’: Everything To Know About The Forever Gestating Spooky Movie That Will Soon See The Night (Update August 2024)

The Menendez Brothers are back in the pop culture spotlight. Netflix revealed the first look at Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, showcasing newcomers Nicholas Alexander Chavez (General Hospital) and Cooper Koch (They/Them) as Lyle and Erik, respectively, as well as Javier Bardem and Chloë Sevigny as the parents these two boys were convicted of killing, José and Mary Louise “Kitty."

Monsters, the Menendez season, drops first look at the brothers

[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the commentary and quotes that appear in this article are from the author's direct interview with those mentioned.]. The original Perry Mason TV series starring Raymond Burr initially aired on CBS from 1957 to 1966. All these decades later, the show remains popular in syndication (and was recently reimagined in a new edition starring Matthew Rhys).

'Perry Mason' Actor Raymond Burr told co-star Richard Anderson, it's "all about the casting."

Is Jurassic World 4 gearing up to be the most controversial entry in the film series?. Production on the upcoming sequel Jurassic World 4 (2025) is well underway. After filming on location in Thailand and underwater studio shoots in Malta, the cast and crew have now arrived at Sky Elstree Studios in the United Kingdom for further indoor shoots.

Report: ‘Jurassic World 4’ Recasts Two Original Characters

Peacock's revelatory new documentary about the life of Gary Coleman, simply titled Gary, uncovers a clash between the former child star and producers of the sitcom which made him famous — Diff'rent Strokes. In 1978, Coleman was cast as the precocious, preternaturally charismatic orphan Arnold Jackson on the NBC...

Gary Coleman clashed with Diff'rent Strokes producers because they refused to age his character up

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The Alan Wake and Control video game universe is coming to movies and TV

The Alan Wake adaptation is back on track, though the plans for it are now much more ambitious. Both the Alan Wake games and spinoff installment...

The Alan Wake and Control video game universe is coming to movies and TV

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