Synopsis – When Cecilia’s abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see. My Take – With their initial plans of an interconnected series of monster films, eagerly touted as the Dark Universe, scrapped, following … Continue reading The Invisible Man (2020) Review!!
Today Netflix debuted the first teaser for upcoming limited series The Eddy, which will debut on Netflix globally on May 8, 2020. The teaser launched today to coincide with the world premiere screening of the series at Berlinale Series. The official soundtrack for the series will also be released on May 8th, 2020 via Arista Records and will feature original music from the show. Interspersed … Continue reading ‘The Eddy’ Teaser Trailer Reveals Damien Chazelle’s Netflix Series!! Check It Out!!
Paul W.S. Anderson is back, folks. Screen Gems has released the first posters for the Resident Evil filmmaker’s new video game adaptation Monster Hunter, which is actually our first look at the movie period. The Capcom video game series launched in 2004 on PlayStation 2 and basically had you playing the role of a Hunter who was tasked with hunting and killing various monsters. A … Continue reading ‘Monster Hunter’: First Posters Tease the Upcoming Video Game Adaption!! Check It Out!!
Syfy is getting into the zombie business. The basic cable network has made a straight-to-series order for Day of the Dead, which THR calls “an ode to George A. Romero’s 1985 feature.” The low-cost feature is set to launch in 2021. Per THR, “Day of the Dead tells the story of six strangers trying to survive the first 24 hours of an undead invasion. The … Continue reading ‘Day of the Dead’: Syfy Orders Series Based Off Romero’s Classic Zombie Movie!!
Director Gavin O’Connor‘s The Accountant was one of the most surprisingly thrilling films in years, a taut, intelligent thriller that starred Ben Affleck as an autistic accountant moonlighting as a hitman. A sequel has been in the works pretty much since the first film hit theaters, but due to numerous professional and personal upheavals in Affleck’s life, that feels like another lifetime ago. At the … Continue reading ‘The Accountant 2’: Ben Affleck Reveals Sequel Could Be Turned Into TV Series!!
Synopsis – A “spiritual sequel” to the 1992 horror film ‘Candyman’ that returns to the now-gentrified Chicago neighborhood where the legend began. Directed – Nia DaCosta Starring – Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Candyman’: First Trailer Reveals the Spiritual Sequel!! Check It Out!!
Hawaii Five-0 is coming to an end after 10 seasons on CBS. The long-running action drama series will wrap everything up and bid its fans goodbye with a 2-hour series finale, airing April 4. News of the show’s end, as reported by Variety, might come as a surprise to viewers, as the show was a massive hit that continues to boast strong ratings. A reboot … Continue reading ‘Hawaii Five-0’ to End with a 2-Hour Series Finale!!
A wise man once told Clarice Starling, “the world is more interesting with you in it,” and the folks at CBS agree, as the network is moving forward its Silence of the Lambs sequel, having just cast its titular FBI agent. Pretty Little Liars actress Rebecca Breeds will lead the CBS series Clarice, which takes place in the aftermath of the events seen in Jonathan … Continue reading ‘Clarice’: Rebecca Breeds to Star in ‘Silence of the Lambs’ Sequel Series for CBS!!
James Mangold is in talks to direct Indiana Jones 5 for Disney and Lucasfilm, replacing Steven Spielberg behind the camera. Harrison Ford will be back to crack the whip one last time, though it’s unclear if this director switch will necessitate a delay for production, which had been slated to start this summer. Things are still early on that front, but given the circumstances, filming … Continue reading ‘Indiana Jones 5′: James Mangold in Talks to Replace Steven Spielberg!!
Synopsis – In a world where monster wrestling is a global sport and monsters are superstar athletes, teenage Winnie seeks to follow in her father’s footsteps by coaching a loveable underdog monster into a champion. Directed – Hamish Grieve Starring (voices of) – Ben Schwartz, Will Arnett, Geraldine Viswanathan Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Rumble’ Trailer Reveals the Upcoming Monster Wrestling Film!! Check It Out!!
Everyone’s favorite horror anthology series, American Horror Story, has added Macaulay Culkin to the Season 10 cast. This will mark Culkin’s first-ever series regular role in his storied career, although he has guested on TV shows like Hulu’s Dollface and Robot Chicken in the past. The Mack’s AHS casting was revealed in a mysterious announcement video shared to showrunner and series creator Ryan Murphy‘s Instagram. To the tune of the uber laconic … Continue reading ‘American Horror Story’: Macaulay Culkin Joins Season 10!!
“I’m a monster!” We’ve heard Tony Hale scream these words as Buster Bluth, the hook-handed brother at the center of iconic TV comedy Arrested Development. And now, on his new project, that catchphrase will be half right. Hale will be starring in Hulu’s adaptation of popular YA book series The Mysterious Benedict Society — in a dual role. The original trilogy of novels, by author Trenton Lee Stewart, … Continue reading ‘The Mysterious Benedict Society’: Tony Hale to Star in Hulu YA TV Adaptation!!
Synopsis – Follows a pious nurse who becomes dangerously obsessed with saving the soul of her dying patient. Directed – Rose Glass Starring – Jennifer Ehle, Morfydd Clark, Lily Frazer Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Saint Maud’: A24’s Next Gets an Even More Horrifying New Trailer!! Check It Out!!
Ava DuVernay is a talented filmmaker whose subjects of focus alternate between incisive portrayals of real-life events (Selma) and big-dreaming, hard-hitting flights of high-concept fantasy (A Wrinkle in Time). Now, a new sci-fi series at Amazon promises to blend the two impulses together — and DuVernay is bringing along rising talent Victoria Mahoney for the ride. Per Variety, the two are developing Dawn, an adaptation of the influential sci-fi … Continue reading ‘Dawn’: Amazon’s Sci-Fi Series Signs Up Ava DuVernay and Victoria Mahoney!!
Rachel Brosnahan, the Emmy-winning star of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, is set to join Anthony Ramos in Amblin’s sci-fi comedy Distant, the studio announced Wednesday. Will Speck and Josh Gordon, the duo behind Blades of Glory and Office Christmas Party, will direct from a script by Spenser Cohen (Extinction). Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Fred Berger and Anna Halberg will produce, while Jonathan Rothbart and Matt Hirsch will executive … Continue reading ‘Distant’: Rachel Brosnahan Joins Amblin’s Sci-Fi Comedy!!
The CW’s reboot of Kung Fu has found its Caine. (Sort of.) As reported by Deadline (via The Wrap), Olivia Liang will play the lead role of Nicky Chen in the series pilot, a reimagining of the wandering Shaolin monk Kwai Chang Caine played somewhat notoriously by David Carradine in the original series, which aired from 1972 to 1975. Carradine also starred as Caine’s grandson … Continue reading ‘Kung Fu’: Olivia Liang Cast as the Lead in CW’s Reboot!!
Regal Cinemas has seemingly revealed the runtime for No Time to Die, and it looks like Daniel Craig‘s last ride as James Bond will be the longest 007 movie ever. At two hours and 43 minutes, director Cary Fukanaga‘s action flick will officially top Spectre‘s 148 minutes, leaving every single person in this movie an almost exorbitant amount of time to die. You could watch … Continue reading ‘No Time to Die’: Latest James Bond Movie Has the Longest Runtime Ever!!
Netflix has released the official trailer for End Times Fun, the new comedy special from Marc Maron. Maron has long been a fave with Netflix, starring on the ’80s wrestling series GLOW and putting up the 2013 special Thinky Pain at the streaming giant. It looks like Maron, once again, wants to help us all laugh in the face of soul-crushing existential dread. The albeit brief trailer begins with Maron joking, … Continue reading ‘End Times Fun’ Trailer Reveals Netflix’s Marc Maron Comedy Special!! Check It Out!!
Principal filming has wrapped on Snake Eyes, Paramount’s G.I. Joe spinoff, according to star Henry Golding. “[A]nd THAT, is a principal wrap on Snake Eyes lady’s and gents,” Golding wrote. “What a crew we had, Vancouver + Japan, you were unstoppable. Thank you for the dedication, this film is going to blow everyone’s socks off.” That is a tight turn-around on the film, considering we … Continue reading ‘Snake Eyes’: The ‘G.I. Joe’ Spin Off Wraps Filming!!
Oscar-nominated actor Josh Brolin has signed on to star in the Amazon series Outer Range, which he’ll executive produce along with Brad Pitt. Created by playwright Brian Watkins, Outer Ranger follows Royal Abbott (Brolin), a rancher who discovers an unfathomable mystery on his land at the edge of Wyoming’s wilderness, forcing him to grapple with the unknown. Pitt and his Plan B Entertainment will executive produce … Continue reading ‘Outer Range’: Josh Brolin Joins Amazon’s Brad Pitt Produced Mystery Series!!
It seems like a no-brainer. ’90s and 2000s kids grew up inhaling Lizzie McGuire, the Disney Channel original series about the titular teenage girl played iconically by Hilary Duff. A Disney+ reboot, following McGuire in her 30s (just like the kids who grew up watching her), would crush the streaming game — especially if you bring back original showrunner Terri Minsky. Right? Well, per Variety… wrong. Disney+ … Continue reading ‘Lizzie McGuire’ Disney+ Series Is Not Happening!!
Synopsis – A veteran D.C. journalist loses the thread of her own narrative when a guilt-propelled errand for her father thrusts her from byline to unwitting subject in the very story she’s trying to break. Adapted from Joan Didion’s namesake novel. My Take – Maybe it is due to the change in audience’s perception regarding world news, but we just don’t get enough good political … Continue reading The Last Thing He Wanted (2020) Review!!
Eric Bana’s Pick Up Truck Pictures and Robert Connolly’s Arenamedia have acquired rights to make a movie from the life and spectacular comeback story of Mike “The Bike” Hailwood. Once considered the greatest motorcycle racer of all time, Hailwood retired from racing bikes at his career peak in 1967 after 12 victories at the Isle of Man TT. He set out to take back his … Continue reading Eric Bana To Write, Star and Co-Direct Movie On Mike “The Bike” Hailwood!!
Candyman fans have been wondering just when the first look at the new film would be coming, considering it started production last August and has a release date of June 12th this year. Wait no more Candy-fans; the first look is here! Granted, it’s but a teaser of the first official trailer (which drops Thursday), but it does give us the first look at some … Continue reading ‘Candyman’: First Look Arrives Ahead of the Full Trailer!! Check It Out!!
The official title of Jurassic World 3is revealed as director Colin Trevorrow shares a photo from the set to commemorate the first day of filming. The next chapter in the Jurassic Park franchise and, more specifically, the Jurassic World arc will feature the likes of franchise faves including Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard. Trevorrow has been keeping Jurassic World fans looped in on preparations for the upcoming next chapter in the humans-vs-dinosaurs epic. After introducing us … Continue reading ‘Jurassic World 3’ Title Revealed as ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’!!!
Let me start by saying that I am absolutely the wrong person to be writing about Netflix’s new limited series, Self Made. The story tells the real-life tale of an African-American woman who defied all manner of conventions to become a self-made millionaire through the sale of haircare products for Black women. The closest I’ve come to understanding any of that very personal and culturally … Continue reading ‘Self Made’ Trailer Reveals Octavia Spencer As Millionaire Madam C.J. Walker!! Check It Out!!
Michael Rooker (Guardians of the Galaxy) set as a series regular opposite David Oyelowo in The President Is Missing, Showtime’s drama pilot based on the novel by President Bill Clinton and James Patterson from Christopher McQuarrie and Anthony Peckham. In The President Is Missing pilot, a powerless and politically aimless vice president (Oyelowo) unexpectedly becomes president halfway into his administration’s first term when President Jillian Stroud … Continue reading ‘The President Is Missing’: Michael Rooker Joins the Upcoming Showtime Drama!!
Synopsis – A married man is tricked into a murder scheme by a female police detective. Directed – Deon Taylor Starring – Hilary Swank, Michael Ealy, Mike Colter Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Fatale’ Trailer Teases a Sexy Thriller!! Check It Out!!
Sarah Gadon (True Detective) is set as a lead opposite Milo Ventimiglia and David Krumholtz in USA Network’s limited series Evel, based on the story of larger-than-life ’70s daredevil Evel Knievel. Starring and executive produced by This Is Us‘ Ventimiglia, it hails from from McG’s Wonderland Sound & Vision, Charles Roven’s Atlas Entertainment and UCP, a division of NBCUniversal Content Studios. Written by Etan Frankel … Continue reading ‘Evel’: Sarah Gadon To Co-Star In USA Network’s Limited Series!!
Universal is back in business with Fifty Shades of Grey author E.L. James after her erotica novel trilogy delivered more than $1.3 billion in the global box office to the studio. Uni has just optioned James’ 2019 New York Times best-seller The Mister. The novel follows the dashing and good-looking Maxim Trevelyan, who inherits his family’s noble title, wealth and estates and all the responsibility that … Continue reading ‘The Mister’: ‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’ Author’s Latest Picked Up By Universal!!
Sam Worthington, star of the upcoming Avatar sequels, is in advanced talks to take a break from Pandora to play the lead in shark-versus-killer whale thriller Alphas, which Voltage Pictures is introducing to EFM buyers. Sentient and Endurance Media are producing and will finance the project. Steven Quale (Final Destination 5), who co-directed Aliens Of The Deep with James Cameron and started out as second … Continue reading ‘Alphas’: Sam Worthington in Talks to Lead Shark vs. Killer Whale Thriller!!
Oscar nominee Amy Adams begins to doubt reality in this summer’s psychological thriller The Woman In The Window. A new poster has arrived for the A.J. Finn adaptation, teasing the madness that begins to infect the life of Adams‘ child psychologist character, Dr. Anna Fox. Fox is a noted therapist confined to her New York home via debilitating agoraphobia. However, when she suspects her neighbor … Continue reading ‘The Woman In The Window’: Upcoming Thriller Gets a New Poster!! Check It Out!!
Kevin Hart is set to star in an untitled action-comedy from Broad City duo Lucia Aniello and Paul W. Downs, who will write the script as well as executive produce the film for Universal Pictures. Malcolm D. Lee (Girls Trip) is set to direct and produce alongside Will Packer and James Lopez, as well as Hart. The film will be a co-production between Will Packer … Continue reading Kevin Hart to Star in New Action-Comedy from ‘Night School’ Directors!!
In 2015, Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan revitalized the Rocky franchise with the heartfelt, gritty, and astonishing boxing drama Creed — and they brought original franchise star Sylvester Stallone with them, earning him an Oscar nomination in the process. But then, Coogler went on to make a little movie called Black Panther, leaving Steven Caple Jr. to direct the more meat-and-potatoes sequel, Creed II (written in part by Stallone). We haven’t heard any creative developments on a Creed … Continue reading ‘Creed 3’ Finds Its Writer in Zach Baylin!!
Synopsis – Sheer Qorma is a story of belonging and acceptance, identity and family told through courageous, queer women choose to embrace love that exists beyond their personal beliefs and social moralities. Directed – Faraz Ansari Starring – Shabana Azmi, Swara Bhaskar, Divya Dutta Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Sheer Qorma’ Trailer Reveals the Acclaimed LGBT Romance Film!! Check It Out!!
At long last, Bob Iger’s reign at Disney has come to an end. The Walt Disney Company announced today that effective immediately, Iger is stepping down as CEO and assuming the role of executive chairman. Bob Chapek, who most recently served as chairman of Disney parks, experiences and products, will assume the role of CEO, effective immediately. Iger was an executive at ABC when Disney … Continue reading Bob Iger Steps Down as Disney CEO!!
Alfonso Cuarón‘s Roma was a huge watershed for Netflix. The black-and-white film was celebrated across the globe, earning Netflix awards and Oscars out the wazoo, and even making the leap to physical media by being chosen as part of the esteemed Criterion Collection. Now, one of the Criterion bonus features has made its way back to Netflix: A documentary, more than an hour in length, called Road … Continue reading ‘Road to Roma’: Making of the Alfonso Cuarón’s Film Is Streaming on Netflix!!
Synopsis – A secluded farm is struck by a strange meteorite which has apocalyptic consequences for the family living there and possibly the world. My Take – Despite passing away 83 years ago, works of American writer, H.P. Lovecraft, continue to be looked upon for inspiration by authors looking to craft tales, fused with science fiction horror mainly based on one’s incomprehensible fear of the … Continue reading Color Out of Space (2020) Review!!
Sony Pictures won a competitive auction for Home Before Dark, a thriller novel by bestselling author Riley Sager, with Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps attached to produce. Book will be published June 30 by Dutton. A woman returns to the house made famous by her father’s bestselling horror memoir and the issue becomes, is it really haunted as her father claimed? Some 25 years earlier, the … Continue reading ‘Home Before Dark’: Sony and 21 Laps Picks Up Riley Sager’s Latest Novel!!
Synopsis – Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path. Directed – John Krasinski Starring – Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Noah Jupe Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘A Quiet Place: Part II’: The Much Awaited Horror Sequel Gets a New Trailer!! Check It Out!!
The future of Star Wars is here, and it takes place…200 years before the sequel trilogy. Disney has finally revealed real details behind “Project Luminous”: A massive, over-arching Star Wars story titled Star Wars: The High Republic that will take place over multiple books and comics, in a time known as the High Republic Era. “It’s a golden time,” said Michael Siglain, Creative Director, Lucasfilm. … Continue reading ‘Star Wars: The High Republic’: Disney Announces New Franchise With a Story Set 200 Years Before the Prequels!!
Last week, fresh off the incredible official Westworld Season 3 trailer, keen-eyed fans found a hidden trailer on a viral website for something called Incite, Inc. Well as it turns out, that was only 1/3 of the story. Two additional hidden trailers have been found, unveiling new footage, new voiceover, and an entirely new tone. Indeed, in addition to the more Bernard-centric hidden trailer, there’s … Continue reading ‘Westworld’ Season 3 Gets More Hidden Trailers With New Footage!! Check It Out!!
STXfilms is fast becoming one of my favorite film distributors of late, their stock-in-trade seeming to be “original mid-budget genre flicks with stars who are more than eager to sink their teeth in juicier-than-usual material.” And their latest acquisition, as reported by Deadline, looks to be another notch in their delightful belt. At the European Film Market in Berlin, STX bought the distribution rights for Gunpowder … Continue reading ‘Gunpowder Milkshake’: STXfilms Picks Up Star-Studded Action Epic!!
FX has released a trailer for The Most Dangerous Animal of All, the network’s first true-crime docu-series that dives into one man’s possible shocking connection to history’s most famous cold case. The four-part series is based on the book by Gary L. Stewart, whose search for the father he never knew led him to believe he might be the son of the notorious Zodiac killer. … Continue reading ‘The Most Dangerous Animal of All’ Trailer Reveals FX’s True-Crime Dive Into the Zodiac!! Check It Out!!
Chris Evans is in talks to play the dentist in Greg Berlanti‘s Little Shop of Horrors at Warner Bros., according to the Hollywood Reporter, which has also confirmed Collider’s scoop that Pose star Billy Porter will voice the role of man-eating plant Audrey II. Collider broke the Porter news in October, adding that Evans had been publicly lobbying for the role of dentist Orin Scrivello. … Continue reading ‘Little Shop of Horrors’: Chris Evans in Talks to Join!!
While we may have to wait until 2021 to find out just what the secrets are in HBO Max’s animated prequel series Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, one of them has already slipped out. It seems as if film franchise director Joe Dante will indeed be consulting on the series. That should come as great comfort for fans of the original 1984 Christmastime horror-comedy and … Continue reading ‘Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai’: Franchise Director Joe Dante Consulting on Animated Prequel Series!!
While Tom Hardy may have deleted his Instagram post unveiling a glow-up for Woody Harrelson’s character Cletus Kasady, new official behind-the-scenes photos have made their way online courtesy of photographer Greg Williams. These Venom 2 set photos aren’t really revealing, but they do show off some of the camaraderie on set as well as Hardy’s reprisal of Eddie Brock. Venom 2 finds Hardy back in … Continue reading ‘Venom 2’: New Set Photos Reveal All Fun and Games!! Check It Out!!
Disney’s take on Mulan is due out in theaters Stateside on March 27th, telling a tale inspired by the narrative poem “The Ballad of Mulan.” The story, previously adapted by Disney in animated form to much acclaim back in 1998, centers on the title character, a young woman who masquerades as a male soldier in order to defend her family and her country while fulfilling … Continue reading ‘Mulan’: Disney’s Latest Retelling Gets a New TV Spot!! Check It Out!!
When a movie wins four dang Oscars in one night, including Best Picture, the normal human reaction is to watch it for the first time to see what the fuss is about or watch it again because that movie most likely rules. Director Bong Joon Ho‘s Parasite does, in fact, rule, and the film will finally be available to stream for free on Hulu starting … Continue reading ‘Parasite’: Hulu To Steam Oscar Winner From April!!
There is a ton of new information coming our way about the upcoming Love, Simon TV series adaptation. Originally announced back in April 2019, the Love, Simon TV series was set for a Disney+ debut and would have adapted Becky Albertalli‘s novel Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda — which also served as the foundational text for the 2018 movie starring Nick Robinson as Simon — into a new take on the tale. … Continue reading ‘Love, Victor’: ‘Love, Simon’ TV Series Moves From Disney+ to Hulu!!
