Synopsis – A Democratic strategist helps a retired veteran run for mayor in a small, conservative Midwest town. My Take – Honestly, I have never been a fan of films based on American politics, even in the form of satires or thrillers, which is mainly due to the lack of my extensive understanding behind the policies and ideologies followed by members of the Democratic Party … Continue reading Irresistible (2020) Review!!
Sarah Bolger is set to star in the historical true-crime drama Black Donnellys, based on the infamous Irish-Canadian Donnelly family and their local feud and grisly massacre in 1880. Bolger will play the role of Johannah Donnelly, a brave mother and ruthless protector of her children and property while her husband Jim Donnelly was imprisoned. Adam MacDonald penned the screenplay and will direct Black Donnelly’s, … Continue reading ‘Black Donnellys’: Sarah Bolger to Star in True-Crime Drama!!
According to Deadline, Luke Evans is joining the cast of Hulu’s Nine Perfect Strangers. The limited series is adapted from the book by Liane Moriarty, author of Big Little Lies, and appropriately enough, multiple people involved with the Big Little Lies series are involved with this as well: David E. Kelley, Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories, and Nicole Kidman’s Blossom Films. Here’s the book’s synopsis: Nine people gather … Continue reading ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’: Luke Evans Joins Hulu’s Limited Series Adaption!!
Yesterday, in an unprecedented development, as many as 7 mid-sized and big films were announced to be released straightaway on one of the biggest OTT platforms, Disney+ Hotstar. These films were Akshay Kumar’s horror comedy Laxmmi Bomb, Ajay Devgn’s war saga Bhuj – The Pride Of India, Sushant Singh Rajput’s last film Dil Bechara, Mahesh Bhatt’s directorial comeback Sadak 2, Abhishek Bachchan’s stock market drama … Continue reading ‘Sooryavanshi’ and ’83’ Set for Diwali and Christmas Release!!
We may have to wait a little longer for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier to hit Disney+, but one of the show’s stars has just dropped some interesting new details about the MCU spinoff series. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier was set to hit Disney+ in August, but production on the series was paused back in March due to coronavirus. Despite delays, Anthony Mackie recently spoke about the … Continue reading ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’: Anthony Mackie Calls Disney+ Series a Six-Hour Movie!!
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all theaters have been shut down to prevent the spread of the virus which is why many films that were set to release this year have been delayed indefinitely. However, some filmmakers have decided to release their movies on OTT platforms, as they are still going strong during the lockdown. Multiple Bollywood films are now set to release on Disney+ … Continue reading Disney+ Hotstar Set to Release 7 Bollywood Movies!!
Michael Shannon, Kate Hudson, Kate Hudson and Da’Vine Joy Randolph will star in comedy Shriver. The feature from writer-director Michael Maren is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Chris Belden. The story is set in a small liberal arts college that — desperate to make a splash in the literary world — thinks they have found a famous writer who has … Continue reading ‘Shriver’: Michael Shannon and Kate Hudson to Lead Comedy Adaption!!
Not to be confused with the 2009 film Book of Blood, which adapted a couple of Clive Barker‘s Books of Blood stories, a brand new adaptation of those tales is headed our way this Halloween season with Hulu‘s Books of Blood, a feature film anthology arriving in October. Via Deadline, the film will premiere as part of this year’s “Huluween” celebration. Announced last year, Brannon … Continue reading ‘Books of Blood’: A New Clive Barker Film Adaptation is Coming to Hulu!!
New details on the Avalanche Software/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Harry Potter game have emerged, including a new release date and official announcement plans. Back in March, we learned Warner Bros. has planned to officially announce the Harry Potter game at the cancelled E3 event. Vague reports on the game have surfaced but it’s been unclear what Avalanche has had in the works — until now. Now, Bloomberg reports … Continue reading ‘Harry Potter’: An RPG Is Still in the Works, Now for PS5 and Xbox Series X!!
While Universal Orlando Resort was supposed to have a grand unveiling of the new attraction The Bourne Stuntacular earlier this year, they’ve had to adjust to life in the age of COVID-19. While the parks are now open with safety measures in place, the grand opening of this new attraction is a bit smaller scale. To that end, however, Universal Studios Florida is turning it … Continue reading ‘The Bourne Stuntacular’: Universal Orlando to Host Virtual Sneak Peek!! Check It Out!!
Ellen Kuras has signed on to direct Kate Winslet as Lee Miller, the Vogue cover model turned Second World War correspondent, in the biopic Lee. Liz Hannah will pen the screenplay for the indie, which was previously in development at Entertainment One. “Since our experience together on Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Kate and I have talked often about collaborating on something of our own. … Continue reading ‘Lee’: Ellen Kuras to Helm Kate Winslet led Lee Miller Biopic!!
Charlize Theron is still willing to return for Hancock 2. The first Hancock came out over a decade ago in 2008, starring Will Smith as a lonely drunk superhero, who usually does more harm than good. Eventually, he is helped by Ray Embrey (Jason Bateman) to improve his public image after Hancock saves his life. Theron played Embrey’s wife, who also turned out to have similar powers to Hancock. Just a … Continue reading ‘Hancock 2’: Charlize Theron Still Wants to Make a Sequel!!
Synopsis – A romantic getaway for two troubled college sweethearts turns into a struggle for survival when unexpected guests – and the surrounding environment – exhibit signs of a mysterious infection. Directed – Jeffrey A. Brown Starring – Liana Liberato, Noah Le Gros, Jake Weber Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Beach House’ Trailer Reveals the Shudder Eco-Horror!! Check It Out!!
Through the Glass Darkly producer Autumn Bailey-Ford has secured the film rights to the YA novel I’m Not Dying With You Tonight from writers Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal ahead of a planned movie adaptation. The timely novel, released in 2019, follows two teen girls — one black and one white — who have to confront their own assumptions about racial inequality as they rely … Continue reading ‘I’m Not Dying With You Tonight’: YA Novel Set for Movie Adaptation!!
Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, whose Bad Boys franchise entry Bad Boys for Life is currently 2020’s most successful movie, have lined up their next project. Rebel, being introduced at the Cannes virtual market by Wild Bunch, is billed as an “immensely powerful and nuanced portrayal of a family torn apart over a little Muslim boy’s future.” Driven by song, rap and dance, Rebel will … Continue reading ‘Rebel’: ‘Bad Boys for Life’ Directors to Helm Muslim Family Drama!!
Richard Armitage (The Hobbit trilogy), Paz Vega (Spanglish) and John Leguizamo (Moulin Rouge) are set to star in the theological crime thriller The Man from Rome, based on the bestselling book of the same name by famed Spanish author Arturo Perez-Reverte and set to start shooting in Spain in February, The Hollywood Reporter can reveal. Geraldine Chaplin, Paul Guilfoyle and Marlon Moreno will also star … Continue reading ‘The Man From Rome’: Richard Armitage, Paz Vega, John Leguizamo Join Thriller Adaption!!
Synopsis – The life story of legendary R&B singer, Aretha Franklin. Directed – Liesl Tommy Starring – Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Audra McDonald Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Respect’ Trailer Reveals Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin!! Check It Out!!
This week Hulu revealed that their Marvel horror series Helstrom will arrive in October and the streamer will be talking about the show at SDCC@Home. But one thing you won’t see on the series is the Marvel logo. They released the official logo for the show, and it doesn’t have the Marvel branding: Helstrom is the only surviving series from Jeph Loeb’s “Adventure Into Fear” … Continue reading ‘Helstrom’: Hulu’s Marvel Series Gets a First Logo!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – A musician who has lost his passion for music is transported out of his body and must find his way back with the help of an infant soul learning about herself. Directed – Pete Docter Starring (voices of) – Tina Fey, Jamie Foxx, John Ratzenberger Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Soul’: New Teaser Trailer Promises a Dreamy Pixar Film!! Check It Out!!
Kelly Asbury, the respected animator who directed such films as Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Shrek 2 and Gnomeo & Juliet, has died. He was 60. Asbury died Friday at his home in Encino after a long battle with cancer, rep Nancy Newhouse Porter confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. “This was one of the most admired and beloved people in the industry,” she said. Most recently, Asbury helmed the STX … Continue reading ‘Shrek 2’ and ‘Uglydolls’ Director Kelly Asbury Passes Away!!
With Mulan and Tenet moving into August, Solstice Studios is pushing back the release of Unhinged from July 10 to July 31. The road-rage thriller, starring Russell Crowe, is the first film from Solstice, an indie studio launched by veteran executive Mark Gill in 2018. Solstice made headlines in early May when moving up the film’s release from September to July 1, making Unhinged the … Continue reading ‘Unhinged’: Russell Crowe’s Thriller Sees Release Date Delay!!
Charles Randolph, screenwriter of The Big Short and Bombshell, is set to write and direct an untitled Wuhan project for SK Global, the company revealed Saturday. The film, which will be Randolph‘s directorial debut, will examine “the dramatic weeks in China as the heroic medical community confronts a mysterious virus, soon to be come a global pandemic.” “Charles takes us through an electrifying and revealing drama … Continue reading ‘Bombshell’ Screenwriter Charles Randolph to Helm Untitled Wuhan Project!!
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is good and fun. I have a good and fun time watching those movies. But invariably, in most of those film’s third acts, a CGI-riddled climactic set piece rocks my cognitive functions into oblivion, glazes my eyes over, and pummels my ability to concentrate and differentiate into mush. I’m still having a good and fun time, but I also have a … Continue reading ‘Marvel’s Avengers’ PS4 Gets a Gameplay Trailer!! Check It Out!!
Gaumont, the French production company behind Netflix shows Narcos and F Is For Family, is in the early stages of adapting Gaston Leroux’s iconic novel The Phantom Of The Opera into a six-part TV miniseries. The project is being led out of Gaumont’s UK unit, which is working with writer Anthony Horowitz to re-imagine Leroux’s gothic story about a disfigured composer, who lives in the depths … Continue reading ‘The Phantom Of The Opera’: ‘Narcos’ Producer Is Developing a TV Adaptation!!!
Ahead of the Netflix release of Enola Holmes, a film about Sherlock Holmes’ exceptional sister, the Conan Doyle Estate has filed a new lawsuit claiming copyright infringement and trademark violations. The complaint was filed Tuesday in New Mexico federal court and targets Netflix, Legendary Pictures, Penguin Random House and others, including author Nancy Springer, whose book series forms the basis of the new movie starring … Continue reading ‘Enola Holmes’: Conan Doyle Estate Sues Netflix Over Upcoming Movie!!
Synopsis – Daily Planet intern Clark Kent takes learning-on-the-job to new extremes when Lobo and Parasite set their sights on Metropolis. Directed – Chris Palmer Starring (voices of) – Alexandra Daddario, Ryan Hurst, Darren Criss Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Superman: The Man of Tomorrow’: Upcoming DC Animated Film Gets a Trailer!! Check It Out!!
Ruth Wilson, Cush Jumbo and Rosamund Pike are in negotiations to star in Greatest Days, the film adaptation of the stage musical The Band. Sierra/Affinity is shopping the music-driven project about the English boy band Take That to international buyers starting at the Cannes virtual market. Coky Giedroyc is directing Greatest Days from a script by Tim Firth. Danny Perkins and Kate Solomon will produce … Continue reading ‘Greatest Days’: Rosamund Pike, Ruth Wilson, Cush Jumbo in Talks to Join ‘The Band’ Adaptation!!
As the industry grapples with how to reopen for production safely, one movie is proceeding with a lead actress who is immune to COVID-19 — because she’s a robot named Erica. Bondit Capital Media, which financed titles such as To the Bone and the Oscar nominated Loving Vincent, Belgium-based Happy Moon Productions and New York’s Ten Ten Global Media have committed to back b, a … Continue reading ‘b’: A.I. Robot Named Erica is Set to Lead the $70M Sci-Fi Film!!
Move over, The Last of Us, because yet another visionary video game has been pegged for the TV track. Disco Elysium, the latest release from indie game developer ZA/UM, is already set to get a TV series following its wide release earlier this year. Even more intriguing, the game will be adapted by the producer behind the now-infamous Sonic the Hedgehog adaptation. Variety reported this week a TV … Continue reading A ‘Disco Elysium’ TV Series Adaptation is in Works From the ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Producer!!
Syfy released the first trailer for Wynonna Earp season 4, and it’s filled with all the demon-hunting, baddie-blasting goodness fans have been begging for (while also pretty much single-handedly saving the show with their support). The trailer also reveals the debut date: Sunday, July 26th. Saddle the heck up. Wynonna Earp stars Melanie Scrofano as the title character, a gunslinger cursed to inherit the demon … Continue reading ‘Wynonna Earp’ Season 4 Trailer Reveals Return Date for Syfy Series!! Check It Out!!
Yellow Veil Pictures has picked up the worldwide sales rights to The Amusement Park, a newly-restored “lost” film by zombie movie pioneer George A. Romero. The art house genre sales outfit will start shopping the 1973 feature at the Cannes virtual market this week. The Amusement Park, commissioned from Romero by the Lutheran Society, stars Lincoln Maazel as an elderly man who finds himself disoriented … Continue reading ‘The Amusement Park’: Yellow Veil Picks Up Rights to George A. Romero’s Unseen Lost Film!!
Brave New World may be NBCUniversal streaming service Peacock‘s biggest original genre draw when it launches next month, but that doesn’t mean it’s not also offering a slate of new content aimed for the younger crowd. Three of those shows — animated and based off of either familiar real-world figures or literary characters — dropped trailers today: Curious George, Cleopatra in Space, and Where’s Waldo? Cleopatra in Space is the … Continue reading Peacock Reveals Trailers for ‘Curious George’, ‘Cleopatra in Space’, ‘Where’s Waldo?’!! Check It Out!!
Demi Moore, Craig Robinson, Paul Walter Hauser, and Peter Stormare have nabbed leading roles in Songbird, a timely pandemic-centric thriller produced by Michael Bay. Adam Goodman and Andrew Sugerman’s Invisible Narratives is behind the project, which is also being produced by Catchlight Studios and Bay. Directing is Adam Mason, who co-wrote the script with Simon Boyes. Set two years in the future during a pandemic … Continue reading ‘Songbird’: Demi Moore, Craig Robinson Board Michael Bay-Produced Pandemic Thriller!!
Are you having fun playing Cyberpunk 2077, the dystopian sci-fi video game adventure starring Keanu Reeves? Well… no. No one is. It’s not out, yet, and we keep hearing about more delays. But the buzz is still there, and still palpable. In fact, it’s only stoked by the release of a new trailer as part of developer CD Projekt Red’s big Twitch stream. And the developer is … Continue reading ‘Cyberpunk: Edgerunners’: ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Is Getting an Anime Netflix Series!!
Synopsis – Shawn and Gus return to Santa Barbara to help their old police chief, but find themselves unwelcome in their old stomping ground as they secretly untangle a case that involves the supernatural. Directed – Steve Franks Starring – Joel McHale, Sarah Chalke, Maggie Lawson Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Psych 2: Lassie Come Home’ Trailer Reveals the Feature Follow up to the Series!! Check It Out!!
New behind-the-scenes images from 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War were released by Disney+ over the weekend and yes, I’m going to make you look at them with me! Sure, Infinity War has been out for well over two years. But that’s not going to stop me from basking in the glory of Chris Hemsworth and Chris Evans chilling out on set while in costume, Sean Gunn flexing on us all with his impressive flexibility, or Karen … Continue reading ‘Avengers: Infinity War’: New BTS Images Reveal the On-Set Vibe of the MCU Epic!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – When aspiring musicians Lars and Sigrit are given the opportunity to represent their country at the world’s biggest song competition, they finally have a chance to prove that any dream worth having is a dream worth fighting for. My Take – To be honest, I do not think of myself as a Will Ferrell fan, mainly as I find his films swinging very … Continue reading Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020) Review!!
Yvonne Strahovski has moved on from Gilead and into other type of captivity in the first look at Stateless, an Australian six-part refugee drama series coming to Netflix on July 8. The Handmaid’s Tale star plays an airline hostess on the run from a dangerous cult who becomes one of four strangers meeting at an immigration detention center in the middle of the Australian desert, … Continue reading ‘Stateless’ Trailer Reveals Cate Blanchett’s Netflix Immigration Series!! Check It Out!!
Due to the reported spikes of COVID-19 cases, Disney has pushed the theatrical release date for Mulan back again and MGM has also pushed back the release Bill & Ted Face The Music as well. The release of Mulan has been pushed from July 25th to August 21st, which is the weekend after Christopher Nolan’s Tenet is released. Alan Horn, co-chairman and chief creative officer, … Continue reading ‘Mulan’ and ‘Bill and Ted Face The Music’ See Release Date Push Once Again!!
Synopsis – After an innocent AOL chat turns racy, a Catholic teenager in the early 00s discovers masturbating and struggles to suppress her new urges in the face of eternal damnation. Directed – Karen Maine Starring – Christian Adam, Susan Blackwell, Alisha Boe Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Yes, God, Yes’: Upcoming Sex Comedy Gets a New Trailer!! Check It Out!!
Quibi is doing everything in its power to make sure you don’t terminate your relationship with them after that 90-day free trial ends. On Friday, it was announced the nascent streamer would be home to a (quick bite-sized) remake of 1987’s The Princess Bride. This Princess Bride update is directed by Jason Reitman and features one of the most stacked casts in recent memory. Vanity Fair broke the news on … Continue reading ‘The Princess Bride’ Gets a Quibi Remake!!
Normal People is a gem of a television program. Over 12 episodes, Sally Rooney‘s acclaimed novel was adapted into a piece of brilliant storytelling examining the intersections and love (and lust) lives of Marianne Sheridan (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and Connell Waldron (Paul Mescal). It’s a quiet, sensitive, and unyieldingly horny show. And it’s a shame we only have 12 episodes on Hulu we can watch, right? Wrong! … Continue reading ‘Normal People’ Reveals Two New Secretly Shot Shorts!! Check It Out!!
Back in 2017, comedian Hari Kondabolu made an extremely thoughtful and reasoned documentary titled The Problem With Apu, pointing out that the Indian-American character Apu (voiced by American actor Hank Azaria, who is of Sephardic Jewish descent) is a harmful racial stereotype that The Simpsons has been happily perpetuating for literal decades. In fact, Kondabolu goes so far as to call Apu a minstrel character, … Continue reading ‘The Simpsons’: White Actors Will No Longer Voice POC Characters!!
Showbiz Kids highlights the highs, lows, and lasting impact of being a young Hollywood star, informed by those who know the industry best. Written and directed by former child actor Alex Winter and executive-produced by Bill Simmons, it features interviews with Evan Rachel Wood, Jada Pinkett Smith, Henry Thomas, Mara Wilson, and more. Showbiz Kids premieres July 14 on HBO and HBO Max. via … Continue reading ‘Showbiz Kids’ Trailer Sees Alex Winter Explore the Dark Side of Early Stardom!! Check It Out!!
If you loved Normal People but don’t want your heart broken by a second season, have I got news for you. The streaming service announced today that the creative team that brought the Sally Rooney adaptation Normal People to life in such brilliant and sad and sexy fashion is reteaming for another Sally Rooney adaptation on Hulu. Lenny Abrahamson (Room) will serve as lead director … Continue reading ‘Conversations with Friends’: ‘Normal People’ Team and Hulu Working on Another Sally Rooney Adaption!!
Some dystopias might not look like dystopias from the inside. That’s an undercurrent of this trailer for the upcoming Peacock adaptation of Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World. The official description of the series, as provided by Peacock: Brave New World imagines a utopian society that has achieved peace and stability through the prohibition of monogamy, privacy, money, family, and history itself. As citizens of New … Continue reading The ‘Brave New World’ Trailer Reveals the Peacock Adaption!! Check It Out!!
Elizabeth Banks has signed on to produce and star in a feature adaptation of The Magic School Bus book series from author Joanna Cole and illustrator Bruce Degen, which has sold more than 80 million copies worldwide. Universal Pictures is teaming with Scholastic Entertainment, Marc Platt Productions and Banks’ Brownstone Productions to bring the beloved bus to the big screen. Not only will Banks play … Continue reading ‘The Magic School Bus’: Elizabeth Banks Set to Produce and Star in Adaption!!
National Geographic and Imagine Documentaries have unveiled the trailer for Ron Howard‘s moving documentary Rebuilding Paradise, which will be released in select theaters and on VOD on July 31 following a well-reviewed premiere at Sundance earlier this year. For every ticket sold, $1 will go to charities supporting the town of Paradise, California, whose residents saw their community ravaged by disaster, forcing them to come … Continue reading ‘Rebuilding Paradise’ Trailer Reveals Ron Howard’s National Geographic Documentary!! Check It Out!!
Heist films? Love ’em. Comedy films? Oh yeah. Heist comedies? I mean, sign me the heck up! Heist comedies directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker and Monkeypaw Productions exec Matthew A. Cherry, who recently signed a first look deal with Warner Bros.? My pencil has broken I’ve signed up so hard! Deadline reports Cherry will be directing heist comedy The Come Up for New Line Cinema, with a stacked … Continue reading ‘The Come Up’: Lil Rel Howery and Jermaine Fowler Up for Heist Comedy!!
A new trailer for the highly anticipated game Cyberpunk 2077 was released today, and it continues to look, well, super duper fun. In this trailer we get a closer look at the gameplay, which doesn’t look entirely too dissimilar from Grand Theft Auto or Fallout: New Vegas. There’s a bit of an open world, tons of weapons at your disposal, and super fast cars. The … Continue reading ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Gets a New Trailer!! Check It Out!!
