Edgar Wright is teasingBaby Driver 2could be getting underway soon. Sony has yet to officially announce or date the sequel, but they have commissioned Wright to pen a screenplay, which we first reported on last December. While it seemed a little unlikely that the movie would get a sequel at first, the subject keeps coming up and this time, Wright was the one who teased us with a possible follow-up....
Lycanthropy, or the supernatural transformation of a person into a wolf, is no stranger to the world of fiction. Werewolf lore dates all the wayback to ancient Roman and Greek mythology. However, Hollywood capitalized on these texts and myths to make creature features of men or women turning into ferocious beasts at the sight of a full moon. Almost always, it starts with a suspicious animal bite and slowly becomes a depiction of the madness within, all leading to the ultimate full transformation from human to beast....
Don’t you hate the fear of missing out? Fear no more. There’s plenty to check out on the streaming service Hulu, but what do you want to watch when you sit down on your couch? What are you about to miss out on, more importantly? As with all streaming services, things get rotated in and out, and what follows is the best of what’s leaving the platform in March. Movies this month are mostly action or sci-fi, but barring a few, most are crowd-pleasers....
Though there have been many, many adaptations and different silver screen takes on the legend ofDraculaover the decades. Despite this, it is near-impossible not to get at least a little excited when a new movie focussed on the iconic monster is announced. Well, as it happens, we are getting anotherDraculamovie, this time directed byThe InvitationandDestroyersKaryn Kusama, who is aiming to bring audiences a fresh take on Bram Stoker’s source material....
In a move that comes as no surprise to anyone who’s been following the production of Blumhouse/Universal’sHalloweenreboot, today brings word that the MPAA has given director David Gordon Green’s film an R rating for “horror violence and bloody images, language, brief drug use and nudity.” While even successful fear practitioners sometimes employ a PG-13 rating in order to court a wider audience, the recent mainstream successes of films likeGet OutandIT: Chapter Onehave opened the floodgates for a new wave of creepers that refuse to pull their punches....
Mr. Bonejangles is back and he’s badder than ever!Bonejangles 2 : Bride of Bonejangles, the sequel to the hit horror-comedy,Bonejangles(2017), needs your support! An Indiegogo campaign has launched to see that Mr. Bonejangles gets to hack and slash another day! Says director Brett DeJager, who is turning to the fans to help fund the in-demand sequel. “We’ve upped the anty, and we plan on bringing Mr. Bonejangles back in a big way: more over-the-top kills, killer old-school practical-effects, and more of the same humor you’ve come to love!...
Last week, directorGeorge Millerrevealed that he has two scripts ready for sequels to his beloved blockbusterMad Max: Fury Road, but the filmmaker wants to make a smaller film before he returns to this post-apocalyptic world. During a new interview withDigital Spy, the filmmaker revealed that one of the main characters inMad Max: Fury Road,Charlize Theron’s Furiosa, will not appear in the next sequel. Here’s what the filmmaker had to say, revealing that she may turn up in the second sequel instead....
In commemoration of the defacto horror holiday Friday the 13th, STX Entertainment has released the official trailer for the upcoming horror/thriller movie Countdown. With a simple story about downloading a trendy new app on a smartphone going terribly wrong, those who use a strange “Countdown” app begin dying in mysterious fashion. Written and directed by Justin Dec, the movie stars Elizabeth Lail, Jordan Calloway, Talitha Bateman, Tichina Arnold, P.J. Byrne, and Peter Facinelli....
In the film industry,the term development hell— also known as development purgatory and development limbo — refers to projects or concepts that take an unusual amount of time progressing to phases of production. Hollywood execs typically start many more projects than are released. This results in a state of stagnancy for the majority of scripts out there. Many intriguing stories have come to light by the fires of development hell. A recent story comes with theUncharted(2022) movie, an adaptation of the video game franchise of the same name....
Earlier today, a new report fromDeadlinerevealed that thewriters roomforTransformers 5has completed its work, withAkiva Goldsman, who lead the team, set to write the script for this sequel, whichMichael Baywill direct. When the writers room was set up earlier this year, it was believed that the goal was to get a story forTransformers 5ready, forMichael Bayto film after he wrapped on13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, which hits theaters this January....
Disney has been having a banner year. And they are set to break the Market Share record when it comes to the 2016 box office. A lot of studios have had to face some pretty serious disappointments when to comes to raking in cash these past couple of months. Paramount is facing massive losses, and Fox had a couple of serious bombs likeIndependence Day: ResurgenceandIce Age: Collision Course. ButDisney, on the other hand, is absolutely dominating with unprecedented success, and things are only going to get better....
After co-writing bothThe Lord of the RingsandThe Hobbittrilogies, screenwriterPhilippa Boyensis returning to the fantasy realm, signing on to write the adapted screenplay forThe Merlin Saga. The project, based onT.A. Barron’s novel, was first set up at Warner Bros. but then moved to Disney, where it is currently housed. This project marks the first timePhilippa Boyenshas struck out on her own, having collaborated withPeter JacksonandFran Walshon all of her projects thus far, including bothMiddle Earthtrilogies along withKing KongandThe Lovely Bones....
“Despite the ongoing challenges of the pandemic, we’ve continued to build on the incredible success of Disney+ as we grow our global direct-to-consumer businesses. The global reach of our full portfolio of direct-to-consumer services now exceeds an astounding 100 million paid subscriptions, a significant milestone and a reaffirmation of our DTC strategy, which we view as key to the future growth of our company.” Bob Chapek also announced thatDisneyhas plans to launch a new streaming service in 2021 geared toward “general entertainment....
