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Zack Snyder calls Sucker Punch backlash “disheartening,” promises Director’s Cut

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Zack Snyder is gearing up for his upcoming Netflix release, Rebel Moon, but he’s reflecting on his past work. Speaking with Letterboxd, Snyder talked about the 2011 action film Sucker Punch. Sitting at 22% on Rotten Tomatoes, the film saw immense backlash at the film and barely got the usual “critical reevaluation” most cult classics […]

George A. Romero’s Twilight of the Dead will begin production later this year

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George A. Romero’s work lives with the upcoming Twilight of the Dead. Per Deadline, the George A. Romero estate is teaming up with LA-based financier-producer Roundtable to bring the project to life. It was noted that Romero wrote a treatment for the movie before he passed in 2017. The filmmaker looked at the Twilight of […]

Radio Silence sit out Scream 7 as Christopher Landon steps in to direct

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Is the Scream franchise in need of a new mastermind? It seems like Radio Silence could be stepping away from the upcoming seventh entry. New reports claim Radio Silence’s Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett won’t be back to direct Scream VII, as they are currently busy with their upcoming Universal Studios monster movie. The project […]

Emma Corrin teases upcoming villain role in Deadpool 3

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Deadpool 3 is shaping up to be quite the superhero event film, and we know any good comic book adaptation needs a strong villain. Speaking to Empire in an interview before the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike, Emma Corrin unleashed onto the world that they are not only starring in Deadpool 3 but will serve as a […]

Adam Driver reportedly turned down leading role in Fantastic Four

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Marvel Studios has spent some time getting their Fantastic Four film ready. This latest news gives us insight into what is taking so long. A new report from Jeff Sneider on John Rocha’s The Hot Mic podcast puts the long-rumored inclusion of Adam Driver as Reed Richards into question. We first noted Driver’s possible inclusion […]

Video Review – Mutant Mayhem brings the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles into a new generation

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EJ Moreno with a video review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem… These aren’t the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from your youth, and that’s the whole point of Mutant Mayhem. The iconic four turtles are back, and a whole new generation will fall in love with these characters. The script is contemporary, actual kids […]

Bella Thorne and Jack Kilmer set to star in The Tower

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Bella Thorne and Jack Kilmer are heading into production on The Tower, one of the 102 projects to have been granted a SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreement following the launch of the actors’ strike. The film comes from filmmakers Adam Sigal (Chariot, When the Starlight Ends). The cast also includes Cam Gigandet and Chris Mullinax. The film […]

Sony shakes up film slate, pushes back Ghostbusters sequel, Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse and more

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Sony Pictures has decided to shift its release schedule than work out issues with the Hollywood Strike. As we enter weeks into both the WGA and the SAG-AFTRA strike, the major movie studios are beginning to do drastic things to work around the strike instead of working on negotiations. Sony Pictures is moving two of […]