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Guillermo del Toro to direct animated version of Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Buried Giant

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Guillermo del Toro will continue working on animation at Netflix, as the legendary filmmaker has another project in the works with the streamer. Deadline reports del Toro will adapt The Buried Giant, based on the fantasy novel by Nobel Prize-winning British writer Kazuo Ishiguro. Del Toro will produce and direct and is co-writing the script […]

Eli Roth horror Thanksgiving adds Addison Rae and more

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Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving has gained a host of new bodies to add to the kill count, including one of TikTok’s biggest stars. Variety broke the news that the social media star Addison Rae has joined the slasher movie Thanksgiving, making her horror film debut after appearing in the Netflix rom-com He’s All That. The influencer-turned-actress […]

Steven Yeun joins Marvel’s Thunderbolts, rumors swirl he’ll play Sentry

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From Walking Dead to Nope, Steven Yeun has made a big splash in his pop culture roles. But his latest gig could be his most significant to date. Deadline reports Yeun has joined the cast of Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts, the upcoming superhero team-up movie in 2024. Yeun joins Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, Sebastian Stan […]

The Batman Part II will begin filming later this year

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Matt Reeves and Robert Pattinson will return to Gotham this fall as it is being reported that The Batman Part II, the sequel to the Oscar-nominated superhero film, will start production in November, ahead of its 2025 release. Initially reported by internet movie scooper Grace Randolph, we got a new report from the latest issue of […]

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania VFX artists slam Marvel: “They’re squeezing blood out of stones”

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There’s no surprise that working in the visual effects department for a Marvel Studios project is no fun. Reports have come out about the hard schedule and unfair pressure, but the latest news is even more shocking. Vulture recently published a story where multiple post-production workers on Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania said the studio […]

Pennywise Returns! HBO Max orders IT prequel series Welcome To Derry

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Just when you thought it was safe to return to Derry, Maine! Pennywise is back, and the Muschiettis are bringing the clown to life again. Welcome To Derry, a prequel to the IT movies, has received a straight-to-series order from HBO Max. Returning to the franchise are filmmakers Andy Muschietti (director of It and It […]

Will Shazam! Fury of the Gods have one of the DCEU’s worst box office openings?

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We aren’t looking at peak-pandemic-era numbers, but Shazam! Fury of the Gods could be off to a rough start in its opening weekend. Per Box Office Pro’s current forecasts, the DCEU sequel will earn between $43 million and $52 million during its opening weekend in North America. Even at the stronger side of $52 million, […]

Ernie Hudson calls Ghostbusters “the most difficult movie I ever did”

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Actor Ernie Hudson has established himself as a strong talent that can add anything to your comedy or drama. But there was once a point where the actor didn’t feel that secure in himself and his legacy in the Ghostbusters franchise. In a new interview, Hudson spoke about filming 1984’s Ghostbusters and how he felt […]

Patrick Dempsey returns to the horror genre for Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving

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Patrick Dempsey returns to horror after debuting in The Stuff and starring in Scream 3. The actor is set to star in Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving, based on the fake trailer the filmmaker made 16 years ago for Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’s Grindhouse. The Hollywood Reporter notes Dempsey will play the town’s sheriff but offers […]

Video Review – The Outwaters can’t live up to its massive internet hype

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EJ Moreno with a video review of indie horror The Outwaters… The Outwaters, 2023. Directed by Robbie Banfitch. Starring Robbie Banfitch, Angela Basolis, Scott Schamell, and Michelle May. When a new indie horror movie takes over social media, you have to see it. For better or worse, movies like The Outwaters drive the horror conversation […]