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Harry Lawtey joins the ensemble cast of Joker: Folie à Deux

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The cast of the Joker sequel grows by the day, and another actor has joined the twisted musical film. Harry Lawtey (Industry) has signed on to star in Joker: Folie À Deux, alongside Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga. Todd Phillips returns as director and looks to take the project in a new direction. Deadline notes […]

“Reshoot Halloween Ends” is the latest hilarious petition to hit the internet

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Earlier this year, Scream took on toxic fandoms. In its usual meta-style, we saw killers obsessed with keeping their beloved franchise pure and course-correcting it to extreme measures, and while this may not be quite as extreme, a new Halloween Ends petition proves that these types of fans are all over the place. While horror […]

Sacha Baron Cohen reportedly heading to MCU as Mephisto

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Do you remember the great Mephisto drama of 2021? Every episode of WandaVision would drop, and people would hunt for clues for the mysterious Marvel villain. Well, the hunt may be over… In a new story from Deadline, it seems like the Marvel Cinematic Universe may have found its Mephisto in the form of Sacha […]

In a shocking turn of events, Alan Moore hated the idea of HBO’s Watchmen

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If you know anything about Alan Moore, you’ll know he can sometimes be a bit grumpy. The legendary comic book author fires off hot takes on the regular and is even critical of his work at times. That’s where the latest story with Moore comes from, as he continues to distance himself from Watchmen, the […]

Can we just pick and choose which X-Men join the MCU?

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The mutants are coming! EJ Moreno on the introduction of the X-Men to the Marvel Cinematic Universe… The news breaking of Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine appearing in Deadpool 3 caused ripples through the fandoms. Not only is it a moment for Deadpool’s re-debut, but it signals the growing changes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Mutants are […]

Hocus Pocus: A Masterclass in Camp

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EJ Moreno revisits the Halloween classic Hocus Pocus – a masterclass in camp… To celebrate the Hocus Pocus sequel currently on Disney+, I wanted to take a look at the Disney Halloween classic. While it’s hard to call a film from 1993 that now sits around 38% on Rotten Tomatoes a “classic,” there’s something to […]

Video Review – V/H/S/99 is a mixed bag of horror treats

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EJ Moreno with a video review of the latest from Shudder, V/H/S 99… Shudder comes with another Halloween-time delight, this time in the form of a new V/H/S entry. The long-running horror anthology franchise is back with a new film, and V/H/S/99 is another fun installment. While V/H/S/99 lacks a bit of the “wow factor” […]

DC Films enters new era with Henry Cavill, Matt Reeves, Dwayne Johnson, and James Gunn

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DC and its film universe are in a rocky spot. While the executives are changing at Warner Bros Discovery, so are the talents in front and behind the cameras. In a new landscape shift from the DCEU, we’ve learned a bit about the plan for the future, and it looks like an interesting upcoming slate. […]

Sydney Sweeney heads to Universal for The Caretaker

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Just days after landing the iconic role of Barbarella, Sydney Sweeney is back with another round of movie news. This time, her next prominent feature has found a new home. The Euphoria actress will star and produce in The Caretaker from Universal Pictures. Deadline reports that the studio just landed the rights to Marcus Kliewer’s […]