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Horror Sequel Highs & Lows

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Join us for a deep dive into horror highs & lows… Franchises are critical to filmmaking, especially in horror. There have been highs and lows when a film decides to spin itself off and do more entries, and we’ll cover them today. We don’t want to harp on the traditional excellent or lousy horror sequels […]

Josh Brolin is the latest name to join Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

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Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc will have quite a talented cast of potential victims for Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. Rian Johnson’s upcoming mystery caper has been adding cast members since it was announced, and the latest to join is Josh Brolin. The Hollywood Reporter broke the story early Monday, stating the actor […]

Sherlock Holmes 3 still in active development, confirms Susan Downey

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Amid multiple delays and a change in director, its been a good while since we’ve had any word on the planned Sherlock Holmes 3, but while speaking with Screen Rant for the release of Sweet Tooth season 3, producer Susan Downey was asked about the state of the sequel, which would reunite Robert Downey Jr. […]

Takashi Miike: The Modern Godfather of Horror

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EJ Moreno on Takashi Miike and his influence on horror… If you’re reading this now, you probably were the type of person who used to hunt for “the most disturbing movies of all time” lists. We’ve all been there, and it carried us all through a wild era. The need for shock films hit an […]

Giancarlo Esposito joins Marvel’s Captain America: Brave New World for latest round of reshoots

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Captain America: Brave New World is still a ways away from its release, so the film’s retooling continues. Production is heading back to Atlanta this week, where they’ll begin a round of additional photography. Per The Hollywood Reporter, this round of reshoots will run for 22 days, and one focuses on new action sequences as […]

Alien: Romulus to mix the vibes of both Alien and Aliens

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If you ask anyone who enjoys the Alien franchise, they all have their choice in tone and style.  From the more slasher-inspired world of Ridley Scott to James Cameron’s seminal action horror, there’s something for everyone, but it seems to be a harsh divide. That’s why filmmaker Fede Álvarez wants to blend those worlds with […]

Exclusive Interview – Danai Gurira talks chemistry with Andrew Lincoln and writing on The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live

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EJ Moreno video chats with actress/playwright Danai Gurira… Even with The Walking Dead entering more than a decade on television, the show is still finding new stories to tell and more drama to unfold. One of the best new tales comes from The Ones Who Live, a spin-off centered on the iconic pair of Rick […]

Mad Max: The Wasteland possibly on hold due to lackluster Furiosa box office

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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga stormed into cinemas with considerable fanfare but little box office return. Could that have paused any future films? While the new George Miller film is still in its early days at the box office, it’s not looking good for the movie, which had a $168 million budget, to have only […]

Chris Hemsworth set to join Paramount’s Transformers/G.I. Joe crossover movie

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As two powerhouse toy brands meet for a cinematic event, Paramount wants to pull out the big guns as Deadline confirms that actor Chris Hemsworth is in talks to join Paramount’s upcoming crossover movie event, which will mix the worlds of G.I. Joe and Transformers. As teased in the epilogue of Steven Caple Jr.’s Transformers: […]