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Maggie Gyllenhaal to bring Bride of Frankenstein to life for Netflix

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Maggie Gyllenhaal is going to harness her powers to finally bring the Bride of Frankenstein to life for Netflix, and she might be bringing her The Dark Knight co-star Christian Bale along to headline.  There have been so many attempts to re-start the heart on a reimaging of James Whale’s 1935 classic Bride of Frankenstein. […]

#ChadGetsTheAxe in trailer for found footage horror comedy

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A poster and trailer have been released online for director Travis Bible’s found-footage horror-comedy #ChadGetsTheAxe. Adapted from the award-winning short of the same name, the film follows four social media influencers as their trip to Devil’s Manor, a former home to a satanic cult, goes wrong. Watch the trailer below… Spicy Steve leads a group […]

Lionsgate and Hasbro to roll the dice on a Monopoly movie

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It’s time to start thinking about your dream casting for Milburn Pennybags (the guy in the top hat. Who knew?), or who will voice the CGI Scottish Terrier playing-piece, because Lionsgate and Hasbro have decided to roll the dice on a Monopoly movie.  Following Lionsgate’s Monopoly-style acquisition of Entertainment One’s TV and film operations from […]

Movie Review – Joy Ride (2023)

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Joy Ride, 2023. Directed by Adele Lim. Starring Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu, Sabrina Wu, David Denman, Annie Mumolo, Chris Pang, Isla Rose Hall, Desmond Chiam, Alexander Hodge, Nicholas Carella, Debbie Fan, Victor Lau, Rohain Arora, Chloe Pun, Kenneth Liu, Brian Cyburt, Johnny Wu, and Daniel Dae Kim. SYNOPSIS: Follows four Asian-American friends as […]

Details on Ben Affleck’s cancelled Batman film emerge

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Famed DC storyboard artist Jay Oliva had the chance to brainstorm some Batman ideas with Ben Affleck, and we are now getting some insight into those early conversations. Known for storyboarding massive projects like Man of Steel, Batman v Superman, and Wonder Woman while helming iconic animated DC works like Batman: The Dark Knight Returns […]

Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright working on a new film separate from the Cornetto Trilogy

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Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright have made several cult and popular films with their Cornetto Trilogy, made up of the comedies and genre spoofs Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World’s End. While Wright has gone on to direct several more films since their conclusion of their ‘trilogy’, the duo and Nick Frost, the other lead of […]

See Nathan Lane, Megan Mullally, and Megan Thee Stallion in the trailer for A24’s Dicks: The Musical

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Here’s some dicks you definitely can’t put in a box, because after watching the trailer for A24’s Dicks: The Musical, which is part Parent Trap, part musical, all penis euphemisms, you’ll be none-the-wiser about what to expect from the R-rated comedy. Announced as the Midnight Madness Opening Night Film of the Toronto International Film Festival, […]

Hilary Swank hunts her son’s murderers in The Good Mother trailer

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Vertical has debuted a trailer for The Good Mother, the upcoming thriller from director Miles Joris-Peyrafitte which sees Hilary Swank as a woman who joins forces with her murdered son’s girlfriend (Olivia Cooke) to track down the people responsible for his death. Watch the trailer below… The Good Mother follows journalist Marissa Bennings (Hilary Swank) […]

Satanic Hispanics trailer teases Latino folk horror anthology

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Dread has released trailer for the Latino horror anthology Satanic Hispanics which arrives in cinemas on September 14th, kicking off the start of Hispanic Heritage Month. The film see a mysterious man known as The Traveler lead viewers into five scary stories based on Latin folklore from directors Mike Mendez, Demián Rugna, Eduardo Sánchez, Gigi […]