As part of its new partnership with the Walmart-owned streaming service Vudu, MGM has announced that it is set to reboot the Michael Keaton-headlined 1983 comedy Mr. Mom as a digital series. The original film, penned by John Hughes, saw Keaton playing an unemployed father who becomes a stay-at-home dad to his three young children […]
Jeffrey Dean Morgan and David Strathairn to lead Walkaway Joe
According to Deadline, Jeffrey Dean Morgan (The Walking Dead) and David Strathairn (The Expanse) have been set as the leads in Walkaway Joe, the feature directorial debut of actor Tom Wright (Transformers: The Last Knight, Ray Donovan). The film “follows Dallas who takes to his bicycle to find his pool-hustling father who abandoned his family. […]
Original Aladdin screenwriter unhappy with Disney over live-action remake
Yesterday, The Walt Disney Company unveiled the first teaser trailer for director Guy Ritchie’s upcoming live-action remake of Aladdin, which – from this first look – appears to be very faithful to the classic 1992 animated movie. So much so, in fact, that the original film’s co-writer Terry Rossio is frustrated that he isn’t receiving any […]
Cassandra Peterson shopping new Elvira movie to streaming services
During a 30th anniversary screening of the 1988 cult horror comedy Elvira: Mistress of the Dark at the Salem Horror Fest, Cassandra Peterson has revealed that she is looking to bring back her horror hostess for a new feature film. Speaking at a post-screening Q&A (via Bloody Disgusting), Peterson revealed that she has written a […]
Robert Rodriguez talks Alita: Battle Angel and not wanting to let James Cameron down
After deciding to focus all of his attention on Pandora with his four-planned Avatar sequels, James Cameron handed over directing duties on his long-planned adaptation of the manga Battle Angel Alita to Robert Rodriguez back in 2015. Rodriguez now deep in post-production on the movie – titled Alita: Battle Angel – ahead of its February 2019 […]
Spidey gets a new red and black costume in latest Spider-Man: Far From Home set photos
Tom Holland’s Peter Parker is really expanding his wardrobe for next year’s Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel Spider-Man: Far From Home. We’ve seen him sporting an all-black piece resembling the Spider-Man Noir costume, and now the latest set photos and video reveal another suit, this time featuring a rather nice red and black colour scheme; take a […]
Anya Taylor-Joy joins Peaky Blinders for series 5
After unveiling a first look image of Cillian Murphy’s Tommy Shelby from the upcoming fifth series last week, the BBC has now announced that The Witch and Split star Anya Taylor-Joy has joined the cast of Steven Knight’s crime saga Peaky Blinders. Details on her role are being kept under wraps, but we do have […]
Robert Englund discusses unmade Freddy prequel Krueger: The First Kills
Although Robert Englund is set to reprise the role of child killer Freddy Krueger in this month’s Halloween episode of the U.S. sitcom The Goldbergs, it’s likely we’ve seen the last of his Bastard Son of 100 Maniacs on the big screen, with the actor stating on multiple occasions that he believes he’s now too […]
Goosebumps HorrorTown launches Haunted Halloween event
Coinciding with the release of the movie sequel Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween, Pixowl has announced a special Haunted Halloween event for the hit world builder sim Goosebumps HorrorTown. In the new Haunted Halloween event, the residents of HorrorTown are happily decorating their houses and planning their Halloween costumes. But Slappy is preparing an unexpected—and terrifying—surprise […]
New DC TV series Secret Six in development at CBS
After getting into the superhero game with Supergirl, and getting out again after its first season, Variety is reporting that CBS is dipping its toes into the DC universe once again with the network developing a Secret Six TV adaptation. As per the site, Secret Six “follows six morally ambiguous strangers, each with their own […]
