Having exited Warner Bros. and DC Films’ The Flash movie over creative differences, Spider-Man: Homecoming screenwriters and Game Night directors Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley have now signed on to helm the big screen reboot of Dungeons & Dragons. The new adaptation of the iconic role-playing game has been in development for several years […]
The Purge 5 finds a director
Back in October of last year, franchise creator James DeMonaco revealed that the hugely successful Blumhouse horror-thriller series The Purge is set to come to an end with a fifth movie, and now comes word from Variety that Everardo Gout (Luke Cage, Mars) has signed on to direct the next instalment. Plot details for The […]
The Scarecrow gets a Premium Format Figure from Sideshow Collectibles
Sideshow has unveiled the Scarecrow Premium Format figure from its DC Comics collectibles line. Standing at around 21 inches tall, the piece sees the villain standing atop a zombiefied Jason Todd’s grave and the exclusive version comes with an interchangeable nightmare portrait It is available to pre-order now, priced at $620; check out the promotional […]
Comic Book Preview – Sensational Spider-Man: Self-Improvement #1
Marvel releases Sensational Spider-Man: Self-Improvement #1 this coming Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here; check it out… In honor of Marvel’s 80th Anniversary, we’ve uncovered a hidden gem! Fan Randy Scheuller submitted an idea of Spider-Man donning a black suit before SECRET WARS, but his story was […]
The Man Who Fell to Earth TV series in development at CBS All Access
CBS All Access has given a series order to a TV adaptation of Walter Tevis’ 1963 novel The Man Who Fell to Earth, which was previously brought to the big screen in 1976 with Nicolas Roeg directing David Bowie. As per Variety, the series “will follow an alien who arrives on earth at a turning […]
Trailer for mystery thriller Strange But True starring Amy Ryan, Nick Robinson and Margaret Qualley
Lionsgate has released a trailer and poster for director Rowan Athale’s upcoming mystery thriller Strange But True. Based on John Searles’ best-selling novel of the same name, the film follows the story of an estranged family reunited by an unlikely truth that unravels a web of deadly lies and features a cast that includes Amy […]
From Midsommar to Us: The 3 Big Ways that Contemporary Horror Movies Use Dance
Mary Kay McBrayer on the ways that contemporary horror movies use dance… I remember the moment I realized that dance and horror were linked. I showed my Jiddo (grandfather) a video of my favorite belly dancer. The music accompanying her was gooey and ethereal, a Middle Eastern electronica folk fusion, her makeup shimmered, her muscles […]
Guillermo del Toro looks to enlist star-studded cast for Nightmare Alley
Variety is reporting that Cate Blanchett is in talks to join Bradley Cooper in the cast of Nightmare Alley, the next movie from The Shape of Water director Guillermo del Toro. Based on the William Lindsay Gresham novel of the same name, which was previously adapted for the big screen back in 1947, Nightmare Alley […]
Showtime’s Halo series adds six to its cast
Having enlisted Pablo Schreiber (American Gods) to portray the iconic Master Chief back in April, Showtime has now added a further six names to the cast of its hotly-anticipated TV adaptation of the bestselling video game franchise Halo. As reported by THR, Natascha McElhone (Designated Survivor), Bokeem Woodbine (Spider-Man: Homecoming), Shabana Azmi (Neerja), Bentley Kalu […]
Denis Villeneuve’s Dune pushed back a month to December 2020
It seems we’re going to have to wait a little longer for Denis Villeneuve’s Frank Herbert adaptation Dune, with Warner Bros. announced that it has pushed back the release of the sci-fi epic a month from November 20th 2020 to December 18th 2020. The film will now open alongside Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, Paramount’s […]
