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 […]
Thanos was almost judged by The Living Tribunal in Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely have revealed that Infinity War was originally set to feature an appearance from the cosmic Marvel entity The Living Tribunal. Created by Stan Lee, Marie Severin and Herb Trimpe and debuting in a Doctor Strange story in Strange Tales #157 in 1967, The […]
Stephen King writing new ending for The Stand TV series as first castings confirmed
During the Television Critics Association press tour, CBS All Access has announced that Stephen King is set to write the finale episode of Josh Boone’s TV adaptation of The Stand, which will include “a new coda” revealing more information about what happens to the survivors. In addition to that news, CBS also confirmed some of […]
Comic Book Preview – Justice League #29
DC Comics releases Justice League #29 on Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here… Does a Starro dream of an electric Justice League? Sensing the danger to come, Jarro fears for his newfound friends. He ponders each one and their potential fate to decide whether he should mentally […]
Gal Gadot confirmed for Hedy Lamarr limited series
A year after she was first linked to the project, Deadline is reporting that Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot has officially closed her deal to portray Austrian-American actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr in a limited series set up at Showtime. Written by Sarah Treem (The Affair), the series will chronicle Lamarr’s life and career, beginning […]
He-Man documentary Power of Grayskull set for September release, watch the trailer here
High Octane Pictures has announced the September release of Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, the documentary from filmmakers Randall Lobb and Robert McCallum which covers the history of Mattel’s 1980s sensation He-Man and includes interviews with Dolph Lundgren, Frank Langella, Richard Edlund, J. Michael Straczynski, Alan […]
