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October Horrors 2017 Day 12 – It (1990)

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It, 1990. Directed by Tommy Lee Wallace. Starring Tim Curry, Jonathan Brandis, Seth Green, Emily Perkins, Brandon Crane, Adam Faraizl, Marlon Taylor, Ben Heller, Richard Thomas, John Ritter, Annette O’Toole, Harry Anderson, Dennis Christopher, Tim Reid, and Richard Masur. SYNOPSIS: A group of childhood friends are reunited after a spate of gruesome murders in their […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer, Avengers: Infinity War trailer, Teen Titan Go! movie and more – Daily News Roundup

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THE LAST JEDI During last night’s Monday Night Football, Lucasfilm and Disney unveiled their latest trailer for December’s hotly-anticipated Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Check it out here. LEGITIMATELY TORN Before you do click that link however, you may want to listen to the words of its director Rian Johnson. The Last Jedi helmer had […]

It crosses $300 million domestically and $600 million worldwide

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Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema’s acclaimed Stephen King adaptation It has already become the biggest horror movie of all time, and now it has reached another milestone at the box office, crossing the $300 million mark domestically and $600 million worldwide. Domestically, It is only the fourth R-rated movie ever to reach the $300 […]

NYCC: Seth Green says It star Finn Wolfhard’s Richie Tozier is “fantastic”

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While nowadays most know actor Seth Green as the voice of Chris on Family Guy or a co-creator of Robot Chicken, it’s easy to forget his humble beginnings as a child actor, and in particular his role in the 1990 miniseries It. During a Thursday night panel at New York Comic Con for Crackle’s SuperMansion: Drag […]

Sex and the City 3 canned, huge Terminator 6 update, It becomes the biggest horror film of all-time and more – Weekend News Roundup

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GIRLS GONE COLD After making over $700 million across two films (although the second took a major dip in box office receipts), Sex and the City 3 seemed like a sure thing. The film had been in development for some time and a lot of talks were taking place, but it looks like the movie […]

It passes $500 million at the global box office to become the biggest horror of all time

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Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema’s Stephen King adaptation It has continued its stellar box office run, passing the half billion dollar mark at the worldwide box office. In doing so, It has also become the highest-grossing horror movie of all time, toppling the 44-year record set by The Exorcist which grossed $441 million (although […]

Burger King Russia wants It banned because Pennywise looks like Ronald McDonald

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The Russian division of Burger King has demanded that It be banned in the country. One might think that a ban being called would pertain to the film’s frightening nature or disturbing content, but this has nothing to do with why Burger King wants the film banished. The company is claiming that the movie’s villain […]

Stephen King on where Dark Tower went wrong, Darren Aronofsky wants Superman, Avatar sequels to cost $1 billion and more – Daily News Roundup

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DARK TOWER – WHAT WENT WRONG? The adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower was an under-advertised flop, and the source material’s creator has now spoken out about its failure. “The major challenge was to do a film based on a series of books that’s really long, about 3,000 pages,” King told Vulture. “The other […]