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Johnny Depp is Scrooge in Ti West’s Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol

October 23, 2025 by Matt Rodgers

Here’s a Christmas gift that was on nobody’s wish-list. Johnny Depp is in advanced to talks to star as legendary seasonal sourpuss Scrooge in Pearl and MaXXXine director Ti West’s Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol. Per Variety’s story the Paramount Pictures project is set to open theatrically on November 13th, 2026. Horror helmer West will direct […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Andrea Riseborough, Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol, Johnny Depp, Paramount Pictures, Ti West

Trailer for rabid chimp horror Primate isn’t monkeying around

October 16, 2025 by Matt Rodgers

Paramount Pictures has released the trailer for their chilling chimp horror Primate, which tells the story of a family’s beloved pet chimpanzee named Ben, who goes ape on a tropical island after contracting rabies. Directed by Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City), the horror hopes to do for chimps what Jaws […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Benjamin Cheng, Charlie Mann, Gia Hunter, jessica alexander, Johannes Roberts, Johnny Sequoyah, Paramount Pictures, primate, Tienne Simon, Troy Kotsur, Victoria Wyant

Rihanna’s Smurfette leads a rescue mission in the Smurfs trailer

February 6, 2025 by Matt Rodgers

Paramount Pictures has released the trailer for the latest big-screen outing of those little Belgian blue folk the Smurfs. The animated adventure focuses on the rescue mission undertaken by Smurfette when Papa Smurf is kidnapped by dastardly Wizards, Razamel and Gargamel. Voicing the Smurf collective are an impressive ensemble that includes Rihanna, James Corden, Nick Offerman, […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Alex Winter, Amy Sedaris, Billie Lourd, Daniel Levy, Hannah Waddingham, James Corden, John Goodman, JP Karliak, Kurt Russell, Maya Erskine, Natasha Lyonne, Nick Kroll, Nick Offerman, Octavia Spencer, Paramount Pictures, Rihanna, Sandra Oh, Smurfs, Xolo Maridueña

Tom Cruise revving up for Days of Thunder sequel

November 2, 2024 by Matt Rodgers

Tom Cruise is looking to step back into a high-speed vehicle for another legacy sequel, but this time it’s not the cockpit of a MiG jet, but the chassis of a NASCAR for a follow-up to his mundane motorsport movie Days of Thunder.  Released in 1990, Days of Thunder’s reception was somewhat middle-of-the-road. The $60 […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News, Top Stories Tagged With: Days of Thunder, Paramount Pictures, Tom Cruise

Robbie Williams is a CGI monkey in trailer for musical biopic Better Man

October 2, 2024 by Matt Rodgers

Paramount Pictures has released the trailer for Better Man, their musical biopic which charts the rise, fall, and resurgence of former Take That member Robbie Williams, all while depicting the pop-superstar as a CGI monkey.  Directed by Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman), Better Man also stars Jonno Davies, Steve Pemberton, Damon Herriman, Raechelle Banno, Alison […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Better Man, Paramount Pictures, Robbie Williams

Imaginary friends unite in new poster for John Krasinski’s IF

April 3, 2024 by Matt Rodgers

Paramount Pictures has assembled the imaginary friends voiced by the likes of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, the late Louis Gossett Jr., Emily Blunt, Awkwafina, and Steve Carell into a brand new poster for writer-director John Krasinski’s heart-warming family film IF, which you can check out below… From writer and director John Krasinski, IF is about a girl […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Cailey Fleming, Fiona Shaw, IF, John Krasinski, Louis Gossett Jr., Paramount Pictures, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Ryan Reynolds, Steve Carrell

Star Trek 4 attaches a new writer as Chris Pine and the cast are set to return

March 27, 2024 by EJ Moreno

Board The Enterprise once again, as we are heading back to deep space. Yes, Star Trek 4 is still alive at Paramount, with Variety confirming that Steve Yockey, one of the minds behind the Max series The Flight Attendant, has just signed on as the screenwriter for the project. The more significant and shocking news […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News, Top Stories Tagged With: Chris Pine, John Cho, Karl Urban, Paramount Pictures, Simon Pegg, Star Trek 4, Steve Yockey, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana

Ryan Reynolds has a strange new imaginary friend in Big Game teaser for IF

February 5, 2024 by Matt Rodgers

Paramount Pictures has released a teaser for the Super Bowl trailer for John Krasinski’s IF, which features Randall Park as the visionary A Quiet Place director, introducing a behind-the-scenes look at the heartwarming family-film alongside confused leading man, Ryan Reynolds.  IF stars Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Cailey Fleming, Fiona Shaw, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr., […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Cailey Fleming, Fiona Shaw, IF, John Krasinski, Louis Gossett Jr., Paramount Pictures, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Ryan Reynolds, Steve Carrell

Ryan Reynolds has imaginary friend trouble in trailer for John Krasinski’s IF

December 14, 2023 by Matt Rodgers

Paramount Pictures has reached into the imagination of writer-director John Krasinski and released the trailer for his heart-warming family film IF. IF stars Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Cailey Fleming, Fiona Shaw, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr., Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Maya Rudolph, Jon Stewart, Bobby Moynihan, Sam Rockwell, Sebastian Maniscalco, Christopher Meloni, Richard Jenkins, Awkwafina, […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Cailey Fleming, Fiona Shaw, IF, John Krasinski, Louis Gossett Jr., Paramount Pictures, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Ryan Reynolds, Steve Carrell

Paramount developing another remake of The Longest Yard

November 7, 2023 by Matt Rodgers

Paramount Pictures are working on yet another remake of popular prison sports comedy The Longest Yard.  According to Deadline the studio, who released both the Burt Reynolds 1974 version and the 2005 Adam Sandler remake, have tapped Rodney Barnes (Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty) to write the script for the film. Directed […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Adam Sandler, Burt Reynolds, Paramount Pictures, The Longest Yard

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