Channelling J.J. Abrams and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the cast and crew of Amazon MGM Studios’ Spaceballs sequel have assembled for an official ‘table read’ photo to mark the start of production on the follow-up to Mel Brooks’ classic 1987 space opera spoof. Seemingly dropping the Spaceballs 2: The Schwartz Awakens title that was […]
Spaceballs 2 will see Bill Pullman, Rick Moranis and Mel Brooks returning to iconic roles alongside Keke Palmer
Get ready to feel the Schwartz again as Bill Pullman, Rick Moranis and Mel Brooks are all set to return for Spaceballs 2, the sequel to Brooks’ 1987 parody of Star Wars and other classic sci-fi films. Pullman starred as the maverick space pirate Lone Starr in a mix of Luke Skywalker and Han Solo while Moranis was […]
Ten Great 80s Movie Stars Who Disappeared
These big stars made the 80s better but disappeared from the limelight the following decade…. Grab your neons, shoulder pads, ripped sweater and your aviators. It’s time to venture back to the 1980s on a nostalgic journey to a simpler time – a time you could buy a house for the price of a cup […]
Josh Gad shares disappointing update on Honey, I Shrunk the Kids sequel
Putting aside any disdain for Disney repackaging and rebooting their entire back-catalogue, there was something exciting about the prospect of seeing Rick Moranis return to the big screen for a sequel to 1989 classic Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. Unfortunately the chances of it happening appear to have shrunk, with star Josh Gad revealing that […]
Shout! Factory brings Streets of Fire to 4K Ultra HD
Shout! Factory has announced that writer-director Walter Hill’s cult 1984 neo-noir rock musical Streets of Fire is set for 4K Ultra HD Collector’s Edition release this March; check out the cover artwork and details below… Amid a brooding rock & roll landscape, the Bombers motorcycle gang, led by the vicious Raven Shaddock (Willem Dafoe, John […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Spaceballs (1987)
Spaceballs, 1987. Directed by Mel Brooks. Starring Mel Brooks, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, Dick Van Patten, George Wyner, and Joan Rivers. SYNOPSIS: Another edition of Spaceballs? This one is in 4K, so if you want your Mel Brooks satire in the highest possible resolution that’s available these days, Kino Lorber has […]
Rick Moranis returning for Honey, I Shrunk the Kids sequel Shrunk
Well, here’s some rather surprising – and rather welcome – news, with Deadline reporting that Rick Moranis has closed a deal with Disney to reprise his Honey, I Shrunk the Kids role of Wayne Szalinski for the upcoming sequel Shrunk. Moranis stepped back from acting in 1997 to raise his children, making his last on […]
Rick Moranis is not returning for Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Original Ghostbusters star Rick Moranis is reportedly not reprising his role as Louis Tully in Jason Reitman’s highly-anticipated follow-up Ghostbusters: Afterlife. According to Vanity Fair, who visited the film’s set, Moranis will not be reprising his role as he “has largely withdrawn from performing over the past 20 years and did not return.” Moranis did have the […]
The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #17 – Anna and the Apocalypse director John McPhail on Ghostbusters
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite movie. This week, director John McPhail stops by to chat about sci-fi comedy classic Ghostbusters… This week, filmmaker John McPhail pops in to chat about his new Christmas zombie musical Anna and the Apocalypse, as well […]
Peyton Reed wanted Rick Moranis to cameo in the first Ant-Man movie
Out and about on the promotional campaign for Ant-Man and the Wasp, director Peyton Reed made an appearance on the Honest Reactions show, where he revealed that he hoped to entice Rick Moranis to cameo in the first Ant-Man movie but was, perhaps unsurprisingly, unsuccessful. “We actually, at one point, attempted to get a Rick […]
