All right, don’t everybody, ahem, scream at once. Clearly, Wes Craven’s 1996 slasher send-up is a masterpiece that challenged and changed the rules of the horror movie. But 25 years on, the Scream film I go back to most often isn’t the original. It’s the reboot. For me, the tagline …
Read More »Lord of the Rings star says Peter Jackson was pressured to kill off a Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings movies are famous for largely sticking to the source material, but it turns out a major character could have bowed out of the story early if producers got their way. Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd recently shared some of their Lord of the Rings memories …
Read More »Zack Snyder says he didnt predict Army of the Dead would be this popular
Zack Snyder has talked about the popularity of Army of the Dead. During a Comic-Con@Home panel (opens in new tab), Snyder was asked if he had an idea of how big the Netflix movie would be, and replied: “No is the answer. Even just talking to Netflix about the success …
Read More »Zack Snyder is back for Army of the Dead 2 on Netflix
It’s official: Army of the Dead 2 is on the way. Zack Snyder and his company Stone Quarry Productions plans to hunker down at Netflix for two years, according to a report from The Hollywood Reporter (opens in new tab) which also reveals official plans for an Army of the …
Read More »Dev Patel says he felt “probably miscast” in The Last Airbender
Years before Dev Patel played a Knight of the Round Table, he appeared as Prince Zuko in M. Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender, a live-action adaptation of Nickelodeon’s beloved animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender. In an interview included in the latest issue of Total Film, Patel reflects on the …
Read More »Hereditary director Ari Aster is making another horror movie for A24
Ari Aster, the director behind Hereditary and Midsommar, is re-teaming with A24 for another horror movie. The filmmaker is teaming up with the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Michael R. Jackson for the new project, which is still reportedly in the early stages of development. It’s currently untitled and doesn’t have a …
Read More »Black Widow had a Tony Stark cameo in one version of the script
Black Widow screenwriter Eric Pearson has revealed that Tony Stark (AKA Iron Man, played by Robert Downey Jr) originally had a cameo in one version of the movie’s script. “I feel bad for the person who asked me this the other day because I said ‘there was never any discussion,’ …
Read More »Elizabeth Olsen says Doctor Strange 2 is “very scary”
Elizabeth Olsen has revealed that Doctor Strange 2 is shaping up to be a spooky installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “It’s a very scary movie,” she said in a Q&A at the New York Film Academy (H/T Screen Rant (opens in new tab)). “It’s like old Sam Raimi. They’re …
Read More »Little Mermaid star Halle Bailey shares first official photo to celebrate end of filming
The Little Mermaid has finally wrapped filmed, and we have our first official look at leading lady Halle Bailey as Ariel. “And just like that… that’s a wrap,” Bailey tweeted alongside the photo. “After auditioning for this film when I was 18 just about to turn 19, to now finishing …
Read More »The Tomorrow War 2 is reportedly in the works with Chris Pratt returning
The Tomorrow War 2 is reportedly in the works, with star Chris Pratt and director Chris McKay set to return. Deadline (opens in new tab) reports that Amazon Studios and Skydance are discussing a potential sequel after The Tomorrow War‘s successful release on Prime Video. Along with Pratt and McKay, …
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