Tag Archives: Total Film

Censor: The return of the video nasty

“Ban video sadism now!” screamed the cover of the Daily Mail in July 1983, at the height of the furor over so-called “video nasties”. With home video in its early days, not subject to any official control, enterprising independent labels coined it in distributing low-budget horror films using the twin …

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Chloe Bennet leaves live-action Powerpuff Girls show

Chloe Bennet has left the live-action Powerpuff Girls show.  According to Variety (opens in new tab), the actor departed the project due to scheduling conflicts. Bennet was set to play Blossom, with Dove Cameron as Bubbles, and Yana Perrault as Buttercup. Bennet is probably best known for portraying Daisy “Skye” …

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Venom 2 delayed to October

Venom 2 has been delayed to October 15. As The Hollywood Reporter (opens in new tab) reports, Sony Productions has now pushed Venom: Let There Be Carnage from its previous September 24 release date to mid-October. The film was originally scheduled for October 2020 and then delayed to June 2021 …

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Hunger Games prequel to start filming next year

The Hunger Games is getting a prequel movie, and it’s set to start production in the first half of 2022, according to Lionsgate.  Francis Lawrence, who helmed the last three movies in the original quartet (Catching Fire, Mockingkay – Part 1 and Mockingjay – Part 2), will direct the prequel, but …

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Chronicle producer says a female-led sequel is in the works

Nearly a decade after the release of sci-fi thriller Chronicle, the movie’s producer John Davis has revealed that a sequel is currently in the works. “We’re working on Chronicle 2 right now, and I think it’s going to be great. We’re working on it at Fox [20th Century Studios]. It’s …

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Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 2 announced by Disney

Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 2 has officially been announced. The animated Clone Wars spinoff will be returning for a second installment on Disney Plus in 2022. “Fans have enthusiastically embraced the action and drama of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, and we are excited to see the Star Wars animated universe …

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