Author: Jacob Dressler

The Highlander movie and television franchise has been an unpredictable brand over the decades. Now a Highlander reboot is officially on the way from Lionsgate. Excitingly enough, Man of Steel actor Henry Cavill is attached to star. The project was first announced with Cavill’s involvement in 2021. Now, two years later, Lionsgate is finally moving forward with the reboot. As noted via Deadline, Lionsgate is launching sales at the American Film Market. Here’s what the outlet shared: “For the first time, Lionsgate will be launching sales at the AFM on their long-gestating fantasy reboot which has Henry Cavill aboard to…

The 2022 superhero movie Samaritan, which premiered via Prime Video, is getting a sequel. Furthermore, actor Sylvester Stallone is returning to star in Samaritan 2 and act as producer. As revealed via THR, Bragi F. Schut has been hired to pen the script for the sequel after having penned the original film. In addition to The Expendables star, who made his deal to star in the sequel prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike, his Balboa Productions partner Braden Aftergood will also return to produce. For those unfamiliar, Julius Avery directed the original film, which has been descripted by the publication as…

Stephen King’s storytelling has amassed a number of fans over the years. If not for his actual writing, then for the adaptations they’ve spawned. For filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, however, it turns out that one classic adaptation from King left him “disappointed.” The year 1979 gave way to a television miniseries that’s often considered one of the best adaptations of a Stephen King story. This particular miniseries, helmed by The Texas Chain Saw Massacre director Tobe Hooper, is also often considered one of Hooper’s best works as well. As such, it may be shocking to hear that Quentin Tarantino is not…

It was quite exciting to see Beetlejuice 2, after years of rumors and false starts, finally get greenlit. It was even more exciting to see production actually start. Unfortunately, due to circumstances surrounding the SAG-AFTRA strike, fans were unable to see production finished. Now it could mean trouble for the 2024 release date of Beetlejuice 2. Tim Burton’s highly-anticipated sequel to Beetlejuice was initially scheduled to be released on September 6, 2024. Fortunately, a large majority of the film was completed, with director Tim Burton claiming that they’d only need a day and a half left to finish the project.…

The horror genre is built around numerous subgenres with a variety of different styles and tropes. Of course, the slasher genre remains one of the most endearing subgenres for fans, and now a list puts together the slasher villain with the highest kill count. As shared via Dread Central, they’ve done the math to figure out which slasher villain reigns supreme. The numbers for each slasher villain were put together using all of their respective franchise installments. This includes both remakes and, in the case of Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees, the crossover film Freddy vs. Jason. In fact, Freddy’s…

Fans of Kate Beckinsale were delighted to see the celebrity drop a new set of bikini pictures on Instagram. Unfortunately, not everyone seemed thrilled, as the photos also featured their fair share of trolls in the comments. Funnily enough, the Underworld star still managed to slam back at quite a few of them. As you can see below, the caption for the bikini photos reveals that Kate Beckinsale “went on holiday for a day,” and then “came home.” It’s a simple enough caption for a gorgeous set of pictures. As noted via Cosmopolitan, however, trolls were quick to share their…

Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey already gained quite a bit of attention for its use of iconic characters. The film used the now public domain literary characters to turn Winnie the Pooh and his friend Piglet into slasher villains. Now it appears that a Florida teacher traumatized his fourth grade class by screening the horror film. As shared via CBS News Miami, a math teacher chose to play the film on October 2. “They were exposed 20 to 30 minutes” of the film, says Michelle Diaz, a parent of fourth grade twins who watched the horror film in math…

Author Stephen King is no stranger to expressing his own thoughts on X, formerly known as Twitter. The social media platform was renamed as such after Elon Musk acquired it. Now it just so happens that Stephen King is putting Elon Musk on blast. As you can see below, Musk made a statement that left the IT author feeling rather upset. It’s worth noting that this is far from their first clash on the platform. This time, however, it’s because Musk made the statement that people are finally waking up from being “woke.” “The great wakening from woke has happened,”…

There are plenty of new superheroes and supervillains that have been introduced to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in recent years. Of course, many fans miss the original roster that helped the franchise become what it is today. This includes Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man. And, according to a new rumor, he’s reportedly agreed to return to the MCU as Iron Man. Robert Downey Jr. first played the role of Iron Man in 2008’s film of the same name. It set the path for what would ultimately become the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Of course, by the end of Avengers: Endgame,…

Mariah Carey is often associated with this time of year, specifically around Christmas, due to the popularity of her song, “All I Want For Christmas Is You.” Now, as it turns out, Andy Stone is suing her for as much as $20 million in damages over the song. As shared via People, “Stone, who performs as Vince Vance and the Valiants, filed a civil lawsuit against Carey, co-writer Walter Afanasieff, and Sony Music Entertainment in the Central District of California on Tuesday, alleging ‘copyright infringement and unjust enrichment’ over a successful song — also titled ‘All I Want for Christmas…