Author: Jacob Dressler

Micro-budget filmmaker and lover of all things horror.

The Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise began with The Curse of the Black Pearl in 2003. The movie was a monumental success for Disney and several sequels followed, with the last being Dead Men Tell No Tales in 2017. Now Johnny Depp is reportedly being eyed for another potential Pirates of the Caribbean sequel. This is a surprising development considering Johnny Depp’s current status. The actor notably went through several legal troubles with his ex-wife Amber Heard, and the surrounding controversies seemingly had him blacklisted from Hollywood. However, Depp won a defamation suit against Heard, and he has gradually…

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While there has only been one Hulk movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the character has appeared in a variety of different MCU films and shows. Mark Ruffalo, who plays every MCU iteration of the character outside of the one movie, has been given quite the character arc while playing Hulk. In fact, his current take on the character has been dubbed “Smart Hulk,” and original Hulk actor Lou Ferrigno would rather the MCU Hulk be “mean” again. This is a sentiment shared by many fans of the character. Although the MCU has covered a lot of ground with Ruffalo’s…

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On occasion, Netflix has been known to have saved a series or two from being completely canceled. Unfortunately, Netflix will be removing one such series from its platform in the near future. This will definitely shock fans who have become accustomed to having the series readily available to stream on their platform. As revealed by Netflix themselves, the series will soon no longer be available to stream on the platform. It’s a move that may stun many given that they produced so many of its seasons, but because they didn’t originally create the series, the rights aren’t completely exclusive to…

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The Harry Potter multimedia franchise is getting a new series that will go back to basics and adapt the original books. Casting is currently underway for the series, which is set to be released on HBO, and now a new actor is reportedly being eyed to play Severus Snape in the Harry Potter series – Paapa Essiedu. Essiedu, whose credits include I May Destroy You, would be the second actor to play the part after Alan Rickman gave an incredible performance in the Harry Potter feature films. As shared by Deadline, however, these discussions at HBO to have Essiedu take…

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The year 2020 was a difficult year for the world. Many industries were hurt by the pandemic, and the film industry was no exception. As such, quite a few movies underperformed or went under the radar entirely. Now one such box office bomb is actually making a comeback on Netflix – and it’s a horror movie to boot. This particular film was produced by Blumhouse Productions and White Rabbit Productions, while Universal Pictures served as the film’s distributor. Of course, because it was released in 2020, it only took a week before the film was made available on digital video…

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Fans of Brie Larson are quite familiar with the actress on social media, especially with the wide variety of photos she shares on Instagram. Occasionally, these photos circle back online, and that happens to be the case with a stunning blue bikini photo featuring Brie Larson at the beach. With the photo circling back online, perhaps to remind some internet users of the summer while dealing with the cold winter, fans can get a good look below at the MCU star and her beach day. The simple caption declares as much, with only a pair of emojis to emphasize Larson’s…

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There are an abundance of Marvel Cinematic Universe projects, including films and shows, that fans of the superhero franchise enjoy every day. Despite the vast number of titles in the world today, however, not all of them have received the greenlight. Interestingly, it looks like the star of one such canceled MCU series is now set to return for a new Marvel project. This particular star was going to appear in the Marvel series New Warriors that was intended to be released on Freeform. The series would have been part of the MCU, and a pilot was shot, with the…

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Actor Michael Biehn is known for having been a major collaborator with James Cameron during the director’s early career. He starred as Kyle Reese in The Terminator, Dwayne Hicks in Aliens, and Hiram Coffey in The Abyss. However, Michael Biehn now reveals he nearly teamed up with another major director – Tim Burton – for the 1989 movie Batman. It’s no secret that Michael Keaton played Bruce Wayne aka Batman in Tim Burton’s adaptation of the iconic comic book character, a role he reprised for Tim Burton’s sequel Batman Returns. Keaton immediately became synonymous with the character, and while there…

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The fan-favorite 1997 horror film I Know What You Did Last Summer is officially receiving an all-new sequel following the events of 1998’s I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. If that wasn’t exciting enough, original stars Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. have been tapped to reprise their roles for the follow-up, and now Sarah Michelle Gellar is also teasing I Know What You Did Last Summer fans. Gellar previously hinted at her friendship with the film’s director, Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, and that she was helping her in terms of continuity with the original movie. Now, however,…

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The horror genre is always popular, and so Disney Plus subscribers will be happy to know their service also offers a variety of horror movies. One such horror movie is actually dominating the streaming platform, making this R-rated hit a continued success following its theatrical run. This horror film actually hit theaters earlier this year, having become a huge hit while doing so, and now fans are continuing to give the film their attention. It has actually become the number 4 film on Disney Plus globally. This puts it above a surprising number of films on their Top 10 category, including…

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