Author: Jacob Dressler

The Lord of the Rings literary franchise was most popularly adapted with Peter Jackson’s live-action trilogy. In more recent years, Amazon Prime took on the ambitious task of creating an all-new series set in the world – The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power – which did not receive a similar response from fans. Now the trailer for The Rings of Power Season 2 has received more than 500,000 dislikes at the time of this writing. When you see the dislikes on the YouTube video, it currently has over 527,000 dislikes to 96,000 likes at the time of…

Stephen King is once again sharing his reaction to a new Netflix series on social media. This time, however, King is nearly made speechless by the disturbing new show. The series, which is said to be inspired by true events, has been taking the internet by storm. Now Stephen King himself is adding to the fire by taking to X to share his thoughts. For those looking forward to a lengthy review, however, they may be surprised that King’s reaction can be summed up with a mere two words. As a writer, one might suspect that King would illustrate his…

The 2022 horror film M3GAN successfully introduced a modern-day horror icon. And, in that tradition, it was soon announced that a sequel would bring back the titular robotic character. However, Universal just changed the release date for M3GAN 2.0, which will now be arriving in theaters a month later than expected. The film was originally scheduled by Universal to be released on May 16, 2025. Now, as shared by Variety, Blumhouse has decided to shift the date while planning their calendar for next year. It may be disappointing for fans that want more Megan sooner rather than later, but at…

Actor Wesley Snipes portrayed the titular character in Blade, Blade II, and Blade: Trinity, all of which helped make Marvel the popular brand that it is today. Now Wesley Snipes has responded to a rumor that he could be appearing in Deadpool & Wolverine – which would officially bring his character into the Marvel Cinematic Universe canon. Interestingly, there has already been a Blade movie in the works for quite some time. The upcoming Marvel Studios production is set to introduce actor Mahershala Ali as the titular vampire hunter. It seems as though with the Multiverse becoming a major plot…

The 2021 horror film The Black Phone, directed by Scott Derrickson and written by Derrickson with C. Robert Cargill, was a massive success for Blumhouse and Universal in 2021. It made $161.4 million at the box office with a budget between $16-18 million. A sequel was announced not too long ago, though Universal has confirmed that the release date for The Black Phone 2 has been changed. As shared by Variety, Universal has been remapping their calendar for 2025. Though The Black Phone 2 originally received a Summer 2025 release date, it looks like it’s being pushed back to the…

The most recent Spider-Man installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man: No Way Home, proved that just about anything is possible within the MCU. Fans were delighted to see fan-favorite superheroes and supervillains appear, several of which were killed off years ago. Now it looks like the MCU’s Spider-Man 4 is rumored to include another surprise return. As mentioned, characters that include the Green Goblin and Electro, both from two different Spider-Man continuities, were brought back for No Way Home. It surprised audiences even more when Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield both reprised their roles for the movie as well.…

It’s always a disappointment when a restaurant isn’t held up to the proper standards. Unfortunately, one McDonald’s restaurant in Australia has viewers of a new viral video completely upset. It seems as though one of the McDonald’s employees decided to use the restaurant’s fries warmer to dry the store’s mop. As noted by NY Post, a customer named Debbie Barakat went to the McDonald’s location in Booval, a suburb of Brisbane, Australia, on April 4 when she saw the incident. The employee can be seen holding the mop right next to the machine’s heat lamp and fries. She shared the…

The hit television series Dexter aired from 2006 to 2013 with Michael C. Hall as the titular character. A follow-up series titled Dexter: New Blood saw the return of Hall in 2021. Now a new actor is set to lead the cast of a prequel series titled Dexter: Original Sin. The prequel series was announced in January 2023. Now, more than a year later, the three leads of Dexter: Original Sin have been officially announced. Interestingly, they’ll all be playing roles from the original series that were once played by Michael C. Hall, James Remar, and Jennifer Carpenter. Of course,…

One of Roger Corman’s many contributions to the world of cult classic cinema includes the 1983 sword and sorcery movie Deathstalker and its sequels. Now, decades after the last film was released in 1991, a new Deathstalker movie is currently being directed by Steven Kostanski. Fans of genre cinema are most likely familiar with Kostanski. His directorial efforts include The Void, Leprechaun Returns, and Psycho Goreman as well as the upcoming film Frankie Freako. Now he’ll be bringing his talents to the Deathstalker franchise for an all-new installment currently filming in Canada. As shared by Variety, the first look at…

The video game franchise Five Nights at Freddy’s was successfully adapted as a live-action film in 2023. The horror movie was so well-received by fans of the games and mainstream audiences, that Blumhouse and Universal quickly announced a sequel. Now we have a brand-new release date for Five Nights at Freddy’s 2. The first film clearly left the door open for a continuation. After all, the video game franchise has enough lore to fuel several movies (and perhaps spin-offs, at that rate.) For now, however, it’s clear that the sequel will no doubt bring more of the focus on Matthew…