Author: Jacob Dressler

Micro-budget filmmaker and lover of all things horror.

With The Suicide Squad having been quite a success for Warner Bros this year, it’s interesting to look back on its predecessor – David Ayer’s 2016 film Suicide Squad. The movie was heavily changed by the studio during production, and as a result the finished film was rather negatively received. In fact, even director David Ayer has expressed his disappointment with the finished product. He’s also emphasized his desire to have his original vision for the film restored. And while we’re unlikely to get David Ayer’s cut of Suicide Squad, that hasn’t stopped Ayer from sharing concept art and other…

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The second trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home has been highly anticipated for quite some time now. After all, the movie has gathered everyone’s interest and curiosity since long before even the initial teaser trailer was released. But once fans got a chance to see Alfred Molina back as Doc Ock, it became incredibly difficult to wait for more footage. But the wait for the second Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer is finally over, as it’s finally here! Marvel Studios and Sony previously announced that the second trailer would finally arrive on Tuesday, November 16. Specifically, the footage dropped at…

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It looks like the Pumpkinhead film franchise will soon be making a major comeback. The film series first began when special effects master Stan Winston made his directorial debut with the original Pumpkinhead in 1988. The film focused on Lance Henriksen’s character Ed Harley, a man in rural America who summons the beast to get vengeance after his son is accidentally killed. Now it’s been revealed that this original Pumpkinhead will be getting a brand new remake from Paramount Players. As revealed via Bloody-Disgusting, it’s been stated that a script for the film is complete: “We hear a script is…

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While superhero films have become a popular genre for cinema and television these days, many are still against the genre. In fact, filmmaker Ridley Scott – whose works include such hits as Alien and Blade Runner – has recently went on something of a rant against superhero films. It appears that he’s rather critical of the genre. As revealed by Ridley Scott in an interview with Deadline, he claims that his films are superior because they focus on the scripts and not visual effects like superhero movies. In Scott’s own words: “Almost always, the best films are driven by the…

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The Child’s Play franchise took an interesting turn when Jennifer Tilly played Tiffany Valentine in Bride of Chucky. The character has become just as iconic as Chucky, and Jennifer Tilly even got to play herself as a result in Seed of Chucky. Of course, the 2004 film Seed of Chucky was notoriously criticized and rather divisive amidst fans and critics alike. It seems that the studio also had issues with the film, according to Jennifer Tilly. Specifically, they claimed Seed of Chucky was “too gay.” Jennifer Tilly discussed the matter in an interview with ComicBook: “I sort of understood that…

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The new live-action take on the beloved Clifford the Big Red Dog apparently has some upset. In particular, PETA has claimed that the film condones animal cruelty due to its treatment of real capuchin monkeys and other animals used in Clifford the Big Red Dog. As noted by PETA Senior Vice President Lisa Lange, “While other movies opt for CGI that allows monkeys to stay with their families, instead of being dragged onto film sets and forced to perform, Clifford the Big Red Dog doubles down on old-school cruelty,” they stated. “Clifford is a big red flag, and kind audiences should skip…

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United States President Joe Biden recently made a statement on November 4, 2021 to require businesses follow a vaccine mandate. The mandate requires that businesses have their employees vaccinated or go through weekly testing. And as it turns out, the news about a vaccine mandate has some rather unhappy – including prior Mandalorian actress Gina Carano. The statement made by Joe Biden included the following: “For our country, the choice is simple: get more people vaccinated, or prolong this pandemic and its impact on our country,” Biden said. “The virus will not go away by itself, or because we wish…

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We’ve been getting exciting teases for the fourth season of Stranger Things ever since production started. While it’s been quite the wait for the highly-anticipated season, especially after a variety of delays, we’re finally getting closer than ever to seeing Stranger Things Season 4. This is further emphasized in the newest trailer for Stranger Things 4, which puts a large focus on Will and Eleven as they move to California. This trailer confirms that California will only be one of many different locations for the upcoming season. Interestingly, it also suggests how everything will be tied together – with Eleven…

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There are endless reasons to be excited for Spider-Man: No Way Home, the next stand-alone Spider-Man film. With the way Spider-Man: Far From Home ended, many fans were left hanging with questions and an eagerness to see what would happen next. Then, with Marvel and Sony working to build a series of multiverses, fans became curious for another reason. As it became apparent that Spider-Man: No Way Home would be creating a sort of “Into the Spider-Verse” type of storyline. And while it hasn’t been confirmed if Tobey Maguire or Andrew Garfield will be showing up, it has been confirmed…

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The Resident Evil film franchise has been all over the map in regards to adapting the beloved video game franchise. But that’s apparently set to change with the upcoming Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City. The new horror film will wipe clean the slate of the previous live-action film franchise. And, in their place, the new film will more faithfully adapt the storylines that fans have become accustomed to from playing the video games all these years. Now, in a new Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City trailer, it’s clear just how far they’re going to adapt the games and…

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