Author: Jacob Dressler

Micro-budget filmmaker and lover of all things horror.

Johnny Depp has been facing a variety of issues following his legal entanglements with ex-wife Amber Heard. This apparently now includes the once-celebrated actor being boycotted by Hollywood. Aside from losing a variety of iconic roles, Johnny Depp has also had his latest movie – Minamata – seemingly held back in the US by MGM. According to Johnny Depp, this is the result of being boycotted by Hollywood. As he explained in an interview over Minamata with The Sunday Times: “We looked these people in the eyeballs and promised we would not be exploitative. That the film would be respectful.…

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John Carpenter’s Halloween has always been remembered greatly for its iconic use of music. The soundtrack has become well-regarded as one of the greatest that the horror genre has to offer, and a lot of that is due to John Carpenter’s musical talents. Now John Carpenter will be reusing those musical talents to compose the score for Halloween Kills, albeit with the assistance of his son Cody Carpenter and godson Daniel Davies. The three previously created the score for the 2018 Halloween film, something which blended the classic musical cues of the 1978 original with a more modern twist. Now,…

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Although beloved actor Val Kilmer lost his voice following a battle with throat cancer, he’s apparently regained it by way of modern technology. Specifically, Val Kilmer was able to reacquire his voice with AI technology created by Sonatic. Sonatic is a UK-based software firm, and they specialize in cloning voices with their AI technology. Now you can actually hear Val Kilmer’s new voice created by Sonatic’s AI technology. Val Kilmer – who once played Batman – emphasized how grateful he was to Sonatic for the opportunity to work with them. “I’m grateful to the entire team at Sonantic who masterfully…

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With the upcoming horror film sequel Halloween Kills on the way, fans are finally getting to see more and more glimpses of Michael Myers including the trailer. This newest behind the scenes image shared by producer Ryan Reimann, however, reveals Michael Myers standing in a road with a bloody knife. It’s a solid look at the character’s full form, and he’s definitely looking just as deadly as ever. It appears that the look at Michael Myers was photographed while the film was being shot in October 2019. As stated by Ryan Freimann in his caption for this new look at…

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Many Marvel Cinematic Universe fans were excited to see more of actor Anthony Mackie as the new Captain America following the exciting conclusion of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. The successful Disney Plus series even teased that such an announcement would be coming, and now it indeed looks like the project is moving forward. Anthony Mackie has indeed taken the opportunity with Disney and Marvel to move forward with Captain America 4. As revealed via Deadline: “Anthony Mackie has closed a deal to carry the shield and his first superhero picture in Captain America 4, sources said.” Unfortunately, the project…

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Many fans have been waiting to see The Eternals, which is supposed to take the Marvel Cinematic Universe into an exciting new direction. The film will actually take advantage of the world’s history to show the 7,000 years that the titular Eternals have lived on Earth. It will then lead into modern day, and as the final trailer has revealed, The Eternals will actually explain what the group is up to post-Avengers: Endgame. It’s definitely going to be an interesting piece to the overall puzzle of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And you can see for yourself in the newly released…

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It’s been nearly thirty years since Kevin Smith launched his filmmaking career with Clerks. The film has gone on to become an iconic example of independent film, and even helped create one of the bigger cinematic universes before the MCU. Now Kevin Smith will be returning to that beloved world with Clerks 3. What’s more, the first look for Clerks 3 has also been released. The image reveals the main cast of the film, all of which are recreating their famous pose from Clerks 2. It’s an interesting way to both compare and contrast the two films, especially given the…

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Many horror fans are excited for the upcoming TV series Chucky, especially since it will once again continue the story of the iconic horror franchise. Interestingly, now that we’ve get closer to the Chucky premiere, a new teaser trailer has been released – and it references another classic horror film. As you can see below, the new Chucky teaser trailer references Magic – a horror film about a ventriloquist dummy. Obviously there are clear parallels with Child’s Play and the rest of the Chucky franchise in that topic, so it’s interesting to see a new teaser trailer and even poster…

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In rather upsetting news, it appears that actor Horatio Sanz who played The Mythrol in The Mandalorian is currently facing an underage sexual assault lawsuit. As fans may recall, Horatio Sanz played The Mythrol in two episodes of the series to date. He first appeared in Season 1 Episode 1 of the series. He later reprised the role in Season 2 Episode 4. The actor also appeared in several other Disney projects – including Big Hero 6: The Series and Wreck-It Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks the Internet. Here’s what the report regarding the sexual assault lawsuit against the Mandalorian actor…

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Many horror fans are ecstatic about Evil Dead Rise, the upcoming fifth film in the beloved horror franchise. There are always plenty of good reasons to be excited for a new Evil Dead installment, especially for those who enjoy plenty of gore with their horror. As it turns out, it indeed looks like Evil Dead Rise will be following in the footsteps of the 2013 remake – at least if the following set photo is anything to go by. As shared by director Lee Cronin, it appears that one part of the Evil Dead Rise set is actually completely soaked…

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