Author: Jacob Dressler

Micro-budget filmmaker and lover of all things horror.

Marvel is quickly moving towards having released 30 movies in their Marvel Cinematic Universe, with no signs of those numbers stopping. When you consider how many of these movies have completely dominated the box office, it isn’t a surprise how financially successful the MCU has been for both Marvel and Disney. But, as it turns out, it might not be so successful for the comic creators that have written the original Marvel stories. In fact, according to a new report, it’s been claimed that Marvel only pays their comic creators a mere $5,000 for using their stories in the popular…

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Although The Addams Family has found new life as a series of theatrical feature-length animated family films, the property is still branching into new directions. In particular, filmmaker Tim Burton will be crossing into the television realm to direct Wednesday – an upcoming Netflix series based on the iconic property. As such, fans are excited to see who will be stepping into the roles of these iconic characters – and now we know who will be playing the new Morticia Addams. According to a new announcement, Morticia will be played by Catherine Zeta-Jones in the upcoming Wednesday series. As revealed…

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Now that Nicolas Cage has already starred in the recent hits Willy’s Wonderland and Pig this year, the beloved actor will be back at it again with Prisoners of the Ghostland. The new film will be the English-language debut of acclaimed director Sion Sono, whose notable hits include the film Suicide Club. As such, there’s a lot of hype surrounding the film. Now the full official trailer has been released for the upcoming film, and the footage for Prisoners of the Ghostland proves there is indeed a reason for the hype. As for the plot of the film which sees…

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Last year’s Sonic the Hedgehog film did surprisingly well after the backlash received by the initial trailer. As a result, a sequel was soon put into production. And, one of the reasons fans have been hyped for this upcoming sequel, is the opportunity to see more classic Sonic characters brought to life. This includes Knuckles the Echidna, a beloved character from the Sonic video game franchise. Now we know who will be voicing Knuckles the Echidna – and it’s a big surprise. Especially after he just starred in the critically acclaimed film The Suicide Squad. As it turns out, Knuckles…

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Marvel fans are well-aware at this point of the various rumors circulating Spider-Man: No Way Home. The upcoming MCU film is expected to somehow link together the “multiverse” that Marvel has been quickly developing. This includes the appearances of several past Spider-Man actors, such as Alfred Molina who will be reprising his role of Doc Ock from Spider-Man 2. It’s also been revealed that Jamie Foxx will apparently be reprising his role as Electro from The Amazing Spider-Man 2. However, it’s remained unconfirmed whether or not the Spider-Man actors from those films – Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield – could…

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Mike Flanagan has proved himself a capable director of both small screen and big screen horror. Aside from film hits that include Oculus and Doctor Sleep, he’s also directed the masterful Netflix limited series The Haunting of Hill House. Now Mike Flanagan is back, this time with a new series titled Midnight Mass. What’s more, Netflix has now released the exciting teaser trailer for Midnight Mass. This is certainly some exciting footage, and something that Mike Flanagan has clearly been passionate about for quite some time now. It’s worth noting that Midnight Mass was a book written by Maddie Young…

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It’s already been quite the wait for Sony’s upcoming Marvel film Morbius, which is set to introduce actor Jared Leto as the titular vampire character. One of the reasons that has made this wait so interesting, however, is that the first trailer actually included an appearance from Michael Keaton. What’s more, Michael Keaton appears to have been playing his character Vulture from Spider-Man: Homecoming. With such a major tie-in like that, fans are eager to know more about the film and how it will further connect with the MCU. Interestingly, however, the film’s director might’ve just confirmed another cameo for…

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James Gunn’s newly released film The Suicide Squad has been driving fans crazy for a wide variety of reasons. One of these reasons, however, has just been recently spotted by eagle-eyed fans. As it turns out, one of the wackier characters in The Suicide Squad – named Weasel – actually has visible privates in certain scenes. It’s worth pointing out that the DC Comics movieĀ is rated R, and fans that have seen the film are well-aware of that fact. But it’s definitely still surprising to see some of that rating for The Suicide Squad can be blamed on Weasel, just…

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One of the most iconic John Carpenter films that still hasn’t received any kind of remake or sequel is Big Trouble in Little China. The classic 1980’s film with horror, comedy, and fantasy elements starred Kurt Russell as truck driver Jack Burton. Now it appears that Dwayne Johnson and his producing partner Hiram Garcia are eagerly trying to bring a Big Trouble in Little China sequel to life. While they have discussed the project in the past, many fans thought it was dead in the water by this point. On the contrary, the duo are still working on developing the…

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One of the most popular Stephen King novels is The Shining, which has had an equally popular film adaptation directed by Stanley Kubrick. The film recently had something of a resurgence in popularity, mostly thanks to the release of the novel Doctor Sleep and its respective film adaptation. Doctor Sleep is the sequel to The Shining, so it makes sense that Warner Bros is now eager to give fans more of the Overlook Hotel with it fresh again in everyone’s minds. This is where Overlook comes in. Overlook is a series being developed by Bad Robot Productions led by J.J.…

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