Author: Jacob Dressler

Micro-budget filmmaker and lover of all things horror.

The Coronavirus has had a massive negative impact recently as more people continue to get sick and even more events are shut down. This includes theatrical film releases, conventions, and even film productions – one of which now being Marvel’s highly anticipated Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. In fact, not only has production on the anticipated superhero film been paused, but Shang-Chi director Destin Daniel Cretton is being tested for the Coronavirus. In fact, Destin Daniel Cretton is currently under quarantine as he awaits test results confirming whether or not he’s been inflicted with the Coronavirus. In…

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It’s been revealed that due to the Coronavirus outbreak, Disney is now pausing all stages of production and pre-production for all of their in-development live action projects. The announcement comes not long after it was announced several Disney releases would be postponed from hitting theaters and that even Disneyland would soon be closing down for most of the month. Things just continue to look bleak as this Coronavirus ordeal continues to spread. As revealed by Deadline, the projects in various production phases that Disney was working on which have since been temporarily shut down due to the Coronavirus included the…

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There’s an exciting new time period for the Marvel Cinematic Universe on the way with the arrival of Marvel’s Phase 4, and one of the highly anticipated films that will be released during this phase is Black Panther 2 – a sequel to the first Black Panther which turned out to be a massive success. Obviously a sequel is a no-brainer, and although not much has been revealed beyond the official announcement that a Black Panther 2 is indeed happening; one of the film’s stars might’ve just revealed a really interesting spoiler for the upcoming Black Panther 2. One of…

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As word of the Coronavirus continues to spread across the media, it’s not difficult to imagine fictional pandemics when considering the outcomes of the Coronavirus. And no doubt one of the most popular fictional pandemics is the one covered by author Stephen King in his iconic novel The Stand. His book was an incredible success, and was followed up with one popular miniseries and another that’s been in production. Now even though people are making comparisons between the superflu in The Stand and the Coronavirus, Stephen King has put a stop to such talk. He explained on his Twitter account…

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The Coronavirus has negatively impacted a large part of the entertainment industry among most other aspects of society. In this case, it has been reported that many movies are being delayed from their original release dates due to the Coronavirus scare. In fact, it’s a surprisingly large amount of movies that have been delayed – and this is already one of several articles from this day alone regarding recently delayed films. It appears that there are now delayed release dates for the upcoming Disney films Mulan, Antlers, and even The New Mutants due to the Coronavirus. As explained by Deadline,…

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The unfortunate spread of the Coronavirus has resulted in a vast amount of cancellations and delays among other issues. Now one of the most serious announcements has been made in that regard – it’s been revealed that Anaheim’s very own Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure have now been shut down due to the Coronavirus scare. It’s a pretty big symbol of the Coronavirus’s influence as this is only the fourth time in history that Disneyland has been closed down. Here you can read an official statement from Disney Parks, via ComicBook, about the Disneyland shutdown due to the Coronavirus below:…

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It was previously reported that a new entry in the iconic Scream horror film franchise was in the works from Spyglass Media Group. While the exact details of what the film would be – meaning sequel or complete reboot – were unclear, we now know the directors behind the new movie! It has been announced that Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, the directing duo behind Ready or Not, will be taking on the next Scream film. Of course, even though Discussing Film was able to reveal the directors attached to the next Scream film, it still hasn’t been officially confirmed…

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One of the most anticipated upcoming horror films this year was A Quiet Place Part II, a film which was originally scheduled to be released later on this month. In fact, it was initially expected to bring in a $60 million opening in the United States beginning with Wednesday. But due to the Coronavirus scare, the release date for A Quiet Place Part 2 has been postponed by Paramount. In fact, Paramount didn’t just postpone A Quiet Place Part 2, but they actually took the highly anticipated film off their release schedule altogether. That doesn’t just mean the film won’t be…

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Disney California Adventure Park at the Disneyland Resort is adding a brand new land that is sure to entice Marvel fans of all kinds. They’ll soon be introducing the Avengers Campus, which will have a variety of attractions, locations to purchase Marvel-themed merchandise, and even a new restaurant along with a multitude of food carts. As explained by the Marvel website, the Imagineers behind Avengers Campus had three specific things in mind when designing the new land. They knew that “guests need to feel a sense of heroism, optimism, and empowerment.” Here’s what Brent Strong, the Executive Creative Director at Walt…

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Halloween Horror Nights is one of the more popular Halloween time events, with it being an annual event for horror fans at Universal Studios. Now it turns out there could actually be a Halloween Horror Nights movie on the horizon – with Blumhouse’s very own Jason Blum supporting the idea. In fact, he confirmed in a new interview that there have already been talks regarding a possible Halloween Horror Nights movie. Here’s what Jason Blum stated while speaking with Collider about the possibility of a Halloween Horror Nights film one day coming to fruition: “Yes! Definitely! We’ve actually talked about…

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