As horror fans from across the globe likely know, Freddy vs Jason had an incredibly lengthy development period where a multitude of writers, directors, and ideas were thrown around. It seemed for the longest time that Freddy vs Jason would simply never happen, something that was destined to exist only in development hell. After all, the movie was first discussed in the 1980’s, teased in 1993 with Jason Goes to Hell, and finally released in 2003 – after both Jason X and New Nightmare. As it turns out, one filmmaker that almost got to do Freddy vs Jason was musician,…
Author: Jacob Dressler
Legendary’s Monsterverse has been a promising addition to both the Godzilla and King Kong franchises. The most recent installment in the series, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, proved there was plenty of room for both some of Godzilla’s classic foes like Rodan and King Ghidorah, but also a plethora of new creatures as well. As such, fans have been excited for the long promised crossover Godzilla vs. Kong, a film which was recently delayed until later this year. There have been plenty of theories about which surprise monsters could show up in the new crossover – one such example being…
It’s become apparent that Netflix is eager in expanding its audience when it comes to horror programming. Aside from a plethora of original movies, shows, true crime documentaries, and other such related content, it looks like now that Netflix is aiming to revive one of the biggest horror franchises of the 1980’s and 1990’s. It’s now been reported that Netflix is working on a film adaptation remake based on The Howling, and if that’s not exciting enough, Andy Muschietti is attached to direct. You may recognize him as the director behind IT and IT: Chapter 2. Andy Muschietti shared the…
The first official trailer has been unveiled for Netflix’s upcoming series Locke & Key! The show has been long anticipated by fans of the comic book series it’s based on. The original story was penned by author Joe Hill, with illustrations created by artist Gabriel Rodríguez. As such, it’ll be truly exciting to see the original storyline revisited and adapted for the small screen – a medium which should be the perfect place to tell the immersive horror and fantasy story. As you can see down below, the trailer for Locke & Key is a promising look into the upcoming…
Brahms: The Boy 2 has had a slightly frustrating release schedule, with a delay that unfortunately kept the film away from its original 2018 release date. Nevertheless, it looks like things have finally worked out for the better. As you can see in the video down below, the first official trailer for Brahms: The Boy 2 has finally been released. And as you can probably imagine, it certainly lives up to the expectations set in place by the original film. Check out The Boy 2 trailer down below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6caADGf8mw&feature=youtu.be Hopefully this movie will do a better job with fans and…
It would be an understatement to say that the recently released Joker movie was a success for DC’s line of comic book adaptations. The film went on to become the highest grossing R rated film if all time, proving that everyone involved with the film happened to be right for the job. This especially rings true for actor Joaquin Phoenix, who was responsible for bringing to life this new and unique interpretation of the Joker via his character Arthur Fleck. While his performance is undoubtedly one of the best elements of the film, it turns out that there’s actually a…
One of the most interesting things about Joker is that it’s a movie which manages to not only reimagine the classic DC comic book villain – but grant him an entirely new origin story. As such, the movie creates a variety of new characters and scenarios that fans have never before seen associated with the character. This includes a sort of “love interest” in the form of actress Zazie Beetz’ character Sophie throughout the film Joker. The character happens to be the next door neighbor to Arthur Fleck, the man who eventually becomes the Joker, and she happens to be…
It’s been a long time waiting for many DC and superhero fans, but production has finally started on Warner Bros. upcoming film titled The Batman. The movie is set to be directed by Matt Reeves, and now that filming is starting, we’re beginning to see much more of the cast involved. This includes a series of leaked set photos which give us our first look at actor Colin Farrell as The Penguin. As you can see in the photos posted down below, although there isn’t much to look at, they do show Colin Farrell and our first glimpse of him…
The Marvel Cinematic Universe, while faithful to the original Marvel comics in some regards, at other times takes plenty of liberties with the source material. One such liberty happened to be one of superhero Captain America’s most iconic catchphrases from the comic books, where he tends to shout, “Avengers assemble!” As those who’ve kept up with the many entries in the Marvel Cinematic Universe where Captain America pops up, he didn’t say the iconic line until the very last entry in the Infinity Saga – Avengers: Endgame. Many fans waited throughout the chronology of the Marvel Cinematic Universe for Captain…
Sam Raimi is currently busy promoting The Grudge, an interesting little tie-in to the first American remake he helped produce back in 2004. Of course, Sam Raimi’s impact on the horror genre goes back to the beginning of his career, when he directed The Evil Dead in 1981. The incredibly successful horror film has found its way back in Raimi’s career several times, with two sequels, a remake, and a television series. Now it looks like there’s still more Evil Dead content on the way, according to Sam Raimi. Sam Raimi recently participated in a Reddit AMA, where he explained…