Author: Jacob Dressler

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…

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,…

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:…

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…

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…

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…

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…

It’s now been officially confirmed, after enormous amounts of speculation, that the much anticipated upcoming X-Men film The New Mutants will indeed feature a gay romance between some of the film’s main characters. In fact, as revealed by EW while speaking with the film’s director Josh Boone, the romance blossoms between Maisie Williams’ character, Rahne Sinclair, and Blu Hunt’s Danielle Moonstar. Josh Boone calls it “a beautiful love story.” He continues, saying: “It’s sort of the spine and focus of some of the character-driven stuff in the film.” Meanwhile Maisie Williams explains that the love story isn’t a “gimmick” and…

The notorious lawsuit between actor Johnny Depp and his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard, reached a completely new level recently when the two stars decided to use text conversations with mutual CAA talent agent, Christian Carino, as evidence in court. The texts were first sent in 2016, and were the result of alleged reports of domestic abuse that ultimately led to the divorce between Depp and Heard. In fact, Johnny Depp texted Carino and called Amber Heard’s accusations a “flat out lie”. He wrote to Carino after Heard’s lawyers said Depp violated a restraining order placed against him when Carino started…

A Russian Robots company named Promobot is currently selling a robot based on the likeness of famous actor Arnold Schwarzenegger. But apparently the Terminator franchise star isn’t too happy about the idea. In fact, according to TMZ, it turns out he’s sued Promobot over their look-alike robot that’s called the Android Robo-C. .@Schwarzenegger’s creepy robot figure wants to be your friend! Arnold you down to be friends with it? pic.twitter.com/8ULXeFPbGq — Digital Trends (@DigitalTrends) March 3, 2020 Promobot has recently stepped up advertising for the Android Robo-C, including appearances at the New York Toy Fair 2020. And they’ve definitely emphasized…