Author: Jacob Dressler

It’s a sad time for fans of Mystery Science Theater 3000, which Netflix had recently revived for a 14 episode eleventh season in 2017 and another six episode twelfth season in 2019. It appears that streaming service Netflix will not be reviving the series for a third season, and that Mystery Science Theater 3000 has been canceled. While it is upsetting news, it’s not the first time the series had gone off the air. Usually the series manages to come back in some new shape or form on another network. The series’ creator, Joel Hodgson, recently tweeted his response to…

While it’s not quite as popular as other similarly themed horror franchises, the Wrong Turn series of films have remained consistently popular with their following of fans over the years. As such, a reboot of the property has been in development for awhile now. The movie has finally wrapped filming, and now we’re getting our first look at proper promotional material for the film which is newly titled Wrong Turn: The Foundation. Specifically, we’ve been given a new official poster for the film which advertises the new title and notes that the movie is “coming soon.” You can see it…

Although they haven’t had the best history with attempting to reboot the Universal Monsters franchises, Universal has continued to produce new films based on their classic characters of monsters and madmen. While we’re still waiting for Leigh Whannell’s upcoming reboot of The Invisible Man, with Paul Feig also developing a film called Dark Army, it’s now been announced The Invisible Woman is on the way as well. While we don’t know much about The Invisible Woman, and how if at all the film will tie into Universal’s other projects, we do know one interesting thing in particular. Elizabeth Banks will…

It wasn’t very long ago that Hollywood was scared to death of releasing R-rated blockbusters. But now with films like Deadpool and Joker breaking massive records at the box office, those worries have quickly been fading away. And this is now evident with Warner Bros.’ latest move following the success of Joker – it looks like both Birds of Prey and James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad will be released as R-rated movies. According to a new report from Variety, they were informed that The Suicide Squad is expected to be R-rated once it’s released in theaters. And it won’t be…

It seems that there’s yet another film remake in the works, this time from Warner Bros. in an attempt to reboot The Fugitive. According to a new report, The Fugitive will be directed by Albert Hughes. The screenplay is being written by screenwriter Brian Tucker, and Erik Feig is producing the new movie. It’ll be interesting seeing how Warner Bros. plans to pursue this remake of The Fugitive, considering there is quite a bit of source material to work with. The Fugitive was previously the title of a 1993 action film starring Harrison Ford in the lead role, but that…

In pop culture, there are certain films that fans constantly discuss about getting sequels. One of the movies that happens to receive this discussion more often than not is Beetlejuice, Tim Burton’s iconic movie about a bio-exorcist perfectly played by actor Michael Keaton. The film has had many attempts made at sequels in the past, and although none of them have ever made it out of the development stage, rumors still persist that a sequel could soon one day happen. Now actor Michael Keaton appears to still be open to returning to his role as Beetlejuice for a proposed Beetlejuice…

We’re at a time when the complications of copyright law are effecting a variety of films and franchises, most notably of which have been the legal battles surrounding the Friday the 13th franchise. The progress of the Friday the 13th series has been halted by a series of lawsuits between original Friday the 13th screenwriter Victor Miller and director Sean Cunningham/Horror Inc. One of the more recent developments occurred when a judge ruled in favor of Victor Miller, granting him the US rights to the original Friday the 13th screenplay. Sean Cunningham has since appealed that decision, and the two…

While the Marvel Cinematic Universe has remained one of the biggest film franchises over the years, audiences have a new reason to rewatch the popular film series now that Disney has launched their streaming service Disney Plus. The Disney Plus app carries a multitude of Marvel Cinematic Universe entries, with many additions soon to come. One of the more exciting entries already available, however, has been Avengers: Endgame. And it turns out that the Avengers: Endgame transfer available on Disney Plus is much lower quality than what’s available on the Blu-ray. The post below features four screen grabs from both…

We live in a time when many classic horror icons are being reintroduced with new reboots all of the time. While we haven’t heard much about the Pumpkinhead remake since it was first announced, it was only a matter of time before producer Peter Block decided to give an update on the project. Although he doesn’t reveal much, the Saw producer did reveal that there is in fact “exciting news” on the way. Perhaps this wait will be worth it for Pumpkinhead fans after all. Peter Block hinted at the exciting future Pumpkinhead movie announcement while speaking with Rue Morgue.…

A surprising new casting announcement has been made regarding the upcoming iTV miniseries Des, which is based on the true crime book Killing for Company by author Brian Masters. It appears that actor David Tennant has taken on the role as real life serial killer Dennis Nilsen. A photo has been releasing showing off the Doctor Who star in a uniquely different role where he really expresses himself as a disturbed psychopath. As you can see for yourself in the image below, David Tennant seems to have been a perfect casting choice for portraying Dennis Nilsen in the series. He’s…