Author: Jacob Dressler

Peter Jackson’s two trilogies consisting of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit are widely recognized for their iconic male casts. And while Amazon is hard at work with producing a prequel series to the memorable movie franchise, some are now suggesting that the series should be as inclusive as possible and even give the role of Gandalf to a woman. More specifically, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers actress Robyn Malcom brought up the idea for a female Gandalf. Malcom spoke with the New Zealand publication Stuff, where she began her suggestion for more women in…

Many fans of both horror movies and video games will be pleased to know that development company Forever Entertainment is officially in the process of remaking both The House of the Dead video games. The studio recently confirmed the news on Twitter, after fans began spreading the information that the remakes were indeed happening. Here’s what Forever Entertainment specifically stated… “Hi Guys! We confirm the signing of the agreement regarding remakes of the games “The House of the Dead” and “The House of the Dead 2”. No platforms or release dates have been confirmed, and unfortunately we can’t say anything…

Unfortunately many films and franchises as of right now are falling victim to copyright laws. As the decades past, more writers are becoming eligible to reclaim rights to their written works. While this has been enough to throw the Friday the 13th franchise into a legal civil war of sorts, it potentially prompted Paramount into remaking Pet Sematary just so original author Stephen King couldn’t take back the rights. Pet Sematary is one of many properties that recently became eligible for its rightful writer to reclaim the rights. The copyright law permits this for whichever property after 35 years, and…

Many fans expected Tremors 4: The Legend Begins to be the ironic end to the franchise which saw popularity as a direct-to-video series of sequels. But Tremors 5 eventually happened, and sooner rather than later so did Tremors 6. The new sequels both featured a key element from all of the original films – actor Michael Gross – and it looks like he’s returning for another entry with Tremors 7. Actor Michael Gross, who portrays the memorable Graboid hunter Burt Gummer, revealed on his Facebook page that Tremors 7 is going to begin shooting in November of this year. Here’s…

The new Joker movie has been both incredibly controversial and critically-acclaimed, with plenty of emphasis put towards its dramatic elements. The film’s director, Todd Phillips, was not normally known for dramatic storytelling, however. Phillips got his start making comedies like Road Trip and The Hangover, proving himself to be quite popular with the genre. But it turns out he feels there’s a certain change in the comedy genre that forced him away to do something more serious like Joker. Todd Phillips explained his feelings while speaking to Vanity Fair, where he pointed out that the “woke culture” of today has…

Forensic Files quickly became one of the most popular TV series stemming from the 1990’s, lasting a lengthy fourteen seasons loaded with true crime material. The show continues to be remembered as a massive success even today, and now it’s been announced that a sequel series titled Forensic Files II will soon premiere on HLN. While we don’t know the exact way in which the sequel series will work, we can expect it will have a similar format to the original series. It’s also worth noting that Forensic Files II will focus on all new cases. As such, it’s a…

The filmmaking duo Todd Farmer and Patrick Lussier are coming back for another fun entry in the horror genre. The two previously collaborated on films like My Bloody Valentine 3D, and it looks like the zany quirkiness of that movie will carry over into their next project. The new movie is called Trick, and it’s bound to be one hell of a good time. Check out the Trick trailer down below. Trick introduces Patrick “Trick” Weaver, a serial killer that performs a series of murders on Halloween night every year. The character uniquely takes advantage of a multitude of creepy…

The latest entry in the Halloween franchise titled Halloween Kills is shaping up to be quite the throwback to the original film. As production continues on the new sequel, more casting announcements are being made almost daily revealing how many characters from the 1978 original will be returning. And it’s quite a lot – now also including the return of Nurse Marion, once more played by Nancy Stephens. The news comes to us via HalloweenMovies, which has reported: “Stephens, who portrayed ‘Nurse Marion’ in the seminal film (as well as the 1981 follow-ups Halloween II and 1998’s Halloween H20: 20 Years Later) will…

It looks like one elementary school located in Evanston, Illinois has canceled their Halloween celebrations this year in fear that there’d be a lack of inclusiveness. Michelle Cooney, Lincoln Elementary School principal made a statement regarding the decision for the Chicago Tribute. According to Cooney, “While we recognize that Halloween is a fun tradition for many families, it is not a holiday that is celebrated by all members of our school community and for various reasons,” she said. “There are also inequities in how we have traditionally observed the holiday as part of our school day. Our goal at Lincoln…

While we won’t see another Halloween film until next October, this season is still a special time for horror fans because it marks the start of production on Halloween Kills. The new movie is intended to be a direct sequel to Halloween from 2018, itself a direct sequel to the original 1978 slasher classic. As production rolls on through the autumn season, co-producer Ryan Turek has been teasing fans with an exciting gallery of Halloween Kills set photos. You can see a few of Turek’s Instagram posts down below, which features plenty of fun looks at the upcoming film albeit…