Author: Jacob Dressler

The first few seasons of FX’s hit series American Horror Story, created by Ryan Murphy, became successful because of the great iconic cast members involved. As the seasons continued to evolve, so did the recurring cast members, which included several key players leaving the series altogether. This seems to be the case as well with American Horror Story’s next season titled American Horror Story: 1984. We first learned that series star Evan Peters would be absent from this season, and now it looks like he won’t be the only one. According to a new report, actress Sarah Paulson won’t be…

The Marvel Cinematic Universe on its own has been a growing success for Disney and everyone involved. Unfortunately certain Marvel properties haven’t been so lucky – mostly due to rights issues which kept them from being properly developed by Disney. Spider-Man was one such property until Sony and Disney came to a contractual deal, and although the specifics are still unknown, it seems the new film in Spider-Man: Far From Home plays a major part. According to the contract between Sony and Disney, “The original Sony/Marvel/Spidey deal to co-produce these movies stipulated that if this Spidey cleared a billion, Marvel…

The streaming giant Netflix usually keeps their subscribers and followers informed about viewership numbers directly from them. And now they’ve come to announce that their third season of the hit series Stranger Things is breaking all-new records for the platform. According to a new tweet from Netflix, “40.7 million household accounts have been watching the show since its July 4 global launch — more than any other film or series in its first four days.” While that number reveals how many accounts have started watching the series, Netflix did announce that “18.2 million have already finished the entire season.” .@Stranger_Things…

There hasn’t been any shortage of Mortal Kombat films produced based on the hit video game franchise, but it looks like we’ll finally be getting a proper adaptation of the material. The Conjuring director James Wan will be producing the upcoming flick for New Line Cinema, which already promises plenty of potential. But now we’ve learned, via THR, that actor Joe Taslim has been cast in the film as Sub-Zero. You may recognize in his credits a particular film titled The Raid. That’s right. And so if that also doesn’t promise plenty of awesome action potential for the movie, then…

The year seems ripe for remakes, reboots, and other such interpretations. The next classic movie to get the treatment is Jacob’s Ladder, a 1990 horror thriller which is best remembered for its surreal visuals and disturbing atmosphere. Now Pet Sematary writer Jeff Buhler, co-writer Sarah Thorpe, and director David M. Rosenthal have teamed up to bring an all-new trippy twist on the concept. Now we finally have the movie’s first trailer! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwkwFanLKos The footage definitely promises all sorts of new surreal visuals in the spirit of the original film. And with a modern context, it does seem like a very…

Although we’re still waiting to see whatever the next Gremlins movie is supposed to be, we do know that Warner Bros. is working on the first major project in decades – an all-new animated series based on the iconic little monsters! The series is being produced for WarnerMedia’s upcoming streaming service, and now we finally have a name and even teaser image for the show! The series will be titled Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai. According to Variety, it’s been ordered for ten half-hour episodes. In the series which will act as a prequel to the original films… Set in…

I’ve seen a good amount of Hellboy fans who happened to enjoy the latest adaptation of Mike Mignola’s beloved Hellboy comics. Whether it was too much of a niche concept or mainstream audiences only wanted to see another outing with Ron Perlman, the new movie turned out to be a flop. It earned about $46 million worldwide on a production budget of at least $50 million – not good at all. As you’d expect, this means a sequel is likely to never happen. So if you’re were one of the fans that enjoyed the latest Hellboy installment – appreciate what…

Netflix’s The Haunting of Hill House was a major success for all parties involved. As would be expected, a second season was announced, appropriately titled The Haunting of Bly Manor. While the first season focused on author Shirley Jackson’s titular novel, the second season will instead adapt Henry James’s Turn of the Screw. Now it appears that actress Victoria Pedretti from the first season will take on a new character in the lead role for Bly Manor. Pedretti will be playing a governess named Dani, who is looking after two orphans within an isolated country mansion. She did an excellent…

The DCEU continues to grow despite the constant changes in Warner Bros.’ superhero movie output. Next year will see the release of director Cathy Yan’s Birds of Prey, a movie which will bring Margot Robbie back as Harley Quinn after the events of Suicide Squad. She’ll be joined by cast members Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Black Canary, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Huntress. And to give the film a stellar villain of its own, Ewan McGregor has been cast as Black Mask – and word is he’s the best villain in the DCEU yet. In fact, there’s praise that he’s now…

Although many fans have disliked most if not all recent efforts in the Hellraiser franchise, it’s a series that continues to keep kicking and sprawling in an attempt to stay relevant. The latest development in the long-running franchise based on Clive Barker’s novella The Hellbound Heart and his original adaptation titled Hellraiser now appears to be a TV series. The news comes from Deadline, which reveals that producers Roy Lee and Dan Farah are working on bringing Hellraiser to the small screen. “They have joined forces with producer/rights holders Lawrence Kuppin, David Salzman and Eric Gardner, who have controlled those…