Author: Jacob Dressler

While Jim Wynorski’s 1986 film Chopping Mall has become a cult classic since its original release, it seems like there’s no better time than now to be a fan. The cheesy robot-focused slasher flick had its first Blu-ray release in 2016, as part of Lionsgate’s Vestron Video Collector’s Series. Then, earlier this year, the film’s original director publicly denounced any possibilities for a remake; meaning the film’s legacy was protected from any disrespectful cash-ins. Now it seems fans of this nostalgic outing can be pleased to know Wynorski is working on a sequel – one that returns to the mall…

The Predator franchise is something fans of the original film can’t help but come back to. While none of the sequels have quite captured that same spark the 1987 film had, they’ve certainly done well in expanding the lore and mysticism of the Predator species. Now, Shane Black, who played in and helped on the script for the original Predator, is writing and directing the newest sequel. It obviously means a lot to fans of the series, because now we can expect extra care to be taken into crafting this new hunt. The film has gotten varied reviews since its…

The Child’s Play series has reached an interesting peak with its franchise. While the original films’ storyline continues to be revisited with new movies and soon a TV series, MGM (who owns the original flick) is planning their very own remake. While the very thought is enough to leave any Child’s Play fan scratching their head, especially when the original franchise is doing so well, it seems to become an even more baffling project with each update. According to ComicBook.com, the new Child’s Play remake won’t even feature the iconic Good Guy doll possessed by Charles Lee Ray. Instead, they’re…

After the massive success with Warner Bros.’ 2017 adaptation of Stephen King’s IT, Paramount seemed to put their Pet Sematary remake on the fast-track. The movie has already finished shooting, thanks to Starry Eyes’ directors Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch who took on this new vision of King’s iconic story. In the new adaptation, John Lithgow will portray Jud Crandall, a character previously played by Fred Gwynne in the 1989 adaptation. Many were wondering how Lithgow would do the familiar character justice, and now we have an idea with a new set-photo that gives us our first look at Lithgow…

While Wes Craven’s 1984 game changer, A Nightmare on Elm Street, is undoubtedly one of the biggest horror classics of all time, there’s quite a few features that continue to be left off modern home video releases. This includes a notable series of deleted scenes that were first revealed to the public with the film’s 1996 LaserDisc release. They were soon released on a special collector’s edition of the film on VHS. While these scenes only lasted a few minutes, they’re actually pretty important and add an unbelievable new layer of context to the film. In the original version of the…

The Godzilla franchise has seen something of a resurgence in recent years. While the 2014 reboot from Legendary Pictures wasn’t completely well-received, it did strongly enough for the company to move forward with their newly-established MonsterVerse. In 2017 they followed up Godzilla in their prequel titled Kong: Skull Island. The King Kong reboot was significantly more successful with Kaiju fans – putting faith in us all for Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Now Warner Bros. has premiered the trailer at Comic-Con; and it’s everything that a Godzilla fan could hope to see. Trick ‘r Treat director Michael Dougherty is at…

After years of silence, the Rugrats franchise is returning in a big way. The announcement has been made that Viacom’s Nickelodeon and Paramount Pictures will not only be relaunching the animated series with a whopping new 26 episodes, but they intend to produce a new theatrical film as well. While we’ve already had three different movies under the Rugrats banner, this one will be different for one very big reason – it’s going to be produced in live-action with CGI characters! The news comes from Deadline, who have also revealed original franchise creators Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó and Paul Germain…

The first half of Andy Muschietti’s adaptation for Stephen King’s IT premiered last year – and was easily one of the most successful horror movies of its time. It was clear, then, that production on IT: Chapter 2 would move ahead. But the story for the sequel is a tricky one because it replaces all of the children with their adult counterparts; forcing the filmmakers to entirely recast the first film. It was generally agreed by fans that the child actors from the first movie succeeded as their characters. Unfortunately, like with the second half of the original miniseries adaptation,…

Child’s Play is a franchise that continues to grow with plans for a new TV series and as we recently learned, MGM’s upcoming reboot (remake?) of the original series. It’s a little unclear how MGM plans to execute their remake, and why Don Mancini and fellow Child’s Play affiliates have no involvement. Bloody-Disgusting received confirmation that Mancini still intends to produce the TV series and potential new films that will continue the story of the original film. In fact, we also know now that Brad Dourif will not be involved in MGM’s remake either. He’s still going to be the…

The Child’s Play franchise is busier than ever right now. When the franchise took a break in 2004 with the failure of (the underrated) Seed of Chucky, fans thought the property was completely dead. As each iconic slasher villain was remade, audiences were sure that Chucky would be the next one announced for the remake treatment. It simply never happened. In 2013 we got Curse of Chucky, which brought Brad Dourif back as Chucky and helped get the series back to basics. The film was recently followed up with 2017’s Cult of Chucky, and the trajectory was laid out for…