Author: Jacob Dressler

John Carpenter is one of the biggest legends in the horror genre – and filmmaking in general, for that matter. He helped pioneer the slasher genre with Halloween in 1978, crafted one of action’s greatest anti-heroes with Escape From New York in 1981, and created one of the best remakes of all time with The Thing in 1982. These are only a handful of the accomplishments he made throughout his career. Today the horror master celebrates his 70th birthday – something that Rotten Tomatoes misunderstood and nearly scared his fans with. According to the review aggregator’s Twitter page, they thought…

Another rumor is here to add fuel to the fire about Ben Affleck leaving the Batman role behind, and this time it supports earlier stories about Jake Gyllenhaal taking on the mantle. The story comes from Revenge of the Fans, who says Warner Bros. is “sour on Ben Affleck”, and that assuming he leaves, “Jake is in”. This would be an interesting and possibly risky move because the site continues to claim that Matt Reeves’ upcoming Batman film will indeed be set in the DCEU. This means whatever Reeves does will still be canon with the other DC films, and…

Platinum Dunes attempted to remake and recreate the success of various horror properties in the early 2000s. The trend left a sour taste in audiences’ mouths, and most of the franchises have remained dormant ever since. Now try and compare their business model with a company called Blumhouse – the largest producer of horror titles right now. They create high concept films on low budgets and so far they’ve flourished because of it. This year they’ll be taking on the task of rebooting the Halloween franchise, and Blumhouse owner Jason Blum has unveiled his desire to reboot a similar slasher…

Thanks to a simple autograph, Marvel Stars Chris Evans and Sebastian Stan may have confirmed a major fan theory for Avengers: Infinity War. The theory is that Captain America has left behind his superhero identity following the events of Captain America: Civil War. The possibility gained interest when Evans was signing autographs at the Ace Comic Con in Glendale, AZ. He signed one fan’s shield with the name “Nomad”, and Stan followed it up by writing “I’m with Nomad”. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bd6A2rHBRj3/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_legacy It makes sense that he’d go undercover after the events of Civil War. And in the trailer for Infinity War,…

The current anthology subgenre of horror owes a lot to Amicus, a production company out of Britain in the 1970s that spawned a lengthy series of gruesome anthology movies. In what could almost be considered an act of coming full circle, a new British anthology horror film called Ghost Stories is being produced, and it certainly looks enticing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6BZo6WiOX0&feature=youtu.be Ghost Stories is co-written, co-directed by, and co-stars Andy Nyman. Nyman plays a skeptical psychologist who investigates ghost sightings. His story acts as a wraparound for the three main segments of the flick. Marvel actor Martin Freeman stars as Mike Priddle,…

The upcoming Halloween movie continues to generate interest from fans. While many are skeptical of the filmmakers involved, and their ideas which include ignoring every other Halloween sequel and bringing back Jamie Lee Curtis (as well as the original Michael Myers actor), it does seem refreshing just to get away from the current plethora of ghost movies. As such, it’s been exciting to get any new information on the film as possible. And now with filming underway, we can finally start to get an idea of how this movie is supposed to work. It also means getting a closer look…

It appears that the upcoming Han Solo Star Wars spin-off, Solo: A Star Wars Story, will be receiving a series of reshoots toward the end of January. These aren’t the only reshoots the film has had, however, as Ron Howard re-shot nearly 80% of the film after original directors Chris Miller and Phil Lord were fired. This new round of principal photography concluded in October of 2017, with plans for the film to be released this coming May. The news comes from Reddit user Hufflepuffins, who previously reported that the film would resume shooting in July after the original directors…

Adam Green and his Hatchet franchise are clearly following in the steps of their slasher film predecessors. And like all good slashers, they tend to leave a bloody path of sequels as time goes on – and now Hatchet will soon have its fourth movie released in Victor Crowley. The film already had a theatrical roadshow last year, where it was received positively by fans all over. And if you missed out on that, don’t worry, because Dark Sky will be releasing the movie on DVD, Blu-ray, and VOD on February 6, 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAY1YKne0RQ&feature=youtu.be While we already had a teaser…

It was announced previously that Kevin Smith would begin working on an anthology horror film entitled Killroy Was Here, a movie inspired by the famous Kilroy WWII graffiti. The film first started shooting in Sarasota, Florida, last summer. With the aid of the Ringling College of Art and Design, it’s continued shooting into 2018. Starting 2018 the fun way: on a movie set! pic.twitter.com/IKh7QhVyVj — KevinSmith (@ThatKevinSmith) January 2, 2018 We know this because Smith quickly tweeted a behind the scenes shot for the film to start off the new year. In it we see that his daughter Harley Quinn…

Godzilla is coming to Netflix in a way we’ve never seen before with his first feature-length anime film – Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters. The Japanese branch of Netflix has released the following announcement, which declares a release for the film on their streaming services starting Wednesday, January 17. While this doesn’t include the US release date, one can assume it’ll be on the same day if not extremely close to it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-3do2pM4pM&feature=youtu.be Until then, we have a rather juicy synopsis to hold us over. The last summer of the 20th century. On that day, the human race realized that…