Author: Jacob Dressler

The Dark Tower was one of the most anticipated Stephen King adaptations for ages, and fans were devastated when the film turned out to be a total disaster. Now author Stephen King has spoken out about the film’s failure (something he did back in September but not as in depth), and it’s again something he blames the studio for. In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, King said: “I liked everybody involved with that movie and I liked some of the casting choices for it. I liked [Media Rights Capital producer] Modi Wiczyk, the producer, the director, everybody. So you…

James Wan has certainly made quite a career for himself since 2004, with a series of successes in the horror genre ranging from Saw all the way to The Conjuring. One of his biggest films happened between the two, however, and was a 2010 film entitled Insidious. While the movie was a box office smash, earning over $97 million on a $1.5 million budget, on top of critical praise, I can’t help but be disappointed with the results. It’s even more unfortunate that the film continues to be followed up with more than enough sequels in a time when the…

There’s been a lot of secrecy regarding the upcoming Venom movie, especially with its plot and characters. But several new behind the scenes photos may have revealed just who actor Riz Ahmed is set to play. Once Ahmed was announced to be part of the film’s cast, many fans instantly speculated that he’d be playing Cletus Kasady, aka Carnage. This rumor was debunked, and fans still have no idea who could be playing the iconic villain (Woody Harrelson?). But Ahmed’s role may have finally been revealed. According to Atlanta Filming, who recently posted the behind the scenes photos, Ahmed will…

Although cult movie fans have known about The Room for well over a decade now, the movie’s popularity has been growing thanks to James Franco’s The Disaster Artist. The movie depicts the making of The Room, and with Franco’s performance as the eccentric Tommy Wiseau, it may be the original disaster artist’s chance to properly break into Hollywood. In fact, Wiseau has revealed to one fan on Twitter that he’s actually interested in having a role in either a DC or Marvel film production: Whichever one hires me first ! https://t.co/TCj1csBuFv — Tommy Wiseau (@TommyWiseau) December 22, 2017 Both companies…

At a time when comic book movies had become frowned upon, a little movie called Blade had blown away everyone’s expectations. It took a dated and obscure vampire hunting character and totally revamped him for the 1990s – something that took well with audiences and the resulting action and violence was well-received. Because Blade was such a hit, it was followed up by two sequels and even a spin-off television series with an all-new cast. The franchise has since gone silent, however, with the rights now back in Marvel’s hands. As such fans have been curious whether or not they’d…

When the home video release for IT movie was detailed earlier this month, fans were disappointed that there was no mention of an extended director’s cut being included. Director Andy Muschietti said earlier this year that an extended cut with fifteen minutes of extra footage was going to be released, and now we have more information about that. According to Bloody-Disgusting, they reached out to Muschietti over on Instagram, and asked if the extended cut was still going to be released. “Yes, but in a few months,” Muschietti replied. The cut would include all of the deleted scenes from the…

When New Line Cinema bought the rights to the Friday the 13th franchise in the 1990s, most fans didn’t know what to expect. With the ending of Jason Goes to Hell, however, it was officially revealed that Jason Voorhees would be facing off with New Line’s Freddy Krueger – although it turns out another New Line property was going to be in the mix. And no, it’s not one you’d ever think of crossing over with Freddy and Jason – it was hip hop duo Kid ‘n Play, in what would have been Freddy vs. Jason vs. Kid ‘N Play.…

The upcoming Halloween movie is definitely a highly anticipated one, as it’s been revealed that Jamie Lee Curtis is returning and that it’ll directly pick up after the events of the original – ignoring the sequels entirely. When the Halloween series first started out, Michael Myers was not a muscular brute like in later installments. He was rather slim and shaped like an average person – able to slip in and out of corners and out of sight. As this would suggest, he was only credited as “The Shape”, further crediting his lack of characterization. And now, according to Bloody-Disgusting,…

As production on Sony’s upcoming Venom movie continues, fans have been curious about how faithful Venom’s design will turn out. Without the aid of Spider-Man’s character, it seems confusing how Venom will actually exist, and it’s worried some fans quite a bit. While there hasn’t been any new footage from the film released, we do have a possible look at the 3D model being used for Venom’s appearance – and it’s actually pretty accurate to the character. A creature effects artist named Mikkel Frandsen recently posted a sculpt of Venom onto his website. While it isn’t confirmed that he’s working…

Philip Reeve’s 2001 novel Mortal Engines is finally being adapted for the big screen, with the help of none other than Bad Taste and The Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fupYIggOq38&feature=youtu.be If you’re unfamiliar with the story, it focuses on a post-apocalyptic England where gigantic moving cities scale the landscape in search of smaller towns to consume and scavenge. The story takes an interesting turn when Tom Natsworthy, third-class apprentice in the Guild of Historians in the town of Salthook, finds his hometown literally devoured by the city of London. This is what sets him off on his quest…