Author: Jacob Dressler

A rumor spread across the Internet yesterday that Wolverine actor Hugh Jackman had been cast as Scar in the upcoming Lion King remake. Unfortunately it turns out the rumor was untrue. According to a new report, there is “absolutely no truth” to Jackman being attached. Bummer. The rumor started when Omega Underground cited an unknown source regarding Jackman. Then fuel was added to the fire when Jackman tweeted at Disneyland with the caption “partners”. The rumor was denied when TheWrap approached Jackman’s representatives, who confirmed the falsified information. This means it’s just about 100% likely that Jackman won’t be involved…

We were teased with the reveal of four mysterious statues at the D23 Expo last week by Marvel. Now we know who the statues are – and it couldn’t be any more exciting. It turns out the statues represent the Black Order, otherwise known as the children of Thanos. Now announced to appear in Avengers: Infinity War, the four children’s names are Corvus Glaive, Proxima Midnight, Ebony Maw, and Black Dwarf. Although it’s also been reported that Black Dwarf may have been renamed Cull Obsidian. It’s definitely fun getting to see these characters adapted from their comic counterparts. They almost…

Some time ago Neill Blomkamp had set the Internet on fire upon releasing concept art for his proposed Alien 5. The film would see the return of franchise icon Ellen Ripley, once again played by Sigourney Weaver. Interestingly, official progress soon started on the film until Ridley Scott’s Prometheus sequel continued to take shape. By the time Alien: Covenant hit production, it was clear that Blomkamp would no longer be allowed to make his Alien sequel. A shame for some fans as the film would have ignored Alien 3 and Alien Resurrection, focusing the franchise once more on Ripley and…

While the superhero genre is known for repeating the same formulas time and time again, studios have recently been taking more risks. And so far it’s been working as apparent with films like Deadpool and Logan. Now Sony Pictures is prepping to take some risks, intending to make a Venom film based on the character from Marvel’s Spider-Man comics. While it’s been revealed that Carnage is set to be the main villain, there’s apparently another big surprise. According to the Hashtag Show, the “Bride of Venom” will be making an appearance. The Bride of Venom was originally Ann Weying, Eddie…

George Romero changed film forever with Night of the Living Dead. And now he’ll be playing in that universe again with Road of the Dead. The new sequel was written by George Romero and Matt Birman, and will be directed by Birman as well. Road of the Dead is set to take place six years after Land of the Dead, which took place in the later stages of Romero’s zombie outbreak. Romero and Birman will be looking for funding at the Frontières co-production market later this month. While speaking with Rue Morgue about the project, he revealed a variety of…

The last we heard of Todd McFarlane’s Spawn reboot, he had completed the script and was searching for a studio to produce it. You can read more about that here. Unfortunately now it seems the film is going to be delayed once more. According to Syfy Wire, the film isn’t being delayed because of a lack of interest or anything of that sort. Rather, the delay stems from McFarlane’s desire to keep creative control. “So I’m going, I’m not selling it but if you want to see the rough draft, I’ll send it to you. But just so everybody knows,…

With only a few days before the premiere of Spider-Man: Homecoming, fans have been anxious to see the web-slinger make his solo debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marvel has attempted to quench a bit of that thirst (or amplify it) by releasing the first four minutes of Spider-Man: Homecoming online! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv8Wp0Dcvc0 The clip opens with Peter Parker making a video documentary on his phone while working with Tony Stark through the events of Captain America: Civil War. We continue to see Parker try on Tony’s advanced suit, and eventually the scene of the two talking in Tony’s car. The…

It’s already been seven years since A Nightmare on Elm Street was remade in 2010, and the franchise has since been dormant. Every few years talk comes up that New Line Cinema is working on another film, and despite the lack of news, it looks like that’s still the case. The new film is currently being written by David Leslie Johnson. According to Bloody-Disgusting, Johnson, who also wrote The Conjuring 2, is still attached to the project. But with the writer now attached to write The Conjuring 3 for New Line, it may be awhile before he gets to focus…

Now that Deadpool 2 has started production, we’re finally getting pieces of the behind-the-scenes action. And now actor Josh Brolin, who’s set to play the character of Cable, has teased his own transformation into the character. You can see a picture below of Brolin in the makeup chair getting into the Cable look. Here’s what Brolin had to say about the makeup process: “Insanity on the brink. Face is morphing into something machine, fierce, hair sliced, arm machined, bulged. Where is Deadpool?!? Looking. Looking. All I got are these two…molding me, prodding, turning me into something hard. @bcorso #mikesmithson #deadpool…

We finally have an answer regarding Sony’s new Venom movie, and whether or not Spider-Man will appear alongside Tom Hardy’s Eddie Brock. It’s been confusing trying to comprehend how these spin-offs would use Spider-Man, if at all. For example, Venom’s original from the comics is almost entirely based around Spider-Man. It’s baffling to see how else such a character could work. And now, according to Kevin Feige, it looks like they’ll be disregarding Spider-Man completely. While speaking to Variety, he had this to say: “No,” he started when asked about Tom Holland’s Spider-Man making an appearance. “No, I think they’re…