Scream 7 will no longer be directed by Christopher Landon, as the director announced his departure in a statement today. The Freaky and We Have a Ghost director’s exit comes after the departure of Jenna Ortega and the firing of Melissa Barrera. No replacement has been named yet for the upcoming horror movie. “I guess … Read more
Rick Riordan “wrote off Hollywood” after being left frustrated by the Percy Jackson films. The 59-year-old author has never watched either of the movie adaptations of his work – Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief and Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters – and refused to consider other takes on the books as the … Read more
This year’s NYCC, director Matthew Vaughn reflected on various problems with studios, the hope for a Kick-Ass revival and new film Argylle. With this year’s New York Comic Con coming to a close, undoubtedly one of the biggest draws of the event was director Matthew Vaughn, who gave details on an upcoming Kick-Ass reboot, why … Read more
Martin Scorsese is an extremely well-respected director in almost all circles. If anyone gets to issue audiences an ultimatum, it’s probably him. Scorsese has called out superhero movie culture before, deriding it as not being an official example of “cinema.” With the way superhero movie releases have been going lately, he might have a solid … Read more
CM Punk is no longer a member of the All Elite Wrestling roster following a backstage incident with Jack Perry at AEW‘s All In pay-per-view event in London. AEW announced on Twitter today that it has terminated the wrestler and employment agreements with Punk (real name Philip Brooks) with cause, effective immediately. The decision is … Read more
While Sound of Freedom 2 sounds logical given how popular the movie is, the complicated rights situation makes it far from a sure thing. Recently, Sound of Freedom director Alejandro Monteverde teased a potential sequel to the breakout hit of the summer, but making a Sound of Freedom 2 may be easier said than done. … Read more
AMC Entertainment saw its stock price fall on Monday. This followed the ruling of a Delaware court that allowed the company to convert its preferred equity shares into common shares. AMC believes it is on the right path after stock move Shares for AMC dove about 35% on Monday (via Deadline), bringing the company’s stock … Read more
Warner Bros has responded to criticism from its studio branch in Japan over memes surrounding Barbie and Oppenheimer. In July, two drastically different movies—Barbie, a fantasy comedy, and Oppenheimer, a historical thriller—were released on the same day. Audiences were tickled by the event, calling it “Barbenheimer” and vowing to watch both films on the same … Read more
The upcoming Barbie movie has found itself in some uncharted controversy. Warner Bros. Discovery’s new film — based on Mattel’s iconic toy line — has been banned in Vietnam over the appearance of a controversial map. According to the distributor, however, the film was not trying to make any statement. At the root of the … Read more
Netflix’s The Witcher has had its fair share of criticism over the years for its drastic divergence from Andrzej Sapkowski’s beloved series of novels. While the criticisms have ranged from warranted to unfair as Season 2 diverged even further than the first, fans hoped that Season 3 might correct the series’ course a bit. This … Read more