Disclaimer: This article mentions murder. Reader discretion is advised. Investigation Discovery’s American Monster is gearing up to release a new episode on Sunday, July 28, 2024, at 9 p.m. ET. The upcoming episode, “Til Death Do Us Part,” revisits the story of a tragic killing. On what should have been a day of celebration for … Read more
Conan always tries to tell people what’s best in life, living by example, but in return, he hasn’t been treated especially well in the world of live-action adaptations. Most of us are familiar with the success of Conan the Barbarian, but its sequel, Conan the Destroyer, is usually mentioned in harsher tones or by people … Read more
Emilio Estevez and Andrew McCarthy were to follow St. Elmo’s Fire with Young Men with Unlimited Capital, but the Brat Pack label killed it Back in 1985, Emilio Estevez and Andrew McCarthy shared the screen in the Joel Schumacher-directed coming-of-age film St. Elmo’s Fire, which was a box office hit that’s still remembered fondly to … Read more
In preparing Mad Max: Fury Road, director George Miller and his collaborators wrote detailed backstories for the two main characters — Tom Hardy’s Max and Charlize Theron’s Imperator Furiosa — about their lives prior to the events of the film. They weren’t necessarily intended as prequels, or even for use onscreen in Fury Road. Their stated purpose was … Read more
O.J. Simpson’s former sports agent says the acquitted double-murder suspect confessed to his ex-wife’s murder while high on a cocktail of drugs and drink. The NFL running back-turned actor, who died on April 10 aged 76 from prostate cancer, avoided jail in 1995 when he was cleared in criminal court of the slaughter of his … Read more
Michael Douglas says he wanted Hank Pym to be killed off in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and casts doubt on MCU return. If Michael Douglas had his way, Hank Pym would have been killed off in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. The actor was on The View promoting his Apple TV+ series, Franklin, where … Read more
Disney CEO Bob Iger reveals that the studio has secretly “killed a few projects” it lost faith in, they just haven’t been public about it. Not every movie is going to cross the finish line, but studios such as Warner Bros. have come under fire for publically scrapping movies such as Batgirl, Coyote vs. ACME, … Read more
Whether you like it or not, Hollywood is built on franchises, where successful films get an endless supply of sequels, spinoffs, and reboots that invite audiences to experience the stuff they liked over and over again. Most of these franchises are successful: our current industry is shaped by the young adult fantasy adaptations and superhero … Read more
On August 9, 1969, Sharon Tate was found dead at her residence along with aspiring screenwriter Wojciech Frykowski, his girlfriend and book editor Abigail Folger and hairstylist Jay Sebring. Tate was eight months pregnant at the time of her passing and all four victims were reported to have been murdered by members of the Manson … Read more
love or hate The Phantom Menaceits ending contains one of the most famous lightsaber battles in the history of Star Wars. Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi square off with the evil Darth Maul, two-on-one. When the dust clears, Qui-Gon is dead and it looks like Maul is too, although it was later revealed that he … Read more