How ‘X-Men ’97’ Connects to the Original Animated Series

The new X-Men ’97 animated series coming to Disney+ next week isn’t just an homage to the old cartoon from the 1990s — it’s a direct continuation from it, featuring some of the same voice cast and Larry Houston, one of the producers and directors of X-Men: The Animated Series is a consulting producer on the show, … Read more

This is Spinal Tap sequel production goes to eleven with the original cast and hard rockin’ cameos set to take the stage

A Rob Reiner-directed This is Spinal Tap sequel is ready to smell the glove again as production begins with the original cast. Castlerock Entertainment wants you to raise your horns and get ready for the reunion concert of a lifetime, as This is Spinal Tap heads into production for a long-awaited sequel! Cast and crew members are … Read more

John Wick mastermind Chad Stahelski inks an extensive first-look deal at Lionsgate for original action movies

Chad Stahelski is upping his working relationship with Lionsgate by signing a multi-year first-look deal focusing on action films. Lionsgate and John Wick aficionado Chad Stahelski are taking their working relationship to the next level after the stuntman-turned-premiere filmmaker inked a multi-year producing deal with the studio focusing on action films. Per today’s official press release, the … Read more

original movie’s writer sues to block release; makes wild AI claim

The writer of the original Road House is suing to block the remake’s release, explosively claiming the studio used AI for ADR sessions. The fighting we’re about to see on-screen in the Road House remake seems tame compared to what’s happening behind the scenes of this Amazon-MGM production. First, Doug Liman was boycotting the SXSW … Read more

Creepy Shudder Original to World Premiere at SXSW

Shudder, the premium streaming service for horror, thrillers, and the supernatural has announced that the supernatural spectacle Oddity by writer-director Damian McCarthy (Caveat) will world premiere at SXSW in the Midnighter Section. Oddity Details Oddity follows a blind medium who uncovers the truth behind her sister’s death with the help of a frightening wooden mannequin.  … Read more

Original Another Round director weighs in on Chris Rock remake

Another Round director Thomas Vinterberg jokingly warned that Chris Rock might get slapped again if his remake is bad. When it was announced that Chris Rock would be remaking the Danish film Another Round, there was some knee-jerk concern that the comedian may not be able to nail the tone of the original. Personally, I … Read more

The Original Ghostbusters Are Back in New ‘Frozen Empire’ Trailer

The surviving original Ghostbusters — Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, plus, as their intrepid former assistant Janine, Annie Potts — all appeared in Ghostbusters: Afterlife. But those were very much cameos in a film that was about the heretofore unmentioned family of the late great Egon Spengler (RIP Harold Ramis). Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire still includes Egon’s daughter … Read more