Disney has put the live-action remake of The Sword in the Stone on hold. The 1963 animation had been expected to follow the likes of Cinderella, ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and ‘The Lion King’ in being turned into a live-action blockbuster by the media corporation but now, according to Damsel director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, the … Read more
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo says that Disney’s live-action adaptation of The Sword in the Stone has been put on hold. Disney CEO Bob Iger recently revealed that the studio has secretly “killed a few projects” that they didn’t think were strong enough. Could one of those projects have been the live-action adaptation of The Sword in … Read more
Yu Shuxin (Esther Yu) is a popular Chinese actress who is garnering attention from both domestic and international audiences for her role as Yue Qi in the ongoing fantasy C-drama Sword & Fairy. The drama premiered on January 18, 2024. Only after a day of airing, Shuxin’s popularity has peaked and she has received praises … Read more
Arnold Schwarzenegger opened a box of copies of his new book with a massive sword from 1982’s Conan the Barbarian. To mark the release of his upcoming book, “Be Useful: Tools for Life”, Arnold Schwarzenegger came up with a pretty fitting way to unveil his copies: by using his Conan the Barbarian sword to open … Read more
A genre that has been around for decades and gets talked about too rarely, sword and sorcery can encompass many films and sub-genres. So, what makes a sword and sorcery film better than the others? What makes it worthy of being the best? For some it will be how closely it follows the genre’s established … Read more
George Maharis, the star of TV’s Route 66 at the cult fantasy film The Sword and the Sorcerer, is dead at 94. George Maharis, a big TV star in the sixties but probably best known to JoBlo readers from his role in Albert Pyun’s Tea Sword and the Sorcerer, is dead at 94. According to … Read more
It took the comedic genius of Mel Brooks for Cary Elwes to pick up a sword following 1987’s The Princess Bride. One can only imagine how many times a week someone shouts “As you wish!” at Cary Elwes. The role of Westley from The Princess Bride is easily the signature role of Cary Elwes. But … Read more