Author: Jacob Dressler

Micro-budget filmmaker and lover of all things horror.

The Toy Story film franchise has remained a financial and critical success over the decades. Now with four main films under its belt – the Toy Story franchise is gearing up for Toy Story 5. Disney CEO Bob Iger announced the new sequel during the company’s Q1 earnings call. This news was shared via Deadline in addition to the announcement that Frozen and Zootopia are also getting new sequels. Here’s what Bob Iger had to say: “Today I’m so pleased to announce that we have sequels in the works from our animation studios to some of our most popular franchises,…

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Madonna once again has social media calling out her looks – this time from the Grammy Awards. Now Madonna has taken the time to call out her haters. She was at the Grammy Awards to introduce Kim Petras and Sam Smith before the two performed their Grammy-winning song Unholy together. However, Madonna’s physical performance became a topic of discussion on social media, with many users criticizing her appearance. This led Madonna to making the post you can see below in response to the Grammy Awards criticisms. The iconic celebrity wrote an entire statement to anyone that criticized her appearance. In…

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Disney’s attempts to become more progressive are quite well-known at this point. Their projects such as The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder have made this clear. However, one moment from the hit animated series went a little too far for some. Specifically, “#BoycottDisney” began trending on Twitter after a clip from The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder surfaced online. The clip features a group of characters from the show performing a song for their school. However, the song happens to be about slavery and racism, and suggests that Abraham Lincoln didn’t “free the slaves” as a result. The song includes…

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It was recently reported that Dexter: New Blood would be cancelled by Showtime in favor of a Dexter prequel series. Now it looks like Dexter: New Blood will be renewed after all – with the prequel series also being given the greenlight. And, appropriately enough, it will be titled Dexter: Origins. This news comes via Wall Street Journal. Obviously it isn’t much of a surprise that Showtime would want to continue the Dexter franchise in some form. After all, Dexter: New Blood broke major records for Showtime after becoming the most-watched series in the network’s history. It averaged over 8…

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Marvel Studios has been busy focusing on their work with Disney Plus. As such, their collaborations with other streaming platforms have been dwindling to say the least. Fans will recall that Marvel previously teamed up with Hulu to introduce four all-new animated shows. Sadly, only one such Marvel show still exists at this point. The original slate of animated Marvel shows on Hulu included MODOK, Hit-Monkey, Tigra & Dazzler, and Howard the Duck. And, similar to Marvel’s original slate of live-action Netflix shows, they were intended to result in a special called The Offenders. This plan never came to fruition,…

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Actor Armie Hammer faced a series of sexual abuse allegations that essentially destroyed his career. Now the actor has finally opened up for the first time since. In an all-new interview, Armie Hammer reveals some shocking details, and explains that he contemplated suicide as a result of the allegations. Armie Hammer spoke with Air Mail to discuss the details in an interview. First off, the actor has denied any of the criminal allegations made against him. But he does admit that he was emotionally abusive towards his former partners he’d met on the internet. Additionally, Hammer discusses the suggestions that…

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It’s been almost one year since Will Smith stunned audiences by slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars. It seemed unclear where Will Smith’s career would go next as a result. Now a report claims that Will Smith will actually return to the Aladdin film franchise. Fans will recall that Will Smith played the role of the Genie in Disney’s live-action Aladdin film from 2019. Now, according to The Sun, he’s attached to reprise his role in a sequel to the film. Though there will be one major difference. According to their report, they claim that not only is he “set…

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Fans of A Christmas Story and Close Encounters of the Third Kind will be devastated to learn that star Melinda Dillon has died. She was 83-years-old. As shared via THR, her death was confirmed to have happened on January 9. As further shared via GFR, they noted that “the actor requested to be cremated and her ashes spread in the Pacific Ocean. No funeral has been planned.” Peter Billingsley, who played Ralphie in A Christmas Story, honored Dillon in a post on Instagram: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Peter Billingsley (@officialpeterb) This is certainly…

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AMC Theatres has been doing its best to keep the theatrical experience alive. Now, however, major changes are happening for the theater chain. Specifically, it looks like AMC Theatres will begin setting their movie ticket prices based on seat locations. This new change was revealed via THR. As they’ve noted, AMC Theatres is “following music concerts, sporting events and other entertainment venues in setting its ticket pricing strategy to sightlines for seating selections.” This should no doubt be an interesting experiment for the theater chain. As further explained: “AMC patrons attending cinemas after 4 p.m. will be able to pay…

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The internet has been going crazy ever since rumors started to spread that iconic actor Leonardo DiCaprio was dating a 19-year-old model. However, a new report claims that these rumors are false. As shared via TMZ, a source close to Leonardo DiCaprio claims that he is not actually dating the aforementioned 19-year-old aka Eden Polani. The rumors began after a photo surfaced which featured the two sitting near one another at a music release party in Los Angeles. Once again, however, the source claims that the two are not dating despite the photo. As described via TMZ, their “source says…

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