Author: Jacob Dressler

Micro-budget filmmaker and lover of all things horror.

It’s been clear for some time now that the entire Warner Bros landscape will be changing following its merger with Discovery. Now, however, it’s been revealed that Cartoon Network will be impacted in a rather surprising way. The fan-favorite cable channel and animation studio is going to be merged with Warner Bros Animation. This new merger was revealed in a memo obtained by both Variety and Cartoon Brew. It appears that the decision to merge Cartoon Network with Warner Bros Animation will be the first step in a “strategic realignment.” As such, there were new layoffs of 82 scripted, unscripted,…

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Last year, Ant-Man actor Paul Rudd took the title for People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive. However, it looks like another Avengers actor has now taken the title away from him. It’s just been revealed by People Magazine that Captain America actor Chris Evans is now considered the Sexiest Man Alive. As shared via NPR, “Chris Evans may have put down Captain America’s shield but he’s got a new badge of honor: he’s been named People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive.” This was specifically announced Monday night during Stephen Colbert’s late night show alongside the magazine’s website. As it turns out, Chris…

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The Netflix series Stranger Things is intended to come to an end with its fifth season. While there will be an additional spin-off series to keep the brand alive, however, fans are still anxious to see how the fifth season will play out. And, while we still have awhile before the show actually returns, the Duffer Brothers have revealed some exciting details about Stranger Things Season 5 for Stranger Things Day. As you can see below, via Deadline, they’ve revealed the title of Stranger Things Season 5 Episode 1. The new episode appears to be titled “Chapter One: The Crawl”…

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Fans have been waiting to see how Marvel continues to handle their newly-acquired X-Men characters. They’ve been gradually introducing new mutants to the MCU while having added a variant of Patrick Stewart’s Professor X to Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Of course, this variant did not exist in the actual Marvel Cinematic Universe, so we’re still waiting to see how such X-Men characters will be included in the future. Now a new rumor suggests that Disney will race-swap a number of X-Men characters for the MCU. This rumor comes via That Park Place, where a toy industry insider…

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It appears that 64-year-old star Madonna has shocked her fans with a disturbing new TikTok video from the hit social media app. The video clip, which was shared to her Instagram account, features a moment where Madonna mouths along to Baby Keem’s song “Vent.” The specific lyrics she chose to mouth include the phrase, “Have you ever been punched in your motherf-king face?” And, furthermore, “What you say? Oh, you haven’t? Alright, wait.” The footage ends soon after. But, with Madonna’s darker appearance in the video, it’s certainly a far cry from how many fans used to recognize the beloved…

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Interestingly, it appears that an iconic horror film from 1980 has managed to reach trending status on the HBO Max streaming service. This particular film, aka Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, has entered the top ten most-watched movies on the platform. Fans will recognize the film as an adaptation of the novel of the same name from Stephen King. And although he has his criticisms along with many of his fans, The Shining is clearly still remembered as an iconic and beloved piece of horror cinema. In fact, The Shining was even referenced in Mike Flanagan’s 2019 sequel Doctor Sleep. Although…

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Kathy Griffin recently responded to Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover by impersonating the well-known billionaire. As a result, Twitter suspended her account. It all stated after she changed her profile name and picture to match Elon Musk’s – and then continued to ask her followers to “Vote Blue” for the upcoming midterm election. As you can see below, her complete Twitter post was directed towards “complainers and activists.” She then asked if they wanted “to see real activism?” And, in order to do so, she instructed to “Watch this. RT w #VoteBlue.” It only took an hour before her account was…

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Fans have been anxious to see Brendan Fraser’s shocking transformation for The Whale on the big screen. And, while we wait for the upcoming film to hit theaters, the first trailer for The Whale has officially been released. As you can see below, the psychological drama places Brendan Fraser into the role of Charlie. A middle-aged man, he gains 600 pounds after he leaves his wife and daughter for a man who ultimately dies. Now dealing with his guilt, a reason for his binge-eating and current appearance, he attempts to reconnect with his daughter. Sadie Sink plays the aforementioned daughter,…

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Fans have been looking forward to Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, the highly-anticipated sequel to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, for several years now. As such, it’s exciting to now learn that actor Daniel Kaluuya will be joining the cast of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse as a brand-new character. As shared via THR, “Kaluuya will voice the character of Hobart ‘Hobie’ Brown, a.k.a. Spider-Punk.’ They further note that this particular variant “is a more recent Marvel Comics creation, having first appeared in 2015 from writer Dan Slott and artist Olivier Coipel.” The character is known for having started off as a homeless…

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It’s no surprise that Ryan Murphy’s Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story has been a major success for Netflix despite some controversy. The series was so successful, in fact, that it’s now been announced by Netflix they have plans for two additional seasons. While specific details about the seasons have yet to be unveiled, they will each focus on a different real-life criminal much like the first season did with Dahmer. As shared via Collider, head of Global TV at Netflix Bela Bajaria released a statement about the news. He also shared that Netflix has greenlit a second season of The…

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