Author: Jacob Dressler

The Halloween film franchise enjoyed a major revival with the release of Blumhouse’s Halloween in 2018. The film, distributed by Universal Pictures, grossed $259.9 million at the worldwide box office with a $10 million budget. Two less successful sequels were released, Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends, and now Blumhouse boss Jason Blum has confirmed they no longer have the rights to the Halloween franchise. The divisive trilogy of Blumhouse movies were intended as a direct line of sequels to 1978’s original Halloween. While the first endeavor was quite successful, the sequels faced criticisms and declining box office results, though the…

The mixed results with Disney’s live-action remakes have no doubt made the studio hesitant regarding which projects get greenlit. With the success of Lilo & Stitch at the box office earlier this year, however, it looks like another classic Disney movie is now getting the live-action remake treatment. The studio notoriously struggled to get Snow White translated for the big screen as a live-action endeavor, one which starred Rachel Zegler as the titular character. The movie ultimately grossed $205.7 million worldwide with a budget estimated between $240 and 270 million. Lilo & Stitch, on the other hand, made $1.037 billion…

A disappointing announcement has been made regarding a beloved Fox series. After five seasons on its respective network, the series has been canceled, signaling an unfortunate end to a show that fans were just beginning to love over the last few years. The decision by Fox to cancel the show not only comes as a blow to its loyal audience but to the folks that make things happen behind the scenes. This announcement was shared by director Aimee Steinberger on BlueSky. While she was also sad that the series was canceled, she was grateful for the opportunity to work on…

Marvel Studios is preparing to give fans another season of Daredevil: Born Again set in the ever-expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe. Now, as fans can see below, the first look at the new season of Daredevil: Born Again reveals Charlie Cox’s new suit as the titular character. Charlie Cox has notably portrayed Daredevil, aka Matt Murdock, in a number of MCU projects now. He’s played the part in Netflix’s original Daredevil series, the crossover event The Defenders, the Disney Plus miniseries She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, and he voiced the character in Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. Cox also transitioned to the big…

The Spider-Man movie franchise consists of several different continuities at this point. However, with the release of the MCU film Spider-Man: No Way Home, several of these continuities officially converged. Now original Spider-Man trilogy co-star Kirsten Dunst has commented on her own potential return to the Spider-Man film franchise. Interestingly, there were rumors that Kirsten Dunst was slated to appear in Spider-Man: No Way Home but that her character was cut out. After all, there were quite a few characters from different continuities to follow in that particular sequel. It would make sense if she had to remove to create…

The DC Universe is moving full speed ahead with Superman and Peacemaker Season 2 under its belt and a number of other projects on the way. Of course, fans are eager to see how Batman will fit into the DCU, and now James Gunn has debunked on casting rumor that has been gaining momentum. Naturally, because fans are so desperate to see who will play Batman in the DCU, the character is the center of numerous rumors daily. We do know that a DCU Batman movie is in the works, titled The Brave and the Bold, with Andy Muschietti attached…

The domestic and worldwide box office success of the video game adaptation A Minecraft Movie has unsurprisingly led to the announcement of a sequel. The 2025 blockbuster grossed $957.8 million worldwide at the box office this year with a $150 million budget. As such, a sequel will be coming our way in 2027. As shared by Variety, Warner Bros. has stated that details for the upcoming sequel our being kept “deep in the mine for now.” However, they were able to confirm the return of director Jared Hess who will also once again co-write the screenplay with Chris Galletta. The…

Actor Robert Englund has been synonymous with the role of Freddy Krueger since he first played the part in 1984’s A Nightmare on Elm Street. Sadly, Englund is no longer able to play the character given his age, and fans have consistently pondered who could pick up the mantle. After Jackie Earle Haley failed to carry the glove in 2010’s remake, Robert Englund has now suggested who should play Freddy Krueger next. The franchise has been mostly dormant since the aforementioned 2010 remake hit theaters. However, with the recent release of the original seven movies in 4K Ultra HD resolution,…

Hollywood has absolutely changed over the years – and one director behind some of the industry’s biggest hits is calling them out. Specifically, Alien and Blade Runner director Ridley Scott shared that he watches his own movies instead of modern Hollywood “mediocrity.” While many film buffs might also prefer Scott’s filmography to modern Hollywood releases, it can be surprising to see Scott himself admit this. Though he does acknowledge “it’s a horrible thing,” even if he also admits his movies are “pretty good” and “don’t age.” Here’s what he shared specifically in the interview which was conducted at BFI Southbank…

Dwayne Johnson did his best to hype up the release of The Smashing Machine which promised a very different side of the Hollywood star – including an incredible makeup transformation. However, the movie debuted to a career-low gross of $5.9 million during its first weekend. Now Dwayne Johnson has issued a statement as The Smashing Machine flops at the box office. At the time of this writing, the film has only earned $6.1 million so far, with a much larger $50 million budget weighing in the balance. Nevertheless, Johnson’s statement comes from an optimistic and grateful point-of-view, one in which…