Author: Jacob Dressler

It seems that Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock is now one of the latest celebrities to be targeted by cancel culture. In particular, many Twitter users are pointing out past examples of Dwayne Johnson using problematic remarks after he first supported and then went against podcaster Joe Rogan. Many of these remarks come from Dwayne Johnson’s wrestling persona, in which he used them as attempts at humor. But in today’s climate, they’re nothing more than fuel for the fire to get Dwayne Johnson cancelled. In some of the below videos, Dwayne Johnson made remarks making fun of the Chinese language,…

It’s been revealed that the classic 1886 novella The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde will be getting a brand-new adaptation. The new film, which is simply titled Doctor Jekyll, will star none other than Eddie Izzard as Nina Jekyll. They’ll be joined by director Joe Stephenson, who developed the screenplay with first-time writer Dan Kelly-Mulhern. As revealed by Variety, the new film will be a modern interpretation of the iconic source material. This should certainly be exciting news for fans of the original novella or its several past adaptations. With a new interpretation of the story, there’s…

One actively working actress that’s been continuing to acquire some pretty impressive roles is Awkwafina, who has been in projects such as Jumanji: The Next Level, Raya and the Last Dragon, and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. With her career moving forward, however, so has the amount of backlash directed towards her. In particular, many individuals have complained about her use of African American Vernacular English, otherwise known as AAVE. Now she’s taken the time to release a statement following these accusations of cultural appropriation. Her statement, which was released via Twitter, is quite lengthy and goes…

One of the most anticipated aspects about the Marvel Cinematic Universe going forward is the inevitable introduction of the X-Men superhero team. Fans are extremely curious to see how Marvel plans to introduce these characters to their superhero franchise, and whether or not the characters will be played by any familiar actors. And while nothing is set in stone, that hasn’t stopped said actors from expressing their desire to reprise these roles for the MCU. This is now the case with Halle Berry, who played Storm in a variety of X-Men films over the years – and also played DC…

Captain Marvel actress Brie Larson appears to jump back and forth between controversy and a normal public reputation. Now things are turning back to controversy, especially after Brie Larson has continued to promote her NFT purchases on social media. The sale of NFTs has become quite controversial no matter who you are. While some believe that it’s the new way of purchasing art or digital items online, others believe it’s nothing more than a scam and sometimes even worse than that. Now because Marvel actress Brie Larson shared her latest NFT purchase, she is facing backlash on her Twitter account.…

It goes without saying that Spider-Man: No Way Home has become a massive success for everyone involved. A major part of this is the emotional value of the film, in which many fans were excited to see their favorite past versions of Spider-Man all on the big screen together. The emotional angle is something that Tom Holland emphasized often during press tours, but it as it turns out, he actually upset Sony as a result. This was revealed in an interview with THR, in which Tom Holland explained the situation. Apparently Sony was so upset with the way he was…

It’s always great to see a horror film that turns out to be rather subversive or unexpected. This appears to be the case with the upcoming horror film The Exorcism of God, which as you can tell by the title, is a little crazier than you’d expect. This is evident in the film’s official trailer as well, which appears to be a blend of The Exorcist and the much zanier The Evil Dead. This should certainly catch the attention of any horror fans looking for something different this year. While possession films are often quite common, especially these days, it…

The newly released MCU film Spider-Man: No Way Home featured a wide variety of characters from different Spider-Man continuities. As it turns out, however, there were actually even more characters planned to appear. Specifically, it looks like fans almost got to see Mysterio and Rhino appear in Spider-Man: No Way Home. This is somewhat shocking, considering how many villains are already in the film. With Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, Electro, Sandman, and The Lizard, it’s hard to imagine how even more villains like Mysterio and Rhino could’ve been introduced in No Way Home. But according to writers Chris McKenna and…

With the upcoming sequel to Doctor Strange, titled Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, expanding the Marvel Cinematic Universe – it’s expected that plenty of new superheroes will be introduced. Because of the Multiverse concept, it’s likely that we’ll see plenty of variants either played by familiar faces or inspired by them. With that said, the Doctor Strange sequel is supposed to introduce plenty of unique characters as well, and this includes the newly teased hero Rintrah. As you can see below, a variety of promo art pieces for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness have been released…

One of the most surprising films from 2018 was The Meg, a film which adapted Steve Alten’s 1997 novel Meg. The movie was in development for quite some time, which initially made fans cautious about the project. Ultimately, however, it was quite a success – having made $530 million worldwide. Now a new sequel titled Meg 2: The Trench is on the way, and it’s currently shooting. This information comes via Variety, where they were able to confirm that the film has indeed entered production. It turns out that Meg 2: The Trench has started shooting in a rather notable…