Author: Jacob Dressler

The Saw film franchise will reportedly no longer be under the control of Twisted Pictures. The production label, which was rumored to have been suffering from disputes that kept Saw 11 from happening, is said to be giving their share of rights to Blumhouse. As shared via Deadline, this would be “a deal that will bring James Wan back in touch with the mega horror IP he created.” The outlet adds that “Blumhouse essentially is taking over the IP’s ownership from Twisted’s Mark Burg and Oren Koules.” For those wondering how Lionsgate will fit into all of this, the studio…

Celebrities Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have been caught in a legal debacle with one another since drama erupted on the set of It Ends With Us. Now another development in the situation has surfaced, as Lively is apparently in the process of withdrawing her claims against Baldoni regarding intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligent infliction of emotional distress. As shared via Variety, this decision was made when “Baldoni’s legal team sought discovery that included her medical records in their efforts to defend the ‘It Ends With Us’ director against her claim that she suffered ‘severe emotional distress and…

King of the Hill voice actor Jonathan Joss voiced John Redcorn from 1998 to 2009, having taken over during the show’s second season. He later returned for the upcoming revival which will air this year. Sadly, it’s been confirmed that Jonathan Joss has been shot dead at age 59. This shocking news was broken by TMZ, and was confirmed by San Antonio police, via Variety. Variety notes that “San Antonio officers were dispatched to a shooting in progress at a home on Sunday night around 7 p.m. When they arrived at the scene, they found Joss near the road after…

Many subscribers wait until a major movie hits Netflix so they can see it after its theatrical run. Whether watching a movie for the first time or revisiting a title, it offers a new life and that happens to be the case with one of the best movies of 2024 which was recently added to Netflix. This is actually the second streaming service to carry the title, which had its initial release on Peacock, but licenses tend to move from one streaming platform to another. Now, at the time of this writing, the critically-acclaimed movie has made its way to…

The 2021 horror movie The Black Phone became a surprise horror hit for Blumhouse based on the short story of the same name by author Joe Hill. Because the film was such a hit, earning $161.4 million on a budget between $16-18 million, a sequel was greenlit several years later. Now the full trailer for the follow-up – titled Black Phone 2- has been released by Universal. Interestingly, the new sequel revolves around the characters from the first film, with the roles having been aged up to reflect the increased age of the actors. Ethan Hawke also returns to play…

It looks like another fan-favorite Amazon Prime Video series has come to an end. This time the streaming platform decided this show was concluded after airing 3 seasons on their streaming platform. It looks like it took Amazon Prime “lengthy deliberations” to come to this decision. The economic environment just wasn’t feasible enough to keep this series going, apparently, as “the streamer’s executives” are said to have liked the series “creatively.” While the series initially performed well, it seems as though ratings began to slip during its third season, leading to this tough decision. Though because they knew the end…

Netflix’s Stranger Things brand has remained one of the platform’s biggest properties. The show’s first four seasons were all record-breaking additions to the streamer’s library, though with several years passing between each of them, fans are eager to see the story wrap up for Stranger Things Season 5. Now fans have gotten their first glimpse at the show’s conclusion with the all-new teaser trailer for Stranger Things Season 5 which has been released online via Netflix. The Duffer Brothers created the series which first premiered on the platform back in 2016. Nearly a decade has passed since then, with the…

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is tied together by the recurring appearances of fan-favorite characters and the actors that portray them. As with most overlarge franchises, however, there have been recasts over the years. Now it looks like Marvel Studios made the decision to recast another MCU character for an upcoming project. Several MCU projects are currently in the works for both theaters and television. This particular recast will happen in an upcoming Disney Plus series, with the character having first appeared in the Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel Spider-Man: Far From Home. It’s an interesting move on Marvel’s part, but because of…

Celebrity Kevin Costner is one of the biggest individuals behind the Horizon: An American Saga film series. He is attached to the films as star, co-writer, producer, and director. Now Kevin Costner is being sued by a stunt performer over an unscripted rape scene featured in Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2. As shared via THR, stunt performer Devyn LaBella worked on the film in May 2023. She participated in the second film of the series with the intention of filling in for what the outlet refers to as “basic, fairly boring shots.” This was allegedly not the case,…

The 2025 new release Sinners was a major success in every way – financially, critically, and with moviegoers. Therefore, it may not be surprising to hear that a sequel to Sinners is rumored to be in development at Warner Bros. Ryan Coogler tackled the movie which placed a traditional vampire plot amidst the drama and tensions of two criminal brothers returning to their hometown in Mississippi in 1932. Michael B. Jordan played both of the brothers, a pair of twins, while other cast members included Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O’Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Omar Miller, and Delroy Lindo.…