The new Wrong Turn reboot takes many wrong turns, using its prolific title as a sign post for what resides ahead. This is not the Wrong Turn you know. And some may say it resembles the iconic horror franchise in name only. Be warned, Director Mike P. Nelson is not interested in giving us bloodthirsty
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Shares of the nation’s largest theater chain bucked a down market Tuesday, fortifying their advance of the day before after news that cinemas in New York City will open soon after a year-long lockdown as Covid infection rates fall in the city and state. AMC Ent. stock is up 11% in late morning trades, after
Elizabeth Olsen is currently starring in one of the biggest TV shows around, WandaVision. But her star has been on the rise ever since she made her Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in Avengers: Age of Ultron back in 2015. Be that as it may, quite a few people are just now discovering that Olsen has
Universal Pictures action movie Nobody starring Bob Odenkirk will get ahead of Warner Bros.’ long-Easter weekend release of Godzilla vs. Kong by going on March 26 instead. The Odenkirk movie, directed by Ilya Naishuller, was scheduled for Good Friday, April 2. Recently, Warner Bros moved its HBO Max day-and-date release of Godzilla vs. Kong to Wednesday March
The Star Wars sequel trilogy proved to be a bit of a mixed bag, in the end. While The Force Awakens kicked things off with a $2 billion global hit that reignited the franchise, both The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker were intensely divisive. But Disney and Lucasfilm have since moved on, in
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday said movie theaters in New York City will be brought into line with the rest of New York state as of March 5, when they will be allowed to reopen at 25% capacity with no more than 50 people per screen, masks, social distancing and other protocols. The
Sony’s Twisted Metal TV show is officially happening. The studio has tapped filmmaking duo Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, known best as the writers of Deadpool and Zombieland, to spearhead the adaptation of the popular video game franchise. It has first been revealed in 2019 that the studio hoped to bring the game to the
Chinese New Year movies continued to drive the global and international box office this weekend, after their astonishing Covid-era debuts last frame. Leaders last session, Detective Chinatown 3 and Hi Mom, both crossed the RMB 4B mark locally, with each at an estimated RMB 4.02B ($621M) cume through Sunday. This is after just 10 days
Why so serious? Put on your finest outfit and join On Set Cinema this August inside Bruce Wayne’s penthouse in downtown Gotham (aka downtown Chicago) for a very special screening of The Dark Knight. A screening of The Dark Knight will be held exactly where Joker (Heath Ledger) and his goons crash Harvey Dent’s (Aaron
As the weeks go by and the pandemic begins to lift at a very, very glacial pace we are hearing some more coins drop into the bank of the specialty box office space. Edward Hall’s adaptation of Noel Coward’s play Blithe Spirit is one of a handful of films that made its way to theaters and digital
Recent Fantastic Four casting rumors have Marvel fans defending the cast of the original live-action movies. In 2005, the first theatrically-released movie based on the superhero team was released, starring Ioan Gruffudd as Reed Richards, Jessica Alba as Sue Storm, Chris Evans as Johnny Storm, and Michael Chiklis as Ben Grimm. The four all reprised
Warner Bros. has put Westworld co-creator Lisa Joy’s feature directorial debut Reminiscence back on the calendar after temporarily pulling it off; the Hugh Jackman sci-fi thriller set to hit theaters and the HBO Max service on Sept. 3, Labor Day weekend. The movie previously had a release date of April 16. Currently scheduled for a Labor Day theatrical release
In many ways, the 1997 feature Titanic was the last old-school Hollywood blockbuster, relying on star power and a dramatic story to win over audiences instead of CGI or brand recognition. The rumors surrounding the making of the film have taken on epic proportions since. One long-standing legend was that Matthew McConaughey was set to
UPDATED, 5:14 PM: Those wishing to see Elle and Dakota Fanning in WWII drama The Nightingale will have to wait even longer. Sony is pushing the film to Dec. 23, 2022. It previously had been moved to December 22 of this year. Elle Fanning currently is in production on Hulu/MRC’s second season of The Great. Christmas falls
The latest episode of WandaVision answered the biggest question the MCU Phase IV had begun with- who is helming the ever-spreading pseudo-reality in the small town of Westview. There were other major reveals as well, such as how the fake Pietro landed in Westview but there is still the lingering question of who he really
EXCLUSIVE: Even though the domestic box office remains in a funk due to the pandemic, moviegoers’ confidence has hit a record high near 50%, according to recent data by NRG. Moviegoers’ recent upbeat attitude to return to the cinema also outpaced poll results from the fall, which was the last time it was at a
We are still waiting on the long-discussed Spawn movie reboot but now, Todd McFarlane is hinting at a possible Spawn cinematic universe. Yes, it seems the creator of the character and the man behind Image Comics has his sights set on something bigger. The question is, does Hollywood have an appetite for it? Todd McFarlane
System of a Down is a renowned, Grammy-winning hard rock band, but the new Garin Hovannisian-directed documentary Truth To Power at Oscilloscope Laboratories shows a different side of them — specifically putting the spotlight on the band’s frontman, Serj Tankian. Opening in virtual theaters today, Truth to Power brings audiences into the world of Tankian. Through exclusive interviews and
Sub-Zero isn’t just going to be a part of the new Mortal Kombat movie, he is going to be the main villain. This, according to Simon McQuoid, who directed the upcoming video game adaptation. Played by actor Joe Taslim, the character will be the primary antagonist that the heroes of Earth will need to contend
Last year, comedic powerhouse Kristen Wiig surprised everyone with her villainous turn as The Cheetah in Wonder Woman 1984. Now, the actress is once again playing a villain in Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar. The director of the movie, Josh Greenbaum, recently revealed that Wiig disappeared so completely into the role that