Now you're really killing me, Smalls. THE SANDLOT celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary earlier this year and it seems that 20th Century Fox is hoping that we'll be down for more of the cult coming-of-age sports comedy...in the form of a prequel. What? Deadline has reported that the studio is in early development on a prequel to THE SANDLOT and that David Mickey Evans, writer and director... Read More...from JoBlo's Movie Emporium News https://ift.tt/2ApFEeU
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HBO has given a straight-to-series order to a new adaption of Audrey NIffenegger's "The Time Traveler's Wife" which will be written by Doctor Who and Sherlock show-runner Steven Moffat. Described as an intricate and magical love story, "The Time Traveler's Wife" follows Henry DeTamble, "a dashing, adventuresome librarian who...
Splitting J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" into three separate films always seemed like a bad idea, especially as the novel itself is significantly shorter than all of the books in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, but that's exactly what we ended up with. Topher Grace, who plays Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard David Duke in Spike Lee's BLACKKKLANSMAN,...
"We have to go back, Tattoo! We have to go back!" Actually, that might be the wrong island, but we could soon be returning to Fantasy Island as Deadline has reported that a feature film is being developed based on the long-running series which starred Ricardo Montalbán and Hervé Villechaize. The ABC series found Montalbán playing Mr. Roarke,...
For those who still mourn the loss of The CW's live-action series CONSTANTINE starring Matt Ryan, and feel as if the actor's inclusion on LEGENDS OF TOMORROW simply isn't enough, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Blue Ribbon Content, and DC Entertainment have just released the details of CONSTANTINE: CITY OF DEMONS, an R-rated animated film starring the...
PLOT: A recently dumped woman (Mila Kunis), discovers her ex was a CIA agent and has left her in the possession of a flash drive wanted by the Russian mob. With her best friend (Kate McKinnon) in-tow, she jets off to Europe with assassins and spies in hot pursuit. REVIEW: THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME is the kind of fare that used to be a dime-a-dozen at the box-office, with the light action/comedy...
Mel Gibson and Colin Farrell had better start practicing their "war faces," because Millennium Films has just announced via Deadline that both stars have been cast to lead an action war epic titled WAR PIGS. Helming the upcoming feature is DEAD SNOW and HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS director Tommy Wirkola, who will shoot from a script penned by Nick Ball and John Niven. Lorenzo di...
After starring as Spencer / Dr. Smolder Bravestone for Sony's record-smashing box office adventure, JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE, Dwayne Johnson is preparing to venture back into the labyrinthine overgrowth with Disney's JUNGLE CRUISE. Starring alongside Hollywood's favorite badass for the House of Mouse's upcoming trip through a not-so-tranquil wilderness is A QUIET PLACE...
Marc Maron, who stars as the creator of Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, Sam Sylivia, on Netflix's GLOW, is reportedly in talks to join the cast of Todd Phillips' JOKER movie starring Joaquin Phoenix. According to sources close to Variety, Maron would enter the film as a booking agent on Robert De Niro's talk show who plays a part in scheduling Phoenix's character, and...
Earlier this month it was revealed that collectible gurus Funko would be distributing their own line of cereal using certain pop culture figures as rotating mascots. The likes of Freddy Krueger, Gollum, and Jason Voorhees were among the first wave and now wave two is upon us with mascots both heroic and horrifying. [SEE MORE] Funko revealed via their Instagram and blog the new line of mascots, this time...
Netflix has debuted a stylish, new poster for the upcoming religious cult thriller APOSTLE. Directed and written by Welsh filmmaker Gareth Evans (THE RAID, THE RAID 2), the film stars Dan Stevens (TV's LEGION, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST), Lucy Boynton (MISS POTTER, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS), Bill Milner (SON OF RAMBOW, ANTHROPOID), Kristine Froseth (JUNIOR, REBEL IN THE RYE), and Michael Sheen...
MoviePass, the company once making waves by offering subscribers a movie a day in theaters for only $9.99 a month, with millions joining, is making moves that could hint at troubled waters. The evidence has been making itself clear for the last week, and now a recent report from Business Insider reveals the service may stop giving access to new, major releases for the “foreseeable future.” [SEE...
People complained about not seeing any of Venom in the very first teaser for the anti-hero's upcoming flick, but the new trailer offers so much of the hulking, toothy, black creature you wont know what to do with yourself. Showing Venom very much in action, this new trailer for the movie unveils more of the plot and finds Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) becoming more and more symbiotic with his new parasite buddy. VENOM...
20th Century Fox clearly doesn't want to leave the 24 franchise alone, and who can blame them. Over the course of eight-seasons, audiences were thrilled by the high-stakes adventures of counter-terrorist agent Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) which played out in real-time and dealt with terrorist attacks, assassination attempts, government conspiracies, and more. The eighth season brought the...
Production on COWBOY NINJA VIKING is set to officially kick off before too long, and it has been reported that Priyanka Chopra (BAYWATCH) is currently in talks to join the cast of the film. Should the deal close, Chopra would play the female-lead of the film opposite Chris Pratt (JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM) and Variety added that the role was "one of the more highly coveted in town and Chopra...
The recently released sequel to THE EQUALIZER finds Denzel Washington reprising his role Robert McCall, the former black-ops agent who now dispenses hard-hitting justice to those who deserve it. THE EQUALIZER 2 was the first sequel of both Denzel Washington and Antoine Fuqua's careers, and with the film performing well, could it be possible that they return for a third outing? Antoine Fuqua spoke with...
SPOILERS for MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT. The latest film in the MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE franchise was released last week to critical and commercial success, quite the feat for the sixth film in a series which just seems to be getting better and better. In what was a first for the series, ROGUE NATION director Christopher McQuarrie returned to helm FALLOUT, but the director told THR that it...
Patty Jenkins, the lauded director behind DC Entertainment's WONDER WOMAN 1984, has shared a photo to her personal Twitter account that reveals a first look at Pedro Pascal in the upcoming sequel. In the image, we see Pascal sporting what looks like a blue pin-striped suit complete with an obnoxious yellow tie. As he lounges in the back of a car, we can see that his character's hair has been crafted by...
School will soon be in session, once again, for SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING star Zendaya, as HBO has ordered a new drama to series starring the actress titled EUPHORIA. Based on the Israeli series of the same name from HOT that was created by Ron Leshem and Daphna Levin, EUPHORIA centers on a group of high school students as they navigate drugs, sex, identity, trauma, social media, love and...
PLOT: A desperate father (John Cho) tries to solve the mystery of his daughters disappearance by exploring her digital footprint. REVIEW: SEARCHING played the Fantasia Film Festival as part of an intriguing sidebar theyve featured this year highlighting producer Timur Bekmambetovs innovative screen life technique. Basically, this is a series that take place wholly on computer screens, a method he began to...
Chris Pratt, alongside several key castmembers of Marvel's GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, have shared an open letter in support of James Gunn, who'd recently been fired as director of GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3. The letter calls for Disney to reinstate Gunn, who'd been ousted after a series of offensive tweets were unearthed in which...
There is nothing like celebrating Christmas in July! And this past weekend, 20th Century Fox brought the holiday to life for a vey special event held at the legendary Nakatomi Plaza (aka Fox Plaza). There were decorations, a gorgeous tree glowing with lights, bloody footprints and shattered glass, a mysterious moving truck parked in the loading zone… wait… what? Did I happen to mention that this...
AMC has announced that they've given the green light to a new original anthology series from the mind of Jason Segel (THE MUPPETS, TV's FREAK AND GEEKS) titled DISPATCHES FROM ELSEWHERE. Set to be executive produced by Scott Rudin, Eli Bush and Garrett Basch, Segel will also star in the hour-long anthology series that, in a unique twist, will include viewer...
Ever wonder how many F-Bombs are dropped in some of your favorite movies like STEP BROTHERS, THE DISASTER ARTIST, GET OUT, and SUPER TROOPERS? Well, JoBlo's got you covered with F*BOMBS. Here we count each and every use of the word f*ck in select classic flicks. On this newest episode, we take on director Andres Muschietti's adaptation of Stephen King's IT written by Gary...
Horror icon and Master of Dreams, Robert Englund, has shared an idea that would reinvent his legendary Freddy Krueger character for generation to come. Recently, while contributing to a panel at the 2018 Summer Television Critics Association press tour for Eli Roth’s History of Horror AMC docu-series, Englund spoke of a fresh take on The Springwood Slasher that would see the character...
By the end of AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR Thanos (Josh Brolin) had not only kicked the crap out of the Avengers, but also effectively wiped out half the team with the snap of his fingers. In the end, he proved an imposing villain who achieved what he set out to do through sheer will, determination, and might. Still, Michael B. Jordan doesn’t think that would scare Erik Killmonger, his villainous...
As STAR WARS: EPISODE IX gears up to start production this week we recently got a full list of returning and new cast members, confirming the late Carrie Fisher will indeed have a role in the movie. Star Mark Hamill whose Luke Skywalker will also be returning took to social media to share a post that addressed Fishers role in the film, calling the final outing bittersweet. [SEE MORE] Hamill...
Many of you were probably psyched to get some more Eleven action and Chief Hopper dance moves when STRANGER THINGS season three this fall. Sadly, you’ll have to wait for that good stuff for almost another year as Netflix has confirmed that the latest season is being bumped back to Summer 2019. [SEE MORE] Cindy Holland, vice president of original programming at Netflix, spoke during the...
Mission: Impossible - Fallout climbs to the top! Tom Cruise's daring secret agent returned for another assignment this weekend and MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT claimed first place at the box office with an estimated opening of $61.5 million! The sixth mission of Ethan Hunt scored the best opening of the series so far (John Woo's often-derided MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE II was the previous...
Amazon has been sitting on their plans for the Lord of the Rings series for some time, and now they just took their biggest step yet in the journey across Middle-earth. Head of Amazon Studios Jennifer Salke was on the Television Critics Association press tour yesterday and announced that after “a long process and extensive search” writers JD Payne and Patrick McKay have been hired to...
The summer movie season is filled with superheroes, sequels, and animated children’s flicks, but it isn’t really summer until a shark goes mad and starts eating unsuspecting beachgoers. THE MEG means to bring us just that in the biggest package yet as iconic tough guy Jason Statham goes toe-to-toe with a prehistoric Megalodon shark. The only way to do that sort of movie justice is to make it big,...
Some cliche somewhere said that 'a picture is worth a thousand words.' This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have wanted to share it with as many people as possible. "Awesome Artwork We've Found Around The Net" is the outlet for that passion. In this column I will showcase the...
How many franchises can you think of where the sixth film is being touted as the best film in the series? MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT has now landed in theaters and audiences are absolutely loving it, proving that people are still in love with Tom Cruise laughing in the face of death. If you're planning on heading out to watch MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT tonight, perhaps you're in need...
After STAR TREK BEYOND under-performed at the box-office, I didn't expect to Paramount to immediately move forward with a fourth installment of the rebooted STAR TREK series, but, after a bit of a delay, the studio tapped S.J. Clarkson to helm STAR TREK 4 and work is progressing nicely. Simon Pegg, who plays Scotty in the series, appeared on Larry King Now and spoke about meeting Clarkson in...
There are plenty of reasons to be a fan of the HALLOWEEN franchise, but personally, I came to love the series because of Donald Pleasence's performance as Dr. Samuel Loomis. Originally serving as Michael Myers' psychiatrist at Smith's Grove Sanitarium, Loomis later became convinced that Myers was pure evil and spent much of his life trying to warn others of the same. Donald...
In the race to adapt every 1980s fantasy property under the sun, Apple as announced that they're nearing a deal that will grant them the rights to director Terry Gilliam's fantasy comedy classic TIME BANDITS. Once Apple sinks their teeth into the proper paperwork, their plan is to adapt the film into a TV series, as part of a joint production between Anonymous Content, Paramount...
Here we go again. Production is set to kick off on STAR WARS: EPISODE IX next week, and StarWars.com have just announced the official cast for the upcoming sequel. As expected, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Domhnall Gleeson, Kelly Marie Tran, Joona Suotamo, and Billie Lourd will all be returning, along with Mark Hamill (force ghost!), Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee...
As HBO's swords and sorcery epic GAME OF THRONES prepares for its final season, it's time for Peter Dinklage to start thinking about the future, and decide where he'd like to go next in the wide world of Hollywood. Today, according to an exclusive report by Variety, Dinklage has attached himself to an upcoming film adaptation of the classic fairytale RUMPELSTILTSKIN for Sony. In addition...
As part of a rather surprising move, it's been announced that Netflix has acquired Andy Serkis’ live-action MOWGLI from Warner Bros. with plans to release the movie next year on the popular streaming service. Originally, Warner Bros. had planned to release Serkis' take on the Jungle Book character in theaters on October 19th, but the studio has...
As Disney continues to explore new stories and properties to add to their ever-growing empire, it's been reported by Deadline that the House of Mouse has acquired a pitch for SADÉ, a live-action fairytale film about an African Princess. The project is based on an original idea by Ola Shokunbi and Lindsey Reed Palmer, with DOPE director Rick...
Netflix has announced that Laeta Kalogridis's dystopian science-fiction cyberpunk noir TV series, ALTERED CARBON, is getting a second season on the popular streaming network. Along with the news of a follow-up season comes the casting of AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR actor Anthony Mackie as the show's title character, Takeshi Kovacs. In the world of Altered Carbon, the journey...
If theres one mission that wont be impossible for Tom Cruise to accomplish this weekend it's coming out at number one at the box office. MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE FALLOUT, the sixth installment of the actors long-running franchise, is on track for a big opening weekend and the fuse has already been lit with a whopping $6 million from Thursday previews. [SEE MORE] The tally may not compare to the...
By far one of the best promotional segments leading up to the release of director Christopher McQuarrie's MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT starring Tom Cruise belongs to comedian James Corden of the The Late Late Show with James Corden, who leapt from a moving plane at 15,000 feet beside a very enthusiastic Cruise. Before the duo took to the skies, Cruise brought Corden through a brief training session, where...
Things got much, much better for the Disney/Fox merger after shareholders for both companies overwhelmingly approved the deal earlier today. According to a report via Deadline, Disney claims 99% of their shareholders approved of the merger that would find the House of Mouse controlling Fox’s film and television library, gaining them access to countless media properties. [SEE...
John Krasinski may be a hot shot director now, what with A QUIET PLACE making oodles of cash, but audiences will always know him best as the lovable, quick-witted Jim Halpert on NBC’s THE OFFICE. The show ended in 2013 but people are already wondering if the show would come back for a reunion of some sort. Would the large cast be willing to return? In the case of Krasinski the answer is a...
Kevin Smith loves a good comic book movie and has no problem gushing about it when he sees a character getting the proper big screen treatment. In the case of AQUAMAN he doesnt even need to see the whole movie to know its nailed the costumes and style of the comics, and already thinks the movie could be one of the most faithful comic book adaptations yet. [SEE MORE] Like the rest of the sane world,...
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Over the past eight years, Patrick Wilson has appeared in four of James Wan's movies, including INSIDIOUS, THE CONJURING, INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2, and THE CONJURING 2, so it's probably no surprise that the actor would immediately agree to any project which the director proposed. It was during the production of THE CONJURING 2 when James Wan told Patrick Wilson that he would be directing...
Sure, Mark Wahlberg may be the reason why most people will be checking MILE 22 next month, but personally, Iko Uwais (THE RAID) is the reason my butt will be in a theater seat. Thankfully, we do get a taste of Uwais action in the recently released final trailer for the upcoming Peter Berg film. MILE 22 will be Mark Wahlberg's fourth time collaborating with Berg after LONE SURVIVOR, DEEPWATER...
What is Disney going to do once they've given all of their animated films the ol' live-action remake treatment? Well, I'm sure they'll own the world by then so they'll be fine. One of Disney's many, and I do mean many, upcoming live-action remakes is LADY AND THE TRAMP, based upon the 1955 animated original which told the story of an American Cocker...