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With every successful film comes a studio's interest in expanding a movie into a franchise Even creatives tend to lean into those ideas, which sometimes work and are occasionally disheartening In terms of the horror genre, success very often calls for sequels because of the genre's smaller pool of releases to choose from (at least[...]

On the one hand, a large audience didn't connect with the first film saga hoping for a revamped version – and on the other, people felt like the franchise wasn't ready to return so soon Going into its announcement alone with that mixed reception, the film was challenged to really shake things up with fans;[...]

to present a unique (potential) ghost story titled Abandoned, arriving in theaters this month and VOD platforms in July. Abandoned | Vertical Ent. With its trailer out and the film being just around the corner, the film's stars spoke to Comic Book to share their excitement about the project and the experiences that it brought on[...]

The status of Happy Death Day 3 has remained mostly uncertain, but the original film's cult-following already led to the birth of a franchise (which resulted in an unusual sequel, Happy Death Day 2U), so anything seems possible. There has been the occasional optimism from the creative team and stars of the franchise about the chance[...]

That's fine." The one thing that's certain is that the upcoming film is the next major horror event for both the franchise and slasher movies. Halloween Ends is slated for a theatrical release on October 14, 2022. The Blumhouse relaunch of John Carpenter's Halloween franchise back in 2018 helped the genre's legacy through another era of horror[...]

With Scream 6 starting production in just a few days, hopefully, we'll start to get tidbits of interviews and announcements that give us an idea of what direction the film will take now that Sidney is stepping away from the franchise and the remaining survivors are stepping up. In the same interview with Entertainment Tonight, Ortega[...]

When the Joel Schumacher-led Batman Forever film was released back in 1995, it was initially designed to be a somewhat lighter depiction of both Batman and Gotham Despite mixed reviews, the film was a box office success given its budget but offered one pop culture moment that still finds its way into a conversation from time[...]

The Collector franchise certainly pulls no punches as far as horror goes – often delving into some of the most visceral, uncomfortable levels of brutality for two films now The first film (The Collector) was released theatrically back in 2009, on a small budget of $3 million, with a $10 million turnout at the box[...]

Despite the unfortunate shift, the film still has enough exciting cast additions and promising returns (like Kirby) to keep things extremely exciting, but this will officially be the first film that doesn't have the legend Sidney Prescott Now, fellow legacy cast member David Arquette offered his take on Campbell's departure, showing her support along with[...]

All Rights Reserved. Directed by Trachtenberg, written by Aison, and produced by John Davis (Jungle Cruise, The Predator), the film's executive producers include Jhane Myers (Monsters of God), and Marty Ewing (It: Chapter Two), along with Lawrence Gordon (Watchmen), Ben Rosenblatt (Snowpiercer), James E Thomas, John C Thomas, and Marc Toberoff (Fantasy Island) With the hunt[...]

The film's director is Neysan Sobhani, and the cast includes Sun Jia (Han Miao), Harry Song (Mai Zi Xuan), and Francesco Chen (Su Jie). Poster credit: Good Deed Entertainment In the not-too-distant future, humanity slowly rebuilds itself a decade after The Great War Believing that the ability to lie is the root cause of the devastating conflict,[...]

In fact, there's not a clear-cut path as to if this film is a total haunting or a maniac trying to terrorize his prey That's just part of the ride! Whatever the case, Roberts's experience from her previous roles has brought her face-to-face with slashers, witches, ghosts, and demons, so despite every possible ending that director[...]

So just when it feels as if Goku is surely the undisputed champion of the Dragon Ball world, the series creator Akira Toriyama decided to throw fans off in promotion of the new film, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero.  Via the Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Twitter account, franchise creator Toriyama explained, "Gohan is actually stronger than[...]

Among those include a mix of game-changers to cult-classic films like Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum, Train to Busan, A Tale of Two Sisters, and I Saw the Devil, which are all perfect examples of the genre's potential, with the Park Hoon-jung film, The Witch: Part 1 The Subversion managing to quickly construct a positive reputation for[...]

The new Top Gun film (Top Gun: Maverick) succeeded in surpassing all box office expectations so far, raking in over $280 million in under a week of release, much greater than its large budget of $170 million Though the film is already the biggest box office weekend for action star Tom Cruise, the Top Gun[...]

Thanks to the 1996 game-changing horror film Scream, it became established that the genre is accustomed to playing by rules Whether it's through general rules of the time or franchise rules that are learned over the span of several chapters, you can't watch a cinematic world rooted in horror without developing some ground rules as[...]

There's a lot of buzz surrounding the upcoming film The Flash, being the DC Comics character's big break in terms of solo adventures Aside from the titular character's massive cinematic presence in the upcoming film, there are other appearances that make this film something even more ambitious in the grand scheme of DC's (increasingly) expansive[...]

The era of 3D films feels almost feels like a strange fever dream, where almost every major blockbuster (or intended blockbuster) was either filmed with 3D cameras — or converted to 3D as a gimmick Though, in hindsight, 3D conversion doesn't necessarily detract from a film that's so clearly trying to use a 3D gag[...]

Even animated films tend to be a great example of that notion, including the expansive Toy Story Disney Pixar films, spawning a total of four cinematic chapters, several episodic streaming originals, and even the upcoming spin-off film Lightyear within the world of Toy Story (well, sort of). Essentially, anything that makes a profit and has potential[...]

In the past, the film had displayed some of the fun, campy elements of its original games, but with an action-packed story that made the film more a cult classic than an initial hit.  On the other hand, the new movie didn't fully appease either party (story-driven or its action-seeking fans) but still managed to[...]

It's pretty much common knowledge at this point (at least with hardcore MCU fans) that the one and only Patrick Stewart recently reprised his iconic role as Professor X for the recent film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness – blowing the minds of long time fans of the previous Fox helmed X-Men cinematic[...]

We haven't even arrived at the official release of the hyped-up film Jurassic World: Dominion, which will see the return of the new trilogy stars, but people already want more As of now, the film is already being referred to as a mega-blockbuster event, with a budget of $165 million that it could easily earn[...]

When it comes to a vast majority of the passionate, die-hard Scream franchise fans – there are timeless discussions regarding characters they believe were a significant loss to the long-running horror film series Many love the genre intellect of Randy, or the comedic presence of Jennifer Jolie, but a massive portion of the fandom immediately[...]

In the case of the 2011 movie Green Lantern, some of its viewers, actors, and even the film's director aren't the most thrilled about their choices associated with the DC movie. Credit: Warner Bros. Though the film isn't necessarily all bad (in my opinion), it's often used as a superhero punchline regarding the challenges that the genre[...]

Even though Isaac was fully committed to his role as Apocalypse and was a total highlight of the film, it wasn't quite the X-Men title that lived up to its grand potential. At the time of its release in 2016, X-Men: Apocalypse was the ninth film of the franchise, made on a budget of $178 million, going[...]

However, excluding the business side of the dissolution, there are still a few debated points from the film that have left fans with questions. Zack Snyder Justice League Poster Credit: HBO Max/Warner Bros. One of which includes the notion that DC's "big-bad," Darkseid, was a little confused about recalling the directions to something connected to his tireless[...]

Obviously, all these years later, there's been no promising momentum with the "Dark Universe," and the idea has since been dropped after the overwhelmingly disappointing results of The Mummy. Though the film managed to earn over $400 million at the box office, its nearly $200 million price tag and largely negative reviews led to a massive[...]

Scream is officially out on all major platforms to rent or purchase, and you can stream the film with a Paramount+ membership, so at this point – if you haven't seen the film, you might want to move along to something else because heavy spoilers are mentioned… but also, you're severely behind! Let's jump right[...]

Alex Garland is responsible for some rather unique and interesting ideas in his projects like Annihilation or Ex Machina, but his new film offers a slightly different subgenre feel. Credit A24 The A24 film, titled Men, is set to be released in late May, meaning that there are certainly some new traditional A24 expectations[...]

Soon enough, HBO Max will drop their exclusive release Batgirl, a film that will be the character's first standalone story in this capacity, with the character getting some much-deserved time in the spotlight. With an unspecified release date (still slated for sometime in 2022), the movie recently wrapped filming in Glasgow, Scotland, offering fans a first[...]