VIOLENT NIGHT Sequel Reunites Team From The First Hit Installment Ahead Of December 2026 Release
David Harbour will return for more hard-hitting Christmas cheer!
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M3GAN 2.0 Final Trailer Makes No Promises Other Than A Killer Sequel
June 27 is the date!
NOBODY 2: First Poster Revealed At CinemaCon
New poster sighting over the weekend for NOBODY 2!
WOLF MAN Sinks It’s Teeth On Digital This Week, And On Disc In March!
Leigh Whannell directs a cast led by Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, and Sam Jaeger, for the Universal Pictures release!
DROP Trailer Drops The Worst Thing That Could Happen To You On A First Date!
Christopher Landon, the man behind the Happy Death Day films and Freaky is back for more spine-chilling thrills and survival spectacle with Drop. The official trailer and poster are here with an April 11 date set from Universal Pictures and Blumhouse. Emmy nominee Meghann Fahy, breakout star of White Lotus and The Perfect Couple, plays Violet, a widowed mother on her first date in years, who arrives at an upscale restaurant where she is relieved that her date, Henry (It Ends with Us’ Brandon Sklenar) is more charming and handsome than she expected. But their chemistry begins to curdle as Violet begins being irritated and then terrorized by a series of anonymous drops to her phone. She is instructed to tell nobody and follow instructions or the hooded figure she sees on her home security cameras will kill Violet’s young son and babysitting sister. Violet must do exactly as directed […]
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON Teaser Brings Back Old Memories, Doesn’t It?
Universal Pictures is stoking the remake flames as of Tuesday with a teaser for Dean DeBloise’s How To Train Your Dragon. The live-action remake of his co-directed DreamWorks 2010 flick based on Cressida Cowell’s kids’ novel casts Mason Thames, Nico Parker, and Gerard Butler to start with, and the teaser itself does set the mood pretty well with all the familiar traits to boot. On the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter enemies for generations, Hiccup (Mason Thames; The Black Phone, For All Mankind) stands apart. The inventive yet overlooked son of Chief Stoick the Vast (Gerard Butler, reprising his voice role from the animated franchise), Hiccup defies centuries of tradition when he befriends Toothless, a feared Night Fury dragon. Their unlikely bond reveals the true nature of dragons, challenging the very foundations of Viking society. With the fierce and ambitious Astrid (BAFTA nominee Nico […]
LOVE HURTS Trailer Sees Ke Huy Quan And Daniel Wu Level Up Sibling Rivalry With Explosive Results
Universal Pictures and 87North Productions have finally revealed the official trailer for Love Hurts, the upcoming directorial debut from stunt professional and filmmaker Jonathan Eusebio (Violent Night, The Fall Guy). The footage comes following an exclusive on Monday from EW with a first look at the film starring Ke Huy Quan in his newest action-packed lead Hollywood role since winning an Academy Award alongside Michelle Yeoh for their 2021 hit, Everything Everywhere All At Once. This Valentine’s Day, Oscar® winner Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once, Loki) rockets into his first major leading man role as an unlikely hero, a seemingly mild-mannered realtor with a dark secret that he is desperate to leave behind. Spoiler alert: He won’t. From 87North—producers of the groundbreaking action films Nobody, Violent Night, Bullet Train, Atomic Blonde and The Fall Guy—comes a visceral, high-octane story of wrath and revenge. Quan stars as Marvin […]
WOLF MAN Teaser Claws Its Way Online!
If there’s one thing Leigh Whannell knows how to do, it’s tell an enriching and thrilling story. Just as he did with cyberpunk body horror actioner Upgrade and his scintillating reimagining of The Invisible Man, I’m all but interested in what he’s got for another Universal monster classic revisit, Wolf Man. What if someone you loved became something else? From Blumhouse and visionary writer-director Leigh Whannell, the creators of the chilling modern monster tale The Invisible Man, comes a terrifying new lupine nightmare: Wolf Man. Golden Globe nominee Christopher Abbott (Poor Things, It Comes at Night) stars as Blake, a San Francisco husband and father, who inherits his remote childhood home in rural Oregon after his own father vanishes and is presumed dead. With his marriage to his high-powered wife, Charlotte (Emmy winner Julia Garner; Ozark, Inventing Anna), fraying, Blake persuades Charlotte to take a break from the city and […]
RUINER Lands Director For Universal Adaptation Of Hit Game
The next few years will be interesting to observe as video game fans now take to filmmaker Wes Ball to satiate their need to opine. The Maze Runner trilogy helmer and the man who would have shepherded the long-awaited Mouse Guard is now on board to direct Ruiner, based on the latest cyberpunk action adventure game from Reikon Games. The news comes long after the director’s name was attached for a live-action iteration of Nintendo’s “The Legend Of Zelda” last November. Variety’s Angelique Jackson reports that Ball will direct from a script by Michael Arlen Ross (upcoming Locked) for Universal. 87North’s Kelly McCormick and David Leitch are producing as will, Story Kitchen’s Dmitri M. Johnson and Mike Goldberg, and Oddball’s Ball and partner Joe Hartwick Jr.. Timothy I. Stevenson and Dan Jevons are exec producing along with Reikon’s Marek Roefler, Magdalena Tomkowicz, and Jakub Stylinski. With over 4 million players […]
THE KILLER: John Woo’s Remake Of His 1989 Hong Kong Hit Has Already Wrapped Filming
Remakes and reboots are the center of Rebecca Leffler’s Cannes market coverage over the weekend at Screendaily. Buried in her editorial is the news that John Woo’s revival of The Killer has already wrapped production in Paris. Matthew Stuecken and Josh Campbell, and Eran Creevy adapted the script which centers on an assassin’s efforts to make amends by earning money to help restore the eyesight of a beautiful singer be blinded in a gunfight. Chow Yun-Fat starred in the 1989 original opposite Danny Lee, Sally Yeh, and Kenneth Tsang. Woo’s root flick shot to acclaim through his signature gritty allure and stylish action, becoming part of a staple of golden age Hong Kong films that continue to influence and inspire audiences and creatives to this day. Multiple hands and individuals tinkered with visions for a remake for more than two decades before Woo decided to stake his claim at the […]
WOLF MAN: Universal Rolls Camera On New Reboot From ‘The Invisible Man’ Director
Ten years after Universal’s floundered effort to reboot the Monsterverse, the studio is back at it with director Leigh Whannell for Wolf Man. Blumhouse is also producing the pic alongside Motel Movies with Christopher Abbott and Julia Garner joining the cast based on Universal’s in-house 1941 monster classic. Plot details are unknown about the pic, but if you’re familiar with the lore than you already have an idea. Plus, you might have other ideas on how Whannell’s treatment will bode if you’ve seen his latest two, sci-fi actioner Upgrade and 2020’s Universal revamp of The Invisible Man to name a few. I’m a fan of both, and come October 25 later this year, I might be a fan of this one as well.
KUNG FU Taps Donnie Yen To Lead The Universal/87 North Martial Arts Film Reboot
Classic TV series Kung Fu had long been in the works for a remake/reboot of some kind until the CW network landed its own iteration starring actress Olivia Liang for a three season run. That show is streaming on Max and my reaction is here if you’re curious, while the word from Deadline is that Donnie Yen has been tapped to star in the project which has since moved to Universal Pictures and David Leitch and Kelly McCormick’s 87 North. The news on Wednesday marks the latest update on the project succeeding a concept originally birthed by screen legend Bruce Lee that was retooled for its 1972 premiere featuring David Carradine, who continued the TV saga alongside Chris Potter in “Kung Fu: The Legend Continues”. As Deadline’s Justin Kroll reports, Leitch is eyeing the director’s chair for the project adding to his ample resumé in stunts and action, shepherding 2015’s […]
MONKEY MAN Trailer: Dev Patel Ain’t Monkeying Around In His Latest Action Adventure From Universal!
I don’t know exactly when Jordan Peele boarded Dev Patel’s new action thriller, Monkey Man, for as long as I’ve been trying to keep up. It’s pretty damn suprising as well considering how low key news and updates have been in the last several years as production contended with regional and atmospheric hurdles, along with the pandemic that began in 2020. The good news though is that our collective patience is now being rewarded with news of Peele’s attachment via his Monkeypaw label alongside Thunder Road, Bron Studios, Minor Realm/S’Ya Concept, WME and Creative Wealth Media now breaking, along with an official trailer for Patel’s debut at the helm. Monkey Man was previously a Netflix propsect and now that is no longer the case with Universal Pictures taking the mantle this time, slating a theatrical release on April 4. Oscar® nominee Dev Patel (Lion, Slumdog Millionaire) achieves an astonishing, tour-de-force […]
WITH LOVE: Stunt Pro Jonathan Eusebio To Debut Direct Ke Huy Quan Actioner For Universal, 87North
It will be a while before we learn the details of what lies ahead but it is confirmed that Oscar-winning actor Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All At Once) has booked his next starring gig in With Love, a new action film out of Universal Pictures and 87North. Industry stunt coordinator and second unit director Jonathan Eusebio (300, John Wick franchise, The Matrix Resurrections, Violent Night) will make his feature directing debut from a script being penned by Luke Passmore following up on an original script by Josh Stoddard (Warrior, Kaleidoscope) and Matthew Murray, according to Deadline. The addition of Quan is especially warming given how long he’s been in the game, and the celebration brought on by his success in the aforementioned Daniels-directed A24 release starring Michelle Yeoh and Jamie Lee Curtis. Adding to the attraction is the stunt professional-turned-filmmaker aspect with Eusebio’s attachment, something that’s long been the […]
KUNG FU PANDA 4: Jack Black Shapes Up For Another Round In The Official Trailer
“Skadooshing” its way back into the cinema stratosphere is the Kung Fu Panda franchise with a fourth entry hitting theaters on March 8 from Universal/Dreamworks Animation. Directed by Mike Mitchell, Jack Black leads a VO cast that also included Awkwafina and Viola Davis, as well as Ian McShane reprising his role from the film as revealed by the new official trailer as of Wednesday. After three death-defying adventures defeating world-class villains with his unmatched courage and mad martial arts skills, Po, the Dragon Warrior (Golden Globe nominee Jack Black), is called upon by destiny to … give it a rest already. More specifically, he’s tapped to become the Spiritual Leader of the Valley of Peace. That poses a couple of obvious problems. First, Po knows as much about spiritual leadership as he does about the paleo diet, and second, he needs to quickly find and train a new Dragon Warrior […]
Universal Developing Fifth BOURNE Film From ‘All Quiet On The Western Front’ Director
The Bourne franchise remains potent according to Deadline’s Justin Kroll who reports that a fifth movie is in-development Universal. Edward Berger, director of the 4x Oscar-winning All Quiet On The Western Front, is up to take the director’s chair. Kroll says that Berger will be the only name attached to the project if a deal goes through. Further announcements are pending on whether or not franchise star Matt Damon, who took the reins for The Bourne Identity, Doug Liman’s 2002 reboot of Roger Young’s 1988 adaptation of the Robert Ludlum novel, will reclaim the starring role. The Bourne franchise presently comprises of four films through 2016, largely chronicling the story of a CIA black ops agent whose amnesiac landing in France commences a breakneck journey across the globe, battling his way through hired assassins and mercenaries to expose the truth behind the program that he once volunteered for. Paul Greengrass […]
THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER Trailer: The World Is A Vampire, Menacing A Ship
Director André Øvredal is back to revive gargantuan terror on the big screen for his latest turn at classic vampire lore and for this, we turn to The Last Voyage Of The Demeter ahead of its August 11 release. Corey Hawkins, Aisling Franciosi, Liam Cunningham, and David Dastmalchian star from a screenplay by Bragi F. Schut, Stefan Ruzowitzky and Zak Olkewicz, which takes its cues from “The Captain’s Log” from Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Based on a single chilling chapter from Bram Stoker’s classic novel Dracula, The Last Voyage of the Demeter tells the terrifying story of the merchant ship Demeter, which was chartered to carry private cargo—fifty unmarked wooden crates—from Carpathia to London. Strange events befall the doomed crew as they attempt to survive the ocean voyage, stalked each night by a merciless presence onboard the ship. When the Demeter finally arrives off the shores of England, it is a charred, […]
RENFIELD Final Trailer Guarantees Another Fun, Gory Ride On The Nic Cage Train!
Nicolas Cage is back and proving once again that he IS a tastemaker, far from reliant on franchises as he’s so stipulated in recent reports while firmly planting his feet in fine Nic Cage form in the promo campaign for upcoming action horror romp, Renfield. Cage is joined by Nicholas Hoult who leads the tale based on Bram Stoker’s classic lore about the legendary servant of the Dark Lord himself who’s less keen on his current station in life. The trailers have done incredible work in marketing while the film awaits its next steps in the festival circuits while Universal Pictures is ripe for the occasion with its U.S. and U.K. releases on April 14. I’m sharing the final U.K. trailer here because it’s just a LITTLE more fun to look at, and DO Mind the exploding Catholic clergyman 23 seconds in. Otherwise, the more website-friendly U.S. trailer can be […]
Explosive FAST X Official Trailer Teases The End Of The Road
The franchise that jumps more speeding trains, boats, cliffs, buildings, heatseekers, submarines, and airspace than any film series in current existence is back to see how many more sharks it can make envy with Fast X, the tenth installment of “The Fast Saga”. Universal Pictures is out with the trailer for a story that dares to take things “a whole ‘nother level” now with the addition of some new and interesting villains and protagonists into the fray, with Vin Diesel taking point for a Louis Leterrier-directed action adventure. What’s more, is that this is only part one of the finale for this explosive saga, so take everything you see with a grain of salt and check your expectations at the door as I know I will. The end of the road begins. Fast X, the tenth film in the Fast & Furious Saga, launches the final chapters of one of […]
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