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Casting news continues to roll in for Peacock’s upcoming live-action series adaptation of the “Twisted Metal” gaming franchise. Fans have been wondering who would play Sweet Tooth, the murder clown who drives the ice-cream truck. We can answer that. “Arrested Development” actor Will Arnett will be voicing the killer clown, AV Club reports. Campbell joins Neve Campbell (Scream franchise), who will play Raven, Stephanie Beatriz (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”), Thomas Haden Church (Sideways), and Anthony Mackie (Captain America franchise), who stars as John Doe, in the series about a “motor-mouthed outsider offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With the help of a trigger-happy car thief, he’ll face savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers of the open road, including a deranged clown who drives an all too familiar ice cream truck.” “Anthony Mackie stars as John Doe, a smart-ass milkman who talks as fast as
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Will Stephen King ever stop crafting terrifying tales? God, we hope not. During a recent chat with The Losers’ Club Podcast, the master of horror revealed that his new tale, Rattlesnakes, is actually a sequel to his classic rabid dog novel Cujo! “I just wrote a long story called Rattlesnakes. And it involves, at one part, twins who are only four years old… falling into a rattlesnake pit. And the snakes get them. It’s a terrible scene.” King continues, “This novella that I’ve just written, Rattlesnakes… is a sequel to Cujo.” While that’s all the details we know about the new tale, that’s enough for us to want to read it. While Cujo didn’t precisely set things up for a sequel, one thing the two stories do have in common is that young children are put in danger, which is every parent’s worst nightmare. For those who don’t know, Cujo centers on a beloved Saint Bernard who became infected with
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Director Rhys Frake-Waterfield is about to ruin your childhood. He’s turning the lovable, honey-loving character Winnie the Pooh into a psycho killer in the upcoming brutal horror movie Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey. The movie that has zero to do with Disney, is made possible because Winnie the Pooh is now one of the characters that are in now public domain, meaning anyone can do whatever they want with him, Waterfield just happened to decide to make him into a brutal killer. While there have yet to be any details of the plot revealed, it appears that the movie centers on a Winnie the Pooh mask-wearing killer, or maybe it’s Pooh himself. It’s hard to tell from the images. In the first look it looks like the famous bear will be joined by his long-time pal Piglet, but this time the sweet pig is turned into a bigger, meaner version with huge tusks. Maber Doig-Thome, Danielle Scott, and Maria
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During yesterday’s Licensing Expo in Vegas, promo art from Tim Burton‘s upcoming Netflix series “Wednesday” teased a Fall premiere date, according to Collider. The art is the same that was featured on the teaser poster that Netflix released a while back, except this time we actually get a time frame. The series sees the “Addams Family” star, Christina Ricci returns as a yet-to-be-named character. The actress’s iconic role of Wednesday will this time be played by Jenna Ortega (Scream). “The Addams Family” spin-off also stars Catherine Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzman in the roles of Morticia and Gomez. “Game of Thrones” actress Gwendoline Christie will play the role of “Larissa Weems,” the principal of Nevermore Academy. The cast also includes Joy Sunday, Emma Myers, Hunter Doohan, Moosa Mostafa, Georgie Farmer, Naomi J. Ogawa, Percy Hynes White, Jamie McShane, and Thora Birch, and Riki Lindhome. “Wednesday” is described as “a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at
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Production is currently underway for the second season of USA and SYFY’s “Chucky“. It’s now been confirmed that Fiona Dourif will be returning along with Devon Sawa who will play a new character. Speaking of characters, Brad Dourif will return as the voice of Chucky. Jennifer Tilly is back as both herself and as the voice of Tiffany. Alex Vincent is reprising the role of Andy Barclay from the original two Child’s Play movies and the first season of “Chucky“. Christine Elise, who starred in Child’s Play 2 is also returning along with Zackary Arthur who will play Jack Wheeler, Alyvia Alyn Lind as Lexy Cross, Björgvin Arnarson as Devon Evans, and Barbara Alyn Woods as the town’s Mayor, Michelle Cross. “We’re thrilled to start pulling the strings on the second season of puppet mayhem with Chucky,” Mancini said in a statement when the new season was confirmed. “Many thanks to our partners at the USA, Syfy, and UCP for
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Universal’s vampire movie The Last Voyage of Demeter was originally going to set sail in early 2023, unfortunately, it has now been announced that the film will not be coming ashore until August 11th of 2023. But at least it’s finally heading our way after years of wandering the seas. The Last Voyage of the Demeter has been boarded by Autopsy of Jane Doe and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’s André Øvredal who will be at the helm, directing from the latest script penned by Zak Olkewicz (Bullet Train). The film is “based on a single chapter, the Captain’s Log, from Bram Stoker’s classic 1897 novel Dracula. The chapter tells the story of the Russian schooner, Demeter, which was chartered to carry private cargo – twenty-four unmarked wooden crates – from Carpathia to London. The film will detail the strange events that befell the doomed crew as they attempt to survive the ocean voyage, stalked each night by
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While fans are waiting for next year’s release of Scream 6, franchise star Neve Campbell has joined the cast of Peacock‘s upcoming live-action adaptation of the “Twisted Metal” gaming franchise to play the role of Raven, described as “a gothic girl who’s put in the Asylum after witnessing her friend’s death by drowning. From this day forward, she wants to get even at the two guys who caused it.” Campbell joins Stephanie Beatriz (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”), Thomas Haden Church (Sideways), and Anthony Mackie (Captain America franchise) for the series about a “motor-mouthed outsider offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With the help of a trigger-happy car thief, he’ll face savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers of the open road, including a deranged clown who drives an all too familiar ice cream truck.” “Anthony Mackie stars as John Doe, a smart-ass milkman who talks
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During a promotional video for Netflix‘s upcoming June Geek Week event, the streaming giant unveiled a new glimpse at their upcoming live-action adaptation of Neil Gaiman‘s The Sandman, giving us a look at Gwendoline Christie‘s character Lucifer (no connection to the Lucifer TV series). In the video, Tom Sturridge, who is playing Dream of the Endless, says “Oh right, and Sandman’s coming. Trust me.” At the end of the video we see Lucifer in a brief but tense interaction with Dream in Hell. The series is “A rich blend of modern myth and dark fantasy in which contemporary fiction, historical drama and legend are seamlessly interwoven, The Sandman follows the people and places affected by Morpheus, the Dream King, as he mends the cosmic — and human — mistakes he’s made during his vast existence.” The series, which Gaiman will executive produce, also stars Vivienne Acheampong as Lucienne, Charles Dance as Roderick Burgess, Boyd Holbrook as The Corinthian, Asim Chaudhry
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In April, we reported that after years of rumors and false starts, a reboot of The Crow is really on its way with IT actor Bill Skarsgård playing the lead role of Eric Draven, a role made famous by Brandon Lee who died during the filming. Today, we have more casting news. Singer FKA Twigs, who made her acting debut in Honey Boy, has joined the cast and will star opposite Skarsgård. Twigs made the announcement herself on Instagram saying, “I am absolutely thrilled to announce that I will be appearing alongside Bill Skarsgård in The Crow directed by Rupert Sanders.” The film has already begun pre-production with production scheduled to begin this summer with a budget in the range of $50 million. It is being described as a “modern reimagining” of the graphic novels created by James O’Barr. The Crow will be produced by Victor Hadida (Resident Evil and Silent Hill franchises), Molly Hassell (Braven starring Jason Momoa, Terminal
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Stephanie Beatriz, star of “Brooklyn Nine Nine” and who voiced Mirabel in the animated hit Encanto, is now set to star alongside Anthony Mackie (Captain America franchise) in Peacock’s live-action series adaptation of the Twisted Metal video game. The “Twisted Metal” series will feature half-hour episodes about a “motor-mouthed outsider offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With the help of a trigger-happy car thief, he’ll face savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers of the open road, including a deranged clown who drives an all too familiar ice cream truck.” Stephanie Beatriz will play Quiet, “a ferocious, badass car thief who acts purely on instinct – you couldn’t stop her any more than a manhole could stop a volcano. Coming from a community that oppressed her into silence, Quiet’s wish is to find her place in this dark, chaotic world. But when she
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Casting news continues to roll in for Peacock’s upcoming live-action series adaptation of the “Twisted Metal” gaming franchise. Fans have been wondering who would play Sweet Tooth, the murder clown who drives the ice-cream truck. We can answer that. “Arrested Development” actor Will Arnett will be voicing the killer clown, AV Club reports. Campbell joins Neve Campbell (Scream franchise), who will play Raven, Stephanie Beatriz (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”), Thomas Haden Church (Sideways), and Anthony Mackie (Captain America franchise), who stars as John Doe, in the series about a “motor-mouthed outsider offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With the help of a trigger-happy car thief, he’ll face savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers of the open road, including a deranged clown who drives an all too familiar ice cream truck.” “Anthony Mackie stars as John Doe, a smart-ass milkman who talks as fast as
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Will Stephen King ever stop crafting terrifying tales? God, we hope not. During a recent chat with The Losers’ Club Podcast, the master of horror revealed that his new tale, Rattlesnakes, is actually a sequel to his classic rabid dog novel Cujo! “I just wrote a long story called Rattlesnakes. And it involves, at one part, twins who are only four years old… falling into a rattlesnake pit. And the snakes get them. It’s a terrible scene.” King continues, “This novella that I’ve just written, Rattlesnakes… is a sequel to Cujo.” While that’s all the details we know about the new tale, that’s enough for us to want to read it. While Cujo didn’t precisely set things up for a sequel, one thing the two stories do have in common is that young children are put in danger, which is every parent’s worst nightmare. For those who don’t know, Cujo centers on a beloved Saint Bernard who became infected with
Continue reading →
AdaptationMoviesNews
Director Rhys Frake-Waterfield is about to ruin your childhood. He’s turning the lovable, honey-loving character Winnie the Pooh into a psycho killer in the upcoming brutal horror movie Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey. The movie that has zero to do with Disney, is made possible because Winnie the Pooh is now one of the characters that are in now public domain, meaning anyone can do whatever they want with him, Waterfield just happened to decide to make him into a brutal killer. While there have yet to be any details of the plot revealed, it appears that the movie centers on a Winnie the Pooh mask-wearing killer, or maybe it’s Pooh himself. It’s hard to tell from the images. In the first look it looks like the famous bear will be joined by his long-time pal Piglet, but this time the sweet pig is turned into a bigger, meaner version with huge tusks. Maber Doig-Thome, Danielle Scott, and Maria
Continue reading →
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During yesterday’s Licensing Expo in Vegas, promo art from Tim Burton‘s upcoming Netflix series “Wednesday” teased a Fall premiere date, according to Collider. The art is the same that was featured on the teaser poster that Netflix released a while back, except this time we actually get a time frame. The series sees the “Addams Family” star, Christina Ricci returns as a yet-to-be-named character. The actress’s iconic role of Wednesday will this time be played by Jenna Ortega (Scream). “The Addams Family” spin-off also stars Catherine Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzman in the roles of Morticia and Gomez. “Game of Thrones” actress Gwendoline Christie will play the role of “Larissa Weems,” the principal of Nevermore Academy. The cast also includes Joy Sunday, Emma Myers, Hunter Doohan, Moosa Mostafa, Georgie Farmer, Naomi J. Ogawa, Percy Hynes White, Jamie McShane, and Thora Birch, and Riki Lindhome. “Wednesday” is described as “a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at
Continue reading →
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Production is currently underway for the second season of USA and SYFY’s “Chucky“. It’s now been confirmed that Fiona Dourif will be returning along with Devon Sawa who will play a new character. Speaking of characters, Brad Dourif will return as the voice of Chucky. Jennifer Tilly is back as both herself and as the voice of Tiffany. Alex Vincent is reprising the role of Andy Barclay from the original two Child’s Play movies and the first season of “Chucky“. Christine Elise, who starred in Child’s Play 2 is also returning along with Zackary Arthur who will play Jack Wheeler, Alyvia Alyn Lind as Lexy Cross, Björgvin Arnarson as Devon Evans, and Barbara Alyn Woods as the town’s Mayor, Michelle Cross. “We’re thrilled to start pulling the strings on the second season of puppet mayhem with Chucky,” Mancini said in a statement when the new season was confirmed. “Many thanks to our partners at the USA, Syfy, and UCP for
Continue reading →
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Universal’s vampire movie The Last Voyage of Demeter was originally going to set sail in early 2023, unfortunately, it has now been announced that the film will not be coming ashore until August 11th of 2023. But at least it’s finally heading our way after years of wandering the seas. The Last Voyage of the Demeter has been boarded by Autopsy of Jane Doe and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’s André Øvredal who will be at the helm, directing from the latest script penned by Zak Olkewicz (Bullet Train). The film is “based on a single chapter, the Captain’s Log, from Bram Stoker’s classic 1897 novel Dracula. The chapter tells the story of the Russian schooner, Demeter, which was chartered to carry private cargo – twenty-four unmarked wooden crates – from Carpathia to London. The film will detail the strange events that befell the doomed crew as they attempt to survive the ocean voyage, stalked each night by
Continue reading →
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While fans are waiting for next year’s release of Scream 6, franchise star Neve Campbell has joined the cast of Peacock‘s upcoming live-action adaptation of the “Twisted Metal” gaming franchise to play the role of Raven, described as “a gothic girl who’s put in the Asylum after witnessing her friend’s death by drowning. From this day forward, she wants to get even at the two guys who caused it.” Campbell joins Stephanie Beatriz (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”), Thomas Haden Church (Sideways), and Anthony Mackie (Captain America franchise) for the series about a “motor-mouthed outsider offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With the help of a trigger-happy car thief, he’ll face savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers of the open road, including a deranged clown who drives an all too familiar ice cream truck.” “Anthony Mackie stars as John Doe, a smart-ass milkman who talks
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During a promotional video for Netflix‘s upcoming June Geek Week event, the streaming giant unveiled a new glimpse at their upcoming live-action adaptation of Neil Gaiman‘s The Sandman, giving us a look at Gwendoline Christie‘s character Lucifer (no connection to the Lucifer TV series). In the video, Tom Sturridge, who is playing Dream of the Endless, says “Oh right, and Sandman’s coming. Trust me.” At the end of the video we see Lucifer in a brief but tense interaction with Dream in Hell. The series is “A rich blend of modern myth and dark fantasy in which contemporary fiction, historical drama and legend are seamlessly interwoven, The Sandman follows the people and places affected by Morpheus, the Dream King, as he mends the cosmic — and human — mistakes he’s made during his vast existence.” The series, which Gaiman will executive produce, also stars Vivienne Acheampong as Lucienne, Charles Dance as Roderick Burgess, Boyd Holbrook as The Corinthian, Asim Chaudhry
Continue reading →
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In April, we reported that after years of rumors and false starts, a reboot of The Crow is really on its way with IT actor Bill Skarsgård playing the lead role of Eric Draven, a role made famous by Brandon Lee who died during the filming. Today, we have more casting news. Singer FKA Twigs, who made her acting debut in Honey Boy, has joined the cast and will star opposite Skarsgård. Twigs made the announcement herself on Instagram saying, “I am absolutely thrilled to announce that I will be appearing alongside Bill Skarsgård in The Crow directed by Rupert Sanders.” The film has already begun pre-production with production scheduled to begin this summer with a budget in the range of $50 million. It is being described as a “modern reimagining” of the graphic novels created by James O’Barr. The Crow will be produced by Victor Hadida (Resident Evil and Silent Hill franchises), Molly Hassell (Braven starring Jason Momoa, Terminal
Continue reading →
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Stephanie Beatriz, star of “Brooklyn Nine Nine” and who voiced Mirabel in the animated hit Encanto, is now set to star alongside Anthony Mackie (Captain America franchise) in Peacock’s live-action series adaptation of the Twisted Metal video game. The “Twisted Metal” series will feature half-hour episodes about a “motor-mouthed outsider offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With the help of a trigger-happy car thief, he’ll face savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers of the open road, including a deranged clown who drives an all too familiar ice cream truck.” Stephanie Beatriz will play Quiet, “a ferocious, badass car thief who acts purely on instinct – you couldn’t stop her any more than a manhole could stop a volcano. Coming from a community that oppressed her into silence, Quiet’s wish is to find her place in this dark, chaotic world. But when she
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