The Acolyte’s Darth Plagueis Reveal Spells Doom For 2 Star Wars Characters

The Acolyte’s Darth Plagueis Reveal Spells Doom For 2 Star Wars Characters

The villain in “The Acolyte” is Qimir (Manny Jacinto), a practitioner of the dark side at a time in “Star Wars” lore when there weren’t many. He wears a wicked mask and has been training Mae for years to get revenge on the Jedi who wronged her and killed her mother. He encourages Mae to […]

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Glen Powell Is Remaking the Kurt Russell Classic Backdraft

Glen Powell Is Remaking the Kurt Russell Classic Backdraft

In an interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box, Grazer, who’s making the press rounds in support of the Powell-starring legacy-quel “Twisters” (which /Film’s Jeremy Mathai quite enjoyed), revealed that a “Backdraft” remake is in the works. He didn’t divulge any details other than Powell’s involvement, but I’m sure it’s just a matter of time before an […]

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Hotly-Hyped Horror Movie Longlegs Sets A New Box Office Record For Neon

Hotly-Hyped Horror Movie Longlegs Sets A New Box Office Record For Neon

One major asset that the “Longlegs” marketing team had on their side was a wealth of rave reviews (including one from /Film) offering tantalizing quotes like “The best serial killer movie since ‘The Silence of the Lambs’” and “The scariest film of the decade.” The trailers were punctuated with these quotes, along with a coveted […]

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MaXXXine Sends Off The X Horror Trilogy On A Box Office High Note

MaXXXine Sends Off The X Horror Trilogy On A Box Office High Note

The previous two installments of the trilogy were so cheap to make and utilized smaller marketing campaigns to pack in bang for buck. They probably didn’t turn a big profit in theaters — if any — but the theatrical run set the films up to pretty much instantly become profitable on VOD, Blu-ray, streaming, etc. […]

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Longlegs Will Test The Box Office Value Of A Perfect Rotten Tomatoes Score

Longlegs Will Test The Box Office Value Of A Perfect Rotten Tomatoes Score

The film centers on an FBI agent hunting a serial killer, only to uncover a series of occult clues that she must solve to put this brutal murder spree to an end. Maika Monroe (“It Follows”) and Nicolas Cage (“Pig”) star. Perkins, whose previous credits include “The Blackcoat’s Daughter” and “Gretel & Hansel,” also wrote […]

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Kevin Costner’s Horizon Bombed At The Box Office – Here’s Why It’s Not Looking Good For Its Sequels

Kevin Costner’s Horizon Bombed At The Box Office – Here’s Why It’s Not Looking Good For Its Sequels

Long before Kevin Costner starred in the hit TV show “Yellowstone,” he was an icon of the Western genre. But Taylor Sheridan’s beloved drama is one of the primary reasons that Costner is as relevant as he is in the modern era. That’s undoubtedly how he was able to finally secure the financing to make […]

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Caped Crusader Is Going To Twist One Of The Dark Knight’s Best Villains

Caped Crusader Is Going To Twist One Of The Dark Knight’s Best Villains

Timm knows something about reinventing Two-Face; he’s helped do it before. “Batman: The Animated Series” initially introduces Harvey Dent as a friend of Bruce Wayne. That makes Dent’s transformation in the two-part episode “Two-Face” (written by Alan Burnett and Randy Rogel) all the more tragic; Batman didn’t just fail a good man, he failed his […]

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M3GAN Movie Spinoff SOULM8TE Is About An A.I. Lovebot

M3GAN Movie Spinoff SOULM8TE Is About An A.I. Lovebot

“SOULM8TE” is being directed by Kate Dolan (“You Are Not My Mother”), who rewrote an original draft from Rafael Jordan (“Salvage Marines”), with the story from Jordan, James Wan, and Ingrid Bisu. Wan and Bisu were also responsible for the story of one of the all-time great ridiculous horror thrillers, “Malignant,” so there’s no doubt […]

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Ride Or Die’s Box Office Success Re-Cements Will Smith’s Stardom

Ride Or Die’s Box Office Success Re-Cements Will Smith’s Stardom

Smith, the star of such hits as “Independence Day” and “I Am Legend,” infamously slapped Chris Rock during the Oscars telecast in 2022. That same night, Smith finally won the Oscar he had been chasing for most of his career for his work in “King Richard.” Smith was banned from the Oscars for a full […]

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