Author: B A Walsh

Production on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 may start sometime in 2020 according to a report by The Hollywood Reporter. This means a possible release in 2021 or more likely in 2022. Production on the movie, which had originally been scheduled for a 2020 release, had been put on hold following the firing of director James Gunn. He later returned to the project, but in the interim had taken on directing DC’s Suicide Squad 2. So work on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will need to wait until he has fulfilled his commitment to Suicide Squad 2 (set…

Nicolas Cage’s revenge thriller A Score to Settle now has a release date: August 2, 2019. The film will be in theaters and On Demand. In the film Cage stars as Frank, a former mob enforcer who has been imprisoned for 22 years for a crime he didn’t commit. When he gets free he has a score to settle with his former mob bosses. The only thing that might divert him from his path of vengeance is his new relationship with his son. A Score to Settle also stars Benjamin Bratt (Q), Noah Le Gross (Joey), Mohamed Karim (Jimmy), Karolina…

Ripley’s Believe It or Not! will be coming to the small screen as a series of 10 hour-long episodes on the Travel Channel. The series will be hosted by actor Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead) from Ripley’s Warehouse in Orlando, Florida. The Orlando “Odditorium” is just one of the museums housing Ripley curiosities worldwide. Campbell is also an executive producer on the series. “Ripley’s Believe It or Not!” was started 100 years ago by Robert L. Ripley. He originally did a cartoon feature on sports feats called “Champs and Chumps” for the New York Globe. He changed the name to “Believe…

Warner Bros. has set the release date for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 3: November 12, 2021. Author J. K. Rowling is writing the scripts for the prequel movies and started on Fantastic Beasts 3 last May and had finished by last December. Currently, it is projected that there will be 5 films in the Fantastic Beasts series. Toby Emmerich, Chairman of Warner Bros. Pictures Group said, “We all believe this release date will give the filmmakers time and space to allow their artistry to truly flourish and deliver the best possible film to our fans.” The second…

The latest on James Gunn’s Suicide Squad 2 is that David Dastmalchian has been cast to play Polka-Dot Man. Who? That’s right, Dastmalchian will play villain Polka-Dot Man (Abner Krill, also known as Mr. Polka-Dot). Polka-Dot Man was a Gotham City villain and antagonist of Batman and Robin who made his first appearance in Detective Comics #300 in 1962. He wears a white costume covered in, you guessed it, polka-dots. Each polka-dot turns into a different weapon or device when removed from the costume. Actor David Dastmalchian may be best known for his appearances as ex-convict Kurt in Marvel’s Ant-Man…

James Bond is one of the longest running and most successful franchises of all time, and production is starting on the 25th film aka James Bond 25. (In previous rumors the film had a working title of “Shatterhand” (an alias of Blofeld) but that has since been scrapped.) This will be the fifth and final movie for Daniel Craig as Bond. Previously there were rumors that Spectre would be Craig’s last Bond film and speculation about who the new Bond might be included the possibility of Idris Elbe taking on the role. However, Craig is returning for one more film.…

The Princess Bride may finally be moving forward as a stage musical. The musical will be an adaptation of the 1987 movie directed by Rob Reiner, which was based on the 1973 novel by William Goldman who also wrote the screenplay for the film. The movie went on to become a cult classic with a number of famous quotes. Disney Theatrical Productions announced in March the creative team working on the musical. Bob Martin and Rick Elice will write the stage adaptation book and David Yazbeck will do the score. The musical version of The Princess Bride has been in…

Godzilla: King of the Monsters is coming out on May 31. In the film, Godzilla will face off against other legendary monsters Rodan, Mothra, and King Gidorah before he battles King Kong in Godzilla vs Kong in 2020. Trailers for King of the Monsters look pretty awesome with all of our Kaiju being dramatically and beautifully realized. If you want more monsters before the debut of Godzilla vs Kong you are in luck! Mill Creek Entertainment will be releasing Mothra (1961) in North America on Blu-Ray in a Steelbook special edition. This will give new viewers a chance to familiarize…

If you so desire, you can commemorate Avengers: Endgame with some snazzy sneakers. First up is a pair of men’s Thanos sneakers from Adidas. They are in Thanos’ trademark purple with gold highlights reminiscent of his armor and a depiction of the infinity stones on the heel. The sneakers were designed by Jen Bartel, who also did an Adidas sneaker celebrating Captain Marvel (sold out). The limited edition AM4 sneakers (sizes 6-13) went on sale Friday, April 26 for $150 at the Footlocker stores in New York and Los Angeles and at footlocker.com As an alternative, you can also get…

Chloe Grace Moretz is reportedly in talks to take on the lead live-action role in the upcoming mixed live-action/animated Tom and Jerry movie. The movie will be directed by Tim Story. Plot details are sketchy but seem to indicate that the movie will tell how the two animated animals meet and form a rivalry. Supposedly Tom the alley cat is employed to get rid of mouse Jerry. The duo may later need to join forces against an outside threat. Writing credits have not yet been assigned. The movie is said to take place at a hotel, with Chloe Moretz playing…