Author: B A Walsh

One of the greatest sci-fi films as well as one of the greatest horror films, Alien will be celebrating its 40th anniversary with a 4K Ultra HD release. Pam Dery and Director Ridley Scott supervised the 4K restoration of the film in 2018. The 4K Ultra HD version will be released April 23, with a special limited edition 4K UHD steelbook available exclusively at Best Buy. The 1979 movie told the story of the ill-fated commercial spaceship Nostromo’s encounter with the alien xenomorphs and launched a franchise that grew to 4 film sequels with lead actor Sigourney Weaver as well…

Avengers: Endgame is right around the corner and Marvel has been doing a pretty good job of keeping its plot details under wraps. One thing that seems pretty clear, however, is that somehow Nick Fury, Maria Hill, and Peter Parker will get de-dusted at some point in the movie as they will be appearing in Spider-Man: Far From Home. Now there is good news on that front, as Far From Home will debut a few days earlier. Its premiere has been moved from July 5 to July 2. This will give U.S. fans a chance to sneak in a showing…

South Koren actor Ma Dong-seok is the latest to join the cast of Marvel’s The Eternals. The actor, also known as Don Lee, had his breakout role in the zombie movie Train to Busan (2016). The Eternals will be his debut in an American feature film. The Korea Post reported that Marvel was talking with Ma back in 2017 but that scheduling conflicts forced the actor to decline the offer. Whether the discussions related to The Eternals or some other role in a different film is unknown. Ma Dong-seok will be joining Angelina Jolie and Kumail Nanjiani in The Eternals.…

The Hellboy reboot isn’t doing too well with critics and fans. Reviews have been scathing and the box office has been lackluster. The movie premiered in third place behind Shazam! and Little with only a $12 million box office. But star David Harbour has faith in his character – he believes Hellboy would come out on top in a showdown with Thanos. Hellboy first appeared in Dark Horse comics before Guillermo del Toro made two movies featuring the character with Ron Perlman as the lead. The recent reboot of the franchise directed by Neil Marshall and starring David Harbour was…

More zombies will be shambling our way soon! A third TV series set in the Walking Dead universe will be coming to AMC in 2020. The as yet untitled series has a 10-episode first season order. AMC made the announcement at a press conference in New York on April 8. The Walking Dead, based on Robert Kirkman’s Image Comics series, is entering its 10th season and the first spin-off, Fear the Walking Dead, is entering its 5th. Details of the new series are sparse, although it will feature two young female protagonists and “focus on the first generation to come…

They’re baaack! Who you ask? The folks from Rifftrax Live. Who you ask again? The stars of the original Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K)! Older but not necessarily any wiser, Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy (Tom Servo) and Bill Corbett (Crow T. Robot) will be making fun of a movie live before a live audience with the fun broadcast via satellite to a theater near you. (Encore show will be taped) And what movie will they be riffing? None other than the 1971 Mexican-American horror movie Octaman. (Is he a man or is he an octopus – he’s both! He’s…

A new animated mouse is on his way to theaters near you. Paramount Animation is developing a Mighty Mouse movie to hop on the current superhero bandwagon. The Terrytoons character was originally named “Super Mouse” as a parody of Superman but was later renamed “Mighty Mouse”. He first appeared in Mouse of Tomorrow in 1942. The films created by Terrytoons from 1942-1961 were televised in The Mighty Mouse Playhouse that aired on Saturday mornings on CBS from 1955-1967. Mighty Mouse has also appeared in television cartoons during two revivals in the 70s and 80s and in a 10-issue Marvel comic…

Shazam! had a $159.1 million debut, which considering its $150 million cost (fairly modest for a superhero film) is pretty darn good. It also has a 91% rating on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer and an 89% audience score indicating that it has been a hit with critics and viewers. Shazam! is expected to continue as #1 in its second weekend box office with newcomers Hellboy (a comic book-based reboot) and Little (a comedy) duking it out for second place. Animated newcomer Missing Link is expected to compete with horror remakePet Sematary for the final positions in the top five. This…

Godzilla: King of the Monsters debuts this May as the 3rd entry in the MonsterVerse. The trailers for the movie have been awesome and it looks like it should be a hit. But whether it is a monster at the box office or not, we will be seeing a sequel in Godzilla vs Kong. Godzilla vs Kong is being directed by Adam Wingard, who announced on Instagram that principal photography in Australia has just finished. Information about the film is being kept under wraps to avoid spoilers for King of the Monsters. The synopsis for Godzilla vs Kong is: In…

It seems that Warner Bros has hit some snags in casting other basketball players to star alongside LeBron James in Space Jam 2. The problem? Sneakers. Nike has strong ties with the Space Jam franchise. The original 1996 film was spawned from the “Hare Jordan” commercial featuring Michael Jordan and Bugs Bunny. LeBron James has a lifetime deal with Nike. But some of the other players mentioned in relation to the film have deals with other companies: Stephen Curry with Under Armour and James Harden with Adidas. Although Kevin Durant has a deal with Nike, he has his own entertainment…