Author: Amy Davis

Sadly, one of the homes built for Tim Burton’s 2003 fantasy drama “Big Fish” has burnt down. For the film, several homes were erected to create the fictitious town of Spectre. This is the quant place Edward Bloom (Ewan McGregor) stumbles upon within a haunted forest. When he returns years later, he finds Spectre has fallen into despair, and must be helped.  After filming for “Big Fish” was completed, the town was abandoned on Jackson Lake Island, a private island located in Elmore County, Alabama. It was later renovated, shoe line and all, as a tourist attraction. In 2015, it…

The cast and crew of the animated show “Phineas and Ferb” got stuck on a Disneyland ride, during an outing. But the show’s co-creator Dan Povenmire had a hilarious response to it in a now-viral TikTok. On June 26th, Povenmire and other members of the “Phineas and Ferb” cast and crew spent the day at Disneyland. While they were riding Rise of the Resistance in the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge area, it broke down. Not exactly an uncommon occurrence, but it’s what they did next that’s the interesting thing. They could have just waited for the park’s maintenance team to…

Filmmaker Robert Eggers is known for moody, earthy, and elemental films like “The VVitch,” “The Lighthouse,” and “The Northman.” Now he is taking on the challenge of remaking the beloved 1922’s horror film, “Nosferatu.” The remake is described as a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman in 19th century Germany and the ancient Transylvanian vampire who stalks her, bringing untold horror with him. Though the original “Nosferatu” is probably best known for almost being sued out of existence. Because it is a blatant adaptation of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” long before the novel was in the public domain. Or…

Barbie isn’t the only Mattel property getting developed into a movie. The toymaker revealed there are a total of 45 Mattel-related projects currently in the works. One those we already knew about, the eventually cancelled “UNO” film. Screenwriter Marcy Kelly recently shared some serious intel on what the WILD plot would’ve been. At one point, Mattel intended to turn their classic card game, that tears families apart, into a movie. Kelly was hired to pen the script, which was an expletive-heavy heist flick. “My reaction was the reaction that everybody has, which is ‘What?’ The first draft that I sent…

One of Kevin Spacey’s most iconic roles was Joe Doe in the movie “Se7en.” You know, the morality-obsessed killer who puts Gwyneth Paltrow’s head into a box? During the actor’s trial in London for sexual assault, one of his accusers compared him to Doe. As a part of the trial, the court was shown a pre-recorded interview the police conducted with one of Spacey’s accusers as evidence. His accusers’ names are unknown, since British law prohibits their release. During this interview, the man explained how the actor touched his private parts a dozen times while slapping his butt.  “[Spacey’s] character…

A now viral video posted to Twitter reportedly shows actor Jackie Chan reacting to his old stunts with his daughter. The issue is, that’s not his daughter Etta Ng Chok-Lam, its actress Liu Haocun. This clip is not of a touching moment with his estranged daughter, but simply an excerpt from Chan’s movie “Ride On” that has been completely mis-captioned.  While those without context praised Chan for being such a good father, other commenters were quick to correct the faulty caption. Some took it a step further by pointing out Chan and his real life daughter’s relationship has been very…

On June 30th, a fire broke out on the lot at Warner Bros. studio in Burbank. Sources say the power went out before a bunch of dark smoke began emanating from the lot. Several bystanders posting images and videos of it on social media.  Around 1:38 pm PT, the Burbank Fire Department received a call that a transformer had blown, and was now on fire. The department was able to react quickly and had the fire out within 30 minutes. Because of this, the blaze stayed localized to a far end of the lot,  ironically near its own fire station.…

There has been a looming threat of a strike by the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) for a while now. But those waiting to see if they will join the ongoing Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike, will have to wait a bit longer.  Contract negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) had a deadline of June 30th. Both parties have now agreed to extend that deadline to July 12th at 11:59 pm. With negotiations reportedly set to resume on Saturday, this announcement was a bit shocking since…

In 2021, it was almost impossible to escape the cultural phenomenon of the South Korean series “Squid Game.” The show, created by Hwang Dong-hyuk, told the story of 456 cash-strapped contestants playing children’s games to the death. All in hopes of winning a ₩45.6 billion prize. It was a landmark show that quickly became the most popular series in Netflix’s history. “Squid Game” was also nominated for 14 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning 6, including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for star Lee Jung-jae, making him the first Asian actor to win the award for a non-English speaking role.  Netflix…

Actor Kevin Bacon will star in Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming horror action series “The Bondsman.” This will be Bacon’s second starring role in an Amazon original show following the comedy series “I Love Dick.” “The Bondsman” will focus on Hub Halloran (Bacon), a backwoods bounty hunter who comes back from the dead. Giving him an unexpected second chance at life, love, and a nearly-forgotten musical career. But he soon finds out that his old job now has a demonic new twist. The new show has been given a straight-to-series order by the streamer for eight half-hour-long episodes. “The Bondsman” is the…