Author: Ada Blood

Amazon has released a teaser trailer for their upcoming adaptation of the 1988 thriller, “Dead Ringers.” The original film was directed by the master of body horror, David Cronenberg. It stars Jeremy Irons playing a pair of identical twins who are also genius gynecologists. That is until their preoccupation with drugs and sharing their sexual partners leads them down a road of increasingly more paranoid and violent behavior.  The  “Dead Ringers” mini-series will be a gender-swapped adaptation starring Rachel Weisz as the twins. She is also acting as executive producer on the project since the movie had a lasting impact…

Primetime Emmy nominee Jenna Fischer (“The Office”) has officially joined the cast of Paramount Pictures’ upcoming“Mean Girls” movie musical. This will be a film adaptation of the 12-time Tony-nominated Broadway musical of the same name, based on the 2004 mega-hit satirical comedy film. Fischer will play the role of Ms. Heron, Cady Heron’s mom. A role that was originally done by “Saturday Night Live” alumni Ana Gasteyer. She will be working alongside Angourie Rice (“Honor Society”), Reneé Rapp (“Broadway Whodunit: Murder at Montgomery Manor”), Auli’i Cravalho (“Darby and the Dead”), newcomer Jaquel Spivey, Tina Fey (“30 Rock”), Tim Meadows (“Saturday…

Musician Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye will be making his debut as a lead actor in a currently untitled film directed by Trey Edward Shults (“Waves”). Tesfaye will be starring alongside Jenna Ortega (“Wednesday”) and Oscar nominee Barry Keoghan (“The Banshees of Inisherin”). While plot details are still under wraps, the film is currently in production. We know the script was co-written by Shult, Tesfaye, and his producing partner Reza Fahim. Tesfaye has been developing the idea for some time. He approached Shults a few months ago to direct and once he was on board they got to work on a…

In 2011, scientists recorded a previously unknown feeding strategy in whales. Now researchers in Australia think they’ve found evidence of the same behavior being recorded more than 2,000 years ago. Specifically, in texts that describe ancient accounts of sea creatures. Meaning this recently rediscovered behavior may be the key to understanding the legends behind these mythical monsters. The rediscovered behavior is whales staying near the surface of the water with their jaws open at right angles. This strategy makes shoals of fish think they have found a place to take shelter from predators. When in reality they are literally swimming…

An upcoming reissue of Sir Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels will be edited to remove and alter offensive passages and phrases. This comes on the heels of Roald Dahl’s children’s books offering a version with offensive terms removed. The new collection will be released in celebration of the 70th anniversary of “Casino Royale,” the first book in the series. Ian Fleming Publications Ltd, the rights holders for the novels, decided to commission a review by sensitivity readers. Just like the right’s holder’s for Dahl’s work did. Each book in the series will also carry a disclaimer: “This book was written…

It’s hard to escape all of the buzz that the new horror comedy “Cocaine Bear” is generating. The film is based on the real life story of a black bear that ingested a duffle bag full of cocaine. In the movie, the bear goes on a drug-fueled rampage. But in reality, the bear passed away due to an overdose from the 75 pounds of cocaine it consumed. Since its discovery in 1985, the bear’s taxidermied body has been housed in storage facilities, pawn shops, it was even once owned by country star Waylon Jennings. In 2015, it came to the Kentucky…

HBO has dropped a massive 66-track soundtrack for their hit show, “The Last of Us.” Composer Gustavo Santaolalla, who worked on the original videos games the show is adapted from, scored the series. Santaolalla is also joined by fellow artist David Fleming for these compositions.  “The process of adapting, it was more in a way like craftwork than actually a new creation, because the themes were there, those things are there, like the characters, it wasn’t about creating a new job, it wasn’t about finding what is interesting,” Santaolalla said about the scoring “The Last of Us.” “For example, in seeing…

20 short stories from the late great “Discworld” author Sir Terry Pratchett have been rediscovered! The missing tomes will be published in a new collection,  “A Stroke of the Pen: The Lost Stories.” The stories ran in a regional newspaper in the 1970s and 80s under the pseudonym Patrick Kearns. They were rediscovered by a small group of dedicated fans. “The Quest for the Keys” is one of the longer stories in “A Stroke of the Pen: The Lost Stories.” It has been framed for over 40 years on the walls of Pratchett fan Chris Lawrence.  Lawrence got in touch…

Horror movies about drug-addled animals going on rampages is seriously having a moment right now. And where there is a trend, you know the good folks at The Asylum Studios will be close behind. They intend to expand the animals on drugs universe with their new film “Attack of the Meth Gator,” an obvious mockbuster for the new horror comedy “Cocaine Bear.” “Hold our bear… I mean, beer. Coming for your life this summer,” the official announcement reads. This was written alongside poster art that reminds us of “Alligator II: The Mutation,” which we all know is the superior “Alligator”…

Actor Russell Crowe will play a catholic priest in Sony’s upcoming film, “The Pope’s Exorcist.” Crowe’s character is based on the real-life priest Gabriele Amorth, who was the official exorcist of the Catholic church. The first trailer shows Amorth sitting in front of the church council in Rome’s Vatican City. He says that the vast majority of cases he is called to don’t require an exorcist. His work is mostly just referring the “possessed” person to “doctors and psychiatrists.” That is until the Pope (Franco Nero) asks him to investigate a young boy who appears to be possessed by a…