Author: Ada Blood

The box office is blowing up with original IPs that the industry would have written off a few years ago. Unfortunately, this warm embrace isn’t being felt by small-screen titles. Over the weekend, Aubrey Plaza, co-creator of the animated series Kevin, revealed that Amazon Prime did not greenlight a second season.  “Amazon Prime is not picking up Kevin for another season,” she posted to Instagram. “Very disappointing since we were just getting going. I want to say thank you to all the fans that watched our show and all of the incredible cast and crew that worked so hard to…

At this point in his career, George Lucas can do pretty much whatever he wants. (Well, aside from more Star Wars reedits). But how he got a cameo voice-over role in the upcoming Minions & Monsters may surprise you.  In a recent interview with Collider, Illumination, the company behind the film, CEO Chris Meledandri talked about Lucas’ role. Turns out he absolutely loves the franchise.  “I had this privilege of meeting George about two years ago, and what led to my meeting him is how much he loves Illumination movies, and specifically Despicable Me, and even more specifically, the Minions,”…

Glenn Danzig is hopping back into the director’s chair for his 3rd feature film. The Misfits frontman will be adapting his own comic book, Hellmask!  The dark fantasy series started in October 2023, in Verotik’s 30th anniversary issue. It’s “set against a brutal medieval backdrop filled with dark magic, armored warriors and massive bloody battle scenes,” according to the logline. The story “follows a violent supernatural tale steeped in gothic atmosphere.” Danzig previously directed the 2019 film Verotika, which is also based on his 1994 comic of the same name. He followed that up with the spaghetti-western Death Rider in…

Humans have always been fascinated by cryptids. Now, even more so with the rise of the internet and meme culture. The creature comedy Bad Day For Bigfoot has just cast Chris Elliott (Scary Movie) and Michael Ian Black (Reno 911)! Alongside Sara Tomko (Resident Alien), Oliver Cooper (Project X), and James Duval (Donnie Darko).  It is co-written and directed by Zach Green and Devin O’Rourke, the same duo behind the comedy Foil. It follows a hoax that goes horribly awry when it’s unknowingly set up in the middle of a real Sasquatch hot spot. Leading to clashes between the would-be…

We can stop guessing what studio will snatch up Curry Barker’s next movie. The filmmaker will officially be staying with Universal Film Group and Blumhouse Atomic Monster for his next project. Which makes sense given that Focus Features, the studio behind his hit Obsession and upcoming feature Anything But Ghosts, is under the Universal umbrella. Making this currently untitled film the 3rd with the company.  This is also not to be confused with Barker’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot, which is being done through A24. The project is reported to be part of an eight-figure deal for Barker to write, produce,…

Starting June 23rd, at participating locations, McDonald’s is bringing back fried apple pies! The fast food juggernaut discontinued the sweet, lava-filled treats 34 years ago. But some of us can never forget those sweet, sweet mouth burns.  McDonald’s is bringing back the fried apple pie to celebrate our nation’s 250th anniversary. Calling it a “bona fide national treasure.” “If you know, you know,” the chain teased in a press release. “If you don’t, June 23 is your chance to find out.” The fried apple pie started as a family recipe from East Tennessee Owner/Operator Litton Cochran. In the 1960s, these…

The release of Sébastien Vaniček’s Evil Dead Burn is just around the corner. But the hype train for the franchise’s even newer entry, Francis Galluppi’s Evil Dead Wrath, is already gaining steam. During a speech given at Michigan State University in April, producer Rob Tapert spilled the beans on Wrath’s setting. “Evil Dead Wrath. This is yet another great departure. It predates everything. It takes place in 1972,” Tapert said. Sam Raimi’s first Evil Dead film didn’t come out until 1981. That means that Wrath will be a prequel set before Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell) ever set foot in the cabin.…

Netflix has canceled The Boroughs after only one season. The show is the Duffer Brothers’ spiritual successor to their series-turned-cultural phenomenon Stranger Things. Taking the concept of kids dealing with the supernatural, and flipping it to focus on some seniors dealing with the unknown.  This decision comes despite a writers’ room being opened and rumblings that seasons 2 and 3 would be shot back-to-back. But it just wasn’t the juggernaut that Stranger Things was.  The show pulled in 5.6 million viewers on its opening weekend. That grew to 9.5 million by the end of the week, but then dipped back…

Fentanyl has become one of the deadliest drug epidemics our country has seen. Scripps Research is developing a new vaccine to help prevent fentanyl overdoses by stopping it before it hits the brain. Instead of targeting the drug itself, this vaccine will train the immune system to recognize a broad range of fentanyl-related drugs. Currently, the only real treatment we have can only reverse an overdose after it’s started, and ideally, very soon after it’s started. In high doses, fentanyl and drugs like it disrupt brain function. This can result in your body suppressing vital signals that control things like…

If you’re into sci-fi, horror, or just pop culture in general, Heritage Auctions has some amazing listings coming up. Things like a lightsaber from Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back, hoverboards from Back to the Future Part 2, and a Good Guy doll from Child’s Play.  All these treasures and more can be bid on during the Hollywood & Entertainment Signature Auction. “No. I am your father.” The lightsaber up for auction is from the iconic scene where Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) finds out that Darth Vader (David Prowse) is his father. It is screen used by…