Author: Ada Blood

Another year, another attempt at rebooting John Carpenter’s 1981 film Escape From New York. This time, Zack Snyder will write and direct the feature for The Picture Company, through a deal with StudioCanal and Carpenter.  The project is currently being put together to take to market in the next few weeks. Escape From New York takes place in the (at the time) near future of 1997. The United States is so riddled with crime that Manhattan is turned into the country’s only maximum security prison. So a group of anti-government insurgents decides to hijack Air Force One and crash it…

In 2003, Erin Hunter released Into the Wild, the first book in the now best-selling Warrior Cats series. An upcoming television adaptation has just signed on Emmy award winner Rodrigo Blaas (Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia) to direct, with A.C. Bradley (Ms. Marvel) attached as showrunner.  Publishers Coolabi Group and Tencent Video are backing the project. This will be the first official adaptation of Hunter’s fantasy series. It’s not to be confused with an attempted feature film by Alibaba Pictures, which is now abandoned.   Hunter’s novels center around clans of battling feral cats. The show will be based on the first…

Ad-supported streamer Tubi quickly became a favorite among fans of obscure films and creators alike. But with so many choices, how do you find that deeply buried gem? Today we’ll be talking to James L Edwards and his newest movie, Trivial! The film centers around 5 people forced to play a deranged game show with a bloodthirsty host. Get the answers right, move on to the next level. Get the answers wrong, and pay! Background Ada: When did you first get involved with making films?  James: When I was 12 years old, I had seen an article in my local paper…

Last month, we reported that the long-awaited sequel to the 2006 meta slasher The Rise of Leslie Vernon was still in the works. At the time, the project was full-steam ahead, but launching a Kickstarter for additional funding. The Behind the Mask II: The Return of Leslie Vernon Kickstarter campaign has now closed after meeting several stretch goals!  “The long awaited sequel to the cult classic meta-slasher Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon…. COMING IN 2027!” the page reads.  Director Scott Glosserman and writer David J. Stieve will be coming back for The Return of Leslie Vernon. The…

Tubi has just released the official trailer for the thriller Stepfather. The upcoming film is directed by Chris Stokes (I Didn’t Do It) and stars Taye Diggs (Another Man’s Wife). Stepfather follows Darnell (Diggs), who has spent years joining and then erradicating any family he feels isn’t perfect. He thinks he may have finally found what he is looking for in his new wife, Asia (Tamar Braxton), and her daughters. That is, until his deadly pattern is uncovered, and getting rid of them won’t be as simple as he planned.  While this isn’t being promoted as a remake of The…

In 2020, Matt Haig’s novel The Midnight Library hit shelves and soon became a bestseller. And, like most popular books, it’s now being adapted into a film. Paramount recently won the bidding war over the upcoming feature at the Cannes film market. The film is directed by Garth Davis (Foe) and stars Florence Pugh (Thunderbolts*). The Midnight Library tells the story of Nora Seed, who finds herself in a magical library. One where she can see the many different outcomes her life choices could have had. However, her decisions soon begin to jeopardize her safety and the library itself. Pugh…

MRI scans can be scary for anyone at any age. These tests consist of lying in a dark tube and staying still for up to 40 minutes, while you hear loud banging noises. Disney and health-tech multinational Phillips have teamed up to try to make the experience a little less scary for kids.  A New Kind of MRI This week, the companies launched new scanners that integrate characters and stories from Disney into Philips Ambient Experience for MRI. Creating a more immersive and calming experience during these medical procedures.  In a study, six Europeans hospitals reported that this new scan reduced…

The low-budget horror movie Obsession has certainly won over audiences. Made for just $750,000, the film raked in an impressive $17.2 million from 2,615  North American theaters its first weekend. Then it pulled in $22.4 million from 2,655 theaters in its second weekend, including Memorial Day.  Seeing a second weekend perform 30% better than an opening is almost unheard of for a film with a wide release. It’s even less common in the horror genre.  The numbers for Curry Barker’s new movie were so impressive that Blumhouse founder and executive producer Jason Blum addressed it. “Obsession is the ONLY wide-release…

The hype train for Steven Spielberg’s upcoming film Disclosure Day is full speed ahead. Slated to hit theaters on June 12th, the movie got its last official trailer yesterday, giving us a peek at some aliens. It also made the bold choice of featuring the director prominently throughout the slightly under-3-minute ad.  An announcement for an official stag popcorn bucket from Regal Cinemas was made soon after. Trailer The plot for Disclosure Day has been kept tightly under wraps, with only the following vague synopsis available. “If you found out we weren’t alone, if someone showed you, proved it to…

We’re back with another edition of Urban Legend: Fact or Fiction. In this chapter, we are going to check in on Ohio and see if they are really trying to nominate an official state cryptid or not. So hop on in while we dive into this potentially history-making tale.  The Story Ohio lawmakers seek to designate the Loveland Frog as the official state cryptid, making them the first state to do so. Unlike your normal official flower or bird, cryptids are beings who are believed to exist. However, there is no solid proof that they actually do.  The Loveland Frog…