Author: Amy Davis

Hi, I’m Amy. I like long walks in the graveyard, horror movies, comic books, and bringing you the latest in nerd-centric news.

Steve Coogan (“Hamlet 2”) will star in the British stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 film “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.” Like Peter Sellers’ Oscar nominated performance in the original, Coogan will be taking on multiple roles for this nuclear war satire. This stage adaptation is headed up by Armando Iannucci (“Veep”) with Sean Foley (“The Play What I Wrote”) directing and co-writing. Back in July the duo feared that they may not be able to find an actor that could seemlessly fill the parts of a German scientist, a British officer,…

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Legendary performer Sir Patrick Stewart has a new book coming out. “Making It So: A Memoir” will hit shelves this October! Over his six decades long career Stewart, 82, has had countless offers to ghostwrite his life’s story but turned them down. “That never interested me because I would tell myself, ‘If I’m going to tell my story, I will tell it. I don’t need somebody else to tell it with me,'” Stewart told Entertainment Weekly. But in May 2020, COVID-19 shut everything down and he found himself with a lot of downtime. Along with a new offer to tell…

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Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has had a long standing issue with the 1998 film “Armageddon.” He’s previous said the Bruce Willis-led action film violates the most laws of physics. But a new film has taken that title, and no, it’s not another Michael Bay flick. Tyson now believes the 2022 film “Moonfall” is the WORST cinematic violator. While visiting “The Jess Cagle Show,” Cagle asked NdGT about “Armageddon” and it’s lowest of low standings in the physics world. “That’s what I thought until I saw ‘Moonfall’,” Tyson said. “It was a pandemic film that came out, you know, Halle Berry,…

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The BBC just relaeaed the lastest trailer for the three 60th annivsary specials of their beloved sci-fi series “Doctor Who.” On top of the returning legacey cast, we’ll also be treated to a villanious Neil Patrick Harris! These specials will see the return of the 14th Doctor (David Tennant), alongside his companion Donna Noble (Catherine Tate). The duo originally portrayed these characters from 2005 to 2010. But they aren’t the only “Doctor Who” legacy characters returning to the series. Harris will portray The Toymaker, an all-powerful enemy who was last seen on the series in 1966. Kate Lethbridge-Stewart (Jemma Redgrave)…

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The upcoming reimagining of the 1984 low-budget cult classic “The Toxic Avenger” has received some more images. The new film is written and directed by Macon Blair, and the cast includes Elijah Wood, Kevin Bacon, and Peter Dinklage! “The Toxic Avenger” centers around a janitor who turns into a disfigured superhero after falling into a barrel of toxic waste. The original film sparked Troma Entertainment’s most well known and beloved franchises. Now, Entertainment Weekly has first look images of many of the core cast in the upcoming reimagining. As well as an interview with the director giving valuable insight into…

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Sir Michael Caine is questioning the need for intimacy coordinators on the set of film and tv productions. The position’s role is to ensure performers and other production personnel adhere to safety protocols during scenes of an intimate nature. Cain, aged 90, doesn’t see the point in the coordinator’s job on set. “Really? Seriously? What are they? We never had that in my day,” Caine told the Daily Mail when asked about them. “Thank God I’m 90 and don’t play lovers anymore is all I can say. In my day you just did the love scene and got on with…

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In August the film world was rocked by the loss of legendary director William Friedkin. Now, Paramount has just released the first trailer for his final film “The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial.” Friedkin’s final film will be a courtroom drama about a naval officer who stands trial for mutiny. After he took command from a ship captain, when he felt that the captain was acting in an unstable way. A decision that put both the ship and its crew in serious danger. The trailer cuts between the testimonies of the defendant and the witnesses, who all try desperately to explain why…

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After the massive success of Parker Finn’s “Smile,” it was only a matter of time before we got wind of a sequel. Paramount Pictures has now confirmed we’ll be getting “Smile 2” next year. This will be the first film under a multi-year, first-look deal between the studio and Finn. 2022’s “Smile,” centers around a psychiatrist who witnesses a bizarre and traumatic incident with a patient. Afterwards she becomes convinced that she is being stalked and threatened by an uncanny entity. The first film was also a feature length adaptation of Finn’s own short film a “Laura Hasn’t Slept.” Considering…

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Legendary director John Woo’s newest film, “Silent Night,” has received a release date for this year! The movie is an acquisition by Lionsgate and will be Woo’s first American theatrical film since 2003’s “Paycheck,” starring Ben Affleck and Aaron Eckhart.  Making this Woo’s first American film in 20 years! The new movie is a gritty revenge tale that follows a tormented father (Joel Kinnaman). Who is grappling with witnessing his young son die when caught in a gang’s crossfire on Christmas Eve. While recovering from a wound that costs him his voice, the father makes vengeance his life’s mission and…

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Actor Chris Evans says that he will “never say never” on a return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Evans famously portrayed the beloved Marvel Comics character Steve Rogers aka Captain America until 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame.” In a recent interview, Evans talked about his time playing Captain America over his seven-film run with the studio. Where he made it clear that he would at least consider a return to the MCU. “Yeah, maybe. I’ll never say never, just because it was such a wonderful experience,” Evans told GQ when asked if he’d ever go back to Marvel Studios. “But I’m…

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