Author: Amy Davis

It looks like Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California, is planning on making some big changes to the park. The company has filed for permits with Los Angeles County to potentially demolish 2 long-standing rides. One demolition permit was filed for the almost 80-year-old Magic Flyer kids’ roller coaster. According to the demolition permit, it’s valued at only $10,000. The Magic Flyer is a kids’ ride that mimics a train going around a track and up a hill at a top speed of 10 MPH. Magic Flyer started life as the Little Dipper and opened at Beverly Park in…

We have some potentially exciting news about Prime Video’s live-action “Tomb Raider” series. It seems that Sigourney Weaver (“Avatar: Fire and Ash”) is in talks to potentially join the show. Weaver would be starring opposite Sophie Turner (“Game of Thrones”), who will play Lara Croft. Jonathan Van Tulleken (“Shōgun”) is set to direct this adaptation of the popular video game franchise, with Phoebe Waller-Bridge (“Killing Eve”) serving as creator and writer. Waller-Bridge and Tulleken will also executive produce and co-showrun with Chad Hodge. It is unknown who Weaver would play if she does join the cast. Prime Video has not…

Screambox is giving us the gift of old-school horror this holiday season. Oscar winner Joel Harlow (“Black Panther”) is launching a new four-part series, “Old Time Radio,” for the steamer. The show will be a throwback to EC Comics-style tales of terror. The upcoming series is created and directed by Harlow. “Old Time Radio” “’Old Time Radio’ was never meant to be just a series of shorts — it was a world I wanted to live in for a while. A place where the dead still have things to say, where horror is theatrical, handmade, and weird in all the right…

The premier of HBO’s “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” is just around the corner, and author George R.R. Martin made an exciting announcement about it. To promote the series, they just launched a contest to “Knight” a fan and bring them to the Los Angeles premiere of the new series.  “I’m searching for modern day knights,” Martin said. “Inspired by our hero Ser Duncan the Tall. Do you know someone who lives by the Knightly ideals — honor, courage, self-sacrifice? Nominate them, no armor required. Make a quick video telling us why they deserve it. Or even better, show…

Last week, filmmaker Quentin Tarantino (“Pulp Fiction”) went on the “The Bret Easton Ellis” podcast and made disparaging comments towards several actors. The 2 time Oscar winner specifically targeted Paul Dano (“There Will Be Blood”), Owen Wilson (“Midnight in Paris”), and Matthew Lillard (“Scream 7”). His remarks have led to an onslaught of support for Dano and Lillard from both fans and industry veterans. On the podcast, Tarantino was ranking his top 20 movies of the 21st century. Among some of his picks was Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2007 film “There Will Be Blood.” But, he had one major issue with…

Video game developer Tim Cain just dropped some big news during his Fun Friday YouTube video. Cain has returned to XBox’s Obsidian Entertainment as a full-time employee. He first joined the company in 2011 but moved to working on a remote contract basis in 2020. “I’m back at Obsidian. I’m their full-time employee and in person, so not remote. So, I’m not a contractor anymore,” Cain happily announced. “So, this means that I’m not working in other places, although there’s at least one game that I worked on that I know is going to ship. So, I don’t know if…

Last week, Amazon’s Prime Video confirmed Emmy-winning director Frederick E.O. Toye (“Shōgun,” “The Boys”) will direct the first 2 episodes of the upcoming live-action “God of War” tv series. It was also confirmed the project was starting the casting process.  Max Parker (“Boots”) and Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (“Severance”) are in talks to join the show. Supposedly, Parker is being considered for Baldur, and Ólafsson for Thor.  We also have a source who claims Teresa Palmer (“A Discovery of Witches”) is in talks to play Sif, shield maiden and wife of Thor. “God of War” “God of War” is based on the…

In October, the newly re-split Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) put itself up on the action block. Netflix had the winning bid, and will be purchasing the famed studio for $82.7 billion. This sent shockwaves through Hollywood, with industry guilds, organizations, and stars speaking against such a deal. Directors Guild of America Speaks Out The Directors Guild of America (DGA) spoke out before a deal was confirmed, saying it “raises significant concerns for the DGA.”“We believe that a vibrant, competitive industry — one that fosters creativity and encourages genuine competition for talent — is essential to safeguarding the careers and creative…

We often joke about famous entertainers making pacts with the devil to achieve their success. Tony/Grammy/Emmy winner Leslie Odom Jr. (“Hamilton”) will be exploring this idea in a new horror film he will write and star in. The untitled movie is based on the late Sammy Davis Jr. and his ties to Anton LaVey’s Church of Satan. Odom was inspired by the Rolling Stone article “Dance With the Devil” by Alex Bhattacharji, which appeared in the August 2024 issue. The project is being made in partnership with Rolling Stone Films. “How a TV pilot called Poor Devil begat a friendship…

The infinite number of things that LEGO artists can build out of those small plastic bricks never ceases to amaze. Brad Barber has turned alternate builds from sets into some truly impressive “Star Wars” fan art. Morphing countless LEGO sets from other IPs into the iconic spaceship, the Millennium Falcon. A Florida native, Barber currently lives in California, where he is seemingly on a mission to build as many LEGO Millennium Falcons as possible. Some of his current reimaginings include “The Lion King,” “101 Dalmations,” “Fast & Furious,” and “Super Mario.” Now, some of you may be wondering what Barber…