Author: Amy Davis

Unfortunately, due to multiple technical issues, Disneyland’s nighttime “Fantasmic!” show will be on hiatus through at least the Spring of 2024. When it does return, sorcerer Mickey will no longer be fighting a dragon version of Maleficent either. The reason for this really boils down to safety concerns for park guests and staff. The “Fantasmic!” show has Mickey Mouse exploring the possibilities of his imagination. That is until some Disney villains team up in an attempt to create a horrible nightmare for him. The whole thing culminates in a huge puppet of Maleficent in her dragon squaring off with our…

The long-awaited film adaptation of popular horror video game “Five Nights at Freddy’s” has been rated PG-13 by the MPA. While the that rating has a bit of a stigma in the horror genre- considering the game seemed to resonate with a lot of younger players- this rating does make some sense.  “Five Nights at Freddy’s” has been slapped with the PG-13 due to “Strong violent content, bloody images and language.”  So basically we’ll get some bloodshed and swearing, but not so much that teens can’t see it. The film will follow a troubled security guard who begins working at Freddy…

The team behind the upcoming “Cinderella’s Curse” is adding another classic fairy tale turned horror movie to its repertoire with “Sleeping Beauty’s Massacre.” This new film will be produced and directed by Louisa Warren (“Cinderella’s Curse”), with Jasmine Ebony Thomas (“Easter Bunny Massacre: The Bloody Trail”) writing the script. This will add yet another film to the ever-growing fairy tale horror movie subgenre. Which currently includes  Winnie the Pooh, Bambi, The Grinch, Peter Pan, and two different Cinderella films. “Sleeping Beauty’s Massacre,” is currently shooting in Scotland, but ChampDog Films has already released some bloody first-look images. The film will tell…

In 2019, adult swim announced plans to adapt Junji Ito’s supernatural horror manga “Uzumaki” into a mini-series. But there hasn’t been much movement on it, aside from last year when the company said the series would be delayed. Now, they have unveiled the series first trailer at San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC)! The “Uzumaki” manga series was first published in 1998 and consists of three volumes. It centers around Kirie Goshima, a high school student living in the cursed town of Kurôzu-cho. And that’s just not teen angst talking, the small town on the coast of Japan, is REALLY cursed. Its…

For the first time since 2011 music streaming service Spotify is increasing the prices on all its premium membership plans. The company will be raising the price of its standard Premium plan by $1, making it $10.99 a month. As far as Spotify’s other plans go, Premium Duo plans will be going up by $2, putting it at $14.99 per month. Family plans will be raised by $1, bringing it to $16.99 a month. Even the company’s Student plans will be going up $1, putting it at $5.99 a month. All of these price changes will be taking effect on…

Actor, comedian, and singer Jamie Foxx has broken his silence about his recent “medical complication.” While Foxx will not say what exactly is going on with him health-wise, it is severe enough to land him in the hospital back in April. In the video, he thanks fans and his family for their unwavering support.  “I want to say thank you to everyone that’s prayed, sent me messages… I cannot even begin to tell you how far it took me and how it brought me back,” Foxx said. “I went through something that I thought I would never ever go through.…

Twitter owner Elon Musk is saying bye, bye birdie to the platform’s famous logo with a complete rebranding. He plans to replace the name and logo with the letter ‘X.’ While the Tesla CEO has a long history of making false statements about changes to the platform, all signs are pointing to this one being legitimate. He even went to far as to say “We’re cutting the Twitter logo from the building with blowtorches… it’s got to come off somehow.” As is his custom, Musk announced the change via a tweet earlier today. “And soon we shall bid adieu to the…

20th Century Studios has released a new trailer for its upcoming crime drama “A Haunting in Venice.” This will be the first feature film adaptation of the 1969 novel “Hallowe’en Party.” It is the third film in Sir Kenneth Branagh’s Agatha Christie series.  “A Haunting in Venice” is written by Michael Green, with Branagh directing as well as starring. The duo has previously teamed up on 2017’s “A Murder on the Orient Express” and 2022’s “Death on the Nile.” Both of these films are also based on Christie’s work and star Branagh as detective Hercule Poirot. Given the newest trailer, it…

National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator for the SAG-AFTRA Duncan Crabtree-Ireland joined a panel at San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC). It was a joint panel with the National Association of Voice Actors titled “AI in Entertainment: The Performers’ Perspective.” Moderated by Linsay Rousseau (“Transformers: War for Cybertron”), panelists included Ashly Burch (“Mythic Quest”), Crabtree-Ireland, and Cissy Jones (“The Owl House”). Along with Zeke Alton (“The Calisto Protocol”) a SAG-AFTRA negotiating committee member ,and Tim Friedlander (“Record of Ragnarok”) NAVA president and founder. They will discuss the existing legalities about the use of AI and what protections need to be implemented to…

Game show legend Vanna White has signed a new deal with ABC to continue to host “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune,” with a rumored significant increase in her salary. Unfortunately, there still seems to be no firm decision for White’s role on the flagship “Wheel of Fortune.” And her contract only runs through 2024, so we hope to hear back on that soon.  In June, “Wheel of Fortune” had a major shake-up when host Pat Sajak announced he would be retiring after 40 years of him hosting the program. It has already been decided that Ryan Seacrest will be taking over…