Author: Mary Anne Butler

Remember when Warner Bros. Pictures announced that they were working on a remake of the 1990 version of “The Witches?” Yeah, we remember. Kinda. This Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer-starring adaptation is apparently finally going to see the light of day later this month on HBO Max.Based on the book by Roald Dahl, “The Witches” While staying at a hotel in England with his grandmother, young Luke inadvertently spies on a convention of witches. The Grand High Witch reveals a plan to turn all children into mice through a magical formula. When they find that Luke has overheard, the witches test the…

We are absolutely shocked to be reporting this news, friends. Someone, some absolute idiot jerk, attacked actor Rick Moranis in New York City yesterday. Reports are still scant on information, but as far as we can glean-The 67-year old Canadian actor was reportedly “punched in the face,” by an unknown suspect. He did check into a hospital, reporting of “pain to his head, side, and hip.” He did file a police report. Thanks to The Hollywood Reporter for alerting us. Get well, Rick. UPDATE TMZ just posted security cam footage showing the attack. They also report there is currently a…

Britain’s loudest band holds the esteemed position of having one of the greatest rockumentaries ever made about their 1984 tour of America. Spinal Tap, rock group consisting of frontman David St. Hubbins, guitarist Nigel Tufnel, bassist Derek Smalls, keyboardist Viv Savage, and a roving collection of drummers, are reuniting for a fundraiser to benefit the Democratic Party of Pennsylvania. Okay okay- so we all know the Rob Reiner film which starred Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, and Harry Sheerer as the main band is absolutely one of the best comedies ever made. BUT I absolutely refuse to say they’re not a…

October 1st officially kicks off Spooky Season, even though SOME of us have been in the spirit since the beginning of September. One of our favorite traditions is seeing just how many times Freeform shows “Hocus Pocus” during their 31 Nights of Halloween programming. Come little children, we’ll take you away…to a land of enchanting and eerie movies. (Sorry, Sarah Sanderson. We COULDN’T resist.) 31 Nights of Halloween starts October 1st, and we’ve cooked up a new spell-binding line-up. So, concoct the spirits of your choice, and let us cast a spell on you all October long. Check out the full spooky…

We’re not exactly sure how or why, but the buzz on today’s Sony “Spider-Man 3” [with Tom Holland] news includes the return of a notable “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” [with Andrew Garfield] character played by Jamie Foxx- Electro.This story comes from The Hollywood Reporter’s heat vision blog, and was quickly picked up by all the usual suspects. The outlet suggests that Foxx would be returning to the Spider-franchise as Electro, despite his….untimely explosion at the end of “The Amazing Spider-Man 2.” Director Jon Watts, who helmed the first two Holland-starring Spider-films, is back for the third, which at present still…

Yesterday we alerted you to the news that the upcoming “Borat” sequel film was gonna be bowing on Amazon’s streaming platform. Today, we get a full length trailer, and an official release date for the Sacha Baron Coen farce film now titled “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.” Booooo, we really loved the “Borat: Gift of Pornographic Monkey to Vice Premiere Mikhael Pence to Make Benefit Recently Diminished Nation of Kazakhstan” title. You can watch the official trailer here.It’ll hit Amazon Prime Video on October 23rd, 2020.

We are pleased to report that it would appear Disney+ upcoming Marvel Studios live-action series about “Ms. Marvel” has found their star!According to Deadline, Iman Vellani will be playing Kamala Khan, Marvel Comics’ character Ms. Marvel, for the Disney+ series announced previously. Vellani was part of the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival’s Next Wave committee, a group of 12 students ranging in age from 15 to 18 and selected from a competitive pool of hopeful young film enthusiasts. We can’t wait to see her in action!This story is developing, and we’ll of course let you know as soon as Disney…

This story is still in possible rumor territory, but it would appear that Netflix has already put an order on a live-action series based on the classic Conan the Barbarian character. Seriously. Our mega excited face about this. Deadline says they have exclusive knowledge of this, and that streaming service Netflix is looking for a writer and creative team to spearhead the project. Calling all sword and sorcery aficionados to the red Netflix courtesy phone.We would absolutely love this, especially if it maybe can tie in the King Conan storyline that Arnold Schwarzenegger keeps saying he wants to do.

This is one of those pairings that while absolutely bonkers, might be fun to see in a movie. The great Jackie Chan teams up with Arnold Schwarzenegger in this new trailer for the upcoming film, “Iron Mask.”Also known as “Viy 2: Journey to China,” Iron Mask” is set to release later this year on VOD from Lionsgate. You can see the brand new trailer here. Following the continuing 18th Century exploits of cartographer Jonathan Green (Jason Flemyng) as he undertakes a scientific and supernatural journey that leads him from England to China. Master (Chan) must escape from the maniacal James…

We admit- we totally forgot a tv series about the life and times of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was coming from NBC. “Young Rock” will chronicle Johnson’s youth, as well as his coming up through the family business of wrestling. Announced this morning on his Instagram, we’ve got our first look at the three actors who will take on the role of The Rock throughout notable ages. Adrian Groulx, Age 10 “At 10 years old, I was rambunctious as all hell, was already girl crazy  and loved pro wrestling — especially the part when wrestlers would bleed. I was all these…