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EJ Moreno

The Most Disturbing Horror Movies of the 1980s

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EJ Moreno on the most disturbing horror movies of the 1980s… The 1980s is the prime time for horror films, but oddly, the decade’s movies aren’t as shocking as the 70s or even the torture porn era of the 00s. Hunting for the most shocking and disturbing movies of the decade wasn’t hard, but it […]

Constantine sequel with Keanu Reeves still moving forward, confirms director Francis Lawrence

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The Hunger Games filmmaker Francis Lawrence has revealed to Gamespot that the planned Constantine sequel with Keanu Reeves is still happening despite the recent DC Studios overhaul, but the Hollywood strikes held things up. Lawrence reveals, “So Constantine 2 got obviously held up by the writer’s strike, and we had to jump through a bunch […]

Edgar Wright on turning down Channing Tatum’s Gambit movie

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We all know the now-infamous story of Edgar Wright’s Marvel journey, with the filmmaker spending several years developing Ant-Man before abruptly exiting the project months out from production. But fans are just finding out that Wright almost helmed another Marvel project. Speaking to Slash Film, the Shaun of the Dead filmmaker talked about being approached […]

Poltergeist series in development at Amazon MGM Studios

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Hauntings can happen on the big and small screens, with some of the cinema’s most recognizable spooky franchises now heading to television. The latest joining the fray is Poltergeist, which has begun development on a streaming series. Variety broke the story today that Amazon MGM Studios is in early development of a Poltergeist series with […]

David Fincher looks back at his career and Fight Club reaction

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Iconic filmmaker David Fincher is entering a new era with his sleek thriller The Killer. As he heads to the future, the filmmaker has been talking about his legacy and how he views his career. Speaking to The Guardian, Fincher honestly looks at himself, saying he’ll “never be a more mature filmmaker” before addressing his […]

Five Nights at Freddy’s smashes Halloween and video game movie records with monstrous opening weekend

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Five Nights at Freddy’s survived the critical slashing it got and scared up an impressive opening weekend and some rave reviews from fans. Many expected Universal and Blumhouse’s PG-13 horror film to do great business on the Halloween weekend. Still, no one could’ve predicted the film to bring in a record-smashing $78 million this weekend […]

Sicario 3 to see the return of Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin and Benicio del Toro

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Sicario took the film world by storm in 2015, cementing the careers of the filmmakers behind it – director Denis Villeneuve and screenwriter Taylor Sheridan – and getting high praise for its cast. Now as Sicario 3 nears, we’ve got confirmation of how much this will feel like the original. Speaking to Collider, producers Molly […]

Josh Hartnett renaissance continues with new M. Night Shyamalan film

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90s and 00s heartthrob Josh Hartnett is slowly working his way back into the Hollywood mainstream with solid efforts in some big hits, and now he joins an iconic filmmaker for a thrilling good time. Film Updates broke the news that Hartnett will join M. Night Shyamalan’s upcoming project, which was once-titled Trap, after he […]