TikTok is in an exceptionally tough spot these days. Despite everyone you know using it for hours on end, the video-sharing app is currently facing legislation that would force its ban in the U.S pending a potential sale, and prospective buyers are lining up. Regrettably, one of these buyers is reportedly Bobby Kotick,…
TikTok is in an exceptionally tough spot these days. Despite everyone you know using it for hours on end, the video-sharing app is currently facing legislation that would force its ban in the U.S pending a potential sale, and prospective buyers are lining up. Regrettably, one of these buyers is reportedly Bobby Kotick,…
Over the weekend Nintendo celebrated its annual Mario Day celebration on March 10. That celebration included a cornucopia of sales on Switch games and accessories—some of which you can still take advantage of by checking out our sales guide— and a few surprise announcements from Nintendo itself in honor of the beloved…
Over the weekend Nintendo celebrated its annual Mario Day celebration on March 10. That celebration included a cornucopia of sales on Switch games and accessories—some of which you can still take advantage of by checking out our sales guide— and a few surprise announcements from Nintendo itself in honor of the beloved…
Last night’s Academy Awards was a big night for a lot of people. Most notably, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer would make a surprising sweep after award shows from earlier in the year presented a closer head-to-head competition. The epic biopic brought in a lot of firsts. Robert Downey Jr. would get his first Oscar win after past nominations including the likes of Chaplin and Tropic Thunder. Cillian Murphy took home the Best Actor trophy while Nolan would get his first for Best Directing and finally, Al Pacino would hilariously announce Oppenheimer in a premature manner as Best Picture.
Oppenheimer would not be the only World War II/atomic bomb-themed film to hit it big last night. The most famous Kaiju in the world, Godzilla, made history as Godzilla Minus One would be the first in the famous Japanese series that would be recognized by the Academy Awards. Godzilla Minus One made a smaller theatrical run in America, where audiences got to see some of the stunning visual effects that the famous “man-in-a-suit” movies have evolved into. ScreenRant reveals that the Oscar win would illicit reactions from filmmakers like John Carpenter and Guillermo del Toro as they took to their social media after the announcement.
Cult horror icon John Carpenter would post, “Incredible! GODZILLA MINUS ONE wins an Academy Award for special effects. In my lifetime. Fantastic!”
And monster maestro, Guillermo del Toro, would keep his reaction short and simple, saying, “Oscar Winner Godzilla. I feel so moved.”
In the 70-year history of the Godzilla series, no film from the Toho franchise had been previously honored by the Academy. Granted, in the years since the 1954 original classic, the majority of the films have leaned on the B-movie, monster mash-type of schlock cinema. However, the last two entries that were standalone reboots, 2016’s Shin Godzilla and Godzilla Minus One, have been recognized by fans and general audiences as two of the most poignant and prestigious installments in a long time. Ironically, both were big winners at the Japanese Academy Awards as they themselves went on to Oppenheimer-esque success.
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Last night’s Academy Awards was a big night for a lot of people. Most notably, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer would make a surprising sweep after award shows from earlier in the year presented a closer head-to-head competition. The epic biopic brought in a lot of firsts. Robert Downey Jr. would get his first Oscar win after past nominations including the likes of Chaplin and Tropic Thunder. Cillian Murphy took home the Best Actor trophy while Nolan would get his first for Best Directing and finally, Al Pacino would hilariously announce Oppenheimer in a premature manner as Best Picture.
Oppenheimer would not be the only World War II/atomic bomb-themed film to hit it big last night. The most famous Kaiju in the world, Godzilla, made history as Godzilla Minus One would be the first in the famous Japanese series that would be recognized by the Academy Awards. Godzilla Minus One made a smaller theatrical run in America, where audiences got to see some of the stunning visual effects that the famous “man-in-a-suit” movies have evolved into. ScreenRant reveals that the Oscar win would illicit reactions from filmmakers like John Carpenter and Guillermo del Toro as they took to their social media after the announcement.
Cult horror icon John Carpenter would post, “Incredible! GODZILLA MINUS ONE wins an Academy Award for special effects. In my lifetime. Fantastic!”
And monster maestro, Guillermo del Toro, would keep his reaction short and simple, saying, “Oscar Winner Godzilla. I feel so moved.”
In the 70-year history of the Godzilla series, no film from the Toho franchise had been previously honored by the Academy. Granted, in the years since the 1954 original classic, the majority of the films have leaned on the B-movie, monster mash-type of schlock cinema. However, the last two entries that were standalone reboots, 2016’s Shin Godzilla and Godzilla Minus One, have been recognized by fans and general audiences as two of the most poignant and prestigious installments in a long time. Ironically, both were big winners at the Japanese Academy Awards as they themselves went on to Oppenheimer-esque success.
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DeWanda Wise, who can currently be seen on the big screen in the Blumhouse horror movie Imaginary, joined Universal’s Jurassic Park / Jurassic World franchise with the most recent film, Jurassic World Dominion, where she took on the role of former US Air Force pilot Kayla Watts. Now a new entry in the franchise is on the fast track to production, but during an interview with Collider, Wise revealed that she doesn’t expect to be in the new film.
When asked if she’ll be returning for the new Jurassic film, Wise said, “I’m gonna be honest with you, and I don’t think so. And that makes me sad.“
We don’t know what the new movie is going to be about, but Wise went on to say that the Jurassic movie she would like to see would be set between the events of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and Jurassic World Dominion so it could show scenes of people’s first encounters with the dinosaurs that are now running loose in the world.
All we know about the new Jurassic sequel at this point is that Gareth Edwards (Godzilla, Rogue One) will be directing the film from a screenplay by original Jurassic Park screenwriter David Koepp, who returns to the franchise for the first time since The Lost World: Jurassic Park. The film is aiming for a July 2, 2025 theatrical release.
Deadline recently revealed that at least some of the filming will be taking place at Sky Studios Elstree in the UK. Cameras are expected to start rolling sometime this summer.
Previous reports have said that the new film isn’t going to star any of the leads from previous movies, so Jurassic Park stars Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum, and Laura Dern are out, along with Jurassic World stars Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard. And apparently we won’t be seeing DeWanda Wise this time around, either.
Would you want to see DeWanda Wise’s Jurassic World Dominion character Kayla Watts return in a future Jurassic movie? Let us know – and share your thoughts on this new project from Gareth Edwards and David Koepp, by leaving a comment below.
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After going away for almost a full year in 2023, Multiversus, the free-to-play Warner Bros. Super Smash Bros-esque brawler, is coming back. Developer Player First Games has released a new developer diary video confirming the game will relaunch on May 28.
After going away for almost a full year in 2023, Multiversus, the free-to-play Warner Bros. Super Smash Bros-esque brawler, is coming back. Developer Player First Games has released a new developer diary video confirming the game will relaunch on May 28.
Cursed was a very fitting title for the 2005 werewolf movie that reteamed Scream director Wes Craven with screenwriter Kevin Williamson, because studio meddling ensured that the project – which had a promising start – ended up being a mess that bombed at the box office. The journey to the screen began in the year 2000, when Williamson wrote a script about a New York-based serial killer who discovers he’s a werewolf. Dimension decided to have Sean Hood and Tony Gayton do rewrites, turning Cursed into the story of a late night TV associate producer who gets attacked by a werewolf after a car crash on Mulholland Drive. Days before Craven was set to go into production on Pulse, a remake of the Japanese horror film Kairo, Dimension pulled him off that project (it ended up being the feature directorial debut of music video director Jim Sonzero) and threw him onto Cursed, which they had on the fast track. 54 days into filming, with just the ending left to shoot, Dimension shut down the project and decided to do a complete rewrite of the script. Only 12 minutes that Craven shot during those first weeks of filming ended up in the finished film. To hear all about the troubles of Cursed (watch it HERE) and what didn’t make it to the screen,, check out the video embedded above – the new episode of the WTF Happened to This Unmade Horror Movie series!
Cursed has the following synopsis: A werewolf loose in Los Angeles changes the lives of three young adults who, after being mauled by the beast, learn that the only way to break the curse put upon them is to kill the one who started it all!
The film stars Christina Ricci, Jesse Eisenberg, Joshua Jackson, Judy Greer, Milo Ventimiglia, Kristina Anapau, Portia de Rossi, Shannon Elizabeth, Mya, Michael Rosenbaum, and Derek Mears.
The WTF Happened to This Unmade Horror Movie series (formerly known as The Horror Movie That Almost Was) focuses on the various horror projects that could never seem to get things off the ground, be it for budgetary concerns, creative differences, or just an ever evolving Hollywood landscape. We dive into every aspect and see just how close these films had come to cameras rolling.
This episode was Written, Narrated, and Edited by Tyler Nichols, Produced by John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.
What do you think of Cursed? Share your thoughts on this one by leaving a comment below.
A couple of the previous episodes of WTF Happened to This Unmade Horror Movie can be seen at the bottom of this article. To see more, and to check out our other video series, head over to the JoBlo Horror Originals YouTube channel – and subscribe while you’re there!
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