Alleged leaks of the Switch 2 are continuing to ramp up at an ever increasing clip. The latest potential reveal shows a clear comparison between the upcoming console’s upgraded Joy-Con controllers and the existing ones. While none of the information is official, it lines up with other leaks and reports as fans eagerly…
It’s been 20 years since Britain’s iconic animated duo, Wallace and Gromit, nibbled cheese and invented new ways to embolden their friendship in a full-length feature. Last time, the hapless inventor, Wallace, and his dutiful K9 companion, Gromit, solved a spooky mystery in Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. This January, they’re facing off against an old foe and an army of destructive garden gnomes in Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl. Before the film’s Netflix launch on January 3, we sat down with Wallace & Gromit creator Nick Park and Vengeance Most Fowl co-director Merlin Crossingham to discuss the character’s most grand adventure in decades.
During our chat, Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham commented on Wallace and Gromit’s enduring appeal throughout the ages and whether they ever felt pressure to update the characters for new generations. We also talked with Merlin about moving from directing Wallace and Gromit’s short films to tackling a larger-than-life feature presentation. Additionally, we talk about Norbot the Garden Gnome’s terrifying design and how best to balance the character’s adorable but unnerving look.
You can read the official synopsis for Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl below:
Aardman’s four-time Academy Award-winning director Nick Park and Emmy Award-nominated Merlin Crossingham return with a brand new epic adventure, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl. In this next installment, Gromit’s concern that Wallace is becoming too dependent on his inventions proves justified when Wallace invents a “smart” gnome that seems to develop a mind of its own. When it emerges that a vengeful figure from the past might be masterminding things, it falls to Gromit to battle sinister forces and save his master… or Wallace may never be able to invent again!
On a personal note, speaking with Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham was a bucket list event. I’ve been watching Wallace & Gromit since I was 7 years old, and they’re part of the foundation for my love of animation, especially stop-motion. Never in my life did I think I’d be speaking with individuals responsible for the magic these characters bring to screens, and I am grateful for the opportunity.
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It was recently reported that last year would be the start of location filming for Andrew Niccol’s sequel to Lord of War. The sequel’s producer, Karim Debbagh of Kasbah Films, has expressed his zeal to start production. Debbagh told Variety, “We’re trying to cover four or five African countries, such as Libya, Egypt, Senegal and Mali and several countries in the Middle East, and we’ve almost found everything in Morocco. Casablanca itself is so diverse that you find areas that look like Senegal and others that are very luxurious like a California neighborhood, and if you’re looking for places that look similar to Libya, Yémen or Syria, you can find them in and around Marrakech.”
Nosferatu‘s Bill Skarsgård is taking up the mantle in this film as Yuri Orlov’s son and the star has given an update on when production will plan to start for the actors of the film. According to Collider, the Pennywise actor talked about the movie on the Happy, Sad, Confused podcast when promoting Nosferatu. He said, “[Nicolas Cage] is a legend. And it looks like it’s happening next year (referring to 2025)… It’s a great script and I think it’ll be a fun one. The character, he’s a charismatic f**king a**hole. And you saw the first one… It’s so cynical and so satirical and bleak and like everyone’s terrible, and it’s also kind of a dark comedy… I like that. I like when you laugh at terrible people… So I think that’ll be a fun one.”
The plot will reportedly involve “a father-son twist, with Skarsgård playing Orlov’s son, Anton. In the Lord of War sequel, Anton tries to top his father’s wrongs instead of stopping them as he launches a mercenary army to fight America’s Middle East conflicts.” Debbagh also revealed the crew will employ 400 to 500 people, with 100 of them coming from the U.S. and the U.K. “The crew members in Morocco have become so well trained in recent years thanks to all the big movies that have come here to film and also the great schools that have opened and helped bolster this younger generation.”
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Team-Up Abilities are one of Marvel Rival’s most interesting mechanics is its Team-Up Abilities. Superheroes and villains working together to bring out unique buffs or exclusive moves is a fantastic idea that’s a lot of fun to play with. Although they’re not needed to win matches, each ability adds exciting gameplay…
Team-Up Abilities are one of Marvel Rival’s most interesting mechanics is its Team-Up Abilities. Superheroes and villains working together to bring out unique buffs or exclusive moves is a fantastic idea that’s a lot of fun to play with. Although they’re not needed to win matches, each ability adds exciting gameplay…
Two years have gone by since we heard that director Steven C. Miller (Silent Night) was heading into production on a werewolf horror film that, at the time, was going by the title Year 2. Last month (on December 6th, to be exact), the film was given a wide theatrical release in the United States under the title Werewolves – and over the holidays, it was also given a VOD release. Now, we have learned that Werewolves will be reaching Blu-ray on February 4th, and copies are available for pre-order at THIS LINK!
The Blu-ray release will have deleted scenes and trailers as special features.
Starring Frank Grillo of the Purge and Captain America franchises, Werewolves shows us that a supermoon event triggered a latent gene in every human on the planet, turning anyone who entered the moonlight into a werewolf for that one night. Chaos ensued and close to a billion people died. Now, a year later, the Supermoon is back.
Grillo is joined in the cast by Katrina Law (NCIS), Ilfenesh Hadera (Godfather Of Harlem), James Michael Cummings (City On The Hill) and Lou Diamond Phillips (Young Guns). Miller directed from a screenplay by Matthew Kennedy (Inheritance).
Miller also produced Werewolves with Myles Nestel, The Solution’s Craig Chapman, Monty the Dog’s James Michael Cummings and Jim Cardwell, Pimiente Films’ Luillo Ruiz, and Sevier Crespo. Grillo serves as executive producer alongside Tom Ortenberg, The Solution’s Lisa Wilson, Rainmaker Films’ Clay Pecorin and Russell Geyser, Burke Management’s Victor Burke and Vanzil Burke, and Sherborne Media’s Gary Raskin and Alastair Burlingham.
Werewolves was released by Briarcliff Entertainment and The Solution Entertainment Group. Myles Nestel, who is co-CEO of The Solution, provided the following statement: “Our cast is incredible, from the amazing Frank Grillo to powerhouse performances from Katrina Law and Ilfenesh Hadera. The use of practical werewolves designed and built by Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr (known from the Alien and Predator series) takes the genre back to its roots in a fresh and exciting way. We hope audiences will have as much fun experiencing the film as we had making it!“
Werewolves secured an R rating for violence, some gore, and language. JoBlo’s own Tyler Nichols was a big fan of the film, giving it an 8/10 review that can be read at THIS LINK. Tyler also gave Werewolves an honorable mention on his Best Horror Movies of 2024 list.
Will you be buying a copy of Werewolves on Blu-ray? Let us know by leaving a comment below.
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Mighty No. 9 represented Mega Man artist Keiji Inafune’s ambition to resurrect—with the help of millions in funding from devout fans—a classic series that was languishing at the time under Capcom’s stewardship. The results were frequently delayed and generally quite bad. Promised 3DS and PlayStation Vita ports never…
Mighty No. 9 represented Mega Man artist Keiji Inafune’s ambition to resurrect—with the help of millions in funding from devout fans—a classic series that was languishing at the time under Capcom’s stewardship. The results were frequently delayed and generally quite bad. Promised 3DS and PlayStation Vita ports never…
A lot of fans have been anxiously waiting for more films set in the world of the 2006 meta slasher Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (watch it HERE) ever since that movie was released. The follow-up Before the Mask: The Return of Leslie Vernon still hasn’t managed to make it into production – but David J. Stieve, who wrote Behind the Mask with Scott Glosserman (and also wrote the Before the Mask script years ago) has made a 13 minute short film called Wait for It, which is said to be set in the world of Leslie Vernon. That short film is now available to rent through the Gathr streaming service, and you can check it out at THIS LINK!
Written and directed by Stieve, Wait for It, which made the festival rounds a couple of years ago, is described as being a loving deconstruction of the slasher genre, seen from the perspective of survivor girl Darcy, who is living in the aftermath of her own encounter with a psycho-slasher killer. We follow Darcy as she travels home from a night out with friends, always remaining wary of the inevitable return of her tormentor.
Lily Anne Harrison stars as Darcy and is joined in the cast by Ashley London and Nathan Baesel (yes, the actor who played Leslie Vernon himself). The short was produced by Amy Larsen and Dan Czerwonka, with Chris Gierowski, Steve Squillante, Richard Stringham, and Russ Troutt serving as executive producers.
Stieve said that Wait for It is “what I call an ‘Easter basket’ of slasher moments, about how a survivor girl copes with the monotony of day-to-day life after her experience. Always looking over her shoulder, always waiting for something to happen, because she knows that ONE day her boogeyman will eventually return. But most days aren’t THAT day. Wait for It let me explore this in a way that throws back to classic horror tropes, with a Leslie Vernon style spin on it.“
Gierowski added that “We have several ideas of how to spinoff this expansion to make more films in the Leslie Vernon universe. The positive reaction to it has definitively proven there is a loyal following who want more from this world and we want to deliver on that.“
I fully agree with the filmmakers that the world needs more movies set in the world of Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, so I hope to see Wait for It lead to more expansions of this franchise.
Will you be watching Wait for It now that it’s streaming on Gathr? Let us know by leaving a comment below.
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Nobody likes to hear that a highly anticipated movie has been delayed, especially when it’s a major franchise sequel like The Batman 2. Yet, even after being pushed back a full year, Matt Reeves remains confident in the next Batman and has provided an update on the timeline.
Speaking on the red carpet at last night’s Golden Globes, Matt Reeves said that despite The Batman shifting to 2027, Warner Bros. and DC are on track to begin filming later this year. “I can tell you that we’re…shooting this year and that we’re excited about it. I can’t really tell you anything about it except that we’re really excited about it.” While he was tight-lipped on any specific plot or character details, Reeves did confirm that the story for The Batman’s sequel will continue from the first movie. That could be interpreted a hundred different ways, but no doubt those not suffering from Joker fatigue will still be pulling for Barry Keoghan to appear.
Adding to this, Matt Reeves teased that not only will some key players be returning, but The Batman’s sequel will also be bringing in some fresh cast. “I’m really excited to be making it and to get our cast back together and to get new people involved and we’re really excited about it…We’re doing something that absolutely continues where the story came from but is something that I hope people are gonna be really surprised by.”
In a separate interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Matt Reeves confirmed that the script for The Batman sequel wasn’t finished yet, which James Gunn revealed was the reason that the movie had been delayed from October 2026 to October 2027. But Gunn was also quick to point out that the gap between movies isn’t all that long compared to other sequels.
Elsewhere in the Batman universe, Colin Farrell picked up a Golden Globe for playing Oz Cobb on The Penguin, although the show itself lost out in the Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television category to Netflix’s Baby Reindeer.
Did The Batman’s sequel getting delayed hurt or build your anticipation?
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