On Halloween, Sony Pictures unveiled a red band teaser trailer for the Valentine’s Day-set horror romantic comedy Heart Eyes – and last week, the film’s director, Josh Ruben (who previously brought us Werewolves Within and Scare Me), took to social media to let it be known that the full trailer would be dropping online this week. Sure enough, the full trailer for Heart Eyes has now been unveiled, and you can check it out in the embed above.
Heart Eyes is set to reach theatres on February 7, 2025. February 14th is a Friday, so that would seem to be the perfect choice for this movie’s release date, but it was already taken by Disney/Marvel’s Captain America: Brave New World, so Sony had to move it to the week before Valentine’s Day. Its competition on that date is the Universal action movie Love Hurts, starring Ke Huy Quan.
Heart Eyes has the following synopsis: When the Heart Eyes Killer strikes Seattle, a pair of co-workers pulling overtime on Valentine’s Day are mistaken for a couple by the elusive couple-hunting killer. Now they must spend the most romantic night of the year running for their lives. Ruben previously provided the following statement: “My love of horror is rivaled only by my love of romantic comedies. I’m excited as hell to mount my most challenging genre bender to date: a brutal slasher in a nostalgic rom-com universe.“ Christopher Landon and Michael Kennedy, a duo that had previously worked together on the body swap slasher Freaky and the time travel slasher Time Cut, wrote the screenplay with Phillip Murphy (The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard).
Olivia Holt of Totally Killer and Mason Gooding from the two most recent Scream movies star alongside Jordana Brewster (The Fast and the Furious), Devon Sawa (Final Destination), and Gigi Zumbado (The Price We Pay).
Heart Eyes is set up at Spyglass, and Republic Pictures has picked up distribution rights to the film outside of the U.S. and Canada. Landon is producing the film with Divide/Conquer’s Greg Gilreath and Adam Hendricks. Spyglass’ Gary Barber and Chris Stone serve as executive producers with Murphy and Mel Turner. The film has been rated R for strong violence and gore, language and some sexual content.
What did you think of the Heart Eyes trailer? Will you be catching this movie on the big screen next month? Let us know by leaving a comment below.
Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown and Kill Bill Volume 1 and Kill Bill Volume 2 make their debut on 4K UHD along with a re-print release of his debut feature Reservoir Dogs via limited edition collectible SteelBooks on January 21. Jackie Brown, Kill Bill Volume 1, and Kill Bill Volume 2 will also have standard national retail releases. Lionsgate has just released the details of these physical media releases.
KILL BILL VOLUME 1
The action explodes in Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill Volume 1, presented in eye-popping 4K for the first time. This acclaimed fourth film from groundbreaking writer and director Quentin Tarantino stars Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, and Vivica A. Fox in an astonishing, action-packed thriller about brutal betrayal and an epic vendetta. Four years after taking a bullet in the head at her own wedding, The Bride (Thurman) emerges from a coma and decides it’s time for payback. Having been gunned down by her former boss (David Carradine) and his deadly squad of international assassins, it’s a kill-or-be-killed fight she did not start, but one she will finish. Loaded with explosive action and outrageous humor, Kill Bill Volume 1 is a must-see motion picture event.
SteelBook® art by Matt Taylor
Special Features The Making of Kill Bill Volume 1 The “5, 6, 7, 8’s” Bonus Musical Performances Tarantino Trailers * Reservoir Dogs * Pulp Fiction * Jackie Brown * Kill Bill Volume 1 Teaser * Kill Bill Volume 1 Bootleg Trailer * Kill Bill Volume 2 Teaser
Screen Display & Aspect Ratio 16×9 (2.40)
4K UHD Audio English 5.1 DTS HD-MA French 5.1 Dolby Digital
Blu-ray Audio English 5.1 Uncompressed Audio English 5.1 Dolby Digital French 5.1 Dolby Digital
Subtitles Spanish
SDH English
Captions None
4K UHD Resolution 2160P High Definition Dolby Vision
4K UHD Disc Format 1BD100
4K UHD Region N/A
Blu-ray Resolution 1080P 23.98 High Definition
Blu-ray Disc Format 1BD50
Blu-ray Region A
KILL BILL VOLUME 2
Available in striking 4K for the first time, Kill Bill Volume 2 is the must-see movie event from writer and director Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction), that completes the action-packed quest for revenge begun by The Bride (Uma Thurman) in Kill Bill Volume 1! Having already crossed two names from her Death List, The Bride is back with a vengeance and taking aim at Budd (Michael Madsen) and Elle Driver (Daryl Hannah), the only survivors from the squad of assassins who betrayed her four years earlier. It’s all leading up to the ultimate confrontation with Bill (David Carradine), The Bride’s former master and the man who ordered her execution! Experience the other half of the story in the acclaimed Kill Bill Volume 2 — even more mind-blowing on 4K Ultra High Definition!
SteelBook® art by Oliver Barrett
Special Features The Making of Kill Bill Volume 2 “Damoe” Deleted Scene “Chingon” Musical Performance
Screen Display & Aspect Ratio 16×9 (2.40)
4K UHD Audio English 5.1 DTS HD-MA French 5.1 Dolby Digital
Blu-ray Audio English 5.1 Uncompressed Audio English 5.1 Dolby Digital French 5.1 Dolby Digital
Subtitles Spanish
SDH English
Captions None
4K UHD Resolution 2160P High Definition Dolby Vision
4K UHD Disc Format 1BD100
4K UHD Region N/A
Blu-ray Resolution 1080P 23.98 High Definition
Blu-ray Disc Format 1BD50
Blu-ray Region A
JACKIE BROWN
Quentin Tarantino scores with an explosive mix of intense action and edgy humor in his “twisty crime yarn” (Entertainment Weekly), now presented for the first time in 4K. What do a sexy stewardess (Pam Grier), a street-tough gun runner (Samuel L. Jackson), a lonely bail bondsman (Robert Forster), a shifty ex-con (Robert De Niro), an earnest federal agent (Michael Keaton), and a stoned-out beach bunny (Bridget Fonda) have in common? They’re six players on the trail of a half million dollars in cash! The only questions are… who’s going to get played… and who’s going to make the big score?
SteelBook® art by Ken Taylor
Special Features (Blu-ray Only) Breaking Down Jackie Brown (HD) (approx 45 mins)
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down (with Play All option) (SD) * Rum Punch “Reading It Again That Night, I Fell In Love With It” (2:56) * Elmore Leonard “If You And Elmore Leonard Had A Child, That’s What This Is” (3:24) * Quentin’s Influences “Quentin’s A Huge Fan Of The ’60s And ’70s” (3:59) * Pam Grier “Quentin’s Been A Pam Grier Fan Forever” (5:50) * Robert Forster “And This Part Goes To Robert Forster” (5:07) * Samuel L. Jackson “He Just Says Quentin’s Lines Probably Better Than Anyone” (2:49) * Robert De Niro “I’m Actually Doing A Scene With Robert De Niro!” (2:07) * Bridget Fonda “She’s From A Good Bloodline Of Actors” (1:53) * Michael Keaton “And ‘Bang,’ He Was The Guy” (3:01) * The Production “I’m Making Movies With My Family” (7:46)
“A Look Back at Jackie Brown” – Interview with Quentin (54:38) (SD)
Chicks With Guns Video (4:51) (SD)
Siskel & Ebert “At The Movies” – Jackie Brown Review (SD) (4:44)
Jackie Brown on MTV (SD)
* Jackie Brown Promotional Contest (1:03)
* MTV Live Jackie Brown (14:22)
Marketing Gallery
* Trailers (with Play All option)
* Green Band Teaser (:50) (SD)
* Theatrical Teaser (1:31) (SD)
* Theatrical Teaser #2 (1:29) (SD)
* TV Spots (with Play All option) (SD)
* “The Chase” – Revised (:17)
* “Six People” (:16)
* “Scamming” (:32)
* “Up For Grabs” – Revised (:17)
* “Shakedown” (:32)
* “Review” (:31))
* “Showdown” (1:01)
* “Here We Go” – Revised (:31)
* Pulp Fiction Posters (stills)
Still Galleries
Enhanced Trivia Track
Deleted and Alternate Scenes
Screen Display & Aspect Ratio 16×9 (1.85)
Audio English 5.1 DTS HD-MA
Subtitles English Spanish
SDH English
Captions None
4K UHD Resolution 2160P High Definition Dolby Vision
4K UHD Disc Format 1BD100
4K UHD Region N/A
Blu-ray Resolution 1080P 23.98 High Definition
Blu-ray Disc Format 1BD50
Blu-ray Region A
Reservoir Dogs
“You’re not Mr. Purple,” says Joe (portrayed by the legendary Lawrence Tierney) to Steve Buscemi’s character at the beginning of Reservoir Dogs. “Some guy on some other job is Mr. Purple. You’re Mr. Pink.” Only a fool would argue with Joe — we sure wouldn’t — and it’s in this spirit that Lionsgate Limited presents the Mr. Pink edition of Quentin Tarantino’s bloody homage to heist films of yore. Packaged in a stunningly original SteelBook® featuring specially commissioned art by renowned illustrator and graphic designer Justin Erickson (Dark Horse Comics, Mondo), this Lionsgate Limited edition of the landmark crime film with its rogues’ gallery of a cast is a cooler-than-cool addition to every collector’s library.
Special Features Deleted Scenes
Playing It Fast and Loose
Profiling the Reservoir Dogs
4K UHD Audio English 5.1 DTS HD-MA French 5.1 Dolby Digital
Blu-ray Audio English 5.1 Uncompressed Audio English 5.1 Dolby Digital French 5.1 Dolby Digital
Subtitles Spanish
SDH English
Captions None
4K UHD Resolution 2160P High Definition Dolby Vision
Plot: Mark Scout leads a team at Lumon Industries, whose employees have undergone a severance procedure, which surgically divides their memories between their work and personal lives. This daring experiment in “work-life balance” is called into question as Mark finds himself at the center of an unraveling mystery that will force him to confront the true nature of his work… and of himself. In season two, Mark and his friends learn the dire consequences of trifling with the severance barrier, leading them further down a path of woe.
REVIEW: The first season of Severance was unlike any other series at the time. Created by Dan Erickson and directed and produced by Ben Stiller, the series blended creepy and surreal urban legends with a workplace comedy for a story that defied categorization into a single genre. With a great ensemble featuring Adam Scott, Patricia Arquette, Britt Lower, John Turturro, Zach Cherry, and Christopher Walken, Severance created a whole mythology around the mysterious Lumon Industries and their process to sever a person’s professional consciousness from their personal one. With a quirky retro vibe at the office and a mystery being investigated in the outside world, Severance builds mounting tension episode by episode through the cliffhanger finale. Two years later, we get to reconnect with our favorite innies and outies as we learn more about the truth behind what Lumon is trying to do and how the actions of the team of analysts will impact what is to come. The second season of Severance does not disappoint and achieves the rare feat of improving upon the debut season.
At the end of the first season, Mark Scout (Adam Scott) and his colleagues in Macro Data Refining, including Dylan (Zach Cherry), Irving (John Turturro), and Helly (Britt Lower), disabled the severance protocol and found themselves inhabiting their outie consciousnesses. Mark learned his boss, Harmony Cobel (Patricia Arquette), knew his outie and revealed to his sister Devon (Jen Tullock) that Mark’s deceased wife (Dichen Lachman) was alive. Dylan learned he was married with children while Irving found his coworker and love interest Burt (Christopher Walken) was in a relationship. Irving also noticed he had been painting a mysterious doorway at Lumon. Helly had the most shocking revelation as she learned she was actually Helena Egan, daughter of the head of Lumon. That cliffhanger opens the second season as the fallout at Lumon results in the dissolution of the MDR team and Mark being placed with a new set of coworkers. The floor supervisor, Seth Milchik (Tramell Tillman), has also taken a more prominent leadership role under the guidance of Lumon executives. The second season deepens the divide between the innies and the outies while not losing the mystery and surreal nature that made the first season so good.
Having seen the entirety of the second season, I can confidently say that Severance is better than ever. There is a lot more going on this season, both inside the Lumon offices and in the world at large, while not once feeling like the series is trying to top the twists and reveals from season one. The uneasy balance between what Lumon tells their severed workers and what they begin to uncover is central to the mounting plot of the show’s overall narrative, but it does not mean that Mark and his friends remain quiet and obedient. There is so much that I want to say about what happens this season, but virtually everything would be a spoiler. What I can tell you is that the trailer only hints at where this series goes, and that includes off-site work meetings, new departments, including the one where Gwendoline Christie’s character works, and episodes focused on the backstory for key supporting characters that have a direct impact on the main ensemble. Some interesting cameos and additions to the cast will surprise you right from the first episode, but what makes this season of Severance feel stronger than the first is the tightly controlled plot threads that connect back to elements from the first season while laying the groundwork for the seasons to come.
Severance‘s early episodes waste no time distinguishing themselves from the first season. The characters now know they are stuck and that something nefarious is happening at Lumon. Adam Scott gets a lot more conviction playing both halves of Mark Scout, who grows in self-confidence as an innie and makes decisive choices as an outie. There is much more for Zach Cherry to dig into this season with a unique romantic subplot, while John Turturro and Christopher Walken remain the best couple to root for on television. Britt Lower gets some heavy lifting as Helly deals with who she is on the outside. At the same time, we meet new characters played by John Noble, Alia Shawkat, Merritt Wever, Robby Benson, Olafur Darri Olafsson, Bob Balaban, and Sarah Bock. The return of actors from season one, including Sydney Cole Alexander as Lumon PR rep Natalie, Michael Chernus as Mark’s brother-in-law Ricke,n and Karen Aldridge as Reghabi, built this world into something much more sinister than I expected. The idea of what Lumon is and the purpose of the severance process continues to be a MacGuffin for this series, but one that is slowly revealing itself. By the end of the second season, there is so much more known than at the end of the first, but the mystery remains intact, and we do not feel like we are being led on a meaningless journey.
Series creator Dan Erickson once again leads the writing team, having scripted four of the ten episodes alongside Mohamad El Masti, Wei-Ning Yu, Anna Ouyang Moench, Erin Wagoner, Mark Friedman, Adam Countee, and K.C. Perry. Outside of Erickson and Moench, the team comprises new writers who delve further into the complex backstory of Lumon and the Egan clan. Ben Stiller helmed five episodes this season, down one from the first year. Stiller directed the premiere and finale with Sam Donovan (The Crown, The Widow) and Uta Briesewitz (Stranger Things, Black Mirror, Westworld), each helming two episodes, and cinematographer Jessica Lee Gagne (Mrs. America, Escape at Dannemora) made her directorial debut on the remaining episode. This season continues to mine the surreal, retro look of the Lumon offices with new forays in midseason episodes that shed light on the larger world of Severance. The eerie music from composer Theodore Shapiro continues to balance the series’ themes. A new opening credit sequence teases hidden messages about the season and where the story is headed. Some episodes do not have a credit sequence for reasons that will be evident when you watch those specific chapters.
Severance was already a unique series unlike any other show on the air and has built on that with an even better second season. The cast is exceptional, and the direction, led by Ben Stiller doing the best work of his career, improves on what came before it. This is such a rich world that has deepened what the audience knows without sacrificing any quality along the way. Each episode is full of character development that makes you care deeply about what happens to each member of the MDR team and even gives reasons to care about the antagonists as well. Few shows on television rival how bizarre and brilliant Severance is, and I look forward to seeing how viewers react to what this season has in store for them. As much as the first season impacted pop culture, season two will result in many memes, quotes, and references that will make this show a hard one to top in 2025.
Severance debuts its second season on January 17th on Apple TV+.
Roger Pratt, the cinematographer who lensed Batman for Tim Burton, was a favorite of Terry Gilliam’s and shot two Harry Potter movies, has passed away. The British-born DP was 77.
The British Society of Cinematographers posted a tribute to Roger Pratt on their Instagram page, writing in part, “It is with deepest sadness that we learn of the passing of our friend and colleague, Roger Pratt BSC (1947-2024). Roger Pratt BSC was an extraordinary #Cinematographer, who was awarded this society’s highest honour, our Lifetime Achievement Award in 2023. Roger was born in Leicester, the son of a parish vicar, and although the church didn’t capture his career aspirations, seeing 16mm “fact and faith” films did.”
Roger Pratt first garnered attention shooting for Terry Gilliam on 1985’s Brazil – work that was recognized by the American Society of Cinematographers as some of the best ever – and he would go on to collaborate with the director on The Fisher King and 12 Monkeys. And while those are some incredible contributions, he would work most closely with Richard Attenborough, serving as cinematographer on four of his films.
But it is no doubt Tim Burton’s Batman with which Roger Pratt left his most indelible mark. Bringing inky blacks and a gothic vibe to the character that we had never seen on the big screen, Pratt helped bring Burton’s interpretation to life in a way that still connects with audiences and helped mold what we came to expect from superhero movies of the era. While Burton undoubtedly deserves credit for helping reinvent Batman, it couldn’t have been accomplished the way it was without Pratt.
Roger Pratt would also have the distinction of lensing two Harry Potter movies – Chamber of Secrets and Goblet of Fire – helping the series evolve as it grew thematically darker. Other notable credits for Roger Pratt include Kenneth Branagh’s Frankenstein, Wolfgang Peterson’s Troy and Neil Jordan’s stellar Mona Lisa. It was for Jordan that Pratt earned his only Oscar nomination, for 1999’s The End of the Affair. The aforementioned British Society of Cinematographers would nominate Pratt five times throughout his career.
Let us know your favorite Roger Pratt work in the comments section below.
Two days after the death of writer/director Jeff Baena, Aubrey Plaza has released a brief statement responding to the death of her husband. The statement, which is attributed to Plaza and the Baena/Stern family, reads: “This is an unimaginable tragedy. We are deeply grateful to everyone who has offered support. Please respect our privacy during this time.“
Baena was found dead in a Los Angeles residence on January 3rd, and the L.A. County Coroner’s Office determined the cause of death to be suicide. He was 47.
Baena got his start as a production assistant for Robert Zemeckis before becoming an assistant editor for David O. Russell. However, after a minor car accident injured one of Baena’s eyes, Russell encouraged him to start writing. “He was super-generous, creatively. He allowed me to advocate for any ideas that were in conflict with his ideas,” Baena said of Russell. “We were on the same wavelength, had the same style and interests…It allowed me to have the feeling that I deserved to be there, as opposed to just riding someone’s coattails.” The pair wrote I Heart Huckabees together, which put Baena on the map.
He made his directorial debut with Life After Beth, a zombie comedy starring his future wife, Aubrey Plaza. Baena went on to write and direct Joshy, The Little Hours, Horse Girl, and Spin Me Round. He also created Cinema Toast, an anthology series which told new stories with re-edited, re-scored, and re-dubbed performances from public domain movies.
Plaza has previously said that working in the same industry as Baena allowed them to understand each other more. “Obviously, you are able to support each other and really understand kind of the journey that we’re both on. But, you know, working with your partner can always be challenging. There’s a lot of things we do separately and I think that it’s all about balance,” she said in 2019. “One of the great things about our careers is that we are forced to be independent, take little breaks, go off and do our things and come back. So it’s kind of fun. Nothing is ever the same. You don’t want to spend too much time apart. But I think that there’s a way that it can work and there’s a balance in that.“
Suicide is preventable and support can be found through a list of helplines here, and information on suicide prevention from the National Institute of Mental Health can be found here. For additional support, visit the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, call 800-273-8255 or Chat with Lifeline via text.
Fresh off its win at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards, it’s been announced that A Real Pain will make its streaming debut on Hulu on January 16th. The film stars Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin as mismatched cousins who reunite for a tour through Poland to honour their beloved grandmother. However, the adventures take a turn when the odd couple’s old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.
In addition to starring in A Real Pain, Eisenberg also wrote and directed the film. It received four Golden Globe nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor, with Culkin winning the latter award. “Oh thanks, this is incredible. I’m feeling a little – my wife and I did a shot of tequila with Mario Lopez, definitely feeling that,” Culkin said in his acceptance speech. “Whole speech is gone – terrific Kieran, you’re doing fine. I love the Golden Globes. The first ever acknowledgment I got as an actor was a Golden Globe nomination when I was basically a kid, and that meant a lot so this has a special place. Now it’s like the best date night my wife and I ever have, so thanks Golden Globe people, you guys are nuts! In the best way, keep doing what you’re doing.“
“At its heart, the film is a character study, allowing Jesse Eisenberg’s David and Kieran Culkin’s Benji to spar over eighty minutes without making their holiday too earth-shattering an event, with characters ending the film just as broken (or not) as the movie began,” wrote our own Chris Bumbray in his review. “It’s one of the few films I’ve seen in recent memory to get the vibe of a holiday just right, as when you end a trip – no matter how intense the journey has been – there’s a moment when you arrive back home and realize that you’re the same person you were when you left. This can either be a reassuring feeling or a melancholy one.“
Bumbray continued, “One of the impressive things about A Real Pain is how Eisenberg doesn’t seem to be overreaching with his narrative. He’s not trying to break your heart or rivet you. He’s simply showing you an intelligent, empathetic slice of life that says a lot without needing to say much at all. I wouldn’t be surprised if this film turns into a nice little hit for Searchlight, with both Culkin and Eisenberg delivering superb performances.” You can check out the rest of Bumbray’s review right here.
Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu has been a big success, but the director once considered remaking another iconic monster movie: Frankenstein.
During a recent interview with Curzon (Dax?), Eggers revealed that he started working on his own Frankenstein movie before calling it quits after just two weeks because, and I quote, it “sucked.“
“Sometimes you know you’ve got a dud,” Eggers explained. “I’m super, super excited for Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein. But when my son was born, I had an unconscious urge, I’m sure because of that, but as I started writing, I was like, ‘Oh yeah, this is why.’ But as I started to try to do Frankenstein, which after two weeks, I was like, ‘There’s no way I can do this, it’s impossible.’ It definitely sucked, I’ll tell you that.“
As Eggers mentioned, Guillermo del Toro has finally completed his long-awaited Frankenstein movie, which will debut on Netflix later this year. The movie boasts an all-star cast that includes Oscar Isaac, Mia Goth, Christoph Waltz, and Jacob Elordi as Frankenstein’s monster. I’ll admit to being intrigued by Eggers tackling a Frankenstein project, but I’ve been dreaming of del Toro’s Frankenstein for years.
Nosferatu has been earning rave reviews and has become the director’s highest-grossing movie, having already reached the $100 million mark worldwide. Our own Chris Bumbray is a big fan of the film, calling it the “scariest vampire movie in ages” in his review. “This is one of the most lovingly made horror films in some time, with Eggers likely having set out to create a definitive version of the tale,” Bumbray wrote. “It’s long been his passion project, and you can tell. For me, this is up there with the best films of the year, and probably the only horror film I’ve seen recently that sent a true chill up my spine. Of all the films I’ve seen this year – and there have been a lot – this one seems to have the best chance of becoming a classic.” You can check out the rest of his glowing review right here, and be sure to tell us what you think of the film as well.
It’s been fifteen years since it was first announced that David Fincher would be tackling an adaptation of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea for Disney. The project didn’t move forward, and Fincher explained why while speaking with Letterboxd. Long story short, Fincher quickly realized that Disney wasn’t on the same page.
“Look, I really wanted to do Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea because what we had in mind was really kind of gross and cool and wet and steampunk and all that,” Fincher said. “But I got to do [Love, Death & Robots episode] ‘Bad Travelling’ on Netflix, and that scratched that itch. I was fine just doing that. You can’t make people be excited about the risks that you’re excited about. Disney was in a place where they were saying, ‘We need to know that there’s a thing that we know how to exploit snout to tail, and you’re going to have to check these boxes for us.’“
Fincher continued, “And I was like, ‘You’ve read Jules Verne, right?’ [Laughs] This is a story about an Indian prince who has real issues with white imperialism, and that’s what we want to do. And they were like, ‘Yeah, yeah, fine. As long as there’s a lot less of that in it.’ So you get to a point where you go, ‘Look, I can’t fudge this, and I don’t want you to discover at the premiere what it is that you’ve financed. It doesn’t make any sense because it’s just going to be pulling teeth for the next two years.’ And I don’t want to do that. I mean, life’s too short.” Indeed it is. As much as I would have loved to have seen Fincher’s take on Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, I can appreciate that he didn’t want another awful studio experience after Alien 3.
Speaking of Fincher, the long-awaited release of Se7en on 4K Ultra HD will officially drop tomorrow. Our own Chris Bumbray recently watched an IMAX screening of the remastered film and was blown away revisiting the film thirty years after its original release.
The nine episode first season of the Marvel series Daredevil: Born Again is scheduled to premiere on Disney+ on March 4, 2025 – and while there was once an idea to cherry-pick elements from the Netflix Daredevil show and build something new around them, those plans changed while Daredevil: Born Again was in production. The Netflix series is now canon to the Disney+ show, which evolved into a direct follow-up, picking up five years later. Charlie Cox, Vincent D’Onofrio, Elden Henson, Deborah Ann Woll, Wilson Bethel, and Ayelete Zurer reprise the roles of Matt Murdock / Daredevil, Wilson Fisk / Kingpin, Murdock’s associates Foggy Nelson and Karen Page, Benjamin “Dex” Poindexter / Bullseye, and Vanessa Marianna Fisk. Jon Bernthal is also back as Frank Castle / The Punisher, who made his debut on the Daredevil series before getting his own Netflix series. There have been rumors that The Punisher might be revived on Disney+ just like Daredevil is being revived – and now, industry scooper Daniel Richtman has said there might be some truth to this. He wrote, “Marvel Studios is reportedly developing a new The Punisher show.“
During a recent interview with Phase Hero, Marvel Head of Television and Streaming Brad Winderbaum was asked if we can expect to see Jon Bernthal’s The Punisher show up in MCU projects beyond the upcoming episodes of Daredevil: Born Again. He answered, “100%. He’s definitely great in the role. can’t wait for you to see him in this series. There is absolutely a future for him in the MCU afterwards.“
When Netflix’s Daredevil became canon to the MCU, the rest of the Netflix Marvel shows, which Daredevil crossed over with, were also pulled into the MCU. Meaning that The Punisher, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, and The Defenders are all part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Speaking of Jessica Jones, there are also rumblings about Krysten Ritter reprising that role – hopefully soon.
Would you like to see Jon Bernthal’s version of The Punisher get a new TV series, now on Disney+? Share your thoughts on this rumor / possibility by leaving a comment below.
Something wicked is coming to Peacock in the form of a Grimm reboot movie. That’s right, folks! Peacock is developing a reboot of the 2011 NBC series, with Drop Dead Diva creator Josh Berman writing and executive producing the project alongside the original series’ creative team. The Grimm reboot also finds original series co-creators/executive producers and showrunners David Greenwalt and Jim Kouf joining the effort, with producer Lynn Kouf, Sean Hayes, and Todd Milliner’s Hazy Mills Productions and Universal Television.
The original series starred David Giuntoli as Portland Homicide detective Nick Burkhardt. After discovering he’s a Grimm, the last line of defense between humanity and mythological creatures, he uses every trick in the book to solve mysteries and maintain order in a world brimming with nightmarish creatures and unlikely allies.
Berman and the team behind the Grimm reboot won’t reveal the plot of the upcoming series, but sources say it could tie into the original series, albeit loosely. The mission is to make the Grimm reboot something old heads want to see while welcoming new viewers.
Grimm is a cult favorite series among fans of supernatural storytelling. The original show ran for six seasons, peaking in the 2011-2012 season. Akin to shows like Supernatural, Sleepy Hollow, and Mayfair Witches, Grimm reimagines fairytale creatures and characters with a mature edge, bringing some of the most terrifying bedtime stories to life on the small screen.
In addition to Drop Dead Diva, Josh Berman has been a producer on shows like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Vanished, The Mob Doctor, Bones, and The Blacklist. We hear the goal is to launch a Grimmfranchise if the new show is successful. The original Grimm series starred David Giuntoli, Russell Hornsby, Silas Weir Mitchell, Sasha Roiz, Reggie Lee, Elizabeth Tulloch, Bree Turner, and Claire Coffee. It remains unclear if any actors from the original series will reprise their roles for the Grimm reboot.
Are you a Grimm fan? What do you think about Josh Berman bringing the series back? Who do you think should lead the cast? Which fairytale creatures would you like to see featured in the show? Let us know in the comments section below.
