Texas Chainsaw Massacre Star Confirms Long Standing Rumor He Was "Paid" For His Role In Drugs

Night CourtstarJohn Larroquetteprovided the opening narration for Tobe Hooper’s iconic horror movieThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre. A long-standing rumor, one of the many surrounding the rough and ready making of the film, is that Larroquette was not paid for his time with cash but instead was supplied weed for his participation. According to the star himself, that is exactly what did happen. The Texas Chainsaw Massacreis Tobe Hooper’s 1974 movie about a group of young people who become the victims of a backwoods family of cannibals, which includes the chainsaw-wielding Leatherface....

August 15, 2025 · 3 min · 487 words · Frank Mason

The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself Canceled at Netflix After One Season

If you’re waiting for a second season ofThe Bastard Son & The Devil Himself, you’ll be waiting forever. After the show debuted its 8-episode premiere season in October, it has been decided two months later thatNetflixwon’t be moving forward with season 2. The news was broken by series creator Joe Barton, who took to Twitter to apologize to the show’s fans that he wasn’t able to finish the story that he sought to tell with a cast and crew he’s “very proud” of....

August 15, 2025 · 2 min · 368 words · Luis Tucker

The Batman Trailer Holds Back on Revealing Paul Dano's Riddler as Fans Ask Why

Fans of both DC and Marvel movies love a good bit of conspiracy theorizing about what may or may not be happening in some of the most anticipated films on their respective slates, and the arrival of the newThe Batmantrailer at DC FanDome has caused one big question to start circulating almost immediately: why are we not seeing The Riddler’s face? While we are used to Marvel playing tricks on audiences with manipulated footage and purposely edited trailers, it seems that DC could be pulling their own stunt as in a whole host of better looks at the other main players, including Colin Farrell’s Penguin, Zoe Kravitz’s Catwoman, Andy Serkis as Alfred and Jeffrey Wright as Jim Gordon, the one character that seems to be intentionally vague is Paul Dano’s Edward Nashton aka The Riddler....

August 15, 2025 · 3 min · 555 words · Lisa Maxwell

The Flash Movie Hasn't Lost Billy Crudup, But Sam Raimi Passes

The Flashmovie just can’t seem to catch a break. Warner Bros. has been on the hunt for a director ever sinceDopehelmer Rick Famuyiwa left the project over creative differences. Prior to that, Phil Lord and Chris Miller (21 Jump Street) were attached to direct, but they left to go do theHan Solomovie. Now it looks like a couple of formerSpider-Manmovie directors have officially passed on the job, with Sam Raimi (Spider-Man,Spider-Man 2,Spider-Man 3) and Marc Webb (The Amazing Spider-Man,The Amazing Spider-Man 2) both reportedly saying no....

August 15, 2025 · 3 min · 536 words · Taylor Garner

The Naughty Nine Costume Designer on Transforming Danny Glover Into Santa: ‘He’s Such an Acting Icon'

In Disney Channel’sThe Naughty Nine,starDanny Glovertackles the role of Saint Nick. While playing Santa is no easy feat, the movie’s costume designer, Julia Caston recently open up about working with Glover on the Disney film and revealed how the actor interacted with the cast and crew. While speaking toComicBook.com,The Naughty Ninecostume designer Julia Caston discussed working with Glover and the actor’s interactions with the cast and crew while filming the Christmas movie....

August 15, 2025 · 3 min · 624 words · Robert Gray

The Shallows Trailer: Blake Lively Vs. a Great White Shark

Strap yourselves in, this is going to be one thrilling ride! Sony Picture andPeople Magazinehave unveiled thefirst trailerfor the tense dramaThe Shallows. The basic premise findsBlake Livelytrying to survive against a Great White Shark attack! The movie is in theaters this summer. In the taut nail-biterThe Shallows, Nancy (Blake Lively) is surfing alone on a secluded beach. That’s when she is attacked by agreat white sharkand stranded just a short distance from shore....

August 15, 2025 · 2 min · 330 words · Deborah Rodgers

This Is Us Reveals How Jack Died, Bringing in Huge Ratings

NBC’s special post-Super Bowltelecast ofThis Is Usaveraged a 16.2 rating in metered-market households from 10:45-11:49 p.m. ET (10:45-11:45 in the meters), making it the top-rated post-Super Bowl entertainment telecast in six years. The episode was almost as anticipated as the big game itself, finally revealing to fans exactly how Jack Pearson (Milo Ventimiglia) died on the show. While it was revealed early on in the first season that Jack died several years ago, his exact cause of death wasn’t revealed until last night, with Milo Ventimiglia revealing new details about the episode....

August 15, 2025 · 5 min · 864 words · Tina Marshall

Vader Immortal VR Trailer Brings You Face-to-Face with the Sith Lord

Lucasfilm’s ILMxLab has revealed the first look at theStar WarsVR experience Vader Immortal. Back in 2016, Industrial Light and Magic’s xLab team announced that they were working with David S. Goyer to create a VR experience featuring Darth Vader. And now, the team are getting ready to launch the first episode of the series this spring and the trailer looks pretty awesome, taking place before the events ofA New Hope. The new VR experience takes users to Mustafar, which is the home of Darth Vader’s castle....

August 15, 2025 · 3 min · 462 words · April Blake

Vintage Venom Toy Commercial Reveals Walmart Blu-Ray Exclusive

After devouring the box office in October,Venomhas now made its way to home video just in time for Christmas. The movie comes in many formats, but one version people should consider buying is the exclusive Blu-ray set sold byWalmart. As you’d expect, it comes with both Blu-ray and DVD discs, along with a digital copy code. Better yet, Walmart is also including a retro action figure of the titular antihero in the same box....

August 15, 2025 · 3 min · 505 words · Theresa Page

Who Will Replace Han Solo Directors: Howard, Kasdan or Johnson?

It’s been less than 24 hours sinceHan Solo directorsPhil Lord and Chris Miller were unceremoniously fired from theStar Warsspin-off, but there are already three candidates that have emerged as front-runners to take over the production. New reports have surfaced which claim that Ron Howard, Lawrence Kasdan and Joe Johnston are currently in the mix as candidates for this coveted directing gig. LucasFilm president Kathleen Kennedy stated in her statement yesterday that a new director will be announced soon, but it remains to be seen how soon that announcement will come....

August 15, 2025 · 4 min · 652 words · Yolanda Wiley

World War Z Is a Box Office Hit Once Again Thanks to A Quiet Place Part II

In an unexpected twist, Paramount’s 2013 blockbuster mashWorld War Zhas shambled back from the dead and into the box office top ten. The action horror film, directed by Marc Foster and starring Brad Pitt was released to generally positive reviews a little over 8 years ago, landing Paramount Pictures a fairly healthy (then) box office take of $540.5 million, against a budget of between $190 - $269 million. Just goes to show that you can’t keep a good zombie down....

August 15, 2025 · 3 min · 561 words · Michelle Mcfarland

Wreck-It-Ralph 2 Gets Titled Ralph Breaks the Internet

As CinemaCon continues throughout the week, all the big studios are planning massive events to showcase their upcoming movies. Warner Bros. has a two hour event scheduled for tomorrow, and Universal is doing an unprecedented four hours. Not Disney. No. The biggest studio around right now spent literally twelve and half minutes on their presentation before diving into the meat of their big show, which was a screening ofPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Talesin full....

August 15, 2025 · 3 min · 487 words · Jessica Kramer

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Is Morpheus in The Matrix Resurrections

Well, it’s official, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is playing Morpheus inThe Matrix Resurrections. Following months of speculation and circulating rumors, the actor has now taken to social media to share an incredibly badass image of himself from the upcoming fourth Matrix movie alongside the straightforward, no-nonsense, mystery-solving caption, “MORPHEUS.” So, unlessYahya Abdul-Mateen IIis playing a cruel trick on us all, this is confirmation that he will indeed portray the role of Morpheus, a character played so wonderfully well in the originalMatrixtrilogy by Laurence Fishburne....

August 15, 2025 · 3 min · 529 words · Brian Martinez