MCU fans have been desperately waiting for any promotion for the new Captain America: Civil War movie, set to release in May of next year. When I say desperate, I really do mean desperate. Since D23, Disney and Marvel have kept the trailer on lockdown like it was the Manhattan Project and this was 1942. So understandably, anything “leaked” or released is Christmas for any MCU fan.
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Justice League Dark A Priority, Rumored To Start in 2016
Usually known as Dark Universe, we’ve been reporting on the on-again off-again rollercoaster that has been the Justice League Dark adaptation for years.
The film had been in the hands of Guillermo del Toro for a while, and he was quite possibly the best choice to bring the series to the big screen. Unfortunately with his busy schedule and a high-profile conflict with Pacific Rim 2 (which has now been put on hiatus), it seemed less and less likely the movie would ever get made. So finally del Toro announced that he was no longer helming the project (though he might remain on as a producer), leaving Dark Universe in limbo.
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The Final Girls Appears to Being Doing The Horror Spoof Right
In 1996 Wes Craven gave us one of the greatest horror satires of all time with Scream. It was hip and scary and filled with big names. Scream helped shape my formative years, giving me a real appreciation for the genre.
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Marvel Schedules ‘Ant Man And The Wasp’ & 3 Mystery Films
We haven’t heard too much film news from Marvel Studios lately besides constant rumors and discussions revolving around Captain America: Civil War. So when they announced even more movies to their upcoming slate of films it came with a feeling of “about damn time.”
They opened thier wave of announcements by first confirming we will be seeing an Ant-Man sequel in 2018. With the success of what most were predicting to be Marvel’s first flop, there was no doubt we would eventually see a sequel, but the announced title for the sequel is very interesting.
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Countdown to Halloween: Our 15 Favorite Scream Queens
The definition of Scream Queen states that any actress who has become associated with horror films, either through an appearance in a notable entry in the genre as a frequent victim or through constant appearances as the female protagonist is a scream queen. While the definition is inclusive to a number of our favorite actresses in the genre, it doesn’t offer any criteria to select our favorites.
Is it just the quantity of horror films that denotes a scream queen? What about the scream itself? Do the sound and pitch of the scream itself play a factor? Can an actresses’ role in one film justify their consideration as a scream queen, even if that scream is an iconic portrayal of the trope? We’ll take a look at that today as we continue to celebrate the Countdown to Halloween with our 15 Favorite Scream Queens.
Some of the following clips may be NSFW, or graphic in nature.
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Admiral Ackbar Confirmed for ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
Many fans will be pleased to hear that Admiral Ackbar will be making an appearance in The Force Awakens. His involvement in the continuation to the Star Wars saga had remained purely in the realm of speculation until actor and puppeteer Tim Rose confirmed in an interview with The Australian he will again suit up to play the character from 1983’s Return of the Jedi.
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