Godzilla vs. Kong May Be The Next to Head to Streaming

 

 

While it'd be nice to believe that 2020's misery won't carry over into early next year, it's merely wishful thinking. Today, The Hollywood Reporter have been circulating that the upcoming fourth film in Warner's 'Monsterverse' franchise 'Godzilla vs. Kong' may suffer the same fate as 'Wonder Woman' and head to home streaming services rather than a wide release this March as originally intended. According to the report, it has come down to Netflix & of course HBO Max. While HBO may be a likely home as Warner Bros owns the service, Netflix has attempted to sweeten the pot with a reported $200 million offer which may be more enticing as the film is likely not to make much of a profit otherwise.

The only downside to heading to Netflix is not only to do with its dropping number of members for several recent controversies and financial turmoil, but the service is not offered in China who provide the largest box office revenues in the world. This can mean an exclusive theatrical run for the country in 2021 which would benefit Warner Bros even more but with the pandemic reaching its peak at the moment, it's hard to determine.

'Godzilla vs. Kong' was scheduled for early this year, then Thanksgiving before moving into Spring 2021 with no specific date announced. The film will see the return of Millie Bobby Brown and Kyle Chandler who will reprise their roles from 'Godzilla: King of the Monsters'. They will star alongside Julian Dennison, Brian Tyree Henry, Demian Bichir, Alexander Skarsgard, Eisa Gonzales, Jessica Hardwick, Rebecca Hall, and Lance Reddick. The film was directed by Adam Wingard (Blair Witch).

Death Returns For Another Round in 'Final Destination 6'

 

 

The 'Final Destination' series is a personal favorite of mine, with each sequel getting sillier but resulting in fun popcorn entertainment. The series went on hiatus after the lackluster box office of 'Final Destination 5' despite receiving the best critical score of the series but news of a sixth entry persisted until January 2019 when it was officially announced that a sixth entry was in the works with 'SAW' writers Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan penning the script which is alleged to be centered on EMT workers, firemen, and police. The film has also been confirmed to NOT be a reboot of the series but thankfully a sequel story but will not focus on any previous locations or characters.

Rumors and news on the film's progress lingered until series creator Jeffery Reddick answered a fan's Tweet, confirming that the film is still indeed being made but like everything else in 2020 is being halted by COVID-19.

 

'Final Destination 6' is still lacking a release date, but will likely be shooting for a late 2021 or early 2022 release.

'Five Nights at Freddy's' Adaptation Begins Filming Spring 2021

 

 

While not my personal taste, there's no denying the massive enterprise the 'FNAF' video game franchise has become these many years. Beginning as a solo project for creator Scott Cawthon, there are now 15 games in the series with another on the way for the newly released PS5, multiple books, toys, and other merchandise. Naturally one would have expected a film adaptation right? Well to be honest not this far into the series' life.

 

Originally announced back in 2015 getting a 'Five Nights' film has been surprisingly difficult to get off the ground. Warner Bros. were the first to helm the project with Gil Kenan (Monster House) hired to direct. Then...really nothing until 2017 when Warner announced it had lost the rights and rumor has it that the script they were going to use was retooled into the god-awful 'Banana Splits Movie' released last year so maybe the shift was for the best.

 

Now under the eye of Blumhouse (because what horror project isn't these days?) the film saw delay after delay until this week they've finally got things in place. Scott Cawthon took to Reddit with the announcement.

 

 "Filming starts in Spring!!!" Cawthon stated while also mentioning the current screenplay saying that "It has the best pieces from all the screenplays!" "It's fun, it's scary, and it has a great central story!" You can see the Reddit post in full by clicking here where he goes a little bit more in depth with the many rejected scripts.

 

The film has yet to have a release date but it's safe to estimate at a likely 2022 release date. Keep an eye out here for more information.

 

 

 

 

SOURCE: Bloody-Disgusting.com, Reddit.com, Wikipedia.org
 

'Scream 5' Officially Wraps Filming. New Title is...'Scream'

 

 

You may or may not have even been aware of a new entry in the 'Scream' series was even under production as it's remained a bit under the radar since first announced last year. This week, the writer and creator of the series Kevin Williamson announced on his Twitter page that the fifth entry has officially wrapped filming and included a couple of nice pics with Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, and of course Ghostface which you can view below.

 

 

Yes, the new film will be dropping the 5 and titled 'Scream' a frequent and honestly annoying trend in horror these days (Halloween 2018 anyone?). While the cast and crew have all stated that this is a sequel and not a remake of the 1996 film, the title may suggest it may ignore previous sequels like 'Halloween' or maybe it's just to be confusing.

'Scream' is scheduled to release January 14th 2022 and will be the first in the series to not be helmed by the late great Wes Craven but instead directing duo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett who brought us the excellent horror comedy 'Ready or Not' last year. The film follows the story of a young woman who returns to her old hometown, only to encounter horrific murder cases connected to an infamous masked serial killer.

Keep an eye here for future updates on 'Scream' and other horror news and let me know what your thoughts on the new movie is in the comments below.

Source: @kevwilliamson on Twitter, Bloody Disgusting, Paramount Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment

First Look at the 'Resident Evil' Reboot!

 

 

After going quiet likely due to the current state of the world, we finally get some new info on Sony Pictures' upcoming reboot of the 'Resident Evil' film franchise. Originally scheduled for a Fall 2020 release, the film has since been delayed due to the COVID-19 outbreak to sometime in 2021. Sony has remained silent for the most part since announcing the project back in 2018, only stating that the film will go back to the beginning and mix the stories of the first two games in the series. We've now since received our first look with some photo uploads of what appears to be the Spencer Mansion as well as a S.T.A.R.S. helicopter.

Thanks to Residence of Evil's Twitter page, you can view the individual photos below. 'Resident Evil' is directed by Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down) and will star Donal Logue, Tom Hopper, Kaya Humphrey, and Robbie Amell.

Source: Residence of Evil @ROEnetwork on Twitter

Some Changes To Our Format (November 2020)

 

Hello again, and I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving/Holiday Season. For a long time now (surprisingly longer than I remembered) I mostly focused on reviews of movies and home video and had a lot of fun doing it. However with the sad state of the world this has become tougher with very little new movies arriving and theaters being mostly closed down. Rather than temporarily shut down the blogs until further notice, I decided that I wanted to make some changes so that I can keep doing what I love and hopefully you will continue to enjoy my work.

So starting today, I will be posting news articles on both here and my 'Splice Here' page about the industry, have in depth discussions on certain topics or themes in particular films or genres, and other horror and movie related material such as video games, YouTubers, or books if possible. I hope this will improve my material and writing skills as I take a deeper dive into new material.

I hope the site can grow with your help and keep enjoying. Have a happy Thanksgiving everyone.