Exclusive: Producer Peter Phok Teases X Prequel, Sequel, & Other Exciting Projects

One of the horror films that genre fans have particularly enjoyed this year isX, the70s-set slasher filmfrom A24. Given the success ofthe acclaimed slasher, both a prequel and a sequel are currently in development. One person who was along for the ride from the start is executive producerPeter Phokof Phok Productions. Phok’s work onXwill extend to both of its follow-up films. The filmmaker is also an executive producer on Graham Reznick’sShudderseriesDeadwaxand is an award-winning producer of several films directed byXhelmer Ti West that also includesIn a Valley of Violence,The Sacrament, andThe House of the Devil....

July 7, 2025 · 5 min · 880 words · Hannah Stanley

Frank Grillo Is Mad at Copshop Editors for Altering His Performance

In an interesting turn of events,Copshopstar Frank Grillo has thrown shade at the film’s producers for interfering with the editing. Directed by Joe Carnahan and starring Frank Grillo and Gerard Butler in the lead,Copshopreleased last week in theaters to favorable reviews. Most critics praised the film for its escapist qualities, thrilling action, and Carnahan’s direction.Copshopis currently sitting at an 81% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. However, the theatrical version isn’t what Joe Carnahan intended to release....

July 7, 2025 · 3 min · 550 words · Sarah Bridges

Game of Thrones Stars Think Jon Snow & Dany Meeting Was Weird

Fans finally got what they’ve waited a long time for on last weekend’sGame of Thronesepisode. Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen finally came face to face. And it was pretty exciting. Though, maybe not so much for the two actors at the heart of this important meeting. Emilia Clarke and Kit Harington were equally weirded out by the whole scenario. And they recently shared their personal thoughts on the matter. The two actors, who have been with the show since it kicked off in 2010, met up withEntertainment Weekly, where they both spoke of their shared time on set....

July 7, 2025 · 3 min · 600 words · Daniel Brown

Girls Trip 2 is Officially Happening

Producer of the hit 2017 comedyGirls Tripjust made it official that the movie is finally getting a sequel. While onGood Morning Americadiscussing the upcoming 2022 Oscars which he is set to produce, Will Packer announced that the sequel is “underway.” The film stars Hollywood’s favorite ladies,Queen Latifah,Regina Hall,Jada Pinkett Smith, andTiffany Haddish. “Can’t we all use a post-pandemic trip, my friend? I think that the time is actually right, and this is something that I will tell you and break right now at GMA: the Girls Trip 2 sequel, we are underway,” Packer told host Michael Strahan during the broadcast....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 394 words · Bryan Ford

Homeland Season 5 Trailer Has Carrie Going Rogue in Berlin

In advance of the highly-anticipatedSeason 5premiere ofHomelandon Sunday, October 4th at 9 p.m. ET/PT,Showtimehas released the full-length trailer for its Emmy and Golden Globe-winning hit drama series. Recently nominated for theEmmyfor Outstanding Drama series,Homelandstars Emmy, Screen Actors Guild and Golden Globe Award winnerClaire Danes, Emmy nomineeRupert Friend, Oscar winner and Emmy nomineeF. Murray Abraham,Sebastian Koch, Screen Actors Guild winnerMiranda Otto, Alexander Fehling, Sarah Sokolovic, and Emmy and Tony winnerMandy Patinkin....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 278 words · Marc Castro

How Does George R.R. Martin Want Game of Thrones to End?

As the author of the belovedGame of Thronesnovel series A Song of Fire and Ice,George R.R. Martinis a regular on the convention circuit, or at least he used to be. The writer revealed in March that he plans to cut back on his convention appearances, includingComic Con, so he could focus on finishing the sixth book in his series,The Winds of Winter, which doesn’t have a publication date as of yet....

July 7, 2025 · 3 min · 494 words · Danielle Cabrera

How House of the Dragon is Using Female Protagonists to Stage a Battle of Queens

The much-awaited finale ofHouse of the Dragon’s first season aired on October 23nd. Unfortunately,the episode was leakedon the internet a few days prior to its official release on Sunday. Nevertheless, theshocking season finalehad everything that makes the show so great: dragons, blood, and an impending war between two powerful queens, Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) and Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy). House of the Dragonis set 200 years beforeGame of Thronesbegins. It depicts the golden age of the Targaryen house, as they are the rulers of The Seven Kingdoms....

July 7, 2025 · 5 min · 940 words · Paige Kennedy

Howard the Duck Remake Pitched to Marvel by Lea Thompson

Lea Thompsonwants to direct aHoward the Duckremake for Marvel Studios. One can have the desire to do anything they like. I can desire to go to the moon, for example, but will that make it so? Absolutely not. However, this isn’t as ridiculous as it may sound. Well, maybe it is, but either way, it actually has a reasonable chance of falling on the right ears as Thompson, who starred in the famously terrible 1986Howard the Duck movie, is pitching her idea to Marvel in a few weeks....

July 7, 2025 · 3 min · 511 words · Meghan Larson

IT Movie Wanted Tilda Swinton as Pennywise

After many, many years of waiting, a proper big screen adaptation ofStephen King’s ITis on the way. The latest trailer just arrived online and it continues to promise that this movie is going to be very worthy of the legacy that the novel has garnered over the years. Much of that has to do with Bill Skarsgard’s work as Pennywise the clown, which is nothing shy of terrifying from what we’ve seen....

July 7, 2025 · 4 min · 670 words · Michael Sanchez

Jennifer Aniston’s 20 Best Movies, Ranked by Rotten Tomatoes

It’s been more than two decades now sinceJennifer Anistonwas onFriendsand became a household name by playing Rachel Green. Her popularity has only grown since then, and she remains one of the best-loved actresses in the biz. She’s been so well-loved that most people took her side against Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie when Brangelina first became a thing. Despiteher personal struggles, she still commands armies of fans around the world and her popularity never seems to stop growing....

July 7, 2025 · 8 min · 1548 words · Olivia Haas

Jim Carrey Sequel Breaks Netflix Top 3 a Decade After Its Heavily Criticized Cinema Release

Dumb and Dumber Tohas made a surprising leap into theNetflixTop 3. The 10-year-old movie starringJim Carreyand Jeff Daniels was a belated sequel to the 1994 Farrelly brothers comedyDumb and Dumber, but the two-decade hiatus did not make fans crave the over-the-top antics of Lloyd Christmas (Carrey) and Harry Dunne (Daniels) a second time around. However, like so many older movies, the film is finding a new lease of life on the streaming platform....

July 7, 2025 · 3 min · 573 words · Mary Stokes

John Wesley Shipp Returns as the Flash in Elseworlds Arrowverse Crossover

John Wesley Shipp, the actor who portrayed The Flash in the short-lived 1990s TV series, will once again suit up as the Scarlet Speedster in the upcoming Arrowverse crossover event. This year’s event, which is officially titledElseworlds, is currently filming and the stars, specifically Stephen Amell, have been quite busy posting updates from the set. The latest update has revealed Shipp back in costume looking like his old self. The photos that have made their way online of John Wesley Shipp in costume should make 90s DC fans quite happy....

July 7, 2025 · 3 min · 457 words · Shannon Williams

Joshua Jackson's 10 Best Performances

Joshua Jacksonstarted acting at 11 years old and never stopped. His first big role was as Charlie Conway in theMighty Duckstrilogy, and from there, he got the role that made him famous, as Pacey Witter inDawson’s Creek.The charismatic actor went from being the funny, sarcastic sidekick to the lead of the show while becoming a teenage heartthrob for a whole generation of those who watch the many WB shows, likeDawson’s Creek,Felicity, or Charmed....

July 7, 2025 · 9 min · 1756 words · Nicholas Goodwin