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It’s up to the fans to make Killer Klowns from Outer Space 2 happen, according to director Stephen Chiodo. Killer Klowns from Outer Space came out in 1988, but unlike many iconic horror films from the decade, Stephen and Charles Chiodo’s sci-fi/horror movie initially didn’t appeal to movie-goers. Over the years however, Killer Klowns from Outer Space has turned into a cult classic. Even with

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Amazon will release their acquisition of Paramount Pictures’ Eddie Murphy sequel Coming 2 America on March 5, 2021. The movie was originally slated for a Dec. 18 theatrical release before Paramount unloaded the feature to Amazon for $125M in a global rights deal, as we first told you. It’s another be global pic launch for Amazon

Coronavirus seems to show no signs of slowing down as officials confirm 4,522 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday. The latest count from the Los Angeles Department of Public Health also shows a total of 34 new deaths, confirming officials’ predictions of a higher daily death count as the winter months roll in. Over the

The report also shares that Black men and women represent about half (45.7%) of the increase in people of color hires. Contracts going to women went up only a little over one percent, from 43.5 to 44.9%, with the gender pay gap still largely prominent in the theater community. Non-binary, gender non-conforming individuals and transgender

HBO has given a series order to The Last of Us, the adaptation of the PlayStation video game, from Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin, game creator Neil Druckmann and Game of Thrones exec producer Carolyn Strauss. The series is a co-production with Sony Pictures Television in association with PlayStation Productions, Word Games and Naughty Dog. The

Exclusive Holly Madison is gonna loooove this … her BF, Zak Bagans, just dropped a fat stack on the famous clown from “Poltergeist,” and wants to keep it in his bedroom!!! The “Ghost Adventures” star tells TMZ … he threw down a cool $80,000 at an auction, and snagged the original clown prop doll from

Valentina Pedicini, the Italian director whose credits include the 2019 award-winning documentary Faith, has died at the age of 42. Italian media is widely reporting that she had been ill for some time and her condition worsened in recent days. She was admitted to hospital in Rome, before passing away today. Pedicini was best known

Steam has announced upgrades for its support of the PS5 DualSense controller on its service. The online PC game distribution platform announced support for the next generation of console controllers about a week ago. The integration of PS5 controller support is a pretty impressive feat, considering how many advanced features the new gamepad contains. And there

EXCLUSIVE: A few hours after WGA West executive director David Young allegedly threatened to “kill” WME partner Rick Rosen during a heated phone conversation on August 11, Rosen fired off an email to WME attorney Courtney Braun that memorialized the phone call. Deadline has reviewed the email, which supports Rosen’s claim. “He screamed ‘I AM

Amazon is set to find the beat with the upcoming Sound of Metal starring Riz Ahmed which hits select theaters today before moving to Prime Video on December 4. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Darius Marder, who co-wrote the movie with Abraham Marder. Sound of Metal follows punk-metal drummer Ruben (Ahmed) who begins to experience intermittent hearing

AMC dropped a bunch of news today about the upcoming extended 10th season of The Walking Dead. The first of the six new episodes is set to debut on Sunday, February 28, while AMC+ will have them earlier starting on February 25 before their linear debut. Each new episode will debut on the streamer on the

As noted, we will once again get to see Sophia Lillis through a vision of the past in Uncle Frank, which is set in 1973. In the story she plays 18-year-old Beth Bledsoe, who has spent her entire life looking up to her Uncle Frank (Paul Bettany). After leaving her South Carolina home to go

More news on the Monster Hunter and Wonder Woman 1984 fronts with China dates now set for both films. The former, starring Milla Jovovich, has landed a December 4 release in the Middle Kingdom while Warner Bros/DC’s Gal Gadot sequel is due on December 18. Contrary to the situation domestically, where Deadline recently reported the

Matthew McConaughey is clearly flirting with running for Governor of Texas … what’s not clear is exactly when he’d do it. The Oscar winner gave separate interviews this week in which he talked about mulling a run for office. On the “Hugh Hewitt Show” Tuesday, he said that “it would be up to the people

EXCLUSIVE: The selections for the 2020 Disability List were unveiled Thursday night at the Media Access Awards. The Black List teamed with Easterseals Disability Services, the Writers Guild of America Writers with Disabilities Committee and Media Access Awards for the annual curated list of the most promising unproduced scripts featuring at least one lead character

Justice League‘s Knightmare version of Deathstroke (Joe Manganiello) has been revealed in the latest Snyder Cut image. Following the news that director Zack Snyder’s famed cut of Justice League will finally be released on HBO Max next year, fans have eagerly awaited every bit of new information they can get about the long-awaited movie. Snyder’s Justice League

Last Friday, the prayers of several Star Wars fans were heard as Katee Sackhoff made her live-action debut as Bo-Katan Kryze on Disney+’s The Mandalorian. It is the character she voiced for eight years on the series’ animated predecessors Clone Wars and Rebels. And Bo-Katan made it clear about her mission going forward: She wants to reclaim

AMC circuit CEO and President Adam Aron did not have words of hate tonight toward Warner Bros’ (actually, let’s be honest, WarnerMedia’s) decision to take their $200M DC superhero sequel Wonder Woman 1984 into theaters and onto HBO Max on Christmas Day. Aron gave his thumbs up, saying that the movie will play at close

Series Mania Pushed Back To May French TV festival Series Mania has been pushed back from its usual March home amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Lille event will take place on May 28-June 5, with the Series Mania Forum being staged between June 1-3.  Registration will open online on January 18. “With the ongoing uncertainly

Since the decision is also a first for major big-budget releases, a number of fans are concerned as well. Most notably, the global fans of Wonder Woman have been left hanging with this announcement. Right now, theatrical and streaming plans are solely for people living in the U.S., and if audiences in other countries have

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has acquired feature comedy Student Driver, an original pitch from writer Peter Hoare (Standing Up, Falling Down) and Jason Bateman’s Aggregate Films, sources said. Written by Hoare, with Murder Mystery helmer Kyle Newacheck attached to direct, I hear Student Driver is an action comedy involving a substitute driver’s ed teacher and his students

Exclusive 4:39 PM PT — Harvey’s camp tells TMZ … “It should come as no surprise that Mr. Weinstein has numerous maladies and conditions including a heart condition, high blood pressure and spinal stenosis. We are working with the NYSDOCCS and the excellent team at Wende CF to ensure Mr. Weinstein receives the proper medical

EXCLUSIVE: Greg Berlanti and the CW are breaking more ground in superhero representation with their latest DC series project. The network is developing Wonder Girl, a drama series based on the DC characters created by Joëlle Jones. It hails from Queen of the South executive producer/co-showrunner Dailyn Rodriguez and Berlanti Productions. Written by Rodriguez, Wonder

The massively successful GoldenEye 007 almost had more than one playable James Bond, but unfortunately character models for Sean Connery, Roger Moore & Timothy Dalton were left on the cutting room floor. This forced Pierce Brosnan’s incarnation to spy and shoot alone in a title that is now a staple of gaming history. It has been 25 years

Amazon has announced that the latest The Grand Tour special will premiere on December 18. Produced by Expectation, The Massive Hunt will feature Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May journeying through Madagascar in search of buried treasure. After their last watery outing, Seamen, the trio are back in cars as they take to treacherous

The Roundabout Theatre Company says it will resume production in Fall 2021 with two much anticipated shows – the COVID-delayed Jeanine Tesori/Tony Kushner musical Caroline, Or Change and Alice Childress’ Trouble In Mind. The planned musical revival of 1776 will now begin performances in Spring 2022. The nonprofit theater company does not have a date

Dolly Parton’s dulcet tones and memorable tunes may help mend broken hearts, but it seems that the singer may have a hand in providing the world some COVID-19 relief. As news of two potential COVID-19 vaccines entered the conversation, information about the new Moderna vaccine’s supporters came to light. Last Thursday, the Christmas on the

CinemaBlend participates in affiliate programs with various companies. We may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via links. The Star Wars franchise has entertained moviegoers for decades, with George Lucas’ colorful galaxy being passed down across the generations. And when Disney acquired Lucasfilm, the galaxy far, far away returned to theaters

EXCLUSIVE: Following a lengthy search, Paramount Pictures and Hasbro Studios have set Steven Caple Jr. to direct the new Transformers pic in the reinvented universe. Insiders add while negotiations have yet to begin, he is the top choice among studio execs and producers and a deal should close in the coming weeks. After meeting with