Emma Stefansky
‘IT’ Has Swiftly Claimed That Elusive $500 Million Box Office Milestone
‘IT’ is officially the highest-grossing horror movie of all time, all over the world.
‘Father Figures’ Trailer: Owen Wilson and Ed Helms Go on a Road Trip to Find Their Dad
In ‘Father Figures,’ Ed Helms and Owen Wilson embark on their own version of ‘Mamma Mia!’
Robert Englund Thinks It’d Be Cool If Kevin Bacon Played Freddy Krueger
“I think he respects horror movies. He doesn't make fun of them.”
‘The Croods 2’ Is Happening After All, Universal Sets September 2020 Release
Hey Croods… you’re coming back…Universalllll has revived your sequel…. Yes, that’s right folks, DreamWorks and Universal’s animated caveman family is getting another movie after all, as Universal has officially revived The Croods 2 and given it a September 2020 release date.
Rian Johnson Spills More Info About the Best ‘Star Wars’ Characters, the Porgs
Here at ScreenCrush, just like everywhere else, we love the porgs. The porgs are great. They’re small, furry, bird-like alien creatures who hang out with Luke Skywalker on his cold exile island and are generally the best things ever created, and I won’t hear another word about it.
Georgie From ‘IT’ Has Some Words for People Who Talk During Movies
The Alamo Drafthouse is a fun, chill venue full of burgers and boozy milkshakes that provides one of the most unique moviegoing experiences out there, but they’re very strict about two things: That talking and texting during the movie nonsense? Don’t do it. Just take it from Georgie, the ridiculously cherubic child from this fall’s horror sensation It.
Watch Rami Malek Perform as Freddie Mercury for ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’s Live Aid Concert Scene
When Rami Malek was cast as Freddie Mercury in Bryan Singer’s Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, one question was on everyone’s mind: Can he do it? Mercury was the kind of talent that comes along once a century, if that, and while Malek is no doubt a great actor, there’s a lot of pressure that comes with portraying one of the modern world’s greatest musicians. So, how is he doing it? Well, see for yourself.
R.I.P. Childhoods: Warner Bros. Is Making an All-Female ‘Lord of the Flies’ Movie
Move over, Ghostbusters and Ocean’s 11, there’s a new all-female reboot in town to ruin everyone’s childhoods! Warner Bros. has greenlit an all-gal Lord of the Flies adaptation from writers Scott McGehee and David Siegel that’ll make you never want to go on a camping trip with your buddies ever again.
Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves Reuniting for Rom-Com ‘Destination Wedding’
Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder are kind of the alt version of Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet: you know they’re not together, but they’ve appeared as co-stars often enough that you kinda ship them, just a little bit. If that’s you, good news: Reeves and Ryder, last seen together in Richard Linklater’s A Scanner Darkly, are reuniting once again for romantic comedy Destination Wedding.
Either Stephen King Was Abducted by Pennywise or He’s Celebrating the ‘It’ Release at His House
There’s something up with Stephen King — rather, his house, which looks to have been taken over by a certain sinister clown. It’s a little tough to notice at first, but if you look very closely, it appears the master of horror literature has put a red balloon up in one of the front windows of his gorgeous home in Bangor, Maine to celebrate the impending release of It.
New Amazon Prime Instant Releases — September 2017
It’s almost the end of the month, which means it’s time to check out what kind of new stuff is coming to your favorite streaming services in September. Amazon Prime has some good ones this month, including a ton of classics and a new new films that you should definitely check out if you missed them in the theater.
Glenn Close Ready for Her Glenn Close-Up in ‘Sunset Boulevard’ Movie Musical
Glenn Close’s revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard has prompted Paramount to start pursuing a film adaptation — that is, a movie based on a musical that is itself based on another movie. And they want her to play the lead.
The ‘Frozen’ Musical Debuts Its Poster, Plus Seven Others That Were Rejected
Frozen is heading to Broadway, which comes as absolutely no surprise whatsoever. The Disney film remains one of the company’s biggest releases ever, every kid knows at least the chorus of “Let It Go” by now, and I was just in Target today and they’re still selling Anna and Elsa sippy cups. The musical is imminent, and as such it just debuted the official poster.
Steven Spielberg Reveals Which ‘Indiana Jones’ Is His Least Favorite (No, Not That One)
Steven Spielberg, prolific and legendary as he is, has had plenty of flops in his time, and he’s not afraid to let everyone know which of his many film children he likes the least. While making the new documentary Spielberg, documentarian Susan Lacy spent more than 30 hours interviewing her subject, and during some of those sessions he told her which of his Indiana Jones films he likes the least. No, it’s not that one.
New Netflix Instant Releases: August 2017
It’s almost the end of the month, and you know what that means: new stuff is coming to a streaming service near you. Here is everything arriving to Netflix in August to keep you busy on one of those rainy late-summer nights.
Warner Bros. Is Making Another ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’ Reboot
Invasion of the Body Snatchers is an undeniable sci-fi classic, the O.G. one-of-us-in-this-room-isn’t-human narrative, which is probably why it’s been remade so many, many times. The original 1954 novel The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney inspired the 1956 Don Siegel film, which was then remade in 1978, in 1993, and agin in 2007 with Daniel Craig and Nicole Kidman (The Invasion). So it should come as no surprise that Warner Bros. is making plans to reboot the story for the modern era.