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News broke today about the possibility of a movie based on the highly acclaimed book by Greg Renoff — Van Halen Rising — the book that charts the iconic band's journey from Pasadena locals to rock legends.
What the chances are it'll happen, we dorn't know yet. But it's possible. Renoff has posted an update to Facebook:
“Some exciting news broke today, about me and my book Van Halen Rising via the video below.
A few years back, my book was optioned by a producer. What that means is that the producer and his team had the exclusive right to commission a screenplay and to try to get a deal for a movie based on Van Halen Rising.
Fast forward to today, and there IS a screenplay based on my book, written by screenwriter, producer, and director Jeff Wadlow. Jeff's enthusiasm for the project (and naturally the Van Halen origin story) is off the charts, and accordingly, he's worked incredibly hard on his script.
I can't describe the narrative arc in the script better than Jeff, so check out his take on his own script in the video below.
Obviously, I think the Van Halen origin story is compelling, cinematic, and offers key insights about the place and time that birthed the band and it's incredible music.
Full disclosure: I am biased, but that's what I think. Needless to say, when you spend five years & conduct 200+ original interviews while writing a book, you believe there's something very worthy that you are pursuing as a historian and author.
As of today, the next potential step is for it to go out to film financiers at some point in the future.
What comes next remains to be seen, needless to say. Anyone who knows anything (and know very little) about the movie business will tell you that getting from script to screen is no easy feat. So there may, or may not, ever be a movie based on my book.
Let me repeat: There may, or may not, ever be a movie based on my book.
It's exciting to think there might be, but expectations are best tempered by reality.
That said, am extremely grateful to Jeff and his team for all their hard work to get to this point!
Today I am also thinking of the well-established, gifted individuals who read my book before it was released and said: this is good. I like this. I will endorse it: writer Chuck Klosterman, director/writer Brian Koppelman, & MTV VJ & DJ Martha Quinn. Thank you for believing in me.”
— Greg Renoff
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MOST AWAITED HORROR MOVIES OF 2024
1. Imaginary
Starring- DeWanda Wise,Taegen Burns and Tom Payne
This movie is directed by Jeff Wadlow and written by Bryc McGuire and produced by the Juggernaut Blumhouse Productions.
The story of this movie revolves around a woman who has returned back to her childhood home with her family and discovers that the old stuffed bear she left was found by her youngest stepdaughter Alice. Jessica realises that Chauncey (the stuffed bear) is more than a toy after she notices the changes in Alice's behaviour and the games that she plays with the stuffed bear. She realises that this is not the stuffed bear she believed it to be and has a very sinister truth behind it.
This movie is made on the budget of 13 million dollars and is set to hit the silver screens on 8th March 2024.
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2. Mickey Mouse's Trap
Starring- Simon Phillips,Sophie McIntosh,Nick Biskupek and James Laurin
This movie is a independent Canadian slaher movie directed by Jamie Bailey and Produced by Mem Ferda
This movie is a horror re-imagination of Walt Disney's Steamboat Willie Verison of Mickey Mouse since it has been released in public domain.
The story of the movie revolves around a group of friends who sneak into an amusement park after it's closing, they end up getting trapped by a masked killer dressed up as Mickey Mouse who decides to play a game with that group of friends which they must survive.
This movie is set to hit the silver screens in the month of March 2024.
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3. Terrifer 3
Starring- Lauren LaVera,Elliott Fullam and David Thornton
This movie is an upcoming slasher movie which is written and directed by Damien Leone and is produced by Phil Falcone
This movie is the direct sequel to Terrifer 1 and Terrifer 2 which revolves around a sadistic clown going around the city during Halloween time and murdering,maiming and torturing adults and kids just for his own entertainment.
This movie is made on the budget of just 2 million dollars and is set to hit the silver screens on 25th October 2024
Source- IMDB,Wikipedia and Rotten Tomatoes
4. Nosferatu
Starring- Bill Skarsgård,Lily-Rose Depp,Willem Dafoe,Aaron Taylor Johnson and Emma Corin
This movie is an upcoming horror gothic movie written and directed by Robert Eggers and is produced by Jeff Robinov,John Graham and Chris Columbus
This movie is the 2nd remake of the 1922 German expressionist film of the same name which was written by Henrik Galeen and directed by F.W. Murnau which was in itself and "unofficial" adaptation of Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula.
The movie is set to hit the silver screens on 25th December 2024
5. Out Come the Wolves
Starring- Missy Peregrym,Damon Runyan and Joris Jarsky
This movie is an upcoming Candian thriller movie directed and written by Adam Macdonald and Joris Jarsky and produced by Eric Birnberg,Todd Berger and Thomas Walden
This movie revolves around 3 friends who visit a cabin deep into wilderness to spend a weekend full of peace and relaxation which turns into a mayhem and a fight for survival when they are attacked by a pack wolves.
This movie is set to hit the silver screens in the month of December 2024.
Source- IMDB,Fangoria and Altitude Films
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I remember a pastor once addressing Goliath, but he touted that Goliath was suffering from gigantism the likes of Mr. Robert Wadlow, but scripture is rather plain about Big G not being frail or sickly.
Meanwhile Michaelangelo's "David" depicts a young man who is afraid, yet scripture is VERY specific to how David was feeling and what he was saying- he KNEW what God was about, what he was about, and he might as well had just told Goliath
Cuz David sure as sugar didn't think the giant had a snowball's chance in Sheol.
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Friday Releases for October 14
Friday is the busiest day of the week for new releases, so we've decided to collect them all in one place. Friday Releases for October 14 include Raymond & Ray, Rosaline, Decision To Leave, and more.
Raymond & Ray
Raymond & Ray, the new movie from Rodrigo García, is out today.
Half brothers Raymond and Ray reunite when their estranged father dies—and discover that his final wish was for them to dig his grave. Together, they process who they’ve become as men, both because of their father and in spite of him.
Rosaline
Rosaline, the new movie from Karen Maine, is out today.
“Rosaline” is a fresh and comedic twist on Shakespeare’s classic love story “Romeo & Juliet,” told from the perspective of Juliet’s cousin Rosaline (Kaitlyn Dever), who also happens to be Romeo’s recent love interest. Heartbroken when Romeo (Kyle Allen) meets Juliet (Isabela Merced) and begins to pursue her, Rosaline schemes to foil the famous romance and win back her guy.
Decision To Leave
Decision To Leave, the new movie from Park Chan-wook, is out today.
A detective falls for a mysterious widow after she becomes the prime suspect in his latest murder investigation.
Halloween Ends
Halloween Ends, the new movie from David Gordon Green, is out today.
Four years after the events of last year’s Halloween Kills, Laurie is living with her granddaughter Allyson (Andi Matichak) and is finishing writing her memoir. Michael Myers hasn’t been seen since. Laurie, after allowing the specter of Michael to determine and drive her reality for decades, has decided to liberate herself from fear and rage and embrace life. But when a young man, Corey Cunningham (Rohan Campbell), is accused of killing a boy he was babysitting, it ignites a cascade of violence and terror that will force Laurie to finally confront the evil she can’t control, once and for all.
The Curse of Bridge Hollow
The Curse of Bridge Hollow, the new movie from Jeff Wadlow, is out today.
A father (Marlon Wayans) and his teenage daughter (Priah Ferguson) are forced to team up and save their town after an ancient and mischievous spirit causes Halloween decorations to come to life and wreak havoc.
Stars At Noon
Stars At Noon, the new movie from Claire Denis, is out today.
A young American journalist (Margaret Qualley) stranded in present-day Nicaragua falls for an enigmatic Englishman (Joe Alwyn) who seems like her best chance of escape. She soon realizes, though, that he may be in even greater danger than she is.
Piggy
Piggy, the new movie from Carlota Pereda, is out today.
During the sweltering summertime of rural Spain, Sara carries an extra load of teenage agony due to the perpetual bullying from her peers. She’s also an outsider at home—her parents and little brother just don’t understand her—so, feelings internalized, she’s often found buried in her headphones, drowning out her surroundings. One day, Sara’s usual solo dip at the local pool is disrupted by the presence of a mysterious stranger in the water and an exceptionally grueling bout of abuse at the hands of three girls. But, in a strange twist of fate, along the way home Sara witnesses her bloodied tormentors being kidnapped in the back of the stranger’s van.
The Loneliest Boy In The World
The Loneliest Boy In The World, the new movie from Martin Owen, is out today.
A modern fairytale—but with zombies. When the sheltered and unsocialized Oliver (Max Harwood) is tasked with making new friends after the sudden and devastating death of his mother, he decides that digging a few up (literally) might be his best bet. However, when he awakens the morning after his excavating escapades, he discovers that his newly acquired friends have mysteriously come to life overnight, launching them all into a series of misadventures as they try to keep their secret safe from neighbors, bullies, and social workers alike.
Shantaram
Shantaram, the new TV series from Eric Warren Singer and Steve Lightfoot, is out today.
Escaped convict Lin Ford (Charlie Hunnam) flees to the teeming streets of 1980s Bombay, looking to disappear. Working as a medic for the city’s poor and neglected, Lin finds unexpected love, connection, and courage on the long road to redemption.
Holy Family
Holy Family, the new TV series from Manolo Caro, is out today.
A family hiding a shocking secret starts over in Madrid, where new relationships complicate their plans and the past begins to catch up with them.
Scorn
Scorn, the new game from Ebb Software and Kepler Interactive, is out today.
Scorn is an atmospheric first-person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry.
Venice 2089
Venice 2089, the new game from Safe Place Studio, is out today.
The city of Venice, once a significant tourism destination but now almost uninhabited, is struggling with the unpredictable behaviour of tides. Some of the most important monuments are being taken away, among the complaints of the citizens, and the lower part of the city becomes inaccessible more often than not. In Venice 2089, you'll explore the city through the eyes of Nova, a bored teenager who has no clue about what to do in life and just wants to relax from the stress of their usual routine. Yet tides change for everyone without exception...
It’s Only Me
It’s Only Me, the new album from Lil Baby, is out today.
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Li Xiao by Jason Hetherington
for Marie Claire UK, April 2018
#Li Xiao#Jason Hetherington#David Wadlow#Gina Kane#Glenis Baptiste#Lisa Oxenham#Get Face Fit#Marie Claire UK#fashion#frame#g.
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Fernanda Oliveira for Elle Brasil — October 2017.
Ph: Cecilia Duarte
Fashion editor: Lucas Boccalão
HairStylist: David Wadlow
Mua: James O'Riley
elle.abril.com.br
#Covers#Fernanda Oliveira#Elle Brasil#Fashion#Cecilia Duarte#Lucas Boccalão#David Wadlow#James O'Riley#Luciano Schmitz
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Now summer is here, make up lovers might be thinking about brightening up their warpaint.
Take some tips from make up guru Celia Burton, who worked her magic with paint sticks for the May 10th cover story for ES magazine.
Be bold, be bright, be beautiful. Be what you want to be!
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Photographer: Jesse Laitenen
Makeup Artist: Celia Burton @ Jaqmanagement
Hair: David Wadlow
Stylist: Sophie Van Der Welle
Nails: Charly Avenell
Model: Ling Ling @ Premier
By Sara Darling
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#ES magazine#standard#magazine#beauty#editorial#Jesse Laitenen#Celia Burton#David Wadlow#hair#Sophie Van Der Welle#Charly avenell#Sara Darling#words#Ling ling#premier models#London#studio hire#cover shoot#professional make up#make up tutorial
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Freya Mavor attending The Sense of an Ending premier Makeup Victoria Bond @ Caren using Sisley Hair David Wadlow
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Laura Hagested by Norbert Schoerner for Jil Sander Zeit Magazine February 2017
#fashion editorial#fashion photography#zeit magazine#Norbert Schoerner#laura hagested#klaus stockhausen#david wadlow#james o'riley#gillian wiechert
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The Bloodshot Trailer is Here
The Bloodshot Trailer is Here! Get a first look at the next comic universe to come to screen #Bloodshot #comics #comicbooks #stayvaliant
Valiant and Sony‘s Bloodshot is revealed in its first trailers which dropped at midnight on the west coast. The movie stars Vin Diesel as a soldier who’s killed and brought back through the use of nanites which also imbue him with extraordinary abilities.
Based on the bestselling comic book, Diesel stars as Ray Garrison, a soldier recently killed in action and brought back to life as the…
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Watched between 14/08/2020 and 14/08/2021
1. The Babysitter (2017) - dir. by McG
2. Jennifer’s Body (2009) - dir. by Karyn Kusama
3. Basic Instinct (1992) - dir. by Paul Verhoeven
4. Jaws (1975) - dir. by Steven Spielberg
5. The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020) - dir. by McG
6. Anaconda (1997) - dir. by Luis Llosa
7. Il Legame (2020) - dir. by Domenico Emanuele de Feudis
8. The Invitation (2015) - dir. by Karyn Kusama
9. House of Wax (2005) - dir. by Jaume Collet-Serra
10. Urband Legend (1998) - dir. by Jamie Blanks
11. Gretel & Hansel (2020) - dir. by Oz Perkins
12. The Awakening (2011) - dir. by Nick Murphy
13. Annihilation (2018) - dir. by Alex Garland
14. Kadaver (2020) - dir. by Jarand Herdal
15. In the Tall Grass (2019) - dir. by Vincenzo Natali
16. Antebellum (2020) - dir. by Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz
17. Fantasy Island (2020) - dir. by Jeff Wadlow
18. The Evil Dead (1981) - dir. by Sam Raimi
19. Hostel (2005) - dir. by Eli Roth
20. ATM (2012) - dir. by David Brooks
21. The Owners (2020) - dir. by Julius Berg
22. Deadly Illusions (2021) - dir. by Elizabeth James
23. The Postcard Killings (2020) - dir. by Danis Tanović
24. The Super (2017) - dir. by Stephan Rick
25. The Woman in the Window (2021) - dir. by Joe Wright
26. Z (2019) - dir. by Brandon Christensen
27. Evil Dead II (1987) - dir. by Sam Raimi
28. Army of Darkness (1992) - dir. by Sam Raimi
29. Tremors (1990) - dir. by Ron Underwood
30. Things Heard & Seen (2021) - dir. by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini
31. Run (2020) - dir. by Aneesh Chaganty
32. The Platform (2019) - dir. by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia
33. Night of the Living Dead (1968) - dir. by George A. Romero
34. Host (2020) - dir. by Rob Savage
35. I See You (2019) - dir. by Adam Randall
36. Unfriended (2014) - dir. by Levan Gabriadze
37. Deprivation (2019) - dir. by Chris Foster
38. 12 Hour Shift (2020) - dir. by Brea Grant
39. Unfriended: Dark Web (2018) - dir. by Stephen Susco
40. Midsommar (2019) - dir. by Ari Aster
41. The Witch (2015) - dir. by Robert Eggers
42. The Silence (2019) - dir. by John R. Leonetti
43. The Cabin in the Woods (2011) - dir. by Drew Goddard
44. The Block Island Sound (2020) - dir. by Kevin McManus and Matthew McManus
45. Mara (2018) - dir. by Clive Tonge
46. The Ape (1940) - dir. by William Nigh
47. Hagazussa: A Heathen’s Curse (2017) - dir. by Lukas Feigelfeld
48. The Call (2020) - dir. by Lee Chung-hyeon
49. The Conjuring (2013) - dir. by James Wan
50. The Conjuring 2 (2016) - dir. by James Wan
51. The Wolf Man (1941) - dir. by George Wagger
52. They’re Inside (2019) - dir. by John-Paul Panelli
53. Annabelle: Creation (2017) - dir. by David F. Sandberg
54. Ring 0: Birthday (2000) - dir. by Norio Tsuruta
55. The Unholy (2021) - dir. by Evan Spiliotopoulos
56. Ring (1998) - dir. by Hideo Nakata
57. El Orfanato (2007) - dir. by J. A. Bayona
58. Annabelle Comes Home (2019) - dir. by Gary Dauberman
59. The Banana Splits Movie (2019) - dir. by Danishka Esterhazy
60. Fear Street Part One: 1994 (2021) - dir. by Leigh Janiak
61. Fear Street Part Two: 1978 (2021) - dir. by Leigh Janiak
62. Fear Street Part Three: 1666 (2021) - dir. by Leigh Janiak
63. A Classic Horror Story (2021) - dir. by Roberto de Feo and Paolo Strippoli
64. Lifechanger (2018) - dir. by Justin McConnel
65. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021) - dir. by Michael Chaves
66. Hush (2016) - dir. by Mike Flanagan
67. Eli (2019) - dir. by Ciaran Foy
68. Girl on the Third Floor (2019) - dir. by Travis Stevens
69. Wounds (2019) - dir. by Babak Anvari
70. The Guardian (1990) - dir. by William Friedkin
71. The Final Girls (2015) - dir. by Todd Strauss-Schulson
72. The Blair Witch Project (1999) - dir. by Eduardo Sánchez and Daniel Myrick
73. The Farm (2018) - dir. by Hans Stjernswärd
74. Aftermath (2021) - dir. by Peter Winther
75. The Open House (2018) - dir. by Suzanne Coote and Matt Angel
76. Suspiria (1977) - dir. by Dario Argento
77. Hellraiser (1987) - dir. by Clive Barker
78. Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988) - dir. by Tony Randel
79. Suspiria (2018) - dir. by Luca Guadagnino
80. Saw (2004) - dir. by James Wan
81. Saw II (2005) - dir. by Darren Lynn Bousman
82. The Assent (2019) - dir. by Pearry Teo
83. Insidious (2010) - dir. by James Wan
84. Saw III (2006) - dir. by Darren Lynn Bousman
85. Nocturne (2020) - dir. by Zu Quirke
86. Frozen (2010) - dir. by Adam Green
87. Safer at Home (2021) - dir. by Will Wernick
88. Scream (1996) - dir. by Wes Craven
89. Scream 2 (1997) - dir. by Wes Craven
90. Scream 3 (2000) - dir. by Wes Craven
91. The Craft (1996) - dir. by Andrew Fleming
92. Open Water (2003) - dir. by Chris Kentis
93. Sinister (2012) - dir. by Scott Derrickson
94. Scream 4 (2011) - dir. by Wes Craven
95. Sinister 2 (2015) - dir. by Ciaran Foy
96. Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992) - dir. by Anthony Hickox
97. The Old Ways (2020) - dir. by Christopher Alender
98. La Nuée: The Swarm (2020) - dir. by Just Philippot
99. Boogeyman (2015) - dir. by Stephen Kay
100. Halloween (1978) - dir. by John Carpenter
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“new-to-me” - feb 2022
american movie (1999, chris smith)
the french dispatch (2021, wes anderson)
poison ivy (1992, katt shea)
cry wolf (2005, jeff wadlow)
the return of the texas chainsaw massacre (1995, kim henkel)
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dream killer (2019, barbie castro)
johnny suede (1991, tom dicillo)
killer klowns from outer space (1988, stephen chiodo)
shaft (1971, gordon parks)
the wedding singer (1998, frank coraci)
new releases:
euphoria [season 2] (created by sam levinson)
jackass forever (jeff tremaine)
kimi (steven soderbergh)
texas chainsaw massacre (david blue garcia)
the worst person in the world (joachim trier)
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The He-Man Movie You Never Saw Would Have Been Like a Buddy Comedy
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While Masters of the Universe: Revelation reignites Mattel’s toy-spawning fantasy franchise, the Kevin Smith-conceived Netflix animated series arrives in the recent wake of an ill-fated film project. Indeed, Sony/Columbia settled on up-and-coming directors Aaron Nee and Adam Nee to conjure new live-action exploits of He-Man in the land of Eternia, which progressed to pre-production and cast Noah Centineo in the starring role before the pandemic put an end to the endeavor. Interestingly, David S. Goyer, who wrote an early draft of the Masters of the Universe screenplay, reveals what would have been a rather unique dynamic at its center.
Contrasting with the potentially-controversial protagonist direction hinted in early reviews for Revelation, the driving concept for the long-planned Masters of the Universe live-action movie was to focus on the friendship between He-Man and his loyal giant green, orange-striped tiger steed, Battle Cat, as Goyer reveals to THR. Of course, most of the franchise’s various iterations present the narrative notion that Eternia’s sleepy slacker royal prince, Adam, secretly transforms into “the most powerful man in the universe” when he imbues himself with mystical energy from the Sword of Power, after which he directs said energy toward his cowardly talking pet tiger, Cringer, transforming him into the hero’s ferocious loyal steed, Battle Cat. However, Goyer reveals that—during his tenure with the script—the film would have broken precedence by putting a comically dysfunctional twist on the traditional hero/steed relationship.
“I legitimately liked the script that we did,” says Goyer. “We were going to do it as a feature at Sony. What I liked the most about it was that it was mostly about a friendship between He-Man and Battle Cat. The idea was there had always been He-Men and different recipients of the Sword of Power and that Battle Cat had always served at their side. And this was a new He-Man that Battle Cat and many people didn’t think was worthy of the sword.”
Contextually, while mainstream representations like 1983-1985 animated series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and the 1987 Dolph Lundgren-starring Masters of the Universe movie mostly stuck to superficial backstories, the franchise’s deeper mythos—once canonically-inconsistent across the decades in its multimedia forms—has started to uniformly embrace the idea that Adam himself is merely the latest recipient of the mystical Sword of Power, which several generations earlier, was wielded by his ancestor and ancient castle namesake, King Grayskull, after which the sword—and the sublime power it yields—was passed down to various other “He-Men.” Indeed, even Revelation’s trailer showcases King Grayskull, implying continued adherence to the hand-me-down dynamic, and the possibility for time-travel-facilitated team-ups with previous versions of Eternia’s hero. Likewise, the concept was integral to Goyer’s screenplay, since Adam’s newfound role as He-Man would have come attached with an intimidating, seemingly-unattainable legacy, of which this wryer, more-critical version of Battle Cat seems acutely aware. Thus, Adam’s arc as an upstart hero would have hinged on earning the ornery Battle Cat’s stamp of approval, yielding buddy comedy style interactions.
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“So, it was a story of the character earning the sword, but, more importantly, earning the friendship of Battle Cat, who just thought this guy [Prince Adam] was a lightweight,” explains Goyer. “I really liked it. I thought it was a fun story. There was a lot of humor in it and it creeps up on you because Battle Cat sort of grudgingly accepts him, and it’s Battle Cat’s acceptance of He-Man that gave this version of the story heart.” Goyer’s comments seem to shed light on the reasoning behind the eventual casting of Noah Centineo (pictured just below), who—hardly the WWE-level jacked giant one would envision for the role—seemed set to convey Adam’s getting-by-on-good-looks slacker personality, having come from the realm of teen comedies, notably from his role as Peter in 2018 Netflix rom-com To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before and its two sequels. Thus, it not only would have been interesting to see how a fully-transformed He-Man himself would have manifested in this live-action attempt, but how Battle Cat could have served as his shade-throwing foil.
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Unfortunately, fate would not favor this particular Masters of the Universe live-action reboot project, which saw several attempts—notably the Lord of the Rings/Game of Thrones-influenced version under director Jeff Wadlow. Those years saw several hints about the movie in the form of early versions of its logo and various social media-teased concept art designs, which revealed a motif that—perhaps in response to Marvel’s 2014 success with Guardians of the Galaxy—leaned into the space-esque sci-fi technology side of the franchise’s traditional amalgam with savagery and sorcery. Moreover, back in 2015, one of the project’s more enthusiastic early proponents, producer DeVon Franklin, tweeted a concept image of what the Battle Cat in question might have looked like—albeit as a CGI creation—in this particular live-action milieu. Yet, despite years of hype and even a projected, never-realized March 2021 release date, the project came to an ignominiously anti-climactic coda, notably affirmed this past April after Centineo reportedly exited the role from the COVID-stopped production.
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— DeVon Franklin (@DeVonFranklin) March 3, 2015
Regardless, Goyer, having made a monumental mark on the industry with The Dark Knight Trilogy amongst other heavy hitters, isn’t thinking about He-Man and Battle Cat these days, since his hands are currently tied with two lofty tasks as the credited creator of Netflix’s developing television adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman and, more imminently, the Apple TV+ television adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s sprawling novel franchise, Foundation. However, Masters of the Universe, while still generally associated with ‘80s pop culture, has managed to exist in the periphery across the ensuing decades. Oddly enough, we’re living in a time in which the franchise permeates (not even counting Netflix’s recent animated series centered on He-Man’s estranged twin sister, She-Ra,) with two major animated series (one of which is a developing CGI series,) and several current toy lines, two of which are sold at retail stores worldwide. Thusly, Revelation could prove to be the iteration that truly brings it back to the forefront, perhaps leading to another live-action attempt—maybe by Goyer again.
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In the meantime, Masters of the Universe: Revelation will release the first part of its inaugural season on Netflix on Friday, July 23.
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WORST MOVIES OF 2020
1. Angry Asian Murder Hornets
Director: Dustin Ferguson
Cast: Clint Beaver, Jarad Allen, Elizabeth Barstow
Critic’s Notes: There have been many cheap COVID-exploitation movies that popped out last year. And this is perhaps the worst since its less-than-80-minutes running time is filled with disconnected old trailers and ads.
2. Artemis Fowl
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Ferdia Shaw, Lara McDonnell, Josh Gad, Tamara Smart, Nonso Anozie. Colin Farrell, Judi Dench
Critic’s Notes: Eion Colfer’s YA series is an intriguing antihero’s journey. So, of course, Disney butchered its adaptation with a hastily packaged fantasy that diluted Artemis’ menacing personality and failed capturing its “Die Hard with fairies” setup.
3. Bobbleheads The Movie
Director: Kirk Wise
Cast: Cher, Jennifer Coolidge, Hala Finley, Karen Fukuhara, Khary Payton, Julian Sands, Brenda Song, Luke Wilson
Critic’s Notes: From the producers of Foodfight. It is what you expect. But this is more painful to watch, as it contains the most nightmare-inducing final dance scene in an animated movie.
4. Dolittle
Director: Stephen Gaghan
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen, Emma Thompson, Rami Malek, John Cena, Kumail Nanjiani, Octavia Spencer, Tom Holland, Craig Robinson, Ralph Fiennes, Selena Gomez, Marion Cotillard, Jason Mantzoukas
Critic’s Notes: With cast and prestige like that, one can expect a true Oscar caliber. However, it is in a family adventure bomb with an embarrassed Downey Jr. phoning it in.
5. Fantasy Island
Director: Jeff Wadlow
Cast: Michael Peña, Maggie Q, Lucy Hale, Austin Stowell, Jimmy O. Yang, Ryan Hansen, Portia Doubleday, Michael Rooker
Critic’s Notes: Blumhouse’s take on the classic Ricardo Montalban TV series does not bear its charm or subtleties. Instead, expect a snore-worthy version of Truth Or Dare.
6. Force of Nature
Director: Michael Polish
Cast: Emile Hirsch, Kate Bosworth, Mel Gibson, David Zayas, Stephanie Cayo
Critic’s Notes: Force of Nature makes The Hurricane Heist look like The Impossible. And the presence of one Mel Gibson makes it a droning sit.
7. Homeward
Director: Michael Johnson
Cast: Joey Lawrence, James Cullen Bressack, Kim Little, D.C. Douglas, Dylan Vox, Jamey Rimawi, Tom Green
Critic’s Notes: Of course, The Asylum is active in bringing mockbusters. And out of their animated rip-offs, Homeward bears the most egregious resemblance to its superior source, Onward.
8. Songbird
Director: Adam Mason
Cast: KJ Apa, Sofia Carson, Craig Robinson, Bradley Whitford, Peter Stormare, Alexandra Daddario, Paul Walter Hauser, Demi Moore
Critic’s Notes: This is Michael Bay’s COVID-exploitation movie. So, it obviously contains numbing action scenes and tedious subplots in-between. Plus, given the situation, Songbird is tasteless.
9. The Last Days of American Crime
Director: Olivier Megaton
Cast: Édgar Ramírez, Michael Pitt, Anna Brewster, Patrick Bergin, Sharlto Copley
Critic’s Notes: There have been many movies last year that were released in bad timing. This actioner that glorifies its lawless violence is one of them. And it is best left rotting.
10. The Last Thing He Wanted
Director: Dee Rees
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck, Rosie Perez, Edi Gathegi, Mel Rodriguez. Toby Jones, Willem Dafoe
Critic’s Notes: A pure disappointment, given the huge talent on and behind the camera, The Last Thing He Wanted adapted an enriching source material about journalism and does nothing with it. Ironically, the title is enough a sign.
Dishonorable Mentions: Christmas in the Rockies, Come Away, A Fall From Grace, Hillbilly Elegy, Wild Mountain Thyme
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