10 Best Movie and TV Adaptations of Gothic Novels

Within the last five years, horror directors have helped popularize classic gothic tales of years past.Gothic novelsusually focus on traditional hauntings, and emphasize emotion while exposing true horror. The literary genre was popularized in the 18th Century with novels likeDraculaandThe Turn of the Screwthat are still read and referenced in other creative industries to this day. For decades, in fact, filmmakers have based plenty of movies on plots that these novels explore, and have drawn inspiration from classic gothic authors....

June 21, 2025 · 10 min · 2060 words · Brittney Blevins

Adam Lambert Is Eddie in Rocky Horror TV Remake

International superstar and multi-platinum singer, songwriter and performerAdam Lamberthas joined the cast of Fox’sThe Rocky Horror Picture Showremake. Lambert will play Eddie, the rock-n-roll loving, ex-delivery boy, who emerges at Dr. Frank-N-Furter’s on a motorcycle and crashes the party. Here’s whatAdam Lamberthad to say about signing on for thisTV remake. “I grew up watchingRocky Horror, but could never imagine that I would be part of this new vision. Rocky Horror always made me feel like it was OK to celebrate my weirdness....

June 21, 2025 · 2 min · 372 words · Kevin Kelly

Arrow Season 5 Trailer Pays Tribute to Black Canary

Last month atComic-Con, the CW unveiled a new trailer forArrowSeason 5, which offered our first look at new Team Arrow members Wild Dog (Rick Gonzalez), Evelyn Sharp (Madison McLaughlin) and Curtis Holt (Echo Kellum). With the Season 5 premiere getting closer and closer, airing Wednesday, October 5 at 8 PM ET on The CW, a new trailer has surfaced, which gives us a new look at one of the main villains this season, Tobias Church, played byThe Walking DeadalumChad L....

June 21, 2025 · 2 min · 390 words · Jacob Haley

Avengers: Endgame Directors Will Oversee, Possibly Direct Upcoming MGM Remakes

MGM is in the process of remaking its iconic catalogue of movies. And now, in an inventive new deal,Avengers: Endgamedirectors Joe and Anthony Russo have been brought into godfather the whole enterprise. The two brothers are being described as ‘spiritual creative architects’ as MGM sets out to rebuild its cinematic empire with titles that are familiar to most movie fans and film buffs. MGM has made a multi-movie deal with the Russo’s AGBO Films, one that is non-exclusive....

June 21, 2025 · 3 min · 547 words · Courtney Phillips

Avengers: Endgame Is Most Tweeted About Movie in Twitter History

Avengers: Endgameis now the most tweeted about movie ever as it approaches the $2 billion mark at the global box office. Marvel Studios is on a role with two back-to-back $1 billion+ movies in less than two months.Endgamepulled off the feat in a matter of days, which took 2015’sThe Force Awakensnearly two weeks to achieve. The movie now holds the record for highest debut weekend in cinematic history and has its eyes on taking downAvataras the highest grossing movie of all time....

June 21, 2025 · 3 min · 447 words · Sandra Lewis

Big Bang Theory Sued Over Soft Kitty Song

The Big Bang Theoryhas introduced a number of iconic catchphrases and sayings into the pop lexicon. But none perhaps as beloved as the lyrics to ‘Soft Kitty’. The lullaby is often sung bySheldon Cooperwhen he needs comforting. But a new lawsuit may have him paying big royalties the next time he coerces one of his friends to accompany him in performing the catchy ditty. The song has been sung several times over the course of thehit series' 9 season run....

June 21, 2025 · 4 min · 657 words · Aaron Smith

Blade Star Stephen Dorff Says Mahershala Ali Will Be Incredible in the Reboot

OriginalBladeactorStephen Dorffmay not be impressed withBlack Widow, but he still feels that Mahershala Ali will be “incredible” with his debut as a rebooted version of the vampire slayer in the MCU. In the firstBlademovie that was released in 1996, Dorff starred as the villain Deacon Frost opposite Wesley Snipes' Blade. Dorff didn’t return for the sequel, though Snipes went on to star in the sequelsBlade IIandBlade Trinity. Though Snipes had been lobbying to reprise the role ofBlade for the MCU, Marvel Studios went with a complete reboot of the character by casting Mahershala Ali in the role....

June 21, 2025 · 3 min · 485 words · Diana Allen

Chris Rock Will Star in Fargo Season 4

Season 4 ofFargowas recently greenlit and now it has been announced that Chris Rock, who will be returning to television fulltime for the first time in ten years, will be the star.Chris Rockwas last on TV for a fulltime gig with UPN’sEverybody Hates Chrisand the new casting will bring him back to FX, where he had previously worked as the executive producer ofTotally Biased with W. Kamau Bell.Fargois an anthology series, based on the 1996 film of the same name, with new timelines and new characters as well as casts every season....

June 21, 2025 · 3 min · 551 words · Joseph Johnson

Disney's Predator Announcement Was Supposed to Be a Big Surprise Says Disappointed Director

Some apologies may be in order, as10 Cloverfield Lanedirector Dan Trachtenberg has now revealed that his involvement inDisney’s Predator Rebootwas supposed to be a surprise. The news of Trachtenberg helming a fifth sequel in the action sci-fi franchise broke a few days ago, and the filmmaker has now responded with some disappointment, as he had planned for hisPredatormovie to be a secret. “This wasmeant to be a surprise. Been working on this for almost 4 years now....

June 21, 2025 · 3 min · 508 words · Kimberly Liu

Dune 2's Infamous Popcorn Bucket Roasted in NSFW Saturday Night Live Musical Sketch

Having already been the subject of online ridicule, it was the turn ofSaturday Night Liveto take a shot at the now infamousDunesandworm popcorn bucket in a musical sketch that certainly plays to dubious life-choices. TheDunepopcorn bucket was revealed ahead of the arrival of the second part ofDenis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic, which hits theaters on March 1, andcreated quite a stir online for its unfortunate similarities to a male sex toy– at least in the eyes of many social media users who flooded the internet with comments about the inappropriate appearance of the item....

June 21, 2025 · 3 min · 476 words · Jeffery Miller

Dune Director Sprints to Finish Remake on Time After Pandemic Crushed His Schedule

Director Denis Villeneuve is currently trying to finish work on his upcomingDuneremake. The highly-anticipated blockbuster is set to arrive in December. To hit that mark, Villeneuve will be working overtime as there is still much work to be done. The filmmaker recently said that it is going to be a sprint to get it done on time. The comments came in a video that recently surfaced online.Denis Villeneuveis featured in a lengthy interview promoting the Shanghai International Film Festival....

June 21, 2025 · 3 min · 549 words · Eric Wilson

Edgar Wright Has Advice on How to Support Movie Theaters Right Now

Movie theaters all across the world, including every major theater chain in the U.S., have been forced to close their doors temporarily as the coronavirus outbreak has spread. Now,Baby DriverandHot Fuzzdirector Edgar Wright has urged movie lovers to continue to support cinemas during this time in any way they can, as many of these businesses may face a tough time staying afloat with no revenue coming in for an indefinite period of time....

June 21, 2025 · 3 min · 429 words · Christopher Green

Every Original TV Series Coming to Hulu in December 2023

Read more about every original television series coming to Netflix in December 2023 Read more about every television series coming to Apple TV+ in December 2023 Hulu, although it had so many ups and downs when it first launched in 2007, is currently one of the best streaming services in the world. With Disney aiming to buy the entirety of Hulu’s stakes from Comcast, the possibility of streaming endless movies and TV shows is greater than ever....

June 21, 2025 · 5 min · 866 words · Seth Gregory