Exclusive: DC Comics Talent Reveal Their Favorite Halloween Horrors

DC Comics Talent Reveal Their Favorite Halloween Horrors

DC Comics was ghoulish enough to ask some of their top tier talent Cursed Comics Cavalcade #1 (now in comics stores!) what their favorite Halloween horror movies are. Check out their answers below, along with scenes from the new title!

Horror! Death! Uh…Face-punching! In Cursed Comics Cavalcade #1 witness ten all-new stories that promise to be the most terrifying, most shocking and most horrific comic that DC Comics has ever published! (Hyperbole much?) Batman, Wonder Woman, Guy Gardner, Swamp Thing, Zatanna and more of your favorite heroes face unspeakable horrors from the streets of Gotham City to the darkest sectors of the universe.

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Tim Seeley, writer of “The Spread” featuring Swamp Thing:

Halloween (1978) – There’s just something so perfect about this movie – the platonic ideal of a horror movie.

Alien (1979) – Occasionally considered primarily a sci-fi film, but this movie is the slasher formula through and through.

Dawn of the Dead (1978) – Obviously 1978 was a really good year for horror movies! I love the subversiveness of this movie and its criticism of consumerism, at the very beginning, of ‘mall culture.’

Evil Dead 2 (1987) – So over the top, so manic, so energetic, and it solidifies the character of Ash Williams, one of my single favorite “”heroes”” of all time.

Lost Boys (1987) – My favorite vampire movie of all time. Hilarious, dark, sexy. And the best damn soundtrack ever.”

Kyle Hotz, artist of “The Spread” featuring Swamp Thing:

Asking me to pick my favorite horror movie is like asking me which one of my kids I love most! I mean, I might be able to whittle it down to a list of fifty or seventy five, but even that would be a Herculean task. If I had to pick one, just one all time best, I’d probably have to go with Curse of the Demon.

Kenny Porter, writer of “Life Sentence” featuring Guy Gardner:

Alien has been a part of my life ever since childhood. The atmosphere of the Nostromo and the terrifying design of the Xenomorph will always haunt and fascinate me. I’ll never get tired of that movie. Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) will forever be the queen of survival horror in my book.

Halloween was a film I discovered later in life and fell in love with. The scene that really sells the horror for me is when Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) gives the monologue about the evil that lives in Michael Myers. I watch it every October and it still gives me chills when he talks about Michael’s eyes.

The Orphanage might be my favorite ghost story on top of being one of my favorite movies. The truly terrifying moments of Laura (Belén Rueda) encountering the supernatural and the twist ending made that story an instant classic as soon as the film was finished. It’s horror with heart, which isn’t easy to do.

The Thing is a masterclass in creature effects, paranoia and tension. I can’t give the story enough praise, so if someone reading this hasn’t watched it, I encourage them to see it for themselves. Especially for that wonderful ending. Science fiction horror endings don’t get any better than that film.

Scream remains an important part of my experience growing up. It’s when slashers came back into the mainstream and Ghostface became a new household name overnight. Seeing each of the Scream films in the theater became a tradition that I shared with my friends for years. While I was never a big fan of the sequels, the original is still one of the best teen horror films.”

Mags Visaggio, writer of “Strange Visitor” featuring Superman:

I’m not really a connoisseur of frights, and a lot of my favorites are either pretty recent or really cheesy. I thought the new IT was legit terrifying, and the sleep paralysis documentary The Nightmare messed me up pretty bad. It Follows and Get Out are modern masterpieces, alongside The VVitch and The Babadook. But my flirtation with fear is more “Scary Stories to Tell In The Dark” than “Wes Craven.”

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CS Unboxed: Halloween Haul With Universal Monsters & More!

CS Unboxed: Halloween Haul With Universal Monsters & More!

ComingSoon.net is bringing you a special Halloween edition of our premium unboxing video series CS Unboxed, featuring Universal Monsters movies and Halloween Superbuckets from Super7! Check out the video below to see our Halloween Haul!

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Thirty of the most iconic cinematic masterpieces starring the most famous monsters of horror movie history come together on Blu-ray for the first time ever in the Universal Classic Monsters: Complete 30-Film Collection from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Featuring unforgettable make-up, ground-breaking special effects and outstanding performances, the Universal Classic Monsters: Complete 30-Film Collection includes all Universal Pictures’ legendary monsters from the studio that pioneered the horror genre with imaginative and technically groundbreaking tales of terror in unforgettable films from the 1930s to late-1950s.

From the era of silent movies through present day, Universal Pictures has been regarded as the home of the monsters. The Universal Classic Monsters: Complete 30-Film Collection showcases all the original films featuring the most iconic monsters in motion picture history including Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Invisible Man, The Bride of Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, Phantom of the Opera and Creature from the Black Lagoon. Starring some of the most legendary actors including Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Jr., Claude Rains and Elsa Lanchester in the roles that they made famous, these films set the standard for a new horror genre and showcase why these landmark movies that defined the horror genre are regarded as some of the most unforgettable ever to be filmed.

Universal Classic Monsters: Complete 30-Film Collection includes a 48-page collectible book filled with behind-the-scenes stories and rare production photographs and is accompanied by an array of bonus features including behind-the-scenes documentaries, the 1931 Spanish version of Dracula, Featurettes on Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Jr., and Jack Pierce, 13 expert feature commentaries, archival footage, production photographs, theatrical trailers and more. The perfect gift for any scary movie fan, the collection offers an opportunity to experience some of the most memorable horror films of our time.

The Universal Classic Monsters: Complete 30-Film Collection includes: Dracula (1931), Frankenstein (1931), The Mummy (1932), The Invisible Man (1933), The Bride of Frankenstein (1935), Werewolf of London (1935), Dracula’s Daughter (1936), Son of Frankenstein (1939), The Invisible Man Returns (1940), The Invisible Woman (1940), The Mummy’s Hand (1940), The Wolf Man (1941), The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942), The Mummy’s Ghost (1942), The Mummy’s Tomb (1942), Invisible Agent (1942), Phantom of the Opera (1943), Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943), Son of Dracula (1943), House of Frankenstein (1944), The Mummy’s Curse (1944), The Invisible Man’s Revenge (1944), House of Dracula (1945), She-Wolf of London (1946), Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948), Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951), Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954, and includes a 3D version), Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955), Revenge of the Creature (1955 and includes a 3D version) and The Creature Walks Among Us (1956).

Which of these products will you get your hands on for the post-Halloween season? Let us know in the comments below!

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The Gifted Season 2 Episode 5 Recap

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The Gifted Season 2 Episode 5 Recap

Andy and Lauren Strucker finally had their reunion on The Gifted. However, the previous episode illustrated just how far Andy will go for the Inner Circle when he badly injured Lauren. Their mother, Caitlin, also crossed several ethical lines to force a mutant to help the Underground. The heroes weren’t able to prevent the Inner Circle from escaping with a powerful mutant. But they were able to rescue several mutant patients who were held captive and abused at an institution. In The Gifted season 2 episode 5, the ramifications of those actions played out as the Underground tried to find sanctuary for their new charges.

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Thunderbird brought Lauren back to the clinic, and she was diagnosed with a mild concussion. Caitlin berated Thunderbird for not bringing her son home. However, Reed and Lauren eventually realized that Andy firmly believes in what the Inner Circle is doing. Later, Thunderbird helped Caitlin treat a mutant patient named Michael, who secreted acid sweat. Thunderbird’s hands were burned in the process, but Caitlin was moved by the gesture and reconciled with him.

When Michael woke up, he told them that the woman liberated by the Inner Circle was Rebecca, one of the most powerful inmates at the institute. Even power dampeners couldn’t hold Rebecca’s abilities in check.

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In a flashback to his days as a police officer, Jace was taken aback by his partner’s racism towards mutants. In the present, Jace attended a Purifiers meeting and listened as they proposed protests and violence. Jace had a more media friendly idea to track down the escaped mutants and present the Purifers as “the solution.” However, that led to more violence when the Purifiers invaded the clinic and attacked the doctors. Caitlin and Thunderbird kept most of the mutants hidden. But Michael was beaten to death before the Purifers got away.

Afterwards, Jace came up with a new way to strike at the mutants where they live.

Meet the New Girl

The Inner Circle couldn’t get much of a response out of Rebecca. Andy realized it was because they were treating her like a weapon instead of a person. He took the time to befriend Rebecca before she opened up. She even demonstrated her power to turn things inside out before kissing Andy. Because she no longer felt like a prisoner, Rebecca proved to be more receptive to the Inner Circle’s mission, and she began training with them.

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Blink and Eclipse brought several of the escaped mutants to Erg, so they could receive sanctuary with his Morlocks. Erg took Blink aside and tried to convince her to stop trying to pass as an ordinary human. He also agreed to take on the refugees, but only if they received the Morlock “M” on their faces. Eclipse strongly objected to that, but most of the mutants agreed to take the painful mark on their faces.

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Game of Thrones Prequel Adds Josh Whitehouse in Key Role

Game of Thrones prequel adds Josh Whitehouse in key role

Josh Whitehouse (Poldark, Valley Girl) has been cast in HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel pilot in a key role opposite Naomi Watts, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

Whitehouse is best known for starring in Masterpiece’s Poldark and will be starring as Randy in the Valley Girl remake. Other upcoming projected include the short To Trend on Twitter and The Happy Worker. Previous credits include The Receptionist, Modern Life Is Rubbish, and Alleycats.

RELATED: Naomi Watts Cast in HBO’s Game of Thrones Prequel Pilot

The big-budgeted spinoff is created by Jane Goldman (Kick-Ass, Kingsman) and GOT author and prequel co-executive producer George R.R. Martin, written by Goldman based on a story by her and Martin. The untitled pilot takes the prequel concept to a new level as it is set thousands of years before the events of Game of Thrones. The series chronicles the world’s descent from the golden Age of Heroes into its darkest hour. And only one thing is for sure: from the horrifying secrets of Westeros’ history to the true origin of the white walkers, the mysteries of the East to the Starks of legend… it’s not the story we think we know.

Goldman is serving as showrunner and will executive produce alongside Martin as well as fellow Game of Thrones executive producer Vince Gerardis and co-creator/executive producer Daniel Zelman (Damages, Bloodline).

Martin confirmed that none of the characters or actors from the current Game of Thrones series will be appearing in the prequel since it is set ten thousand years before the events of Game of Thrones. He also noted that “three more Game of Thrones prequels, set in different periods and featuring different characters and storylines, remain in active development.”

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Fox Developing Drama Series Based on Dean Koontz’s Strangers

Fox developing drama series based on Dean Koontz’s Strangers

The 1986 Dean Koontz novel Strangers is getting the smalls screen treatment, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Jeff Davis (Teen Wolf, Criminal Minds) is writing the pilot for FOX.

The Sony Pictures Television and Fox co-production has been given a script plus penalty commitment. Davis is producing alongside Koontz, in addition to Chris King (Penny Dreadful) and Josh Berman (Bones, Notorious) via his company Osprey Productions.

RELATED: Fox Announces Midseason Schedule

The novel tells the interconnected stories of a group of strangers who are suddenly plagued with sudden traumas and unexplained phobias that didn’t exist prior. Eventually, these seeming strangers all converge on a small Nevada motel to confront their mysterious secret once and for all.

This news comes as FOX is separating itself from 20th Century Fox TV, which is going to belong to Disney next year. The network is still developing numerous police and procedural shows, including the upcoming Saturday Night Special, and two different cop dramas from creators Greg Berlanti and Howard Gordon.

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Isn’t It Romantic Trailer: Rebel Wilson is Trapped in a Rom-Com

Isn’t It Romantic trailer: Rebel Wilson is trapped in a rom-com

Warner Bros. Pictures has released the official trailer for Rebel Wilson’s upcoming romantic-comedy Isn’t It Romantic. Check out the trailer in the player below!

The comedy stars Rebel Wilson (How to Be Single, the Pitch Perfect films), Liam Hemsworth (the Hunger Games films), Adam Devine (The Intern, the Pitch Perfect films) and Priyanka Chopra (Quantico, Baywatch), under the direction of Todd Strauss-Schulson (A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, The Final Girls).

In the film, New York City architect Natalie (Wilson) works hard to get noticed at her job, but is more likely to be asked to deliver coffee and bagels than to design the city’s next skyscraper. And if things weren’t bad enough, Natalie, a lifelong cynic when it comes to love, has an encounter with a mugger that renders her unconscious, waking to discover that her life has suddenly become her worst nightmare—a romantic comedy—and she is the leading lady.

RELATED: Production Begins on New Line Romantic Comedy, Isn’t It Romantic?

Hemsworth stars as Blake, a handsome client with Adam Devine as Wilson’s earnest best friend, Josh; and Priyanka Chopra as yoga ambassador Isabella.

Strauss-Schulson directs from a screenplay by Erin Cardillo, Dana Fox & Katie Silberman, and Paula Pell. Todd Garner (Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Tag), Gina Matthews & Grant Scharbo (13 Going on 30, What Women Want) are producing, with Marty Ewing (The Accountant, It) and Jeremy Stein (Into the Storm) executive producing. Filming is taking place in and around New York City.

Collaborating with Strauss-Schulson behind the scenes are director of photography Simon Duggan (The Great Gatsby, Hacksaw Ridge), production designer Sharon Seymour (Argo, The Town), editor Andrew Marcus (Begin Again, Sing Street), and costume designer Leah Katznelson (How to Be Single, Sleeping with Other People).

The film is set for a Valentine’s Day release in 2019, and will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

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UFO Drama Rendlesham Lands Laurence Fishburne to Produce and Star

UFO drama Rendlesham lands Laurence Fishburne to produce and star

The upcoming UFO drama series Rendlesham has landed Laurence Fishburne to both executive produce and star in the project, per The Hollywood Reporter. The limited series from British company Eleventh Hour Films Sony Pictures Television, and is based around the 1980s UFO incident often referred to as “Britain’s Roswell.” Fishburne will play Tyrone, a retired U.S. airman who had witnessed the incident when it occurred in 1980. 40 years later, he returns to the area and has to come to terms with what happened.

“I’m beyond thrilled this phenomenal and iconic actor will be leading Rendlesham as Tyrone and facing down one of the most notorious UFO mysteries in history,” said Rendlesham creator Joe Ahearne.

The alleged sightings began on December 26, 1980 when U.S. Air Force security patrols stationed at RAF Woodbridge in Suffolk, England saw lights descending into nearby Rendlesham Forest. When servicemen went to investigate, they found a metallic object with glowing lights in the middle of the forest, and when approached the object moved through the woods, causing farm animals to panic. In daylight the next day, impressions were found in a triangular shape in the forest clearing, and on December 28, deputy base commander Lt. Col. Charles Halt and several other servicemen took radiation readings at the clearing and noticed lights in the distance.

The show will reportedly wave a complex family drama into the real-life events, which will span the 1980s through to 2020, which will mark the 40th Anniversary of the Rendlesham incident.

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EC Horror Comics Art Gallery From Society of Illustrators Exhibit

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EC Horror Comics Art Gallery From Society of Illustrators Exhibit

From September 5 to October 27, New York City’s Society of Illustrators held an exhibit titled Tales from the Crypt: The Revolutionary Art of MAD and EC Comics. Before the exhibit ended ComingSoon.net paid a visit, and as a special Halloween treat to our readers we have a photo collection of all the cool art that was on display. Check it out in the gallery below!

RELATED: Exclusive Preview of Svengoolie Parody From MAD #4!

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Here’s more info from the Society of Illustrators website:

A big business in the fifties, as many as 100 million comic books were sold monthly. Although the superhero and funny animal titles were popular in the forties the appetite had turned to subjects that reflected current trends and interests.

Perhaps the most prominent comic book publisher at the time was Entertaining Comics (EC), led by William M. Gaines. An aspiring high school teacher, Gaines found himself the 25 year old head of a struggling publishing company when his father died in a boating accident. Gaines knew little about the industry but hired young, creative editor/artists Al Feldstein and Harvey Kurtzman to test new formats and launched a broad slate of revolutionary titles covering science fiction, horror, crime, war, suspense and humor.

The EC team would later be called among the most talented assembly of comic book artists and writers the industry had ever seen. While quickly copied because of their unprecedented success, EC stories were markedly different from the competition. They were expertly illustrated, written for an intelligent audience and offered an unexpected twist ending. Critics would point to the violence depicted in the crime and horror titles or the mature nature of the story subjects. Gaines had assumed an intelligent audience comprised of young adults and older readers and not children who would otherwise find little meaning in the work.

When the Comics Code arrived Gaines first balked at censorship, eventually relented and submitted his work lest the comics not be distributed. But by 1955 it was clear that EC’s comic books were doomed and he ceased publishing all but one title – MAD. By turning this comic book into a magazine Gaines was free of the Comics Code and saw its circulation peak at more than 2 million over the next two decades. Harvey Kurtzman created MAD magazine in the 1950s as a vehicle for social commentary, for parody and to challenge the establishment. Pulitzer prize winning author and cartoonist Art Spiegelman said, “I think Harvey’s MAD was more important than pot and LSD in shaping the generation that protested the Vietnam War.” MAD gave birth to irreverent American satire and its influence is felt even today.

Robert Crumb said of MAD, “When I was 14, MAD was a very heavy thing. It was the first thing that poked fun at the mass media. The old MAD comics worked inside the mass media. But it started getting too strong. People got scared and the government threatened action. The publishers formed the comics code. There haven’t been any good comics since then. That’s 13 years.”

Jerry Garcia lead guitarist of the Grateful Dead, and himself a collector of EC comics, said, “For me, the 50s were rock and roll- and EC Comics”.

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Curator Rob Pistella explains, “Bill Gaines and crew assembled among the finest illustrators of the day and produced timeless works that transcend the medium. MAD and EC Comics enlightened readers to such themes as prejudice, hypocrisy and inhumanity, and turned accepted conventions of science-fiction, horror and humor upside down – a revolutionary act that help to redefine popular culture.”

For the first time in New York, a gallery show and exhibition of the EC comic book art that struck fear in the hearts of arbiters of good taste will see the light of day. Featured are more than 70 large original comic book art pages by acknowledged comic art masters.

In addition to the original 1950’s pen and ink black & white pages are the printed comic books, story commentaries and biographies. Titles presented include Aces High, Crime Suspenstories, Crypt of Terror, Extra!, Haunt of Fear, Frontline Combat, Impact, Piracy, MAD, Two-Fisted Tales, Tales From the Crypt, The Vault of Horror, Weird Fantasy, Weird Science, Weird Science Fantasy, MAD 3-D art and more!

Award-winning artists featured include Johnny Craig, Reed Crandall, Jack Davis, Will Elder, George Evans, Al Feldstein, Frank Frazetta, Graham Ingels, B. Krigstein, Harvey Kurtzman, Joe Orlando, John Severin, Marie Severin, Angelo Torres, Al Williamson and Wally Wood.

This show is curated by comic art historian and collector Rob Pistella, with special thanks to EC aficionado and collector Rob Reiner for his contribution of words, art, advice and enthusiasm.

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A Sequel To The Meg is in the Early Stages of Development

A sequel to The Meg is in the early stages of development

The Meg could be returning to the ocean soon, according to Deadline. The big-budget monster movie about a prehistoric shark which hit theaters in late summer is getting a sequel, according to executive producer Catherine Xujun Ying.

“It’s still in the very early stages, but we’re working on it. We’re trying to keep it secret at this time,” said Ying, speaking at the U.S.-China Entertainment Summit. Given that it’s early, there are no screenwriters attached, and Warner Bros. hasn’t given it an official greenlight. However, considering the first film made over $140 million on its opening weekend, a sequel seems likely.

RELATED: The Meg Review

In the first film, a deep-sea submersible—part of an international undersea observation program—has been attacked by a massive creature, previously thought to be extinct, and now lies disabled at the bottom of the deepest trench in the Pacific…with its crew trapped inside. With time running out, expert deep-sea rescue diver Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham) is recruited by a visionary Chinese oceanographer (Winston Chao), against the wishes of his daughter Suyin (Li Bingbing), to save the crew—and the ocean itself—from this unstoppable threat: a pre-historic 75-foot-long shark known as the Megalodon.

What no one could have imagined is that years before, Taylor had encountered this same terrifying creature. Now, teamed with Suyin, he must confront his fears and risk his own life to save everyone trapped below…bringing him face to face once more with the greatest and largest predator of all time.

John Turteltaub (National Treasure) directed the film from a screenplay by Dean Georgaris and Jon Hoeber & Erich Hoeber, based on the New York Times best-selling book by Steve Alten.

 

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Exclusive Halloween Playlist From Stan Against Evil’s Dana Gould

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Exclusive Halloween Playlist From Stan Against Evil’s Dana Gould

IFC provided ComingSoon.net with the chance to chat 1:1 with Stan Against Evil creator Dana Gould, and we got the comedian (and certified horror movie fanatic) to give us his personal Halloween Movie Playlist. Check out Gould’s Halloween favorites in the gallery below, where he discusses how some of them play into Stan Against Evil Season 3, premiering tonight at 10pm!

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Created by Dana Gould (The Simpsons, Parks and Recreation) and starring John C. McGinley (Scrubs) and Janet Varney (You’re the Worst), Stan Against Evil has grown its dedicated fan base since originally debuting in 2016, with The New York Times calling it a “gruesome, deadpan delight.”

Stan Against Evil Season 2 concluded in November 2017 with Stan Miller (McGinley) and Sheriff Evie Barret (Varney) accidentally opening a portal into the past, allowing the 17th century demons to create new mayhem in their quaint town of Willard’s Mill.

Stan Against Evil follows Stan Miller, the perpetually disgruntled former sheriff of a small New England town, and Evie Barret, his younger, more spirited successor, and how the two are forced into an unlikely alliance upon realizing their sleepy little town is the subject of a 300-year-old demonic curse. Willard’s Mill, it turns out, was the sight of a massive 17th century witch burning and as such, Stan and Evie are forced into battle against demons, witches, haunted ponies, giant piglets, evil babies, you name it, all while trying to bridge their chasm-wide personal differences.

RELATED: Dana Gould Talks Stan Against Evil Season 2

Stan Against Evil is created, written and executive produced by Dana Gould, with Tom Lassally (Silicon Valley) also serving as executive producer. RadicalMedia (My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman, MARS) produces the series with Frank Scherma and Justin Wilkes executive producing. Star John C. McGinley also serves as a producer. Deborah Baker Jr. and Nate Mooney co-star.

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New Creed II Poster Reveals A Long-Standing Rivalry

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New Creed II poster reveals a long-standing rivalry

The new poster for Creed II shows Michal B. Jordan’s Adonis Creed, as he stares down his Russian opponent, Viktor Drago. Who also happens to be the son of the man who killed his father way back in Rocky IV. In the background, Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky Balboa and Dolph Lundgren’s Ivan Drago also exchange an unpleasant look. You can check out the poster in the gallery below!

Creed II is the continuation of the Rocky saga and sequel to the 2015 critically-acclaimed and crowd-pleasing 2015 hit Creed, which took in more than $170 million at the worldwide box office. Ryan Coogler (Black Panther), who directed the first film, returns to the franchise as an executive producer on Creed II. The new film is being directed by Steven Caple Jr., who helmed the acclaimed 2016 drama The Land.

RELATED: Creed II Featurette Focuses on New Director Steven Caple Jr.

Life has become a balancing act for Adonis Creed. Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight, he is up against the challenge of his life. Facing an opponent with ties to his family’s past only intensifies his impending battle in the ring. Rocky Balboa is there by his side through it all and, together, Rocky and Adonis will confront their shared legacy, question what’s worth fighting for, and discover that nothing’s more important than family. Creed II is about going back to basics to rediscover what made you a champion in the first place, and remembering that, no matter where you go, you can’t escape your history.

Also reprising their roles from the first film are Tessa Thompson as Bianca, Phylicia Rashad as Mary Anne, Wood Harris as Tony ‘Little Duke’ Burton, and Andre Ward as Danny ‘Stuntman’ Wheeler. The new cast is rounded out with Florian “The Big Nasty” Munteanu as Viktor Drago, Dolph Lundgren returning to the role of Ivan Drago and Russell Hornsby as Buddy Marcelle. Creed II will be distributed theatrically in the U.S. by MGM on November 21, 2018, and Warner Bros. Pictures will distribute the film internationally.

RELATED: Creed II Trailer: There’s More to Lose Than a Title

Caple Jr. directs from an original screenplay written by Stallone based on characters from the Rocky franchise. The film is produced by Irwin Winkler, Charles Winkler, William Chartoff, David Winkler, Kevin King-Templeton, and Stallone. Coogler, Jordan and Guy Riedel will executive produce.

Creed, directed by Coogler, was released by Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema in November 2015 and went on to garner many honors for Stallone, including a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, and an Academy Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role.

 

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The Best Margot Robbie Movies

The best Margot Robbie movies

Margot Robbie is exploding in Hollywood.  Over the past few years, the ethereally gorgeous actress has worked with Martin Scorsese, been nominated for an Oscar, and immortalized a comic book villain.  In the near future, Robbie will be starring as Sharon Tate in Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.  It is a testament to how talented she is.  Also, rumor has it that Sony is courting her to play their live-action Barbie.  This is a testament to how beautiful she is. Beautiful & talented is often hard to come by in Hollywood, and that is why Margot Robbie has quickly climbed to A-list level.

Robbie had a small role in Richard Curtis’s About Time and a few other TV projects.  However, most people were introduced to her when she lit up the screen in The Wolf of Wall Street.  Since then, she has had many great roles.  Some are serious and show her range as an actress.  Some are ridiculous and exhibit her status as a screen siren.  Unfortunately, Just like any actress in the industry, there are times she was wasted. A few times she was given the thankless role of the wife/love interest (Focus, Goodbye Christopher Robin, The Legend of Tarzan).  But, many other times she owned her characters and truly shined.

Here are the best roles of Margot Robbie’s career.

Ann Burden in Z for Zachariah (2015)

It is surprising that Z for Zachariah did not get more attention.  It is a post-apocalyptic drama where nuclear fallout has dashed the world.  In a small Adirondack valley protected from the poison air, Ann (Robbie) has sustained herself.  Then John (Chiwetel Ejiofor) arrives. Later, Caleb (Chris Pine) arrives. There is no apocalyptic imagery other than the lack of other people.  What there is is a poignant drama about these three people. There is friendship, camaraderie, love, jealousy, and even deception. Margot Robbie is wonderful as Ann.  She is a strong, self-reliant woman who doesn’t have time for the affections and envy of these two men. It provides a lot of tension and excitement. Directed by Craig Zobel, Z for Zachariah is a solid acting exercise by all three stars, but especially Robbie.

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Herself in The Big Short (2015)

Adam McKay’s dramedy about the 2008 housing disaster was an incredibly unique film.  In order to explain the complex mortgage economics, he often used cutaways of celebrities, playing themselves.  By far, the best of these cutaways involves Margot Robbie in a bubble bath. This is Robbie owning her sex symbol status.  It is a hysterical way to make sure people pay attention to the explanation of subprime mortgages. Who is going to look away from Margot Robbie in a bubble bath?  No one!!

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Tanya Vanderpoel in Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016)

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is an outstanding film about Kim Baker.  Kim is a New York journalist whose life sends her toward a three-month assignment covering war-torn Afghanistan.  This film belongs to Tina Fey 100%. However, Margot Robbie’s role of Tanya Vanderpoel is crucial to the development of Kim Baker’s character.  Tanya is a seasoned veteran British war journalist. She knows the ins and outs of the job and what it means to be a woman in the patriarchal Middle East.  Tanya’s immediate friendship and mentorship for Kim adds plenty of levity and support for the fish-out-of-water. This exchange in the film is priceless, and Robbie’s delivery is perfect:

Tanya: Because you’re what, I mean, you’re like, a seven, a six, seven in New York? Here, you’re a nine. Borderline ten. It’s called “Kabul Cute.”

Kim: What are you here, like a 15?

Tanya: Yeah.

In WTF, Robbie really proves that she has great comic timing and functions as a character actress just as well as a leading lady.  That isn’t easy to do.

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Annie in Terminal (2018)

This mess of a movie is as if the filmmakers were out to emulate a Richard Kelly film.  They succeed at that admirably.  It is pretty, with goofy but intriguing performances, and it all operates with a severe secret that you know will be revealed so you stay on board.  Margot Robbie is front and center as Annie.  She is a manipulative, depraved waitress that always seems like the smartest person in the room.  Simon Pegg’s dying English teacher is helpless against her charm.   She is an irresistible seductress toward Dexter Fletcher’s assassin character.  There are also several subplots about infiltrating a mercenary group and the odd omniscience of Mike Meyer’s janitor role.  It all adds up to a convoluted mess, but that is no fault of its star.  Robbie has the charisma and magnetism that no matter how confused and lost you might become, she is worth hanging in there.

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Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad (2016)

Say what you will about David Ayer’s ridiculous mashup of DC’s villains, it was better than Justice League.  Sure, the story is shallow and Cara Delevingne’s Enchantress is a terrible antagonist, but two things saved this film.  That is Margot Robbie and Will Smith, reuniting after there pairing in  2015’s Focus.  Will Smith does everything he can to bring some gravitas and morally acceptable villainy to his Deadshot.  However, it is Robbie as Harley Quinn that steals the entire show. Every scene she is in is funny, magnetic, and enticing.  Harley Quinn has such jubilant insanity that you are amazed the role didn’t get away from Robbie. You won’t quite buy her utility in a group where a man can’t miss a gunshot, a man can control fire, and a walking alligator.  Come on, she carries a bat and a gun. But Robbie is so good that somehow you believe she is imperative to the team. As if her craziness is the catalyst that holds these bad guys together.

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Naomi Lapaglia in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

Margot Robbie’s performance in The Wolf of Wall Street effectively jumpstarted her career.  Martin Scorsese has a knack for writing incredibly strong female characters in his macho male-oriented dramas.  Lorraine Bracco in Goodfellas, Sharon Stone in Casino, Vera Farmiga in The Departed, and then Robbie.  She plays Naomi with such confidence that she goes blow for acting blow with the stellar Leonardo DiCaprio.  Such manic energy, such depravity, and such machismo are being thrown around the screen.  However,  it takes a special kind of actress to reign in her man and use her feminine wiles as a weapon to keep him in line.  That vulgar scene, where she tempts Jordan with her nakedness, only to deny him and reduce him to a prostrating child.  That is where she became a star.

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Tonya Harding in I, Tonya (2017)

That moment that Tonya lands her jump and the Euphoria pours from Margot Robbie’s expression.  That is where she solidified her first Oscar nomination.  In 2017’s I, Tonya, Robbie runs the gamut of emotions like a seasoned veteran.  At times, her Tonya is hysterically trashy and pitiful.  Other times, she is inspiring and passionate.  However, most importantly, she can be naive and tragic, which becomes the focal tone of the film.   Robbie owned her role of Tonya completely.  She never slipped into caricature and treated her and her story with the deepest of respect.  It doesn’t matter that she didn’t walk away with the Best Actress statue in 2017.  Those final scenes where she is stripped of her right to skate was some of the greatest acting of the entire year.

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Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral Trailer Prepares for The End

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Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral trailer prepares for the end

Following Perry’s reveal that the film will be his last with the title character, Lionsgate has released the first trailer for Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral. Check it out in the player below!

In Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral, a joyous family reunion turns into a hilarious nightmare as Madea and the crew travel to backwoods Georgia and unexpectedly plan a funeral, which threatens to reveal sordid family secrets.

Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral is the eighth film in the franchise and will be the final film from Tyler Perry that is distributed by Lionsgate. This is not going to be the last we see from Perry however as he signed an exclusive deal with Viacom last year, which will have him working on content in television, film, and short-form video. Under the terms of the agreement, Perry will produce approximately 90 episodes annually of original drama and comedy series for BET and other Viacom networks, and Viacom will have exclusive licensing rights on this programming. In addition, Viacom will have exclusive distribution rights to Perry’s short-form video content. The partnership on Perry’s TV and short-form video content to go into effect in May 2019, following the expiration of Perry’s exclusive agreement with OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. Viacom’s agreement will extend through 2024.

Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral arrives in theaters on March 1, 2019.

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