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The Great Gatsby is a literary masterpiece, but what’s the best film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel? Let’s see what Rotten Tomatoes says, shall we?
Director Maggie Gyllenhaal revives the iconic Bride of Frankenstein this fall in upcoming feature film The Bride! In an interview with THR, actor John Magaro (Overlord) reveals new details on the film, teasing that audiences are in for a “wild, fun ride.”
Originally set for release on October 3, The Bride! will now release on September 26, 2025.
The upcoming film “sees a lonely Frankenstein travel to 1930s Chicago to seek the aide of a Dr. Euphronius in creating a companion for himself. The two reinvigorate a murdered young woman and the Bride is born. She is beyond what either of them intended, igniting a combustible romance, the attention of the police and a wild and radical social movement.”
Christian Bale is Frankenstein’s Monster, with Jessie Buckley as the titular Bride. The Bride! will also star Penelope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard, Annette Bening, and Magaro, who might have September 5 costar Peter Sarsgaard to thank for his role in Gyllenhaal’s film.
But it’s Magaro’s description of The Bride! that’s most intriguing.
“Peter was kind enough to recommend me to his wife [Gyllenhaal] for The Bride!, so I had a really good time shooting it last spring. It’s a wild movie. It’s very different than The Lost Daughter,“ Magaro told THR.
“It’s like a mix of a Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers movie, Young Frankenstein, Frankenstein, Bonnie and Clyde and Badlands. It’s just a wild, fun ride. It’s something that people haven’t seen before, and I’m really excited to get it in front of an audience. It’s bonkers.“
That’s an interesting blend of films, with all signs pointing toward an ultra-stylized genre-bender ahead. While Magaro teases the film itself, there’s no word yet on who he’ll be playing in The Bride!
In the original 1935 film by director James Whale, “After recovering from injuries sustained in the mob attack upon himself and his creation, Dr. Frankenstein (Colin Clive) falls under the control of his former mentor, Dr. Pretorius (Ernest Thesiger), who insists the now-chastened doctor resume his experiments in creating new life. Meanwhile, the Monster (Boris Karloff) remains on the run from those who wish to destroy him without understanding that his intentions are generally good despite his lack of socialization and self-control.”
John Magaro in ‘Overlord’
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Star Trek: Lower Decks may be over, but the show’s cast is reuniting for the season finale of Dropout’s Dirty Laundry. We can’t wait to see what happens.
A French action thriller called Ad Vitam, which is reminiscent of Taken, completely dominated Netflix’s popularity charts in the early days of 2025.
While Bones would ultimately air for 12 seasons, circumstances meant that the season 10 finale had to be written like a potential series finale.
In the wake of the 1928 animated short Steamboat Willie entering the public domain, horror movie Screamboat is headed our way to twist the tale into a horror movie nightmare, with David Howard Thornton (Terrifier franchise’s Art the Clown) playing the killer Steamboat Willie.
Iconic Events Releasing is bringing Screamboat to the big screen in April 2025, and Variety shares the very first image of David Howard Thornton as Steamboat Willie today (above).
“I’m so excited to share our mischievous monster mouse with the world. Screamboat is my way of paying homage to Disney while putting a sinister, yet comedic twist on the classic,” writer-director Steven LaMorte said in a statement to the outlet. “Watching David Howard Thornton bring Steamboat Willie to life with the magicians at Quantum Creation FX has been nothing short of amazing — he’s hilarious and murderously entertaining. I can’t wait for audiences to meet Willie and experience the chaos we’ve created.”
Screamboat follows a group of New Yorkers on a late-night ferry ride that turns deadly when a mischievous mouse begins a rampage, targeting unsuspecting passengers.
The unlikely crew must band together to thwart the murderous menace before their relaxing commute turns into a nightmare.
Tyler Posey (“Teen Wolf”) and Kailey Hyman (Damien Leone’s Terrifier 2) also star, with Brian Quinn (“Impractical Jokers”) and Joe DeRosa appearing in cameo roles.
Director Steven LaMorte promises that the film’s version of Steamboat Willie is “a 100 percent in-camera practical creature,” with both a puppet and a costume being used.
The cast also includes Allison Pittel (“Stream”), Amy Schumacher (“The Mean One”), Jesse Posey (“Teen Wolf”), Jesse Kove (“Cobra Kai”), Rumi C Jean-Louis (“Hightown”) as well as Jarlath Conroy (Romero’s “Day of the Dead”) and Charles Edwin Powell (“The Exorcist III”).
Christian Beckman‘s Quantum Creation FX, Inc. (The Last Voyage of the Demeter, The Book of Boba Fett) is creating the creature from designs by concept artist Christian Cordella (Avatar: The Way of Water, Spider-Man: No Way Home).
Produced by Amy Schumacher, Martine Melloul, and Steven LaMorte (the team behind The Mean One) in collaboration with horror heavyweights Steven Della Salla and Michael Leavy (Terrifier 2, Terrifer 3, Stream), the film promises a hilariously horrific twist on Disney’s mascot.
Steamboat Willie was of course the short film that introduced Mickey Mouse to the world.
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John Ajvide Lindqvist’s novel became the incredible Swedish movie Let the Right One In back in 2008, and we’ve learned that Vertigo is bringing the film back to life next week.
Vertigo Releasing will bring iconic vampire horror Let the Right One In to audiences across digital platforms on January 20, and Bloody Disgusting has been exclusively provided with all-new digital artwork. In anticipation for January’s release, Vertigo have collaborated with iconic illustrator Chris Malbon to create entirely new, hand-illustrated artwork in honour of the film’s iconic characters, cold Scandinavian setting, and, of course, the infamous pool scene.
Check out the art below and look for the vampire film on digital outlets January 20!
Lina Leandersson, Kåre Hedebrant, Patrik Rydmark and Peter Carlberg star.
From director Tomas Alfredson, Let the Right One In follows bullied 12 year old Oskar (Hedebrant), living with his mother in suburban Sweden, when he’s introduced to his mysterious and dark neighbour Eli (Leandersson). Whilst the pair are initially reserved with each other, they gradually start to form a close bond through their shared insecurities.
However, this tale soon takes a sinister turn, as it becomes apparent that Eli is no regular young girl, as she shares with Oskar her dark secret – that she is in fact connected to a string of bloody local murders.
One of the best vampire movies ever made, Let the Right One In was quickly followed by an American remake in 2010. Titled Let Me In, the U.S. version was directed by Matt Reeves. The films were subsequently followed by a short-lived TV series, cancelled after one season.
Meagan Navarro raved on Bloody Disgusting several years back that the original Let the Right One In is “a haunting coming of age tale that plays like a beautiful, atmospheric love story.” It’s also a pitch perfect movie watch for both Valentine’s Day and the Winter season, making Vertigo’s re-release on Digital this coming January 20 a well timed resurrection for the film.
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SFX Legend Todd Masters Shares Rare Concept Art and Images from ‘Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight’
Demonic creature feature Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight, released in theaters on January 13, 1995, turns 30 today. To celebrate its milestone anniversary, the film’s special effects makeup designer and creator Todd Masters (“From,” It Lives Inside, Slither) has spent the day sharing rare behind-the-scenes images and concept art on Instagram.
A tongue-in-cheek action-horror hybrid that boasted great practical creature work and a stellar cast from top to bottom, Demon Knight followed ex-solider Brayker (William Sadler) as he’s forced to take refuge in an isolated hotel and find a successor for his biblical quest. Brayker’s last stand becomes ground zero in a high-stakes battle for Earth’s domination. The fight between a ragtag group, led by Brayker and Jeryline (Jada Pinkett Smith), against demonic ghouls led by the charismatic Collector (Billy Zane) is a complete blast from start to finish. Ernest Dickerson’s direction and Todd Masters’ delightful creature designs, plus an ensemble cast with no shortage of memorable performances, iconic scenes, and quotable lines of dialogue, make this ’90s gem a fan favorite.
The stellar designs and work by Masters and his special makeup effects and creature crew contribute a large part of what makes the film so memorable, and Masters has shared some interesting creature designs from the film. That includes an early, unused sketch that presents a vastly different outcome for Danny (Ryan O’Donohue), the young boy who succumbs to possession after reading a comic book found in the attic. In the film, Danny’s transformation heralds the climax as he mortally wounds Brayker, though his shape remains mostly human.
Masters shared rare concept art on Instagram that envisions a much less humanoid version of the demonic Danny.
Masters also humorously revealed some slight tweaks to his demon designs that could’ve earned Demon Knight a very different title thanks to some noticeable anatomy changes: Demon Balls.
Billy Zane’s demonic Collector reveals his Hell form in the final confrontation, and that, too, went through a design phase that could’ve wound up going a vastly different direction. Masters also shared a peek at what could’ve been.
The memories don’t stop there; Masters shares candids from the makeup effects trailer on set, too, giving a closer look at creature designs featured in the film.
Happy 30th, Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight. And fangs for the memories, ghouls.
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Stephen King famously once said, “I have seen the future of horror fiction, and his name is Clive Barker.” That future was realized when Barker brought his transgressive writing to the big screen in Hellraiser.
For the first time in 37 years, the 1987 horror classic is returning to theaters on February 5 and 6 via Fathom Events.
Newly remastered in 4K, the movie will be accompanied by “Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on Hellraiser,” a 2004 interview with the actor about his first appearance as the horror icon Pinhead.
Hellraiser sees a couple move into their new home, unaware that something evil lurks beneath the floorboards of the dilapidated house — something that wants human blood.
Based on Barker’s novella The Hellbound Heart, the film stars Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Sean Chapman, Oliver Smith, and Bradley.
Hellraiser spawned nine sequels — the first seven of which featured Bradley reprising his role as Pinhead — before being rebooted by David Bruckner for Hulu in 2022.
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