Author: Brett Stevens

  • Vin Diesel to Produce Crime Drama Conway for NBC

    Vin Diesel to Produce Crime Drama Conway for NBC

    Vin Diesel is about to rev a very different engine. Deadline has announced that Diesel will produce Conway for NBC, about a police officer named – you guessed it – Conway who wakes from a coma with cognitive abilities that may hurt more than they help. I love Vin Diesel, and I’m glad he is…

  • Toxic Avenger Reboot on the Way

    Toxic Avenger Reboot on the Way

    Tromaville is about to get a makeover courtesy of Legendary Pictures. Deadline is reporting the Wanda Group-based studio has acquired the rights to the iconic B-Movie franchise The Toxic Avenger. Often considered a progenitor of the R-rated superhero sub-genre now ruled by the likes of Deadpool and Logan, The Toxic Avenger centers on a janitor who is covered…

  • Aquaman Sets Box Office Record in China

    Aquaman Sets Box Office Record in China

    It looks like Aquaman is gonna become the Michael Phelps of the Middle Kingdom. When it was first announced Aquaman was going to be opening up two weeks early in China, I felt a mix of trepidation and jealousy. What if this was a sign that Warner Bros. didn’t have faith in the film‘s ability to compete…

  • James Gunn’s Brightburn trailer arrives online

    James Gunn’s Brightburn trailer arrives online

    James Gunn is leaving the galaxy and returning to his horror roots as the first trailer for Brightburn has been released. At first blush, this trailer has a mixture of Man of Steel and Amblin vibes. Then it takes a dark turn – so dark, in fact, that I literally jumped out of my chair…

  • Danny Trejo Says Machete 3 Still in the Works

    Danny Trejo Says Machete 3 Still in the Works

    It looks like everybody’s favorite federale might be back to save the day. Bloody Disgusting reported  that Danny Trejo, in a recent interview with Popcorn Talk, discussed the status of Machete Kills Again… in Space, the first trailer for which was actually shown right after Machete Kills. Trejo says Rodriguez wants to make the movie and…

  • George Eads Exits MacGyver

    It looks like George Eads and CBS are parting ways. THR is reporting that Eads briefly walked off the set of MacGyver in October after an altercation, and the producers have decided to let him out of contract; Eads has agreed to continue filming through December, and insiders are saying he won’t be killed off and may…