Sigourney Weaver Starring in Mandalorian Movie?
Hollywood scoop master Jeff Sneider reports that Sigourney Weaver is in talks to join The Mandalorian and Grogu, the atrociously-titled film spinoff of Disney+’s most successful title. The Hollywood Reporter later confirmed the news. The movie is directed by Mandalorian creator Jon Favreau, with him, Dave Filoni, and Kathleen Kennedy producing. Weaver is known for sci-fi […]
Galaxy Quest TV Series Coming to Paramount+
Paramount has taken “Never give up, never surrender” to heart. The Hollywood Reporter has learned that a TV series follow-up to Galaxy Quest, the sci-fi comedy film from 1999, is being developed for Paramount+. Galaxy Quest starred Tim Allen, Alan Rickman, Sigourney Weaver, Tony Shalhoub, and Daryl Mitchell as the stars of a decades-old Star […]
REVIEW: Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
I probably have a similar history with James Cameron’s Avatar to that of most people. I saw it once when it came out and loved the visuals and music. However, I wasn’t won over by the movie’s paper-thin characters and paint-by-numbers story of colonialism and love overcoming the odds. There were some interesting ideas, but I was […]
New Avatar The Way of Water Trailer Splashes Around
Who says cats are afraid of the water? A new trailer for Avatar: The Way of Water went online earlier today. A sequel to the biggest movie of all time (I think… did they rerelease it enough times to push it over the edge yet?), Avatar: The Way of Water finds Jake Sully and Neytiri, […]
Avatar: The Way of Water Trailer Floods the Internet
Pandora is open for business again, as 20th Century Studios has released a trailer for Avatar: The Way of Water. The first of four planned sequels to 2009’s massive hit Avatar, Avatar: The Way of Water “begins to tell the story of the Sully family, the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to […]
The Feminine and the Final Girl
One of horror cinema’s most enduring tropes is the final girl. The final girl is the last surviving female character who must face the killer or creature in the film’s climax. It’s a celebrated element of scary movies, particularly in – but not limited to – the slasher subgenre, so much so that a highly […]