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Here’s a fun teaser trailer for the upcoming film Frankie Freako, which is inspired by the Freddie Freaker party line, and this looks like it could be a crazy cool movie!

In the film, “Workaholic yuppie Conor Sweeney (star of The Editor, Father’s Day) has a dilemma: no one in his life respects him! Not his boss, not his coworkers, not even his wife Kristina, who thinks he’s an uptight “square”!

“Conor sees no way out of this existential rut until one night channel-surfing he catches a bizarre ad for a party hotline hosted by a strange dancing goblin: FRANKIE FREAKO. Conor is entranced by Frankie’s promises of wild and freaky adventures, just a phone call away – could this be the recipe to spice up his flavourless life?

“Home alone for the weekend, Conor works up the courage to dial the number for the Frankie Freako hotline. As soon as the call connects, it unleashes CHAOS into his white-collar world, releasing Frankie and his troublemaker friends from their dimensional prison.

“It’s a race against time as Conor must defeat the rambunctious ruffians and clean up their trail of destruction before Kristina returns from her trip, all while going on an unexpected journey of self-discovery.

The movie is described as a wacky FX-driven horror-comedy in the style of Gremlins 2 and Ghoulies 3: Ghoulies go to College.

The original Freddie Freaker (sometimes known as Freddy Freaker) was a character created in 1987 by L.A. Toys. He appeared in commercials typically seen on MTV advertising his hotline “1-900-490-FREAK” which was geared towards teens.

The callers would have an option to hear recordings that were weird sounds, jokes, etc. or make their own rap songs.

I’m actually excited about watching this movie!

Dave Bautista got his big break playing Drax in the MCU’s Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy, which wrapped last year.

He developed a close bond with the director of the films, James Gunn, who has moved on up to lead the charge over at DC, and as we all know, Gunn likes to work with actors from his previous projects, so fans have wondered where we will see some of the Guardians pop up again in the future.

As for Bautista’s preference, he talked about his DC favorites in a recent interview with ScreenRant, where he explained:

“When I was younger, I wanted to play Bane; it was like a dream role for me. And I got to a point in my career where I just felt like I was just too old to play Bane.

I think the physicality of it, at this point in my career and my life, I just wouldn’t be able to do the character justice. And then I saw somewhere online that someone posted something of me playing Lex Luthor; an older Lex Luthor.

I kind of became obsessed with that idea. Obviously, they moved on from that idea, so at this point, I’m struggling to find my place in the DC universe. But I’d really be up for anything.”

We will just have to wait and see where he ends up. Are there any DC characters you’d like to see Bautista take on?

Hasbro has announced its latest G.I. Joe: Classified HasLab project and this thing is freakin’ epic! This is the Cobra Rattler Ground Attack Jet, and it’s huge!

Nose to tail, the Cobra Rattler measures 33.53” (851.78MM) long, over 2 and half feet. Wheels down, it stands 9.88” (250.9MM) tall with a wingspan of 32.04” (357.71MM) wide.

The announcement comes with the following description: “The Cobra Airborne is readying for launch but needs your assistance to fund its crowning achievement of aviation ingenuity. M.A.R.S. Industries, in concert with HasLab, has developed a 6-inch scale G.I. Joe Classified Series Cobra Rattler Ground Attack Jet.

“In order to initiate our takeoff sequence, we are in need of 9,000 backer orders by the end of the Campaign. For each HasLab vehicle you pledge, you’ll receive a Cobra Rattler jet along with an action figure of Flight Commander Wild Weasel featuring premium deco, detailing, and articulation for poseability.”

The Rattler comes with a vast array of armaments including 12 removable pylons attached under the wings offering dog bone connections to customize your jet’s weapons loadout. Choose from:

• 2 Sistrum Cluster Bombs with visible bomblets

• 2 70MM Precision-Guided Rocket Launchers

• 2 AEA-56 Quick Thrust Short-Range Missiles

• 2 EO-118 Electro Optical Renegade Missiles

• 2 Thermonuclear Bombs

• 2 Bomb Racks which hold 6 total PL-MI84 Unguided Bombs

The manual thumb wheel also rotates the muzzle of the Kerry CDV-9B “Jawbreaker” Nose Cannon providing a cacophony of 30MM fire.

This crowdfunded project will run from July 25th, 2024, to 11:59PM ET on September 9th. If successful, the project is expected to begin shipping in Fall 2025.

For more details and to back the project click here. Check out the photos below showing off the awesome details!

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Here’s a new photo of Lady Gaga all decked out at Harley Quinn in DC’s Joker: Folie à Deux, which continues the journey of Arthur Fleck and what is going on in his insane life and mind.

Gaga plays Harleen “Lee” Quinzel, an Arkham Asylum patient who falls for Arthur Fleck, aka Joker Oscar, and she also served as music consultant on the musical sequel.

While talking to Empire Magazine, Gaga said: “People know me by my stage name, Lady Gaga, right? That’s me as that performer, but that is not what this movie is; I’m playing a character. So I worked a lot on the way that I sang to come from Lee, and to not come from me as a performer.”

She went on to say: “How do you take music and have it just be an extension of the dialogue, as opposed to breaking into song for no conceivable reason? It was unlike anything I’ve ever done before.”

It’s going to be interesting to see how they pull this off and if people will show up to watch it. The girl film made over a billion dollars, but now that people’s interest in this Joker has been fulfilled, will they show up for more?

In the film, Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) is institutionalized at Arkham awaiting trial for his crimes as Joker. While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur not only stumbles upon true love, but also finds the music that’s always been inside him.

Arthur’s true love in the film is Harley Quinn who forms a strong relationship with Joker and together they embark on a journey filled with violence and music.

The film was directed by Todd Phillips and the early reviews for the film have been strong.

The Joker sequel will be a jukebox musical that will consist of 15 well-known songs, and its story will mostly be set in Arkham Asylum. The film’s title, Joker: Folie à Deux, refers to the clinical term for the “shared madness,” hallucinations, and delusions of two people.

The movie is said to be inspired by Francis Ford Coppola’s infamous 1982 movie flop One from the Heart. Lawrence Sher praised director Phillips for going bold on the sequel, saying: “Something I appreciate about Todd Phillips — who I’ve done seven movies with, including Joker — is that he’s always taking risks. We’ve got the new Joker coming out next year and we’re just finishing up post-production on it. This movie is a big swing and it’s going to be really surprising to people. I’m so excited for everyone to see it.”

The movie also stars Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn, Zazie Beetz as Sophie Dumond, with Catherine Keener, Jacob Lofland, and Brendan Gleeson who will be playing undisclosed characters.

Joker: Folie á Deux is scheduled for release on October 4, 2024. If you haven’t seen the most recent trailer yet, check it out here.

Writer and director Kevin Smith has released the first poster for his latest film, The 4:30 Movie, which was acquired by Saban Films.

Smith shared the following note with the poster: “Presenting the first poster for THE 4:30 MOVIE – my 16th film, coming to theaters this fall from @saban_films! Set in the summer of 1986, we shot this sentimental journey of a flick at @smodcastlecinemas, the movie theater in #atlantichighlands, New Jersey that I grew up going to and now co-own with my friends.

“Created by the talented folks at @wearebond, this first poster showcases our fresh faced foursome of (from left) @nick_v_cirillo, @reednorthrup, @austinzajur and @sienaagudong – the incredible kids who carry the picture.

“I love how the designers put the billing block up top in the theater marquee. My name above the title is a compromise I made in lieu of using the “A Film By” credit (which I’ve always eschewed).

“We’re debuting the trailer at my Hall H panel on Saturday night at @comic_con – but if you’re not going, you can see it online Monday morning!

“That’s when tickets go on sale for our World Premiere: it’s a big benefit for #smodcastlecinemas so you’ll be able to watch the flick in the same theater where we shot it (and since we’re a 501(c) non-profit organization, you’ll be able to write off the cost of your tickets)! #KevinSmith #the430movie”

The movie is set in the summer of 1986, “The coming of age comedy follows three sixteen-year-old friends (played by Austin Zajur, Nicholas Cirillo and Reed Northrup) who spend their Saturdays sneaking into movies at the local multiplex.

“But when one of the guys also invites the girl of his dreams (Siena Agudong) to see the latest comedy, each of the teens will learn something serious about life and love before the credits roll.”

The 4:30 Movie also stars Ken Jeong (The Hangover), Sam Richardson (Veep), Genesis Rodriguez (Tusk), Justin Long (Barbarian), Jason Lee (Almost Famous), Rachel Dratch (I Love My Dad), Kate Micucci (The Big Bang Theory), Adam Pally (Sonic the Hedgehog), Harley Quinn Smith (Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood), and Method Man (Power Book II: Ghost).

Smith shot the film at his Smodcastle Cinemas in New Jersey — the same movie theater he haunted every weekend when he was a teenager, which he now co-owns. Liz Destro, Josh Bachove and Jordan Monsanto produced alongside EPs Bill Bromiley, Shanan Becker and Jonathan Saba.

Smith is set to embark on a multi-city national tour with the movie this summer, with its rollout in theaters nationwide to follow.

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During the Transformers One panel at Comic-Con, a clip was shared that featured Starscream and it teased his story arc with Megatron. There’s definitely an interesting backstory there, but they pushed through it really quickly in the clip.

Anyway, this clip featured the first time we heard Starscream speak and his voice sounded very familiar! It was confirmed at the end of the clip that the fan-favorite villain is voiced by Steve Buscemi, which is pretty great casting!

The clip featured Chris Hemsworth’s Orion Pax, Brian Tyree Henry‘s D-16, Keegan-Michael Key‘s B-127 aka Bumblebee, and Scarlett Johansson‘s Elita-1 being captured and taken to a group of hardcore legendary warriors known as the Cybertron High Guard.

Bee recognizes their leader is Starscream, but when Starscream orders the four characters to kneel to him, D-16 aka Megatron refuses. So, the two end up getting in their first fight with each other and D-16 pretty much kicks his ass and in the process damages Starscream’s voice.

The director of the film Josh Cooley said after the clip: “Do you guys know who that was? Steve Buscemi is the voice of Starscream. First choice. We call him up and he says yes… I’m a huge Big Lebowski fan so this was a dream come true.”

Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura talked about the film in general, saying: “The origin story is incredibly rich. If we tried to do this in live action, it would cost us $500 million… You’re really going to get to know the robots in a way that nothing has been able to do before.

“You know Optimus and Megatron so well but we’re dealing with Orion Pax and D-16. These guys are different but we still plant the seeds that get you to the characters you love.”

Cooley added: “It’s characters we know as enemies but seeing how they became enemies was fascinating to me. I’ve never seen this in any version of Transformers before.”

Henry also talked about the two main characters of the story and said that the way Orion Pax and D-16 go from friends to enemies is “heartbreaking.”

He continues: “Losing a friend is one of the worst heartbreaks — it’s worse than losing a lover. A friendship is absolute family. I still think about the friends I lost in the third grade… To see that these two iconic characters actually had a friendship and lost it, to see what that was, it is heartbreaking.”

Hemsworth went on to talk about taking on the role of Optimus Prime, and said: “What Peter Cullen has done with the character is so incredible, iconic, and the thing that is equally inspiring as also terrifying when trying to play the character.

“The goal was never to mimic or sound like Peter Cullen. This is the brash young version of Optimus Prime, before he had become the all-knowing omnipresent figure we have come to know and love.”

Transformers One rolls out in theaters on September 20th.

Marvel has shared a new clip from Deadpool & Wolverine and it introduces us to Emma Corrin’s Cassandra Nova when she confronts Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) and Logan (Hugh Jackman) in The Void, and as you’ll see, she makes quite an impression on Wolverine! I won’t say what happens, you’ll just have to watch it.

The movie opens up in theaters today and I’m finally going to see it later tonight. I hope that it’s good! After reading some of the reviews and talking to people who have seen it, my expectations were lowered a bit, which isn’t a bad thing because I was overly excited about it.

Check out the clip and let us know what you think!

Netflix has released a new trailer for the crazy-looking mythological dark comedy series titled Kaos, which stars Jeff Goldblum as Zeus, the King of the Gods, and he’s a vengeful God who is looking to “wipe these F–kers of the face of the f–kin’ planet.”

Zeus, “All-powerful, cruel, occasionally benevolent… he has no idea that the plot to take him down has begun.” The movie is described as a “modern day contemporary retelling of Greek mythology.”

The series revolves around six humans as they discover their connection to each other and to a long standing ancient prophecy while they deal with corrupt and arrogant gods of the Greek mythology.

In the series, “Zeus has long enjoyed his status as King of The Gods. Until he wakes up and discovers a wrinkle on his forehead. Neurosis sets in, setting him off on a dangerous, paranoid path.

“Zeus becomes convinced his fall is coming – and starts to see signs of it everywhere. Zeus’ once reliable brother, Hades, the God of the Underworld, is secretly losing his grip on his dark dominion.

“There is a backlog of dead waiting to be processed and they are growing restless. Hera (Janet McTeer), Queen of the Gods, exercises dominion on Earth — and over Zeus — in her own unique way.”

But, “Her power and freedom become threatened by Zeus’ growing paranoia, and she is forced to act, while Zeus’ rebellious son, Dionysus, (Nabhaan Rizwan), is out of control and on course for a cosmic collision with his father.

“On Earth people are aching for change, however Poseidon (Cliff Curtis), God of Sea, Storms & Earthquakes (& Horses) is more concerned with the size of his super-yacht & where the next party is. The wellbeing of mere mortals is of little interest to him…”

The film comes from Charlie Covell, the writer of The End of the F*cking World and the producers of Chernobyl. The rest of the cast includes David Thewlis as Hades, Killian Scott as Orpheus, Debi Mazar as Medusa, and Nabhaan Rizwan as Dionysus. Plus four other mortals – Riddy (Aurora Perrineau), Orpheus (Killian Scott), Caneus (Misia Butler) and Ari (Leila Farzad).

Kaos will be released on Netflix on August 29th.

Focus Features has announced that they will be re-releasing Edgar Wright’s classic zombie comedy Shawn of the Dead in theaters for its 20th anniversary, and we have a trailer and poster to share with you!

Wright said in a statement: “Twenty years ago, the worldwide release of Shaun of the Dead changed my life forever. Its reception since then has continued to be incredible, largely due to the passionate fans who have championed it with cricket bats aloft.

“Now, as we celebrate its bloody 20th anniversary with a brand-new Dolby Atmos and Vision remastered version, I’m beyond excited for everyone to experience it once again on the big screen—the way it was always meant to be seen: large, loud, and with quite a lot of red on it.”

The announcement reads: “20 Bloody Years!! Get ready for a gut-busting, bone-mashing good time in the hilarious horror comedy, Shaun of the Dead.

“There comes a day in every man’s life when he has to get off the couch…and kill some zombies. When flesh-eating zombies are on the hunt for a bite to eat, it’s up to slacker Shaun (Simon Pegg) and his best pal (Nick Frost) to save their friends and family from becoming the next entree.

“Satisfy your bloodthirsty appetite with the movie that masters of horror and film critics alike are hailing as the funniest and scariest movie of the year.”

The movie stars Simon Pegg as Shaun, Nick Frost as Ed, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis, Bill Nighy, Dylan Moran, Penelope Wilton, Jessica Stevenson, Peter Serafinowicz, and Rafe Spall.

Focus Features will re-release the film on August 30th, 2024.

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Marvel Studios has been taking its sweet time getting its Blade film project off the ground. They’ve been working on this thing for years and it’s been frustrating for the people involved and the fans.

One thing we know about the film for sure, other than Mahershala Ali is attached to star in it, is that it will be rated R. Marvel President Kevin Feige recently talked about the rating with BlackTree TV, saying:

“For the last few years, as we’ve been trying to crack that movie, the most important thing for us is not rushing it. And making sure we are making the right Blade movie.

“There were some great Blade movies years ago… they were all rated R. So I think that’s inherent–like Deadpool–inherent with the character of Blade.”

As for why the film has been taking so long to develop, Feige likened the delays to Deadpool & Wolverine, saying that they are just waiting for the “magic thing to fall into place.” He told CinemaBlend:

“It’s part of the process. And when you have a character as famous as Blade, and an actor as famous as Mahershala, everything that happens just gets a lot of attention.

“I’m sure you’ve heard us talk about, we were struggling finding the perfect reason for Deadpool to exist, for the third Deadpool movie in the MCU, and then Hugh Jackman called, and it fell into place.

“Sometimes you need that magic thing that falls into place. And sometimes it happens – sometimes it takes a day. Sometimes it takes two years. Sometimes it takes 10 years. But that’s what you really should be waiting for, until you make something.”

It was previously reported that Yann Demange has stepped away from directing the movie. Eric Pearson is writing the latest draft of the script after Stacy Osei-Kuffour, Beau DeMayo, Michael Starrbury, Nic Pizzolatto, and Michael Green all took a crack at the screenplay. 

Marvel believes “getting Blade right is much more important than getting the film out,” and that “the pressure to produce as much content as possible has been lifted,” and the studio now has “some breathing room.”

It was also previously reported that Marvel is looking to go with “a darker tone on this film than other MCU projects have been in the past.”

I’m sure everything will eventually come together for this movie, but without a director currently attached, it’s not going to happen anytime soon. I think we’ll be waiting a few more years before we eventually see Blade hit theaters.