Matthew Jackson
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Watch Jack Black get tricked into dressing as Bowser on 'The Kelly Clarkson Show'
The press tour for The Super Mario Bros. Movie is officially underway, which means we're in for four weeks of antics from the all-star voice cast led by Chris Pratt as Mario and Charlie Day as Luigi. → Read More
'Creature from the Black Lagoon's Ricou Browning, the last original Universal Monster star, dies at 93
Ricou Browning, the stunt man who inhabited the "Gill-Man" suit in 1954's The Creature from the Black Lagoon and its sequels, died over the weekend at the age of 93, Deadline reports. → Read More
Cocaine Bear is a bloody Funko POP now, but he's still hungry for... well, you know
Over the weekend, Cocaine Bear enjoyed a warm welcome at the box office following glowing reviews from critics, launching its journey to becoming the next great killer animal movie → Read More
David Dastmalchian teases creepy Dracula spinoff 'The Last Voyage of the Demeter'
This year, we're getting not one, but two major spinoffs of Dracula, each of which takes a very different approach to the original source material. You've almost certainly heard about Renfield at this point, the horror-comedy about Dracula's assistant (Nicholas Hoult), in which Nicolas Cage himself will play the Count. → Read More
Watch Chris Pratt & Charlie Day poke fun at their 'official' Mario and Luigi voices in hilarious clip
With just weeks to go until the arrival of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, the film's stars are setting out on a press tour to promote the animated adaptation of the world's favorite video game franchise. That means we'll get to hear a lot more from the cast, and it also means the comedian-packed lineup of stars is bound to have a little fun along the way. → Read More
Watch host Woody Harrelson have the ride of his life in hilarious 'SNL' theme park sketch
Anyone who's ever been to a theme park with a group of friends knows that one guy who will try literally any ride. → Read More
'La Brea' creator teases Season 2 finale will turn the world 'upside down' ahead of Season 3
We've come to expect big developments with a show like La Brea. The sci-fi adventure series has defied expectations and changed the game more than once in its two seasons so far. What started as a mystery sinkhole? It's now a full-on sci-fi time travel thriller. → Read More
Watch: Go behind the scenes of 'SNL's dystopian 'Mario Kart' parody with Pedro Pascal
Pedro Pascal's recent Saturday Night Live episode gave us plenty of memorable moments, but for gamers everywhere the most memorable was probably "Mario Kart," the gritty dystopian parody sketch that played like The Last of Us meets Mario Kart 64. It's a great mashup, and it's made even more amazing by how quickly it all had to come together. → Read More
Frank Grillo 'ready to go' for new 'Purge' sequel, says script from original creator is already done
Back in 2021, The Purge creator James DeMonaco told SYFY WIRE that he has a script in place for a potential sixth film in the horror franchise. Now, star Frank Grillo is doing his best to move things along so he can return as Leo Barnes one more time. → Read More
Elizabeth Banks wins PETA award for not using or harming any actual bears while making 'Cocaine Bear'
As of this writing, Cocaine Bear -- the much-anticipated new horror-comedy from director Elizabeth Banks -- hasn't yet hit theaters. But even before its opening weekend introduces the world to the title character and the many, many humans it terrorizes, the film is earning acclaim. → Read More
Take a walk down murder doll memory lane in trailer for 'Chucky' doc 'Living With Chucky'
The killer doll Chucky: For 35 years he's been on par with Michael, Freddy, and Jason in the elite class of slashers that just never seem to die, and he's done it all while doing his killing from inside a tiny plastic body. Everybody's favorite killer doll isn't just still around. He's more alive than ever before, and Living with Chucky is the documentary to prove it. → Read More
'Chucky, 'The Black Phone,' 'Nope,' 'The Batman' & more land Critics Choice Super Awards nominations
Awards season is upon us, which means for many genre fans it's a time to be reminded that many of their favorite films don't get enough love from the major awards bodies. Sure, genre films always get technical awards, and a few even break through to big categories, but sometimes it feels like sci-fi, fantasy, and horror get left out in the cold far too often. → Read More
What's Steven Spielberg doing after 'The Fabelmans'? He has 'no idea' what he'll direct next
Steven Spielberg is known for many things, including his often extraordinary prolificacy. In a career now spanning more than five decades, he has directed nearly three dozen feature films, and that's not including the many films he's produced through companies like Amblin and DreamWorks, and the amateur films he was making before his breakthrough with Duel in 1971. → Read More
Alison Brie rediscovers her 'Community' D&D character sheet for 'Hector the Well-Endowed'
We're still waiting for the long-discussed Community movie that's imminently destined for Peacock, and while it seems closer than ever, for now we have to make do with reliving the original series. For most fans, that means rewatching the show as many times as possible. → Read More
Mattel announces retro toy line for 'Jurassic Park's 30th anniversary
If you were a kid in the early 1990s, you probably remember that Jurassic Park was absolutely everywhere. → Read More
Original 'Back to the Future' trilogy stars reunite almost 40 years after original film
The four original stars of the Back to the Future trilogy staged a heartwarming reunion over the weekend during a convention appearance, marking a rare chance for fans to see the entire quartet together nearly 40 years after the first film in the series was released. → Read More
After 'How to Train Your Dragon': 5 more animated films that should jump to live action next
How to Train Your Dragon is coming to live-action, and these films could be worthy of following it. → Read More
Nic Cage wanted to lick the audience in the face in 2011 action flick 'Drive Angry'
Nicolas Cage had some ambitious ideas during the making of Drive Angry 3D. → Read More
Pedro Pascal tells Seth Meyers how 'The Last of Us' inspired that 'SNL' voice
Pedro Pascal explains how The Last of Us gave him the internet's favorite new SNL voice. → Read More
'I Am Legend' is getting a sequel - here are 5 more 2000s sci-fi films that deserve a follow-up
This week, writer and producer Akiva Goldsman and his production company, Weed Road, signed a new deal over at Warner Bros. Pictures for upcoming projects, including a couple of big sequels that fans have had their eyes on for quite some time. → Read More