Action Hero of the Week: James Conrad
Recruited by Monarch for a mission to Skull Island in the 1970s, former SAS Captain James Conrad leads one group of survivors when the legendary Kong attacks their helicopters and they try to survive the island’s other monstrous inhabitants.
Netflix Gets Another Epic Fantasy Series with Shadow and Bone (Trailer)
Netflix is bringing another epic fantasy series to their service in April with Shadow and Bone, based on the Grisha Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo.
The Star Wars Animated Universe Continues in May with The Bad Batch (Trailer)
After their introduction in the excellent final season of The Clone Wars, The Bad Batch aka Clone Force 99 are getting their own series starting this May as they try to survive as mercenaries post-Clone Wars and run into a bunch of familiar faces as they make their way through the galaxy.
A New Killer is on the Loose in Spiral: From the Book of Saw (Trailer)
The Saw franchise returns with Chris Rock starring in and executive producing Spiral: From the Book of Saw, where a new serial killer who seems to be taking inspiration from John Kramer is unleashing a new game of deadly traps.
Rick and Morty Are Back in June on Adult Swim (Trailer)
Rick and Morty are back in June on Adult Swim for the fifth season of one of the greatest shows on TV and it looks like the gang is paying homage/parodying Hellraiser, Voltron, Aquaman, and more.
New Release Round Up 3/30/21
The awesome Michael Jai White action movie Falcon Rising is finally out on Blu-Ray this week along with Wonder Woman 1984, The Ten Commandments on 4K, the Criterion edition of Defending Your Life, Oscar-nominated Another Round, and more.
Jason Statham Reunites with Guy Ritchie for Wrath of Man (Trailer)
Jason Statham reunites with the director who gave him his start acting, Guy Ritchie, for a stylish-looking revenge movie, Wrath of Man, coming to theaters in May this year.
Battle at the Box Office 3/29/21
Nobody took the top spot at the box office with one of the strongest openings since the pandemic started in another sign that the theatrical business is slowly recovering while Godzilla vs Kong had a huge opening in China ahead of this week’s US release.
Musical Montage: Crosby, Stills & Nash “War Games”
Although it was used in early promos and even got a music video composed entirely of scenes from the film, “War Games” from Crosby, Stills & Nash was cut out at the last minute from the 1983 movie and wasn’t used in the film or included on any soundtrack album.
News Shotgun 3/27/21
Two legendary characters actors passed away, Netflix getting a live-action and anime series based on Keanu Reeve’s comic BRZRKR, Black Widow and Cruella are getting “Premiere Access” releases on Disney+, Pierce Brosnan completes the Justice Society as Dr. Fate for Black Adam, Jamie Foxx will play Mike Tyson in a new limited series and more in this week’s News Shotgun.