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It's true that plenty of sci-fi movies are more plot-heavy than character-driven, but that doesn't mean that the best additions to the genre don't include complex and well-developed characters. However, in most movies, not just speculative fiction, there are sometimes scenes that fit in well with the plot but end up undermining the arc of an otherwise well-written character. Though this doesn't take away the other moments that exemplify the character's nuanced and complex emotions and motivation, it does give the viewer pause and make them wonder why these scenes are included.

Occasionally, these characters' moments give great sci-fi movies disappointing endings since what happens to the characters is typically the most emotionally compelling piece of a story. Many of these characters are portrayed by brilliant actors who balance the contradictions within their roles and make them work within the narrative. Whether these scenes are throwaway moments meant to be...

One of the biggest fears going into the fifth and final season of Stranger Things surrounds the fate of the four main boys. In the past, people pointed out a lack of risk-taking, criticizing Stranger Things for not killing any main characters but now that the final season is approaching, it seems that all bets are off and anyone could be the next to go. Since the show began, it has always been Mike (Finn Wolfhard), Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo), Lucas (Caleb McLaughlin), and Will (Noah Schnapp) working together to uncover the mysteries and fight against the monsters in Hawkins, but now some of them could meet their end.

However, in 2017, it was seemingly confirmed by Stranger Things costume designer, Kim Wilcox that all four of the main boys will survive to the end of the show and beyond. However, while the four main characters of the show might be safe,...

The Fear Street film trilogy is widely regarded as one of the best horror thriller franchises in recent memory, and fans can now look forward to a fourth installment titled Fear Street: Prom Queen, which is set to premiere on Netflix in 2025. All three prior movies in the series were released on the platform in July 2021, with each one coming out in the subsequent weeks. Following the release of Fear Street Part Three: 1666, director Leigh Janiak expressed interest in continuing the story, apparently wanting to create a slasher film that takes place during the 1980s. By November 2023, Netflix's Head of Film, Scott Stuber, confirmed that it would be a standalone movie rather than the continuation of the prequel events.

In the third film, evil was seemingly vanquished thanks to the continued efforts of Sarah Fier (Kiana Madeira), Ziggy (Gillian Jacobs), and Hannah (Olivia Scott Welch), but the finale suggests otherwise.

It’s been a couple years since we’ve heard a peep about The Collected, the planned third installment in the horror trilogy that began with The Collector and continued with The Collection. The hotly anticipated film had briefly entered production before shutting down back in 2020, you may recall, but it sounds like it’s getting a second chance at life here in 2024.

Chatting with YouTube’s David Clair-Bennett, director Marcus Dunstan (The Collector, The Collection, #Amfad: All My Friends Are Dead) offers up an exciting update this week.

Dunstan tells the channel, “After five years of Gordian Knot untangling, The Collector is free. The Collector gets to come back. And it is something that… Josh Stewart… we’re pumped… Emma Fitzpatrick… we’re thrilled. We want to come back and do it right.”

“What are the next steps? Well, really we’re at the nascent stage,” Dunstan continues. “So...

Back in September of 2019, we reported that The Collected – the third film in the franchise that began with 2009’s The Collector (watch it Here) and continued with 2012’s The Collection (watch that Here) – had started filming in Atlanta. Genre legend Tom Atkins had a role in the film, and he told us that the first thing shot on The Collected was the twelve-page sequence that makes up the ending. Nearly five years later, that’s still all that has been shot for The Collected. Writer/director Marcus Dunstan and co-writer Patrick Melton previously revealed that production was shut down on The Collected after just eight days of filming… but it looks like this project is finally coming back together and moving forward again!

After the production shutdown, Dunstan and Melton stopped hearing from anyone involved behind the scenes. Attempts to get in contact with the producer who held the rights went unanswered.

Stranger Things season 5 will wrap up the series, bringing closure for main and minor characters alike. Holly, the youngest Wheeler sibling, should have a chance to shine and contribute to defeating Vecna in season 5. Minor characters like Lonnie Byers and Mr. Clarke should return to give closure to their storylines and help save Hawkins.

Stranger Things season 5 will bring the beloved Netflix series to a close, revealing what happens to the Hawkins gang — and hopefully offering closure for some minor characters as well. After Stranger Things season 4's bombshell ending, Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) and her friends will be tasked with saving Hawkins from the Upside Down. Vecna's (Jamie Campbell Bower) still around, so they'll have their work cut out for them. They're also missing a core member of the group, as Max (Sadie Sink) remains unconscious.

Needless to say, the Hawkins crew will have a lot on their plate...

Rev. Dr. A. Stephen Pieters, the AIDS activist and longtime HIV survivor known informally and widely as Steve Pieters following his groundbreaking 1985 interview by televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker, died July 8 in Los Angeles after a two-week hospitalization with an infection. He was 70.

His death was announced by spokesperson Harlan Boll.

The historic Bakker-Pieters interview, one of the earliest sympathetic presentations of a gay man with AIDS made all the more remarkable by Bakker’s then-elevated status in the evangelical community, was depicted in the 2021 feature film The Eyes of Tammy Faye starring Jessica Chastain as Bakker and featuring Randy Havens of Stranger Things as Pieters.

In a statement, Chastain, who won an Oscar for her performance, said, “Steve Pieters was an inspiration and advocate for those living with HIV/AIDS for over 35 years. He was a constant reminder that God is Love. Rest in Peace sweet angel Steve. You made...

Rev. Stephen Pieters, the influential HIV/AIDS activist and survivor whose televised interview with Tammy Faye Bakker in 1985 transformed him into a national spokesperson in the battle against the disease, has died. He was 70.

Pieters died Saturday in Los Angeles after being hospitalized two weeks earlier with an infection, publicist Harlan Boll announced.

Pieters had been diagnosed with AIDS-related complex in 1982 and Kaposi sarcoma and Stage 4 lymphoma in 1984 when he appeared via satellite on the Bakker-hosted Tammy’s House Party, seen by millions of evangelical Christians throughout the southeastern U.S. on the Ptl Network.

“She wanted to be the first televangelist to interview a gay man with AIDS,” Pieters told People magazine two years ago. “It was a very scary time, and there was still a lot of fear about AIDS and about being around a person with AIDS. And I thought the opportunity to reach an audience that...

"Stranger Things" continues to impress as arguably one of the best shows ever produced on TV. The series, created by Matt and Ross Duffer, about a group of kids who stumble upon a young girl with extraordinary powers, perfectly blends horror, action, comedy, drama, and a hefty dose of heart, much of which is due to the remarkable cast of actors. Winona Ryder and David Harbour lead the way. Still, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, Caleb McLaughlin, Sadie Sink, Joe Keery, and Gaten Matarazzo often steal the show.

Of course, perhaps the best of the bunch is Matarazzo as the lovable nerd Dustin, a character as wise as he is silly. Whether pouring through cafeterias to find chocolate pudding, cursing angry adults, or chasing scary monsters, Dustin never ceases to entertain. Instead, he's so much fun I compiled a list of the character's 12 best moments on the show.

One heartbreaking Stranger Things scene explains why Jim Hopper (David Harbor) helps the kids out throughout the show. The Netflix show establishes Hopper as a lousy cop, so it's interesting that he would go above and beyond to help find Will (Noah Schnapp) in Stranger Things season 1 and protect the Party from danger in subsequent seasons. Though Hopper is initially established as a typical jerk cop, he proves himself to be more than that when Will goes missing, as he seems determined to discover the true secret behind the kid's disappearance. As it turns out, a glimpse into Hopper's backstory explains why he's so willing to help out the kids when they're in need.

In the Stranger Things season 1 episode "Chapter 8: The Upside Down," a flashback from Hopper's past is revealed while he's helping Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder) search for Will in the Upside Down. In the flashback, Hopper...

On November 6, 1983, Will Byers went missing in Hawkins, Indiana. Long after the town gave up the search, his friends kept looking… and discovered a mysterious girl known only by a number: Eleven. She was alone, hunted, and extremely powerful. Eleven would stop at nothing to help them find their friend.

Stranger Things fans everywhere celebrate November 6 as ‘Stranger Things Day,’ a special day to share their love for the series. And Netflix will be observing November 6 by rolling out the red carpet for Stranger Things fans. They’ll be teasing new and exclusive content on their social channels, hosting live fan experiences, virtual and in-person special screenings, and introducing limited edition merchandise online and in brick-and-mortar stores around the world.

Here’s everything you need to know about “Stranger Things Day 2022″…

This year, experience Stranger Things 4: Volume 2 on the big screen for the first time! Across the country, fans...

Netflix debuted a “Stranger Things” Season 4 teaser in honor of “Stranger Things Day” — Nov. 6, the same day the sci-fi drama character Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) first went missing in Hawkins, Ind. in 1983. The new season will launch summer 2022.

In it, Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) and Will are living new lives in California, where Eleven seems to be having a hard time adjusting, although she doesn’t admit that when writing to Mike (Finn Wolfhard). Her letter serves as narration for the teaser, which you can watch below.

“I even like school now. I have made lots of friends,” she says, as she’s ignored by peers in the school hallway. “Even so, I am ready for spring break, mostly because I get to see you. We will have the best spring break ever.”

The teaser ends in a montage of classic “Stranger Things” chaos: explosions, car chases, a creepy doll,...

The Eyes of Tammy Faye Review — The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021) Film Review, a movie directed by Michael Showalter and starring Jessica Chastain, Andrew Garfield, Vincent D’Onofrio, Cherry Jones, Sam Jaeger, Fredric Lehne, Louis Cancelmi, Coley Campany, Randy Havens, Joe Ando-Hirsh, Kimberly Hester Huffstetler, Gabriel Olds, Chandler Head, Jay Huguley, Mark Wystrach, [...]

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After Douglas Sirk but before reality TV, there was bird-voiced televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker, the bighearted, spotlight-seeking American success story laid low by her misplaced love for a crooked husband, blind trust in schemers, and old-fashioned greed. Had Jim Bakker not come along to hustle their young marriage into a cash cow of a ministry, one could see the cheery, hard-working, socially liberal Tammy Faye leading a perfectly flush life entertaining the adoring faithful, leaving only her cosmetic boldness as a source of tabloid derision. (Or was it a facial armor that could only arise from being married to Bakker?)

Yet scandal did come for Tammy Faye, after which queer art swooped to rescue her with the 2000 documentary “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” from Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato. A sympathetic case of gay adoption that teased as only family could, it also stressed where redemption and pity was warranted for so melodramatic a life.

Here’s Kev with a video review of Fear Street Part Three: 1666 which is available to stream now on Netflix.

The origins of Sarah Fier’s curse are finally revealed as history comes full circle on a night that changes the lives of Shadysiders forever.

Directed by Leigh Janiak, Fear Street Part Three: 1666 stars Gillian Jacobs, Kiana Madeira, Benjamin Flores Jr., Randy Havens, Julia Rehwald, Matthew Zuk and Olivia Scott Welch.

At Comic-Con@Home on Friday, Netflix unveiled a never-before-seen blooper reel for its acclaimed horror trilogy, Fear Street.

The three-parter directed by Leigh Janiak (Honeymoon) is based on R.L. Stine’s best-selling horror series of the same name, taking place in the years 1994, 1978 and 1666.

Part One picks up in ’94, watching as a group of teenagers discover that the terrifying events that have haunted their town for generations may all be connected—and that they may be the next target. Parts Two and Three offer a deeper dive into the sinister history of Shayside, following the town through a nightmare 300 years in the making.

Janiak wrote the script for Part One: 1994 with Phil Graziadei. She scripted Part Two: 1978 with Zak Olkewicz. Part Three: 1666 was penned by Graziadei, Janiak and Kate Trefry.

Part One’s cast included Kiana Madeira, Olivia Scott Welch, Benjamin Flores Jr., Julia Rehwald, Fred Hechinger, Ashley Zukerman, Maya Hawke,...

Netflix’s “Fear Street” teaser stirred up buzz in May for two reasons: It revealed all three movies in the trilogy would roll out over three consecutive weeks in July, and it confirmed the movies would toughen up R.L. Stine’s PG-friendly books and make them R rated. Now comes the official trailer for the “Fear Street” trilogy, all installments of which are directed by Leigh Janiak.

Netflix’s official synopsis for the “Fear Street” trilogy reads: “In 1994, a group of teenagers discovers that the terrifying events that have haunted their town for generations may all be connected — and that they may be the next targets. Based on R.L. Stine’s best selling horror series, the trilogy follows the nightmare through Shadyside’s sinister history.”

“As a filmmaker making ‘Fear Street,’ but also just as a movie lover, I was so excited to pay homage to some of the great eras of horror movies,...

Searchlight Pictures has released the trailer for “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” starring Andrew Garfield and Jessica Chastain as infamous televangelists Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker.

The trailer gives viewers a sneak peek into the brightly-colored world of Jim and Tammy, but things begin to go south when financial improprieties, a sex scandal and rivals break up their marriage — and their empire. As the trailer progresses and the Bakkers grow older, Chastain and Garfield become nearly unrecognizable, showing off the hair and makeup department’s skills.

Directed by Michael Showalter and based on a true story, “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” details the rise, fall and redemption of Jim and Tammy Faye during the 1970s and ’80s. The Bakkers went from humble beginnings to creating the world’s largest religious broadcasting network, as well as a Christian theme park. The couple soon soared to fame for their teachings about love and acceptance,...

Netflix has announced its “Fear Street Trilogy” horror film series will be released over three consecutive weeks this July. Each installment is directed by Leigh Janiak and based upon the teen horror “Fear Street” books by R.L. Stine. The first movie, “Part 1: 1994,” will start streaming July 2, followed by “Part 2: 1978” on July 9 and “Part 3: 1666” on July 16. The sprawling ensemble cast includes “Stranger Things” favorites Maya Hawke and Sadie Sink, plus Gillian Jacobs, Jordana Spiro, and more.

The streaming giant’s official synopsis for trilogy reads: “In 1994, a group of teenagers discovers that the terrifying events that have haunted their town for generations may all be connected — and that they may be the next targets. Based on R.L. Stine’s best selling horror series, the trilogy follows the nightmare through Shadyside’s sinister history.”

“We filmed all three ‘Fear Street’ movies over one crazy, bloody summer,” Janiak said in a statement.

Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton have set the record straight on The Collected (aka The Collector 3), revealing that the anticipated horror sequel has gotten stuck in development hell. Previously, there have been reports of The Collector and The Collection getting another installment of the franchise with director Dunstan and co-writer Melton back on board. Randy Havens, Dot-marie Jones, and Navi Rawat were reportedly part of the cast with images from the set hitting the internet earlier this year.

Unfortunately for horror fans imagining that all of this meant that The Collector 3 would be coming out soon, Dunstan and Melton now say that this is not at all the case. Speaking about the status of the sequel on Sean Clark's https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjea_nEVXslT-AboX7HZ3Xg|The Thing With Two Heads podcast, Dunstan explains that the team had only shot for just over a week before the production was shut down.

We’ve collected a handful of brand new stills from the highly anticipated third film in The Collector series, The Collected (The Coll3cted), featuring the return of both Josh Stewart and Emma Fitzpatrick! The Collected reunites the duo with director Marcus Dunstan and co-writer Patrick Melton in a sequel also starring Randy Havens (“Stranger Things”, Godzilla: King of the Monsters), Dot-Marie Jones (“American Horror Story”, 3 From Hell) and Navi Rawat (Feast, The Collection). Bloody […]...

We’ve collected the first official photos from the highly anticipated third film in The Collector series, The Collected (The Coll3cted), featuring the return of both Josh Stewart and a bloodied-up Emma Fitzpatrick! The Collected reunites the duo with director Marcus Dunstan and co-writer Patrick Melton in a sequel also starring Randy Havens (“Stranger Things”, Godzilla: King of the Monsters), Dot-Marie […]...

Horror legend Tom Savini is now selling custom Jason Voorhees protective face masks. At the end of April, Savini went out in public wearing his own mask styled after Friday the 13th, which he posted on social media. Horror fans quickly started to flood his inbox with requests for their own, so Savini obliged. The custom protective masks are now available to purchase and they're certainly a lot cooler looking than Alyssa Milano's crotched masks, though they may prove to be just as controversial.

Face masks are needed to go into a lot of public places these days, which has sparked its own debate. Ultimately, the masks are a courtesy to the public to ensure someone doesn't unknowingly spread anything they're not supposed to. Tom Savini practices this safety protocol and is encouraging his fans to do the same with their own Jason Voorhees mask. "You asked, we answered!

Guitars and vocals were replaced with the sound of fans booing on Thursday as the Brothers Osborne’s halftime performance at the Chicago Bears-Detroit Lions game was delayed for several minutes by audio issues.

The first two attempts by the country music duo to start their performance were derailed by sound problems. Fox announcer Joe Buck, noting the boos from the eager fans, said: “The crowd [is] almost willing this to happen.”

Seconds into the country duo’s performance at Ford Field in Detroit, the sound cut out and the crowd let out an audible gasp. You can check out the mini-fiasco below:

When the Detroit Lions forget to pay their electric bill. pic.twitter.com/WV0yhJqAPa

— Dirty Sports (@TheDirtySports) November 28, 2019

“We’ll get it figured out,” one of the brothers said into the microphone, as fans continued to wait in silence on the turf at Ford Field.

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Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you have not watched Season 3 of “Stranger Things,” streaming now on Netflix.

Agents of the U.S. government have been a key part of the first two seasons of “Stranger Things,” but Season 3 of the Netflix series takes things in a very different direction.

Last chance to avoid spoilers.

From the opening moments of the season, fans learn that classic ’80s movie bad guys — the Russians — have been attempting to open their own gateway into the Upside Down with little luck. So they decide to attempt to reopen the gateway that was previously opened in Hawkins, covering up their efforts by building the Starcourt shopping mall over their underground base.

While most of the show’s younger stars are busy dealing with the return of the Mind Flayer, a new team of heroes assembles known as the Scoop Troop: Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo), Steve (Joe Keery...

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When it comes to Stranger Things characters, I put Mr. Clarke in the same category as Officer Callahan, meaning the two men are highly underrated. Just as Callahan doesn't get nearly enough credit for his sassy one-liners, it seems like Scott Clarke's importance to the series' plot goes unfairly unnoticed.

A science teacher at Hawkins Middle School and the A/V Club adviser, Clarke nurtures the curiosity of his students, especially Mike Wheeler and his friends. He passionately lectures and patiently answers questions - even fielding inquiries in the wee hours from his home (like that time Dustin interrupts his date night to ask how to build a sensory deprivation tank for Eleven during season one). On top of that, Clarke's simple explanation of how alternative dimensions work was a crucial factor in helping Dustin discover that the gate to the Upside Down was in Hawkins Laboratory.

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Originally scheduled for a March 22nd, 2019 release, Warner Bros. announced earlier today that the upcoming sequel to the 2014 reboot of Godzilla, directed by Gareth Edwards, has been pushed to May 31st, 2019.

The third installment in what’s been dubbed the Legendary Pictures MonsterVerse, preceded by Godzilla and Kong: Skull Island (2017), Godzilla: King of the Monsters, has already seen a release date fall by the wayside, having initially moved from June 8th, 2018.

Casting-wise, the studio’s put together a strong ensemble for this one, which includes Millie Bobby Brown, Vera Farmiga, Kyle Chandler, Ken Watanabe, Randy Havens, former Game of Thrones actor Charles Dance, Sally Hawkins, Anthony Ramos, Aisha Hinds, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Thomas Middleditch, Bradley Whitford and Elizabeth Ludlow of The Walking Dead fame.

Following the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch, King of Monsters will see members face-off against an array of Kaiju, including the titular god-sized monster,...

While the old saw warns, "Don't talk to strangers," there's no stopping people from talking about the Stranger Things TV show. To that end, Netflix has ordered Beyond Stranger Things. The new TV series is, as the title suggests, a Stranger Things after-show. Hosted by writer and Community vet Jim Rash, the Beyond Stranger Things TV series will premiere on Netflix on October 27th, as will Stranger Things season two. Series creators Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer are featured, along with Ep Shawn Levy. Cast members Sean Astin, Linnea Berthelsen, Millie Bobby Brown, Natalia Dyer, Brett Gelman, David Harbour, Randy Havens, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Dacre Montgomery, Paul Reiser, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, and Finn Wolfhard will also appear, as will some special guests. Read More…...

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Netflix will complement Stranger Things Season 2 with aftershow Beyond Stranger Things, filled with cast members and producers...

The arrival of Stranger Things season 2 is obviously a big deal for Netflix, since the summer 2016 debut of the retro-minded sci-fi/horror/adventure hybrid series proved to be one of the most successful of its myriad exclusive television offerings. Consequently, Netflix is giving Stranger Things something that peak television Mount Rushmore residents like The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones have enjoyed: an aftershow.

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Netflix has announced (through THR,) that, upon the debut of Stranger Things Season 2’s 7-episode run on October the 27th, it will release an accompanying 7-episode aftershow series, called Beyond Stranger Things. In this fan-servicing talk show series discussing the hit genre drama, actor/writer/producer and declared “super...

These days it seems like every big popular series has to have an after show! Stranger Things is no exception. Netflix has announced that they are launching an after show for Season 2 called Beyond Stranger Things and it will be hosted by writer, producer, actor and "super fan" Jim Rash.

The show after the show promises to explore the inspiration for the series, tell behind-the-scenes stories and analyze every aspect of the second season, including answering all burning questions.

The show will consist of seven episodes and they will all be available to watch on October 27th, which in the same day Stranger Things 2. Obviously, you won't want to watch the after show until after you are finished watching the entire second season of Stranger Things because of spoilers.

Guests on the after-show will include creators Ross and Matt Duffer and executive producer and director Shawn Levy, along with several of the cast members.

You don't have to wait to get to the water cooler to listen to discussions about the Upside Down anymore. Joining the ranks of series with aftershows (a list that includes The Walking Dead, Scream, and Fear The Walking Dead), Stranger Things Season 2 will have an official aftershow called Beyond Stranger Things.

Hosted by Jim Rash (Community) and consisting of seven episodes that will all be released on Netflix on October 27th—the same day season 2 of Stranger Things is released—Beyond Stranger Things is teased in the new video below, in which Rash and members of the cast and crew of the series gather around the Dungeons & Dragons table for what are sure to be lively discussions.

Stay tuned to Daily Dead for more updates on Stranger Things, and check here to catch up on our previous coverage of the series' second season.

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2017-10-26T06:29:38-07:00'Stranger Things' Aftershow Coming to Netflix

It's become a formula for networks that find themselves with a popular TV series: leverage the series' hype to launch a second series dedicated to talking about the first series. It worked with The Walking Dead, Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones, and now Netflix is trying it with Stranger Things.

Via The Hollywood Reporter.

Netflix's Stranger Things becomes the latest series to get the after-show treatment.

The streaming giant is launching Beyond Stranger Things, a post-show rehash for the sci-fi phenomenon that debuted in 2016. Hosted by writer, producer, actor and "super fan" Jim Rash, the show after the show promises to explore the inspiration for the series, tell behind-the-scenes stories and analyze every aspect of the second season, including answering all burning questions.

All seven episodes will be available to watch on Oct 27, the...

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Holy Monsters! With production officially underway in Atlanta, Georgia on Godzilla King of the Monsters, a full cast list and synopsis has been revealed for the follow-up to the 2014 outing in which Gareth Edwards took the helm.

Although Edwards was lined up to direct the sequel, which now falls into the Kong, Godzilla monster universe after last year’s arrival of Kong: Skull Island, he gave up his throne to Michael Dougherty to pursue other projects.

Within the newly revealed synopsis, we are given an insight to the monsters we can expect to see this time around. Currently, the confirmed list of Monsters to be featured are Rodan, Mothra and Ghidorah! Three of Toho’s most iconic Kaiju have been secured by Warner Brothers and Legendary Pictures to star in the follow-up and will do battle with their revised Hollywood Godzilla which debuted in Gareth Edwards’ 2014 blockbuster.

The MonsterVerse, featuring Godzilla and King Kong, is in full swing, following 2014's release of Godzilla and this year's Kong: Skull Island. Not to be confused with Universal's universe featuring its own classic monsters, now called Dark Universe, the MonsterVerse's next chapter will be Godzilla: King of the Monsters in 2019. Following that sequel to 2014's Godzilla, Godzilla Vs. Kong is set to bring the two legendary monsters together in 2020.

The Hollywood Reporter has revealed the director attached to Godzilla Vs. Kong, and it's neither Godzilla's Gareth Edwards or Kong: Skull Island's Jordan Voght-Roberts. Adam Wingard, known for his work on horror films such as You're Next, The Guest, and 2016's remake of Blair Witch, has been tapped to direct the feature, from a script crafted by a writer's room including Terry Rossio (Pirates of the Caribbean), Patrick McKay and J.D. Payne (Star Trek Beyond), Lindsey Beer, Cat Vasko,...

Trick ‘r Treat and Krampus director Michael Dougherty has taken to Twitter to reveal that Randy Havens, who played Mr. Clarke in Netflix’s “Stranger Things,” has joined the cast of the upcoming giant monster film Godzilla: Kong of the Monsters.… Continue Reading →

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When Netflix has a resident rock star scientist like Bill Nye on the payroll, you can bet the streaming service will put him to good use beyond just hosting his show, “Bill Nye Saves the World.”

In the video below, Nye takes on one of the scientific theories seen in Netflix’s breakout hit “Stranger Things.” On the show itself, teacher Mr. Clarke (Randall P. Havens) took a stab at explaining how to travel to an alternate dimension. His interpretation involved drawing on a paper plate and an elaborate metaphor involving an acrobat, a flea and a rope (no, they didn’t walk into a bar). The rather simplistic explanation, however, didn’t really say how said alternate dimension could exist, which is understandable. There’s no way that Mr. Clarke knew that the boys were dealing with the Upside Down.

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In my last column I talked about my expectations for the Fan2Sea comic-con cruise, how it fulfilled them, and some of the things I generally loved about being at a con on a cruise ship and about the way in which Fan2Sea pulled off its maiden voyage (haha!).

Today, it’s all about the details. Want to know what your daily experience will be like if (when! I hope!) Fan2Sea happens again and you decide to go? Well, I can’t say, but I can tell you what mine was like! So here goes:

Day 1

Day 1 was pleasantly low-key from the start. Because luggage was still being delivered to staterooms, I spent the first bit of ship time chilling in one of the main areas overlooking the bar, with my lovely roommate, ComicMix assistant editor Adriane Nash, and with PR guru (and former Comic Book Resources writer/editor) Steve Sunu.