Info in Movie News | Wednesday Addams is back at Nevermore Academy, and no, she’s not thrilled about it. With new enemies lurking, a stalker sending cryptic threats, and her name now plastered all over campus like some reluctant rockstar, Wednesday’s sophomore year is shaping up to be even stranger than the last. According to The Guardian, Season 2 opens with a flash of chaos. After saving Nevermore from the undead pilgrim Joseph Crackstone in Season 1, Wednesday has earned a cult-like following among her peers. However, the goth queen of gloom is rather unimpressed. However, the goth queen of gloom is not satisfied. “I liked it better when I was feared and hated,” she grumbles, while her peers gather around her, begging for autographs. But there’s no time for admiration, or personal space. Within minutes of the first episode, we’re introduced to a fresh villain, the Kansas City Scalper. He’s a doll-collecting, serial-killing dog groomer in a velour tracksuit played with greasy ...
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The Running Man Streams Free on Pluto TV Ahead of Glen Powell Remake
Info in Movie News | Before Glen Powell takes center stage in Edgar Wright’s upcoming remake, The Running Man is getting a fresh surge of attention, and a free release. Beginning July 1, the 1987 cult classic starring Arnold Schwarzenegger will be available to stream for free on Pluto TV. It’s the perfect moment for audiences to rediscover a wild piece of '80s sci-fi that, in hindsight, was weirdly ahead of its time.
According to Collider, the original The Running Man, directed by Paul Michael Glaser (Starsky & Hutch), took major liberties with Stephen King’s novel, which was published under his pseudonym Richard Bachman. Rather than a desperate everyman competing for money to save his family, the movie stars Schwarzenegger as Ben Richards, a wrongly accused police officer forced to participate in a televised bloodsport as punishment.
Set in a dystopian future where America’s favorite pastime is watching criminals get hunted on live television, The Running Man fuses over-the-top action with biting satire. Richards is sent into a death trap from where he has to run and fight flamboyant "stalkers" who are the creatures of his nightmare such as Fireball (Jim Brown), and Captain Freedom (Jesse Ventura), while millions of bloodthirsty viewers cheer from their couches.
That car was just ridiculous, exceptionally noisy, and totally from the '80s. The movie had neon-colored aesthetics and corny Arnold jokes for sure, but it was really a combination of American Gladiators and a dystopian nightmare. Still, there was a smart media manipulation, the corporate power, and the public's unquenchable hunger for violent entertainment satire under the visuals.
The Running Man was initially greeted with ambivalent opinions and mediocre box office returns at its premiere in 1987, especially in comparison with Predator, Schwarzenegger’s other major success of that year. On a $27 million budget, it made only $38 million worldwide. But there has been a resurrection of the movie's popularity in the recent years, in the form of fans and critics who have gone back to it to analyze its themes in relation to the present day reality TV and state-controlled narratives.
All of this makes Pluto TV’s free stream perfectly timed. Not only does it introduce the movie to a new audience, but it also builds buzz ahead of the highly anticipated remake. Powell, fresh off Top Gun: Maverick and rom-com success, is set to star as the lead in Wright’s darker, more faithful adaptation of King’s novel. Lack of detailed information about the full cast and storyline has resulted in the fact that the new version only being known for a more rough, less shiny interpretation of the story’s basic themes.
So if you are a person who has never watched The Running Man or have not seen it for many years, it would be best to do it now. Starting July 1, you can stream it for free and decide for yourself whether this gaudy, blood-soaked satire was actually onto something. The countdown to the remake is on, it hits theaters November 7.
Info in Movie News | Tom Holland is back as Peter Parker in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the fourth installment in his Marvel Cinematic Universe saga, and this time, the tone is darker, the stakes are higher, and Peter is more alone than ever before. To celebrate Spider-Man Day, Sony surprised fans with a teaser that shows Holland’s new suit in action. It’s sleeker, more tactical, and noticeably darker, a reflection of Peter’s new reality as a street-level hero operating without Avengers support. According to Collider, production is ongoing in Glasgow, a city that is being used as the location for the shooting of a movie set in New York City. The fans were very smart, and they found an Easter egg in the set photos that were leaked: an armored truck with a red demon symbol. Gamers hardly had to be told, the logo of the Inner Demons was there, the gang of Mister Negative who is the leader in the Spider-Man PlayStation games. This nod strongly suggests that Mister Negative (a.k...
Info in Movie News | Wednesday Addams is back at Nevermore Academy, and no, she’s not thrilled about it. With new enemies lurking, a stalker sending cryptic threats, and her name now plastered all over campus like some reluctant rockstar, Wednesday’s sophomore year is shaping up to be even stranger than the last. According to The Guardian, Season 2 opens with a flash of chaos. After saving Nevermore from the undead pilgrim Joseph Crackstone in Season 1, Wednesday has earned a cult-like following among her peers. However, the goth queen of gloom is rather unimpressed. However, the goth queen of gloom is not satisfied. “I liked it better when I was feared and hated,” she grumbles, while her peers gather around her, begging for autographs. But there’s no time for admiration, or personal space. Within minutes of the first episode, we’re introduced to a fresh villain, the Kansas City Scalper. He’s a doll-collecting, serial-killing dog groomer in a velour tracksuit played with greasy ...
Info in Movie News | The silence is far from over, A Quiet Place Part III is officially heading to theaters on July 9, 2027, marking the next chapter in one of the most quietly terrifying franchises of modern horror. In the sequel, John Krasinski comes back as the writer, director, and producer for the new eerie thriller that was initially released in 2018 and now continues the series. According to People.com, the plot and cast for Part III remain tightly under wraps, but the focus of the franchise appears set to stay on the Abbotts, particularly Evelyn Abbott, played by Emily Blunt. So far, there is no confirmation from the makers that the show is coming back and it appears that taking it forward without her would be quite difficult. In the movies A Quiet Place, Evelyn, the courageous mother who was the one that the family relied on after the catastrophe caused by the alien invasion, has just become the emotional core of the movies. Her silent power and survival ski...
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