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The Joker is officially back on the big screen, this time with his in which steps into the role made iconic by Cesar Romero, , , and others. is an insanely uncomfortable two minutes that will probably give you nightmares for days. If it felt like a preview for a horror movie, you're definitely not alone in sensing that. Most outlets are already labeling the upcoming movie as a . When you consider the trailer alongside recent cast comments, it's pretty obvious that director Todd Phillips's Joker will be one of the scariest comic book movies ever - but is it a horror movie?
We've known the Joker to be a psychopathic mass murderer throughout his time in pop culture, but he's never been quite as scary or unsettling as he appears to be in the latest trailer. The new movie will explore Arthur Fleck's (Joker's official name) failed comic career and his descent into insanity. Phoenix definitely served us with serious and vibes throughout the creepy footage. To add to the terror factor, the teaser is edited in a way where plays to scary shots. Yeah, using old-timey music to kick up the tension is a typical horror movie trope.
In an exclusive interview with Collider, when trying to define the project. "It feels unique, it is its own world in some ways, and maybe, mostly, it scares the f*cking sh*t out of me or something. It might as well be the thing that scares you the most." If Phoenix himself got scared, the rest of us are definitely in for a treat.
In a chat with NME, comedian Marc Maron, who plays Ted Marco, . "The approach that Todd Phillips has taken is more of an origin story and a character study of a mentally ill person that becomes The Joker," he explained. "It's more of an intimate and gritty movie with a very specific scope. It's going to be really interesting to see how it comes out."
If you're not already convinced that Joker is going to be scary as hell, amuse yourself with this last bit of information: the movie's official release date is Oct. 4, which is just a couple of weeks before . Coincidence? We don't think so. Check out the trailer again ahead!
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With the final season of basically here, we're parsing through every bit of knowledge to see what may be the ultimate outcome for Westeros and . Since season one, certain storylines and plot points have become an . In the spirit of revisiting the past seasons of the series - and emotionally preparing for some of our - we're looking back at the major deaths from season one. Every one of these has had a huge impact on the current (messy) state of affairs.
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The most pleasantly surprising thing about is probably that it's so much funnier, smarter, and more charming than you think it is. From cracks about "suitcase wedgies" and star to a villain (Mark Strong) who is allowed to be genuinely terrifying, the superhero film is a deeply entertaining watch from start to finish. What's probably not at all surprising, however, is the fact that, yes, , Shazam! has a postcredits scene. Actually, it has two!
Once the movie wraps up, you'll get to enjoy an animated credits sequence that involves doodles, toy cars, and other fun imagery from the film. After that finishes, things transition into a midcredits scene involving one of the main characters from the movie that helps to set up a sequel. It's an interesting scene to leave off on, and gives us hope that a Shazam! franchise comes to fruition. After all - we desperately need more one-liners from Freddy Freeman (Jack Dylan Grazer) in our lives.
The other bonus scene plays after all the credits have crawled by. Like a lot of Marvel movies, the postcredits scene is jokey and far less serious, essentially functioning to wink at another popular DC superhero. So, make sure you stay until the very end if you're in the mood for another laugh.
Warning: BIG spoilers for both the original and new versions of Pet Sematary ahead!
After watching for a few months back, we were shocked to discover that the studio decided to give away a major twist that explains both of the horror flicks' chilling taglines: "Sometimes dead is better" and "They don't come back the same."
In this new adaptation of Stephen King's 1983 novel, directors Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer decided to change a major component of the original story. This time around, the young son of the Creed family isn't the one who dies - it's his older sister.
To give you some background, the film follows Louis Creed (Jason Clarke), who moves into a sprawling rural home with his wife, Rachel (Amy Seimetz), and their two young children, 8-year-old Ellie (Jeté Laurence) and toddler Gage (twins Hugo Lavoie and Lucas Lavoie). Not long after they arrive, their neighbor Jud Crandall (John Lithgow) informs them about the eerie pet cemetery located in the woods bordering their home, which isn't your average burial place for beloved cats and dogs. Instead, when dead pets are buried on a plot of land just beyond the pet cemetery in the woods (which used to be a burial ground for the Micmac tribe), sometimes they come back, albeit in a much more aggressive, evil, zombie-like state. All of this is essentially in line with King's original story. Related: Here's where things diverge: the Creeds' home happens to be directly next to a busy road where trucks fly by at dangerous speeds, and Ellie is tragically hit while running out to grab the family's recently reanimated cat, Church. Gage actually does run out into the road when he sees his sister, but Louis is able to pull him back in time; the driver swerves to avoid them, resulting in his truck coming apart and hitting Ellie.
Despite Jud's warnings, a grief-stricken Louis decides to bury Ellie in the cemetery. A very creepy and very murderous version of their daughter returns, dead set on making everyone around her just as dead as she is. In the book and 1989 film adaptation, Gage is the one who dies and comes back, playing psychological games with his family members and ultimately killing multiple people. (It's not actually him, however - .)
So, what's the deal with this new twist? The film's creators in February to explain their big decision.
"Trust me, we were nervous about it," producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura said. "I feel this way about anything that you remake or update. If we gave you what you had before, we didn't do the subject matter much good. I'm very protective of movies too, but I want a new experience each time, and feel like filmmakers have really thought about the choice. That was one, we thought, 'All right, let's make this choice.'"
Kölsch and Widmyer also said they felt the change to Jeff Buhler's screenplay was necessary due to the physical realities of their young stars. "Much of how they shot the first [movie] was a doll," Widmyer said of the original 3-year-old Gage character. "It's creepy and it's effective. But we've now seen Child's Play and we've seen the little kid trying to kill, and it's effective when done right." He went on to note that they wanted to try something new instead.
"There was something about an 8-year-old and the psychology that she would have," he added. "She would understand what happened to her on the road. She would understand that she's dead. She would know how to not only physically kill a person, but psychologically destroy them as well. It just gave another layer to it."
Ellie indeed knows what happened to her - she tells her father as much after he brings her back, and then insinuates that it's his fault she died. She has a similar thirst for vengeance for her mother, and . . . well, we won't spoil it any further for you. Let's just say that it'll give you enough nightmares to last a lifetime.
Warning: spoilers for Pet Sematary ahead!
The 2019 remake of is now busy terrifying a whole new generation of Stephen King fans, but it's technically been giving people nightmares ever since the publication of King's horror novel back in 1983. The modern take on the story follows the same basic story, but it still . If you're curious about how King's book ends rather than the new twist on the story, we're here to break things down for you. Let's get spooky, shall we?
The Set-Up
The book begins by introducing us to Louis Creed, a doctor and father of two from Chicago who gets a job opportunity to be director of the University of Maine's campus health service. He and his wife Rachel leap at the opportunity for a more easygoing life and more time to spend with their young kids, Ellie and Gage, and move the family (along with Ellie's cat, Church) to a sprawling rural home in the small town of Ludlow.
Despite the relaxing setting, the family encounters a number of troubling instances right off the bat: Ellie falls off a swing and hurts her knee and little Gage gets stung by a bee. Their neighbor, Jud Crandall, also comes by and warns them that the highway that runs past their house is frequented by tractor trailers that are constantly zooming by at dangerous speeds. (What every parent wants in a home!)
Although Jud comes off as a little quirky, he and Louis strike up a friendship (Louis lost his father as a very young boy, so there's a bit of a father figure dynamic going on). Their bond hits a snag, however, when Jud takes Louis and his kids on a walk in the woods behind their home to show them an eerie pet cemetery () and Rachel freaks out - she argues with Louis that their kids shouldn't be exposed to death so explicitly at their age, and worries that Ellie might be traumatized by what she saw at the cemetery. Rachel lost her own sister when she was little and never recovered from the trauma, and is scared to see her daughter go through something similar. Related: Louis begins to experience strange supernatural phenomena after a college student, Victor, dies from horrific injuries at his hospital. He dreams of Victor's ghost leading him through the woods, where he warns Louis that he shouldn't go beyond the border of the pet cemetery, "no matter how much you feel you need to." Louis also begins sleepwalking through the woods, waking up with mud and pine needles all over his feet.
On , Jud's wife Norma suffers a heart attack, but is saved by Louis's quick treatment. To repay Louis for his actions, Jud offers to take Louis to the pet cemetery a month later when Church is run over. But rather than bury Church's body there, Jud takes him "beyond," just as Victor warned Louis about, to the "real" cemetery that was once used by a tribe of Native Americans, the Micmacs, . The corpses of whatever is buried in this specific plot of land will come back to life within a day, only they act much more aggressive, meaner, evil, or even display cannibalistic traits.
Jud hoped that Church might escape that fate, but he indeed comes back as a vicious, reeking, angry shell of his former self. (Jud Crandall, Worse Friend of All Time.) Louis wishes he never buried Church there to begin with, but that all changes when 2-year-old Gage dies after being hit by a truck on the road by their home. The Ending
Drowning in grief, Louis decides to use the burial ground to bring his son back to life, even though Jud warns him not to. Apparently the last human being who was buried there, Timmy Baterman, came back as a malevolent monster, terrorizing the people of Ludlow. Eventually his father was forced to kill Timmy, and then himself. Jud explains that Timmy might have looked like himself, but that a "demon" had possessed his corpse ("Sometimes, dead is better). He also hints that whatever hellish power fuels the burial ground might have had a hand in orchestrating Gage's death.
Louis carries out his plan regardless, but the Gage that returns to the world of the living is demonic, aggressive, and speaks with a different voice. Despite his small size, he's also able to carry out the bloody, gruesome deaths of both Jud and Rachel. Louis finally realizes the error he's made (DUH, dude!) and injects Gage with chemicals from his medical bag, killing his son once and for all. He celebrates by . . . burning Jud's house down and BURYING HIS WIFE'S BODY IN THE EVIL CEMETERY, TOO. Come on, Louis. Related: Because Louis apparently has no brain at all, he thinks that burying his wife's corpse right away will have a different effect on things; that she might return more like herself. Making matters worse is that while all of this has been going on, the land appears to be sapping the energy from Louis, leaving him with white hair and wrinkles. A curious colleague decides to investigate by following him into the woods, but flees in terror after hearing what Louis plans to do.
The story wraps up with Louis calmly playing cards back in the house with his back to the door, as Rachel's corpse walks in and places a hand on his shoulder before saying in a scratchy, raspy voice, "Darling."
How the Ending of the 2019 Remake Compares
We won't spoil too much about how the new film ends for you here, but since it was in the movie's trailer, we will say that directors . That results in a lot more bloodshed, since 9-year-old Ellie is more physically capable of wielding a scalpel and butcher knife than her 2-year-old brother. That twist, coupled with a number of other interesting (and straight-up bleak) tweaks to King's original horror tale, makes for an ending that's far more depressing than the book - if that's even possible.
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's fifth season is , and there's already so much to digest. There's the , who remembers nothing of his former life - let alone his wife - as well as Jane's relationship with Rafael. Oh, and the seemingly endless schemes of Sin Rostro, aka Rose. in each episode, we almost forgot this is . Unfortunately, because this is the last season, it means is just building up to the end of Jane the Virgin. And as hard as that is to process as a fan, it's only harder for the cast themselves.
On Wednesday, April 3, the cast and crew of the series took to social media to express their bittersweet feelings about the series' last-ever table read. Showrunner Jennie Urman shared her thoughts with fans on Twitter, writing, "No big deal: just the last table read of #JanetheVirgin ever today!" The three crying emojis she added to her caption really emphasized the sadness, we must say.
No big deal: just the last table read of ever today!
Kit Harington has , and he's made his trademark. But during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring we discovered there is one thing he can't do with those puppy dog eyes - wink! This essentially rendered the Game of Thrones star useless when Jimmy listed a bunch of potential spoilers and asked him to wink for yes, or blink for no. In Kit's world, they're one and the same thing, so we're none the wiser as to Jon Snow's fate, despite Kit's comedy reactions to each and every question. However, Kit did reveal a little more about his Game of Thrones days, including , and more details about. Watch for yourself now, .
President Trump’s response seemed like a typical partisan jab, except for the fact that it was issued by a man who has been accused by more than a dozen women of sexual misconduct and assault.
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Warning: BIG spoilers for Shazam! ahead!
once portrayed one of the greatest comic book fans in TV history, The O.C.'s Seth Cohen (though your opinion may vary on ). Now the actor is fulfilling his character's greatest wish: playing a superhero in a comic book movie. The 39-year-old actor has joined the DC Extended Universe for its latest release, , and he honestly could not have chosen a better role. Related: Shazam! follows the adventures of Billy Batson (Asher Angel), a mischievous foster kid who by the Wizard Shazam. Every time he says the wizard's name ("Shazam!") Billy is transformed into the best version of himself - a tall, muscular, who can shoot lightning bolts from his hands and fly (though that takes some getting used to). He and his superhero-obsessed foster brother Freddy (Jack Dylan Grazer) use Billy's alter-ego to cause pranks, get out of school early, and get up to other mischief. Of course, things can't stay perfect for long and the big bad - wealthy scientist Dr. Thaddeus Sivana, played by actor Mark Strong - for himself.
When he realizes he can't defeat Sivana and his band of creepy crawlers alone, Billy gathers his five foster siblings to take hold of the wizard's magical staff, and together they all say the immortal word - "Shazam!" - to , the Shazam Family. And who does the snarky, attention seeking, transform into? Adam Brody, of course!
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Honestly, any O.C. fan knows in their hearts that this is casting done to perfection. Not only do Brody and Grazer share an incredible physical likeness, but Freddy is basically a miniature version of Seth Cohen. A majority of the film's snarky humor is from Freddy himself, as well as the multitude of comic book references that come from either his shrine of superhero paraphernalia or his seemingly endless collection of superhero themed shirts. And while Brody isn't actually Seth Cohen, he definitely paved the way for geeky fan boys in film and TV.
The casting gets even better when you learn that Brody actually has a history with the DCEU. The actor was supposed to star in George Miller's Justice League: Mortal. Brody was cast as the Flash, alongside Shazam! costar D.J. Cotrona, who would have been Superman. Mortal never came through, but both Brody and Cotrona finally found their way to the DCEU, thanks to Shazam! and it's absolutely perfect.
Now, so we can see the whole crew kicking butt and taking names once again.
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