Of the many franchises plunged into limbo by Disney’s Fox buyout – yep, that story again – sci-fi’s favourite talking animals saga Planet of the Apes is high on the list of filmgoer concerns. It’s definitely fair to describe it as a talking animals saga. Not misleading in the slightest.
Yesterday I wrote up on the names of films and TV shows that would be leaving Netflix over the month of March. Now, the circle of life streaming services dictates that today I bring you the names of films and TV shows that will be joining the new kid on the block, Disney Plus. Some of these titles will be familiar to those who read the previous piece, too, and they at least start out easily recognizable.
Jason Blum is a horrible producer. Horror-ble. There’s my totally original opening gambit. As CEO of Blumhouse Productions, Blum has a lot on his plate. At any point in the year, chances are he has a project in the works. Today we’re looking at the upcoming twelfth instalment in the Halloween franchise, Halloween Kills, which is one such project.
This summer sees the release of the first Bill & Ted movie in over 20 years. Bill & Ted Face the Music will be the third time Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter have stepped into the shoes of their iconic (not too grandiose a term) characters and suffice it to say, fans are hyped.
Almost a year on from Disney’s acquisition of Fox and we’re still coming to terms with what it means for a myriad of cinema’s hottest properties. That’s evidenced by Roland Emmerich’s latest update on the future of former Fox franchise Independence Day. In a new interview with ComicBook.com, the director gave a surprisingly philosophical reflection on its status, now that Disney own it and Fox are no more:
