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Monday, March 18, 2024
My Review of Madame Web (2024)
Sunday, March 17, 2024
My Review of Darby O'Gill And The Little People (1959)
Friday, March 15, 2024
Doctor Who - Season 1 (Series 14) Airdate Confirmed/That Other News Discussion
Yes, finally, I'm doing another Doctor Who blog as today some major news came out in relation to the new series.
After a hefty period of radio silence, the BBC confirmed today that Series 14/Season 1 of Doctor Who, starring Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson as the 15th Doctor and Ruby Sunday will premiere from May 11th on BBC1 and May 10th on Disney+, albeit with a twist.
First of all, we're getting a double bill to begin with and secondly the episodes will premiere first at 12.00am on Saturdays before getting a regular slot on Saturday evening. Every week after that will be single episodes. Those first two episodes will also precede this year's Eurovision on BBC1.
The eight part series, which has yet to announce it's full writers at least has reiterated some of the guest cast. You can expect Michelle Greenidge, Angela Wynter, Anita Dobson, Jinkx Monsoon, Aneurin Barnard, Jemma Redgrave, Yasmin Finney, Indira Varma, Jonathan Groff, Bonnie Langford and Lenny Rush with more names to be announced over the comimg weeks.
As for series itself, showrunner and executive producer Russell T. Davies had this to say ....
"At last, it’s my great delight to unleash a whole new season of the Doctor and Ruby’s adventures together. Monsters! Chases! Villains! Mysteries! And a terrifying secret that’s been spanning time and space for decades. Don’t miss a second!"
Of course with this much needed news released today, I hadn't forgotten about another item that leaked two months ago. Yes, time to talk about this one.
Back in January, it was revealed that Andor actress Varada Sethu had been cast as a regular for Series 15/Season 2. In fact it had been revealed that Sethu's character would be the main companion for the 2025 series while Millie Gibson's Ruby would be a recurring character, scheduled to appear in three episodes next year.
I have to say that the handling of this situation has been extremely disappointing to say the least with the press being needlessly nasty towards Millie Gibson in particular. However I'm not too surprised that perhaps Ruby Sunday will be a shorter term companion compared to the longer term ones we've had in recent years. As for Varada Sethu, I'm guessing we'll be waiting a while before her casting will be confirmed officially.
Last but not least, there's a rumour going around that this year's upcoming Christmas special, starring Ncuti Gatwa and Nicola Coughlan might be written by Steven Moffat. If true, that's a surprise turn of events as it was assumed that Russell T. Davies would be writing it. At this point, it's definitely safe to assume that Moffat is back for the series.
Doctor Who will air at midnight on BBC iPlayer/BBC1 from May 11th and stream on Disney+ at 4pm/7pm from May 10th.
Thursday, March 14, 2024
My Review of Feud: Capote vs. The Swans - Phantasm Forgiveness
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Scream VII/7 - Neve Campbell/Kevin Williamson Returning
Well, in a move that can be either seen as Spyglass doing ultimate damage control or a much needed step in the right direction, this just happened. I'll let you decide on this outcome.
After not paying her worth for Scream VI, it seems that Spyglass decided to change their stance as Neve Campbell will be back for the upcoming seventh movie. Taking to Instagram yesterday, Neve announced her return to the popular horror franchise and so far, she's the only confirmed returning cast member for the next movie in the series. However she's not the only return that was confirmed.
Also confirmed yesterday was franchise creator himself Kevin Williamson, who in a very surprising move was confirmed to be the director for the movie. Williamson replaced Christopher Landon, who stepped down back in December. The seventh movie will be written by James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick with Radio Silence also producing the movie.
Now as for where this seventh installment will go, given that the Core Four won't be returning and Sidney Prescott will be the focus again has yet to be revealed. I'm assuming that now Sidney is married and a mother herself that her family will be the target of a new Ghostface. I'm also assuming we'll not only see Mark Kincaid (Patrick Dempsey) but Gale Weathers (Courtney Cox) will likely be back as well.
As for Melissa Barrera, sadly it seems that Sam Carpenter's story is over for the time being. Melissa did express interest in returning to the franchise but not while Spyglass are in charge of it. However, she does have three movies coming out this year. There's vampire movie, Abigail (April 19th) that she worked with Radio Silence while Your Monster and The Collaboration will also release in 2024.
I have to admit my feelings on this news has been mixed. I can't deny that I'm happy to see both Neve Campbell and Kevin Williamson back into the Scream fold but it doesn't change the fact that Spyglass's treatment of Melissa Barrera is still reprehensible and I hope that Melissa continues to get more and more work.
Filming for Scream VII/7 will start later in the year for a 2025 theatrical release.
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
My Review of Mary & George: "The Hunt"
Monday, March 11, 2024
My Review of The Holdovers (2023)