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Michael Dougherty Will Be Co-Writing ‘Godzilla 2’!
Okay, this is the kind of news that makes me excited to be a horror fan.
Variety is reporting that Trick ‘r Treat director Michael Dougherty will be co-writing the script for Legendary’s Godzilla 2 alongside Zach Shields, Dougherty’s co-writer on Krampus. The two are said to be writing the script, which will then enter a writer’s room whose purpose is to create the Godzilla/King Kong universe where the two will meet and face off in 2020.
Dougherty’s relationship with Legendary began with 2007’s anthology horror film Trick ‘r Treat (which didn’t see a release until 2009), a film that garnered critical acclaim and has since become a Halloween staple. Krampus, which came out in late 2015, also did very well for the company, earning over $61 million against a $15 million budget.
I love the films of Michael Dougherty and having spoken to him a few times, I know how passionate he gets when working on something. If he’s a big Godzilla fan, then I honestly don’t know how this could be bad. At the very least, it’ll be incredibly entertaining!
The 2014 Godzilla was directed by Gareth Edwards and received mediocre reviews. Many praised the visuals while others lamented the lack of the titular character. Personally, I found it to be okay. It certainly wasn’t great and I wanted a lot more out of it but I will also admit that the Godzilla design, especially his roar (listen to it below), was nothing short of awe-inducing.
With Godzilla eventually merging into the King Kong world, Legendary is also building that storyline up with the upcoming adventure thriller Kong: Skull Island, which will be coming out March 10th, 2017.
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‘Ebenezer’ Official Trailer – Ti West Turns Johnny Depp into ‘A Christmas Carol’ Icon Scrooge
Ti West (X, Pearl, MaXXXine) is back with the upcoming Ebenezer starring Johnny Depp, a fresh new take on the classic tale of A Christmas Carol from Charles Dickens.
Johnny Depp will play Ebenezer Scrooge in Ti West’s Ebenezer, and Paramount is bringing the film to theaters on November 13, 2026. Watch the official trailer down below.
The tagline? “The name you know. The story you don’t.”
Andrea Riseborough (Possessor), Ian McKellen (The Lord of the Rings), Tramell Tillman (“Severance”), Rupert Grint (Harry Potter franchise), Daisy Ridley (Star Wars franchise), Sam Claflin (The Hunger Games franchise), Charlie Murphy (“Peaky Blinders”), Arthur Conti (Beetlejuice Beetlejuice), and Ellie Bamber (“Willow”) also star.
Deadline had detailed in a recent report, “This version, a thrilling ghost story set in Dickens’ London, follows one man’s supernatural journey to face his past, present and future and fight for a second chance. Stephen Deuters and Jason Forman to executive produce.”
Nathaniel Halpern wrote the adaptation for Ti West to direct.
Written by Charles Dickens, the classic tale of A Christmas Carol has been adapted for the screen countless times over the years, with notable film adaptations including Scrooge (1951) starring Alastair Sim, Scrooge (1970) starring Albert Finney, A Christmas Carol (1984) starring George C. Scott, Scrooged (1988) starring Bill Murray, The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) starring Michael Caine, and A Christmas Carol (2009) starring Jim Carrey.
A Christmas Carol is classically a period piece ghost story. As Luiz H.C. wrote here on Bloody Disgusting, “Isn’t it weird how the single most influential piece of Christmas-related media is technically a horror story? One can even make the argument that Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol paved the way for the rise of Victorian Spiritualism during the following decade.”
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