The new episode of the WTF Happened to This Horror Movie? video series looks back at Wes Craven’s 2011 sequel Scream 4

It’s time for another episode of the WTF Happened to This Horror Movie? video series, and with this one we’re looking at Scream 4 (watch it HERE), the one entry in the Scream franchise that had a surprising lack of success at the box office. The audience didn’t come back for this one, which was released eleven years after the previous film, but did return for the more recent sequels. To hear all about Scream 4 and its bad luck, check out the video embedded above.

Directed by Wes Craven from a screenplay by Kevin Williamson – which received uncredited rewrites from Ehren Kruger and Paul Harris Boardman – Scream 4 has the following synopsis: It has been many years since the Ghostface Killer cut a deadly path through the town of Woodsboro. In order to get over the trauma of those horrific events, Sidney Prescott has written a self-help book. She returns to Woodsboro for her book tour, and reconnects with old friends Gale Weathers and Sheriff Dewey. However, Sidney’s arrival also sparks the return of Ghostface, putting Sidney and everyone she loves in danger.

The film stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere, Rory Culkin, Anthony Anderson, Adam Brody, Mary McDonnell, Marley Shelton, Nico Tortorella, Marielle Jaffe, Alison Brie, Kristen Bell, Anna Paquin, Lucy Hale, Shenae Grimes, Aimee Teegarden, Britt Robertson, and Erik Knudsen, with Roger L. Jackson providing the voice of Ghostface.

This is what the WTF Happened to This Horror Movie series is all about: Hollywood has had its fair share of historically troubled productions. Whether it was casting changes, actor deaths, fired directors, in-production rewrites, constant delays, budget cuts or studio edits, these films had every intention to be a blockbuster, but were beset with unforeseen disasters. Sometimes huge hits, sometimes box office bombs. Either way, we have to ask: WTF Happened To This Horror Movie?

The Scream 4 episode of WTF Happened to This Horror Movie? was Written, Narrated, and Edited by Tyler Nichols, Produced by Lance Vlcek and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.

A couple of the previous episodes of the show can be seen below. To see more, head over to our JoBlo Horror Originals YouTube channel – and subscribe while you’re there!

What do you think of Scream 4? Let us know by leaving a comment!

Netflix has unveiled a full trailer for the epic animated adventure film Nimona, which reaches the streaming service later this month

Just four weeks ago, the Netflix streaming service unveiled a teaser trailer for the animated adventure film Nimona – and since we’re a little over two weeks from the film’s June 30th release date, it makes sense that a full trailer for the movie has now arrived online. You can check it out in the embed above.

Nimona had a bumpy ride on its way to Netflix. The project was scrapped by Blue Sky Studios when it was near completion, then canceled by Fox… but by the end of this month, it will finally be out in the world.

Inspired by ND Stevenson‘s (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power) webcomic-turned-graphic novel, Nimona was directed by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane from a screenplay by Robert L. Baird and Lloyd Taylor (with Baird, Taylor, Bruno, and Quane receiving story credit alongside Pamela Ribon, Marc Haimes, and Keith Bunin). Here’s the synopsis: When Ballister Boldheart, a knight in a futuristic medieval world, is framed for a crime he didn’t commit, the only one who can help him prove his innocence is Nimona, a mischievous teen with a taste for mayhem — who also happens to be a shapeshifting creature Ballister has been trained to destroy. But with the entire kingdom out to get him, Nimona’s the best (or technically the only) sidekick Ballister can hope for. And as the lines between heroes, villains, and monsters start to blur, the two of them set out to wreak serious havoc — for Ballister to clear his name once and for all, and for Nimona to…just wreak serious havoc.

The voice cast includes Chloë Grace Moretz (as Nimona), Riz Ahmed (as Ballister Boldheart), Eugene Lee Yang (as Ambrosius Goldenloin), Frances Conroy (as The Director), Lorraine Toussaint (as Queen Valerin), Beck Bennett (as Sir Thoddeus Sureblade), Indya Moore (as Alamzapam Davis), RuPaul Charles (as Nate Knight), Julio Torres (as Diego the Squire), and Sarah Sherman (as Coriander Cadaverish).

Coming our way from Annapurna Animation, Nimona was produced by Karen Ryan, Julie Zackary, and Roy Lee. Megan Ellison, Robert L. Baird, Andrew Millstein, and John Powers Middleton serve as executive producers, with ND Stevenson co-producing.

Nimona is described as “an epic tale about finding friendship in the most surprising situations and accepting yourself and others for who they are.” What did you think of the trailer? Will you be watching this movie when it reaches Netflix? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

Although the movie was meant to be set in the previous DCEU, Blue Beetle is now the first superhero in James Gunn’s DC Universe reboot.

Earlier, the star of Blue Beetle, Xolo Maridueña, was wise not to put the cart before the horse in regard to the character’s standing as a franchise as he wanted to wait to see how the movie does, “If we get one movie or a trilogy and f*cking fold this into the Justice League shit, we’re ready for the whole nine. For me and Angel [Manuel Soto, director] and the team, we kicked ass with this movie. It just depends on numbers.“. However, it was a little murky on which regime of the DC film universe the origin story would fall under. The new head of DC at Warner Bros., James Gunn, recently appeared on the Inside of You podcast with Smallville‘s Michael Rosenbaum and has confirmed that Blue Beetle will be the first character in his DC universe.

According to The Wrap, the Superman: Legacy director stated, “I mean the first DCU character, for sure, is Blue Beetle, and the first full DCU movie is Superman.” While it may be a curious quote, to differentiate the first DCU “character” from the first “full DCU movie,” Gunn may perhaps refer to Blue Beetle being a film that was conceived and made for the previous universe incarnation before Gunn’s first officially produced film after accepting his new position at DC studios. However, as this is a Blue Beetle origin story, it would open up possibilities in the future for Gunn to bring the character into crossovers with the newly rebooted films apart from sequels.

The official synopsis for Blue Beetle reads,
Recent college grad Jaime Reyes returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it. As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab. When the Scarab suddenly chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he is bestowed with an incredible suit of armor capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the Super Hero Blue Beetle.

The movie stars Cobra Kai‘s Xolo Maridueña as the titular hero along with Adriana Barraza (Rambo: Last Blood) as Jaime’s grandmother, Nana, Damían Alcázar (Narcos) as his father, Elpidia Carrillo (Mayans M.C.) as his mother, Bruna Marquezine (Maldivas) as Jenny Kord, Raoul Max Trujillo (Sicario) as Carapax, with Oscar winner Susan Sarandon (Thelma and Louise) as Victoria Kord and comedian George Lopez (Lopez vs Lopez) as Jaime’s Uncle Rudy. Angel Manuel Soto of Charm City Kings directs the superhero film from a screenplay penned by writer Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer, whose credits include Miss Bala.

Apple TV+ has ordered season 2 of the apocalyptic sci-fi series Silo, starring Rebecca Ferguson and based on the stories by Hugh Howey

Apple TV+’s post-apocalyptic science fiction series Silo (read our 8/10 review HERE) is based on a series of stories written by author Hugh Howey. It started with a short story called Wool, and at one point the plan was to call the Apple TV+ series Wool as well. There’s plenty of Howey stories to continue pulling inspiration from is Silo has a multiple season run: Holston, Proper Gauge, Casting Off, The Stranded, Legacy, Order, Pact, and Dust... with more to come. And it looks like Apple TV+ is interesting in bringing some of those stories to the screen, because Deadline reports they have officially ordered Silo season 2!

Matt Cherniss, head of programming for Apple TV+, provided the following statement: “It has been enormously fulfilling to see the engrossing, atmospheric and beautifully crafted sci-fi epic Silo quickly become Apple’s number one drama series. As audiences around the world have become gripped by the mysteries and conspiracies buried within this fascinating subterranean world, viewership only continues to climb, and we are so excited for more secrets of the silo to be revealed in season two.“

Silo follows the last 10,000 people on Earth as they navigate life in their mile-deep underground home protecting them from the toxic outside world. The catch? No one knows when or why the silo was built and anyone who goes snooping for answers faces fatal consequences.

The series has an impressive cast that includes Rebecca Ferguson (Doctor Sleep), Tim Robbins (The Shawshank Redemption), David Oyelowo (Selma), Common (John Wick: Chapter 2), and Rashida Jones (Parks and Recreation).

Howey began his series in 2011, and attempts to bring those stories to the screen have been coming and going since 2012. Ridley Scott and Steve Zaillian were going to produce a film adaptation for 20th Century Fox. LaToya Morgan was developing a Silo series for AMC. Writer Graham Yost (Speed) is the behind the Apple TV+ Silo series and serves as an executive producer on it alongside Ferguson, Howey, Remi Aubuchon, Fred Golan, Nina Jack, Ingrid Escajeda, and director Morten Tyldum.

Yost had this to say about Silo getting a season 2: “We cannot wait for audiences around the world to immerse themselves in the epic world we have created to bring Hugh Howey’s novels to life. Apple has believed in our vision from day one and it’s an honor to have the opportunity to dig deeper into this story and peel back the layers to our characters in the Silo.“

Have you been watching Silo, and are you glad to hear we have season 2 to look forward to? Share your thoughts on this news by leaving a comment below.