From the cast to the plot, locations, and potential premiere date, here is everything we know about the new Taylor Sheridan Montana-set drama.

Last Updated on April 9, 2025

What Do We Know About the upcoming Yellowstone sequel series The Madison? More than you may think. The Paramount series starring Michelle Pfieffer was first announced in 2023 and is currently in production. From plot, casting news, and more, let’s dive in and look at what is coming up in the new addition to Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone franchise.

What is The Madison about?

The plot of The Madison has been summed up in the logline that it “follows the McIntosh family, originally from New York City, who live in the Madison River valley of central Montana.”

Michelle Pfeiffer leads the cast

Michelle Pfeiffer is set to lead The Madison in the role of Stacy Clyburn, with Patrick J. Adams and Elle Chapman leading the McIntosh clan and Russell and Paige McIntosh. Matthew Fox is also in the cast, playing a character named Paul. Beau Garrett and Amiah Miller will play Abigail and Bridgette Reese, while Ben Schnetzer will play Van, Kevin Zegers will play Cade, Rebecca Spence will be Liliana Weeks, Alaina Pollack will portray Macy, and Danielle Vasinova is Kestrel. Note none of the characters are named Dutton.

Wasn’t Matthew McConaughey supposed to star?

When Kevin Costner was first announced not to return to Yellowstone, news reports spread the rumor that Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey could potentially take over the lead in a reformulated Yellowstone continuation. At that time, the series was rumored to be called 2024 but eventually became The Madison. Other stars rumored to be courted for the series included Kurt Russell, but there is the possibility that those could be linked to a different Yellowstone spin-off.

How does the series connect to Yellowstone?

This is the million-dollar question. Outside of the Montana setting, there are no outward indicators that this series will directly link to the original Taylor Sheridan series focused on the Dutton family. With Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser leading their own spin-off as Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler, the true sequel series may no longer be in the cards. Director Christina Alexandra Voros spoke about the series’ context. She said, “We are in Montana, but it is seen through a completely different lens, so it feels like another facet of this cut stone that has been polished. There are parallels in the scope of landscape and a human being’s place in that space, but it’s coming at it from a completely different point of view.”

So, who are these characters?

We do know that Stacy Clyburn (Pfieffer) will be the main character and mother to Abigail Reese and Paige McIntosh. Paige’s husband, Russell, is an investment banker, while Beau Garrett plays the recently divorced Abigail, the mother of Bridgitte. Matthew Fox’s Paul is a bachelor who loves the outdoors. How they all come into the story remains to be seen.

Could this series crossover with other Yellowstone spin-offs?

While no Yellowstone castmembers have been announced as part of The Madison, the open ending of the final episode of the original series left things ambiguous enough that we could see anyone make an appearance, including but not limited to Luke Grimes, Gil Birmingham, Forrie J. Smith, Moses Brings Plenty, Wendy Moniz, or anyone else. There have yet to be any official crossovers to date, but this is also the first time we have had multiple Yellowstone contemporary series on the air simultaneously.

When will we see it?

While production began in September 2024 in Montana, filming shifted to Dallas and Fort Worth and continued through mid-December. It is unclear if any filming has occurred in 2025. Chances are they are still working on the series, and it could arrive as early as this summer, but more than likely late 2025. If there are more plans than we have been aware of, this series could be pushed to early 2026, but we should know more in the coming months.

Stay tuned to JoBlo.com as we learn more about The Madison and all your other favorite shows. What do you expect to see in the upcoming Yellowstone spin-off? Let us know in the comments!

The original Ben Richards, Arnold Schwarzenegger, met virtually with Edgar Wright and Glen Powell to approve The Running Man remake.

Last Updated on April 9, 2025

Remaking a fan favorite is always a risky move. And while the power of Edgar Wright, Glen Powell and Josh Brolin is enough to restore confidence in the upcoming remake of The Running Man, it might take even more to get some on board. Enter the original Ben Richards, Arnold Schwarzenegger, who lent his support for the rerun after being tracked down by the director and star.

Glen Powell – who will be taking over the role of Richards, who has been forced to participate in the country’s most dangerous game show – recently revealed that Arnold Schwarzenegger gave the go-ahead for The Running Man remake. Powell said that he used his friendship with Arnold’s son Patrick – and not his having already worked with him on The Expendables 3 – to set up a FaceTime meeting. “Arnold gave us his full blessing and we get to give Arnold a very specific fun gift from the movie in a couple of weeks..So I’m very excited to see him.” It’s the new version of that quasi-Aquaman suit, isn’t it, Glen?

Other than the blessing from Arnold, The Running Man remake has been building hype elsewhere, with the trailer having been shown at CinemaCon just last week. While the rest of us will have to wait to see what Wright has in store, our own editor-in-chief Chris Bumbray was in attendance and summed up the trailer as such: “Set in a dystopian future. No one has ever survived The Running Man. Glen Powell’s daughter is sick and he needs money. The film has an epic scope – the design of the show where Domingo hosts is reminiscent of the original, but the scope is very different as the lead is running all over the world, and regular people are trying to kill him too. One set piece is set on a plane as the pilots try to kill him and they all flip around the cabin. Also looks like it could be R-Rated and has LOADS of action. Very much Glen Powell’s launch as a Tom Cruise style star.”

While this year’s The Running Man is generally being considered a remake of the 1987 movie, it’s more fair to say that it is another adaptation of the 1982 book by Richard Bachman (aka Stephen King). Outside of Powell and Brolin, the cast also features Colman Domingo (taking over hosting duties from Richard Dawson), Lee Pace, William H. Macy, Michael Cera, David Zayas, Sean Hayes, and more.

The Running Man wrapped production last month, with the movie darting to theaters on November 7th.

The cast of Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy may not have made much but Elijah Wood says it came down to the passion.

Last Updated on April 9, 2025

The original Lord of the Rings trilogy grossed nearly $3 billion at the worldwide box office. But when it comes down to what the ensemble cast made. While we don’t know the exact figures of what those of the Fellowship and in the Shire took home, we do know that it was nothing to get them from the hobbit-holes to the Hollywood hills.

As Elijah Wood (Frodo Baggins) told Business Insider, the lower paychecks were a result of the bigger picture that Peter Jackson had lined up for The Lord of the Rings. “Because we weren’t making one movie and then renegotiating a contract for the next, it wasn’t the sort of lucrative scenario that you could sort of rest easy for the rest of your life.” Instead of a fat check, Wood was in it for the story and magic that would be presented on the screen, adding, “The benefit of that was that we were also signing up for something that was going to be a part of our lives forever…It’s such an honor to have been a part of those films, and they represent some of the best experiences of my life.” As for fellow co-star Cate Blanchett (Galadriel), she says her pay was basically getting fed sandwiches every day. Poor Galadriel!

Some reports put Elijah Wood’s Lord of the Rings paycheck at a quarter-million dollars, although he’s far too humble to chat money in such specifics. Whatever he made is ultimately none of our business when it comes down to it; what is is his passion for all things cinema. Wood has continued to endorse and latch onto projects that he genuinely cares about. It’s why he is one of the biggest proponents of genre movies out there right now, with his SpectreVision production company giving us films like A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, Mandy, The Greasy Strangler, and more.

As for more Lord of the Rings, Elijah Wood has shown his excitement for the upcoming projects and even expressed interest in returning with his original crew. Of course, money might talk this time…

How would you rank the original Lord of the Rings trilogy? Where does Elijah Wood shine the brightest?

Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary, who co-host The Video Archives Podcast, recently recorded their first-ever live episode.

Cut the Bacalov…In a short period, Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary’s Video Archives Podcast became one of the essential movie podcasts out there. With serious, encyclopedic knowledge mixed with respectful and passionate banter, the podcast is essential listening for any film buff. Yet, even if you think you know your sh*t, you pale in comparison to what QT and Avary have to offer…and they don’t care one bit.

Tarantino recently said that he’s not concerned with whether or not you have seen the movies they’re discussing but that you’re invested in The Video Archives Podcast itself. “I want you to listen to our show, and I want you to like the show. I have not seen every movie of every Pauline Kael review I’ve read. But I like reading the reviews. We’re not a ‘recommend’ show. If we do end up recommending a movie that you want to watch, great! I want to do movies that I want to watch with Roger, and I want to talk about. Whatever happens after that, that’s all up to you. We can do movies we don’t like. We just have to think it’ll be a good show. The only thing that’s important is the discussion.”

For what it’s worth, for me, The Video Archives Podcast has absolutely become a “recommend show”, as I’ve sought out a number of titles based on the reviews – whether good or bad – from Tarantino and Avary. Of the 100+ movies they’ve featured in their episodes, I bet I’ve only seen a third. But it has given me so many awesome movies to check out that I otherwise may not have (or would have taken a few more years to get to), like Sonny & Jed, Amphibian Man and The Hospital.

For Avary, The Video Archives Podcast also offers the opportunity for him and his co-host to demonstrate what makes a proper debate over film. “People have forgotten how to have discussions – proper discussions – where you can agree and disagree with each other, and even debate each other, and then get into an argument with each other and then say, ‘Hey, let’s go to karaoke! Let’s get a bite to eat.’” Perhaps for a Big Kahuna Burger?

The Video Archives Podcast recently hosted its first live show, screening 1973’s No Way Out, which will automatically put it at the top of a number of cinephiles’ must-watch lists. As it was recorded, it will eventually be released on Patreon for subscribers. In the meantime, you can catch up on recent episodes – including one devoted solely to Steven Spielberg’s 1941 – via any number of platforms.

Warp Films, which was the production company behind Adolescence, is now planning to develop a new series on BBC’s notorious TV film Threads.

Adolescence is a smash hit for Netflix. What’s even more impressive is that not only are viewers finding it to be good television, but it tackles an incredibly disturbing subject that some may have the misfortune to experience. Adolescence touches on a sensitive topic of a young boy who is suspected of murdering a classmate. The series has been collecting accolades for exploring the tough topic through a sophisticated lens and not an exploitative one for the sake of entertainment. There’s even talk about the series being shown in schools for awareness. And now, the producer behind the show is ready to explore another terrifying tale.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warp Films, the production company based out of Sheffield that made Adolescence, has now gained the option to develop a new series based on the 1984 BBC movie Threads. Threads is the U.K.’s answer to America’s The Day After, in which it was also a TV movie that took a horrifying look at the fallout following a nuclear attack. The movie had also gained a reputation for being one of the most disturbing movies ever and it would rarely broadcast on television after its original airing, which became known as “the night the country didn’t sleep.”

Warp Films would state, “Renowned for its groundbreaking portrayal of a fictional apocalypse, Threads offers a harrowing depiction of life in nuclear war-era Britain, set in Sheffield. This adaptation will explore prescient issues through rich, character-driven storytelling. The original film’s chilling account immerses viewers in the struggles of ordinary people facing unimaginable hardship.” The statement continued, “Warp Films remains dedicated to producing authentic stories that highlight working-class experiences and is proud to reimagine this iconic story, finding new layers of meaning and elements of hope.”

Mark Herbert, founder and CEO of Warp Films, added, “Threads was, and remains, an unflinchingly honest drama that imagines the devastating effects of nuclear conflict on ordinary people. This story aligns perfectly with our ethos of telling powerful, grounded narratives that deeply connect with audiences. Reimagining this classic film as a TV drama gives us a unique opportunity to explore its modern relevance.”

Emily Feller, CCO and executive producer at Warp, also said, “Threads is clearly a deeply impactful story and right now, it feels more relevant than ever. This adaptation will allow us to uncover fresh interpretations in light of today’s world.  We imagine highlighting how resilience and connection can offer hope even in the most challenging of times. Through this lens, an adaptation of the incredible film can reexamine its significance for then and for now — allowing us to engage with a modern audience.”

About the Author

E.J. is a News Editor at JoBlo, as well as a Video Editor, Writer, and Narrator for some of the movie retrospectives on our JoBlo Originals YouTube channel, including Reel Action, Revisited and some of the Top 10 lists. He is a graduate of the film program at Missouri Western State University with concentrations in performance, writing, editing and directing.

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, directed by Christopher McQuarrie, sets up what may be Ethan Hunt’s last mission in the new trailer

Six years have passed since Tom Cruise announced that the seventh and eighth films in the Mission: Impossible franchise would be shot back-to-back, and he has been in production on these films for a long time. We saw Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning back in 2024, and now the follow-up, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, is almost ready to make its way out into the world, heading toward a May 23rd release date. Just a few days ago, Cruise showed a new trailer for the film to the audience at the CinemaCon event in Las Vegas – and now that new trailer has dropped online! You can check it out in the embed above.

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning tells the second half of the story that began in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, with Ethan Hunt out to destroy an AI system called The Entity, which is housed in a sunken Russian stealth submarine. Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Mission: Impossible – Fallout, and Dead Reckoning writer/director Christopher McQuarrie remains at the helm, working from a screenplay he crafted with Erik Jendresen. The official synopsis is very simple: Our lives are the sum of our choices. Tom Cruise is Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.

Cruise is being joined in the cast by Hayley Atwell, reprising her Dead Reckoning role of thief-turned-IMF-recruit Grace; Vanessa Kirby as arms dealer Alanna Mitsopolis, a.k.a. the White Widow, a character who was previously seen in both Fallout and Dead Reckoning; Ving Rhames as IMF agent Luther Stickell, who has been part of this franchise since the first Mission: Impossible movie in 1996; Simon Pegg as IMF agent Benji Dunn, who joined the party back in Mission: Impossible III; Henry Czerny as CIA director Eugene Kittridge, who was introduced in Mission: Impossible (1996) and finally made his long-awaited return in Dead Reckoning; Rolf Saxon as William Donloe, a CIA analyst who got in trouble after Ethan Hunt accessed his computer way back in the first Mission: Impossible; and more Dead Reckoning reprisals: Esai Morales as the Entity-serving terrorist Gabriel; Pom Klementieff as Gabriel’s former ally Paris; Shea Whigham and Greg Tarzan Davis as US Intelligence agents Briggs and Degas; Mariela Garriga as Marie, a mysterious woman from Ethan and Gabriel’s past; Mark Gatiss and Charles Parnell as the heads of the NSA and NRO;. There are also a handful of new additions to the franchise: Holt McCallany as Secretary of Defense Bernstein; Nick Offerman as Sydney, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Katy O’Brian, Stephen Oyoung, Tramell Tillman, Janet McTeer, Hannah Waddingham, and Lucy Tulugarjuk in unspecified roles.

What did you think of the new trailer for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

Interview: A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 and 5 heroine Lisa Wilcox looks back on the experience of working on the Freddy Krueger sequels

The A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise has some of the best heroines of the horror genre – and my personal favorite of the Elm Street heroines is Alice Johnson, played by Lisa Wilcox in A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master and A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child. JoBlo’s own Ryan Cultrera was able to catch up with Wilcox at the Ve Neill’s Vampire Weekend convention in California last month and talked with her about her encounters with Freddy Krueger and the experience of working on those classic ’80s horror films. You can hear what Wilcox had to say by checking out the video embedded above.

Directed by Renny Harlin from a screenplay by Brian Helgeland, Ken Wheat, and Jim Wheat (with Helgeland also sharing story credit with William Kotzwinkle), A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master has the following synopsis: Your fave psycho-sandman is back! It’s the one-man-sleep-disorder, the unspeakably demonic Freddy Krueger, returning with a vengeance in A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master! But wait. This time around, the fiendishly Freddy is up against a powerful new adversary! After beautiful young Alice sees the remaining Elm Street kids succumb one by one to Freddy’s razor-edged wrath, she embarks on a desperate mission to release the tortured souls of Freddy’s victims once and for all. Can this lone “Dream Master” defeat the satanic dream-stalker? Or will she have to wake up to the fact that no one is ever really ready… for Freddy? A special-effects-filled descent into sheer, unrelenting terror!

Wilcox was joined in the cast by Danny Hassel, Tuesday Knight, Ken Sagoes, Rodney Eastman, Brooke Theiss, Andras Jones, Toy Newkirk, Nicholas Mele, and Brooke Bundy, with Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger. Plus, there’s a cameo appearance by Linnea Quigley as a soul in Freddy’s chest.

Directed by Stephen Hopkins from a screenplay by Leslie Bohem and a story crafted by John Skipp and Craig Spector, The Dream Child has the following synopsis: The fifth installment of the popular franchise focuses on Alice, a survivor of the fourth, who believes Freddy Krueger has been eliminated for good. She optimistically hopes to start a life with fellow survivor Dan. The nightmares begin soon enough, though, and Alice learns she is pregnant. When her friends start dying, Alice suspects that Freddy is using the fetus within her as a weapon. Can she fight the demon while protecting her unborn child?

For that one, Wilcox was joined in the cast by Kelly Jo Minter, Erika Anderson, Danny Hassel, Beatrice Boepple, Whitby Hertford, Joe Seely, and Nicholas Mele, with Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger and Michael Bailey Smith as Super Freddy.

Are you a fan of A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master and/or A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child? Take a look at our Lisa Wilcox interview, then let us know by leaving a comment below.

Speculation has emerged of Children of Men and Prisoner of Azkaban director Alfonso Cuarón as a frontrunner for the next James Bond.

UPDATE: During a masterclass at the Paris Cinema Club, Alfonso Cuarón seemed to address the James Bond rumors that have been floating around for the last month and possibly acknowledge that he’s in talks for the project. An audience member reported, “And he does mention the idea of directing the next James Bond movie, without mentioning the name of the franchise. ‘There is indeed THIS project under discussion, and I have the desire – if it is done – to revisit this story in my own way.’“

The original article, posted on March 23rd, follows:

In the wake of the news that Amazon had purchased the rights to the James Bond franchise, it seems a sure thing that we’ll be getting a lot of 007 news in 2025. And while we can only speculate on who will be taking over the role from Daniel Craig, there seems to be some strong buzz around a potential director, with eyes now circling Alfonso Cuarón to lead James Bond into the next era.

Coming off of word that Amy Pascal and David Heyman are producing the next James Bond picture, Puck’s Matthew Belloni (on his podcast, The Town) predicted that Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón seems to be the most likely pick out there, although he’s cautious to say that his prediction is solid. (Sorry, Matt, you know every outlet is picking this up…) “It’s an informed, speculative pick here…And it is not Chris Nolan. I think the fact that he’s tied up for the next year and a half on The Odyssey, I just don’t think Amazon wants to wait that long. I think Jeff Bezos says, ‘Give me my Bond movie now,’ and they just cannot wait. The fact that they went directly to these producers suggests…But they want to move pretty fast on this. I think it’s going to be Alfonso Cuarón.”

So where does the speculation that Alfonso Cuarón might be the director of James Bond #26 come from? According to Belloni, his history with producer Heyman is key. “They go back to Gravity. They go back 21, 22 years to Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. They’ve worked together a long time, they’re friendly. I have heard that there are some talks, that there is a take, and that they are serious. Now, it’s not like he’s negotiating or anything like that, but my prediction is that Alfonso Cuarón will direct the next James Bond.”

While some might want Christopher Nolan to be the one to lead James Bond following the Amazon buyout, Alfonso Cuarón might be a much stronger choice as director. He has, of course, worked with franchise fare before (and many would name Azkaban as the best Harry Potter movie), so he has that going for him. Add to that that his distinct visual style and skill in unique action sequences, and Cuarón could be the guy.

What do you think of Alfonso Cuarón as a pick for directing the next James Bond movie?

Benicio Del Toro plays Zsa-zsa Korda, one of the richest men in Europe, and he assembles a ragtag group for his most important project.

Just when you thought Wes Anderson couldn’t get more Wes Anderson, he continues to Wes Anderson and still makes it look intriguing and hilarious. Focus Features has released the new trailer for The Phoenician Scheme. The studio previously collaborated with Anderson on Asteroid City and Moonrise Kingdom, which was a partnership that turned out very well for them as Asteroid City earned an impressive $53.8 million at the box office for an arthouse film, while Moonrise Kingdom grossed $68.3 million and was nominated for an Oscar for its screenplay.

Anderson directed The Phoenician Scheme from a screenplay he wrote with Roman Coppola, who previously worked on the scripts for Anderson’s films The Darjeeling Limited, Moonrise Kingdom, Isle of Dogs, The French Dispatch, and Asteroid City. Filming took place in Germany from March to June of 2024.

Described as an espionage comedy drama thriller, The Phoenician Scheme tells the story of a family and a family business. Benicio del Toro stars as Zsa-zsa Korda, one of the richest men in Europe, with Mia Threapleton as Sister Liesl, his daughter/a nun, and Michael Cera as Bjorn Lund, their tutor. Also in the cast are Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Riz Ahmed, Mathieu Amalric, Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson, Richard Ayoade, Rupert Friend, Hope Davis, and Benedict Cumberbatch.

Bill Murray, who has been in most of Anderson’s movies (dating all the way back to his second feature, Rushmore), doesn’t appear in the trailer or in the cast list, but he was curiously announced as a cast member, so it could be possible he’ll be showing up in the film as a cameo of some sort.

The Phoenician Scheme was produced by Anderson for his American Empirical Pictures banner alongside longtime collaborators Steven Rales of Indian Paintbrush, Jeremy Dawson, and John Peet. The movie was made in association with Studio Babelsberg.

Focus Features is planning to give the film a limited release domestically on May 30, with a wide expansion to follow on June 6. Universal Pictures International is handling international distribution.

What did you think of the trailer? Share your thoughts on The Phoenician Scheme by leaving a comment below.

The What Happened to This Horror Movie series looks back at the 2012 film Dredd, starring Karl Urban as Judge Dredd

A new episode of our What Happened to This Horror Movie? video series has just been released, and with this one we’re taking a look back at the 2012 sci-fi action film Dredd (watch it HERE), which is based on the same comic book source material as the 1995 Sylvester Stallone movie Judge Dredd, but took a more faithful approach to the adaptation. You can hear all about it by checking out the video embedded above.

The official word is that Dredd was directed by Pete Travis from a screenplay by Alex Garland, although we were told that Garland actually directed the movie. The film has the following synopsis: The America of the post-apocalyptic future is an irradiated wasteland, a vast, ultraviolent world where criminals control the mean city streets. Ultimate law enforcers like Dredd and his new partner, Anderson, are Judges—the only force battling for justice. Dispatched by the central authority, the Judges target is Ma-Ma, a ruthless boss bent on expanding her criminal empire through sales of Slo-Mo, a dangerous reality-altering drug. With Dredd calling the shots, the two Judges declare full-scale war on crime in this unrelenting and brutal three-dimensional thrill ride.

Karl Urban starred as the title character and was joined in the cast by Olivia Thirlby, Lena Headey, Wood Harris, Domhnall Gleeson, Warrick Grier, DeObia Oparei, Francis Chouler, Daniel Hadebe, Rakie Ayola, Langley Kirkwood, Edwin Perry, Karl Thaning, Michele Levin, Junior Singo, Luke Tyler, Jason Cope, Joe Vaz, Scott Sparrow, and Nicole Bailey.

This is what the What 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 Dredd episode of What Happened to This Horror Movie? was Written, Edited, and Narrated 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 Dredd? Let us know by leaving a comment!