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2nd Chance Review: The Wild True Story Of The Inventor Of The Bulletproof Vest [Sundance 2022] This is the story of Richard Davis. After not one but two different pizza shops owned by Davis burned to the ground in 1969, Davis moved on to something different: Inventing the modern-day bulletproof vest. To prove it worked when he was just getting started out, Davis staged demonstrations in which he would slap on the vest and then shoot himself point-blank in the chest....

9 Great Horror Comics to Get Movie Fans in the Halloween Mood It’s the most wonderful time of the year! With the kids trick or treating and everyone telling you to be of good fear! It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Halloween has become as big as Christmas. From excessive decorations to Hallmark cards and holiday parties, the reign of the Pumpkin King is encroaching on Santa Claus' good cheer....

A24 Releasing James Franco’s ‘The Disaster Artist’ During Awards Season James Franco’sThe Disaster Artisthas gone from New Line to A24. While New Line still holds the international rights, the distributor behind last year’s Best Picture winner,Moonlight,will handle the domestic release of Franco’s look at the making ofTommy Wiseau’sThe Room. A24 has set a December release date for the film. Below, find out more about theDisaster Artistrelease date. Franco’s adaptation of actorGreg Sestero’s book has a limited release date scheduled forDecember 1....

Amazon’s ‘The Boys’ Will Be Shocking, But Won’t Go As Far As The Comics [TCA 2019] Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg have produced another TV series based on a Garth Ennis comic book.The Boysis about a world in which superheroes are A-holes and cause lots of collateral damage, including civilian death. The title characters are the group who step up to keep the superheroes in line. Rogen, Goldberg, EP Eric Kripke and cast were on an Amazon panel for the Television Critics Association to discuss the new streaming series coming later this year....

Annapurna Pictures May Be In Trouble; Founder Megan Ellison Is “Reevaluating” Its Film Division WhenAnnapurna Pictureslaunched in 2011, it looked like it might be the savior of auteur-driven filmmaking. FounderMegan Ellison, the daughter of billionaire Larry Ellison, used her considerable fortune to immediately begin funding visionary auteur filmmakers who often had trouble finding financing in a blockbuster-heavy movie landscape, which resulted in some of the best movies of the past few years....

Be Kind Rewind Movie Studio To Open In New York City Michel Gondry’s upcoming filmBe Kind Rewindis anything but conventional, and the upcoming marketing efforts are anything but normal. Gondry will be taking over downtown New York’s Deitch Projects, transforming the Soho art gallery into a “Sweeding movie studio” from January 24th to March 1st. “Groups of people walk in and will have access to a workshop,” Gondry explained to theLA Times....

Can Actors Play More Than One Character In The Marvel Cinematic Universe? When Chris Evans was sought after and eventually won the role of Steve Rogers inCaptain America: The First Avengers, some fans were a little bent out of shape about that because the actor had already played the Human Torch in 20th Century Fox’sFantastic Four. To some, it just seemed like overkill to have the same actor play two different Marvel superheroes....

Carnival Row Season 2 Has Finished Production - Check Out Some Behind The Scenes Photos Production on season 2 of Amazon Prime’s original series “Carnival Row” has concluded, and the official Twitter account celebrated bysharingsome behind-the-scenes photos. While the first season showed us aunique dark fantasy worldwith the potential for rich storytelling, it didn’t gain the kind of “Game of Thrones” traction Amazon was probably hoping for. Maybe the series will find its groove in the second season....

Casting Bits: Thomas Jane Lands Unknown Role In Shane Black’s ‘The Predator’; Daniella Pineda Joins ‘Jurassic World’ Thomas Jane(The Mist) is in final negotiations forShane Black’sThe Predator. Once a deal is made, he’ll join an already impressive cast that includesBoyd Holbrook(Logan),Trevante Rhodes(Moonlight),Sterling K. Brown(This Is Us),Keegan-Michael Key(Key & Peele), andOlivia Munn(The Newsroom). Another sequel in the works, directorJ.A. Bayona’s follow-up toJurassic World, has addedDaniella Pineda(The Detour) to the cast. Below, learn more about theJurassic Worldsequel andThe Predatorcast additions....

Channing Tatum Version Of ‘Ghostbusters’ May Be Dead For Now [Updated] Channing Tatumspeaks his mind, and we love it. When asked aboutJupiter Ascendingduring a recent Reddit AMA, heprofessedto be just as baffled as the rest of us were by that movie. And today, talking toHoward Stern, he was very clear aboutG.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, saying “I f***ing hate that movie.” Stern also asked Tatum about the report that he’sdevelopinghis ownGhostbustersmovie with the Russo Brothers....

Christopher Lloyd Says ‘Back To The Future 4’ In Public, So React Accordingly There are many potential roadblocks standing in the way of aBack to the Future 4, but the participation of the original Emmett “Doc” Brown is not one of them. The greatChristopher Lloyddoesn’t have the power to actually get a sequel off the ground, but according to a new interview, he certainly wouldn’t say no if the project crossed his desk....

Common Boards ‘Suicide Squad’ In Mystery Role Commonis finally getting his chance to join the DC Universe. The Oscar-winning musician/actor has just boardedSuicide Squad,David Ayer’s star-studded supervillain team-up for Warner Bros. Read about the CommonSuicide Squadcasting after the jump.THRreports Common has closed his deal forSuicide Squad. His role is being kept under wraps for now.Suicide Squadcenters around a group of supervillains who strike a deal with the government. They’ll carry out highly dangerous black-ops missions for Uncle Sam, and in exchange they’ll have their prison sentences reduced or eliminated....

Cool Stuff: Ben & Jerry’s Introduces “Netflix And Chill’d” Flavor For The Binge Watchers Out There Netflix and Chillhas been in the zeitgeist for a long time now. But since that social situation can be hit or miss, the ice cream makers atBen & Jerry’s came up with a way for Netflix and Chill to deliver 100% of the time. Ben & Jerry’s has officially partnered with Netflix to released a new flavor calledNetflix and Chill’d....