Pop Culture News & Trailers: ‘Good Omens’, ‘V/H/S/99’, ‘American Horror Story’, & More
There have been a bunch of pop culture news, announcements, and new movie and TV trailers this week. Let’s catch up, shall we?
Pop Culture News
- Margot Robbie has given her blessing to Lady Gaga‘s Harley Quinn
- Keanu Reeves has left the Devil in the White City adaptation
- Nicholas Hoult has been added to Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu
- Good Omens 2 reveals at NYCC
- Netflix’s The Midnight Club sets Guinness World Record for jump scares
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New Movie & TV Trailers
American Horror Story: NYC – FX/Hulu October 19
“New Season. New City. New Fears.“
V/H/S/99 – Shudder October 20th
“V/H/S/99 harkens back to the final punk rock analog days of VHS, while taking one giant leap forward into the hellish new millennium. In V/H/S/99, a thirsty teenager’s home video leads to a series of horrifying revelations.“
The Peripheral – Amazon October 21
“Flynne Fisher, her Marine veteran brother, Burton, and their dying mother live in a small town in the Blue Ridge Mountains in 2032. As their mother’s health deteriorates and the medical bills add up, Flynne and Burton make extra money playing simulations. The two siblings share Burton’s avatar, jockeying for high-paying customers to beat challenging game levels. When Burton is offered a chance to beta test a new Sim, it’s Flynne who ends up playing, pretending to be her brother. The Sim takes place in London and it tasks Flynne with breaking into a corporation known as the Research Institute—to steal a valuable secret. When the assignment goes wrong, Flynne begins to realize the Sim is more real than she ever could have imagined. “
Next Month
Blockbuster – Netflix November 3rd
“Timmy Yoon is an analog dreamer in a 5G world. He’s spent his entire adult life dedicated to his first love, movies — a passion that’s kept him at his first and only job, managing his hometown Blockbuster Video. Then Timmy is alarmed to learn that his store is officially the last Blockbuster in America. He now has no choice but to take action to stay open and keep his friends employed. Timmy and his staff quickly come to realize that being home to the last Blockbuster might actually be exactly what their community needs.“
Slumberland – Netflix November 18
“A young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, with the hope that she will be able to see her late father again.“
Next Year
Shotgun Wedding – Amazon January 27, 2023
“The film centers on Darcy and Tom as they gather their lovable but very opinionated families for the ultimate destination wedding just as the couple begins to get cold feet,” reads the synopsis. “If that wasn’t enough of a threat to the celebration, suddenly everyone’s lives are in danger when the entire party is taken hostage, and ‘Til Death Do Us Part’ takes on a whole new meaning as Darcy and Tom must save their loved ones — if they don’t kill each other first.“
Teen Wolf: The Movie – Paramount+ January 26, 2023
“A full moon rises in Beacon Hills, and with it a terrifying evil has emerged. The wolves are howling once again, calling for the return of Banshees, Werecoyotes, Hellhounds, Kitsunes, and every other shapeshifter in the night. But only a werewolf like Scott McCall can gather both new allies and reunite trusted friends. They must fight back against what could be the most powerful and deadliest enemy they’ve ever faced.“
