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Alien: Romulus was a major critical and commercial success, with many calling it one of the best of the franchise, but it appears Ridley Scott wasn’t blown away. During a recent interview with AlloCiné, the iconic director said the 2024 sequel was merely “OK.” In fact, he added that he believes the franchise needs some help, and he’s the one to get it back on track.

Ridley Scott on Alien: Romulus

“Actually, I suddenly went back and got involved,” Scott told the French outlet. “The one that just came out [2024’s Alien: Romulus] was OK. I think it needs some help. So, I’ve gone back in.“

Set between the events of Alien and Aliens, Alien: Romulus follows “a group of young people on a distant world who find themselves in a confrontation with the most terrifying life form in the universe.” Director Fede Álvarez wasn’t going to return for the sequel, but he did co-write the script. However, finding a new director has proven to be difficult, and there were even rumours that the project had been cancelled, which 20th Century Studios President Steve Asbell denied.

What Does Ridley Scott Have Planned?

However, it doesn’t sound like Scott is interested in picking up the pieces of Alien: Romulus. Instead, he wants to return to David (Michael Fassbender), the unhinged android who got up to trouble in Prometheus and Alien: Covenant.

“I’ve already got a footprint for the next Alien,” he said. “We did Prometheus, and then Alien: Covenant. So, I’m picking up where we left off in Covenant with Micheal Fassbender, who now thinks he’s Ozymandias.“

Scott continued, “I like the fact that AI has gone off the rails. If we go AI, the moment we discover it’s off the rails is too late. It could switch every digital thing off in the world like that. You’d have fucking chaos. It’s that kind of stuff that’s scary.“

If I’m being perfectly honest, I would like to see the final stage of David’s story, but I also want to see what other directors can do with the franchise. It was a unique element of the Alien movies. After Ridley Scott set the stage with the first movie, James Cameron, David Fincher, and Jean-Pierre Jeunet put their own spin on the universe, and it worked beautifully; well, some better than others, but they each felt distinctly different. And if the franchise really is going to move forward, it can’t just be the Ridley Scott show.

Was Alien: Romulus just okay? Do you want Ridley Scott to continue David’s story with the next Alien movie?

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Jason Voorhees is going international for Halloween. Movie Park Germany has announced Jason Universe, a brand-new haunted house based on the iconic Friday the 13th slasher, as one of the major new attractions coming to this year’s Halloween Horror Festival. The attraction will bring Jason into Horrorwood Studios for an immersive experience inspired specifically by Friday the 13th Part 2 through Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives.

This marks the latest expansion of Jason Universe into the world of immersive horror attractions. Earlier this year, Horror, Inc. partnered with Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group to launch Jason Universe: Survive the Night at select haunted-house locations across the United States, along with the extremely limited interactive experience Jason Universe: Director’s Cut. Six Flags has also announced Jason: Blood Reign, a new Friday the 13th-themed haunted maze coming to Kings Island, Six Flags Great Adventure, and Carowinds this Halloween.

Now, not even Germany is safe.

Jason Universe Takes Over Movie Park Germany

The new Jason Universe horror house will take guests on a journey through Jason Voorhees’ cinematic universe, recreating locations and imagery from some of the most beloved entries in the Friday the 13th franchise. The attraction will feature 14 scenes plus a preshow, with Movie Park promising plenty of references to Jason’s legacy. Among the locations being brought to life are the barn, the camp, and the forest, settings that will be recognizable to Friday the 13th fans.

The attraction is being created around this year’s Halloween Horror Festival theme, “Legends Never Die.”

“For over four decades, Jason has been one of the most iconic horror characters in film history,” Movie Park says in the announcement. “Now, for the first time, the legend is coming to Horrorwood Studios, taking guests on an ominous journey through his dark cinematic universe.”

Halloween Project Manager Manuel Prossotowicz adds:

“The result is a highly detailed horror attraction that offers guests numerous references to the legacy of this iconic character and brings this year’s Halloween theme, ‘Legends Never Die,’ to life in a unique way.”

The attraction is being developed in partnership with Horror, Inc., which oversees the Jason Universe brand.

“Partnering with Movie Park to bring Jason Voorhees to life in this fantastic maze is incredible, especially as this allows us to serve fans at an international scale,” says Robbie Barsamian, Executive Vice President at Horror, Inc. “It gives our horror fans in Europe an unforgettable way to step inside the legacy they’ve obsessed over for decades.”

Movie Park’s creative team is also working with haunted-attraction specialists Leisure Expert Group and Props & Zo. Leisure Expert Group will handle the theming and design of the individual scenes, while Props & Zo will handle construction. The companies previously collaborated on The Walking Dead Breakout at the same location.

The new Jason Universe haunted house is intended for guests 16 and older and will replace Secrets of St. Elmo – Last Hunt, which has occupied the location since 2020.

Jason Universe Is Taking Over Halloween

The Movie Park Germany announcement is the latest in a resurgence of Jason Voorhees in immersive Halloween attractions, but Jason has also already appeared in the world of major theme-park Halloween events. Last year, Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights featured a Jason Universe haunted house at both Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood, taking guests through Camp Crystal Lake and other locations inspired by Jason’s history.

Taken together, these attractions demonstrate just how aggressively Horror, Inc. is expanding the Jason Universe beyond movies.

What Else Is Coming to Movie Park Germany?

Jason Universe is the biggest news for Friday the 13th fans, but it isn’t the only new attraction coming to Movie Park Germany’s 2026 Halloween Horror Festival.

The park is also introducing PHOBIA – The Live Horror Game Show, an interactive horror production in Studio 7. Hosted by the twisted Rudy von Hell, the show will combine live entertainment, international performers, freak-show acts, psychological horror, and interactive challenges.

Several existing horror attractions are returning as well, including Hell House, The Slaughterhouse, Circus of Freaks, Final Stop, Murder Museum, A Quiet Place, Blood Moon Trailer Park, and Ahoj-Brause Horror Lab. Murder Museum will receive an additional scene and a new pathology room, while Ahoj-Brause Horror Lab will receive additional scare elements and a revised storyline.

Overall, the 2026 Halloween Horror Festival will feature nine horror houses, four scare zones, more than 300 monster actors, a monster parade, live DJs, hypnosis, and additional entertainment.

The 28th Halloween Horror Festival will take place across 22 event days from September 26 through November 8, 2026. More information will follow at www.movieparkgermany.de and at www.halloween-horror-festival.de.

Jason Voorhees’ Horror Comeback Continues

The arrival of Jason Universe at Movie Park Germany comes at an interesting time for the Friday the 13th franchise. After years of legal complications that kept the series largely dormant, Jason Voorhees is now appearing across a wide range of entertainment. He has already returned to video games, including Dead by Daylight, appeared in the short film Sweet Revenge, entered the tabletop gaming world, and become the centerpiece of multiple major Halloween attractions. And the biggest new development is still to come.

A24’s Crystal Lake, the upcoming Friday the 13th prequel series, is set to premiere on Peacock in the United States on October 15, 2026. The series stars Linda Cardellini as Pamela Voorhees and explores the story surrounding the drowning of her son Jason before the events of the original 1980 movie.

That means Jason fans are getting a full-blown Friday the 13th renaissance. There are new television projects, games, collectibles, short films, haunted houses, theme park attractions, and now an international Jason Universe experience waiting for horror fans in Germany.

Movie Park’s version is particularly appealing to longtime fans because it isn’t just using Jason’s name, it’s specifically drawing from Friday the 13th Parts 2 through 6, the stretch of the series that established Jason Voorhees as the hockey-mask-wearing slasher icon we know today.

This Halloween, Jason isn’t just waiting at Camp Crystal Lake. He’s coming to Germany.

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Eli Roth’s Ice Cream Man is coming home with plenty of gore just in time for Halloween season. Alliance Home Entertainment and The Horror Section have announced the physical media release dates for Roth’s horror comedy. Ice Cream Man will be available on Blu-ray and DVD on October 20, 2026, followed by a Limited 4K UHD & Blu-ray Collector’s Edition SteelBook on November 17. Copies are already available for pre-order on Amazon.

The movie will also be available to buy or rent digitally on September 22, meaning horror fans who missed its theatrical run won’t have to wait long to see Roth’s latest nightmare at home.

Set in the seemingly quiet seaside town of Bayleen Bay, Ice Cream Man follows a mysterious ice cream vendor who arrives with treats that no child can resist. Things quickly take a horrifying turn when the town’s youngsters become a murderous force, leaving a small group of unaffected kids to uncover the sinister truth behind the smiling stranger.

Roth directed Ice Cream Man from a screenplay he wrote with Noah Belson, and the film stars Ari Millen, Benjamin Byron Davis, Karen Cliche, Dylan Hawco, Sarah Abbott, Shiloh O’Reilly, Kiori Mirza Waldman, Charlie Zeltzer, Charlie Storey, and Roth himself.

The movie premiered theatrically on August 7, 2026, and is a completely new story rather than a remake or continuation of the 1995 Ice Cream Man starring Clint Howard.

What’s Included With the Ice Cream Man 4K SteelBook?

The Limited 4K UHD & Blu-ray Collector’s Edition is aimed at horror collectors. Along with the movie, the SteelBook package includes an exclusive slipcover, collectible art cards, and scratch-and-sniff stickers. The release also comes loaded with bonus material, including:

• Commentary by Eli Roth and co-writer Noah Belson
• Cast & Crew Interviews, including Roth and Ari Millen
• Behind-the-Scenes Footage
• Eli Roth’s Short Films
• Trailer Gallery
• Ice Cream Man: The Backstory
• The Ice Cream Truck
• Kidpocalypse

The standard Blu-ray and DVD editions will also include exclusive interviews with Roth and Millen.

Ice Cream Man is another bloody genre project from Roth, the filmmaker behind movies like Cabin Fever, Hostel, The Green Inferno, and Thanksgiving. The filmmaker has described the new movie as an idea he had been developing for more than two decades before finally bringing it to the screen.

Will you be adding Ice Cream Man to your physical media collection? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

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The Walking Dead: Dead City is about to do something the franchise has never done before: bring back a character who died years ago and show what her life might have been like if the zombie apocalypse had never happened. Emily Kinney is returning as Beth Greene in the upcoming alternate-reality episode of The Walking Dead: Dead City, and the actress recently spoke with Entertainment Weekly about stepping back into the role opposite Lauren Cohan’s Maggie.

Beth was killed off in the fifth season of The Walking Dead, when she was shot during the 2014 midseason finale at Grady Memorial Hospital. But in this new Dead City episode, Beth is alive, living in New York City, and pursuing her dreams as a musician.

Kinney admitted she never expected to return to the franchise.

“I never would’ve imagined that I was coming back at all,” the actress told Entertainment Weekly. “Years ago, when The Walking Dead series was still going, I vaguely remember they were like, ‘Oh, maybe in someone’s fever dream, there’d be a thing again.’ And it was gonna be a bunch of characters, but then that never happened. But I never would’ve imagined it, especially because now the main show was over. So I was very surprised. I had no idea. But I was excited.”

The return also gave Kinney the opportunity to reunite with Cohan. The two actresses first worked together when Kinney joined The Walking Dead in season 2, and Kinney says their chemistry came back immediately.

“Yeah, it just felt really natural,” Kinney said. “There are even some of the same people working on Dead City that worked on Walking Dead. Of course, Lauren, but also people on the crew. Vincent, who was the key hair person, worked on the regular Walking Dead. There were a lot of familiar faces. My experience with Walking Dead is maybe just stuck with me, and so then coming back to it was like, ‘Oh, yeah, I fit in here.’ Especially working with Lauren, we’ve always just had a really natural, easy way of working together that I don’t think I’ve encountered anywhere else. Anytime we have to do anything emotional, it’s always very easy.”

That sisterly connection was especially important for an episode centered on Beth and Maggie.

“It was great,” Kinney said of sharing scenes with Cohan again. “I’ve seen Lauren throughout the years. We still have a group that’ll get together in L.A. occasionally, and I’ve seen her at conventions and things. So it was nice to be able to have that on set, and then also get to be Maggie and Beth. There is something with me and Lauren where it has always kind of felt like sisters. Our scenes always feel really like she’s such a good listener and just such a good scene partner. Our first day on set [of The Walking Dead] was together back in season 2.”

Beth gets the life she always wanted

One of the most intriguing aspects of the alternate reality story is that Beth isn’t just alive, she has managed to leave the Greene family farm behind and pursue a career in music in New York City. Kinney sees the storyline as a fitting continuation of Beth’s dreams.

“I’m really proud of Beth,” she said. “I feel like in this other timeline if the zombie apocalypse hadn’t happened, the fact that she was able to move on from her life on the farm and follow her dreams is great. And so as an outside observer, I’m proud of her. And I resonate with it. I’m from Nebraska, and I moved to New York City when I was 19 or 20 to do music and acting, so it made sense to me.”

Beth will sing one of Kinney’s own songs, “Reasons to Stay Alive.” According to Kinney, the opportunity came about after the original script called for Beth to perform a folk song.

“The first script that they sent me, it just said: ‘Beth sings a folk song.’ They didn’t know what song. And then we had a meeting to talk with the music supervisor and different people to talk about what song. They were like, ‘Do you have any ideas?’ And I was like, ‘Well, yes, I do!’ [Laughs] The lyrics matched up so perfectly to the events of the episode, so I was like, ‘You guys, I have to pitch my song.’ I played them the song, and then they were like, ‘Yeah, that’s the song!’”

Kinney has also released a new version of “Hold On,” a song she originally performed as Beth during season 3 of The Walking Dead. The song is the first single from her upcoming I Cried When You Died EP, which will consist entirely of songs she performed in character as Beth.

“I literally had this EP ready to go specifically for Walking Dead fans, and then got the offer for Dead City,” Kinney said. “And so it all just lined up!”

What is The Walking Dead: Dead City about?

The Walking Dead: Dead City follows Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) as they navigate a post-apocalyptic Manhattan that has long been cut off from the mainland. The ruined city has become a dangerous world of its own, populated by walkers and survivors who have established their own communities and rules.

Season 3 finds Maggie and Negan attempting to put their differences aside and build the first thriving community in Manhattan since the apocalypse. However, the chaos surrounding them forces both characters to confront their pasts and question whether they can truly move beyond their old wounds.

The series also stars Jimmi Simpson, Aimee Garcia, and Raúl Castillo.

Now, Dead City is giving fans something completely different with an episode that asks: What if Beth Greene had survived? Emily Kinney’s Beth Greene returns when the alternate-reality episode of The Walking Dead: Dead City airs this Sunday at 9 p.m. ET on AMC. Will you be watching?

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Another Stephen King horror story is coming to the small screen. Crouch End, King’s short story set in London, is being adapted as a six-part limited series for Prime Video. The project will mark the first Stephen King adaptation to be produced in the U.K. (not counting “Dollar Baby” projects.)

Originally published in 1980, Crouch End takes its name from the real-life North London district where the story is set. The tale is considered a homage to H.P. Lovecraft and contains several references to the legendary horror author.

Crouch End originally appeared in the anthology New Tales of the Cthulhi Mythos before later being included in King’s Nightmares & Dreamscapes collection.

Prime Video has already greenlit the series, with Paul Tomalin (Bodies) adapting the story and Tom Shankland (Berlin Noir, The Serpent) directing. Mammoth Screen and Fifth Season are producing the series.

Casting is already underway, with Variety reporting that the project is generating a lot of interest.

According to the official synopsis:

London never sleeps deeply, and its dreams are uneasy. When global movie star Doris Freeman bursts into a London police station claiming that strange phenomena are behind the disappearance of her husband, police inspector Ted Vetter must investigate whether she’s telling the truth, whether she could be a murderer, or whether there’s something even more chilling at play.

The series will expand King’s original story into a supernatural crime thriller centered on Doris Freeman and police inspector Ted Vetter as they investigate the mysterious disappearance.

Prime Video’s Nicole Clemens, VP of International Originals at Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios, said:

“Stephen King is one of the defining storytellers of our time, and we’re thrilled to bring his Lovecraftian tale to life in London with Crouch End.”

“Paul Tomalin brings a singular, character-driven vision to the series and, paired with Tom Shankland at the helm, plus the first-class production teams at Mammoth Screen and Fifth Season, this show will grip audiences worldwide with its visceral crime thriller and supernatural mystery.”

Tomalin added:

“After reading Crouch End some years back, Stephen King’s vivid prose has haunted my nightmares ever since. Having the honour to adapt it with the incredible team at Mammoth, Fifth Season and Amazon alongside director Tom Shankland is a dream come true. I couldn’t be more excited to bring this thrilling tale to the screen.”

Shankland said:

“I’ve been a Stephen King super-fan forever. The chance to work with this great team and bring his utterly brilliant London mystery to life is beyond exciting — Crouch End will be cinematic, original and thought-provoking in equal measure.”

Interestingly, Crouch End itself has become something of a hub for the British film and television industry since King wrote the story. The North London neighborhood is now home to numerous writers, producers, actors and other entertainment-industry professionals.

There is currently no announced release date for Prime Video’s Crouch End, but let us know – does this project sound interesting to you?

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Eli Roth’s bloody new horror movie Ice Cream Man is coming home just in time for the start of fall. Following its theatrical release earlier this month, the horror comedy will be available to buy or rent digitally on September 22, 2026.

The movie previously opened in theaters on August 7, 2026, with Iconic Events Releasing bringing it to more than 2,000 North American screens. The digital release gives horror fans who missed its theatrical run another opportunity to check out Roth’s latest blood-soaked genre experiment. The movie runs for 86 minutes and is Not Rated.

JoBlo’s own Tyler Nichols gave the film a 4/10 review that can be read HERE.

What Is Ice Cream Man About?

Written and directed by Eli Roth, Ice Cream Man follows a mysterious ice cream vendor who rolls into an idyllic town and begins handing out sweet treats to local children. There’s just one problem: the desserts have horrifying effects. As more kids consume the treats, they descend into increasingly violent madness. Before long, the children embark on a bloody killing spree, sending the entire town into chaos and exposing a much darker secret lurking beneath the seemingly innocent summer setting.

The film is based on an original idea Roth has reportedly had for more than 20 years. Roth wrote the screenplay with Noah Belson.

The new movie is also not connected to the 1995 horror film Ice Cream Man starring Clint Howard. Instead, Roth is using the familiar image of the neighborhood ice cream truck as the starting point for an entirely new horror story.

Who Stars in Ice Cream Man?

Ari Millen (Orphan Black) stars as the mysterious Ice Cream Man. The cast also includes Charlie Zeltzer, Shiloh O’Reilly, Kiori Mirza Waldman, Sarah Abbott, Benjamin Byron Davis, Karen Cliche, Dylan Hawco, Charlie Storey, and Eli Roth.

Roth also produces alongside Kate Harrison Karman, Christopher Woodrow, and Raj B. Singh. The film’s score comes from Brandon Roberts, with additional music by Snoop Dogg, while Steve Newburn and Adrien Morot handled the special effects.

What Bonus Features Are Included?

The digital release comes with several behind-the-scenes featurettes, giving fans a look at how Roth brought his killer ice cream truck to life. The bonus material includes:

• Ice Cream Man: The Backstory — Roth and the filmmakers discuss the movie’s origins, its twisted Pied Piper inspiration, and the horror movies that influenced the project.
• The Ice Cream Truck — A behind-the-scenes look at the film’s creepy ice cream truck, bizarre treats, mascot, and unsettling jingle.
• Kidpocalypse — A look at the practical effects and prosthetic work used to create the movie’s gruesome child-driven carnage.

The digital release also includes an audio commentary featuring Eli Roth and co-writer Noah Belson.

Ice Cream Man is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.

After finally bringing his long-gestating Thanksgiving feature to theaters in 2023, Roth had been expected to move forward with Thanksgiving 2. When that project was delayed, he instead used the opportunity to make Ice Cream Man, turning an idea he had been sitting on for decades into a feature film. And if you like your horror with plenty of practical gore, murderous kids, and an ice cream truck that you shouldn’t approach, Ice Cream Man is ready to make its home video debut on September 22.

Will you be watching Ice Cream Man when it hits digital? Let us know in the comments.

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PLOT: A young girl and her friends are held captive in a 1990s children’s TV program by a psychopathic humanoid unicorn named Buddy.

REVIEW: It’s hard to believe that Too Many Cooks came out twelve years ago. For those of you checking out this review who may be too young to remember, this was an Adult Swim video spoofing ’80s TV sitcom credits which, in the space of eleven minutes, descended into absolutely brilliant depths of lunacy. It was one of the OG “viral” videos, and now its director, Casper Kelly, aims to recapture some of its magic in his ambitious horror flick, Buddy, which made its world premiere here at the Sundance Film Festival as part of its midnight program (Buddy hits theaters August 28th).

Buddy spoofs 1990s children’s TV programming, in particular Barney & Friends, with the titular character a large, orange unicorn who teaches his child friends about things like chores, baseball, and dancing. Too bad he’s also psychopathic, and when one day one of his young friends decides they don’t want to participate in his latest lesson, all hell breaks loose as a few of the kids start to realize something evil is going on.

The first half hour of Buddy is mostly brilliant. It unfolds as a series of “Buddy” episodes that get progressively darker, leading to a few of the kids, led by the brave Freddy (Delaney Quinn), planning an escape to “Diamond City,” a place outside of the increasingly psychopathic Buddy’s reign.

As voiced by Keegan Michael-Key, Buddy is a dead-on spoof of Barney, who held a special place in pop culture for those of us old enough to remember the nineties. Buddy largely relies on nineties nostalgia to be effective, meaning this film might not appeal to younger horror fans, with Gen X and older millennials more the target audience. Kelly, who clearly has studied all of these shows to death, does a wonderful job creating a sinister variation, loaded with puppets and costumed characters, one of whom — a backpack named “Strappy” — is voiced by Patton Oswalt.

It’s too bad that Buddy goes off the rails in a big way after its terrific first act, as it takes a detour into the “real world” to spend some time with a suburban mom (Cristin Milioti) and dad (Topher Grace) who may have a connection to the Buddy universe. It’s here that Milioti’s Grace emerges as a secondary protagonist to Quinn’s Freddy, and while she’s strong as always, when it’s operating in the “real world,” the movie loses a lot of steam.

Luckily, things pick up in the final act, which is more like the first part of the movie, returning us to Buddy’s world, but it’s never quite as good as it was in that pretty dazzling first act. At ninety minutes, Buddy feels a little too much like a terrific short film that’s been padded out (too much) to feature length, and it drags.

Even still, one has to admire the creativity behind the film, with Kelly crafting a demented satire of children’s TV programming. Keegan Michael-Key is terrific as Buddy, sounding like a dead-on accurate evil cousin to Barney, while Quinn is a likable child heroine. There are also some nifty cameos, including Clint Howard, and a voice role for none other than Michael Shannon.

While it’s inconsistent, Buddy is worth watching, even if only for its absolutely brilliant first act. While it doesn’t quite work as a film and likely won’t be much more than adult curiosity, I imagine a lot of folks who grew up in the nineties will have a lot of fun with it.

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