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Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is getting ready to roar again after securing a Season 3 renewal, and this time, the series is stomping in a fresh direction! According to Apple TV+ and Legendary Television, the newly greenlit season will introduce a batch of brand-new Titans to Legendary’s Monsterverse, giving creature feature diehards plenty of fresh mayhem to chew on.

Passing the Baton to Fresh Blood

To help the series land on a massive new foot, a search for a fresh showrunner and writing staff is officially underway. They’ll take the reins from the original creative team led by showrunner and executive producer Chris Black, who co-created Monarch alongside Season 1 executive producer Matt Fraction. Passing the baton on a tentpole franchise is always a gamble, but with the Monsterverse continuing to dominate both screens and high-end boutique disc releases, the potential here is sky-high.

Apple TV+ Doubles Down on Titans

Legendary, the power player that successfully locked down Monsterverse rights from Toho, is continuing to build out its sprawling Titan-filled ecosystem through a multi-series deal over at Apple TV+. The expanding lineup includes Monarch: Legacy of Monsters alongside an upcoming, untitled spinoff focusing on a Young Lee Shaw, with Wyatt Russell stepping back into the boots of Colonel Lee Shaw. Serving as showrunner for the series is Joby Harold, who is currently developing several other entries in the franchise alongside his producing partner, Tory Tunnell, via their Safehouse Pictures banner.

A Stacked Cast Enters the Fray

Joining Russell for the monster-sized offshoot is a stacked ensemble cast that includes Millie Brady, Pilou Asbæk, Corey Stoll, Ralph Ineson, Nyasha Hatendi, Connie Nielsen, and Stana Katic. On the executive producing front, Harold, Tunnell, and Russell are steering the ship alongside Andy Goddard, Kyle Bradstreet, Jim Skotchdopole, Max Borenstein, Chris Black, Alex Boden, and Toho’s own Hiro Matsuoka and Keiji Arita. Taking the helm behind the camera is JD Dillard, who pulls double duty as both director and executive producer.

The Kaiju Empire Keeps Stomping

Whether you’re tuning in on streaming or holding out hope for a steelbook release with room-shaking sound design to rattle your bones, one thing is clear: Legendary’s Kaiju empire isn’t slowing down anytime soon.

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James “Murr” Murray, best known as one of the stars of Impractical Jokers, is one of the creative forces behind the giant spider horror movie Don’t Move, which is coming to Blu-ray and DVD this December. Based on the bestselling novel Murray co-wrote with Darren Wearmouth, the horror thriller blends creature feature scares with comedy as a church camping trip turns into a fight for survival against a prehistoric arachnid.

Don’t Move arrives on Blu-ray and DVD December 15, 2026, from Well Go USA Entertainment. The movie is available on digital now.

Murray co-wrote the original 2020 novel with Wearmouth and helped bring the story to the screen with director Maclain Nelson (Dudes & Dragons). The cast includes Lyndsy Fonseca (Kick-Ass, Nikita), rapper Russ Vitale (Trap), Hunter King (The Young and the Restless), Joseph Lee Anderson (Divorce in the Black), Tom Cavanagh (The Flash), and Rob Riggle (21 Jump Street, The Hangover).

Impractical Jokers’ Murr Turns His Horror Novel Into a Giant Spider Movie

For Murray, Don’t Move represents the realization of a longtime ambition: turning his books into movies and television projects. The story began as a novel he co-wrote with Wearmouth, but it was director Nelson who immediately recognized its potential as a creature feature. In an interview with Variety, Murray explained that adapting his books for the screen had always been part of his plan. Nelson, a longtime friend and creative collaborator, read Don’t Move in one sitting and saw an opportunity to combine monster movie thrills with a story about a community forced to work together.

Nelson compared the experience to watching Tremors, the beloved creature feature that balances deadly underground monsters with memorable characters and humor. That influence also informed the filmmaking approach, according to cinematographer Kristoffer Carrillo in an interview with SYFY Wire. Carrillo described Don’t Move as a throwback to the creature features and horror comedies of the 1990s.

What Is Don’t Move About?

In Don’t Move, a church group’s annual retreat takes a horrifying turn when its members wander into the wrong part of the Ozark wilderness. Deep in the forest, a prehistoric arachnid begins hunting them, using vibrations to detect potential prey. Suspicion initially falls on Ricky (Russ Vitale), the group’s troublemaker. But the campers soon discover that their real problem is a gigantic spider lurking in a web-filled cave. As the creature picks off its victims, Megan (Lyndsy Fonseca) must try to keep the survivors together and find a way out alive.

Nelson directed the film and co-wrote the screenplay with Murray and Wearmouth.

When Can You Watch Don’t Move?

Don’t Move is available on digital now and arrives on Blu-ray and DVD December 15, 2026, from Well Go USA Entertainment.

The film runs approximately 94 minutes and is rated R for bloody images, some violent content, and language.

For Impractical Jokers fans, the release offers a chance to see Murr pursue a very different kind of entertainment project. For horror fans, it promises a giant prehistoric spider and a group of desperate campers, which sounds like the makings of a great time to me.

Will you be buying Don’t Move on Blu-ray and/or DVD? Let us know by leaving a comment below – and if you have already watched the movie, let us know what you thought of it!

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Update: LaKeith Stanfield has dropped out of Molepeople, and director Rob Savage is out as well due to scheduling conflicts. Ben Wheatley (Normal) will be replacing Savage.

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THR reports that LaKeith Stanfield and Ben Mendelsohn will star in Molepeople for Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Paramount Primal. Rob Savage (Other Mommy) will direct from a script by Nathan Elston. During New York Comic-Con, Savage teased that the film is a subterranean horror movie “in the vein of Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Hills Have Eyes.” I’m down.

Molepeople

Molepeople will follow “a man who descends into the abandoned tunnels beneath New York City, where he discovers a twisted society lurking beneath the streets.” Production is slated to begin in the U.K. at the end of November or in early December. Always love a good subterranean creature movie, so I’ll be keeping an eye on this one.

The film is set to be co-financed and co-produced by Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Paramount, with Paramount handling worldwide distribution. Producers include Jason Blum, Paramount Primal’s J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules, and James Harris. Executive producers include Ryan Turek, Tracy Rosenblum, Elston, and Savage.

Molepeople has already been slated for an August 27, 2027 release.

Other Mommy

Savage has a film in theaters right now, but it’s been receiving scathing reviews. Other Mommy stars Jessica Chastain as a mother who must do everything to protect her daughter from a supernatural entity that resembles her.

Initially, there was some real hype for Other Mommy, particularly after the teaser trailer attached to Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey scared the hell out of audiences. Unfortunately, once it was released, that hype vanished. Our own Tyler Nichols was disappointed, saying the film was “nothing more than lame jump scares and Jessica Chastain trying to make the most of it.“

He continued, “Sadly, despite a promising trailer, Other Mommy follows the usual Blumhouse formula, focusing more on a viral marketing campaign than on making a legitimately good film. While the visuals can be top-notch, the story is a constant letdown, prioritizing jump scares over meaningful connection with the audience.” You can check out the rest of his review right here.

Hopefully, Molepeople fares better.

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Yellowjackets is coming to an end, but cast member Melanie Lynskey will return to Paramount+ for Mushroom Murders, a new limited series based on a notorious Australian homicide case that shocked the country and attracted international attention. The Yellowjackets star will lead the series and serve as an executive producer. Created by Anya Beyersdorf (Apple Cider Vinegar), Daina Reid (The Handmaid’s Tale), and Deb Balderstone (Dustfall), the drama is being produced by Soapbox Pictures for Paramount+.

Here is the official series description, via The Hollywood Reporter:

“In 2023, Erin Patterson (Lynskey) served individual beef wellingtons to her estranged in-laws and their relatives at a lunch in her Victoria home in Australia. Unbeknownst to her guests, Patterson allegedly prepared the food with highly toxic death cap mushrooms, resulting in the deaths of three guests. The limited series depicts the 97 days between the now infamous lunch and Patterson’s subsequent arrest.”

Daina Reid, whose television credits include The Handmaid’s Tale, will direct all six episodes. Beyersdorf, Dianne Taylor and Belinda Chayko are writing the series.

Beverley McGarvey, president of Network 10 and head of streaming for Paramount Australia, provided the following statement:

“This is an ambitious series that brings a gripping real-life story, that captivated Australia and the world, to the screen with the scale, quality and creative vision audiences expect from Paramount+. It is a powerful addition to our growing slate of premium storytelling, and we are delighted to partner with such an exceptional creative team to share it with viewers around the world. We are also thrilled to welcome Melanie Lynskey, whose remarkable talent will be integral to the series both on screen and as an executive producer.”

Lynskey will next appear in the final season of Yellowjackets, which premieres November 20 on Paramount+. Her recent credits also include the Netflix movie Don’t Say Good Luck, a guest role on CBS’ Matlock opposite her husband, Jason Ritter, and the first season of The Last of Us.

Beyersdorf, Reid, Balderstone, and Lynskey will executive produce Mushroom Murders alongside Xavier Marchand and Paramount+’s Sophia Mogford. Does this series sound interesting to you? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

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Darren Lynn Bousman, the mastermind behind a massive chunk of the Saw franchise (Saw II, Saw III, Saw IV, and 2021’s Spiral) as well as the beloved, blood-soaked cult classic Repo! The Genetic Opera is stepping back behind the camera for Serpentine, an upcoming psychological thriller from Dream State Studios and Brand in Entertainment.

Corruption Meets Ice Skating in New England

According to Deadline‘s exclusive report, the project “is set in a seemingly quiet New England town where organized crime, crooked cops, buried secrets, and the intensely competitive world of figure skating begin to collide. At the center of the film is a woman who believes she has found a way out of a dangerous life, only to discover that escape comes with consequences. What begins as an attempt to disappear quickly pulls her into a strange web of criminals, local power players, and people with their own reasons for keeping the past buried.”

While discussing the new venture, Bousman described Serpentine as an ideal playground to stretch his creative muscles as a storyteller. Though forever etched into horror royalty, he sees this film as an opportunity to mesh distinct genres and moods into something unexpected and raw.

Blending Horror Roots with Small-Town Crime

“Serpentine gives me that opportunity without completely abandoning the things I love,” Bousman told Deadline. “There’s still dread, fear and a real sense of intensity running through it, but it exists in this strange, darkly funny, FARGO-esque world that feels very different from anything I’ve directed before. That combination is what really excites me.”

The Tools in Bousman’s Creative Arsenal

Looking at Bousman’s filmography outside of Jigsaw’s traps, Serpentine feels like a natural evolution for the filmmaker. His work on the mean-spirited 2010 home-invasion thriller Mother’s Day showed he can execute grounded, high-tension crime thrillers where desperate antiheroes clash with corrupt authority. Combine that grit with the theatrical camp and dark eccentricity of The Devil’s Carnival, and Bousman already has the exact blueprint needed to balance small-town corruption with the eccentric, high-stakes drama of competitive figure skating.

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After years of uncertainty, Michael Giacchino’s planned remake of Them! is showing signs of life. The Oscar-winning composer has confirmed that he and Warner Bros. are still working to get the sci-fi horror film off the ground. Matt Reeves (The Batman) previously joined the project as a producer.

In an interview with ScreenRant on the AFI Fest red carpet, Giacchino was asked for an update on the remake. He confirmed that he and the studio are “still pushing it forward,” while explaining that the Warner Bros. merger with Paramount and scheduling conflicts have contributed to the delay.

Giacchino offered the following update:

“Now that the dust is sort of settling, we’re re-getting into it and my hope is that, yes, this is a movie that will get made and we’re doing the best we can.”

What Is Michael Giacchino’s Them! Remake About?

Directed by Gordon Douglas, the original Them! arrived in 1954 and became one of the most popular entries in the giant monster movies inspired by the atomic age. The story follows people in New Mexico who come under attack from giant, man-eating ants mutated by nuclear testing.

The film starred James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon, and James Arness. It also featured Leonard Nimoy before his rise to fame as Spock in Star Trek.

Giacchino’s remake was announced in January 2023, with the filmmaker revealing that he wanted to approach the material through a contemporary social lens. He explained:

“There’s always a movie in your mind that never leaves your head. For me, that’s Them! It wasn’t until much later in life until I learned what it was about, the nuclear age. What I love about Them! is exactly what it’s called: Them!. It’s about the other, the unknown which one refuses or can’t understand. The current version of Them! is about immigration, and to tell a story about the subject through a lens of this insane science fiction monster movie.”

It’s unclear whether that concept has changed during the project’s lengthy development.

Matt Reeves Joined Them! as a Producer

Another significant development came in early 2025, when Matt Reeves joined the project as a producer. Reeves has a long creative history with Giacchino, who has composed the scores for several of his films, including Cloverfield, Let Me In, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and The Batman. The two are reuniting on The Batman Part II.

Giacchino has continued composing music for major releases, including The Fantastic Four: First Steps and Spider-Man: Brand New Day, while also working on the upcoming neo-noir adventure Ray Gunn. He previously helmed the short film Monster Challenge, an episode of Star Trek: Short Treks, and Marvel’s Werewolf by Night special presentation.

Would you like to see Michael Giacchino bring the giant ants of Them! back to the big screen? Let us know in the comments.

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UPDATE: Just two weeks after her Sleepover casting was announced, Parker Posey said on the Today show that she has dropped out of the film, as “something came up.”

The original article, published on October 13, follows:

Blumhouse Atomic Monster’s latest movie, Other Mommy, topped the box office this weekend despite some of the worst reviews of the year. Audiences didn’t seem to like it much either, giving it an abysmal D+ CinemaScore rating. But it will make the studio some solid coin, and no doubt they’re hoping for lightning to strike twice, with them choosing the same weekend in 2027, October 8th, to launch their next movie, Sleepover.

The film comes from some Blumhouse regulars, with it directed by Insidious: Out of the Further’s Jacob Chase, who co-wrote the script with Night Swim’s Bryce McGuire. So far, the premise is under wraps, but Variety is revealing that it will star none other than indie darling Parker Posey. Recently seen in Beau Is Afraid and the most recent season of The White Lotus, and also having a role in the upcoming Wild Horse Nine, Posey is a great choice to lead a movie like this. Hopefully, it will deliver higher-caliber scares than Other Mommy did, which relied on a lot of cheap jump scares.

Blumhouse has a packed twelve months ahead of them. Before the end of the year, they’ll release Violent Night 2, starring David Harbour, which is a rare action flick for the studio. They’ll go back to horror on January 15th with River, which we saw and enjoyed at TIFF. Other highlights include The Exorcist: Martyrs, which is out March 12th, and their reteam with Obsession’s Curry Barker, Anything But Ghosts. They also have reboots of Paranormal Activity and The Blair Witch Project in the works for 2027, in addition to more non-franchise titles. Will Sleepover be a highlight? We’ll have to wait and see, but either way, it will likely make them plenty of dough!

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