JPOOL's Gnerd Corner

31/01/2025

17/01/2025

Rest in peace, Jeannot Szwarc (21 November 1939 – 14 January 2025)

Jeannot Szwarc, the French-American director behind Jaws 2, Supergirl, and Somewhere in Time, died of respiratory failure.

17/01/2025

Rest in peace, Dame Joan Ann Plowright, Baroness Olivier (28 October 1929 – 16 January 2025)

Dame Joan Plowright, a legendary British actress of the stage and screen, has died ... this according to her family.

16/01/2025

The family of David Lynch has announced that the revered filmmaker behind Twin Peaks and Dune passed away at the age of 78.

16/01/2025

Rest in peace, David Keith Lynch (January 20, 1946 – January 16, 2025)

David Lynch, the writer/director known for his dark and surreal style seen in his films like Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive and the TV series Twin Peaks has died at 78.

15/01/2025

With less than two months to go before Daredevil is back on our TV screens, Disney+ has finally unveiled an extended look at the long-awaited Hell’s Kitchen saga from Marvel Studios. Daredevil: Born Again is part sequel to the Netflix Daredevil series, part launching pad for the street-level chara...

14/01/2025

Sony's Until Dawn movie will not adapt the same story, but will instead try to replicate the core concept of the gameplay.

14/01/2025

Diamond has declared bankruptcy and filed for Chapter 11.

Diamond Comic Distributors declares bankruptcy, states that Diamond UK and Alliance Games may be bought by Canadian distributor Universal.

10/01/2025

Game of Thrones actor Rory McCann will take over the late Ray Stevenson’s Star Wars role in season 2 of Ahsoka

19/12/2024

While the new DC Universe from DC Studios has officially launched with the animated Max series Creature Commandos, all eyes are on the budding franchise’s first tentpole next summer. The first major blockbuster from DC Studios arrives in theaters in 2025, introducing a brand new Superman to the wo...

24/11/2024

Rest in peace, Chick Woolery.

Legendary game show host Chuck Woolery -- best known for being the first host of "Wheel of Fortune" -- has passed away ... TMZ has confirmed.

09/11/2024

Rest in peace, Tony Todd (December 4, 1954 – November 6, 2024)

Horror legend Tony Todd has passed away at the age of 69.

04/11/2024

Rest in peace, Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024)

Quincy Jones, the legendary music titan who worked with nearly every icon ... from Michael Jackson to Frank Sinatra to Will Smith ... has died, TMZ confirmed.

01/11/2024

Artist and Illustrator Greg Hildebrandt died at the age of 85 on Halloween 2024. Greg was a celebrated pop-culture icon and one half of the famous “Brothers Hildebrandt” duo, along with his twin brother Tim. Their artwork was used to create iconic imagery for now-famous franchises like Star Wars...

30/10/2024

It was revealed at CinemaCon earlier this year that some kind of Scary Movie reboot was in the works over at Paramount. That was enough to get fans of the satirical horror franchise excited, but little did anyone know the best news was still yet to come. On Tuesday, it was confirmed that original fr...

29/10/2024

Rest in peace. Teri Garr. (December 11, 1944 – October 29, 2024)

Teri Garr, the Academy Award-nominated actress and singer behind iconic roles in movies like Young Frankenstein and Tootsie, has died. She was 79 years old.

22/10/2024

Marvel’s Blade reboot has been officially removed from Disney’s 2025 release slate, as was officially announced today. Blade had been set to debut in theaters on November 7, 2025 – a release date that Marvel Cinematic Universe fans felt was increasingly unlikely, as the project had not yet sta...