Bugonia (Universal’s Flop Vol. 1 #14)

After Emma Stone (one of my all-time favorite actresses) ultimately won her second Oscar for her performance in “Poor Things,” she and Yorgos Lanthimos collaborated in an epic anthology film, “Kinds of Kindness.” Unlike the former, it was a disappointment. They later worked on another film. This time, a sci-fi comedy, titled, “Bugonia.” An American […]

The House Bunny

After completing unfunny comedies “Scary Movie 4” & “My Super Ex-Girlfriend,” Anna Faris pitched an idea about a Playboy bunny evicted from the mansion who becomes depressed and takes a path to drug addiction. Sceenwriters, Karen McCullah & Kristen Smith suggest a lighter and feel-good tone like their big hit, “Legally Blonde.” This time, have […]

Superbad

In the late ’90s, high school friends, Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg co-wrote a script titled, “Superbad.” Loosely based on their teenage years, the pair took a whopping seven years of brainstorming a cohesive story. After all copious amount of writing material, Judd Apatow helped produced the film. Jonah Hill, Michael Cera & Christopher Mintz-Plasse […]

La La Land

Fresh from earning praise for “Whiplash,” film director, Damien Chazelle (First Man, Babylon) worked on his next project he’s been working on since college. An ambitious project based on his fondness for musicals from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Set in modern times, “La La Land” is about a pair of starving artists named, Mia […]

Poor Things

In 1992, author, Alasdair Gray published a book titled, “Poor Things.” A sci-fi dark dramedy set in a steampunk world about a woman named, Bella Baxter who’s brought back to life by a scientist. Her old brain is removed and replaced with an infant’s brain. Resulting in no memories of her previous life and has […]

Zombieland

In 2005, screenwriting duo, Rhett Reese & Paul Wenic penned a spec script for TV pilot titled, “Zombieland.” Ruben Fleischer (Venom) helped the pair they should turn it into a self-contained full-length film with a road trip involving survivors traveling to an amusement park. Released in 2009, (same year Inglorious Basterds came out) it received […]