The Fast & Furious franchise may last longer than expected!

A few days ago, it was revealed that Universal were looking at Justin Lin to direct the upcoming two part finale to their Fast & Furious franchise. However, that now does not seem to be the case, Universal Pictures chairman Donna Langley has recent spoken to Hollywood Reporter about the future of the franchise;

"We think there's at least three more," says Langley. "...I think it's still a growing franchise. We'll see what happens with 'Furious 7,' obviously, but our box office has grown over the past three or four films and internationally, in particular. So we think that there's more to mine there. But we're of course very mindful about fatigue."

"Insidious: Chapter 3" trailer

Check out the trailer for the upcoming Supernatural/Horror "Insidious: Chapter 3" brought to us by James Wan.

"The newest chapter in the terrifying horror series is written and directed by franchise co-creator Leigh Whannell. This chilling prequel, set before the haunting of the Lambert family, reveals how gifted psychic Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye) reluctantly agrees to use her ability to contact the dead in order to help a teenage girl (Stefanie Scott) who has been targeted by a dangerous supernatural entity."

James Wan returns for "The Conjuring 2"

We found out recently that Warner Bros have pushed back the sequel to "The Conjuring" from October 2015 to and unknown 2016 release. This push was probably due to them coming to an agreement with Wan to return for the sequel however his plate is kind of full right now with "Insidious: Chapter 3" and "Fast & Furious 7" so no real surprise in the film being pushed back.

Saw producer says "it's time", REALLY?!?

The original "Saw" is returning to the cinema this Halloween to celebrate the franchises 10th anniversary, ShockTillYouDrop recently got to speak with the franchise producer Oren Koules. Here is what he had to say;

"When 'Saw' came out [James Wan and Leigh Whannel] were so afraid of being 'the 'Saw' guys,'" says producer Oren Koules. "They were trying to make their own mark. Now that they’ve made their own mark, they’re very comfortable to come back. We’re getting there. James and Leigh are absolutely going to put their mark on it. It’s one of the reasons we agreed to do this again. We kind of wanted to build it up."

"Our goal, is to go to Comic-Con, not next summer but the summer after with our heads up saying, 'Here we go.' James and Leigh are comfortable with the success they’ve had. And it’s time. James is in post on his movie. Leigh’s on post on [Insidious Chapter 3]. Everyone has time and it’s time.”

"The Conjuring" review

Genre: Horror, Supernatural.
Starring: Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Lili Taylor, Ron Livingston, Shanley Caswell, Hayley McFarland, Joey King, Mackenzie Foy, Kyla Deaver.
Year Of Release: 2013
Certificate: 15 (UK)
Runtime: 112 Minutes
Director: James Wan

Synopsis: "Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse." IMDB

So here I go, let's get our first ever October Horrorfest underway, some of you may know I am a HUGE Horror aficionado I have been hooked on the genre since I was in single digit age. Anyway onto the review.

Set in the early 1970s, The Conjuring focuses on the work of renowned paranormal investigators Ed (Patrick Wilson) and Lorraine (Vera Farmiga) Warren who are now lecturing throughout the United States in colleges about the cases they come across.

Just as they plan to hang up their proverbial boots and call it a day, income the Perron family Roger (Ron Livingston) and Carolyn (Lili Taylor) who are completely petrified for their lives and the lives of their 5 children (all daughters if memory serves). There is something incredibly evil living within their new home, which doesn't take long for the Warrens long to discover that the evil is there to stay but what is it?

Who would have guessed that James Wan the mind behind the ultimate gore porn Horror in a very long time would turn out to be one of the best Horror directors working right now? I surely did not, don't get me wrong I am not casting a shadow on the Saw franchise I enjoy the films just they are not Horror they are their own genre. I mean he done pretty good with "Dead Silence" in 2007 but mostly gore porn which in itself he done brilliantly.

The film was a thoroughly enjoyable thrill ride full of scares, jumps and well written, if you are the Horror fan who cares about scares then watch this now! Even the "hide and clap" scene made famous in the trailers doesn't lose its charm in the film first or even second time around. I personally am a huge fan of the Warrens work which has been made into several films over the years.

Overall, a film packed with scares, impressive acting and pretty good special effects which itself is a saving grace for an recently dying genre. One of the must see Horror films in recent years!

7/10

"Insidious Chapter 2" trailer

Chapter 2? Really? Did they not listen to anybody the first film was horrific, in a bad way. I watched the trailer expecting to get another glance at Darth Maul but he didn't make an appearance unfortunately.