A classic favorite is getting a reboot, and already the Hollywood gossip is floating about. Love them or hate them, reboots are money makers on the silver screen. The latest news of a remake has been circulating today (May 15), including news that Scarface has officially received the green light. It was recently shared that Luca Guadagnino is set to direct the Scarface remake in connection with the Coen brothers. Of course, fans wanted to know who would be helming the role of Tony Montana, and it’s rumored that Michael B. Jordan is being considered for the part.

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Universal Pictures is reportedly the studio behind the film that has been trying to get off the ground for years. According to Newsweek, this Scarface reboot has been in talks since 2011, and over the years, there have been a number of directors and writers who have added and subtracted their names from the project. Now that it seems the directors’ chairs are filled, expect to hear much more from Hollywood regarding casting choices.

Now, Michael B. Jordan has solidified his placement in the big leagues, but news of that he may portray everyone’s favorite gangster has received a mixed reaction. The Black Panther star may just shine in Scarface, but we’ll just have to wait and see if he lands the gig. Let us know if you’re looking forward to the reboot and if so, name drop who you think would make a perfect 21st Century Tony Montana.

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That old adage “when in doubt, reboot it” has continued to be a tried and true Hollywood mantra, as evidenced by this latest development in the Scream franchise. According to a report from Variety, the classic 1996 horror flick is set to be remade in the not-too-distant future. Directors Matthew Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, who came together to helm last year’s fan-favorite Ready Or Not, have already been enlisted to bring Ghostface back into the fold. 

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As of now, further news about the project remains relatively scarce. It should be noted that Scream, originally directed by horror icon Wes Craven, went on to spawn three sequels and influence the slasher genre as we have come to know it. Suffice it to say, the original’s legacy leaves some big shoes to fill, capable though Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett may be. Unfortunately, they’ll have to contend with the side-effects of reboot fatigue, a phenomenon that has plagued the film industry for years now — especially flagrant in the horror genre.

As of now, this newly unveiled Scream reboot is set to be distributed by Spyglass Media Group, which ultimately secured the rights from the Weinstein Company in 2018. Given that many long-running franchises have become “soft reboots,” bringing back original characters and actors from the original films, it’s uncertain whether Scream 2.0 will bother wiping the slate clean at all. Either way, expect Ghostface to wreak havoc all the same, slicing through his victims with the precision of a Shaolin warrior. Tony Starks would be proud.

Tom Holland became a household name in Hollywood by taking on the role as iconic superhero Spider-Man in the highly-coveted Marvel Cinematic Universe. Many felt like the synergy between his version of Peter Parker and Robert Downey Jr.’s award-winning performance as Iron Man deserved to be seen outside of the MCU, perhaps in another iconic movie franchise like a Back To The Future remake. Before you start screaming “NOOOO!” in the voice of Marty McFly, Holland and Downey Jr. will not be starring in the remake — there isn’t even a remake in the works! — but that doesn’t mean the Onward star wouldn’t be up for a lighthearted recreation.

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While speaking recently with film critic Ali Plumb for a BBC Radio 1 interview, Holland answered the question that many have been wondering since that now-infamous deepfake fan-made video that shows his face imposed on Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly and Robert Downey Jr.’s mug in place of Dr. Emmett “Doc” Brown, played to perfection by Christopher Lloyd (seen above). “I’d be lying if I said there hadn’t been conversations in the past about doing some sort of remake,” Tom said, continuing by adding, “but that film is the most perfect film- or one of the most perfect films, one that could never be made better.”

He did have some fun in regards to the possibility of at least a scene remake, telling the BBC Radio 1 host, “That said, if [Robert Downey Jr.] and I could just shoot that one scene that they remade for fun – he could pay for it cause he’s got loads of money – I would do it for my fee and we could remake that scene. I think we owe it to deep fake because they did such a good job. I think I’m gonna speak to Robert and see if we can try to recreate something for deep fake.”

Watch both the deepfake video and Tom Holland’s full interview with BBC Radio 1 below, and let us know if you would even entertain the idea of a Back To The Future remake down in the comments:

Millenials who tuned into The Disney Channel's hit series Lizzie McGuire back in the day were thrilled to hear that Hilary Duff and co. would be returning for a reboot on the Disney+ streaming service. However, after news that the show's original creator Terri Minsky was fired for creative reasons, Duff made it pretty clear that she wasn't happy in the least bit with the show's sudden halt in production.

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Minsky was fired back in January after filming just two episodes in the reboot. The decision was reportedly centered around the debate of Minsky's more "adult version" of Lizzie at 30 years old versus Disney's desired "family-friendly" version that would align with the original show's core audience. Speaking with Variety, Terri said the following: "Hilary has a grasp of Lizzie McGuire at 30 that needs to be seen. It’s a wonderful thing to watch. I would love the show to exist, but ideally I would love it if it could be given that treatment of going to Hulu and doing the show that we were doing. That’s the part where I am completely in the dark. It’s important to me that this show was important to people. I felt like I wanted to do a show that was worthy of that kind of devotion."

Duff hasn't made an official comment yet, but she did hop on social media a few days ago with a post in her IG Stories that showed us who she was aligning with without saying too much. "Sounds familiar," Hilary wrote on top of a screengrab to news that Disney+ canned the planned Love, Simon series after it was deemed not family-friendly enough. That show will now be moving to Hulu under the new title Love, Victor, where showrunners will be free to talk about the topics rumored to be Disney's reason for a distaste with the series, including alcohol use and sexual exploration.

A new showrunner for the Lizzie McGuire reboot hasn't been named yet, but Disney has confirmed a spokesperson that the show hasn't been canceled, saying "Our goal is to resume production and to tell an authentic story that connects to the millions who are emotionally invested in the character, and a new generation of viewers too."

Peep Hilary Duff's slight shade to Disney+ below, and let us know if you think she has a point in being upset: 

Quavo and 112’s Mike and Slim will serve as judges for the Making The Band auditions in Atlanta, along with Monica and Quality Control’s Pierre “Pee” Thomas and Kevin “Coach K” Lee. Casting auditions for the reboot, which Diddy officially announced last July, will commence this weekend, beginning in Atlanta on Friday, February 28th at Center Stage Theater. While the official Making The Band’s social media accounts have confirmed that Mike and Slim will be joining the ranks of Monica, Pee, and Coach K, according to TMZ‘s production sources, fellow Atlanta native Quavo will also be partaking in the judging process to help find the next R&B supergroup.

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Hopeful talent will audition in front of these celebrity guests as well as the “Combs Cartel”—which includes Diddy and his sons Quincy, Christian, and Justin. The open casting call will take place on Friday from 10:00am-6:00pm, with callbacks scheduled for Saturday by invitation only. Once the Atlanta auditions are complete, the Combs Cartel will head over to Houston and then to Charlotte, where DaBaby will serve as a judge alongside the famous father and sons to evaluate North Carolina’s budding talent. New York auditions will then take place from March 21st-22nd.

While a 2021 film version of the iconic He-Man series is still in the works over at Sony starring The Fosters actor Noah Centineo, it looks like we’ll also be getting an animated reboot as well way sooner than that by way of Jay and Silent Bob‘s own Kevin Smith.

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Smith announced the news last summer at Power-Con 2019, officially standing in as writer and showrunner for Masters of the Universe: Revelation while also serving as executive producer alongside Rob David of Mattel TV. What’s even more exciting is the cast  set to voice some of the key characters, most notably being Star Wars‘ original Luke Skywalker Mark Hamill. Other big names include The CW actor Chris Wood as He-Man/Prince Adam, Buffy The Vampire Slayer lead actress Sarah Michelle Gellar as Teela, Game of Thrones‘ Cersei Lannister herself Lena Headey as Evil-Lyn alongside fellow GoT actor Liam Cunningham as Man-at-Arms and former teen queen Alicia Silverstone, most famous for starring in Clueless, taking on the role as Queen Marlena. While the real excitement won’t hit until we see the actual animation style of this series, those names make it a promising journey back into Eternia.

Masters of the Universe: Revelation is slated to stream on Netflix sometime later this year. Head over to Deadline for a full list of confirmed cast members so far.

As one of the many scripts he wrote back in 2019, revealed on IG last month as a strong example of his work ethic, a revival of Tyler Perry’s House of Payne has been one of the famed producer’s most anticipated projects so far. Now, it looks like we’ll be seeing it come to fruition way sooner than expected.  

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It’s no surprise that Tyler Perry would revisit his popular sitcom that aired on TBS from 2006 to 2012, especially given the consecutive NAACP Image Award wins the show received for “Outstanding Comedy Series” in 2008, 2009 (seen above), 2010, 2011 and 2012. According to Deadline, the revival will actually be more of a continuation by serving as a new season that picks up five years later from where we last saw the Payne family. All the original stars are set to reprise their roles, including LaVan Davis as “Curtis Payne,” Cassi Davis Patton as his wife “Ella Payne,” Lance Gross as “Calvin Payne,” Demetria McKinney as “Janine Shelton-Payne,” China Anne McClain as “Jazmine Payne,” Larramie “Doc” Shaw as “Malik Payne,” Keshia Knight Pulliam as “Miranda Lucas-Payne” and finally Allen Payne as “C.J. Payne.” Although re-runs of the original series have already been airing on BET, the network will be the official home for Perry’s reboot when it arrives this summer.

Lance Gross already showed his excitement for the series reboot a few days ago on IG (seen below), but let us know down in the comments if you’ll be looking forward to watching a revival of Tyler Perry’s House of Payne on BET.

Reboot fever is a double-edged sword. Though it does lead to a staggering lack of originality in Hollywood, it can occasionally bring long-dormant franchises into the fold once more. Such was indeed the case for the classic Matrix trilogy, an adventurous science-fiction epic starring Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Lawrence Fishburne, and Hugo Weaving. Now, years removed from the conclusive Matrix Revolutions, the fourth installment has officially kicked off filming. 

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As confirmed by the San Francisco Examiner, The Matrix 4 has begun production in the Bay Area’s Chinatown. Onlookers managed to snap a few pictures of the set, revealing Reeves and Moss reprising their roles as Neo and Trinity. While it’s impossible to discern any plot details, it would appear that a casually-dressed Neo and Trinity have returned to the Matrix, their purpose as of yet unclear. 

With the film set to drop on May 21, 2021 (the same day as Reeves’ other franchise John Wick 4), it won’t be much longer before we gain further information about the upcoming sequel. Though not pictured here, the film also stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jessica Henwick, Neil Patrick Harris, Jonathan Grof, and a rumored return from Lambert Wilson — the Merovingian himself. Check out the pictures below.

Rebooting classic films has become the Hollywood standard recently, with movies like The Equalizer, Anaconda, New Jack City and the horror classic Candyman all being confirmed for remakes. It now looks like we’ll be getting yet another rebooted classic from the slasher film department following news that a bloody new chapter in the legendary tale of Leatherface known as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is officially in the works.

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Variety exclusively reports that Legendary Entertainment has inked a deal with The Dig writers Ryan and Andy Tohill to direct a reboot of the film’s original 1974 version (seen above). Writers will include Chris Thomas Devlin alongside Bad Hombre partners Fede Alvarez and Rodolfo Sayagues through their deal with Legendary. Each of them will team up using the Tohill’s vision that’s apparently “so depraved that it will stay with you forever,” as Alvarez described in an official statement. It’s worth noting that TCM is one of the most revisited horror films, boasting multiple decades worth of reboots, sequels, prequels and even a 3D film released back in 2013. Let’s hope the latest gets it right.

Are you ready for another remake, let alone one that returns to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre saga? Sound off down in the comments after watching the trailer for the original 1974 film below:

Cahnce The Rapper is one some real cold boy sh*t. The rapper-turned-TV-host successfully pulls one over on the Hot Girl herself, Megan Thee Stallion, in a sneak peak from the Punk’d reboot. Not only was it announced last week that the early 2000s MTV celebrity prank show would be  revived for the new generation, but it was also revealed that Chance would be taking on hosting duties for the Quibi series. The mobile streaming platform already shared a teaser for the series, in which Megan has a run-in with a caged gorilla, but a new extended clip gives viewers a more thorough look at what to expect from the reboot’s first act of trickery.

In the new promo video, viewers can watch as Punk’d’s first celebrity target encounters a friend from the jungle as Chance runs the operation from a control room nearby. Megan and her entourage spot an “actual gorilla” in a cage in the distance while they wait for Megan’s stylist, E.J. to return. E.J. is seen approaching the car per Chance’s orders, and the gorilla opens its cage and starts chasing him. Megan freaks out, calling after E.J. to dodge the wild animal. What Megan doesn’t know is that E.J. is totally in on the prank, as Chance is shown speaking to the stylist through a hidden microphone. Chance has a blast pulling off the prank, and shows just how much he’s enjoying being the new Ashton.

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Quibi, which launches on April 6th, will air their first-ever Super Bowl commercial on Sunday. Chance even assisted them in the bank heist advertisement, as seen below.