If you’re not familiar with the Fantasy Island television series, chances are you’re younger than me. The show ran from 1978 until 1984, after kicking off with a few made-for-TV movies, and starred Ricardo Montalbán and Hervé Villechaize as the curators of an island where dreams come true. The series saw a brief television remake with Malcolm McDowell in the lead, but it never seemed to find an audience. Blumhouse is trying something new on the big screen with their FANTASY ISLAND, this time turning the island into a place of nightmares… at least that’s what the trailers would indicate. And Michael Peña is playing Mr. Roarke with a cast that includes Lucy Hale, Maggie Q, Austin Stowell, Kim Coates, Portia Doubleday, Jimmy O. Yang, Ryan Hansen, and Michael Rooker. Check out the final trailer and tell us your thoughts in the comments.
In Blumhouse’s new spin on Fantasy Island, the enigmatic Mr. Roarke makes the secret dreams of his lucky guests come true at a luxurious but remote tropical resort. But when the fantasies turn into nightmares, the guests have to solve the island’s mystery in order to escape with their lives.
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
