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Andy Muschietti’s IT opened in theaters last week and is already breaking box office records, bringing in over $140 million. Muschietti is not wasting any time on the film’s second half. It has just been revealed that the second film has now entered the development phase of production, meaning that the script is complete and the casting phase has begun. The second installment of IT, which will be released in 2019, will feature the Losers’ Club returning to their hometown as adults only to discover that they are once again must face Pennywise. There has been no word yet who might be cast in the sequel. What we do know is that Jaeden Lieberher, Sophia Lillis, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Finn Wolfhard, Wyatt Oleff, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Chosen Jacobs, who starred as the Losers’ Club, will be back to reprise their roles in part 2 in flashbacks for their adult versions. In the miniseries, Mike Hanlon was the only member
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Clips
Two new clips have arrived from the horror-comedy Die Laughing ahead of its release on digital platforms later this week. Starring Bob Gloub (Goodfellas) who penned the script and co-directed along with Mark Mannschreck (As Night Comes), the docu-style film follows a comedian who happens to be a killer. From the Press Release: LOS ANGELES, CA (September 11th, 2017) – Terror Films will be releasing the dark, docu-style horror/comedy, Die Laughing. The launch will take place across major digital platforms – on Friday, September 15. The film centers around real life actor and stand-up comedian Bob Golub. After serving a two-year prison sentence for dealing cocaine, Golub began his stand-up routine in the ‘80s. His edgy and profane comedy style earned him featured roles in films such as Goodfellas (with Ray Liotta & Robert De Niro) and Art School Confidential (with John Malkovich and Steve Buscemi), among others. In Die Laughing, Golub plays himself, a comedian who is great at
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News
The new Hellboy movie is building up an impressive cast, even though Ed Skrein did back out of his role as Major Ben Daimo believing there was a problem with “whitewashing” the originally Japanese character. The latest to join the film is Penelope Mitchell (The Vampire Diaries) who has been cast Ganeida, an elder witch, Deadline reports. Mitchell will star alongside Ian McShane (American Gods) and David Harbour in the role of Hellboy. The new film was written by Andrew Cosby, Christopher Golden, Aron Coleite, and Mike Mignola, Hellboy’s creator. Neil Marshall will be in the director’s chair.
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News
Nicolas Cage is taking a stab at another action-thriller. Cage’s next role is that of Red Miller, a broken, haunted man, who hunts down a religious cult who murdered the love of his life in the 1983 set film Mandy from director Panos Cosmatos (Beyond the Black Rainbow). Cage gets bloody in the first images (courtesy of THR). Cage will star along with Andrea Riseborough, Linus Roache, Ned Dennehy, Olwen Fouéré, Richard Brake, Sam Louwyk, and Bill Duke. Mandy recently wrapped principal photography in Belgium. Elijah Wood and Daniel Noah are producing for SpectreVision, Nate Bolotin for XYZ, and Adrian Politowski for Umedia. Nick Spicer, Lisa Whalen, Martin Metz, Todd Brown, Christopher Figg, Peter Bevan and Robert Whitehouse are serving as executive producers.
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Joston “El Ray” Theney’s (Interview) Axemen 2: Overkill, the sequel to his 2013 film Axeman will arrive on VOD, Blu-ray, and DVD this October. Starring Farrah Abraham, Rachel Reilly, Bryan Clark, and Angelica Brachfeld, the film was co-written by Theney. From the Press Release: LOS ANGELES (September 11, 20017) – Fans have been axxin‘ for him and now… HE’S BACK! From distributor #SinningWorks officially comes “AXEMAN 2: OVERKILL” – the highly anticipated second installment in the 80’s throwback slasher series featuring MTV “Teen Mom” Farrah Abraham, CBS “Big Brother” Rachel Reilly, “Baywatch” star Angelica Bridges and WWE/WCW star Bryan Clark. Just last month, filmmaker Joston “El Rey” Theney and his production/distribution company #SinningWorks announced an October 17th home release date. Earlier today, he not only confirmed when to buy this sadistic follow-up but also announced where to buy. From Theney – “No matter where you are in the world on Tuesday, October 17th, the Axeman at Cutters Creek crash lands
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Trailers
The Halloween season has officially begun. Two of the best things about this time of year are the many movie releases and the haunted attractions. When you combine the two things can get scary. Back in 2014, Bobby Roe’s film The Houses October Built took us on a journey as five friends head out on a tour of haunted houses only to be stalked by a group of strangers. Now, the sequel, The Houses October Built 2, is preparing for its release later this month. Bobby Roe is directing and teamed up once again with Zack Andrews who co-wrote the first film as well. Brandy Schaefer, Zack Andrews, Mikey Roe, and Jeff Larson reprise their roles from the first film. “Recovering from the trauma of being kidnapped last Halloween by the Blue Skeleton – a group who take “extreme haunt” to another level – five friends decide they must face their fears in order to move on. Heading back out
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News has come that Saban Films has acquired the U.S. Distribution rights to the Day of the Dead reboot from Millenium Films. Titled Day of the Dead: Bloodline, the film, directed by Hèctor Hernández Vicens, will be released before the end of 2017. Bloodline follows a former medical student tormented by a dark figure from her past, who happens to be a half-human, half-zombie hell-bent on destroying her. The cast includes Sophie Skelton, Marcus Vanco, Jeff Gum, Lorina Kamburova, Nick Loeb, Rachel O’Meara, Luke Cousins, Debbie Sherman, Nathan Cooper, and Cristina Serafini. Campbell Grobman Films is producing along with Jeff Rice. The release date and trailer should be revealed soon.
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Trailers
Uncork’d Entertainment has announced the release of The Confessions, a suspense thriller that brings to light a man’s dark secret, from award-winning director Robert Andò and starring Wonder Woman actress Connie Nielson. The cast for this film also includes Toni Servillo (Gomorrah), Daniel Auteuil (Jean de Florette), Lambert Wilson (The Matrix Reloaded), Marie -José Croze (Taking Lives), Togo Igawa (The Last Samurai), Pierfrancesco Favino (World War Z), and Richard Sammel (The Strain). From the Press Release: Burbank, California: Connie Nielsen (Wonder Woman, Justice League, “The Following”) stars in Award-winning director Roberto Andò’s “refreshing suspense thriller” (The Iris) The Confessions, arriving on VOD September 12 from Uncork’d Entertainment. Toni Servillo (Gomorrah), Daniel Auteuil (Jean de Florette), and Lambert Wilson (The Matrix Reloaded) co-star in a uniquely metaphysical whodunit. A G8 meeting is being held at a luxury hotel on the German coast. The world’s most powerful economists are gathered to enact important provisions that will deeply influence the world economy. One
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Film Festivals
This October at the Edmonton Festival Of Fear International Film Festival Billy Chizmar’s short horror film Gone will make its world premiere. The film includes an appearance from none-other than Stephen King. From the Press Release: The Edmonton Festival Of Fear International Film Festival will be the first film festival in the world to Screen, “Gone” by director Billy Chizmar, Bel Air, Maryland United States. Barry J. Gillis, founder of the film festival contacted Chizmar to tell him that his short Film, “GONE” was in high contention to Screen at the festival in October, and asked Billy if it had been screened at any other film festival. “After doing an extensive search all over the Internet, I couldn’t find anything about the movie playing at any other film festival. I figured we might have a World Premiere on our hands.” Chizmar e-mailed Gills back to tell him that no other film festival had contacted him about the movie. Gillis told
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Music
Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter G Tom Mac, the musician behind “Cry Little Sister”, a song any horror fan will recognize from the 1987 classic The Lost Boys, is celebrating the film’s 30th anniversary with a new soundtrack. Wait, there’s more. The soundtrack will be part of ‘A Lost Boys Story’, a musical based on our favorite vampire movie! From the Press Release: (Los Angeles) – In commemoration of the release of the cult classic film THE LOST BOYS, Grammy winner G Tom Mac, singer and songwriter of the film’s hit theme song “Cry Little Sister” is releasing new music from his upcoming soundtrack for the A LOST BOYS STORY; a musical based on the film itself. G Tom Mac has recently announced that he is in the development stages of a musical version of the film titled “A Lost Boys Story.” The soundtrack from the musical will be available this September giving the public a sneak peek of the music the
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From the Crypt
Andy Muschietti’s IT opened in theaters last week and is already breaking box office records, bringing in over $140 million. Muschietti is not wasting any time on the film’s second half. It has just been revealed that the second film has now entered the development phase of production, meaning that the script is complete and the casting phase has begun. The second installment of IT, which will be released in 2019, will feature the Losers’ Club returning to their hometown as adults only to discover that they are once again must face Pennywise. There has been no word yet who might be cast in the sequel. What we do know is that Jaeden Lieberher, Sophia Lillis, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Finn Wolfhard, Wyatt Oleff, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Chosen Jacobs, who starred as the Losers’ Club, will be back to reprise their roles in part 2 in flashbacks for their adult versions. In the miniseries, Mike Hanlon was the only member
Continue reading →
Clips
Two new clips have arrived from the horror-comedy Die Laughing ahead of its release on digital platforms later this week. Starring Bob Gloub (Goodfellas) who penned the script and co-directed along with Mark Mannschreck (As Night Comes), the docu-style film follows a comedian who happens to be a killer. From the Press Release: LOS ANGELES, CA (September 11th, 2017) – Terror Films will be releasing the dark, docu-style horror/comedy, Die Laughing. The launch will take place across major digital platforms – on Friday, September 15. The film centers around real life actor and stand-up comedian Bob Golub. After serving a two-year prison sentence for dealing cocaine, Golub began his stand-up routine in the ‘80s. His edgy and profane comedy style earned him featured roles in films such as Goodfellas (with Ray Liotta & Robert De Niro) and Art School Confidential (with John Malkovich and Steve Buscemi), among others. In Die Laughing, Golub plays himself, a comedian who is great at
Continue reading →
News
The new Hellboy movie is building up an impressive cast, even though Ed Skrein did back out of his role as Major Ben Daimo believing there was a problem with “whitewashing” the originally Japanese character. The latest to join the film is Penelope Mitchell (The Vampire Diaries) who has been cast Ganeida, an elder witch, Deadline reports. Mitchell will star alongside Ian McShane (American Gods) and David Harbour in the role of Hellboy. The new film was written by Andrew Cosby, Christopher Golden, Aron Coleite, and Mike Mignola, Hellboy’s creator. Neil Marshall will be in the director’s chair.
Continue reading →
News
Nicolas Cage is taking a stab at another action-thriller. Cage’s next role is that of Red Miller, a broken, haunted man, who hunts down a religious cult who murdered the love of his life in the 1983 set film Mandy from director Panos Cosmatos (Beyond the Black Rainbow). Cage gets bloody in the first images (courtesy of THR). Cage will star along with Andrea Riseborough, Linus Roache, Ned Dennehy, Olwen Fouéré, Richard Brake, Sam Louwyk, and Bill Duke. Mandy recently wrapped principal photography in Belgium. Elijah Wood and Daniel Noah are producing for SpectreVision, Nate Bolotin for XYZ, and Adrian Politowski for Umedia. Nick Spicer, Lisa Whalen, Martin Metz, Todd Brown, Christopher Figg, Peter Bevan and Robert Whitehouse are serving as executive producers.
Continue reading →
From the Crypt
Joston “El Ray” Theney’s (Interview) Axemen 2: Overkill, the sequel to his 2013 film Axeman will arrive on VOD, Blu-ray, and DVD this October. Starring Farrah Abraham, Rachel Reilly, Bryan Clark, and Angelica Brachfeld, the film was co-written by Theney. From the Press Release: LOS ANGELES (September 11, 20017) – Fans have been axxin‘ for him and now… HE’S BACK! From distributor #SinningWorks officially comes “AXEMAN 2: OVERKILL” – the highly anticipated second installment in the 80’s throwback slasher series featuring MTV “Teen Mom” Farrah Abraham, CBS “Big Brother” Rachel Reilly, “Baywatch” star Angelica Bridges and WWE/WCW star Bryan Clark. Just last month, filmmaker Joston “El Rey” Theney and his production/distribution company #SinningWorks announced an October 17th home release date. Earlier today, he not only confirmed when to buy this sadistic follow-up but also announced where to buy. From Theney – “No matter where you are in the world on Tuesday, October 17th, the Axeman at Cutters Creek crash lands
Continue reading →
Trailers
The Halloween season has officially begun. Two of the best things about this time of year are the many movie releases and the haunted attractions. When you combine the two things can get scary. Back in 2014, Bobby Roe’s film The Houses October Built took us on a journey as five friends head out on a tour of haunted houses only to be stalked by a group of strangers. Now, the sequel, The Houses October Built 2, is preparing for its release later this month. Bobby Roe is directing and teamed up once again with Zack Andrews who co-wrote the first film as well. Brandy Schaefer, Zack Andrews, Mikey Roe, and Jeff Larson reprise their roles from the first film. “Recovering from the trauma of being kidnapped last Halloween by the Blue Skeleton – a group who take “extreme haunt” to another level – five friends decide they must face their fears in order to move on. Heading back out
Continue reading →
From the Crypt
News has come that Saban Films has acquired the U.S. Distribution rights to the Day of the Dead reboot from Millenium Films. Titled Day of the Dead: Bloodline, the film, directed by Hèctor Hernández Vicens, will be released before the end of 2017. Bloodline follows a former medical student tormented by a dark figure from her past, who happens to be a half-human, half-zombie hell-bent on destroying her. The cast includes Sophie Skelton, Marcus Vanco, Jeff Gum, Lorina Kamburova, Nick Loeb, Rachel O’Meara, Luke Cousins, Debbie Sherman, Nathan Cooper, and Cristina Serafini. Campbell Grobman Films is producing along with Jeff Rice. The release date and trailer should be revealed soon.
Continue reading →
Trailers
Uncork’d Entertainment has announced the release of The Confessions, a suspense thriller that brings to light a man’s dark secret, from award-winning director Robert Andò and starring Wonder Woman actress Connie Nielson. The cast for this film also includes Toni Servillo (Gomorrah), Daniel Auteuil (Jean de Florette), Lambert Wilson (The Matrix Reloaded), Marie -José Croze (Taking Lives), Togo Igawa (The Last Samurai), Pierfrancesco Favino (World War Z), and Richard Sammel (The Strain). From the Press Release: Burbank, California: Connie Nielsen (Wonder Woman, Justice League, “The Following”) stars in Award-winning director Roberto Andò’s “refreshing suspense thriller” (The Iris) The Confessions, arriving on VOD September 12 from Uncork’d Entertainment. Toni Servillo (Gomorrah), Daniel Auteuil (Jean de Florette), and Lambert Wilson (The Matrix Reloaded) co-star in a uniquely metaphysical whodunit. A G8 meeting is being held at a luxury hotel on the German coast. The world’s most powerful economists are gathered to enact important provisions that will deeply influence the world economy. One
Continue reading →
Film Festivals
This October at the Edmonton Festival Of Fear International Film Festival Billy Chizmar’s short horror film Gone will make its world premiere. The film includes an appearance from none-other than Stephen King. From the Press Release: The Edmonton Festival Of Fear International Film Festival will be the first film festival in the world to Screen, “Gone” by director Billy Chizmar, Bel Air, Maryland United States. Barry J. Gillis, founder of the film festival contacted Chizmar to tell him that his short Film, “GONE” was in high contention to Screen at the festival in October, and asked Billy if it had been screened at any other film festival. “After doing an extensive search all over the Internet, I couldn’t find anything about the movie playing at any other film festival. I figured we might have a World Premiere on our hands.” Chizmar e-mailed Gills back to tell him that no other film festival had contacted him about the movie. Gillis told
Continue reading →
Music
Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter G Tom Mac, the musician behind “Cry Little Sister”, a song any horror fan will recognize from the 1987 classic The Lost Boys, is celebrating the film’s 30th anniversary with a new soundtrack. Wait, there’s more. The soundtrack will be part of ‘A Lost Boys Story’, a musical based on our favorite vampire movie! From the Press Release: (Los Angeles) – In commemoration of the release of the cult classic film THE LOST BOYS, Grammy winner G Tom Mac, singer and songwriter of the film’s hit theme song “Cry Little Sister” is releasing new music from his upcoming soundtrack for the A LOST BOYS STORY; a musical based on the film itself. G Tom Mac has recently announced that he is in the development stages of a musical version of the film titled “A Lost Boys Story.” The soundtrack from the musical will be available this September giving the public a sneak peek of the music the
Continue reading →
