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UCP Announces Genre Slate And San Diego Comic-Con Lineup

Universal Cable Production has just announced this year’s slate of genre projects as well as the lineup for this year’s San Diego Comic-Con that will run from July 20th to the 23rd. Notable upcoming Projects Include: Maggie Stiefvater’s New York Times bestselling series “The Raven Cycle”with Andrew Miller (“The Secret Circle”), Catherine Hardwicke (“Twilight”), and Michael London of Groundswell Productions (“The Magicians”). Hugh Howey’s renowned post-apocalyptic series “Sand” with Gary Whitta (“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”), Marc Forster (“World War Z”) and Imperative Entertainment. “Sirens of Titan” With Dan Harmon (“Rick & Morty”) and Evan Katz (“Small Crimes”) UPC announces Evan Spiliotopoulos (“Beauty and the Beast”) has signed on to write the highly anticipated “Welcome to Hitchcock” series. They have also optioned the iconic Hugo Award-Winning science fantasy novel “Lord of Light”. From the Press Release: UNIVERSAL CITY, CA- July 18, 2017– As the annual gathering of TV and comic’s most loyal fans at San Diego’s Comic-Con International 2017

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 18, 2017
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Terror Films Unveils Trailer For Controversial Thriller ‘Del Playa’

Terror Films has unveiled the new trailer for the thriller Del Playa ahead of its July digital release. Few indie thrillers have been as controversial as Del Playa. A petition to shut the film down reached over 30,000 signatures after students at UCSB became convinced that film was inspired by killer Elliot Rodger who took the lives of 6 people and injured 14 others. Writer/Director Shaun Hart has insisted that while there are similarities, the stories are completely unconnected. From the Press Release: LOS ANGELES, CA (Tuesday, July 17, 2017) – Terror Films is set to release the indie thriller DEL PLAYA across multiple digital platforms in North America on Friday, July 21st. The film’s story follows Matthew (Alan Ayala), who is routinely abused by his stepfather. He has a crush on Claire (Devon Barnes), during high school. His love for Claire rides a fine line between persistence and obsession. And when, Matthew is jumped by her boyfriend, things turn

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 18, 2017
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New Trailer Arrives For ‘Conjuring The With’s Doll’ – Based On A True Story

The trailer for a new film featuring a haunted doll has arrived, Conjuring the Witch’s Doll, and supposedly, it is based on a true story. Written and directed by Lawrence Fowler, the film centers on a family who have fled to an old manor in the woods in an attempt to avoid the city’s bombing. When Adeline Gray’s daughter does missing in the manor, a series of inexplicable events lead her to believe a doll is possessed by the soul of a murdered witch. Starring Helen Crevel, Neil Hobbs, Philip Ridout, Claire Carreno, and Layala Watts, the movie was originally titled The Witch’s Doll. We will let you know when the release date is announced by Up A Notch Productions.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 18, 2017
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Four New Series Adaptions Announced By UCP & Dark Horse

Universal Cable Productions in conjunction with Dark Horse Entertainment have announced the adaptions of the popular comics “Mind MGMT” and “Flutter”, which have entered development for TV. Two for television podcasts are also on the way, “Tanis” and “The Bright Sessions”. From the Press Release: UNIVERSAL CITY, CA- July 17, 2017– On the heels of their “Umbrella Academy” series pick-up on Netflix, Universal Cable Productions and Dark Horse Entertainment have renewed their first-look deal to continue developing and producing scripted programming from the distinguished publisher’s comic book library, as well as new original material. UCP continues to roll out its impressive genre development slate with Dark Horse Entertainment’s “Mind MGMT,” from Matt Kindt, to be developed for TV by Dan Cerone (“The Blacklist”); “Flutter” based on Jennie Wood’s acclaimed LGBTQ comic, being adapted by Katherine Lindberg and Marc Rosen (“Sense8”); “Tanis,” based on the hit podcast, to be developed by Lee Shipman (“The Son”) and Terry Miles, creator of the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 17, 2017
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Witness An Killer Put On His Iconic Mask For the First Time In The ‘Leatherface’ Trailer

It has been two years since the prequel to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, titled Leatherface, was announced. After all that time waiting and wondering what to expect we now finally get a glimpse at the film. Today, the trailer has arrived and we witness the brutal killer put on the iconic mask for the first time. The film centers on teenage Leatherface as he escapes from a mental hospital along with three other patients. After kidnapping a nurse, he takes her on a road trip from Hell. Along the way, they are pursued by an equally deranged lawman out for revenge. One of these teens are destined for tragedy and horrors that will destroy his mind, molding him into the monster we now call Leatherface. Directed by Alezandre Bustillo, the film stars Stephen Dorff, Lili Taylor, Nicole Andrews, Sam Strike, Julian Kostov, and Sam Coleman. Leatherface will arrive in theaters just in time for Halloween, on October 20, 2017. DirecTV

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 17, 2017
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Idris Elba Will Be Involved With ‘The Dark Tower’ Series

Fans are eagerly awaiting the theatrical release of The Dark Tower next month. While the trailers for the film look incredible, fans should know that the story won’t end when the credits for the role. Back in October of last year we reported that a spin-off series is the works. After a long wait, details of the series are beginning to emerge. During a conversation with Deadline, co-writer and producer Akiva Goldsman announced that writing the scripts has begun. He also told the site that Idris Elba will be part of the series, along with a few other tidbits. The first episode of a show has been written, and we hope to retain Ron Howard’s original idea to mix platforms, something that seemed revolutionary 10 years ago but now is something that others have done,” Goldsman said. “Idris for sure is part of this, and if the movie is Roland Deschain the gunslinger, the show is his origin story, based

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 17, 2017
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It’s Up To A Group Of Kids To Save Their Parents In The Trailer For ‘Dead Shack’

XYZ Films together with Raven Banner have unleashed the trailer for Peter Ricq’s Dead Shack, co-written by Ricq, Phil Ivanusic, and Davila LeBlanc. Starring Cameron Andres, Lizzie Boys, Hannah Burr, Lauren Holly, Gabriel LaBelle, Taylor St. Pierre, and Donavon Stinson, the film is set “on a weekend getaway at a rundown cottage in the woods, a precautious 14 year-old teen, his crude best friend, and his best friend’s fearless older sister will have to grow up, work together, and save their hard partying parents from their predatory cabin neighbor intent on feeding them all to her undead family.” It’s shaping up to be a pretty good weekend for shy 14-year-old Jason. He’s driving up to a cottage in the woods with his brash (and a little crude) best friend Colin, Colin’s older sister Summer who comes complete with a permanent chip on her shoulder and pull no-punches attitude, and their father/step-mother duo of Roger and Lisa, who are permanently stuck

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 17, 2017
Horror Fuel

In Memory Of George A. Romero “The Godfather Of The Zombie Genre”

Today (Sunday, July 16), is truly a sad day. George A. Romero, known as the “Godfather of the Zombie Genre”, has passed away at the age of 77 following a long battle with lung cancer. Born on February 4, 1940, Romero’s career in the genre began with the classic film Night of the Living Dead, which opened in theaters on October 1, 1968. Co-written by John A. Russo, the film introduced the world to the non-Voodoo zombie. Starring Duane Jones, Judith O’Dea and Karl Hardman, NOLD inspired multiple generations of filmmakers and fans. Romero has so many fantastic films to his credit, including Season of the Witch (1972), The Crazies (1973), Dawn of the Dead (1978), Day of the Dead (1985), Tales from the Darkside (1983), Creepshow 2 (1987), Moneky Shines (1988), Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990), Night of the Living Dead (1990), The Dark Half (1993), Dawn of the Dead (2004), Land of the Dead (2005), Night

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 16, 2017
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Sharknado: Global Swarming’s First Images Blow In

Ahead of its August release, the first images for Sharknado: Global Swarming have blown in, courtesy of People, revealing some of the stars that will be going head to ahead against a global invasion of sharnadoes, including Oliva Newton-John and her daughter Chloe Lattanzi, British stars Chris Kattan and Katie Price, rocker Bret Michaels. In Global Swarming, the mission gets personal for Fin (Ian Ziering) and his bionic wife April (Tara Reid) when their young son gets trapped in a ‘nado and transported all over the world. From London to Rio, Tokyo, Rome, Amsterdam and beyond, our globetrotting heroes will seek assistance from highly-skilled squad of royals, scholars, and Olympians, enlisting famous faces from the news, entertainment, and sports in their most epic battle yet. Alongside returning stars of the series, Ian Ziering and Tara Reid, is a long list of stars who will be making cameos including Tony Hawk, Olivia Newton-John, Chloe Lattanzi, Fabio, Clay Aiken, Bret Michaels, Charo,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 16, 2017
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‘IT’ Director Signs On For Hulu’s Adaption Of Joe Hill’s ‘Lock & Key’

Back in April Hulu announced that they had an adaption of Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez’s IDW comic, Lock & Key, in the works. Originally, Scott Derrickson (Sinister) was attached to direct the pilot for the one-hour series. Now, Deadline is reporting Derrickson has stepped away due to a scheduling conflict with his other series, Snowpiercer. Andy Muschietti will be taking Derrickson’s seat in the directors chair. Muschietti must really be a fan of the King family, after adapting Stephen King’s IT and now adapting King’s son’s (Joe Hill) comic. The series centers around three siblings who, after the gruesome murder of their father, move to their ancestral home in Maine only to find the house has magical keys that give them a vast array of powers and abilities. Little do they know, a devious demon also wants the keys, and will stop at nothing to obtain them. Lock & Key is from Hill, Carlton Cuse (The Strain) and IDW

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 16, 2017

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UCP Announces Genre Slate And San Diego Comic-Con Lineup

Universal Cable Production has just announced this year’s slate of genre projects as well as the lineup for this year’s San Diego Comic-Con that will run from July 20th to the 23rd. Notable upcoming Projects Include: Maggie Stiefvater’s New York Times bestselling series “The Raven Cycle”with Andrew Miller (“The Secret Circle”), Catherine Hardwicke (“Twilight”), and Michael London of Groundswell Productions (“The Magicians”). Hugh Howey’s renowned post-apocalyptic series “Sand” with Gary Whitta (“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”), Marc Forster (“World War Z”) and Imperative Entertainment. “Sirens of Titan” With Dan Harmon (“Rick & Morty”) and Evan Katz (“Small Crimes”) UPC announces Evan Spiliotopoulos (“Beauty and the Beast”) has signed on to write the highly anticipated “Welcome to Hitchcock” series. They have also optioned the iconic Hugo Award-Winning science fantasy novel “Lord of Light”. From the Press Release: UNIVERSAL CITY, CA- July 18, 2017– As the annual gathering of TV and comic’s most loyal fans at San Diego’s Comic-Con International 2017

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 18, 2017
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Terror Films Unveils Trailer For Controversial Thriller ‘Del Playa’

Terror Films has unveiled the new trailer for the thriller Del Playa ahead of its July digital release. Few indie thrillers have been as controversial as Del Playa. A petition to shut the film down reached over 30,000 signatures after students at UCSB became convinced that film was inspired by killer Elliot Rodger who took the lives of 6 people and injured 14 others. Writer/Director Shaun Hart has insisted that while there are similarities, the stories are completely unconnected. From the Press Release: LOS ANGELES, CA (Tuesday, July 17, 2017) – Terror Films is set to release the indie thriller DEL PLAYA across multiple digital platforms in North America on Friday, July 21st. The film’s story follows Matthew (Alan Ayala), who is routinely abused by his stepfather. He has a crush on Claire (Devon Barnes), during high school. His love for Claire rides a fine line between persistence and obsession. And when, Matthew is jumped by her boyfriend, things turn

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 18, 2017
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New Trailer Arrives For ‘Conjuring The With’s Doll’ – Based On A True Story

The trailer for a new film featuring a haunted doll has arrived, Conjuring the Witch’s Doll, and supposedly, it is based on a true story. Written and directed by Lawrence Fowler, the film centers on a family who have fled to an old manor in the woods in an attempt to avoid the city’s bombing. When Adeline Gray’s daughter does missing in the manor, a series of inexplicable events lead her to believe a doll is possessed by the soul of a murdered witch. Starring Helen Crevel, Neil Hobbs, Philip Ridout, Claire Carreno, and Layala Watts, the movie was originally titled The Witch’s Doll. We will let you know when the release date is announced by Up A Notch Productions.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 18, 2017
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Four New Series Adaptions Announced By UCP & Dark Horse

Universal Cable Productions in conjunction with Dark Horse Entertainment have announced the adaptions of the popular comics “Mind MGMT” and “Flutter”, which have entered development for TV. Two for television podcasts are also on the way, “Tanis” and “The Bright Sessions”. From the Press Release: UNIVERSAL CITY, CA- July 17, 2017– On the heels of their “Umbrella Academy” series pick-up on Netflix, Universal Cable Productions and Dark Horse Entertainment have renewed their first-look deal to continue developing and producing scripted programming from the distinguished publisher’s comic book library, as well as new original material. UCP continues to roll out its impressive genre development slate with Dark Horse Entertainment’s “Mind MGMT,” from Matt Kindt, to be developed for TV by Dan Cerone (“The Blacklist”); “Flutter” based on Jennie Wood’s acclaimed LGBTQ comic, being adapted by Katherine Lindberg and Marc Rosen (“Sense8”); “Tanis,” based on the hit podcast, to be developed by Lee Shipman (“The Son”) and Terry Miles, creator of the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 17, 2017
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Witness An Killer Put On His Iconic Mask For the First Time In The ‘Leatherface’ Trailer

It has been two years since the prequel to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, titled Leatherface, was announced. After all that time waiting and wondering what to expect we now finally get a glimpse at the film. Today, the trailer has arrived and we witness the brutal killer put on the iconic mask for the first time. The film centers on teenage Leatherface as he escapes from a mental hospital along with three other patients. After kidnapping a nurse, he takes her on a road trip from Hell. Along the way, they are pursued by an equally deranged lawman out for revenge. One of these teens are destined for tragedy and horrors that will destroy his mind, molding him into the monster we now call Leatherface. Directed by Alezandre Bustillo, the film stars Stephen Dorff, Lili Taylor, Nicole Andrews, Sam Strike, Julian Kostov, and Sam Coleman. Leatherface will arrive in theaters just in time for Halloween, on October 20, 2017. DirecTV

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 17, 2017
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Idris Elba Will Be Involved With ‘The Dark Tower’ Series

Fans are eagerly awaiting the theatrical release of The Dark Tower next month. While the trailers for the film look incredible, fans should know that the story won’t end when the credits for the role. Back in October of last year we reported that a spin-off series is the works. After a long wait, details of the series are beginning to emerge. During a conversation with Deadline, co-writer and producer Akiva Goldsman announced that writing the scripts has begun. He also told the site that Idris Elba will be part of the series, along with a few other tidbits. The first episode of a show has been written, and we hope to retain Ron Howard’s original idea to mix platforms, something that seemed revolutionary 10 years ago but now is something that others have done,” Goldsman said. “Idris for sure is part of this, and if the movie is Roland Deschain the gunslinger, the show is his origin story, based

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 17, 2017
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It’s Up To A Group Of Kids To Save Their Parents In The Trailer For ‘Dead Shack’

XYZ Films together with Raven Banner have unleashed the trailer for Peter Ricq’s Dead Shack, co-written by Ricq, Phil Ivanusic, and Davila LeBlanc. Starring Cameron Andres, Lizzie Boys, Hannah Burr, Lauren Holly, Gabriel LaBelle, Taylor St. Pierre, and Donavon Stinson, the film is set “on a weekend getaway at a rundown cottage in the woods, a precautious 14 year-old teen, his crude best friend, and his best friend’s fearless older sister will have to grow up, work together, and save their hard partying parents from their predatory cabin neighbor intent on feeding them all to her undead family.” It’s shaping up to be a pretty good weekend for shy 14-year-old Jason. He’s driving up to a cottage in the woods with his brash (and a little crude) best friend Colin, Colin’s older sister Summer who comes complete with a permanent chip on her shoulder and pull no-punches attitude, and their father/step-mother duo of Roger and Lisa, who are permanently stuck

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 17, 2017
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In Memory Of George A. Romero “The Godfather Of The Zombie Genre”

Today (Sunday, July 16), is truly a sad day. George A. Romero, known as the “Godfather of the Zombie Genre”, has passed away at the age of 77 following a long battle with lung cancer. Born on February 4, 1940, Romero’s career in the genre began with the classic film Night of the Living Dead, which opened in theaters on October 1, 1968. Co-written by John A. Russo, the film introduced the world to the non-Voodoo zombie. Starring Duane Jones, Judith O’Dea and Karl Hardman, NOLD inspired multiple generations of filmmakers and fans. Romero has so many fantastic films to his credit, including Season of the Witch (1972), The Crazies (1973), Dawn of the Dead (1978), Day of the Dead (1985), Tales from the Darkside (1983), Creepshow 2 (1987), Moneky Shines (1988), Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990), Night of the Living Dead (1990), The Dark Half (1993), Dawn of the Dead (2004), Land of the Dead (2005), Night

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 16, 2017
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Sharknado: Global Swarming’s First Images Blow In

Ahead of its August release, the first images for Sharknado: Global Swarming have blown in, courtesy of People, revealing some of the stars that will be going head to ahead against a global invasion of sharnadoes, including Oliva Newton-John and her daughter Chloe Lattanzi, British stars Chris Kattan and Katie Price, rocker Bret Michaels. In Global Swarming, the mission gets personal for Fin (Ian Ziering) and his bionic wife April (Tara Reid) when their young son gets trapped in a ‘nado and transported all over the world. From London to Rio, Tokyo, Rome, Amsterdam and beyond, our globetrotting heroes will seek assistance from highly-skilled squad of royals, scholars, and Olympians, enlisting famous faces from the news, entertainment, and sports in their most epic battle yet. Alongside returning stars of the series, Ian Ziering and Tara Reid, is a long list of stars who will be making cameos including Tony Hawk, Olivia Newton-John, Chloe Lattanzi, Fabio, Clay Aiken, Bret Michaels, Charo,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 16, 2017
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‘IT’ Director Signs On For Hulu’s Adaption Of Joe Hill’s ‘Lock & Key’

Back in April Hulu announced that they had an adaption of Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez’s IDW comic, Lock & Key, in the works. Originally, Scott Derrickson (Sinister) was attached to direct the pilot for the one-hour series. Now, Deadline is reporting Derrickson has stepped away due to a scheduling conflict with his other series, Snowpiercer. Andy Muschietti will be taking Derrickson’s seat in the directors chair. Muschietti must really be a fan of the King family, after adapting Stephen King’s IT and now adapting King’s son’s (Joe Hill) comic. The series centers around three siblings who, after the gruesome murder of their father, move to their ancestral home in Maine only to find the house has magical keys that give them a vast array of powers and abilities. Little do they know, a devious demon also wants the keys, and will stop at nothing to obtain them. Lock & Key is from Hill, Carlton Cuse (The Strain) and IDW

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 16, 2017
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