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CBS has snatched up the rights to Winchester, starring Dame Helen Mirren. The film, directed by Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig and co-written with Tom Vaughan, follows Sarah Winchester, heir to the Winchester fortune. After her husband and daughter died suddenly, she became convinced that she is cursed and haunted by spirits killed by “the gun that won the west”., the Winchester Repeating Rifle. We were immediately obsessed with the Spierig brothers’ intelligent and twisted take on a great American legend and could not be more excited to be working with the Spierig brothers and Dame Helen Mirren to bring this film to audiences.” said Scott Shooman, EVP Acquisition and Co-Productions at CBS Films. Michael and Peter Spierig added, “We were impressed by CBS Films’ experience with the genre and their passion for and understanding of the material and know that they are the perfect U.S. Distribution partner for this film. The real Sarah Winchester consulted a medium after her
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Trailers
“Evil Comes Home” in the first full trailer and new poster for Resident Evil: The Final Chapter. Last week we shared the new teaser trailer and now you can get a real look at the sequel we’ve all been waiting for. Paul W.S. Anderson’s The Final Chapter is exactly what it sounds like, the end of the Resident Evil franchise 🙁 . At least we get to see Alice (Milla Jovovich) kick mutant-zombie ass one more time with the help of some old, and new, friends. Hopefully, she’ll wipe out the Umbrella Corporation once and for all. Ali Larter is also back as her character Claire Redfield. Iain Glen will reprise his role as Dr. Isaacs. And Shawn Roberts returns as Albert Wesker. Several new characters will also appear in the film, including Ruby rose as Abigail, Eoin Macken as Doc, William Levy as Christian, Fraser James as Michael and Japanese model Rola will play Cobalt. The film picks up
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Streaming TV
Showtime has new, dark, series in the works, titled The City, from Director Antoine Fuqua and Black Box creator Amy Holden Jones, Tracking Board reports. Director Antoine Fuqua Image: Zimbio.com The City follows an idealistic young doctor who begins his first day of residency under the supervision of a senior resident who appears tough and brilliant but turns out to be a deadly psychopath. Fuqua and Jones will serve as co-executive producers with Oliver Obst of 3 Arts Entertainment, with Roshan Sethi and Hayley Schore, who will also write the scripts for the series. Jones also worked on the script for The Relic, among other projects.
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Paramount Pictures and Platinum Dunes’ next film in the Friday the 13th franchise is moving forward towards its 2017 release. Aaron Guzikowski turned in the script for the film last month, according to Bloody Disgusting. The film has a new director, Breck Eisner, who is replacing David Bruckner. Eisner was the director behind The Crazies,and The Last Witch Hunter. He will also be directing Universal’s upcoming remake of The Creature From the Black Lagoon and New Line’s Escape From New York. Back in June producer Brad Fuller, stated that the film is an “origin-ish” story that delves into Jason’s backstory and is a film we haven’t seen before. Aaron’s story has great characters…You kind of have to understand Jason Voorhees, so we go back and we kind of started over and work our way forward,” Fuller told The Reel World. “[It’s] origin-ish, but it’s an origin that no one has seen before. Obviously Pamela’s there, but it’s a little bit
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Writer/director Charles Pieper’s upcoming short horror film you must see, titled Malacostraca. With a great director, a wonderful cast, a special effects icon and producers well versed in the film and entertainment industry, this psychological short horror film should not be missed, and you can be part of it. Keep reading to find out how. Pieper has written and directed several great short films including Night Sight, Morning Cloth, Last Remnants, and 2007’s Eye contact. He was also in the animation department for Nanuq, Pink Sock, I Am Asian, and How Are You. He worked as a set director for Enter the Fist and the Golden Fleecing, and Dragon Ball Z: Light of Hope. The film stars Amber Bollinger and Charlie Pecoraro as a married couple. The film is seen through Pecoraro’s character’s eyes. He’s losing his mind and his ability to love. When his wife announces that she’s pregnant, his mind snaps, and then when the baby is born
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Streaming TV
The six-episode revival of The X-Files went over huge with fans, both new and original and was one of the most highly-rated series for the Fox network. Since the series aired fans have been begging for more and Fox wants to oblige. We would love to do other seasons,” David Madden, president of Fox Entertainment, said Monday. “There are significant talks with all three principles [creator Chris Carter, Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny]. We are working hard, and would like to get a new season soon. Fox TV Group’s Dana Walden confessed that they wanted more the six episodes in the revival, Deadline reports. but experienced limitations. Gillian lives in the U.K. David lives in the New York and Los Angeles. The show shoots in Vancouver. So it’s about coordinating a time when they can carve time to be in Vancouver. So, how real are the chances of getting another season? Pretty good. Walden says “We’re in conversations where we can
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Back in July, MAB Studios officially announced their co-production with the British indie production company Silent Studios for Marcus Bradford’s Witchula, co-wrote and co-directed by Pat Kusnadi (The Id, Down With David). This morning it was announced that genre icon Kane Hodder has signed on as Witchula’s stunt coordinator and will play the role of Elias Lou Warren. Hodder has appeared in over 131 films and series and has played the iconic role of Jason Voorhees four times. Hodder plays the deformed killer in the Hatchet franchise. He also co-stars in the upcoming horror film Death House. Not only does Hodder have a long career in acting, he has an impressive career as a stunt man. You can find out more about Hodder by watching the documentary Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story. Hodder will star alongside Bill Oberst Jr., who also co-stars in Death House. The cast also includes Eileen Dietz, who played the demon in horror classic
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Musician/Actor/Producer Mark Wahlberg is set to star in Paramount’s Home Invasion, described as “Panic Room meets Die Hard”, according to Tracking Board. Wahlberg will also be producing alongside Stephen Levison. Written by Contraband scribe Aaron Guzikowski, the film is still searching for a director and is in the process of casting. “Pitched as Panic Room meets Die Hard, Wahlberg will play a contractor whose artist wife suffers from an illness that prevents her from being in the sunlight and, as such, he builds a futuristic house that blocks out any natural light. When a band of criminals attempts to break into the house to steal one of his wife’s valuable sculptures, he must evade and outsmart them to protect his home.” Wahlberg is currently working on another film for Paramount. He is starring in the fifth installment of Michael Bay’s Transformers franchise, Transformers: The Last Knight. You might also know him from the hilarious comedies Ted, Ted 2 and Daddy’s
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Trailers
The trailer has just dropped for IFC Midnight’s Antibirth. Written and directed by Danny Perez, the trailer for Antibirth is twisted and has a distinct feel that makes you ask yourself, “What was in that brownie I just ate?”. The film stars Orange is the New Black’s Natasha Lyonne, along with Chloe Sevigny, Mark Webber and Meg Tilly. It was produced by Roger M. Mayer, Cole Payne, David Anselmo, Justin Kelly and Lyonne. And is due in select theaters and VOD on September 2nd. Antibirth follows hard-drinking, pill-popping, bong-ripping Lou (Lyonne) and her best friend Sadie (Sevigny) as they spend their days adrift in a druggy haze. “But one wild night out becomes a bad trip that never ends when Lou wakes up with symptoms of an unexplained, highly abnormal pregnancy. Who – or what – is growing inside her? As her due date approaches with alarming swiftness, the fear, paranoia, and conspiracy theories begin to pile up. Spiked with
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Worry Dolls possesses a brand new name and it’s first trailer. Now titled The Devil’s Dolls, the film brings terror, blood and Voodoo to select theaters, VOD and Digital HD this September. Directed by Padraig Reynolds, the film was penned by Danny Kolker and Christopher Wiehl. The Devil’s Dolls stars Brea Grant, Ashlynn Ross, Brandon Johnson, Samantha Smith, Naomi Kyle, Kennedy Brice, Yohance Myles, Kym Jackon and Christopher Wiehl. Greg Haggart, Reynolds, Wiel and Kolker will be producing with Ted Ackerley and Greg Root serving as executive producers. In the film, a serial killer unleashes a season of slaughter in the backwoods of Mississippi. According to an ancient Guatemalan tradition, parents teach their children to allay their troubles by telling them to handmade “worry dolls” just before bedtime. But when several of these talismans – which once belonged to a notorious mass murderer – find their way into the hands of unsuspecting residents of a small southern town sets off
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CBS has snatched up the rights to Winchester, starring Dame Helen Mirren. The film, directed by Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig and co-written with Tom Vaughan, follows Sarah Winchester, heir to the Winchester fortune. After her husband and daughter died suddenly, she became convinced that she is cursed and haunted by spirits killed by “the gun that won the west”., the Winchester Repeating Rifle. We were immediately obsessed with the Spierig brothers’ intelligent and twisted take on a great American legend and could not be more excited to be working with the Spierig brothers and Dame Helen Mirren to bring this film to audiences.” said Scott Shooman, EVP Acquisition and Co-Productions at CBS Films. Michael and Peter Spierig added, “We were impressed by CBS Films’ experience with the genre and their passion for and understanding of the material and know that they are the perfect U.S. Distribution partner for this film. The real Sarah Winchester consulted a medium after her
Continue reading →
Trailers
“Evil Comes Home” in the first full trailer and new poster for Resident Evil: The Final Chapter. Last week we shared the new teaser trailer and now you can get a real look at the sequel we’ve all been waiting for. Paul W.S. Anderson’s The Final Chapter is exactly what it sounds like, the end of the Resident Evil franchise 🙁 . At least we get to see Alice (Milla Jovovich) kick mutant-zombie ass one more time with the help of some old, and new, friends. Hopefully, she’ll wipe out the Umbrella Corporation once and for all. Ali Larter is also back as her character Claire Redfield. Iain Glen will reprise his role as Dr. Isaacs. And Shawn Roberts returns as Albert Wesker. Several new characters will also appear in the film, including Ruby rose as Abigail, Eoin Macken as Doc, William Levy as Christian, Fraser James as Michael and Japanese model Rola will play Cobalt. The film picks up
Continue reading →
Streaming TV
Showtime has new, dark, series in the works, titled The City, from Director Antoine Fuqua and Black Box creator Amy Holden Jones, Tracking Board reports. Director Antoine Fuqua Image: Zimbio.com The City follows an idealistic young doctor who begins his first day of residency under the supervision of a senior resident who appears tough and brilliant but turns out to be a deadly psychopath. Fuqua and Jones will serve as co-executive producers with Oliver Obst of 3 Arts Entertainment, with Roshan Sethi and Hayley Schore, who will also write the scripts for the series. Jones also worked on the script for The Relic, among other projects.
Continue reading →
From the Crypt
Paramount Pictures and Platinum Dunes’ next film in the Friday the 13th franchise is moving forward towards its 2017 release. Aaron Guzikowski turned in the script for the film last month, according to Bloody Disgusting. The film has a new director, Breck Eisner, who is replacing David Bruckner. Eisner was the director behind The Crazies,and The Last Witch Hunter. He will also be directing Universal’s upcoming remake of The Creature From the Black Lagoon and New Line’s Escape From New York. Back in June producer Brad Fuller, stated that the film is an “origin-ish” story that delves into Jason’s backstory and is a film we haven’t seen before. Aaron’s story has great characters…You kind of have to understand Jason Voorhees, so we go back and we kind of started over and work our way forward,” Fuller told The Reel World. “[It’s] origin-ish, but it’s an origin that no one has seen before. Obviously Pamela’s there, but it’s a little bit
Continue reading →
From the Crypt
Writer/director Charles Pieper’s upcoming short horror film you must see, titled Malacostraca. With a great director, a wonderful cast, a special effects icon and producers well versed in the film and entertainment industry, this psychological short horror film should not be missed, and you can be part of it. Keep reading to find out how. Pieper has written and directed several great short films including Night Sight, Morning Cloth, Last Remnants, and 2007’s Eye contact. He was also in the animation department for Nanuq, Pink Sock, I Am Asian, and How Are You. He worked as a set director for Enter the Fist and the Golden Fleecing, and Dragon Ball Z: Light of Hope. The film stars Amber Bollinger and Charlie Pecoraro as a married couple. The film is seen through Pecoraro’s character’s eyes. He’s losing his mind and his ability to love. When his wife announces that she’s pregnant, his mind snaps, and then when the baby is born
Continue reading →
Streaming TV
The six-episode revival of The X-Files went over huge with fans, both new and original and was one of the most highly-rated series for the Fox network. Since the series aired fans have been begging for more and Fox wants to oblige. We would love to do other seasons,” David Madden, president of Fox Entertainment, said Monday. “There are significant talks with all three principles [creator Chris Carter, Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny]. We are working hard, and would like to get a new season soon. Fox TV Group’s Dana Walden confessed that they wanted more the six episodes in the revival, Deadline reports. but experienced limitations. Gillian lives in the U.K. David lives in the New York and Los Angeles. The show shoots in Vancouver. So it’s about coordinating a time when they can carve time to be in Vancouver. So, how real are the chances of getting another season? Pretty good. Walden says “We’re in conversations where we can
Continue reading →
From the Crypt
Back in July, MAB Studios officially announced their co-production with the British indie production company Silent Studios for Marcus Bradford’s Witchula, co-wrote and co-directed by Pat Kusnadi (The Id, Down With David). This morning it was announced that genre icon Kane Hodder has signed on as Witchula’s stunt coordinator and will play the role of Elias Lou Warren. Hodder has appeared in over 131 films and series and has played the iconic role of Jason Voorhees four times. Hodder plays the deformed killer in the Hatchet franchise. He also co-stars in the upcoming horror film Death House. Not only does Hodder have a long career in acting, he has an impressive career as a stunt man. You can find out more about Hodder by watching the documentary Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story. Hodder will star alongside Bill Oberst Jr., who also co-stars in Death House. The cast also includes Eileen Dietz, who played the demon in horror classic
Continue reading →
From the Crypt
Musician/Actor/Producer Mark Wahlberg is set to star in Paramount’s Home Invasion, described as “Panic Room meets Die Hard”, according to Tracking Board. Wahlberg will also be producing alongside Stephen Levison. Written by Contraband scribe Aaron Guzikowski, the film is still searching for a director and is in the process of casting. “Pitched as Panic Room meets Die Hard, Wahlberg will play a contractor whose artist wife suffers from an illness that prevents her from being in the sunlight and, as such, he builds a futuristic house that blocks out any natural light. When a band of criminals attempts to break into the house to steal one of his wife’s valuable sculptures, he must evade and outsmart them to protect his home.” Wahlberg is currently working on another film for Paramount. He is starring in the fifth installment of Michael Bay’s Transformers franchise, Transformers: The Last Knight. You might also know him from the hilarious comedies Ted, Ted 2 and Daddy’s
Continue reading →
Trailers
The trailer has just dropped for IFC Midnight’s Antibirth. Written and directed by Danny Perez, the trailer for Antibirth is twisted and has a distinct feel that makes you ask yourself, “What was in that brownie I just ate?”. The film stars Orange is the New Black’s Natasha Lyonne, along with Chloe Sevigny, Mark Webber and Meg Tilly. It was produced by Roger M. Mayer, Cole Payne, David Anselmo, Justin Kelly and Lyonne. And is due in select theaters and VOD on September 2nd. Antibirth follows hard-drinking, pill-popping, bong-ripping Lou (Lyonne) and her best friend Sadie (Sevigny) as they spend their days adrift in a druggy haze. “But one wild night out becomes a bad trip that never ends when Lou wakes up with symptoms of an unexplained, highly abnormal pregnancy. Who – or what – is growing inside her? As her due date approaches with alarming swiftness, the fear, paranoia, and conspiracy theories begin to pile up. Spiked with
Continue reading →
From the Crypt
Worry Dolls possesses a brand new name and it’s first trailer. Now titled The Devil’s Dolls, the film brings terror, blood and Voodoo to select theaters, VOD and Digital HD this September. Directed by Padraig Reynolds, the film was penned by Danny Kolker and Christopher Wiehl. The Devil’s Dolls stars Brea Grant, Ashlynn Ross, Brandon Johnson, Samantha Smith, Naomi Kyle, Kennedy Brice, Yohance Myles, Kym Jackon and Christopher Wiehl. Greg Haggart, Reynolds, Wiel and Kolker will be producing with Ted Ackerley and Greg Root serving as executive producers. In the film, a serial killer unleashes a season of slaughter in the backwoods of Mississippi. According to an ancient Guatemalan tradition, parents teach their children to allay their troubles by telling them to handmade “worry dolls” just before bedtime. But when several of these talismans – which once belonged to a notorious mass murderer – find their way into the hands of unsuspecting residents of a small southern town sets off
Continue reading →
