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John Carpenter’s classic horror film Halloween, released in 1978, began a franchise that seems as unstoppable as the masked killer Michael Myers himself. The franchise will soon add another sequel. Blumhouse announced that Michael is coming home. Blumhouse founder/CEO Jason Blum, Malek Akkad, the franchise’s long-term producer, along with Miramax and Trancas International Films have teamed up to deliver a new Halloween film of epic proportions. The best part, John Carpenter, the father of Halloween himself, announced at a press meeting that he has signed on to serve as both executive producer and creative consultant for the project. He also is considering composing the sequel’s music. “HALLOWEEN needs to return to its traditions,” Carpenter said. “I feel like the movies have gotten away from that…Michael is not just a human being; he’s a force of nature, like the wind. That’s what makes him scary.” “HALLOWEEN is one of those milestone films that inspired everyone at our company to get into
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Screenwriter Cory Finley is making his directorial debut with thriller Thoroughbred, which already boasts an impressive cast. The Witch’s Anya Taylor-Joy will star along side Anton Yelchin (Green Room, Burying the Ex), and Olivia Cooke (Bates Motel). The film, from June Pictures and B Story, is beginning production this June. Thoroughbred center on a volatile relationship between two suburban teenage girls who discover that a murder might solve both of their problems. June Pictures’ Alex Saks and Andrew Duncan are producing with Kevin J. Welsh of B Story, Jim Rush and Nat Faxon. B Story’s Ryan Stowell will serve as executive producer.
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Fox has just released a five minute long extended trailer for Independence Day: Resurgence, which will open in theaters in less than a month. The long awaited sequel to the 1996 blockbuster picks up 20 years after the original invasion, and the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to defend the world. Nothing could have prepared them for the battle they are about to face. Only the actions of a few brave men and women stand between the human race and complete annihilation. IDR stars Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Vivica A. Fox, Judd Hirsch, Jesse Usher, Charlotte Gainsburg, Maika Monroe and Sela Ward. Directed by Roland Emmerich, Independence Day: Resurgence will land in theaters on June 24th.
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Director and co-screenwriter Anthony Brownigg is continuing the story-line his father, S.F. Brownigg, began. Brownigg’s Don’t Look in the Basement 2 is set forty years after his father’s film, The Forgotten, originally titled Don’t Look in the Basement, ended. Don’t Look in the Basement 2 follows the only known survivor of a mass murder returns to the institution where the brutal killings took place. The survivor’s presence triggers a series of increasingly disturbing events. Anthony Brownigg made the following statement: As a young boy watching my father direct Don’t Look in the Basement, I couldn’t have known that it would define his career as a director. He always wanted to produce a sequel, and as I grew older we talked about the storyline, but sadly he was lost to us before he could complete it. I spent 20 years looking for the right opportunity to film a sequel, but I wasn’t the only one. Because my father’s film is now
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The theatrical and VOD release date Mickey Keating’s survival-thriller Carnage Park has been set as July 1st, according to Entertainment Weekly. Carnage Park follows two bank robbers fleeing to the desert after a robbery goes wrong. The duo stumble across Carnage Park, a remote stretch of wilderness that a psychotic ex-military sniper prowls. Carnage Park is my total love letter to Peckinpah, and Deliverance, and 70’s survival movies,” Keating said. “It’s set in 1978 and it’s a crime story [which] turns into a fight for survival. It’s hard to categorize in a way, because it’s an energetic crime movie that goes horribly horribly awry. I think it’s going to be something different for people. “The year is 1978. After botching an ill-conceived bank robbery in a desolate California town, two wannabe crooks named Scorpion Joe (James Landry Hébert) and Lenny (Michael Villar) flee the scene with a hostage, Vivian (Ashley Bell), and lead the local lawmen on a dangerous high-speed
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Since I first heard about The Witch early last year I’ve been waiting for my opportunity to see it. Like many people, I had to wait until it was released on DVD and Blu-ray. Finally, last night I got my chance. Both written and directed by Robert Eggers, who I think is simply brilliant, The Witch follows a family cast out of their village in the 1630s. The family finds a plot of land to settle that is bordered by a forest, rumored to be the home of witches and dark spirits. During a game of peek-a-boo between the oldest daughter, Thomasin (Anya Taylor-Joy), and her youngest sibling Samuel, the baby disappears without a trace. This is just the first of many tragic events the family is about to face. The harder their life becomes the harder they pray, but find no relief. The family begins to suspect someone among them has been tainted by evil and the main suspect
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The first trailer and poster has arrived for the indie horror film The Fortunate. What starts out as a fun bacherlorette party is about to turn deadly for a group of unsuspecting women. Directed by Glenn Graves and written by Shane Wangman, this survival thriller stars Kate Greer, Kristen Condon, Albert Gokhman and Richard Anastasios. Synopsis: A group of girls traveling on a hens night are kidnapped and held for ransom by a band of violent shotgun-wielding masked thugs. The girls fight for their lives and try to escape from their captors.
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One of the most iconic scenes in the history of horror is the shower scene featured in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 film Psycho. The scene features the character Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) being stabbed to death by Norman Bates, dressed as his mother. We will see the character Marion Crane check in to the Bates Motel next season, which will be the series’ fifth and final season. Executive Producer Carlton Cuse has revealed that not only will meet the character, but that she will be featured in several episodes. “We wanted the final season to allow us to do our version of the Psycho lore,” Cuse stated. “We will be colliding with certain events in the narrative of the film, but it would be boring to just recreate Psycho.” There is no word you to who has been cast as Marion Crane. But we let you know as soon we learn the actress’ identity.
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With Seth Rogan and Zac Efron’s Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising now in theaters, the duo has already turned their attention to Neighbors 3. Rogan and Efron have jumped on the zombie bandwagon and delivered a fake trailer for the upcoming sequel, titled Neighbors 3: Zombies Rising. The Fear The Walking Dead parody features the duo in a warehouse with a zombie tied to a chair debating how to deal with him. In Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising Mac and Kelly’s new neighbors turn out to be a sorority out to be even more debaucherous than the fraternity previously living there. Mac and Kelly team up with their former enemy, Teddy, to bring the girls down. Directed by Nicholas Stoller, the sequel stars Rogan,and Efron alongside Rose Byrne, Chloe Grace Mortez and Ike Barinholtz.
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Fans of foreign horror should keep an eye out for South Korea’s new action film Train to Busan, which debuted at Cannes earlier this month. The film, being compared to WWZ, serves a live-action sequel for the animated film Seoul Station, according to Dread Central. Directed by Sang-ho Yeon, Train to Busan is set in the bustling city of Busan, which is plagued by a zombie outbreak. A group of survivors band together and board a train in hopes of escaping, but discover their differences may prove more dangerous than the zombies that they are facing. Yoo Gong, Dong-seok Ma, Yu-mi Jeong, Ahn So-hee, Kim Soo-ahn, and Jung Yu-mi star in this action-packed flick. Train to Busan will debut in South Korea theaters later this summer with a wider release to follow.
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John Carpenter’s classic horror film Halloween, released in 1978, began a franchise that seems as unstoppable as the masked killer Michael Myers himself. The franchise will soon add another sequel. Blumhouse announced that Michael is coming home. Blumhouse founder/CEO Jason Blum, Malek Akkad, the franchise’s long-term producer, along with Miramax and Trancas International Films have teamed up to deliver a new Halloween film of epic proportions. The best part, John Carpenter, the father of Halloween himself, announced at a press meeting that he has signed on to serve as both executive producer and creative consultant for the project. He also is considering composing the sequel’s music. “HALLOWEEN needs to return to its traditions,” Carpenter said. “I feel like the movies have gotten away from that…Michael is not just a human being; he’s a force of nature, like the wind. That’s what makes him scary.” “HALLOWEEN is one of those milestone films that inspired everyone at our company to get into
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Screenwriter Cory Finley is making his directorial debut with thriller Thoroughbred, which already boasts an impressive cast. The Witch’s Anya Taylor-Joy will star along side Anton Yelchin (Green Room, Burying the Ex), and Olivia Cooke (Bates Motel). The film, from June Pictures and B Story, is beginning production this June. Thoroughbred center on a volatile relationship between two suburban teenage girls who discover that a murder might solve both of their problems. June Pictures’ Alex Saks and Andrew Duncan are producing with Kevin J. Welsh of B Story, Jim Rush and Nat Faxon. B Story’s Ryan Stowell will serve as executive producer.
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Fox has just released a five minute long extended trailer for Independence Day: Resurgence, which will open in theaters in less than a month. The long awaited sequel to the 1996 blockbuster picks up 20 years after the original invasion, and the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to defend the world. Nothing could have prepared them for the battle they are about to face. Only the actions of a few brave men and women stand between the human race and complete annihilation. IDR stars Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Vivica A. Fox, Judd Hirsch, Jesse Usher, Charlotte Gainsburg, Maika Monroe and Sela Ward. Directed by Roland Emmerich, Independence Day: Resurgence will land in theaters on June 24th.
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Director and co-screenwriter Anthony Brownigg is continuing the story-line his father, S.F. Brownigg, began. Brownigg’s Don’t Look in the Basement 2 is set forty years after his father’s film, The Forgotten, originally titled Don’t Look in the Basement, ended. Don’t Look in the Basement 2 follows the only known survivor of a mass murder returns to the institution where the brutal killings took place. The survivor’s presence triggers a series of increasingly disturbing events. Anthony Brownigg made the following statement: As a young boy watching my father direct Don’t Look in the Basement, I couldn’t have known that it would define his career as a director. He always wanted to produce a sequel, and as I grew older we talked about the storyline, but sadly he was lost to us before he could complete it. I spent 20 years looking for the right opportunity to film a sequel, but I wasn’t the only one. Because my father’s film is now
Continue reading →
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The theatrical and VOD release date Mickey Keating’s survival-thriller Carnage Park has been set as July 1st, according to Entertainment Weekly. Carnage Park follows two bank robbers fleeing to the desert after a robbery goes wrong. The duo stumble across Carnage Park, a remote stretch of wilderness that a psychotic ex-military sniper prowls. Carnage Park is my total love letter to Peckinpah, and Deliverance, and 70’s survival movies,” Keating said. “It’s set in 1978 and it’s a crime story [which] turns into a fight for survival. It’s hard to categorize in a way, because it’s an energetic crime movie that goes horribly horribly awry. I think it’s going to be something different for people. “The year is 1978. After botching an ill-conceived bank robbery in a desolate California town, two wannabe crooks named Scorpion Joe (James Landry Hébert) and Lenny (Michael Villar) flee the scene with a hostage, Vivian (Ashley Bell), and lead the local lawmen on a dangerous high-speed
Continue reading →
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Since I first heard about The Witch early last year I’ve been waiting for my opportunity to see it. Like many people, I had to wait until it was released on DVD and Blu-ray. Finally, last night I got my chance. Both written and directed by Robert Eggers, who I think is simply brilliant, The Witch follows a family cast out of their village in the 1630s. The family finds a plot of land to settle that is bordered by a forest, rumored to be the home of witches and dark spirits. During a game of peek-a-boo between the oldest daughter, Thomasin (Anya Taylor-Joy), and her youngest sibling Samuel, the baby disappears without a trace. This is just the first of many tragic events the family is about to face. The harder their life becomes the harder they pray, but find no relief. The family begins to suspect someone among them has been tainted by evil and the main suspect
Continue reading →
News
The first trailer and poster has arrived for the indie horror film The Fortunate. What starts out as a fun bacherlorette party is about to turn deadly for a group of unsuspecting women. Directed by Glenn Graves and written by Shane Wangman, this survival thriller stars Kate Greer, Kristen Condon, Albert Gokhman and Richard Anastasios. Synopsis: A group of girls traveling on a hens night are kidnapped and held for ransom by a band of violent shotgun-wielding masked thugs. The girls fight for their lives and try to escape from their captors.
Continue reading →
News
One of the most iconic scenes in the history of horror is the shower scene featured in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 film Psycho. The scene features the character Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) being stabbed to death by Norman Bates, dressed as his mother. We will see the character Marion Crane check in to the Bates Motel next season, which will be the series’ fifth and final season. Executive Producer Carlton Cuse has revealed that not only will meet the character, but that she will be featured in several episodes. “We wanted the final season to allow us to do our version of the Psycho lore,” Cuse stated. “We will be colliding with certain events in the narrative of the film, but it would be boring to just recreate Psycho.” There is no word you to who has been cast as Marion Crane. But we let you know as soon we learn the actress’ identity.
Continue reading →
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With Seth Rogan and Zac Efron’s Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising now in theaters, the duo has already turned their attention to Neighbors 3. Rogan and Efron have jumped on the zombie bandwagon and delivered a fake trailer for the upcoming sequel, titled Neighbors 3: Zombies Rising. The Fear The Walking Dead parody features the duo in a warehouse with a zombie tied to a chair debating how to deal with him. In Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising Mac and Kelly’s new neighbors turn out to be a sorority out to be even more debaucherous than the fraternity previously living there. Mac and Kelly team up with their former enemy, Teddy, to bring the girls down. Directed by Nicholas Stoller, the sequel stars Rogan,and Efron alongside Rose Byrne, Chloe Grace Mortez and Ike Barinholtz.
Continue reading →
News
Fans of foreign horror should keep an eye out for South Korea’s new action film Train to Busan, which debuted at Cannes earlier this month. The film, being compared to WWZ, serves a live-action sequel for the animated film Seoul Station, according to Dread Central. Directed by Sang-ho Yeon, Train to Busan is set in the bustling city of Busan, which is plagued by a zombie outbreak. A group of survivors band together and board a train in hopes of escaping, but discover their differences may prove more dangerous than the zombies that they are facing. Yoo Gong, Dong-seok Ma, Yu-mi Jeong, Ahn So-hee, Kim Soo-ahn, and Jung Yu-mi star in this action-packed flick. Train to Busan will debut in South Korea theaters later this summer with a wider release to follow.
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