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Neon & Producers Of ‘Get Out’ Join Forces For Upcoming Untitled Horror

Neon & Producers Of ‘Get Out’ Join Forces For Upcoming Untitled Horror

NEON, who brought us Parasite is teaming up with QC Entertainment for the untitled horror film from first-time feature director Bishal Dutta. Megan Suri (“Fresh Off the Boat”, “Never Have I Ever”, pictured), Neeru Bajwa (Jatt & Juliet 1 &2), Vik Sahay (Captain Marvel, “Chuck”), and Betty Gabriel (Get Out) will star in the original horror film. The story is based partially on Indian legend, partially on a personal family story from Dutta’s grandfather, and partially on the filmmaker’s experience being born in India and then moving to and being raised in America. QC Entertainment, the multi-Best Picture Oscar-nominated producers of Get Out and BlacKkKlansman, will co-finance the film with Raymond Mansfield and Sean McKittrick producing and Edward H. Hamm Jr. executive producing. NEON, the distributor behind Best Picture winner Parasite, will co-finance and executive produce. Principal photography is scheduled to start today in Vancouver, in association with British Columbia-based Brightlight Pictures. NEON will distribute the film in the U.S.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
Bruce Willis & Neal McDonough Star In ‘Apex’ (Trailer)

Bruce Willis & Neal McDonough Star In ‘Apex’ (Trailer)

RLJE Films has just released the trailer for the highly-anticipated sci-fi action thriller, Apex, starring Bruce Willis (Die Hard, The Sixth Sense) and Neal McDonough (“Yellowstone,” Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City). “Serving a life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit, ex-cop James Malone (Willis) is offered a chance at freedom if he can survive a deadly game of Apex. Six hunters pay for the pleasure of hunting another human on a remote island, but once Malone arrives all hell breaks loose. Laying traps and playing mind games, Malone tries to turn the tables and fight for his life and his future.” Directed by Edward Drake (Cosmic Sin, Breach), the film also stars Lochlyn Munro (“Riverdale”), Megan Peta Hill (Open Water 3), and Trevor Gretzky (Spiral). This film brings a new twist to the definition of hunter versus prey,” said Mark Ward, Chief Acquisitions Officer at RLJE Films. “Bruce Willis and Neal McDonough go toe to toe with incredible

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
Shudder Releases New Trailer For Anthology Series “Horror Noire”

Shudder Releases New Trailer For Anthology Series “Horror Noire”

The first trailer is here for Shudder‘s new anthology series, “Horror Noire,” a follow-up to the critically acclaimed 2019 documentary Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror. Showcasing stories of Black horror from Black directors and screenwriters, “Horror Noire” features six stories presented together as a two-hour film starring Lesley-Ann Brandt (Lucifer, Spartacus), Luke James (The Chi, Thoughts of a Colored Man), Erica Ash (Survivor’s Remorse, A Black Lady Sketch Show), Brandon Mychal Smith (Four Weddings and a Funeral, You’re the Worst), Sean Patrick Thomas (Macbeth, The Curse of La Llorona), Peter Stormare (American Gods, Fargo), Malcolm Barrett (Genius: Aretha Franklin, Timeless), Tony Todd (Candyman, Night of the Living Dead), and Rachel True (The Craft, Half & Half), among others. The new and adapted stories are written by husband-and-wife writing duo Tananarive Due (My Soul to Keep, Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror) and Steven Barnes (Lion’s Blood), Ezra Claytan Daniels (BTTM FDRS), Victor LaValle (The Ballad of Black

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
Vertical Entertainment Acquires J-Horror ‘Room 203’

Vertical Entertainment Acquires J-Horror ‘Room 203’

Vertical Entertainment has snagged the US rights to Ben Jagger’s (Gravitas Venture’s Corbin Nash, The Paddy Lincoln Gang) highly anticipated J-horror film Room 203 from Voltage Pictures with plans to release it both in theaters and On Demand. Adapted from Nanami Kamon’s Japanese novel published by Kobunsha, the English-language J-Horror follows two female roommates who are tormented by the vengeful spirits dwelling in their gothic-style, rented apartment, which contains an ornate centerpiece. The screenplay was written by John Poliquin (Shudder’s Spiral), Ben Jagger, and Nick Richey (Low Low) and stars Francesca Xuereb (Murmur, Forever & Always), Viktoria Vinyarska (“The Real Drakoolvas”, Highway to Havasu), and Eric Wiegand (Hulu’s Outsiders, “Boys Will Be Bastards”) V. Peter Jarowey and Tony Piantedosi of Vertical Entertainment negotiated the deal with Jonathan Deckter of Voltage Pictures on behalf of Ammo Inc and Ammo Entertainment, who produced and financed the film. We’re thrilled to be venturing into the J-horror genre with Room 203 and hope to

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
Movie Reviews: “Masking Threshold” and “Blood Moon”(H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival)

Movie Reviews: “Masking Threshold” and “Blood Moon”(H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival)

Masking Threshold and Blood Moon screened as part of the 26th annual H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival, which ran in-person in Portland, Oregon from October 1–3, 2021 and had a streaming edition October 8–12. Masking Threshold Director Johannes Grenzfurthener’s Austrian film Masking Threshold mashes up elements of Lovecraft and Poe with modern technology and social media, resulting in a highly disturbing, utterly unique take on the “descent into madness” subgenre of psychological horror. An unnamed IT professional (played by Grenzfurthener with voice acting by Ethan Haslam) — of whom viewers see only rare, partial glimpses — takes time off from work to do home experimentation in an attempt to find a cure for his rare form of tinnitus. Medical professionals, of whom he is skeptical, have been unable to help him, and as his research goes on, they combine with scientists to decry him as a crackpot conspiracy theorist. The nameless man is undeterred by such skepticism, and his rants become

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
Survivors Discover They Aren’t Alone In The ‘Broken Darkness’ Trailer

Survivors Discover They Aren’t Alone In The ‘Broken Darkness’ Trailer

The post-apocalyptic horror-thriller Broken Darkness, from writer-director Christopher-Lee Santos, is set to premiere this November, ahead of its release we’ve got the new trailer. Starring Sean Cameron Michael, Brandon Auret, Suraya Santos, and Brendan Murray, the film is set “eight years after the world ends, humanity has sought refuge underground. One man, with nothing left to lose, finds there is more to himself when he and a young girl are left alone to survive and find their way home after their team is killed off by mysterious creatures.” Broken Darkness opens in select theaters and on VOD on October 29, 2021, from Vertical Entertainment.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
Roles Of Man And Beast Are Reversed In ‘Anonymous Animals’

Roles Of Man And Beast Are Reversed In ‘Anonymous Animals’

This November, the balance of power between man and animal has changed in the disturbing film Anonymous Animals. Directed by Baptiste Rouveure and starring Thierry Marcos, Pauline Guilpain, Anonymous Animals sees creatures evolve and roles between them and man reversed. Sink your teeth in Anonymous Animals, opening in theaters, and available On Demand on November 5, 2021, from Gravitas Ventures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
Movie Reviews: “Cosmic Dawn” and “Poser” (NIGHTSTREAM)

Movie Reviews: “Cosmic Dawn” and “Poser” (NIGHTSTREAM)

Cosmic Dawn In the science fiction/mystery feature Cosmic Dawn, as a child, Aurora saw her mother abducted by aliens. As a young adult, Aurora (Camille Rowe) has long been faced with psychological and medical professionals, along with those close to her, being highly skeptical about her claims. She has visions of a woman that lead her to a bookstore where employee Natalie (Emmanuelle Chriqui) explains about the woman, Elyse (Antonia Zegers), and invites her to a gathering of what turns out to be a UFO cult led by Elyse. Writer/director Jefferson Moneo’s Cosmic Dawn takes place in three different time periods — the time of Aurora’s close encounter, her initial time with the cult about a decade after that, and four years later, when cult member Dieter (Philip Granger) locates her and insists she needs to return to the cult. The transitions during this nonlinear approach are not always smooth, but everything starts blending together at a certain point and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
SCI-FI-London Film Festival 2021 Features Robots, Rebels, and Utopian Dystopias

SCI-FI-London Film Festival 2021 Features Robots, Rebels, and Utopian Dystopias

SCI-FI-London Film Festival 2021 has announced its impressive full line-up, with incredible narrative films, engaging animated offerings, and intriguing documentaries. Following is the official press announcement. Today the SCI-FI-LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2021 launches its cosmic 21st annual programme, which will run from the 19 OCTOBER until 26 OCTOBER 2021 with seven days of fabulous film. It will showcase a fantastic lineup with 2 world film premieres, 8 UK film premieres, 11 world short premieres and 13 UK short premieres. It will host 13 features and 50 shorts alongside its regular classic cult events such as the 48 HOUR FILM CHALLENGE and SCI-FI-QUIZ. Opening this year’s festival on the 19th October is Agata Alexander’s WARNING. This film is dark, witty and spectacular. It has a stellar cast, including Annabelle Wallis, Thomas Jane, Alex Pettyfer, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Alice Eve, and the marvellous Rupert Everett. WARNING is a visually arresting, thought-provoking sci-fi exploring the meaning of life through multiple interconnected lives. This is

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
Dermot Mulroney Joins The Cast Of 'Scream 6'

The ‘Scream 5’ Trailer Is Here!

Yesterday we shared with you the first images from Scream. Today, we’re excited to share the movie’s first trailer that reveals the return of the original characters, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), Gail Weathers (Courtney Cox), and Dewey Riley (David Arquette), to save a new generation of victims. Deputy Judy Hicks (Marley Shelton) from Scream 4 also returns. New cast members include Jenna Ortega, Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Jack Quaid, and Dylan Minnette. Scream, the fifth film of the franchise out this January, is directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, and produced by Chad Villella, the three members of the filmmaking group known as Radio Silence (Ready or Not, V/H/S, Southbound). James Vanderbilt (Murder Mystery, Zodiac, The Amazing Spider-Man) and Guy Busick (Ready or Not, Castle Rock)penned the script Kevin Williamson returns as executive producer for Scream, opening in theaters on January 14, 2022.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021

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Neon & Producers Of ‘Get Out’ Join Forces For Upcoming Untitled Horror

Neon & Producers Of ‘Get Out’ Join Forces For Upcoming Untitled Horror

NEON, who brought us Parasite is teaming up with QC Entertainment for the untitled horror film from first-time feature director Bishal Dutta. Megan Suri (“Fresh Off the Boat”, “Never Have I Ever”, pictured), Neeru Bajwa (Jatt & Juliet 1 &2), Vik Sahay (Captain Marvel, “Chuck”), and Betty Gabriel (Get Out) will star in the original horror film. The story is based partially on Indian legend, partially on a personal family story from Dutta’s grandfather, and partially on the filmmaker’s experience being born in India and then moving to and being raised in America. QC Entertainment, the multi-Best Picture Oscar-nominated producers of Get Out and BlacKkKlansman, will co-finance the film with Raymond Mansfield and Sean McKittrick producing and Edward H. Hamm Jr. executive producing. NEON, the distributor behind Best Picture winner Parasite, will co-finance and executive produce. Principal photography is scheduled to start today in Vancouver, in association with British Columbia-based Brightlight Pictures. NEON will distribute the film in the U.S.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
Bruce Willis & Neal McDonough Star In ‘Apex’ (Trailer)

Bruce Willis & Neal McDonough Star In ‘Apex’ (Trailer)

RLJE Films has just released the trailer for the highly-anticipated sci-fi action thriller, Apex, starring Bruce Willis (Die Hard, The Sixth Sense) and Neal McDonough (“Yellowstone,” Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City). “Serving a life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit, ex-cop James Malone (Willis) is offered a chance at freedom if he can survive a deadly game of Apex. Six hunters pay for the pleasure of hunting another human on a remote island, but once Malone arrives all hell breaks loose. Laying traps and playing mind games, Malone tries to turn the tables and fight for his life and his future.” Directed by Edward Drake (Cosmic Sin, Breach), the film also stars Lochlyn Munro (“Riverdale”), Megan Peta Hill (Open Water 3), and Trevor Gretzky (Spiral). This film brings a new twist to the definition of hunter versus prey,” said Mark Ward, Chief Acquisitions Officer at RLJE Films. “Bruce Willis and Neal McDonough go toe to toe with incredible

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
Shudder Releases New Trailer For Anthology Series “Horror Noire”

Shudder Releases New Trailer For Anthology Series “Horror Noire”

The first trailer is here for Shudder‘s new anthology series, “Horror Noire,” a follow-up to the critically acclaimed 2019 documentary Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror. Showcasing stories of Black horror from Black directors and screenwriters, “Horror Noire” features six stories presented together as a two-hour film starring Lesley-Ann Brandt (Lucifer, Spartacus), Luke James (The Chi, Thoughts of a Colored Man), Erica Ash (Survivor’s Remorse, A Black Lady Sketch Show), Brandon Mychal Smith (Four Weddings and a Funeral, You’re the Worst), Sean Patrick Thomas (Macbeth, The Curse of La Llorona), Peter Stormare (American Gods, Fargo), Malcolm Barrett (Genius: Aretha Franklin, Timeless), Tony Todd (Candyman, Night of the Living Dead), and Rachel True (The Craft, Half & Half), among others. The new and adapted stories are written by husband-and-wife writing duo Tananarive Due (My Soul to Keep, Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror) and Steven Barnes (Lion’s Blood), Ezra Claytan Daniels (BTTM FDRS), Victor LaValle (The Ballad of Black

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
Vertical Entertainment Acquires J-Horror ‘Room 203’

Vertical Entertainment Acquires J-Horror ‘Room 203’

Vertical Entertainment has snagged the US rights to Ben Jagger’s (Gravitas Venture’s Corbin Nash, The Paddy Lincoln Gang) highly anticipated J-horror film Room 203 from Voltage Pictures with plans to release it both in theaters and On Demand. Adapted from Nanami Kamon’s Japanese novel published by Kobunsha, the English-language J-Horror follows two female roommates who are tormented by the vengeful spirits dwelling in their gothic-style, rented apartment, which contains an ornate centerpiece. The screenplay was written by John Poliquin (Shudder’s Spiral), Ben Jagger, and Nick Richey (Low Low) and stars Francesca Xuereb (Murmur, Forever & Always), Viktoria Vinyarska (“The Real Drakoolvas”, Highway to Havasu), and Eric Wiegand (Hulu’s Outsiders, “Boys Will Be Bastards”) V. Peter Jarowey and Tony Piantedosi of Vertical Entertainment negotiated the deal with Jonathan Deckter of Voltage Pictures on behalf of Ammo Inc and Ammo Entertainment, who produced and financed the film. We’re thrilled to be venturing into the J-horror genre with Room 203 and hope to

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
Movie Reviews: “Masking Threshold” and “Blood Moon”(H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival)

Movie Reviews: “Masking Threshold” and “Blood Moon”(H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival)

Masking Threshold and Blood Moon screened as part of the 26th annual H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival, which ran in-person in Portland, Oregon from October 1–3, 2021 and had a streaming edition October 8–12. Masking Threshold Director Johannes Grenzfurthener’s Austrian film Masking Threshold mashes up elements of Lovecraft and Poe with modern technology and social media, resulting in a highly disturbing, utterly unique take on the “descent into madness” subgenre of psychological horror. An unnamed IT professional (played by Grenzfurthener with voice acting by Ethan Haslam) — of whom viewers see only rare, partial glimpses — takes time off from work to do home experimentation in an attempt to find a cure for his rare form of tinnitus. Medical professionals, of whom he is skeptical, have been unable to help him, and as his research goes on, they combine with scientists to decry him as a crackpot conspiracy theorist. The nameless man is undeterred by such skepticism, and his rants become

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
Survivors Discover They Aren’t Alone In The ‘Broken Darkness’ Trailer

Survivors Discover They Aren’t Alone In The ‘Broken Darkness’ Trailer

The post-apocalyptic horror-thriller Broken Darkness, from writer-director Christopher-Lee Santos, is set to premiere this November, ahead of its release we’ve got the new trailer. Starring Sean Cameron Michael, Brandon Auret, Suraya Santos, and Brendan Murray, the film is set “eight years after the world ends, humanity has sought refuge underground. One man, with nothing left to lose, finds there is more to himself when he and a young girl are left alone to survive and find their way home after their team is killed off by mysterious creatures.” Broken Darkness opens in select theaters and on VOD on October 29, 2021, from Vertical Entertainment.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
Roles Of Man And Beast Are Reversed In ‘Anonymous Animals’

Roles Of Man And Beast Are Reversed In ‘Anonymous Animals’

This November, the balance of power between man and animal has changed in the disturbing film Anonymous Animals. Directed by Baptiste Rouveure and starring Thierry Marcos, Pauline Guilpain, Anonymous Animals sees creatures evolve and roles between them and man reversed. Sink your teeth in Anonymous Animals, opening in theaters, and available On Demand on November 5, 2021, from Gravitas Ventures.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
Movie Reviews: “Cosmic Dawn” and “Poser” (NIGHTSTREAM)

Movie Reviews: “Cosmic Dawn” and “Poser” (NIGHTSTREAM)

Cosmic Dawn In the science fiction/mystery feature Cosmic Dawn, as a child, Aurora saw her mother abducted by aliens. As a young adult, Aurora (Camille Rowe) has long been faced with psychological and medical professionals, along with those close to her, being highly skeptical about her claims. She has visions of a woman that lead her to a bookstore where employee Natalie (Emmanuelle Chriqui) explains about the woman, Elyse (Antonia Zegers), and invites her to a gathering of what turns out to be a UFO cult led by Elyse. Writer/director Jefferson Moneo’s Cosmic Dawn takes place in three different time periods — the time of Aurora’s close encounter, her initial time with the cult about a decade after that, and four years later, when cult member Dieter (Philip Granger) locates her and insists she needs to return to the cult. The transitions during this nonlinear approach are not always smooth, but everything starts blending together at a certain point and

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
SCI-FI-London Film Festival 2021 Features Robots, Rebels, and Utopian Dystopias

SCI-FI-London Film Festival 2021 Features Robots, Rebels, and Utopian Dystopias

SCI-FI-London Film Festival 2021 has announced its impressive full line-up, with incredible narrative films, engaging animated offerings, and intriguing documentaries. Following is the official press announcement. Today the SCI-FI-LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2021 launches its cosmic 21st annual programme, which will run from the 19 OCTOBER until 26 OCTOBER 2021 with seven days of fabulous film. It will showcase a fantastic lineup with 2 world film premieres, 8 UK film premieres, 11 world short premieres and 13 UK short premieres. It will host 13 features and 50 shorts alongside its regular classic cult events such as the 48 HOUR FILM CHALLENGE and SCI-FI-QUIZ. Opening this year’s festival on the 19th October is Agata Alexander’s WARNING. This film is dark, witty and spectacular. It has a stellar cast, including Annabelle Wallis, Thomas Jane, Alex Pettyfer, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Alice Eve, and the marvellous Rupert Everett. WARNING is a visually arresting, thought-provoking sci-fi exploring the meaning of life through multiple interconnected lives. This is

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
Dermot Mulroney Joins The Cast Of 'Scream 6'

The ‘Scream 5’ Trailer Is Here!

Yesterday we shared with you the first images from Scream. Today, we’re excited to share the movie’s first trailer that reveals the return of the original characters, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), Gail Weathers (Courtney Cox), and Dewey Riley (David Arquette), to save a new generation of victims. Deputy Judy Hicks (Marley Shelton) from Scream 4 also returns. New cast members include Jenna Ortega, Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Jack Quaid, and Dylan Minnette. Scream, the fifth film of the franchise out this January, is directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, and produced by Chad Villella, the three members of the filmmaking group known as Radio Silence (Ready or Not, V/H/S, Southbound). James Vanderbilt (Murder Mystery, Zodiac, The Amazing Spider-Man) and Guy Busick (Ready or Not, Castle Rock)penned the script Kevin Williamson returns as executive producer for Scream, opening in theaters on January 14, 2022.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
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