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‘Get Out’ Director Makes An Incredible Offer To African American Filmmakers

Jordan Peele’s Get Out is still killing it at the box office, bringing in over $113 million for a film whose budget was $5 million. Get Out is not only brilliant, it contains serious social commentary about the state of racism today. We reported earlier this month that Get Out is only the first of a series of genre films Peele has planned with each addressing a different “social demon”. During a recent interview with Digital Spy, Peele made an incredible offer to black filmmakers. For young black horror filmmakers, if you have a script, reach out and I’ll try to help it get made. MonkeyPaw Productions is my production company and we’re really trying to promote untapped voices in genre.” Films with African American writers, directors and protagonist are few and far between, but Peele is aiming to do something about that. It really is a shame we don’t have more diversity in the genre. There are many stories

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 22, 2017

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First Two Cast Members Sign On For Duty In Overlord From J.J. Abrams

The first casting announcement has come in for the World War II set film Overlord, produced by J.J. Abrams. Deadline is reporting that Fences actor Jovan Adepo and Wyatt Russell (At the Devil’s Door) have signed on for duty. The plot goes like this: On the eve of D-Day, a group of American paratroopers are dropped behind enemy lines to carry out a mission crucial to the invasion’s success, but as they approach their target, they begin to realize there is more going on in this Nazi-occupied village than a simple military operation. They find themselves fighting against supernatural forces, part of a Nazi experiment. Julius Avery is in the director’s chair for Overlord which is set to begin filming this May in the UK. Billy Ray penned the script, based off of a shared idea with Abrams. Abrams who will co-produce with Lindsey Weber. Mark L. Smith (The Revenant) was last to edit the script.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 22, 2017

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” And So It Begins…” The Nun Enters Production

New Line’s Conjuring franchise is expanding once again. The spinoff to The Conjuring 2, The Nun, is moving forward, with production set to begin this May. Director Corin Hardy tweeted a photo yesterday with the caption, “And so it begins…” The film centers on the entity that appears as a nun who stalks Lorraine Warren (Vera Farmiga) in The Conjuring 2. While in the 2016, true-story-inspired, hit features Lorraine battling the nun, the spinoff will come as a prequel, revealing the entity’s backstory. The Nun will be the fifth film in The Conjuring franchise including: The Conjuring, its spinoff Annabelle, The Conjuring 2, and Annabelle 2 which will arrive in theaters on August 11, 2017 from director David F. Sandberg (Lights Out). Penned by horror heavy-hitters James Wan (Saw, Insidious, Aquaman) and Gary Dauberman (IT, Annabelle 2), The Nun will open in theaters nationwide on Friday July 13, 2018.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 21, 2017

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Pennywise Stalks Georgie In The New Image From Stephen King’s ‘IT’

A new image has emerged from Andy Muschietti’s IT, written by Gary Dauberman. Just like the classic scene from the mini series we can see Pennywise (Bill Skarsgard) peering out from the gutter, calling to Georgie. The image, a photo of an IT spread in the latest Empire Magazine, was shared on the “Stephen King’s IT 2017” Facebook page. While the trailer has not been released online, it did play at SXSW. The trailer revealed the scene that opens with Bill (Jaeden Lieberher) making a paper boat for his younger brother Georgie, played by Jackson Robert Scott. Georgie runs outside with his boat to play in the rain. As the boat floats down the street beside the curb, Georgie falls and his boat is lost in the gutter. As he peers into the darkness in search of his boat, Pennywise suddenly appears and the screen goes to black. Hopefully, we will see the trailer released soon. Even though though IT’s

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 20, 2017

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Things Are Not Quite Right In The New Poster For The Dark Tower

The new poster for Nikolaj Arcel’s loose adaption of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower is here, and things are not quite right. It gives the impression that the world is turned upside down. Arcel co-wrote the script along with Akiva Goldsman. Gunslinger Roland Deschain, played by Idris Elba, roams the world in search of the dark tower, with the hope he might be able to save his dying world. The “Man in Black” (Matthew McConaughey), has decimated Mid-World and destroyed everyone Roland ever loved and he’s searching for Jake Chambers (Tom Taylor), who possesses a powerful psychic ability referred to as “The Shine”. The boy’s dreams are filled with horrible sights, a dark man, a tall tower and doorways to different worlds. If Roland can protect the boy, he will earn back his self-respect. One person stands in the way of the “Man In Black”, and that is Roland. He is determined to can bring down the Dark Tower, ending

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 19, 2017

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Production Has Begun On ‘Polaroid’, From The Producers Of ‘The Ring’ And ‘The Grudge’

Dimension Films’ latest Project, Polaroid, has begun principle photography in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The film is from the producers of both The Ring and The Grudge, Roy Lee and Chris Bender, so we have high hopes for it. Based on the short film by Lars Kleberg who is also in the director’s chair for the feature film, written by Blair Butler, Polaroid stars Kathryn Prescott, Mitch Pileggi, Grace Zabriskie, Tyler Young, Keenan Tracey, Samantha Logan, Priscilla Quintana, Madelaine Petsch, and Javier Botet whose most recent role was in Annabelle 2. The story centers on a high school loner named Bird Fitcher, who stumbles upon a vintage Polaroid camera tainted by a dark secret. She soon discovers that the camera has a special power, anyone whose photo is taken is destined for a tragic fate. Polaroid will arrive in theaters on August 25, 2017. Below you will find the short that inspired the feature film.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 19, 2017

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Israel Broussard Signs On To Fight Aliens In ‘Extinction’

Fear the Walking Dead/ Bling Ring actor Israel Broussard has signed on to fight aliens in the invasion thriller Extinction from director Ben Young (Hounds of Love) and Oscar nominated screenwriter Eric Heisserer (Arrival), Variety reports. Broussard will co-star with Michael Pena and Lizzy Caplan in Universal and Good Universe’s film that follows a father (Pena) whose recurring nightmare of losing family becomes a real threat when aliens invade the planet. Beauty and the Beast’s Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman of Mandeville will produce. Mandeville’s Alexander Young will serve as executive producer for the project along with Joe Drake of Good Universe, and Nathan Kahane.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 19, 2017

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Has Freakshift Found Its Lead With Oscar Winner Alicia Vikander

After five years, Ben Wheatley’s Freakshift is finally proceeding. Co-written by Amy Jump, the film takes place in a world where monsters are very real and very dangerous. When night falls the monsters leave their underground homes to hunt people. “Freakshift” is a crew of misfits organized by the government to hunt down and kill the beasts. Freakshift may have finally found its lead. Deadline is reporting that Oscar winner Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina) has entered negotiations to star as the lead female protagonist in the action-thriller. Filming is set to begin this August. We will update you when we know more.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 18, 2017

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Malin Akerman Joins The Film Adaption Of Rampage

Casting news has arrived for adaption of the 80’s video game, Rampage. THR reports that Malin Akerman (The Final Girls) has joined the cast to play the role of the villainess, who is the head of a tech company and the person responsible unleashing monsters on the US. Akerman will co-star alongside Jack Quaid, P.J. Byrne, Matt Gerald, Naomi Harris, Joe Manganiello, Marley Shelton, and Breanne Hill, and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Johnson will play an animal-loving hero and the cities’ only hope .Oscar nominated actress, Naomi Harris co-stars as a geneticist; Shelton has been cast as a scientist, and Manganiello will play the leader of a private military group. At the moment the plot is still being kept under wraps, but if the story follows the game’s plot, Revenge will feature monsters who attack US cities and landmarks, a monstrously transformed gorilla, a crocodile, and a wolf. Johnson will be once again be working with the team behind Andreas,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 17, 2017

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Blumhouse’s Next Project To Be ‘Truth Or Dare’ Starring Lucy Hale

Blumhouse has announced their next project. The horror powerhouse is following up their hit films Get Out and Split with Truth or Dare. Deadline reports that Jason Blum with be working on the project with Bates Motel writer-director Jeff Wadlow. The script was co-written by Wadlow, Chris Roach, and Jillian Jacobs. Wadlow, Roach and Blum will executive produce. Lucy Hale will be starring in the film. Hale is no stranger to the genre. She co-starred in Scream 4 and Fear Island, as well as the hit series Pretty Little Liars (pictured below). The film centers on a college student vacationing in Mexico. She is conned into playing a game of “Truth or Dare”, a supernatural version. When she returns home she discover that the game is not over. Hopefully, we will know more soon. Stay tuned.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 17, 2017

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