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Post-Apocalyptic Action Thriller ‘Breathe’ Begins Production This Summer With All-Star Cast

Avatar’s Sam Worthington, Academy Award-winner Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls, Respect), Milla Jovovich (the Resident Evil franchise), Academy Award-nominee Quvenzhané Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild, Annie), and Academy Award-winner Common (Wanted, Suicide Squad) are set to star in Indie Spirit Award-winner Stefon Bristol’s (See You Yesterday) new upcoming post-apocalyptic action-thriller Breathe, it was announced today. In Breathe, after Earth is left uninhabitable due to lack of oxygen, a mother Maya (Hudson), and her daughter Zora (Wallis) are forced to live underground, with short trips to the surface only made possible by a state of the art oxygen suit made by Maya’s husband, Darius, whom she presumes to be dead. When a mysterious couple arrives claiming to know Darius and his fate, Maya tentatively agrees to let them into their bunker, but are they all they appear to be? Bristol will direct from the Black List screenplay written by Doug Simon (Dimension’s Demonic). Principal photography on the edge-of-your-seat survival thriller will take

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 11, 2022

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Two Brothers Face A Sadistic Cult In The Trailer For ‘The Long Dark Trail’

Genre specialist Black Mandala presents psychological horror coming of age movie, The Long Dark Trail, from the writing-directing team of Kevin Ignatius and Nick Psinakis. In the film, “Two impoverished teenage brothers flee after finally fighting back against their abusive father. Hoping to find and reunite with their estranged mother, they embark on a dangerous journey to rural Pennsylvania, not knowing that she has become a disciple of a sadistic cult that dwells there.” Carter O’Donnell, Brady O’Donnell, Mick Thyer, Nick Psinakis, Trina Campbell, Paul “Doc” Ignatius, Charlotte Andersen, Willard Foley, and Bryce Cummings star in The Long Dark Trail, whose release date should be announced soon.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 11, 2022

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Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Zero Contact,’ Starring Anthony Hopkins, Comes Home This May

Director Rick Dugdale‘s sci-fi thriller Zero Contact is set to be released this May. In the trailer, we are introduced to the film’s incredible cast which includes Academy Award® winner Anthony Hopkins, star of The Silence of the Lambs franchise. Written by Cam Cannon, “this high-tech thriller chillingly reimagines our isolated, virtual world. Hopkins plays Finley Hart, the eccentric genius behind a global data-mining program. Upon his death, five remote agents — including Finley’s son — are contacted by a mysterious A.I. entity to reactivate the initiative, which may enable time travel. As sinister events occur at each of the agents’ homes, they must decide whether entering their passwords will save the world…or destroy it.” Chris Brochu (Recon) and Aleks Paunovic (This Means War) also star in Zero Contact, whose two sequels have already entered production, according to IMDb. Watch Zero Contact in select theaters, on Digital, or On Demand on May 27, 2022.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 11, 2022

A Great White Hunts A Group Of Friends In 'The Reef: Stalked' Trailer

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Friends Are Hunted By A Great White This Summer In Shudder’s ‘The Reef 2: Stalked’

RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, and Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thriller, and the supernatural have acquired the North American rights and set a release date for the horror film, The Reef: Stalked, sequel to the 2010 movie. Written and directed by Andrew Traucki (Black Water) as a follow up to his 2010 film, The Reef, the movie stars Teressa Liane (“The Vampire Diaries”), Ann Truong (“Cowboy Bebop”), Saskia Archer (Boshack), Kate Lister (Clickbait), and Tim Ross (Wonderland). In The Reef: Stalked, Nic, in an effort to heal after witnessing her sister’s horrific murder, travels to a tropical resort with her friends for a kayaking and diving adventure. Only hours into their expedition, the women are stalked and then attacked by a great white shark. To survive they will need to band together and Nic will have to overcome her post-traumatic stress, face her fears and slay the monster. “Audiences have an insatiable appetite for

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 10, 2022

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Serial Killer Horror ‘Night Caller’ Debuts This Week On Digital

Following a successful run on the genre festival circuit, 123 Go Films has announced the North American VOD premiere of Chad Ferrin’s Night Caller, the latest feature from the director of The Deep Ones, Exorcism at 60,000 Feet, and Someone’s Knocking at the Door. In the film, “telephone psychic Clementine Carter is pulled into a complex web of mystery when she receives a call from a serial killer. Predicting his murders before he commits them puts her into a terrifying game of cat and mouse. Enlisting the aid of her invalid father and clairvoyant co-worker, they must use their unique abilities to stay one step ahead of a maniac whose unspeakable acts in the present are nothing compared to his past and future.” Night Caller stars Susan Priver, Steve Railsback (Lifeforce), Bai Ling (The Crow), Lew Temple (The Devil’s Rejects), Christine Nguyen, Silvia Spross, Kelli Maroney (Night of the Comet), and Robert Miano, as well as Robert “Corpsy” Rhine. The

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 10, 2022

Warner Bros. Unleashes New Clip To Celebrate 'Eraser: Reborn's' Release

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First Clip From Action Thriller ‘Eraser: Reborn’ Issues A Warning

Check out the first-ever clip from the action-thriller Eraser: Reborn, coming to Blu-ray and DVD this June, from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. In this exciting clip from the action-packed film, Pollard (played by Dominic Sherwood) issues a warning to a witness under his protection. In the all-new original film, Eraser: Reborn, a reboot of the 1996 blockbuster, U.S. Marshal Mason Pollard specializes in “erasing” people – faking the deaths of high-risk witnesses. With the technological advances of the last 25 years, the game has upgraded, and it’s just another day at the office when he’s assigned to Rina Kimura, a crime boss’ wife who’s decided to turn state’s evidence. As the two flee to Cape Town, South Africa, with a team of merciless assassins on their trail, Pollard discovers he’s been set up. Double-crossed and fueled by adrenaline, he needs to be at the top of his game, or he’ll be the one who’s erased. Permanently. Eraser: Reborn is directed

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 9, 2022

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New Clip Arrives Ahead Of Blu-ray Release Of ‘Escape The Field’

Lionsgate’s Escape the Field is now playing in select theaters and On Demand. The home release date has just been announced and to celebrate, we have a brand new clip, titled “Maybe He Knows.”. “The fear is inescapable and the suspense nonstop in this gripping horror-thriller about six strangers who suddenly awaken in a remote, endless cornfield. Stripped of their possessions, they are left with only six items: a gun with a single bullet, matches, a lantern, a knife, a compass, and a flask of water. As mysterious sirens blare in the distance and traps appear at every turn, the group realizes it’s been plunged into a cat-and-mouse game with an unseen evil, and survival depends upon solving a diabolical — and deadly — puzzle.” Joshua Dobkin and Sean Wathen co-wrote the film with director Emerson Moore. The film stars Shane West, Jordan Claire Robbins, Theo Rossi, Tahirah Sharif, Julian Feder, and Elena Juatco. Andrew Davies Gans, Michael Philip, Jason

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 9, 2022

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James Franco To Star In Upcoming Crime Thriller ‘Mace’

James Franco, known for his roles in movies such as the survival film 127 Hours, based on a true story, Pineapple Express, Homefront, and The Disaster Artist, is set to star in the upcoming action crime-thriller Mace, from director Jon Amiel (“The Singing Detective”). The film, which “is the first production from Meyers Media Group, follows the story of two very different kinds of cops. Mace (Franco) is a veteran officer, corrupt and dangerously unhinged, while Virgin Woods is a young rookie who believes that he can change the system that fosters cops like Mace from within. Inspired by the racial injustice on the streets of America, Woods refuses to be bullied and pits his principles against the amoral Mace, risking everything he believes in to stop Mace from destroying the city when Mace unleashes a gang war to cover up his crimes.” Deadline reports. Amiel directs from a script penned by David Chisholm with Lawrence Steven Meyers, Randy Dannenberg,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 9, 2022

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Revenge Thriller ‘Vendetta’ Unleashes Trailer Ahead Of May Release

In the new action-packed trailer for the revenge thriller Vendetta, Clive Standen goes head to head with Theo Rossi, Bruce Willis, Thomas Jane, and Mike Tyson. In the movie, “after his teenage daughter is killed during a random gang initiation, ex-Marine William Duncan (Clive Standen) is left devastated and vengeful when her killer is acquitted and set free. Taking matters into his own hands, he exacts revenge on the gang member, unknowingly sparking a war with the man’s violent brother (Theo Rossi) and father (Bruce Willis). When the two retaliate by then killing his wife and putting William into a coma, he awakens a new man; a man set on revenge with nothing left to lose. Rehabilitated and armed, William begins hunting down members of the gang responsible.” Written and directed by Jared Cohn, Vendetta also stars Kurt Yue (Black Widow), Lauren Buglioli (The Oval), Maddie Nichols (Emergency), Cabot Basden (Watchmen), Randy Gonzalez (Bloodline), Jesse O’Neill (Godzilla: King of the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 7, 2022

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Sean Patrick Flanery’s Horror-Thriller ‘Frank & Penelope’ Premieres This Summer (Trailer)

From actor turned director Sean Patrick Flanery (Boondock Saints) comes the cannibalistic horror film, Frank & Penelope, opening in theaters this summer. The first trailer takes viewers on a road trip to hell, a couple must fight to stay off the menu. In the film, “While on the run from the law, Frank and his stripper girlfriend, Penelope, find themselves miles from civilization while traveling along a deserted stretch of dirt road. As darkness falls, they come upon a small motel and diner and decide to rest for the night. The next day, after robbing the diner, they suddenly become immersed in a hellish nightmare, When the proprietor of the motel and diner, Chisos, a psychotic, cannibalistic Bible thumper along with his sadistic family, take Frank and Penelope on a life and death journey, where escape is just a heart-pounding breath away. It soon becomes apparent that they are not the first to endure this. But these two will either

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 7, 2022

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