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Pulp Fiction Stars Reunite For New Thriller ‘The Kill Room’

Pulp Fiction stars Uma Thurman and Samuel L. Jackson, reunite for the “darkly comic” thriller The Kill Room, from director Nicol Paone (Friendsgiving) and writer Jonathan Jacobson, THR has announced. “The story follows a hitman, his boss (Jackson), an art dealer (Thurman), and a money-laundering scheme that accidentally turns the assassin into an overnight, avant-garde, sensation, one that forces her to play the art world against the underworld.” “Getting to make The Kill Room — an already incredible script — with Uma Thurman and Samuel L. Jackson, is beyond my wildest dreams,” said Paone. “Every moment they’re on screen, they are both enviable and eye-catching. I am eternally grateful to both of them for saying yes, and I am thrilled to bring this to life alongside Anne Clements and Yale Productions.”

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 4, 2022

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Dive Into The New Trailer For Survival Thriller ‘Shark Bait’

The new trailer for Shark Bait (aka Jetski) proves it’s not safe to go in the water. Altitude Films has taken to social media to share the trailer for the new survival-thriller film directed by James Nunn (Tower Terror). “The film follows a group of spring-breakers enjoying a weekend in Mexico. After a big night of partying on the beach until dawn, the friends steal a couple of jetskis and take them out to sea, but end up in a horrific head-on collision. After one of the jetskis sinks, the group finds itself stranded two miles from land on one remaining, broken-down jetski and struggling with a badly injured friend. With no clear way home and predators circling in the choppy waters below, the true horror begins.” Holly Earl, Jack Trueman, Malachi Pullar-Latchman, Catherine Amy Hannay, and Thomas Michael Flynn star in the action-packed movie produced by Andrew Prendergast and Chris Reed. 👀They're gonna need a bigger Jet Ski!🦈 Check

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 4, 2022

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Grounded In Real World Horrors, ‘What Josiah Saw’ Is Coming To Shudder

Vincent Grashaw‘s southern Gothic, What Josiah Saw, has now been acquired by the genre streaming service Shudder, Deadline is reporting. Starring Robert Patrick (The Terminator), Nick Stahl (Sin City), Scott Haze (Child of God), and Kelli Garner (Lars and the Real Girl), the film penned by Robert Alan Dilts, will be released later this year. “Everyone in town knows about the haunted Graham Farm on Willow Road. You’ll hear there’s a bad history to it. Josiah (Patrick) and his youngest son, Thomas (Haze), are all that remain of this estranged family. But after experiencing terrifying visions from beyond, Josiah decides they must change their ways to right a great wrong. After being away for over two decades, Josiah’s eldest children, Eli (Stahl) and Mary (Garner), are enticed to sell the property and reunite at the old farmhouse in hopes of closing this haunting chapter of their lives for good. Sins of the past will be paid in full.” In Joseph

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 3, 2022

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This April, Two Women Fight To Escape A Cult In ‘The Aviary’ (Trailer)

The tense and twisted cult thriller The Aviary is set to make its world premiere this April. Ahead of the release, a new trailer has arrived for the thriller about two women desperate the escape the clutches of an insidious cult. Director Chris Cullari and Jennifer Raite, frequent collaborators with Blumhouse, make their feature debut with The Aviary. The duo which produced Get Out and The Invisible Man and created and served as executive producers on the 2016 Blumhouse and YouTube Red series 12 Deadly Days also has present and upcoming projects and pilots in development with Universal Television, The CW, CBS TV Studios, and Blumhouse. “Trapped at Skylight’s isolated desert campus, The Aviary, Jillian (Akerman), and Blair (Izzo) join forces to make a treacherous escape. Alone in the harsh wilderness, they are consumed by paranoia and unable to shake the feeling that they are being followed by the cult’s leader, Seth (Messina), a man as seductive as he is

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 2, 2022

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New Trailer Gives Us Our First Look At HBO Max’s True Crime Series “The Staircase”

HBO Max is delving into the true-crime death of Kathleen Peterson in their new series “The Staircase” whose first teaser trailer has arrived giving us a look at what appears as an ideal family, but looks can be deceiving. Starring Toni Collette (Hereditary) and Colin Firth (Kingsman: The Golden Circle), the series examines the true story of novelist Michael Peterson who was accused of killing his wife in December of 2001, a story that captivated the world. Antonio Campos and Maggie Cohen (“American Crime Story”) serve as showrunners for the series that features three timelines, the days leading up to Kathleen’s death, the direct aftermath, and the present day. “The Staircase” also stars Rosemarie DeWitt as Kathleen’s grieving sister Candace, Parker Posey as prosecutor Freda, the Peterson children are played by Sophie Turner, Dane DeHaan, and Odessa Young. Joel McKinnon Miller also stars. On December 9th, 2001 in Durham, North Carolina, Kathleen Peterson’s life was ended. According to the 911

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 1, 2022

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James Caan & Morena Baccarin Join Pierce Brosnan For The Thriller ‘Fast Charlie’

Screen Media and Foresight Unlimited, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (Nasdaq: CSSE) company, announced today that James Caan and Morena Baccarin (Deadpool) will star alongside Pierce Brosnan in the upcoming hitman thriller Fast Charlie, directed by Phillip Noyce (Salt, Clear & Present Danger), which is set to begin production the first week of April in New Orleans. “I’m absolutely thrilled to have James Caan and Morena Baccarin aboard. I can’t imagine a more perfect pair than Morena and Pierce. Not to be cute, but they really do make a killer couple.” Director Phillip Noyce said about the casting, “I brought PHILLIP to America in 1988 to direct BLIND FURY with Rutger Hauer and now 34 years later I’m thrilled to be back on the set with him. With a great script by Richard Wenk, and PIERCE bringing his star power to the role of Charlie, alongside the legendary, James Caan, and the multi-talented Morena Baccarin, Phillip has a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 1, 2022

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Supernatural Horror ‘The Long Night’ Coming To Blu-ray This April

While searching for the parents she never knew, a young woman returns to her childhood stomping grounds with her boyfriend to investigate her family’s whereabouts in the terrifying horror-thriller The Long Night, debuting on Blu-ray™ and DVD this April. The sophomore feature film from acclaimed music video director and composer Rich Ragsdale stars Scout Taylor-Compton (Halloween I & II), Nolan Gerard Funk (“The Flight Attendant”), Deborah Kara Unger (The Game), and Jeff Fahey (“Lost,” Machete). “While searching for the parents she’s never known, New York transplant Grace (Scout Taylor-Compton) returns to her childhood southern stomping grounds with her boyfriend (Nolan Gerard Funk) to investigate a promising lead on her family’s whereabouts. Upon arrival, the couple’s weekend takes a bizarre, terrifying turn as a nightmarish cult and their maniacal leader terrorize the pair to fulfill a twisted ancient apocalyptic prophecy.” Bonus materials include three behind-the-scenes featurettes, “The Birthing,” “The Look” and “The Score;” plus Director’s Commentary and Director Rich Ragsdale’s award-winning

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 30, 2022

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Screen Media Acquires The Thriller ‘The Good Neighbor’ Starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Screen Media has now acquired the psychological thriller The Good Neighbor starring “Vikings” and “The Tudors” Golden Globe winner Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and is planning a day-and-date theatrical release in June. Directed and written by Stephan Rick (The Dark Side of the Moon) with co-writer Ross Partridge (Room 104), The Good Neighbor also stars Luke Kleintank (Crown Vic), and Bruce Davison (X-Men). The film is produced by Dean Altit p.g.a, Yulia Zayceva p.g.a, Forma Pro Films, and Altit Media Group, and executive produced by Kimberly Hines, Rami Jaber, Kia Jam, Jeff Kranzdorf, Ross Partridge, Max Pavlov, Igor Pronin, Svetlana Punte, Qais Qandil, Stephan Rick, Patrick Rizzotti and Jim Steele. In the film, “A nightmarish evening unfolds when neighbors David (Luke Kleintank) and Robert (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) hit a woman on her bike and flee. When her sister arrives searching for the truth, Robert does unspeakable things to protect their secret. The film is a remake of the German thriller Unter

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 29, 2022

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HBO Max Exploring The True Crime Tale Of Michael And Kathleen Peterson In New Series

True crime movies and series are everywhere these days (not that we are complaining). HBO Max is delving into the death of Kathleen Peterson in their new series “The Staircase.” Starring Toni Collette (Hereditary) and Colin Firth (Kingsman: The Golden Circle), the series examines the true story of novelist Michael Peterson who was accused of killing his wife in December of 2001, a story that captivated the world. Antonio Campos and Maggie Cohen (“American Crime Story”) serve as showrunners for the series that features three timelines, the days leading up to Kathleen’s death, the direct aftermath, and the present day. “The Staircase” also stars Rosemarie DeWitt as Kathleen’s grieving sister Candace, Parker Posey as prosecutor Freda, the Peterson children are played by Sophie Turner, Dane DeHaan, and Odessa Young. Joel McKinnon Miller also stars. On December 9th, 2001 in Durham, North Carolina, Kathleen Peterson’s life was ended. According to the 911 call, she was found by her husband Michael Peterson

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 27, 2022

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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II & Jake Gyllenhaal Rob A Bank In ‘Ambulance’ (Trailer 2)

Over one day across the streets of L.A., three lives will change forever in the breakneck thriller, Ambulance, from director-producer Michael Bay. In the movie, decorated veteran Will Sharp (Emmy winner Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Candyman, The Matrix Resurrections), desperate for money to cover his wife’s building medical bills, asks for help from the one person he knows he shouldn’t – his adoptive brother Danny (Oscar® nominee Jake Gyllenhaal, Zodiac, Spider-Man: Far From Home), a charismatic career criminal. Danny, instead of a loan, offers Will a place on his team out to make the biggest bank heist in Los Angeles history, a $32 million score. With his wife’s survival on the line, it’s an offer Will can’t refuse. “But when their getaway goes spectacularly wrong, the desperate brothers hijack an ambulance with a wounded cop clinging to life and ace EMT Cam Thompson (Eiza González, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, Baby Driver) onboard. In a high-speed pursuit that never

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 24, 2022

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