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Samuel L. Jackson and Eva Green are about to play a deadly game of marital chess, and the rest of the world has already bought front-row tickets. Highland Film Group has obtained all-media international distribution deals for its upcoming high-stakes thriller, Play Dead. With a pedigree that connects Pulp Fiction to James Bond, the film is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated indies of the year. Till Death Do Us Part The film kicks off with criminal mastermind Jack Wolfe (Jackson) finding himself hopelessly cornered by the Feds. Naturally, his exit strategy is a light spot of insurance fraud. He plans to fake his own death, secure a cool $30 million payout, and disappear into the sunset with his “grieving” wife, Nora (Green). To keep the heat off their trail, the couple decides to frame Nora’s less-surfer-boy lover, Chad, for the “murder.” There’s one hitch in the plan: Nora doesn’t want to fake anything. Instead, she decides
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If you thought the giant, vengeful shark from 2023’s hit The Black Demon was satisfied after terrorizing an oil rig, think again. The beast is back. And this time, it has upgraded to a floating maximum-security prison in The Black Demon 2: Atlantis. Highland Film Group has announced a massive wave of international distribution deals for the upcoming survival action-thriller. With production currently underway in Colombia, the world is clearly hungry for more shark chaos. ‘Prison Break’ Meets ‘Jaws’ The sequel trades the open ocean for Atlantis, a remote, offshore maximum-security fortress in the Pacific. Undercover DEA agent Jerry Simms (Jack Kesy) arrives at the prison to investigate the mysterious disappearance of his partner. What he finds is a complete nightmare soup. The facility is run by the iron-fisted warden (Vanesa Restrepo). However, things worsen as the cell blocks are terrorized by Diego Núñez (Harold Torres). Diego is a cult-like killer. To top it off, he’s rumored to possess ancient,
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If you thought the most dangerous part of a destination wedding was the open bar and the “Electric Slide,” Independent Film Company is here to recalibrate your fears. Their upcoming thriller, CHUM, is set to prove that “Something Blue” isn’t always a good thing. A Wedding to Die For A wedding in Malta takes a sharp turn for the worse when a shark decides to crash the party. As if an apex predator wasn’t enough, the group runs into a sinister fisherman. And he’s got a “hidden agenda”—which in movie-speak usually means “not a great guy.” The wedding party finds themselves caught between the deep blue sea and a relentless human predator. As the body count rises and secrets surface, the newlyweds are forced to confront the cracks in their relationship. Forget marriage counseling; nothing tests a bond like deciding who gets to be the distraction while the other swims for it. The Cast and Creative Team Alice Eve (Star
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It’s officially “Shark Girl Summer.” As if the digital depths weren’t already crowded enough with Netflix’s Thrash and The Asylum’s Shark Thrash, a new contender is swimming into the Cannes market. Kate Beckinsale and Katherine McNamara are officially set to lead the high-stakes survival thriller, White. Directed by horror veteran Jake West (Evil Aliens) and penned by cult comic creator Dan Schaffer (Dogwitch), the film promises to be more than your average “stay out of the water” cautionary tale. A Very Bad Day at the Office The story centers on Willa. She’s a struggling actress who finally gets her big break—only to have it turn into a literal disaster. While traveling overseas for a shoot with a co-star, her private jet goes down in the middle of the Pacific. As the sole survivor, Willa finds herself stranded on a floating piece of wreckage with nothing but a salvaged satellite phone. When she calls for Help, she doesn’t get a rescue
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If you thought the most dangerous thing in Orange County was a property tax hike, think again. Justin Long and Iris Apatow are currently in negotiations to star in Stung, a survival thriller that proves even a luxury mansion can’t keep out a swarm with a grudge. The project reunites Long with director Colin Minihan, who recently put the actor through the wringer in the genre-bending Coyotes. VMI Worldwide is currently shopping the film to global buyers at Cannes, presumably with a side of antihistamines. The film is produced by Andre Relis and Jib Polhemus, marking their third feature together after the Josh Lucas-led The Night Driver. Home Invasion (With Wings) Set against a backdrop of suburban isolation and that specific brand of “OC” paranoia, Stung follows four teenage girls whose innocent sleepover turns into a tactical nightmare. The antagonist? A massive, unrelenting swarm of Africanized Killer Bees has taken over their high-end fortress. It’s a classic “trapped-in-a-box” scenario, but
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It was the social media hypothetical that launched a million think-pieces and an endless cycle of discourse: If you were alone in the woods, would you rather encounter a man or a bear? That viral question has now been transformed into a survival thriller titled, fittingly enough, Man or Bear. And it is heading to Cannes this week to launch sales. The “Final Girl” vs. The Great Outdoors Leading the film is Lauren LaVera, who has rapidly become a genre icon as Sienna Shaw in the Terrifier franchise. Swapping Art the Clown’s supernatural sadism for a more grounded (but equally terrifying) wilderness nightmare, LaVera stars as Alex. Alex meets a male hiker conspicuously missing gear (a red flag). He insists on tagging along; however, his behavior shifts from “awkward” to “erratic.” Alex is forced to choose between her social conditioning and her survival instincts. All while a literal apex predator looms in the shadows. A Pedigree of Pure Horror The
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Forget the brunch reservations and the last-minute bouquets. This Mother’s Day, we’re celebrating a different kind of maternal bond—the kind that involves a dying wish, a gallon of gasoline, and a very specific request for homicide. We’re talking about Is God Is. To mark the holiday, two new clips for Is God Is have officially dropped, proving that while “Mother knows best,” she also knows how to hold a grudge. A Family Reunion Written in Blood If you were looking for a heartwarming tale about healing old wounds over potato salad, keep walking. Is God Is isn’t interested in your feelings; it’s interested in your femoral artery. This blood-spattered, genre-bending odyssey proves that vengeance is a dish best served with Southern Gothic grit and a side of pitch-black comedy so dark you’ll need a flashlight to find the exit. Based on Aleshea Harris’ award-winning play, the film marks her directorial debut—and she isn’t exactly “easing” into the director’s chair. She’s
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After a seven-year hiatus that felt longer than a winter in the Arctic, AMC’s prestige horror anthology is finally back to remind us that being trapped in a room is much worse than being trapped in the tundra. “The Terror: Devil in Silver” officially premieres this May, on AMC+ and Shudder, with a linear run on AMC to follow later this year. This six-episode descent into madness moves the franchise away from historical shipwrecks and internment camps, landing squarely in the claustrophobic nightmare of a modern psychiatric ward. The series, which is based on the 2012 novel by Victor LaValle, follows Pepper (Dan Stevens), a working-class man whose “bad luck and bad temper” land him in New Hyde Psychiatric Hospital. Pepper quickly realizes that New Hyde is where society sends the people it wants to forget. Between the gaslighting doctors, the hostile patients, and a mysterious entity known as “The Devil” lurking in the shadows, Pepper’s struggle isn’t just about
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Family Reunions: Now With 100% More Homicide If you were hoping for a heartwarming tale about healing old wounds over potato salad, keep walking. Is God Is isn’t interested in your feelings. It’s interested in your femoral artery. This blood-spattered, genre-bending odyssey proves that vengeance is a dish best served with Southern Gothic grit and a side of pitch-black comedy so dark it’ll leave you reaching for a flashlight. Based on Aleshea Harris’ award-winning play, the film marks her directorial debut—and she isn’t exactly “easing” into the chair. She’s coming out swinging with a cinematic cocktail that’s equal parts Spaghetti Western and Greek Tragedy, served in a glass rimmed with desert salt. Hell Hath No Fury (But These Two Do) The setup is simple: Two sisters, Anaia and Racine, receive a letter from their mother. She’s got a horrific backstory, a body full of scars, and one modest, terrifying request: find their father and end him. What follows is an
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Park Chan-Wook has finally chosen his next project after a decade of waiting. The legendary director of Oldboy is heading to the American West. He will helm the brutal revenge thriller The Brigands of Rattlecreek. S. Craig Zahler wrote the script, but Park added his own dark revisions. The story follows a sheriff and a doctor as they hunt a gang of bandits. These outlaws use massive thunderstorms to mask their horrific crimes against a small town. A Stellar Western Ensemble The cast is a massive collection of Hollywood heavyweights and international stars. Matthew McConaughey and Austin Butler lead the charge into the desert. Pedro Pascal and the incredible Tang Wei join them. This lineup ensures the film’s $60 million budget is put to excellent use. It marks a bold step into the independent space with a truly impressive scope. What to Expect This Western will explore themes familiar to any fan of Park’s previous work. Expect deep dives into
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Samuel L. Jackson and Eva Green are about to play a deadly game of marital chess, and the rest of the world has already bought front-row tickets. Highland Film Group has obtained all-media international distribution deals for its upcoming high-stakes thriller, Play Dead. With a pedigree that connects Pulp Fiction to James Bond, the film is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated indies of the year. Till Death Do Us Part The film kicks off with criminal mastermind Jack Wolfe (Jackson) finding himself hopelessly cornered by the Feds. Naturally, his exit strategy is a light spot of insurance fraud. He plans to fake his own death, secure a cool $30 million payout, and disappear into the sunset with his “grieving” wife, Nora (Green). To keep the heat off their trail, the couple decides to frame Nora’s less-surfer-boy lover, Chad, for the “murder.” There’s one hitch in the plan: Nora doesn’t want to fake anything. Instead, she decides
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If you thought the giant, vengeful shark from 2023’s hit The Black Demon was satisfied after terrorizing an oil rig, think again. The beast is back. And this time, it has upgraded to a floating maximum-security prison in The Black Demon 2: Atlantis. Highland Film Group has announced a massive wave of international distribution deals for the upcoming survival action-thriller. With production currently underway in Colombia, the world is clearly hungry for more shark chaos. ‘Prison Break’ Meets ‘Jaws’ The sequel trades the open ocean for Atlantis, a remote, offshore maximum-security fortress in the Pacific. Undercover DEA agent Jerry Simms (Jack Kesy) arrives at the prison to investigate the mysterious disappearance of his partner. What he finds is a complete nightmare soup. The facility is run by the iron-fisted warden (Vanesa Restrepo). However, things worsen as the cell blocks are terrorized by Diego Núñez (Harold Torres). Diego is a cult-like killer. To top it off, he’s rumored to possess ancient,
Continue reading →
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If you thought the most dangerous part of a destination wedding was the open bar and the “Electric Slide,” Independent Film Company is here to recalibrate your fears. Their upcoming thriller, CHUM, is set to prove that “Something Blue” isn’t always a good thing. A Wedding to Die For A wedding in Malta takes a sharp turn for the worse when a shark decides to crash the party. As if an apex predator wasn’t enough, the group runs into a sinister fisherman. And he’s got a “hidden agenda”—which in movie-speak usually means “not a great guy.” The wedding party finds themselves caught between the deep blue sea and a relentless human predator. As the body count rises and secrets surface, the newlyweds are forced to confront the cracks in their relationship. Forget marriage counseling; nothing tests a bond like deciding who gets to be the distraction while the other swims for it. The Cast and Creative Team Alice Eve (Star
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It’s officially “Shark Girl Summer.” As if the digital depths weren’t already crowded enough with Netflix’s Thrash and The Asylum’s Shark Thrash, a new contender is swimming into the Cannes market. Kate Beckinsale and Katherine McNamara are officially set to lead the high-stakes survival thriller, White. Directed by horror veteran Jake West (Evil Aliens) and penned by cult comic creator Dan Schaffer (Dogwitch), the film promises to be more than your average “stay out of the water” cautionary tale. A Very Bad Day at the Office The story centers on Willa. She’s a struggling actress who finally gets her big break—only to have it turn into a literal disaster. While traveling overseas for a shoot with a co-star, her private jet goes down in the middle of the Pacific. As the sole survivor, Willa finds herself stranded on a floating piece of wreckage with nothing but a salvaged satellite phone. When she calls for Help, she doesn’t get a rescue
Continue reading →
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If you thought the most dangerous thing in Orange County was a property tax hike, think again. Justin Long and Iris Apatow are currently in negotiations to star in Stung, a survival thriller that proves even a luxury mansion can’t keep out a swarm with a grudge. The project reunites Long with director Colin Minihan, who recently put the actor through the wringer in the genre-bending Coyotes. VMI Worldwide is currently shopping the film to global buyers at Cannes, presumably with a side of antihistamines. The film is produced by Andre Relis and Jib Polhemus, marking their third feature together after the Josh Lucas-led The Night Driver. Home Invasion (With Wings) Set against a backdrop of suburban isolation and that specific brand of “OC” paranoia, Stung follows four teenage girls whose innocent sleepover turns into a tactical nightmare. The antagonist? A massive, unrelenting swarm of Africanized Killer Bees has taken over their high-end fortress. It’s a classic “trapped-in-a-box” scenario, but
Continue reading →
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It was the social media hypothetical that launched a million think-pieces and an endless cycle of discourse: If you were alone in the woods, would you rather encounter a man or a bear? That viral question has now been transformed into a survival thriller titled, fittingly enough, Man or Bear. And it is heading to Cannes this week to launch sales. The “Final Girl” vs. The Great Outdoors Leading the film is Lauren LaVera, who has rapidly become a genre icon as Sienna Shaw in the Terrifier franchise. Swapping Art the Clown’s supernatural sadism for a more grounded (but equally terrifying) wilderness nightmare, LaVera stars as Alex. Alex meets a male hiker conspicuously missing gear (a red flag). He insists on tagging along; however, his behavior shifts from “awkward” to “erratic.” Alex is forced to choose between her social conditioning and her survival instincts. All while a literal apex predator looms in the shadows. A Pedigree of Pure Horror The
Continue reading →
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Forget the brunch reservations and the last-minute bouquets. This Mother’s Day, we’re celebrating a different kind of maternal bond—the kind that involves a dying wish, a gallon of gasoline, and a very specific request for homicide. We’re talking about Is God Is. To mark the holiday, two new clips for Is God Is have officially dropped, proving that while “Mother knows best,” she also knows how to hold a grudge. A Family Reunion Written in Blood If you were looking for a heartwarming tale about healing old wounds over potato salad, keep walking. Is God Is isn’t interested in your feelings; it’s interested in your femoral artery. This blood-spattered, genre-bending odyssey proves that vengeance is a dish best served with Southern Gothic grit and a side of pitch-black comedy so dark you’ll need a flashlight to find the exit. Based on Aleshea Harris’ award-winning play, the film marks her directorial debut—and she isn’t exactly “easing” into the director’s chair. She’s
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After a seven-year hiatus that felt longer than a winter in the Arctic, AMC’s prestige horror anthology is finally back to remind us that being trapped in a room is much worse than being trapped in the tundra. “The Terror: Devil in Silver” officially premieres this May, on AMC+ and Shudder, with a linear run on AMC to follow later this year. This six-episode descent into madness moves the franchise away from historical shipwrecks and internment camps, landing squarely in the claustrophobic nightmare of a modern psychiatric ward. The series, which is based on the 2012 novel by Victor LaValle, follows Pepper (Dan Stevens), a working-class man whose “bad luck and bad temper” land him in New Hyde Psychiatric Hospital. Pepper quickly realizes that New Hyde is where society sends the people it wants to forget. Between the gaslighting doctors, the hostile patients, and a mysterious entity known as “The Devil” lurking in the shadows, Pepper’s struggle isn’t just about
Continue reading →
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Family Reunions: Now With 100% More Homicide If you were hoping for a heartwarming tale about healing old wounds over potato salad, keep walking. Is God Is isn’t interested in your feelings. It’s interested in your femoral artery. This blood-spattered, genre-bending odyssey proves that vengeance is a dish best served with Southern Gothic grit and a side of pitch-black comedy so dark it’ll leave you reaching for a flashlight. Based on Aleshea Harris’ award-winning play, the film marks her directorial debut—and she isn’t exactly “easing” into the chair. She’s coming out swinging with a cinematic cocktail that’s equal parts Spaghetti Western and Greek Tragedy, served in a glass rimmed with desert salt. Hell Hath No Fury (But These Two Do) The setup is simple: Two sisters, Anaia and Racine, receive a letter from their mother. She’s got a horrific backstory, a body full of scars, and one modest, terrifying request: find their father and end him. What follows is an
Continue reading →
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Park Chan-Wook has finally chosen his next project after a decade of waiting. The legendary director of Oldboy is heading to the American West. He will helm the brutal revenge thriller The Brigands of Rattlecreek. S. Craig Zahler wrote the script, but Park added his own dark revisions. The story follows a sheriff and a doctor as they hunt a gang of bandits. These outlaws use massive thunderstorms to mask their horrific crimes against a small town. A Stellar Western Ensemble The cast is a massive collection of Hollywood heavyweights and international stars. Matthew McConaughey and Austin Butler lead the charge into the desert. Pedro Pascal and the incredible Tang Wei join them. This lineup ensures the film’s $60 million budget is put to excellent use. It marks a bold step into the independent space with a truly impressive scope. What to Expect This Western will explore themes familiar to any fan of Park’s previous work. Expect deep dives into
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