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Netflix is counting to beef up their exclusive film library. They have now entered in to final negotiations to pick up Adam Wingard’s American remake of Death Note, which was originally at Warner Bros. Netflix is already eyeing a June start date, according to Variety. The film, based on a Japanese Manga series, stars Nat Wolff (Paper Towns) and Margaret Qualley (The Nice Guys). Wolff plays a student who discovers a supernatural notebook that allows him to kill anyone by simply writing their name in it. A game of cat-and-mouse ensues when a cop picks up the trail. Shane Black was attached to direct, but the film has since been taken over by Wingard (You’re Next). Fantastic Four scribe Jeremy Sater penned the most recent version of the script. Roy Lee, Dan Lin, Jason Hoffs and Masi Oka are producing the film with Doug Davison and Brian Witten serving as executive producers.
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Universal Studios has begun filming their still unnamed Mummy reboot in London, which will be a part of their new shared universe . The first images from the film have already been leaked. The photos feature The Mummy‘s lead actor, Tom Cruise, and lead actress Annabelle Wallis. Alex Kurtzman will be directing from the script penned by Jon Spaihts. Sean Daniel and Chris Morgan will be producing the action thriller, which is to be more horror based than the 1999 The Mummy starring Brandon Fraser. The new Mummy will be the first in the history of the Universal monster films to feature a female mummy, and be completely set in the present day. Sofia Boutella has been cast as the film’s lead villain, the mummy. Jake Johnson’s character is a member of the military who has close ties to Cruise’s character. The new Universal shared universe kicked of with 2014’s Dracula Untold. The Mummy will be followed by reboots of
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The Conjuring 2, from director James Wan, the follow up to 2013’s haunting hit, is one the most highly anticipated movies of 2016. One the biggest draws to the film is that it is based on true events. The film, like its predecessor, is based on the investigations of famous paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga. In the film the Warrens arrive in London in the late 1970’s, after looking into the Amityville Huanting, to investigate the intense paranormal happenings a single mother and her children are facing, known as the Enfield poltergeist. The film will also reveal the couple’s internal struggle of dealing with the paranormal world, the drain and the danger Lorraine faces with each investigation. “You know, we’re a little older, a little wiser. But we still have that same drive. That’s the crux of the Warren’s position: what’s good for their family, and what’s good for their souls, and
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Penny Dreadful, one of the best shows on TV, is approaching its season 3 premiere. In the season’s first trailer we witness the show’s characters struggling to accept the darkness inside of themselves. Season 3 both welcomes back original cast and introduces new stars. Eva Green returns as Vanessa, a woman plagued with possession and evil, but who fights against it with all of her heart . Ethan, played by Josh Hartnett, will continue to struggle with the beast he becomes. Timothy Dalton’s character Sir Malcolm must continue the hunt. Dorian and Lily (Reeve Carney and Billie Piper), continue to celebrate their semi-immortal status. Both Dr. Victor Frankenstein and his creature, played by Rory Kinnear, seek peace, but will it continue to be just beyond their grasp? Patti LuPone will be returning as a different character, Dr. Seward. The new cast members include: Wes Studi (Hell on Wheels) as a Native American with a connections to Ethan, Shazad Latif (The
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KISS front man Gene Simmons’ company Erebus has teamed up with WWE Studios for a new film titled Temple, starring Wesley Snipes, Dave Annable, Anne Heche, and WWE superstar Seth Rollins, and will be directed by John Stockwell (Turistas), Deadline reports. Temple, written by Matt Savelloni, follows “a team of trained operatives who find themselves trapped inside an isolated military compound after its artificial intelligence is suddenly shut down. Once inside the team begins to experience strange and horrific phenomena.” Wesley Snipes, known for his role as the vampire slaying day-walker Blade, Had this to say about the upcoming film: “It’s exciting to find myself in a genre I have always wanted to explore. We are looking forward to a great brand collaboration with Erebus, WWE and Gene.” Filming for Temple begins this week. Snipes will be producing along side Simmons and WWE Studios president Michael Luisi. WWE Studios will handle North American sales with Voltage Pictures handling international markets.
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Great news Grimmsters! NBC announced today that they have renewed the thrilling, supernatural police drama, Grimm, for season 6! “We absolutely love what our producers and cast have accomplished over the past five seasons,” Jennifer Salke, the President of NBC Entertainment stated. “They have created a whole new world of creatures and have a truly devoted fan base. We can’t wait to see what comes next.” David Giuntoli, Claire Coffee, Sasha Roiz, Russell Hornsby, Bitsie Tulloch, Silas Weir Mitchell, Reggie Lee and Bree Turner star in Grimm. In season 5, Nick (Giuntoli), a formidable Grimm, and his friends are fighting the forces of Black Claw, a group of Wesen who want to stop hiding in the shadows and live their lives at the top of the food chain. The murderous group will stop at nothing to put humans in their place as the group rises to power. Along the way the friends will have to face Wesen of every kind
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Just when you thought you had seen every type of zombie movie, a movie comes along that flips the genre on its head and Sky Sharks will do jut that. The upcoming zombie film from the minds of director Marc Fehse and co-writer A.D. Morel is something we’ve never seen before. Picture, if you will, Nazi zombies riding flying sharks, with the goal of world domination. I’ve watched the film develop since I first learned the film’s Kickstarter campaign back in May of last year. And so far I’m impressed. Sky Sharks already has several well known actors signed on to star, including Candyman actor Tony Todd, American Horror Story’s Naomi Grossman, Robert Lasardo (Death Race), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (The Man with the Iron Fists 2),Travis Love (The Walking Dead), Amanda Bearse (Fright Night) Dave Sheridan (Horrible Bosses), and Lynn Lowry (The Crazies), just to name a few. The latest addition to the cast of the film is MMA fighter Andreas
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The third season of WGN’s witch series Salem is set to premiere this Fall, the week of Halloween, how fitting. . And we couldn’t be more excited. The series is dark, twisted, sexy and simply fantastic. Season 3 will pick up where the finale ended. The witches accomplished their goal of raising the devil and making Colonial Salem their capital. Instead of the world the covens have hoped for the dark prince will only bring pain, suffering and death. There is only one person who can end his reign, Mary Sibley, his mother. The problem is, she’s dead, or is she? You will have to watch to find out. Janet Montgomery (Made in Jersey) stars as Mary Sibley. Shane West (ER) plays Mary’s lost love and lover, Captain John Alden, and the father of the devil’s vessel. John’s best friend and clergyman Cotton Mather is played by Arrow actor Seth Gabel, whose wife Anne Hale (Tamzin Merchant), is an unwilling
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We’ve all seen those scary prank videos. I’m sure I’m not alone in wondering what would happen if the person being pranked decided to get even. That’s exactly what the upcoming film Scare Campaign is about. The popular prank TV show, Scare Campaign, has been entertaining audiences for the past five years with its mix of old school scares. But as we enter a new age of online the producers find themselves up against a new hard edged webseries that makes their show look quaint. Scare Campaign must step up if they want to compete with the competition. But will they go to far this time, and are they about to prank the wrong man? Colin and Cameron Caimes (100 Bloody Acres) both wrote and directed Scare Campaign, which stars Meegan Warner, Ian Meados, Olivia DeJonge, Josh Quong Tart, Patrick Harvey, Cassandra Magrath, Steve Mouzakis, John Brupton, Jason Geary and Sigrid Thorton. Colin and Cameron Caimes The Caimes Brothers’ Scare
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American Sniper star Bradley Cooper has boarded Max Landis’ film Deeper. The film follows a former astronaut hired to take a submersible to the lowest point in the ocean. As the submersible nears its destination, supernatural events begin to occur. The project is being eyed by Paramount, Lionsgate, searchlight and other studios, with a deal expecting to be struck soon. Landis will produce along side David Goyer and Addictive Pictures. The film is expected to begin production in late 2016 or early 2017. Source: Variety
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Netflix is counting to beef up their exclusive film library. They have now entered in to final negotiations to pick up Adam Wingard’s American remake of Death Note, which was originally at Warner Bros. Netflix is already eyeing a June start date, according to Variety. The film, based on a Japanese Manga series, stars Nat Wolff (Paper Towns) and Margaret Qualley (The Nice Guys). Wolff plays a student who discovers a supernatural notebook that allows him to kill anyone by simply writing their name in it. A game of cat-and-mouse ensues when a cop picks up the trail. Shane Black was attached to direct, but the film has since been taken over by Wingard (You’re Next). Fantastic Four scribe Jeremy Sater penned the most recent version of the script. Roy Lee, Dan Lin, Jason Hoffs and Masi Oka are producing the film with Doug Davison and Brian Witten serving as executive producers.
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Universal Studios has begun filming their still unnamed Mummy reboot in London, which will be a part of their new shared universe . The first images from the film have already been leaked. The photos feature The Mummy‘s lead actor, Tom Cruise, and lead actress Annabelle Wallis. Alex Kurtzman will be directing from the script penned by Jon Spaihts. Sean Daniel and Chris Morgan will be producing the action thriller, which is to be more horror based than the 1999 The Mummy starring Brandon Fraser. The new Mummy will be the first in the history of the Universal monster films to feature a female mummy, and be completely set in the present day. Sofia Boutella has been cast as the film’s lead villain, the mummy. Jake Johnson’s character is a member of the military who has close ties to Cruise’s character. The new Universal shared universe kicked of with 2014’s Dracula Untold. The Mummy will be followed by reboots of
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The Conjuring 2, from director James Wan, the follow up to 2013’s haunting hit, is one the most highly anticipated movies of 2016. One the biggest draws to the film is that it is based on true events. The film, like its predecessor, is based on the investigations of famous paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga. In the film the Warrens arrive in London in the late 1970’s, after looking into the Amityville Huanting, to investigate the intense paranormal happenings a single mother and her children are facing, known as the Enfield poltergeist. The film will also reveal the couple’s internal struggle of dealing with the paranormal world, the drain and the danger Lorraine faces with each investigation. “You know, we’re a little older, a little wiser. But we still have that same drive. That’s the crux of the Warren’s position: what’s good for their family, and what’s good for their souls, and
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Penny Dreadful, one of the best shows on TV, is approaching its season 3 premiere. In the season’s first trailer we witness the show’s characters struggling to accept the darkness inside of themselves. Season 3 both welcomes back original cast and introduces new stars. Eva Green returns as Vanessa, a woman plagued with possession and evil, but who fights against it with all of her heart . Ethan, played by Josh Hartnett, will continue to struggle with the beast he becomes. Timothy Dalton’s character Sir Malcolm must continue the hunt. Dorian and Lily (Reeve Carney and Billie Piper), continue to celebrate their semi-immortal status. Both Dr. Victor Frankenstein and his creature, played by Rory Kinnear, seek peace, but will it continue to be just beyond their grasp? Patti LuPone will be returning as a different character, Dr. Seward. The new cast members include: Wes Studi (Hell on Wheels) as a Native American with a connections to Ethan, Shazad Latif (The
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KISS front man Gene Simmons’ company Erebus has teamed up with WWE Studios for a new film titled Temple, starring Wesley Snipes, Dave Annable, Anne Heche, and WWE superstar Seth Rollins, and will be directed by John Stockwell (Turistas), Deadline reports. Temple, written by Matt Savelloni, follows “a team of trained operatives who find themselves trapped inside an isolated military compound after its artificial intelligence is suddenly shut down. Once inside the team begins to experience strange and horrific phenomena.” Wesley Snipes, known for his role as the vampire slaying day-walker Blade, Had this to say about the upcoming film: “It’s exciting to find myself in a genre I have always wanted to explore. We are looking forward to a great brand collaboration with Erebus, WWE and Gene.” Filming for Temple begins this week. Snipes will be producing along side Simmons and WWE Studios president Michael Luisi. WWE Studios will handle North American sales with Voltage Pictures handling international markets.
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Great news Grimmsters! NBC announced today that they have renewed the thrilling, supernatural police drama, Grimm, for season 6! “We absolutely love what our producers and cast have accomplished over the past five seasons,” Jennifer Salke, the President of NBC Entertainment stated. “They have created a whole new world of creatures and have a truly devoted fan base. We can’t wait to see what comes next.” David Giuntoli, Claire Coffee, Sasha Roiz, Russell Hornsby, Bitsie Tulloch, Silas Weir Mitchell, Reggie Lee and Bree Turner star in Grimm. In season 5, Nick (Giuntoli), a formidable Grimm, and his friends are fighting the forces of Black Claw, a group of Wesen who want to stop hiding in the shadows and live their lives at the top of the food chain. The murderous group will stop at nothing to put humans in their place as the group rises to power. Along the way the friends will have to face Wesen of every kind
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Just when you thought you had seen every type of zombie movie, a movie comes along that flips the genre on its head and Sky Sharks will do jut that. The upcoming zombie film from the minds of director Marc Fehse and co-writer A.D. Morel is something we’ve never seen before. Picture, if you will, Nazi zombies riding flying sharks, with the goal of world domination. I’ve watched the film develop since I first learned the film’s Kickstarter campaign back in May of last year. And so far I’m impressed. Sky Sharks already has several well known actors signed on to star, including Candyman actor Tony Todd, American Horror Story’s Naomi Grossman, Robert Lasardo (Death Race), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (The Man with the Iron Fists 2),Travis Love (The Walking Dead), Amanda Bearse (Fright Night) Dave Sheridan (Horrible Bosses), and Lynn Lowry (The Crazies), just to name a few. The latest addition to the cast of the film is MMA fighter Andreas
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The third season of WGN’s witch series Salem is set to premiere this Fall, the week of Halloween, how fitting. . And we couldn’t be more excited. The series is dark, twisted, sexy and simply fantastic. Season 3 will pick up where the finale ended. The witches accomplished their goal of raising the devil and making Colonial Salem their capital. Instead of the world the covens have hoped for the dark prince will only bring pain, suffering and death. There is only one person who can end his reign, Mary Sibley, his mother. The problem is, she’s dead, or is she? You will have to watch to find out. Janet Montgomery (Made in Jersey) stars as Mary Sibley. Shane West (ER) plays Mary’s lost love and lover, Captain John Alden, and the father of the devil’s vessel. John’s best friend and clergyman Cotton Mather is played by Arrow actor Seth Gabel, whose wife Anne Hale (Tamzin Merchant), is an unwilling
Continue reading →
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We’ve all seen those scary prank videos. I’m sure I’m not alone in wondering what would happen if the person being pranked decided to get even. That’s exactly what the upcoming film Scare Campaign is about. The popular prank TV show, Scare Campaign, has been entertaining audiences for the past five years with its mix of old school scares. But as we enter a new age of online the producers find themselves up against a new hard edged webseries that makes their show look quaint. Scare Campaign must step up if they want to compete with the competition. But will they go to far this time, and are they about to prank the wrong man? Colin and Cameron Caimes (100 Bloody Acres) both wrote and directed Scare Campaign, which stars Meegan Warner, Ian Meados, Olivia DeJonge, Josh Quong Tart, Patrick Harvey, Cassandra Magrath, Steve Mouzakis, John Brupton, Jason Geary and Sigrid Thorton. Colin and Cameron Caimes The Caimes Brothers’ Scare
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American Sniper star Bradley Cooper has boarded Max Landis’ film Deeper. The film follows a former astronaut hired to take a submersible to the lowest point in the ocean. As the submersible nears its destination, supernatural events begin to occur. The project is being eyed by Paramount, Lionsgate, searchlight and other studios, with a deal expecting to be struck soon. Landis will produce along side David Goyer and Addictive Pictures. The film is expected to begin production in late 2016 or early 2017. Source: Variety
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