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Video game adaptations are hot this year, the latest news is that Amazon Prime is working on a series adaptation of God of War. The God of War series is from Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, the creators and executive producers of “The Expanse” and “The Wheel of Time” showrunner and executive producer Rafe Judkins, along with Sony Pictures and PlayStation. The game, whose ninth installment is on the way, was first released back in 2005 and was created by David Jaffe. The game, based in ancient mythology, follows protagonist “Kratos, a Spartan warrior and later the God of War, who was tricked into killing his family by his former master, the original Greek god of war Ares. This sets off a series of events that leads to wars with the mythological pantheons. The Greek mythology era of the series sees Kratos follow a path of vengeance due to the machinations of the Olympian gods, while the Norse mythology era,
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Director Daniel Robinette takes viewers deep into the woods in the monster movie Tethered, starring Alexandra Paul, Kareem Ferguson, Jared L. Cook, Brody Bett, and Chris Demm. Warning some spoilers The film sees a mother raising her young, blind son in an isolated cabin in the middle of the forest. Daily she takes him out and teaches him how to trap, how to fish, and how to live off the grid. After she tucks him one night when he’s about ten, she walks out, abandoning him to face life on his own. But before she goes she drills a series of rules into his head, including never letting go of the rope that he ties around his waist before venturing into the woods, and always sharing half his food with the forest. The film fast-forwards to see Solomon now a teenager struggling with life. But when he encounters a hunter, his life changes forever. I’ll give the film this, the
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Fun.com has just shared a look at two of their killer new horror products, shoes inspired by Michael Myers and the Halloween franchise. The shoes come in two styles, high tops, and low tops, both priced at $39.99. The site states, “Michael Myers sure is persistent. We’ve watched every one of the Halloween movies to date. How many times has he been “killed” in the movies? Almost too many to count! He’s been shot, blown up, hit by a truck, and trapped inside of a burning building. And Mike? Well, he just walks it off like it was nothing. He’s proof that you can never keep a good horror movie villain down. The guy has some spectacular plot armor… and quite frankly, we love it. We love it so much that we’ve captured that relentless attitude in a pair of officially licensed and exclusive high-top shoes that you can add to your wardrobe!” “These Michael Myers Halloween shoes combine the
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“The Walking Dead” universe continues to expand. AMC has now announced that a new spin-off series has been ordered titled “Isle of the Dead“, centering Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s characters Maggie and Negan, marking the fifth spin-off for the franchise. The six-episode limited series will be set in Manhattan and feature the two exploring the post-apocalyptic New York City, THR reports. “This is a very big day for the expanding universe we are building around The Walking Dead,” said Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC Studios for AMC Networks. “It not only adds another compelling series to this collection, but it also extends our storytelling around two unforgettable characters fans have grown to love, hate or hate and then love in Maggie and Negan, brilliantly inhabited by Lauren and Jeffrey. It also lets us explore a corner of this universe located on the island of Manhattan, with an iconic skyline that takes on a very different meaning
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The highly-anticipated action-thriller Boy Kills World has announced several new cast members, including Famke Janssen (X-MEN, Taken trilogy, pictured), Brett Gelman (“Stranger Things,” “Fleabag”), and Sharlto Copley (District Nine, “Russian Doll”), who will be portraying the film’s antagonists – the Van Der Koy family with Gelman starring as “Gideon” and Janssen as family matriarch “Hilda”. In addition, Quinn Copeland and twins Cameron & Nicholas Crovetti (“Big Little Lies,” Goodnight Mommy) will play “Mina” and young “Boy” (respectively) and have joined the all-star cast that already includes Bill Skarsgård (IT: Chapter II) in the title role of “Boy,” martial arts master Yayan Ruhian (John Wick lll) as Boy’s mentor “Shaman,” Jessica Rothe (Happy Death Day franchise) as “June 27,” Andrew Koji (Warrior) as “Basho,” and Isaiah Mustafa (IT: Chapter II) as “Benny.” Based on an original idea by Mohr, “Boy Kills World is a one-of-a-kind action spectacle set in a dystopian fever dream reality. BOY is a deaf-mute with a vibrant
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HBO Max has just unleashed the trailer for their upcoming limited post-apocalyptic series “DMZ“, based on the DC comic book created by Brian Wood and Riccardo Burchielli. Rosario Dawson stars in the series that sees her character navigate a dangerous and distorted demilitarized zone, Manhattan while searching for her son that got lost during the evacuation. Dawson is known for her roles in films such as the Jay and Silent Bob reboot, Clerks lll, Sin City, and the film adaptation of the musical Rent. She is also starring in the upcoming Haunted Mansion movie. Benjamin Bratt, Hoon Lee, Freddy Miyares, Jordan Preston Carter, Venus Ariel, Rey Gallegos, Jade Wu, Agam Darshi, Juani Feliz, Rutina Wesley, and Mamie Gummer round out the cast. Directors include Ava DuVernay (Selma, A Wrinkle in Time) and Ernest Dickerson (Demon Knight), who directed three episodes. “DMZ” premieres on HBO Max on March 17, 2022.
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From the director of The Gardner comes the upcoming horror film Reign of Chaos which sees dark entities taking over humanity. The world’s only hope is three sisters out to save mankind. Directed by Rebecca Matthews (Pet Graveyard) Reign of Chaos, written by Tom Joliffe, stars Rebecca Finch (“The Flash”), Marc Outbreak (I Am Hooligan), Peter Cosgrove (Scarecrow’s Revenge), and Rita Di Tuccio. “When the world is gripped by a plague unleashed by the evil lord Chaos, and humans are turned into rabid creatures, mankind can only be saved by three young women, descendants of a Goddess, with the power to stop Chaos’ evil.” Witness the battle when Reign of Chaos debuts on Digital on April 12, 2022, from Left Films.
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A young woman haunted by her past joins a mysterious professor and his group of gifted students who investigate paranormal activity and fight demons in Netflix‘s new Hindi series “Cracow Monsters“, premiering this month on the streaming giant. Written by Gaja Grzegorzewska, Magdalena Lankosz, and Anna Sienska, the series stars Andrzej Chyra, Malgorzata Bela Malgorzata Bela, Magdalena Kolesnik, Kaja Chan, Anna Paliga, Barbara Liberek, and Malgorzata Gorol. The main character, Alex, a medical student, meets a mysterious professor and his elite group of students working under the guise of scientific research, the group is doing something completely different, leaving Alex to confront the world of Slavic beliefs, ancient monsters, and bloodthirsty deities. Tune in for the premiere of “Cracow Monsters” on March 18, 2022, on Netflix.
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Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp franchise) is returning to summer camp in Thomas Walton‘s horror film Camp of Terror. Rose joins the cast alongside Mike Ferguson (The Amityville Uprising), with previously announced stars Lauren Francesca, and Maritza Brikisak. They say… “You cross paths with at least 20 killers in your lifetime and don’t even know it” Well, this time you will…” Producer Jared Safier partners with Thomas Walton once again on Camp of Terror. They previously teamed on the Lionsgate release of ROOM 9 starring Kane Hodder. Michael Joy (The House In The Pines, Holes In the Sky) serves as associate producer along with Jackson Everest as executive producer and Angela Joseph as co-producer.
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Spyglass and Paramount have now announced that the green light has been given for the next installment of the Scream franchise following the success of this year’s sequel. Radio Silence’s Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett are returning to direct with James Vanderbilt (Murder Mystery, Zodiac) and Guy Busick (Ready or Not, Castle Rock) co-writing the screenplay. Creator Kevin Williamson and the third member of Radio Silence, Chad Villella are executive producing alongside Spyglass’ Gary Barber and Peter Oillataguerre. There’s no word yet about the plot or cast for Scream 6, but we do know that principal photography is set to kick off this summer. “Is this real life? Getting to collaborate once again with our friends on the next installment of the ‘Scream’ story is more than we could have hoped for. We are overwhelmed that we get to continue to play in the sandbox that Kevin and Wes created. It is, as Ghostface would say, an honor.” Vanderbilt and
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Video game adaptations are hot this year, the latest news is that Amazon Prime is working on a series adaptation of God of War. The God of War series is from Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, the creators and executive producers of “The Expanse” and “The Wheel of Time” showrunner and executive producer Rafe Judkins, along with Sony Pictures and PlayStation. The game, whose ninth installment is on the way, was first released back in 2005 and was created by David Jaffe. The game, based in ancient mythology, follows protagonist “Kratos, a Spartan warrior and later the God of War, who was tricked into killing his family by his former master, the original Greek god of war Ares. This sets off a series of events that leads to wars with the mythological pantheons. The Greek mythology era of the series sees Kratos follow a path of vengeance due to the machinations of the Olympian gods, while the Norse mythology era,
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Director Daniel Robinette takes viewers deep into the woods in the monster movie Tethered, starring Alexandra Paul, Kareem Ferguson, Jared L. Cook, Brody Bett, and Chris Demm. Warning some spoilers The film sees a mother raising her young, blind son in an isolated cabin in the middle of the forest. Daily she takes him out and teaches him how to trap, how to fish, and how to live off the grid. After she tucks him one night when he’s about ten, she walks out, abandoning him to face life on his own. But before she goes she drills a series of rules into his head, including never letting go of the rope that he ties around his waist before venturing into the woods, and always sharing half his food with the forest. The film fast-forwards to see Solomon now a teenager struggling with life. But when he encounters a hunter, his life changes forever. I’ll give the film this, the
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Fun.com has just shared a look at two of their killer new horror products, shoes inspired by Michael Myers and the Halloween franchise. The shoes come in two styles, high tops, and low tops, both priced at $39.99. The site states, “Michael Myers sure is persistent. We’ve watched every one of the Halloween movies to date. How many times has he been “killed” in the movies? Almost too many to count! He’s been shot, blown up, hit by a truck, and trapped inside of a burning building. And Mike? Well, he just walks it off like it was nothing. He’s proof that you can never keep a good horror movie villain down. The guy has some spectacular plot armor… and quite frankly, we love it. We love it so much that we’ve captured that relentless attitude in a pair of officially licensed and exclusive high-top shoes that you can add to your wardrobe!” “These Michael Myers Halloween shoes combine the
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“The Walking Dead” universe continues to expand. AMC has now announced that a new spin-off series has been ordered titled “Isle of the Dead“, centering Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s characters Maggie and Negan, marking the fifth spin-off for the franchise. The six-episode limited series will be set in Manhattan and feature the two exploring the post-apocalyptic New York City, THR reports. “This is a very big day for the expanding universe we are building around The Walking Dead,” said Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC Studios for AMC Networks. “It not only adds another compelling series to this collection, but it also extends our storytelling around two unforgettable characters fans have grown to love, hate or hate and then love in Maggie and Negan, brilliantly inhabited by Lauren and Jeffrey. It also lets us explore a corner of this universe located on the island of Manhattan, with an iconic skyline that takes on a very different meaning
Continue reading →
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The highly-anticipated action-thriller Boy Kills World has announced several new cast members, including Famke Janssen (X-MEN, Taken trilogy, pictured), Brett Gelman (“Stranger Things,” “Fleabag”), and Sharlto Copley (District Nine, “Russian Doll”), who will be portraying the film’s antagonists – the Van Der Koy family with Gelman starring as “Gideon” and Janssen as family matriarch “Hilda”. In addition, Quinn Copeland and twins Cameron & Nicholas Crovetti (“Big Little Lies,” Goodnight Mommy) will play “Mina” and young “Boy” (respectively) and have joined the all-star cast that already includes Bill Skarsgård (IT: Chapter II) in the title role of “Boy,” martial arts master Yayan Ruhian (John Wick lll) as Boy’s mentor “Shaman,” Jessica Rothe (Happy Death Day franchise) as “June 27,” Andrew Koji (Warrior) as “Basho,” and Isaiah Mustafa (IT: Chapter II) as “Benny.” Based on an original idea by Mohr, “Boy Kills World is a one-of-a-kind action spectacle set in a dystopian fever dream reality. BOY is a deaf-mute with a vibrant
Continue reading →
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HBO Max has just unleashed the trailer for their upcoming limited post-apocalyptic series “DMZ“, based on the DC comic book created by Brian Wood and Riccardo Burchielli. Rosario Dawson stars in the series that sees her character navigate a dangerous and distorted demilitarized zone, Manhattan while searching for her son that got lost during the evacuation. Dawson is known for her roles in films such as the Jay and Silent Bob reboot, Clerks lll, Sin City, and the film adaptation of the musical Rent. She is also starring in the upcoming Haunted Mansion movie. Benjamin Bratt, Hoon Lee, Freddy Miyares, Jordan Preston Carter, Venus Ariel, Rey Gallegos, Jade Wu, Agam Darshi, Juani Feliz, Rutina Wesley, and Mamie Gummer round out the cast. Directors include Ava DuVernay (Selma, A Wrinkle in Time) and Ernest Dickerson (Demon Knight), who directed three episodes. “DMZ” premieres on HBO Max on March 17, 2022.
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From the director of The Gardner comes the upcoming horror film Reign of Chaos which sees dark entities taking over humanity. The world’s only hope is three sisters out to save mankind. Directed by Rebecca Matthews (Pet Graveyard) Reign of Chaos, written by Tom Joliffe, stars Rebecca Finch (“The Flash”), Marc Outbreak (I Am Hooligan), Peter Cosgrove (Scarecrow’s Revenge), and Rita Di Tuccio. “When the world is gripped by a plague unleashed by the evil lord Chaos, and humans are turned into rabid creatures, mankind can only be saved by three young women, descendants of a Goddess, with the power to stop Chaos’ evil.” Witness the battle when Reign of Chaos debuts on Digital on April 12, 2022, from Left Films.
Continue reading →
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A young woman haunted by her past joins a mysterious professor and his group of gifted students who investigate paranormal activity and fight demons in Netflix‘s new Hindi series “Cracow Monsters“, premiering this month on the streaming giant. Written by Gaja Grzegorzewska, Magdalena Lankosz, and Anna Sienska, the series stars Andrzej Chyra, Malgorzata Bela Malgorzata Bela, Magdalena Kolesnik, Kaja Chan, Anna Paliga, Barbara Liberek, and Malgorzata Gorol. The main character, Alex, a medical student, meets a mysterious professor and his elite group of students working under the guise of scientific research, the group is doing something completely different, leaving Alex to confront the world of Slavic beliefs, ancient monsters, and bloodthirsty deities. Tune in for the premiere of “Cracow Monsters” on March 18, 2022, on Netflix.
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Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp franchise) is returning to summer camp in Thomas Walton‘s horror film Camp of Terror. Rose joins the cast alongside Mike Ferguson (The Amityville Uprising), with previously announced stars Lauren Francesca, and Maritza Brikisak. They say… “You cross paths with at least 20 killers in your lifetime and don’t even know it” Well, this time you will…” Producer Jared Safier partners with Thomas Walton once again on Camp of Terror. They previously teamed on the Lionsgate release of ROOM 9 starring Kane Hodder. Michael Joy (The House In The Pines, Holes In the Sky) serves as associate producer along with Jackson Everest as executive producer and Angela Joseph as co-producer.
Continue reading →
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Spyglass and Paramount have now announced that the green light has been given for the next installment of the Scream franchise following the success of this year’s sequel. Radio Silence’s Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett are returning to direct with James Vanderbilt (Murder Mystery, Zodiac) and Guy Busick (Ready or Not, Castle Rock) co-writing the screenplay. Creator Kevin Williamson and the third member of Radio Silence, Chad Villella are executive producing alongside Spyglass’ Gary Barber and Peter Oillataguerre. There’s no word yet about the plot or cast for Scream 6, but we do know that principal photography is set to kick off this summer. “Is this real life? Getting to collaborate once again with our friends on the next installment of the ‘Scream’ story is more than we could have hoped for. We are overwhelmed that we get to continue to play in the sandbox that Kevin and Wes created. It is, as Ghostface would say, an honor.” Vanderbilt and
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