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Robert Eggers, the brilliant filmmaker behind The Witch and The Lighthouse will next bring to life The Northman, a Viking revenge film. Described as a “saga set in Iceland at the turn of the 10th century,” The Northman was written by Eggers and Icelandic pet and novelist Sjón. According to Deadline, the list of impressive actors currently in talks to star includes brothers Alexander Skarsgård (“True Blood”) and Bill Skarsgård (IT), Nicole Kidman (The Others), Anya Taylor-Joy (Glass), and Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse). Eggers is once again teaming up with Oscar-nominated cinematographer Jarin Blaschke who did an amazing job with The Lighthouse (review). The Northman will be the third entry in a “trilogy of sorts” revolving around dark folk tales, according to Eggers. He also states that this film will be “bigger than the others” and that it will be “dark and unusually violent.” The Lighthouse is now out on Blu-ray and DVD from A24.
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The first cast member for Annabelle and Wish Upon director John R. Leonetti‘s new movie Lullaby is “Game of Thrones” actress and ballerina Oona Chaplin. Lullaby is based on the mythical figure Lillith and follows a new mother who discovers a lullaby in an ancient book. Soon, her world becomes a nightmare when the lullaby unleashes the ancient demon. The film was written by Alex Greenfield (Abducted) and Ben Powell (Satanic), the duo behind 2015’s The Sand. Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson are producing. Lee Nelson, David Tish, Scott Parish, and Carl Rogers are executive producing along with Markus Goerg, Dick Hillenbrand, Mikhail Nayfeld, Jeff Boler, John Lewis Bret Saxon, and Mark Holder. In “Game of Thrones,” Chaplin played the role of Talisa Maegyr, the wife of King Robb Stark. Her character was murdered during the infamous Red Wedding episode along with her unborn baby, King Stark, and many others. Production is set to begin in Toronto this March on
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Showtime has now confirmed that “The Auteur,” a new horror-comedy series, is in development from the Oscar-winning writer-director Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, What We Do In the Shadows) who co-wrote the series with Peter Warren (Ghost Team), Deadline reports. Starring Oscar nominee Jude Law (The Young Pope), the series based on the graphic novel by Rick Spears, James Callahan, and Luigi Anderson. Described as a”gonzo horror-comedy, a twisted romance, and a glamorous, high wire act of biting satire,” “The Auteur” follows a film producer, desperate to make a great horror movie following a massive bomb, accidentally traps his production on a backlot with a serial killer. Waititi took home an Oscar for his most recent film, Jojo Rabbit which he wrote, directed, produced and starred in. The film is a World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy named Jojo (Roman Griffin Davis) whose world view is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother (Scarlett Johansson)
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Today, director Colin Trevorrow (Jurassic World) announced via Twitter that production has begun of Jurassic World 3. If you look closely at the slate in the image you will notice the name of the movie has been revealed as Jurassic World: Dominion. Dominion is a nod to the biblical passage about God giving man dominion over the earth (Genesis 1:26). The previous film, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, directed by J.A. Bayona, ends with dinosaurs being released into the modern world so the question is, will the dinosaurs rule the earth again? Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard are returning. Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum, and Laura Dern will be reprising their roles from the 1993 classic Jurassic Park. Trevorrow is in the director’s chair for Dominion which he also co-wrote with Emily Carmichael (Pacific Rim: Uprising), based on the story by Derek Connolly. Trevorrow is executive producing along with Steven Spielberg. Frank Marshall and Pat Crowley are producing. Jurassic World: Dominion
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The teaser trailer for director Nia DaCosta‘s Candyman “spiritual sequel” is here giving us our first look ahead of the full trailer’s arrival later this week. Co-written and produced by Jordan Peele, the movie will return to the neighborhood where the legend began, where Cabrini-Green housing projects once stood. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (US, Aquaman), Tony Todd (Candyman), Teyonah Parris, Colman Domingo, and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett star. Candyman returns on June 12, 2020.
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It wasn’t supposed to escape…now it’s on the hunt. This March, writer-director Scott Jeffrey (Cupid) sets a terrifying creature free in the horror film Don’t Speak. Upon arriving at their grandparent’s farm, a family soon realizes the entire town has been slaughtered by an unknown monster… And soon, the family find themselves fighting to survive. Stephanie Lodge, Ryan Davies, and Jake Watkins star in Don’t Speak arriving on DVD and Digital March 10th, from Uncork’d Entertainment.
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The international trailer for Z is terrorized by an invisible friend. This terrifying flick was directed by Brandon Christensen, who co-wrote the film with producer Colin Minihan (Grave Encounters). The two also teamed up to bring us Still/Born. Keegan Connor Tracy (Bates Motel), Sean Rogerson (Grave Encounters) and Jett Klyne (Sky Scraper) star in the film that centers on a family terrorized by their eight-year-old’s imaginary friend. Z made its world premiere at the Popcorn Film Festival on August 11, 2019. We are still waiting for the release date to be announced.
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You’re seeing it all over the news, may it be on TV, your phone, newspapers, websites, you name it; everyone is talking about Coronavirus. The disease was formally known as the “Wuhan Virus” as the outbreak originated in the capital city of Wuhan in the province of Hubei in China. The name was changed to Coronavirus since that’s the actual name of the family the virus is part of. Either way, the increasing number of cases and the rising death toll being shown in media is causing mass panic overseas and potentially here at home soon enough. The biggest problem right now is the media acting like this is something new, as never before seen virus hell-bent on killing all humans and bringing forth a modern medieval age. The fact is this…We’ve seen this virus before but at the time we saw it in 2003 it was being called by its true name, SARS, or SARS-CoV. The name means Severe
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Hulu has snagged the exclusive US streaming rights to the dark South Korean thriller Parasite that took home 4 Oscars this year, including Best Picture, Best International Film, Best Director, and Best Original Screen Play. From filmmaker Bong Joon Ho, the film explores socioeconomic inequality in South Korea. It follows an impoverished, basement-dwelling family posing as professionals to gain employment with a wealthy family. Variety reports that Parasite, from Neon, will arrive exclusively on Hulu on Wednesday, April 8th. The film is also being adapted into an English-language limited series for HBO with director Bong Joon Ho teaming up with Adam McKay for the series, but there is no word yet if the series will be a continuance of the film or a reboot.
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Avengers star Chris Evans is set to star as the sadistic dentist Orin Scrivello in Greg Berlantieg’s upcoming remake of 1986’s Little Shop of Horrors, Geek Tyrant reports. Originally played by Steve Martin, the character is the abusive boyfriend of Audrey who enjoys inflicting pain on his patients. Scarlett Johansson is in negotiations to star as Aubrey. Taron Egerton is in talks to play Seymour. Billy Porter has already signed up to voice the killer alien plant that needs blood to survive. Little Shop of Horrors tells the story of Seymour, a meek florist who works at Skid Row Florists, where he is bossed around by the shop’s owner. Secretly in love with Audrey, Seymour becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers the talking alien plant. His life becomes complicated when the plant begins to demand people to eat. Marc Platt and Sarah Schechter and Berlanti are producing the film which will begin filming this summer. Check out the original
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Robert Eggers, the brilliant filmmaker behind The Witch and The Lighthouse will next bring to life The Northman, a Viking revenge film. Described as a “saga set in Iceland at the turn of the 10th century,” The Northman was written by Eggers and Icelandic pet and novelist Sjón. According to Deadline, the list of impressive actors currently in talks to star includes brothers Alexander Skarsgård (“True Blood”) and Bill Skarsgård (IT), Nicole Kidman (The Others), Anya Taylor-Joy (Glass), and Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse). Eggers is once again teaming up with Oscar-nominated cinematographer Jarin Blaschke who did an amazing job with The Lighthouse (review). The Northman will be the third entry in a “trilogy of sorts” revolving around dark folk tales, according to Eggers. He also states that this film will be “bigger than the others” and that it will be “dark and unusually violent.” The Lighthouse is now out on Blu-ray and DVD from A24.
Continue reading →
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The first cast member for Annabelle and Wish Upon director John R. Leonetti‘s new movie Lullaby is “Game of Thrones” actress and ballerina Oona Chaplin. Lullaby is based on the mythical figure Lillith and follows a new mother who discovers a lullaby in an ancient book. Soon, her world becomes a nightmare when the lullaby unleashes the ancient demon. The film was written by Alex Greenfield (Abducted) and Ben Powell (Satanic), the duo behind 2015’s The Sand. Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson are producing. Lee Nelson, David Tish, Scott Parish, and Carl Rogers are executive producing along with Markus Goerg, Dick Hillenbrand, Mikhail Nayfeld, Jeff Boler, John Lewis Bret Saxon, and Mark Holder. In “Game of Thrones,” Chaplin played the role of Talisa Maegyr, the wife of King Robb Stark. Her character was murdered during the infamous Red Wedding episode along with her unborn baby, King Stark, and many others. Production is set to begin in Toronto this March on
Continue reading →
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Showtime has now confirmed that “The Auteur,” a new horror-comedy series, is in development from the Oscar-winning writer-director Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, What We Do In the Shadows) who co-wrote the series with Peter Warren (Ghost Team), Deadline reports. Starring Oscar nominee Jude Law (The Young Pope), the series based on the graphic novel by Rick Spears, James Callahan, and Luigi Anderson. Described as a”gonzo horror-comedy, a twisted romance, and a glamorous, high wire act of biting satire,” “The Auteur” follows a film producer, desperate to make a great horror movie following a massive bomb, accidentally traps his production on a backlot with a serial killer. Waititi took home an Oscar for his most recent film, Jojo Rabbit which he wrote, directed, produced and starred in. The film is a World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy named Jojo (Roman Griffin Davis) whose world view is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother (Scarlett Johansson)
Continue reading →
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Today, director Colin Trevorrow (Jurassic World) announced via Twitter that production has begun of Jurassic World 3. If you look closely at the slate in the image you will notice the name of the movie has been revealed as Jurassic World: Dominion. Dominion is a nod to the biblical passage about God giving man dominion over the earth (Genesis 1:26). The previous film, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, directed by J.A. Bayona, ends with dinosaurs being released into the modern world so the question is, will the dinosaurs rule the earth again? Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard are returning. Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum, and Laura Dern will be reprising their roles from the 1993 classic Jurassic Park. Trevorrow is in the director’s chair for Dominion which he also co-wrote with Emily Carmichael (Pacific Rim: Uprising), based on the story by Derek Connolly. Trevorrow is executive producing along with Steven Spielberg. Frank Marshall and Pat Crowley are producing. Jurassic World: Dominion
Continue reading →
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The teaser trailer for director Nia DaCosta‘s Candyman “spiritual sequel” is here giving us our first look ahead of the full trailer’s arrival later this week. Co-written and produced by Jordan Peele, the movie will return to the neighborhood where the legend began, where Cabrini-Green housing projects once stood. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (US, Aquaman), Tony Todd (Candyman), Teyonah Parris, Colman Domingo, and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett star. Candyman returns on June 12, 2020.
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It wasn’t supposed to escape…now it’s on the hunt. This March, writer-director Scott Jeffrey (Cupid) sets a terrifying creature free in the horror film Don’t Speak. Upon arriving at their grandparent’s farm, a family soon realizes the entire town has been slaughtered by an unknown monster… And soon, the family find themselves fighting to survive. Stephanie Lodge, Ryan Davies, and Jake Watkins star in Don’t Speak arriving on DVD and Digital March 10th, from Uncork’d Entertainment.
Continue reading →
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The international trailer for Z is terrorized by an invisible friend. This terrifying flick was directed by Brandon Christensen, who co-wrote the film with producer Colin Minihan (Grave Encounters). The two also teamed up to bring us Still/Born. Keegan Connor Tracy (Bates Motel), Sean Rogerson (Grave Encounters) and Jett Klyne (Sky Scraper) star in the film that centers on a family terrorized by their eight-year-old’s imaginary friend. Z made its world premiere at the Popcorn Film Festival on August 11, 2019. We are still waiting for the release date to be announced.
Continue reading →
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You’re seeing it all over the news, may it be on TV, your phone, newspapers, websites, you name it; everyone is talking about Coronavirus. The disease was formally known as the “Wuhan Virus” as the outbreak originated in the capital city of Wuhan in the province of Hubei in China. The name was changed to Coronavirus since that’s the actual name of the family the virus is part of. Either way, the increasing number of cases and the rising death toll being shown in media is causing mass panic overseas and potentially here at home soon enough. The biggest problem right now is the media acting like this is something new, as never before seen virus hell-bent on killing all humans and bringing forth a modern medieval age. The fact is this…We’ve seen this virus before but at the time we saw it in 2003 it was being called by its true name, SARS, or SARS-CoV. The name means Severe
Continue reading →
HuluIndieMoviesNewsStreaming TVTrailers
Hulu has snagged the exclusive US streaming rights to the dark South Korean thriller Parasite that took home 4 Oscars this year, including Best Picture, Best International Film, Best Director, and Best Original Screen Play. From filmmaker Bong Joon Ho, the film explores socioeconomic inequality in South Korea. It follows an impoverished, basement-dwelling family posing as professionals to gain employment with a wealthy family. Variety reports that Parasite, from Neon, will arrive exclusively on Hulu on Wednesday, April 8th. The film is also being adapted into an English-language limited series for HBO with director Bong Joon Ho teaming up with Adam McKay for the series, but there is no word yet if the series will be a continuance of the film or a reboot.
Continue reading →
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Avengers star Chris Evans is set to star as the sadistic dentist Orin Scrivello in Greg Berlantieg’s upcoming remake of 1986’s Little Shop of Horrors, Geek Tyrant reports. Originally played by Steve Martin, the character is the abusive boyfriend of Audrey who enjoys inflicting pain on his patients. Scarlett Johansson is in negotiations to star as Aubrey. Taron Egerton is in talks to play Seymour. Billy Porter has already signed up to voice the killer alien plant that needs blood to survive. Little Shop of Horrors tells the story of Seymour, a meek florist who works at Skid Row Florists, where he is bossed around by the shop’s owner. Secretly in love with Audrey, Seymour becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers the talking alien plant. His life becomes complicated when the plant begins to demand people to eat. Marc Platt and Sarah Schechter and Berlanti are producing the film which will begin filming this summer. Check out the original
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