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Emmy Award Winner Ali LeRoi Directing Blumhouse & Epix’s ‘American Refugee’

Emmy award-winner Ali LeRoi is set to direct Blumhouse’s American Refugee, the second film announced as part of Blumhouse’s deal with Epix, with the first being Whistler Camp. In American Refugee, “With the American economy in collapse and the nation under martial law, a family seeks shelter in their neighbor’s bunker, where the danger inside is potentially greater than the danger outside.” Allison and Nicolas Buckmelter penned the script which was awarded the distinguished Nicholl Fellowship in screenwriting. LeRoi is best known for co-creating the television hits “Everybody Hates Chris” starring Chris Rock, and garnered multiple Emmy nominations for “The Chris Rock Show” winning an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program. He received multiple award nominations including a WGA Award for Everybody Hates Chris and won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series. LeRoi most recently helmed the indie drama The Obituary of Tunde Johnson, which premiered at the 2019 Toronto

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 14, 2021

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‘Meg 2’ Director Describes The Sequel As Being On An “Insanely Large Scale”

Back in 2018, The Meg (review) was unleashed. Now, the sequel is swimming towards us. Director Ben Whaetley (Kill List, High Rise, Rebecca) recently gave an update on the film that is said to be working with a $130-$180 budget. During a discussion with comicbook.com, the director had this to say: “A lot of it is respecting The Meg, and trying to make sure it’s a great Meg film. And as you can see from the movies I’ve made, they’re not necessarily … when you go and do Doctor Who, I don’t completely change it because I wanted to do it. I didn’t want to necessarily make it something completely different that nobody recognized, you know? So there’s that element of back and forth.” He continued, “But it’s an opportunity to do action on such an insanely large scale, that it’s just unbelievable. From doing Free Fire, which was all my Christmases came at once in terms of action, this

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 14, 2021

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Suki Waterhouse Enrolls In A Haunted Boarding School In ‘Seance’

Suki Waterhouse (The Bad Batch, Assassination Nation) is set to star as the protagonist in Simon Barrett‘s horror directorial debut, Seance, EW reports. “Seance is a murder mystery set at a girls boarding school where a young woman recently died,” says Simon Barrett. “Our hero moves into her dorm room, which is believed to be haunted, and sets about trying to find out what happened.” “She was the first person who signed on,” Barrett states. “I was looking at Suki originally to play Alice — the bully, the leader of the girls at the school. I thought of Camille as an underdog. Suki is a model, she has such a striking look, I was not certain how that would work. Then I sat down and talked with her for like three hours, and she had an interesting take on Camille and totally got the jokes in the film. She honestly was the only person who thought the script was funny.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 14, 2021

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New ‘Army Of The Dead’ Trailer Teases One Hell Of A Fight

A group of mercenaries takes a gamble on making a huge score in the new action-packed trailer for Zach Snyder‘s Army of the Dead but find themselves battling zombies. But these aren’t your basic zombies, these mofos are smart, fast, and organized! In the movie, Dave Bautista and his crew of mercenaries take the ultimate gamble, venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted. But first, they have to get past the zombies. Ella Purnell, Omari Hardwick, Ana De La Reguera, Theo Rossi, Matthias Schweighöfer, Nora Arnezeder, Hiroyuki Sanada, Garret Dillahunt, Tig Notaro, Raúl Castillo, Huma Qureshi, Samantha Win, Richard Cetrone, and Michael Cassidy also star. Snyder directed and also co-wrote this goretastic flick with Shay Hatten and Joby Harold. He also produces along with Deborah Snyder, and Wesley Coller. Army of the Dead premieres on Netflix on May 21, 2021.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 13, 2021

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A Getaway Goes Terribly Wrong In ‘The Boonies’

This April, director Lance Parkin (“Theo and the Professor”) is taking viewers to The Boonies for a weekend getaway gone wrong. Co-written by Parkin and star Matt Schultz, the film follows Aaron (Matt Schultz, “Theo and the Professor”) and his brother, and a group of his friends for a weekend hiking excursion into the Appalachian woods. Instead of a peaceful weekend getaway, the group soon discovers their itinerary includes more than a traditional outdoor adventure. When they unexpectedly meet a couple who report strange local occurrences, the group soon finds themselves in a terrifying fight for survival. The horror-thriller also stars James Quinn (Checkmate), Daniel Johnson (Make It Happen), Jess Uhler (Massacre Academy), and Rick Dutrow (Massacre Academy, Rust). The Boonies will be released on Digital and DVD on April 13, 2021, from Indican Pictures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 13, 2021

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Your Guide April-May Guide To Paranormal Series On Discovery+ and Travel Channel

Are you wondering what terrifying paranormal programming is headed your way on discovery+? We can answer that. We’ve your APRIL 26th – MAY 9th schedule! “The Ghost Brothers” will encounter violent activity at a notorious Old West gold mine on an all-new episode of “Ghost Brothers: Lights Out.” But that’s not all. An all-new episode of “Portals to Hell,” takes the team on a grim ride inside an abandoned amusement park that has a foreboding history. Of course, that’s just the beginning. Check out the guide for more! discovery+ PREMIERES HAUNTED HOSPITALS NEW SEASON – Begins Streaming Friday, May 7 on discovery+ Each episode of HAUNTED HOSPITALS tells chilling tales of paranormal activity inside hospitals, nursing homes, morgues, and medical institutions. Past patients suspended between this world and the next, departed medical professionals who insist on overseeing their wards long after death, spirits roaming corridors to signal unfinished business with their presence – these terrifying stories are told by the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 13, 2021

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Thomas Jane Stars Alongside His Daughter Harlow In Upcoming Film ‘Dig’

Thomas Jane (Deep Blue Sea, The Predator, The Mist) will be starring alongside his daughter (with Patricia Arquette), Harlow Olivia Calliope Jane, in the upcoming indie horror-thriller Dig. THR reports that “Dig centers on widower (Thomas Jane) and his teenage daughter (Harlow Jane), whose strained relationship reaches a breaking point when they are held hostage by two intruders and are forced to dig under a vacant house, revealing a dark secret from the past.” K. Asher Levin, the filmmaker behind the horror-comedy Slayers that also stars Jane, will be directing Dig. Banipal and Benhur Ablakhad penned the script for the film, produced by Daniel Cummings and Buffalo 8 Production’s Robert Dean. Principal photography will kick off later this month in New Mexico. We’ll keep you posted.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 12, 2021

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“Penny Dreadful” Creator Making His Directorial Debut With Blumhouse’s “Whistler Camp”

John Logan, a three-time Academy Award nominee, is set to make his directorial debut with Blumhouse’s upcoming horror film Whistler Camp, “a queer empowerment story set at a gay conversion camp.” Casting is currently underway, but no stars have been announced at this time. Logan has written a long list of amazing films such as Gladiator, Sweeney Todd, Alien: Covenant, Skyfall, The Last Samurai. He is also the creator of Showtime’s dark series “Penny Dreadful: City of Angels” and wrote much of the script for the original “Penny Dreadful” series that ran from 2014 to 2016. The extremely talented screenwriter has won awards including Golden Globe, BAFTA, WGA, and Edgar awards, as well as a Tony for his play Red. Jason Blum and Michael Aguilar (Penny Dreadful) are producing with Ryan Turek overseeing for Blumhouse.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 11, 2021

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An Interview With Actress Valerie Jane Parker About Her Role In The Supernatural-Horror ‘The Voices’

After a terrible car accident, Lilly, a young girl loses her sight but gains the ability to hear the dead. As she grows older and builds a good life with her husband, when she becomes pregnant the voices become louder, wanting their souls to be chosen to become her baby’s. That’s the premise of award-winning filmmaker Nathaniel Nuon’s The Voices starring actress Valerie Jane Parker (Wrong Turn 2021) in the role of Lilly (as an adult). I sat down with Valarie to discuss her role in the film. Horror Fuel: “How difficult was it to play someone who has lost their sight?” Valarie Jane Parker: “It was a challenge but I enjoyed the challenge. The main thing for me was I wanted to make sure that I made the portrait authentic. I didn’t want it to be cheap or fake in any way, so I spent about a month preparing for it. I watched a bunch of documentaries on how

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 10, 2021

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Rebecca Romijn & Jerry O’Connell Become The Prey In ‘Endangered Species’

“Ash vs, Evil Dead” director MJ Bassett is back with her new survival-thriller Endangered Species which finds Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O’Connell in Africa on a hunt where they become the prey. “This gripping adventure tale unfolds beneath a brutal African sun. Jack Halsey takes his wife (Romijn), their adult kids, and a friend for a dream vacation in Kenya. But as they venture off alone into a wilderness park, their safari van is flipped over by an angry rhino, leaving them injured and desperate. Then, as two of them go in search of rescue, a bloody, vicious encounter with a leopard and a clan of hyenas incites a desperate fight for survival.” Bassett co-wrote the script with Isabel Bassett, based on a story by Paul Chronnell. Phillip Winchester, Michael Johnston, and Chris Fisher also star. Endangered Species opens in select theaters and will be unleashed on Digital and On Demand on May 28, 2021, from Lionsgate.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 10, 2021

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